Game 30- Sure the BOX offense managed 17 hits, but only 5 of them ended up mattering in the 3-2 win over the Natinals. Kaylor hit a big 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to tie it at 2. (Well, to call it big might be an overstatement. According to the stadium measurement the ball went 379 ft. How that can happen when the ball landed right above the 374 ft. sign is quite a mystery.)
In the 9th, Werley led of with a bunt single and then stole second. After Jenny popped out, Woodyard lined a base hit to center. Werley got a late start from second but still attempted to score the winning run. He was out by inches but the throw to the plate allowed Bob to take second. With 2 outs, Chimpy lined almost the exact same hit to center but this time Bob got a much better jump than Bob did and was able to score the winning run and everyone walked off happy.
Bill Heaston got his first start in place of the injured Katy K. going 6 and allowing 2 runs. Becky pitched a scoreless 8th & 9th to pick up the win.
Final Score-
Natinals 2
BOX 3
WP: Becky (3-2)
LP: Colome (0-1)
HR: Kaylor (6), Nick Johnson (7)
Woodyard 4-5 2b r
Joey 0-3
Chimpy 1-2 rbi
DiMarco 2-4 r
Kaylor 1-4 hr r 2rbi
Dave 3-4 sb
Agati 2-4
Grogg 1-3
Werley 1-1 sb
Bill H. 0-2
Jenny 0-1
Bill H. 6ip 6h 6k 1er 1hr
Greg 1ip 2h 1k 1er
Becky 2ip 3k bb
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
BOX Baseball - Game 28 & 29 at Seattle
Game 28- Another BOX pitcher left the game early. Ray was probably on his way to the showers anyway after giving up 8 hits in the first 4 innings, but when his elbow (what is it with this team and elbows?) tweaked after giving up 2 more hits in the 5th that was the end. Stop me if you've heard this one before... he'll be examined by team doctors to determine the extent of the injury.
Kaylor's 5th homer of the year was not enough to stop the BOX offense from sputtering. 3 times the inning ended on double plays with a runner on third (a 4th double play simply emptied the bases.) Those three runs would have come in handy.
Final Score-
BOX 3
Mariners 6
WP: Washburn (4-1)
LP: Ray (3-2)
SV: Putz (5)
HR: Kaylor (5)
Werley 1-4
Woodyard 0-4
Matt 2-4 r
Kaylor 2-4 hr 2r rbi
Ryno 2-4
Dave 3-4 2rbi
Joey 0-4
Agati 1-4 2b
Ray 1-2
Chimpy 0-1
Ray 4ip 10h 4k 6er
Bill S. 2ip 2h 2k
Alicia 2ip h 3k
Game 29- A 1 o'clock game after a 10 o'clock game on a travel day seemed like a good time to get some of the regulars some rest. The fact that Felix Hernandez was standing on the mound made the guys getting the rest feel even better. A funny thing happened on the way to crowning Felix king... they showed up to play the game.
After Kaylor just missed homering for the 3rd consecutive game (a leaping catch at the wall denied homer number 6) the BOX scraped together runs in the 6th, 8th, and 9th using a combination of timely hit and runs and a couple of bloop doubles. Werley made the most of his partial day off by coming in as a pinch runner stealing a base (his league leading 21st,) scoring a run and then moving moving a runner first to third with a single in the 9th. Happy birthday to that guy.
Mike pitched six strong. Greg and Alicia bridged to Charlotte who gave up one run but never really threatened giving up the lead.
Earlier in the day Katy was named National League Pitcher of the Month and Cbug was named the Relief Pitcher of the Month. Tests on Ray's elbow came back negative.
Final Score-
BOX 3
Mariners 1
WP: Mike (2-1)
LP: F.Hernandez (2-4)
SV: Cbug (12)
Woodyard 4-5 2b 2rbi
Matt 0-4
Dave 0-1
Kaylor 2-4 2b r
Chimpy 0-4
Jenny 2-4 2b rbi
Grogg 0-3
Joey 0-1
Herrman 2-4 r
Ken 0-4
Mike 1-2
Ryno 1-1
Werley 1-1 r sb
Mike 6ip 3h 10k
Greg 1ip h k
Alicia 1ip 3k
Cbug 1ip 2h 1k 1er
Kaylor's 5th homer of the year was not enough to stop the BOX offense from sputtering. 3 times the inning ended on double plays with a runner on third (a 4th double play simply emptied the bases.) Those three runs would have come in handy.
