Tweeners mess with draft position by taking 3 of 5 at Wrinkled Pink Park. Only Hal's beat writer can properly report the action.
In game 1, The DAVE NADS ended a long winless drought and toppled the reeling NORM
TWEENERS by a 10 to 6 score at Kauffman Stadium.
DAVE went ahead for good in the 2nd inning plating one baserunner. Josh
Willingham clubbed a solo home run. Miguel Montero followed, but he was set
down on strikes. J.D. Drew then reached on an error. Cody Ross followed and
he drew a walk. After another out, Erick Aybar got his turn next, but he was
a strikeout victim. DAVE ended up with 12 hits for the game while NORM had
6.
The winning pitcher was Ryan Dempster(4-8) who allowed 4 runs in 7 and 1/3
innings. Brandon Lyon earned his 9th save. Gio Gonzalez(7-6) was the loser.
He got hammered, allowing 10 hits and 4 walks in 6 innings.
'Ahhh, that victory was surely needed. Man alive, things were getting awfully
grim,' noted DAVE's manager. 'Now, we need to string a bunch of wins
together and turn things around!'
Next day at Kauffman Stadium the NORM TWEENERS snapped a 7 game losing streak and
outdistanced the pathetic DAVE NADS by a final score of 5 to 1.
NORM brought 4 runs across the plate in the top of the 5th inning. The
critical plate appearance was by Mark Reynolds who deflated the crowd as he
launched a Grand Slam homerun. NORM and DAVE each finished the night with 4
hits.
The victory was credited to Felix Hernandez(13-10) who went 6 innings,
allowing 1 run. C.J. Wilson(4-9) ended up with the loss. 'It's been a rough
ride lately, but this was a good win for us' said NORM's manager, 'Maybe this
will put us back on track.'
Game 3, The NORM TWEENERS and the DAVE NADS locked up in an exciting one-run game at
Kauffman Stadium. The final score was the NORM TWEENERS 7, the DAVE NADS 6
in 12 innings.
Both teams had scored 6 runs after nine full innings. NORM won the hard
fought contest in the 12th inning. After an out was recorded, Corey Hart
doubled. Nick Swisher came next and he ripped a base-knock. Swisher was
safe on a stolen base. After another out, Ryan Hanigan came up and he was
walked intentionally. Paul Janish came up to bat and drew a walk to load the
bases. Ben Zobrist was a strikeout victim, unable to help out. NORM rapped
out 11 hits for the afternoon.
The win went to Javier Lopez(2-1) who allowed no runs in 2 and 1/3 innings.
Matt Capps(0-2) was the loser in relief. He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk.
More extra innings in game 4. Erick Aybar had 5 hits and 3 RBI at Kauffman Stadium as the DAVE NADS beat the
NORM TWEENERS in 11 innings by the count of 5 to 4.
The score was tied at 4 after nine. DAVE won it in the 11th inning. Chris
Coghlan drew a walk. Miguel Montero was the next batter, but he struck out.
J.D. Drew then was hit by a pitch. Coghlan proceeded to steal third base.
Aybar stepped into the box and slapped a single resulting in an exciting win
for DAVE and a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans. DAVE
finished with 8 hits in the victory.
The victory went to Grant Balfour(2-1) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs.
Luke Gregerson(4-9) took the loss in relief. For DAVE the victory was a
welcome one, indeed. They had been struggling in their last ten games with a
disappointing 2-8 record. NORM can't seem to snap out of their recent
'funk'. Now they have a miserable 2-8 record over the last couple weeks.
In the rubber game, Corey Hart had 2 base hits at Kauffman Stadium where the NORM TWEENERS beat
the woeful DAVE NADS 4 to 3.
NORM had the game winning rally in the 8th inning with 2 runs on 3 hits.
After an out was recorded, Ben Zobrist keyed the rally when he lashed a
single. Jose Tabata stepped up to the plate and he blasted a two-run home
run. Luke Scott then slapped a base-hit. Vernon Wells was next to the
plate, but was promptly struck out. Hart was next to bat, but he was a
strikeout victim. NORM had 7 hits for the afternoon.
Sergio Romo(5-3) was the winner allowing 1 run in 3 innings. Shaun
Marcum(2-13) took the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 7 and 1/3
innings.
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