Rhinos 6, DVs 4

For all the great statisticians out there – here is a quiz:

Over a 10 game series, one team hit .300, outhomered their opponent by 8 and had an ERA of 3.29; while the other team hit .224 with a team ERA of 6.65- what would you guess the series results were ???

Well the DVs were the second team and ended up actually winning 4 of the 10, with the Rhinos having only 6 wins to show for their overall domination and beatdown of the hapless DVs. The capstone was game 9, when the Rhinos hit 8 homers while winning 21-2 after scoring 8 in the second inning off alleged DV ace Stephen Strasburg.

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. 

Warpigs 4, Rhinos 1

Netplay.

First 3 games at the Rhino Reserve.

August 12 - Warpigs win 10-3. Aaron Judge hit a 3-run homer in the first inning and a grand slam in the second inning. Adrian Beltre added a 2-run homer later, but the damage was done. Kris Bryant homered for the home team.

August 13 - Warpigs win 6-3. Judge hit two more homers, driving in 4.

August 14 - Warpigs win 8-4. Yes, Aaron Judge hit two MORE homers. He also doubled on a HR 1-9 split roll (he rolled 10). He went 4-5 with 4 rbi. Adam Duvall homered twice for the Rhinos.

Last 2 games at The BallPork.

September 10 - Rhinos win 9-6. The Rhinos were rolling angry. Having lost 8 straight to the Warpigs this season, they got mad and took it out on Jacob deGrom. Six different Rhinos homered - 5 of them before deGrom could exit the field. The Pigs tried to make it interesting when, with almost all the starters having already exited, the subs scored 4 in the bottom of the 9th. Jose Pirela pinch hit a 3-run triple. Oh, and Judge homered again, giving him 7 in 4 games and 43 in 97 games.

September 11 - Warpigs win 3-2 in 16 innings. For the second time this season, the Pigs and Rhinos take 16 innings to decide a game. Earlier this year, the Pigs won a 1-0 game in 16. With Gerritt Cole in control and the Pigs using up more valuable Pigpen innings, the two teams traded out after out after out. In the top of the 16th, Teoscar Hernandez went deep, giving the Rhinos a 2-1 lead. With an extremely tired Cole still on the mound, the Pigs started the inning with two quick outs, bringing up Aaron Judge. Visibly trembling on the mound, both out of fear and the fact that he had thrown 273 pitches, Cole walked Judge. The roll was 1-7; both 1-8 & 1-9 were homers. The steady and reliable Joe Mauer was due, but steady and reliable gave way to someone with N-power just in case we finally rolled 6-9. Jeremy Hazelbaker was called on. He rolled 6-9. Two run, walk off homer. Pigs win! Pigs win! Pigs win! Cole officially went 15.2 innings in the complete game loss, allowing 10 hits and 10 walks while striking out 13.

Also, for the record, the Pigs have, in 98 games, played 10 extra inning games, including games of 15-innings, 16-innings (twice), and 25-innings. Save the Pigs for the end of the season and you might get yourself a forfeit or two. Or even better, a mandatory complete game from Adam Wainwright.

Weevils 7, Rhinos 3

Netplay. That's all I know.

Fungoes 4, Rhinos 3

Fungoes win 4 of 7 vs Rhinos.  

All games net play

July 20 at the Reserve:

Dan Straily went 6 strong innings at The Rhino Reserve where the Waxahachie

Fungoes beat the McDale Rhinos in 10 innings by the score of 1 to 0.This one was a scoreless tie after nine.  Finally, Waxahachie pulled the gameout in the 10th inning.  Salvador Perez drew a walk.  Mondesi pinch ran and stolesecond base.  Mondesi was a wild man on the base paths as he quickly stole third base. 

Francisco Lindor came up and he worked the squeeze play to perfectionscoring the run.  Waxahachie had only 3 hits for the game. The victory went to Dominic Leone(2-1) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing noruns. Leone got help from David Robertson who was credited with his 26thsave.  Chris Devenski(2-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.

 

July 21 at the Reserve:

Left fielder Cody Bellinger went yard as the McDale Rhinos beat the Waxahachie

Fungoes by a score of 3 to 1.