Final Score-
BOX 3
Mariners 6
WP: Washburn (4-1)
LP: Ray (3-2)
SV: Putz (5)
HR: Kaylor (5)
Werley 1-4
Woodyard 0-4
Matt 2-4 r
Kaylor 2-4 hr 2r rbi
Ryno 2-4
Dave 3-4 2rbi
Joey 0-4
Agati 1-4 2b
Ray 1-2
Chimpy 0-1
Ray 4ip 10h 4k 6er
Bill S. 2ip 2h 2k
Alicia 2ip h 3k
Game 29- A 1 o'clock game after a 10 o'clock game on a travel day seemed like a good time to get some of the regulars some rest. The fact that Felix Hernandez was standing on the mound made the guys getting the rest feel even better. A funny thing happened on the way to crowning Felix king... they showed up to play the game.
After Kaylor just missed homering for the 3rd consecutive game (a leaping catch at the wall denied homer number 6) the BOX scraped together runs in the 6th, 8th, and 9th using a combination of timely hit and runs and a couple of bloop doubles. Werley made the most of his partial day off by coming in as a pinch runner stealing a base (his league leading 21st,) scoring a run and then moving moving a runner first to third with a single in the 9th. Happy birthday to that guy.
Mike pitched six strong. Greg and Alicia bridged to Charlotte who gave up one run but never really threatened giving up the lead.
Earlier in the day Katy was named National League Pitcher of the Month and Cbug was named the Relief Pitcher of the Month. Tests on Ray's elbow came back negative.
Final Score-
BOX 3
Mariners 1
WP: Mike (2-1)
LP: F.Hernandez (2-4)
SV: Cbug (12)
Woodyard 4-5 2b 2rbi
Matt 0-4
Dave 0-1
Kaylor 2-4 2b r
Chimpy 0-4
Jenny 2-4 2b rbi
Grogg 0-3
Joey 0-1
Herrman 2-4 r
Ken 0-4
Mike 1-2
Ryno 1-1
Werley 1-1 r sb
Mike 6ip 3h 10k
Greg 1ip h k
Alicia 1ip 3k
Cbug 1ip 2h 1k 1er
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
BOX Baseball - Game 27 at Seattle
Game 27- Kaylor provided the offense and that was enough to overcome some questionable defense as the BOX defeated Seattle 3-2.
The BOX allowed one run after a passed ball but still held a 2-1 lead in the 7th on the strength of Kaylor's 4th homer of the year and a 6th inning rbi single. In the bottom of the 7th Fuzzy ran out of gas and after allowing single he uncorked a wild pitch that allowed the runner to move to second. Greg came in to try to get the inning's final out, but Joey lost a high pop fly in the sun and the Mariners tied it up.
Joey made for it the next inning leading off with a single and stealing second. He came around to score on Kaylor's 3rd rbi of the day. Charlotte saved the game with a 1-2-3-4 ninth.
Final Score-
BOX 3
Marniers 2
WP: Greg (2-0)
LP: Batista (2-2)
SV: Charlotte (11)
HR: Kaylor (4)
Woodyard 2-5 r sb
Joey 2-4 r 2sb
Matt 2-4
Kaylor 3-4 hr r 3rbi
Ryno 0-4
Dave 0-4
Werley 0-4
Agati 4-4
Fuzzy 0-2 sac
Chimpy 0-1
Fuzzy 6.2ip 4h 11k 2er wp
Greg 1.1ip h k
Charlotte 1ip h 2k
The BOX allowed one run after a passed ball but still held a 2-1 lead in the 7th on the strength of Kaylor's 4th homer of the year and a 6th inning rbi single. In the bottom of the 7th Fuzzy ran out of gas and after allowing single he uncorked a wild pitch that allowed the runner to move to second. Greg came in to try to get the inning's final out, but Joey lost a high pop fly in the sun and the Mariners tied it up.
