The Scouting Report:
Game 1:
Having lost three in a row in Denver against the Portland Wild Things, the home stand continues and the Brewers kick things off on a brighter note in the first game of three against the visiting San Francisco Velocity.
Sekien Hamasaki holds the Velocity scoreless while allowing just 4 hits over his 8 innings pitched for the win and
Tim Shore pitched the 9th to earn his 23rd save. The offense was led by
Rich White who went 2 for 4 and hit his 10th home run of the season as well as his 13th double.
Game 2:
In the middle game of the series the Brewers offense carried the day, with
Jake DiCesare being the biggest contributor, going 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBI and hit his 16th double and 13th home run.
Antonio Acuna was also 3 for 5 and he hit his 9th double and 18th home run while driving in 3 runs.
Jim Atwell not only got the win, going the distance while allowing 2 runs- only 1 earned- on 6 hits, but he also was 2 for 3 at the plate and drove in a pair of runs. (He is clearly the best hitter among the Brewers starting rotation, though not the equal of reliever
Ben Flynn in that regard.)
Game 3:
And the Brewers get the home sweep with
Antonio Acuna once again in a starring role.
Acuna (.375/.431/.625), who now has enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title and currently leads the MGL in that category, was 3 for 4 in this one, scoring twice and driving in 3 runs and hit his 10th double and swiped his 14th base.
Bobby Erbakan (.298/.353/.485) was 2 for 4 with 4 RBI and hit his 13th double while also getting his 3rd stolen base of the season.
Steve Green worked 8 innings, giving up 2 runs on 9 hits while striking out 8 and walking just 1 batter to get the win.
Notes from around the league:
Detroit's veteran control-artist starting pitcher Kantaro Yasui got the shutout against Phoenix in yesterday's game to give the Falcons the series sweep at home. Yasui's performance came a day after his teammate Lancarote Serr hurled a 5-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over the Speed Devils.
Having won four in a row, Detroit remains in 4th place with a 59-49 record and are 14 games behind the first place Denver Brewers. Brooklyn and L.A. are each 60-48 and trail Denver by 13 games.
Over in the SJL, the San Antonio Keys (73-34) hold onto a 2 game lead over the Columbus Whalers (71-36). Philadelphia (63-45), in 3rd place, are 10 1/2 games behind San Antonio and the Boston Berserkers (59-49) are 14 1/2 games back in 4th place.