Waxahachie found themselves trailing quickly as the McDale bats came through

in the first inning plating an isolated run utilizing 2 base hits.  McDale

had only 5 hits for the night. 

The victory was credited to Kevin Gausman, who went 6 and 2/3 innings,

allowing 1 run. Tanner Roark recorded the save, his 7th.  Joe Musgrove(2-5)

was tagged with the loss.  

July 22 at the Reserve:

At The Rhino Reserve the Waxahachie Fungoes offense put up 6 runs on the

scoreboard in the 4th inning and outscored the McDale Rhinos in 12 innings 10

to 7.
Both teams had scored 7 runs after nine full innings.  Waxahachie came out the
victor in the 12th inning.  After an out was recorded, Eric Hosmer opened up
the rally as he smacked a single.  Mike Trout next to the plate and he banged
out a single.  Mookie Betts then hit a deep fly bringing in a run.  Salvador
Perez came up and he popped a two-run clout over the fence.  McDale out-hit
Waxahachie 14 to 11, but Waxahachie ended up with more runs.
Pedro Baez(2-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no
runs. Baez got help from David Robertson who earned his 27th save.  Tanner
Roark took the loss in relief. 

September 6 at WTF:

Kevin Gausman had an impressive outing and Wil Myers hit 2 doubles and had 2

RBI at WTF Field where the McDale Rhinos beat the Waxahachie Fungoes 9 to

1.  

Waxahachie fell behind quickly as the McDale offense came through in the first

inning as they scored 2 runs on 3 base hits.  That early run support was

enough for Gausman(5-4) and McDale.  McDale had a total of 8 hits for the

game. 

The losing pitcher was Clayton Kershaw(6-5).  'I thought it was my best

performance in a long time,' said Gausman. 'I had good command early in the

game. I had my control and composure and everything went well.'

September 7 at WTF:

The Waxahachie Fungoes and the McDale Rhinos locked up in an exciting one-run

game at WTF Field.  The final score was the Waxahachie Fungoes 2, the McDale

Rhinos 1 in 10 innings.

Both teams had scored 1 run after nine full innings.  Waxahachie won it in

the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Gregory Polanco ripped a solo

home run giving Waxahachie the win as 47,393 happy fans joyfully celebrated.

McDale had 6 hits in the game while Waxahachie had 2, but Waxahachie had the

more timely hits. 

Josh Hader(1-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no

runs. Arodys Vizcaino(0-3) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He pitched 1

inning and surrendered 1 hit and no walks.

September 8 at WTF:

Matt Carpenter hit 2 doubles as the Waxahachie Fungoes beat the McDale Rhinos

by a score of 4 to 3.

McDale lost it in the 8th inning when Waxahachie did all their damage scoring

4 runners on 3 hits.  The key at-bat was by Mookie Betts who elicited a roar

from the hometown fans when he electrified the crowd with a Grand Slam home

run.  McDale had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.

Pedro Baez(3-1) went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Tanner

Roark was hit with the loss in relief.  He surrendered 1 run and 1 hit

in 1/3 of an inning. 

September 9 at WTF:
In a one-sided affiar at WTF Field the final score was the McDale Rhinos 8,
the Waxahachie Fungoes 2.
Willson Contreras enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He belted a three-run
homer in the 2nd inning and doubled scoring a run in the 5th inning.  For the
game McDale out-hit Waxahachie 10 to 4.
The victory was credited to Aaron Nola(7-3) who went 8 innings, allowing 2
runs. The losing pitcher was Matt Harvey(1-2).  He allowed 8 runs and 10 hits
in 9 innings. 

Fungoes are now 43-43.

Rhinos 5, Inmates 2

Rhinos 5 – Inmates 2 (dice and cards)

Rhinos 13 – Inmates 2 (The Reserve): A game which portended the rest of the series. The Horned-Wonders blasted Manaea for ten runs, building a 6-0 lead before the Inmates recorded their first hit of the game. A six-run Rhino 7^th added to the lopsided shitfest. Three Rhinos went deep in the game. The LDMF managed four hits off of Roark.

Inmates 7 – Rhinos 5 (The Reserve): A back-and-forth game finally settled when Santana hit a two-run homer in the Inmate 9^th off of Vizcaino. Nunez homered twice for the Beakless Chicken Gang.

