The Scouting Report:
Game 1:
The visiting Brewers win the series opener behind
Sadahige Kawasaki- who went the distance, allowing 1 run on 6 hits- and powered once again by
Antonio Acuna, who for the third time in just a little over a week had a 2-homer game.
Val Guzman was 2 for 5 and drove in 3 runs (from the leadoff slot), hitting his 22nd double and stealing his 16th base.
Kirk Patnode was 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 1 driven in and hit his 12th double. And
Rich White went 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored and a walk, and hit his 12th double as well.
Game 2:
But although
Val Guzman was great, winning Player of the Game honors, in game 2, the Brewers took the loss.
Guzman went 4 for 4 with a walk and hit 2 doubles to push his team-high total to 24.
Jim Atwell took the loss, having worked 7 innings while giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and 6 bases on balls (striking out just 1 batter).
Ben Flynn started at first base again and although he only had 1 hit it was his 4th home run of the season and
Joe McPhillips 12th homer accounted for the only other Denver run in this one.
Game 3:
And in the rubber match former Brewer Josh Schaeffer hit a pair of home runs to propel the Diamond Kings to a win, taking the series. Another former Brewer (from longer ago), Jacob Kieft, also homered in the game for Oklahoma City.
Steve Green lasted just 5 1/3rd innings while giving up 4 runs on 9 hits, including 3 home runs, to take the loss. Another good game for
Val Guzman, though, as he went 3 for 5 with an RBI and hit his 25th double of 1979.
Jake DiCesare went 2 for 4 and hit a pair of doubles to get to 15. And
Antonio Acuna was also 2 for 4 and hit his 7th double.
Notes from around the league:
The Brooklyn Aces have gone 12-6 since the All-Star break, the best record in that time in the MGL other than the San Francisco Velocity, who are 13-5. Detroit, meanwhile, is 9-9 in that span and just lost 2 of 3, including this series ending shutout at the hands of Joel Travino, against the Aces.
Brooklyn (53-40) is in 2nd place, 10 games behind Denver. L.A. (52-41) remains in 3rd, 11 games back. And Detroit (50-43), in 4th still, sit 13 games off the pace.
Over in the SJL, the San Antonio Keys (63-29) have just a half game margin over 2nd place Columbus (63-30), while Boston (54-39) is in 3rd, 9 1/2 games off the pace. Philadelphia (52-41) has been scuffling a bit of late and are 11 1/2 games back in 4th place, while the reigning WPK champion El Paso Dawgs are trying to fight their way back into contention, currently in 5th place with a 45-48 record and 18 1/2 games out of first.