Joey made for it the next inning leading off with a single and stealing second. He came around to score on Kaylor's 3rd rbi of the day. Charlotte saved the game with a 1-2-3-4 ninth.
Final Score-
BOX 3
Marniers 2
WP: Greg (2-0)
LP: Batista (2-2)
SV: Charlotte (11)
HR: Kaylor (4)
Woodyard 2-5 r sb
Joey 2-4 r 2sb
Matt 2-4
Kaylor 3-4 hr r 3rbi
Ryno 0-4
Dave 0-4
Werley 0-4
Agati 4-4
Fuzzy 0-2 sac
Chimpy 0-1
Fuzzy 6.2ip 4h 11k 2er wp
Greg 1.1ip h k
Charlotte 1ip h 2k
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
BOX Baseball - News Update
X-rays, MRIs, and psychic surgery on Katy's elbow revealed a "Strained Elbow." She is expected to be out at least 2 weeks and has been put on the 15-day DL.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
BOX Baseball - Game 26 at Seattle
Game 26 - The BOX finally scored a run. We managed 14 hits but stranded 10 of them. 3 others were wiped out on double plays, but one runner managed to make it all the way to home plate. For the first time in 26 innings there was not a 0 on the scoreboard. Miraculously, that was enough.
Katy pitched 8 and 2/3rds shut out innings and was one out away from her second shutout of the season when her elbow tweaked. C-bug came in to close it out and after giving up two hits and putting the tying run in scoring position, she got the final out to seal the win.
Dave was named player of the game for knocking in Kaylor with the winning run.
Final Score-
BOX 1
Mariners 0
WP: Katy (4-0)
LP: Bedard (0-3)
SV: Charlotte (10)
Woodyard 3-5
Joey 1-5
Matt 1-4
Kaylor 2-4 r
Ryno 2-4
Dave 2-4 rbi
Werley 2-4
Agati 1-4
Katy 0-3 sac
Katy 8.2ip 3h 13k
Charlotte .1ip 2h
Katy pitched 8 and 2/3rds shut out innings and was one out away from her second shutout of the season when her elbow tweaked. C-bug came in to close it out and after giving up two hits and putting the tying run in scoring position, she got the final out to seal the win.
Dave was named player of the game for knocking in Kaylor with the winning run.
Final Score-
BOX 1
Mariners 0
WP: Katy (4-0)
LP: Bedard (0-3)
SV: Charlotte (10)
Woodyard 3-5
Joey 1-5
Matt 1-4
Kaylor 2-4 r
Ryno 2-4
Dave 2-4 rbi
Werley 2-4
Agati 1-4
Katy 0-3 sac
Katy 8.2ip 3h 13k
Charlotte .1ip 2h
BOX Baseball - Game 24 & 25 vs. Toronto
Game 24 - One game after fighting their way through Roy Halladay the BOX showed almost no fight against Dustin McGowan. McGowan entered the game with a 13+ ERA and left the game 9 innings later allowing exactly zero runs.
We had one runner thrown out at the plate, one caught stealing, and one more erased on a double play. Those represented all the innings we had more than one baserunner.
Meanwhile, Laura gave up 2 runs on 4 hits in the 4th. The Blue Jays didn't exactly hit the ball hard, but they found the holes. It turns out almost all the holes were in the infield as the runs scored on an infield single and an rbi ground out.
Final Score-
Blue Jays 2
BOX 0
WP: McGowan (2-2)
LP: Laura (2-2)
Woodyard 3-4 2b
Joey 0-4
Matt 2-4 2b
Kaylor 0-4
Ryno 2-4 2b
Dave 0-4
Grogg 0-4
Agati 1-3
Laura 1-2
Laura 5ip 8h 1k 2er
Greg 3ip h 3k
Jay 1ip
Game 25 - Two games. Zero runs. This loss was even more frustrating. The BOX didn't get their first hit until Werley dropped a bunt single in the sixth. Bob proceeded to steal second and there was a runner in scoring position with one out. Ken was up next and hit a line drive that ricocheted off Blue Jays' pitcher AJ Burnett, only to fall right into the glove of the second basement. It all happened so fast that Werley was doubled off second despite only being a few steps off the bag. To make matters worse, Bob would have scored when the next hitter singled.