Rhinos 5 – Inmates 4 (The Reserve): The Rhinos out-homered the Inmates 2-1 while Alvarado recorded a one-out save to give the Endangered Ones a 2-1 series lead.

Rhinos 4 – Inmates 2 (Doubleheader Game 1 – Baptist Bowl): Wood allowed only six hits, but three are still orbiting the earth as the Rhino power rampage continued. Martinez hit a two-run blast for the Inmates in the 4^th, which prevented the ignominy of being shutout.

Inmates 4 – Rhinos 3 (Doubleheader Game 2 – Baptist Bowl): Quintana lasted 3 2/3 before mercifully being lifted for a more effective paraplegic geriatric transsexual with Parkinson’s disease. The Inmate bullpen held off the Rhino bats for the Beakless Chicken Gang’s last win of the series.

Rhinos 3 – LDMF 1 (Baptist Bowl): Only a Santana solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the 9^th kept the LDMF from being totally white-washed. Manaea struck out thirteen in seven innings while allowing only four hits, but it didn’t matter as the denizens of the Bible Belt suffered from incurable cancer-bat.

Rhinos 12 – LDMF 3 (Baptist Bowl): Martinez and Shaw hit solo homers in the 2^nd to give the Hitless Wonders an early 2-0 lead. Davies allowed solo homers in the 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th to allow the Rhinos to take the lead. The usually stellar Inmate bullpen came in to make the game a laugher, allowing nine runs between the 7^th and 8^th to blow the game open. Santana once again homered for the LDMF in the 9^th, but by then no one cared.

Goofs vs Rhinos and Mavs

Goofs go 5-5 versus Rhinos and 4-6 versus Mavs

Rhinos 4, Fungoes 3

Game stories to come.

Warpigs 5, Rhinos 0

It was not a happy Cinco de Mayo for the Rinoceronte against the Guerra de Cerdo.

Game 1 @ The Rhino Reserve - Warpigs win 4-3. In retrospect, this game was the offensive extravaganza of the series. The Rhinos scored single runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings, the latter coming on a BP homer (1-5) by Cody Bellinger. The Pigs' Corey Seager doubled home a run in the 4th to close the gap, and then Aaron Judge homered to lead off the 6th to tie the game at 2. The Pigs followed with 2 more runs in the 6th - both unearned - to take a 4-2 lead. Kris Bryant tried to make up for his error in the top of the inning by homering in the bottom of the inning, but both bullpens settled down with 3 shutout innings each. Luis Severino (6-2) went 6.1 for the win. Adam Warren got the final out for his 4th save.

Game 2 @ The Rhino Reserve - Warpigs win 2-1. Tommy Pham's 2-out single brought in the winning run in the top of the 7th. Raisel Iglesias (6-0) got the win in relief. Steve Cishek came on to get his 10th save.

Game 3 @ The BallPork - Warpigs win 1-0 in 16 fucking innings. Thanks to Luis Castillo and Jacob deGrom, neither team (obviously) could generate any offense. The two teams' cleanup-hitting first basemen (Votto and Mauer) combined to go 0-for-13. The Pigs did have some chances. J.T. Realmuto tripled with 2 outs in the 7th. In the 8th, the Pigs loaded the bases with 1 out, but a 3-6-3 grounder ended the inning. Even more frustrating was the bottom of the 9th. Adrian Beltre led off with a walk. Seager was next and lofted a flyball to the sure-handed Jake Marisnick in cf (1e5), but he dropped the ball for a 2-base error. But, of course, the next 4 batters went K, LO, HBP, K. Seager finally ended the game with a 16th inning HR. Iglesias (7-0) gets another win in relief.

Game 4 @ The BallPork - Warpigs win 4-0. There was still a lid on the basket for the Rhinos, getting only 4 hits. Joe Mauer hit a solo homer in the 6th to break up another scoreless battle. The fact that Mauer has W-power weighed on the mind of the Rhino manager, and when he loomed on deck in the next inning, with runners at 2nd & 3rd and Aaron Judge up with 2-outs, the intentional walk that had already happened twice in the series was eschewed. The fear of Mauer's awesome power (and maybe his clutch hits and lefty bat) resulted in pitches thrown to the Judge, who deposited one of them onto the roof of the Western Metal Supply Company. Severino (7-2) went 7 innings for the win, with Warren getting save #5.

