Code:
Team W/L Pct GB
San Francisco Sea Lions 40-25 .615 --
Miami Cuban Giants 33-31 .516 6.5
Chicago American Giants 32-31 .508 7
Los Angeles Angels 29-33 .468 9.5
Portland Sea Dogs 26-38 .406 13.5
Cum Posey Division | 11 June
#Chicago American Giants
Jamie Moyer replaced
David Price in the American Giants' rotation.
Paul Konerko went deep twice, leading the American Giants to a 10-4 win over Portland.
The time finally came, with
Jack Doyle heading to AAA and
Damian Jackson being activated from his rehab assignment. Doyle's saga made him a fan favorite, but even the most diehard of supporters had to agree that a 107/153/107 slash line needed replacing.
Chicago roared out to a 10-0 lead, then held on for dear life in an eventual 11-10 win over Portland. The American Giants hit 6 homeruns in the game, with
Joe Jackson,
Eddie Collins,
Dick Allen, Konerko,
Duffy Lewis, and
Carlton Fisk all reaching the seats. Starter
Tricky Nichols improved to 4-6 with a decent effort, but the bullpen was roughed up. Still, a win's a win.
#Los Angeles Angels
Noah Lowry's struggles--along with the presence of
Elmer Smith and
Scott Rice as lefthanded options in the pen--earned him a trip to AAA, with
Mike Krukow being called up for his WBL debut.
Doc Gooden struck out 12, improving to 6-4 in a 7-3 win over Miami.
Don Buford had 5 hits and 4 Angels--Buford,
Kal Daniels,
AJ Pierzynski, and
Carlos Delgado--went deep in the victory.
Krukow did well enough over 3 appearances, but
Ross Reynolds was healthy again, and was recalled from his rehab assignment with Krukow returning to AAA. The MI question is more challenging, and
George Wright has been left rehabbing at AAA as the Angels need a few more days to sort out the future roles of him,
Mark Ellis, and
Eddie Joost.
Brian Anderson struck out 13 in a dominant performance as the Angels topped the Sea Lions, 7-1. Anderson allowed 3 hits and walked none in the complete game effort, improving his record to 6-2.
#Miami Cuban Giants
Ramón Martínez finally got his first win of the year with a strong 7 innings against Los Angeles.
José Canseco hit his 30th homer of the year (the first to that milestone) and Martínez fanned 10 as his record improved to 1-7.
Gary Sheffield went deep twice and drove in 5, but the Cuban Giants bullpen couldn't protect a strong start from
Steven Wright as Miami fell 6-5 to Detroit.
#Portland Sea Dogs
The Sea Dogs have overhauled their bullpen, sending
Johan Santana to AAA in an attempt to sort out his horrific performance since major surgery along with
Elmer Brown who has been, if anything, even worse, as well as
Wade Miller. They'll recall
Art Fowler,
Tom Zachary, and
Scott Terry from AAA, with
Trevor Hoffman sliding into the closer role.
Buddy Bell may finally be showing signs of life as the struggling 3B went deep twice in a 9-6 loss to San Francisco.
#San Francisco Sea Lions
Tommy Bridges was recalled from a rehab assignment, with
Huston Street being waived.
Bump Hadley twirled a masterpiece, striking out 12 in a 2-hit shutout of the New York Black Yankees. Homeruns by
Sal Bando and
Mickey Cochrane carried the offense to the 6-0 victory.
Turkey Stearnes went deep twice, giving the rookie 15 on the year, as San Francisco triumphed over Portland, 9-6.
Ron Robinson, a key part of the Sea Lions' bullpen, will miss nearly a year with elbow surgery. San Francisco recalled Street (who had grudgingly accepted his waiver demotion earlier in the week), a major dropoff on past WBL performance from Robinson.
Eddie Plank improved to 8-3 with a 3 hit shutout of Portland.
Reggie Jackson and
Gene Oliver went deep in support of Plank who struck out 8.