The Blue Jays only had 3 hits all night. The winning run reached base on an error by Joey, and went to third on a blooper to right. The run scored on a ground ball that would have been an inning ending double play if it had been hit harder. Becky was the hard luck loser.
Final Score-
Blue Jays 1
BOX 0
WP: Burnett (3-0)
LP: Becky (2-2)
Woodyard 0-4
Joey 1-4
Matt 0-3
Kaylor 0-3
Ryno 0-3
Dave 0-3
Werley 2-3 2sb
Ken 0-3
Jay 0-1
Bear 1-1
Chimpy 0-1
Jay 6ip 2h 5k bb
Becky 3ip h k 1r 0er
We had one runner thrown out at the plate, one caught stealing, and one more erased on a double play. Those represented all the innings we had more than one baserunner.
Meanwhile, Laura gave up 2 runs on 4 hits in the 4th. The Blue Jays didn't exactly hit the ball hard, but they found the holes. It turns out almost all the holes were in the infield as the runs scored on an infield single and an rbi ground out.
Final Score-
Blue Jays 2
BOX 0
WP: McGowan (2-2)
LP: Laura (2-2)
Woodyard 3-4 2b
Joey 0-4
Matt 2-4 2b
Kaylor 0-4
Ryno 2-4 2b
Dave 0-4
Grogg 0-4
Agati 1-3
Laura 1-2
Laura 5ip 8h 1k 2er
Greg 3ip h 3k
Jay 1ip
Game 25 - Two games. Zero runs. This loss was even more frustrating. The BOX didn't get their first hit until Werley dropped a bunt single in the sixth. Bob proceeded to steal second and there was a runner in scoring position with one out. Ken was up next and hit a line drive that ricocheted off Blue Jays' pitcher AJ Burnett, only to fall right into the glove of the second basement. It all happened so fast that Werley was doubled off second despite only being a few steps off the bag. To make matters worse, Bob would have scored when the next hitter singled.
The Blue Jays only had 3 hits all night. The winning run reached base on an error by Joey, and went to third on a blooper to right. The run scored on a ground ball that would have been an inning ending double play if it had been hit harder. Becky was the hard luck loser.
Final Score-
Blue Jays 1
BOX 0
WP: Burnett (3-0)
LP: Becky (2-2)
Woodyard 0-4
Joey 1-4
Matt 0-3
Kaylor 0-3
Ryno 0-3
Dave 0-3
Werley 2-3 2sb
Ken 0-3
Jay 0-1
Bear 1-1
Chimpy 0-1
Jay 6ip 2h 5k bb
Becky 3ip h k 1r 0er
Monday, June 7, 2010
BOX Baseball - Game 23 vs. Toronto
Game 23 - When Chimpy comes to the plate, he thinks only one thing: Swing as hard as possible. Turns out this particular chimp can swing quite hard. Roy Halladay was 5 outs away from a complete game victory when Chimpy entered the game as a pinch hitter and bashed a 2-strike pitch 460 feet onto the walkway beyond the batters eye in centerfield. That tied the game at 2.
The game stayed tied for another 5 innings. Finally, in the bottom of the 13th, in front of the few remaining die hard fans who sat through a steady rain that lasted the entire game, Joey scored the game winner on a pinch-hit single by Jenny. Jenny was named player of the game, as she correctly pointed out after the game that while Joey's hit was important as usual it took a woman to come in and finish the job.
Mike started and gave up 2 runs in 6 innings. The BOX bullpen then combined for 7 shutout innings. Becky pitched the 12th & 13th to pick up the win.
