We had Boston come to visit at a good time. The Minutemen have endured a rash of injuries and are currently on a 6-game losing streak. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, will be tough competition for the remainder of the season. They've scored the most runs in the Fed and have allowed the 2nd fewest runs (just behind the Chiefs).
This weeks brings the Keystones in town for 4 games, and the Eagles in for 3.
6/15 Off day
6/16 vs Boston, W, 3-5
6/17 vs Boston, W, 6-8
6/18 vs Boston, W, 3-9
6/19 vs Pittsburgh, L, 0-6
6/20 vs Pittsburgh, L, 7-5
6/21 vs Pittsburgh, W, 2-8
Top Performances:
* Tom Bird: .381/.480/.619, 2 2B, 4 R, 4 RBI
* Ron Rattigan: .364/.462/.545, 2 3B, 7 RBI
* Bill White: .300/.364/.700, 2 HR, 8 RBI
* Al Miller: 2-0, 2.12
Bob Martin had a down week (.259), so he fell out of the lead in the FA batting race. The batting race leader is now once again
Freddie Jones of St. Louis. Jones has hit .457 in June to bring his average to .367. And of course, Jones has won the last two batting races.
The hope is that inserting
Pete Layton into the middle of the lineup will at least raise the offense into the upper half of the Fed. We will need to score more if we intended to hold off the Miners, Pioneers, and Gothams. So to that end, I'm really excited to see how the new lineup works this week.
Ron Coles and
Al Miller are doing the heavy lifting for the pitching staff.
Larry Brown remains in a tough slump: in 21 June innings, he has given up 32 hits, 21 runs, 9 walks, and has hit 3 batters.
Max Plourde will get some starts in Brown's spot over the next few weeks.