Game 5 @ The BallPork - Warpigs win 5-1. It took 29.1 innings for the Rhinos to score at the BallPork, and even that run was unearned, coming on a passed ball. Jake Odorizzi had a perfect game thru 4, but chose the 5th inning to allow his only hit and his only 2 walks... and that tired him. COME ON!!! So yeah, he exited with a 4-1 lead in the 5th inning... none too happy. Iglesias (8-0) was awarded the win.

The Rhinos scored 1 unearned run in 34 innings at the BallPork. In the 5 game series (52 innings) , the Rhinos only scored 5 runs (4 earned) on 29 hits. They hit .165. The Pigs weren't much better with the bats, hitting .205, although they did draw 29 walks and got hit by the pitch 7 times (4 by Pham). Despite rolling in his column in half of his ABs, Realmuto's triple in game 3 was his only hit in 19 tries. Bellinger was 2-21 with no walks for the Rhinos.

Wilmer Flores to the Buckeyes

The Rhinos traded Wilmer Flores to the Buckeyes for pick 159.

Alex Gordon to the FFTs

The Rhinos traded Gold Glover Alex Gordon to the FFTs for the chance to pick a player from the FFT cuts after the Draft.

Rhinos Get Another Reserve

The Rhinos traded pick 59 to the Buckeyes for a reserve pick.

Hunter Renfroe to the Rhinos

The Warpigs traded Hunter Renfroe and pick 52 to the Rhinos for picks 27 and 91.

2017 Playoff Preview

Well, well, well... it's that time of the year again. The MLB season is over, but neither the cards, the ratings, nor the Wahoo stats are here. So it must be NASOMA playoff time.

This year's lineup features the league's oldest and most iconic team as the #1 seed, a team who has been to 3 straight World Series as seed #2, three teams who have yet to win their first title... and the Fungoes.

The Buckeyes, looking for their 8th Higdon, dominated the field in the regular season. He will have the top seed and the home table advantage. Could this be his chance to win his first title since 2005?

The Sidewinders have been on a roll for 4 years now, and is as experienced and playoff savvy as anybody heading into this post season. Will he coast thru the playoffs like he did last year and claim back-to-back titles?

Or maybe this is the year a new team gets its name etched onto the Higdon. The Inmates have been to the Series twice before, but there was a 19-year gap between them. And since his last appearance was only 4 years ago, it seems too early for him to return. It is, however, the Year of the Inmates. Again.

Or is it the Year of the Wahoos? The Wahoos made the finals once before - in 2000, but more importantly, the Hoos join the Snakes as the only two teams to make the playoffs the last 4 years. Maybe this is the year they finally take the final step.

The Rhinos have also been to a World Series, losing to the DVs (Editor's note: how embarrassing) in 2012. Maybe 2017 is his chance at redemption - especially since before the season started, the Rhinos traded their best hitter and best reliever to the DVs, who somehow managed to miss the playoffs anyway while the Rhinos won 98 games. Is this a sign?

The Fungoes slipped into the #6 seed mainly because the Mavs made the mistake of thinking we had passed the rule that allowed the 7th best team to draft #1. The Fungoes have won the Higdon twice before, however, in both 2006 and 2014, so they are experienced at playoff Strat. And any team that gets to pitch Clayton Kershaw has a chance to win (unless that team is the Dodgers).

Without further ado, here are the much lauded, much anticipated, much re-tweeted Big Innings predictions...

First Round - #4 Wahoos vs #5 Rhinos
SP - Even. Fernandez, Verlander, Arrieta, and Estrada for the Wahoos; Syndergaard, Aaron Sanchez, Cole, and Archer for the Rhinos. Maybe a slight edge to the Hoos, but both rotations are elite.
RP - Wahoos. By a lot. Not that Devenski and company aren't good, but the Wahoos have a pen envied by every NASOMA team west of Lexington.
C/Inf - Rhinos. Barely. Votto, Lemahieu, and Bryant make up for the weak-link Story at ss. The Wahoo group is almost as good offensively, and they're better defensively. So it's close.
OF/DH - Wahoos. Not close. The Rhinos didn't win 98 games because of their outfield of Duvall, Buxton, Myers, Kemp, and Marisnick. They won because of their pitching, their infield, and the attention to detail that becomes necessary when you only draft 289 catcher ABs.

