#Houston Colt 45's
Bret Saberhagen was hit hard falling to 0-2 and seeing his ERA reach 10.45, but you have to feel for
Scott Erickson, who gave up 12 hits and 10 runs in 3 IP in relief of Saberhagen as a sacrificial arm in a blowout loss.
The team bounced back with an extra-innings win, sparked when
Tony Gwynn tripled with 1 out in the 10th against
New York Gothams' closer
Robb Nen. Gwynn scored on a single from
George Brett; then Brett and
Lance Berkman (who singled) scored on a hit from
HR Johnson, giving the
Colt 45's a 6-3 victory.
Erickson was sent to AAA, both for the performance and to help get a fresh arm to the big leagues, with hard-throwing
Billy Wagner coming back the other way.
#Ottawa Mounties
After a 15 inning marathon loss against
Memphis,
Ottawa needs pitching arms: C
Kirk Manwaring was released and SP
Terry Mulholland added to the 40-man roster and promoted to the big leagues.
They'll need more, as the season finale against Memphis went 18 innings.
Jim Clancy started his WBL career strong, with a scoreless inning in the first extra-inning game, and then 3 more in the 18 inning marathon where he combined with
Ted Bowsfield,
Gary Lavelle, and
Old Hoss Radbourne for 12.1 scoreless innings in relief of
Roy Halladay. Despite giving up a HR,
Tom Henke picked up the save, while Radbourn got the victory.
A pitch from
Tim Wakefield broke
Larry Walker's nose in the top of the 13th, but it's not clear if Walker will hit the DL or not.
Mulholland was sent right back down, along with
Clark Griffith, with
Gary Peters called back from his rehab assignment along with
Greg Holland.