Fungoes 4, Goofs 1

Fungoes played 5 games vs the Goofs at WTF:

June 2:

The SUPER GOOFS got by the FUNGOES at WTF Field.  The final score was 3 to 1.

 

The Fungoes lost it in the 8th inning when the SuperGoofs did all their damage plating 3

runs.  Daniel Nava led off and keyed the rally when he delivered a base-hit.

Casey McGehee next to the plate and he drew a walk.  Lucas Duda then reached

on an error.  Angel Pagan followed, but he was set down on strikes.  David

Dejesus got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes.

Brandon Phillips contributed to the rally and reached on an error.  (If you'll notice all runs 

unearned and all three outs in the 8th were strikeouts - &*$%-%#@&)!  Jarrod Saltalamacchia was 

next to the plate, but was promptly struck out.  The game was a scoreless duel until the 6th inning. 

The win was credited to Koji Uehara(2-0) who went 1 inning allowing no runs.

Uehara got help from Joaquin Benoit who was credited with his 6th save.

Steve Cishek(0-2) ended up with the loss in relief.  

June 3:

The Fungoes and the Super Goofs locked up in an exciting one-run game at WTF Field.  The final score 

was the Fungoes 7, the Super Goofs 6.In the 7th inning the Fungoes scored 3 runs with the help of 3 hits.  

The big moment was provided by Eric Hosmer who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when

he stroked a single which was good for two runs.  The SGs had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. 

Trevor Rosenthal(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 2/3 of an inning and allowing no runs. Rosenthal was 

helped out by Jonathan Papelbon who recorded his 7th save.  The loss was charged to Huston Street(0-1) in relief.

He allowed 2 hits and 1 walk in 2/3 of an inning. 

SG's manager was in a contemplative mood after the tough loss, 'It is really a pisser to lose this kind of a game.  

It may seem weird to some, but it is easier to take the occasional blow-out loss.  It is the ones that just

barely get away that hurt so much - like this one!'

June 4:

Left fielder Rajai Davis had 2 base hits as the WTFers defeated the SGs by a score of 4 to 2 at WTF Field.

The Fungoes jumped on top to stay in the bottom of the 3rd inning when they tallied 2 runs on 1 hit.  

The win was credited to David Price(3-3) who went 7 innings allowing 1 run. Jonathan Papelbon recorded the save,

his 8th.  Phil Hughes(2-2) was the losing pitcher.  

August 10:

Clayton Kershaw went 9 solid innings at WTF Field where the Fungoes beat the Super Goofs 2 to 0.

Kershaw(5-2) was on top of his game.  He allowed just 5 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings dropping his ERA from 2.25 to 1.89.  

Yu Darvish(1-2) ended up with the loss. 

August 11:

Center fielder Mike Trout lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 3 RBI as the WTFers beat the Super Goofs in 

10 innings by a score of 5 to 3.

The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings.  The Fungi won the hard fought contest in the 10th inning.  

After an out was recorded, Brett Gardner initiated the scoring spurt when he lined a base-hit.  Trout came next and he

bombed a two-run dinger making the Fungoes victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd.  

Trevor Rosenthal(3-0) got the win allowing no runs in 2 and 2/3 innings. The

loss was charged to Sergio Romo(0-2) in relief.  He allowed 2 hits and no

walks in 1/3 of an inning.

Super Goofs blasted the first ball park homer of the year at WTF, nailing down that 20-sided roll of 1........Credit Lucas Duda with that 2-run homer on June 3!