Even though the Rhinos won 7 more games than the Wahoos, they are the lower seed because the Wahoos won their division. Head to head, the Rhinos won 7 of 10. But none of that matters. Last year, the Warpigs were clobbered during the regular season by both the Wahoos and Fungoes, but then beat them in the playoffs. Conversely, the Pigs went 9-1 vs the Sidewinders only to get rung up in 5 games against them in the Series.

The Rhinos will get confused when, for the first time this year, they will not be forced to pinch hit for the catcher every time he comes up. That confusion - along with the Wahoo relievers and the frustration that comes with NEVER getting a break on an x-chance against the All-One Wahoos - will lead to a Wahoo victory.

First Round - #3 Inmates vs #6 Fungoes
SP - Even. Except when Kershaw is pitching. Really, neither team has a SP (other than Kershaw) who would even make the playoff rosters of the Wahoos or Rhinos.
RP - Even. In an unimaginative, tedious manner. Neither team has an impressive bullpen - or even a shut down stopper. On the other hand, both have useful hurlers who can probably get some outs.
C/Inf - Inmates. Slightly. Rizzo and Altuve win out over Lindor and Murphy, but not by much. Offensively, the Fungoes have a slight edge because of Murphy, but playing Murphy and Carpenter in the field will hurt them at some point. Both teams have great arms behind the plate.
OF/DH - Fungoes. Slightly. Trout and Betts tilt this area to the Fungoes, but the Inmates have CarGo, JD, Cespedes, and Adam Jones. Not too shabby.

Another interesting first round match-up, this one between HWD division rivals. The Inmates went 8-6 against the Fungoes and finished 8 games ahead in the standings. The Fungoes lean heavily on Kershaw and Price, but the Inmates hit LHP well. The Inmates have so-so pitching, but the Fungoes have so-so hitting. Defensively, any ball hit on the ground causes Fungo fans to hold their collective breath while praying that Lindor dashes in front of the other guys to take it. The Fungo scorecard lists Lindor as "Infield Rover."

If this were a 2nd round series complete with days off after games 2 & 5, I'd give the nod to the team that would get to start Kershaw 3 times. But with no off days, the tall Texan can only start twice. Now, the Fungoes could use him out of the pen so he could pitch every game. This might be the only hope the Fungoes have, but one that is destined to backfire. Limited to 3 innings in each game leaves the Fungoes relying on the rest of a lackluster staff for two thirds of every game. Neither of these teams is better than the two teams in the other first round series, but the Inmates will be running the prison and will be victorious in round one.

Second Round - #1 Buckeyes vs #4 Wahoos
The Buckeyes vs the Wahoos lacks the glamour and tension that a Buckeye/Inmate series would offer. And for the Buckeyes, a series vs the Inmates would be preferable. The Buckeyes have been and always will be in the Head Inmate's head. And the Buckeye bats would devour the Inmate pitching staff. BUT... the series is between the Buckeyes and the Wahoos, and while homers will definitely be flying out of both parks, the Buckeyes can't match the Wahoo pitching. Every game will end 14-12, but the Wahoos will come out on top, advancing to only their 2nd World Series ever.

Second Round - #2 Sidewinders vs #3 Inmates
The Snakes vs the Inmates will have a similar result for a similar reason. The Snake pitching is light years ahead of the Inmate pitching, and the Impotentmates, who can and will score in bunches, won't do it often enough to overcome the mighty Sidewinder machine. The Snakes will join the Buckeyes and Warpigs as the only NASOMA teams to make it 4 straight World Series.

World Series - #2 Sidewinders vs #4 Wahoos
I'd really like to pick the Wahoos, and thereby put extra pressure on him... and the Sidewinders will be fresher, having played fewer games going in. (Editor's note: Scratch that. The Wahoos are young and spry; the Sidewinders are old and fat. The extra games theory is compromised. Looking back, I can't believe I typed the words "the Sidewinders will be fresher.' The Sidewinders are never fresher.) Both teams have the best bullpens in NASOMA by a wide margin. And, along with the Rhinos and Skyscrapers, the best rotations. When you consider the damn Wahoo defense, it's hard not to pick the Wahoos. But the difference... the deciding factor... the key to the series will be a player no longer active in the game. No, I'm not talking about Weekend at Bernie's... I'm referring to Big Papi. Write this down: In his last ever Strat appearance, Ortiz with a game 7 walk-off homer. Sidewinders repeat.