Final Score in 13 innings-
Jays 2
BOX 3
WP: Becky (2-1)
LP: Downs (0-2)
HR: Chimpy (2)
Werley 0-5 bb sb
Joey 2-6 r sb
Matt 0-4
Grogg 0-1
Jenny 1-1 rbi
Kaylor 2-5 2b r
Ryno 1-5 rbi
Woodyard 2-5 sb
Dave 3-5
Ken 0-5
Mike 0-2
Chimpy 3-3 hr r rbi
Mike 6ip 6h 9r bb 2er
Jay 1ip k
Greg 1ip
Alicia 3ip 2h 4k
Becky 2ip h k
The game stayed tied for another 5 innings. Finally, in the bottom of the 13th, in front of the few remaining die hard fans who sat through a steady rain that lasted the entire game, Joey scored the game winner on a pinch-hit single by Jenny. Jenny was named player of the game, as she correctly pointed out after the game that while Joey's hit was important as usual it took a woman to come in and finish the job.
Mike started and gave up 2 runs in 6 innings. The BOX bullpen then combined for 7 shutout innings. Becky pitched the 12th & 13th to pick up the win.
Final Score in 13 innings-
Jays 2
BOX 3
WP: Becky (2-1)
LP: Downs (0-2)
HR: Chimpy (2)
Werley 0-5 bb sb
Joey 2-6 r sb
Matt 0-4
Grogg 0-1
Jenny 1-1 rbi
Kaylor 2-5 2b r
Ryno 1-5 rbi
Woodyard 2-5 sb
Dave 3-5
Ken 0-5
Mike 0-2
Chimpy 3-3 hr r rbi
Mike 6ip 6h 9r bb 2er
Jay 1ip k
Greg 1ip
Alicia 3ip 2h 4k
Becky 2ip h k
BOX Baseball - Game 22 vs. Seattle
Game 22 - Blogger was down when it was time to write this, but the moral of the story was this: playing baseball after drinking bourbon and coke is hard.
Richie Sexson hit a 2-run homer in the 1st off Ray. The BOX offense was anemic. Matters were made significantly worse in the bottom of the 9th when brain lock led to only one run being scored despite hits from 4 of 5 batters in the inning. For the final indignity the last out of the game was made at third base as Kaylor attempted to move from 1st to 3rd on a single.
Final Score-
Mariners 2
BOX 1
WP: Washburn (3-1)
LP: Ray (3-1)
HR: Sexson (3)
Woodyard 3-4 r
Joey 1-4
Matt 1-4
Kaylor 2-4
Ryno 1-4 rbi
Dave 1-3
Werley 0-3
Agati 0-3
Ray 0-2
Chimpy 0-1
Ray 7ip 5h 14k 2er
Alicia 1ip
Jay 1ip 1k
Richie Sexson hit a 2-run homer in the 1st off Ray. The BOX offense was anemic. Matters were made significantly worse in the bottom of the 9th when brain lock led to only one run being scored despite hits from 4 of 5 batters in the inning. For the final indignity the last out of the game was made at third base as Kaylor attempted to move from 1st to 3rd on a single.
Final Score-
Mariners 2
BOX 1
WP: Washburn (3-1)
LP: Ray (3-1)
HR: Sexson (3)
Woodyard 3-4 r
Joey 1-4
Matt 1-4
Kaylor 2-4
Ryno 1-4 rbi
Dave 1-3
Werley 0-3
Agati 0-3
Ray 0-2
Chimpy 0-1
Ray 7ip 5h 14k 2er
Alicia 1ip
Jay 1ip 1k
Sunday, June 6, 2010
BOX Baseball - Game 21 vs. Seattle
Game 21 - Kaylor and Ryno went back-to-back in the 4th and Fuzzy was almost untouchable for eight innings as the BOX improved to 16-5 with a 4-1 win over the Mariners.
The M's scored first in the top of the 3rd when an Ichiro triple follow by a controversial fair ball call on a pop-up down the right field line put them on the board. Miguel Batista didn't exactly roll through the first three innings, but a couple of timely double plays came to his aid. His luck ran out in the 4th.
First, Kaylor pounded a changeup 400 feet just to the left of straight away center. The next hitter, Ryno, turned on a hanging curve and knocked it into the left field seats. That would be all the offense required, but just for good measure we pushed 2 more across in the bottom of the 8th. Charlotte pitched a worry free 9th for her 9th save.
