Drillers 6, Warpigs 4

The Drillers moved back into the race for the lead in the HWD by manhandling the Pigs in a Netplay series.

Gm 1 - Drillers win 13-2. The Driller bats pounded Mike Minor and two relievers for 18 hits. James Shields threw 6 innings of 3-hit shutout before Scott Baker came on for the 3-inning save, allowing only a 2-run homer to Jeff Francoeur. Jacoby Ellsbury had 3/4 of the cycle by the 4th inning, but couldn't get the double in the next three at bats.

Gm 2 - Drillers win 6-5. A closer game, but the same result. For the second game in a row, three different Drillers homered. Dan Haren got the win over Erik Bedard. Cristhian Martinez recorded the save. Freddy Freeman went 4-4 for the Pigs.

Gm 3 - Drillers win 5-3. The next 5 games move to Driller Park. The Drillers exploded with a 2-out, 3-run rally in the bottom of the 8th inning for the win. Bill Bray got the win in relief while Martinez got another save.

Gm 4 - Drillers win 7-2. Ricky Romero goes all the way for the win. Paul Konerko hits 2 homers. Blake Beavan gets hit hard early but manages to throw a complete game.

Gm 5 - Warpigs win 7-2. The bottom of the Pig lineup scores 5 runs in the 2nd inning, capped off with a 3-run homer by Cameron Maybin. Mike Minor gets the complete game win. Brandon McCarthy takes the loss.

Gm 6 - Warpigs win 9-3. The Pigs beat up on James Shields, and Erik Bedard goes 5 for the win. Mike Leake gets a 4-inning save.

Gm 7 - Drillers win 9-3. The Warpigs' effort to get back into the series with the Drillers ended the moment Edinson Volquez was announced starter. On the plus side, Volquez only allowed 2 hits in his 3.2 innings. The bad news is, both were homers AND he managed to walk 7. Asdrubal Cabrera homered twice and drove in 5.

Gm 8 - Drillers win 5-3. Back in Hooterville for the final 3 games, the Drillers hit 4 solo homers. Bray gets another win in relief, and Martinez gets another save.

Gm 9 - Warpigs win 7-6. Ricky Romero fails to get an out in the 3rd inning, thanks in part to a 3-run homer by Geovanny Soto. Mike Minor gets the win, but watching this bullpen hang on to the lead was excruciating. The Drillers scored in the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th innings. Jason Hammel got the save.

Gm 10 - Warpigs win 7-6. In the bottom of the 1st, Stephen Drew led off with a homer, and 1 batter later, Dustin Ackley hit his first homer of the year, a 2-run shot. But the 3-0 Pig lead was gone by the 7th. Trailing 6-3 in the 7th, the first three Pigs reached base, loading them up with no outs. Brett Lawrie came on to pinch hit against Joe Nathan but was retired on a weak popout to shallow left. John Mayberry then pinch hit for Omar Infante against Brian Fuentes but struck out. That brought up Ackley against the lefty, and since Infante had been hit for, Ackley could not be removed. No problem, he just rolled 2-4 to take the lefty deep for a grand slam. Mark Rzepczynski and Dillon Gee somehow managed to not get scored on in the 8th or 9th for the win.