Rhinos and Warpigs Trade

The Warpigs traded Joe Panik and a 5th round pick to the Rhinos for D.J. Lemahieu and a 10th round pick.

Rhinos 7, Drillers 3

Rhinos 2 Drillers 1 5/15/2017

The Rhinos and the Drillers locked up in an exciting one-run game at Driller Park.  The final score was the Rhinos 2 the Drillers 1. The Rhinos winning run came across in the 7th inning.  The Drillers went down quietly in the bottom of the 9th. 

Rhinos 9 Drillers 2 5/16/2017

Votto enjoyed a big day at the plate he had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Rhinos defeated the Drillers by the score of 9 to 2 at Driller Park. The Rhinos out-hit the Driller 15 hits to 7.

Rhinos 13 Drillers 3 6/27/2017

Kris Bryant had a great day at the plate.  Bryant hit 3 homeruns and had 8 RBI as the Rhinos beat the Drillers, 13 to 3. Trevor Story and Adam Duvall also homered for the Rhinos.

Drillers 4 Rhinos 1 6/28/2017

Michael Fullmer goes 7 innings limiting the Rhinos to 1 run and 3 hits as he picks up the win.

Rhinos 4 Drillers 1 6/29/2017

Wil Myers had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Rhinos outscored the Drillers 4 to 1. The Drillers lost it in the 5th inning when the Rhinos did all their damage as they scored 4 runs on 5 base hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Myers who laced a one-base hit bringing home two runs.

Rhinos 6 Drillers 2 7/23/2017

Kris Bryant launched 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Rhinos bested the Drillers 6 to 2 at Driller Park. The Rhinos out hit the Drillers 13 to 7.

Drillers 3 Rhinos 2 7/24/2017

The Drillers edged the Rhinos at Driller Park by the score of 3 to 2. Colby Lewis pitched a solid game. He allowed 2 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings The Rhinos had a chance in the 9th but they came up short as the wind was blowing in at Driller Park, with Kemp pinch hitting he launched what appeared to be the tying run but missed the 1-8 ball park homerun chance. 

Drillers 3 Rhinos 1 7/25/2017

Taijuan Walker allowed 1 run in 5 innings, and picked up the victory. Lorenzen earned the save.  Chris Archer pitched a complete game and was the loser despite striking out 11 batters in 8 innings. The difference in the game was Charlie Blackmon’s 2 run homerun in the 5^th inning.

Rhinos 8 Driller 3 9/3/2017

Wilmer Flores blasted a homerun and had 3 RBI as the Rhinos defeated the Drillers by the score of 8 to 3 at The Rhino Preserve.

Rhinos 4 Drillers 2 9/4/2017

Bruce Maxwell had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Rhinos beat the Drillers by a score of 4 to 2. Edwin Diaz pitched well in relief and was credited with the victory.  He didn't allow much, just 2 hits and 2 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings and recorded 7 strikeouts.

Rhinos 5, Nads 2

Rhinos 8 Nads 4   5/23/2017

Archer surrendered 2 hits and 7 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings both the Nads hits were homeruns by Frazier.

Rhinos 2 Nads 0   5/24/2017

Syndergaard allowed 1 hit and 4 walks in 5 innings. The Nads offense only managed 2 hits for the second consecutive game.

Nads 4 Rhinos 2   5/25/2017

The Nads won the game with a rally in the bottom of the 9th inning plating 3 runs.  After an out was recorded, Frazier opened up the rally as he drew a walk.  Gonzalez n was next to the plate and he walked as well.  Tony Wolters in a pinch appearance then launched the ball over the fence for three runs off of Jones making the Nads walk off winners.

Rhinos 2 Nads 1   7/31/2017

The deciding run was scored by the Rhinos in the 9th. Lemahieu doubled and Revere made a 2 base error scoring Lemahieu.  Both teams totaled 9 hits

on the afternoon. 