Final Score-
Mariners 1
BOX 4
WP: Fuzzy (2-0)
LP: Batista (2-1)
SV: C-Bug (9)
HR: Kaylor (3), Ryno (5)
Werley 0-4 sb
Woodyard 1-4 r
Matt 2-4 r sb
Kaylor 2-4 hr r rbi
Ryno 2-4 hr r 2rbi
Dave 1-4
Joey 2-4 rbi
Agati 3-4
Fuzzy 0-1 2sac
Fuzzy 8ip 6h 14k 1er
Cbug 1ip 1h 1k
The M's scored first in the top of the 3rd when an Ichiro triple follow by a controversial fair ball call on a pop-up down the right field line put them on the board. Miguel Batista didn't exactly roll through the first three innings, but a couple of timely double plays came to his aid. His luck ran out in the 4th.
First, Kaylor pounded a changeup 400 feet just to the left of straight away center. The next hitter, Ryno, turned on a hanging curve and knocked it into the left field seats. That would be all the offense required, but just for good measure we pushed 2 more across in the bottom of the 8th. Charlotte pitched a worry free 9th for her 9th save.
Final Score-
Mariners 1
BOX 4
WP: Fuzzy (2-0)
LP: Batista (2-1)
SV: C-Bug (9)
HR: Kaylor (3), Ryno (5)
Werley 0-4 sb
Woodyard 1-4 r
Matt 2-4 r sb
Kaylor 2-4 hr r rbi
Ryno 2-4 hr r 2rbi
Dave 1-4
Joey 2-4 rbi
Agati 3-4
Fuzzy 0-1 2sac
Fuzzy 8ip 6h 14k 1er
Cbug 1ip 1h 1k
BOX Baseball - Stats after 20 games
Looky here for BOX baseball stats after the first 20 games of the year.
It's been a good run so far. 15-5 record, 6 game lead in the division, and the best pitching staff in the league. Sure our offense leaves something to be desired (last in homers and runs scored) but as long as all the starters have an ERA under 2.50 I like our chances.
It's been a good run so far. 15-5 record, 6 game lead in the division, and the best pitching staff in the league. Sure our offense leaves something to be desired (last in homers and runs scored) but as long as all the starters have an ERA under 2.50 I like our chances.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
BOX Baseball - Games 19 & 20 vs. Seattle
Game 19 - Becky made an emergency start in place of Katy K. (flu-like symptoms) and pitched 5+ effective innings while the BOX offense doubled their way to a 5-2 win.
The first inning started well. Woodyard, batting leadoff for the second straight game, singled and stole second and was immediately knocked in by the first of my 3 doubles. Ryno's 2-out single made it 2-0. Seems the new BOX strategy may be to keep shuffling the line-up. We didn't manage 2 homers like Ryno did last game, but we did hit 5 doubles. Next game I may set the batting order by pulling names out of a hat.
Charlotte got back on track with a 1-2-3 9th after Alicia made it a save situation by giving up a 2-run homer to Richie Sexson in the 8th.
The BOX is now 15-4 and leads the Central by 5 games.
Final Score-
Seattle 2
BOX 5
WP: Becky (1-1)
LP: Silva (2-1)
SV: Charlotte (8)
HR: Sexson (2)
Woodyard 2-4 2b 2r sb
Matt 3-4 3 2b r 2rbi
Dave 1-4 r
Kaylor 0-4
Ryno 3-4 2rbi
Joey 0-4
Werley 1-3 r sb
Ken 2-3 2b rbi
Becky 0-2
Jenny 1-1
Becky 5.1ip 4h 7k
Jay .1ip h k
Greg 1.1ip 1h 2k
Alicia 1ip 2h k 2er 1hr
Charlotte 1ip h 2k
Game 20 - It was a dark and stormy afternoon that just got darker and stormier at the end. Ryno hit his 4th home run of the year to give the BOX a 1-0 lead but things ended up falling apart when the Mariners scored 7 runs in the last 2 innings.
