Rhinos 3, Bees 2

5/13/2018      Rhinos 4 – Bees 3

Roark gets a complete 10 inning game while whiffed 11 batters at the Rhino Reserve where the Rhinos beat the Bees in 10 innings by the score of 3 to 2. The game was deadlocked at 2 after nine innings. The Rhinos won the game in the bottom of 10th inning, when with two outs Bellinger clubbed a solo home run. Dee Gordon goes 3 for 4 with a walk and was Bees hitting star.

5/14/2018      Rhinos 8 – Bees 5

Bellinger again was a horn in the side of the Bees, smacking 2 homeruns enroute to the 8 to 5 win. Along with Bellinger, the Rhino offensive barrage also included a 2 homerun day by Votto, with Marisnick chipping in one for good measure. The Bees only managed 5 hits one of which was a Zimmerman 2-run shot off of the starter L. Castillo. Garcia and Schwarber avoided wearing the Golden Sombrero contributing 6 of the 9 K’s by the Rhino pitching staff.

7/29/2018      Rhinos 1 – Bees 6

Verlander throws a complete game, shutting down the Rhinos allowing just 3 hits and Suzuki went deep and had 2 RBI enroute to the 6 to 1 win. The Rhinos avoided the shutout by a herculean effort by Panik who was able to muscle one out. 

7/30/2018      Rhinos 3 – Bees 2

The Rhinos edged the Bees 3 to 2 in a close game. Gray exits after pitching 4 innings giving up 3 runs and leaving the bases loaded with no outs. Rodney enters the game in an unenviable situation to face Panik, who on the first pitch promptly smacks a Rodney fastball directly at SS Turner who is in the shift directly behind second base, he snags the line-drive steps on second and throws a bullet to first for the triple-play!!! Rodney keeps the Bees in the game shutting down the Rhinos pitching 4 innings of 2 hit ball in relief. Benintendi puts the Bees within a run smacking a 2 run homerun in the 6^th, but unfortunately, the Bees offense was unable to capitalize due to spectacular defensive plays by Marisnick in the 7^th and Hernandez in the 8^th robbing the Bees of extra base hits.

7/31/2018      Rhinos 2 – Bees 3

The Bees topped the Rhinos 3 to 2. Nelson pitched well enough to earn the win going 5 innings despite surrending 5 hits and 5 walks. Castillo allowed 4 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings. The Rhinos threatened with an Arcia homerun in the bottom of the 9^th but their rally came up short.