Nads 8 Rhinos 1   8/1/2017

Garcia racked up an impressive 11 strikeouts allowing just 5 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings.  The Nads managed 13 hits in their victory. 

Rhinos 9 Nads 4   8/2/2017

Kemp hit a three-run homer in the 4th inning and doubled in two baserunners in the 8th inning for a 5 RBI day.

Rhinos 5 Nads 0   8/3/2017

Wisler picked up the win in relief allowing 2 hits and 3 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings and Diaz got the save. The Rhinos had 10 hits for the afternoon while Nads had 7. 

Rhinos 3, Bees 2

Rhinos 7 Bees 4   4/24/2017

Cole went the distance and Kemp hit a 3 run homerun. Gray pitched 9 innings giving up 9 hits and 2 walks for the Bees. Espinoza and Freeman homered for the Bees.

Rhinos 6 Bees 1   4/25/2017

Archer racked up 10 strikeouts in a complete game effort and Baez had 3 base hits as Rhinos topped the Bees by a score of 6 to 1.

Bees 3 Rhinos 2   7/6/2017

Teheran struck out 10 batters and allowed only 4 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings. The Rhinos runs came off homeruns by Votto and Myers.

Bees 5 Rhinos 3   7/7/2017

Eickhoff picked up the complete game victory, allowing 3 solo homeruns and striking out 11 Rhinos. The Rhino offense was 2 homeruns by Baez and 1 by Bryant.  Freeman had a 2 homerun day for the Bees.

Rhinos 3 Bees 2   7/8/2017

The Rhinos scored the decisive runs in a big top of the 9th inning with 2 runs on 2 base hits.  Duvall started the inning with a single, Arcia walked, Lemahieu then laid down a sacrifice bunt.  Rodney then threw a wild pitch scoring a run. Votto hit a single scoring the eventual winning run. The Rhinos had 11 hits overall, while the Bees only had 5. 

Rhinos 4, Tweeners 1

Rhinos take 4 of 5 at the HooverDome. No time to pen scholarly recaps.  One thing worthy of note, in game 3 Alex Gordon hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the 2nd inning, an inning in which he later made an out.

Rhinos 4, Goofs 3

Goofs 1 Rhinos 0    6/11/2017

 

In a pitcher's duel the Rhinos squander a 3 hit effort from Archer as the Goofs score with 2 outs on a 1-3 chance with runners on the corners in the 5th. The Rhinos left 12 men on with their best chance of scoring coming in the 8^th inning with the bases loaded no outs an x chart chance to Yunel Escobar (3B 4 e25) who turns the double play home to first, next batter walks and is then followed by a deep drive to CF which is caught for the third out.

 

Goofs 7 Rhinos 2   6/12/2017

 

In a six hit performance by both team’s it was Angel Pagan who provided much of the offense for the Goofs tripling in the 3rd inning and hitting a Grand Slam in the 6th inning. 

Rhinos 5 Goofs 4   6/13/2017 

The game was won by the Rhinos when they scored a run in the 9th inning. After two were out Orlando Arcia reached on an error. Lemahieu then followed with a triple (1-2 chance) scoring Arcia.

Rhinos 4 Goofs 2   7/12/2017

Chris Archer tossed a complete game 5 hitter as the Rhinos bested the Goofs 4 to 2.

Rhinos 4 Goofs 3   7/13/2017

In a thrilling finish the Rhinos pulled off the win over the Goofs by a score of 4 to 3. The Rhinos scored the deciding run in the bottom of the 9th inning.  With one out was Trevor Story ripped a solo home run making the Rhinos walk-off winners. 

Rhinos 7 Goofs 2   8/19/2017

Joey Votto was a horn in the side of the Goofs hitting a three-run bomb in the 5th inning, delivering a base-hit scoring a run in the 7th inning and stroked a single in the 9th inning. Chris Archer hurled another 3 hitter against the Goofs. Angel Pagan accounted for the Goofs 2 runs with a two run blast in the bottom of the 9th to avoid the shutout.

Goofs 7 Rhinos 1   8/20/2017

Angel Pagan slammed a homerun and Derek Holland pitched a complete game as the Goofs beat the Rhinos 7 to 1.