Katy (who may have still been feeling the flu effects) was great through seven, but hit the wall in the eighth. The Mariners scored twice on two bloop singles to take a 2-1 lead. We manufactured a run in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at 2 but then Jay gave up 2 and then Greg gave up 3 more in the top of the ninth. We went meekly in the bottom and that was that.
The happiest player on the team was probably Dave. He got the day off and stayed out of the rain.
After 20 games the BOX is 15-5.
Final Score-
Mariners 7
BOX 2
WP: Dickey (1-1)
LP: Swartz (1-1)
HR: Ryno (4)
Werley 0-4
Matt 1-4
Woodyard 2-4 r sb
Kaylor 1-4 rbi
Ryno 1-4 hr r rbi
Joey 1-4
Agati 2-4
Katy 0-3
Katy 7.1ip 5h 10k bb 2er (first walk by a BOX pitcher all year)
Jay .2ip 3h 2k 2er
Greg 1ip 4h 2k 3er
The first inning started well. Woodyard, batting leadoff for the second straight game, singled and stole second and was immediately knocked in by the first of my 3 doubles. Ryno's 2-out single made it 2-0. Seems the new BOX strategy may be to keep shuffling the line-up. We didn't manage 2 homers like Ryno did last game, but we did hit 5 doubles. Next game I may set the batting order by pulling names out of a hat.
Charlotte got back on track with a 1-2-3 9th after Alicia made it a save situation by giving up a 2-run homer to Richie Sexson in the 8th.
The BOX is now 15-4 and leads the Central by 5 games.
Final Score-
Seattle 2
BOX 5
WP: Becky (1-1)
LP: Silva (2-1)
SV: Charlotte (8)
HR: Sexson (2)
Woodyard 2-4 2b 2r sb
Matt 3-4 3 2b r 2rbi
Dave 1-4 r
Kaylor 0-4
Ryno 3-4 2rbi
Joey 0-4
Werley 1-3 r sb
Ken 2-3 2b rbi
Becky 0-2
Jenny 1-1
Becky 5.1ip 4h 7k
Jay .1ip h k
Greg 1.1ip 1h 2k
Alicia 1ip 2h k 2er 1hr
Charlotte 1ip h 2k
Game 20 - It was a dark and stormy afternoon that just got darker and stormier at the end. Ryno hit his 4th home run of the year to give the BOX a 1-0 lead but things ended up falling apart when the Mariners scored 7 runs in the last 2 innings.
Katy (who may have still been feeling the flu effects) was great through seven, but hit the wall in the eighth. The Mariners scored twice on two bloop singles to take a 2-1 lead. We manufactured a run in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at 2 but then Jay gave up 2 and then Greg gave up 3 more in the top of the ninth. We went meekly in the bottom and that was that.
The happiest player on the team was probably Dave. He got the day off and stayed out of the rain.
After 20 games the BOX is 15-5.
Final Score-
Mariners 7
BOX 2
WP: Dickey (1-1)
LP: Swartz (1-1)
HR: Ryno (4)
Werley 0-4
Matt 1-4
Woodyard 2-4 r sb
Kaylor 1-4 rbi
Ryno 1-4 hr r rbi
Joey 1-4
Agati 2-4
Katy 0-3
Katy 7.1ip 5h 10k bb 2er (first walk by a BOX pitcher all year)
Jay .2ip 3h 2k 2er
Greg 1ip 4h 2k 3er
BOX Baseball - Game 17 & 18 vs. Cincinnatti
Game 17 - It's fitting on the day he retired from baseball that video game Ken Griffey Jr. hit a game winning home run off a less than 1-year old closer.
The BOX took a one run lead to the ninth and Charlotte came in to try to close out her 8th game of the year, but tonight was not to be the 51-week old's night. After back-to-back singles, Griffey stepped to the plate and slammed a 417-ft. blast over the left-centerfield wall. That was enough for super-mega-stud Matt Belisle.
You remember Belisle right? Totally flummoxed the BOX the last time out and got the win over Mike? Well, second verse, same as the first. Belisle once again confounds the BOX. We got to him for one run in the eighth on a single, stolen base, and a clutch 2-out single from Agati. Unfortunately all that did was set the stage for Griffey's ninth inning heroics.
Final Score-
Reds 3
BOX 1
WP: Beslisle (3-0)
LP: Charlotte (0-1)
HR: Griffey Jr. (6)
Werley 0-4
Woodyard 1-4
Matt 1-4
Ryno 1-3
Dave 0-3
Kaylor 1-3
Joey 0-3 r sb
Agati 2-3 rbi
Mike 0-1 sac
Jenny 0-1
Mike 8ip 4h 7k
Charlotte .2ip 4h 1k 3er
Alicia .1ip 1k
Game 18 - Gary had a big day in a rare start and Ryno swung for the fences more than once as the BOX offense broke out against the Reds' bullpen. Gary got the start in place of a slumping Werley (his average has fallen to .260) and went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI.
It was only a 2-1 game heading to the bottom of the 7th when Ryno went deep for the second time this year off the facing of the upper deck in left. An inning later, Ryno went deep again becoming the first person in team history to have a multiple HR game.
Laura wasn't overpowering but once she worked her way out a bases loaded nobody out jam in the 2nd (giving up only 1 run,) the Reds wouldn't threaten again. Jay struck out the side to end the game.
Final Score-
Reds 1
BOX 7
WP: Laura (2-1)
LP: Mercker (1-1)
HR: Ryno 2 (2 & 3)
Woodyard 2-3 r bb
Matt 1-4 2b
Dave 1-4 r rbi
Kaylor 1-4 2b r
Ryno 2-4 2hr 2r 4rbi
Joey 3-4 2b 2r sb
Agati 1-4
Grogg 2-4 2b 2rbi
Laura 0-3
Laura 8ip 6h 4k 1er
Jay 1ip 3k
The BOX took a one run lead to the ninth and Charlotte came in to try to close out her 8th game of the year, but tonight was not to be the 51-week old's night. After back-to-back singles, Griffey stepped to the plate and slammed a 417-ft. blast over the left-centerfield wall. That was enough for super-mega-stud Matt Belisle.
You remember Belisle right? Totally flummoxed the BOX the last time out and got the win over Mike? Well, second verse, same as the first. Belisle once again confounds the BOX. We got to him for one run in the eighth on a single, stolen base, and a clutch 2-out single from Agati. Unfortunately all that did was set the stage for Griffey's ninth inning heroics.
Final Score-
Reds 3
BOX 1
WP: Beslisle (3-0)
LP: Charlotte (0-1)
HR: Griffey Jr. (6)
Werley 0-4
Woodyard 1-4
Matt 1-4
Ryno 1-3
Dave 0-3
Kaylor 1-3
Joey 0-3 r sb
Agati 2-3 rbi
Mike 0-1 sac
Jenny 0-1
Mike 8ip 4h 7k
Charlotte .2ip 4h 1k 3er
Alicia .1ip 1k
Game 18 - Gary had a big day in a rare start and Ryno swung for the fences more than once as the BOX offense broke out against the Reds' bullpen. Gary got the start in place of a slumping Werley (his average has fallen to .260) and went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI.
It was only a 2-1 game heading to the bottom of the 7th when Ryno went deep for the second time this year off the facing of the upper deck in left. An inning later, Ryno went deep again becoming the first person in team history to have a multiple HR game.
Laura wasn't overpowering but once she worked her way out a bases loaded nobody out jam in the 2nd (giving up only 1 run,) the Reds wouldn't threaten again. Jay struck out the side to end the game.
Final Score-
Reds 1
BOX 7
WP: Laura (2-1)
LP: Mercker (1-1)
HR: Ryno 2 (2 & 3)
Woodyard 2-3 r bb
Matt 1-4 2b
Dave 1-4 r rbi
Kaylor 1-4 2b r
Ryno 2-4 2hr 2r 4rbi
Joey 3-4 2b 2r sb
Agati 1-4
Grogg 2-4 2b 2rbi
Laura 0-3
Laura 8ip 6h 4k 1er
Jay 1ip 3k
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