Hillsborough and D.C. are neck-and-neck in the playoff race. Hillsborough edged Philadelphia 4-3 yesterday to extend their winning streak to 10 games. Felix Hernandez gave the Hitmen 7 quality innings (4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K), while Ryan Howard and Robinson Cano each drove in 2 runs. Meanwhile, D.C. took New Jersey to extra innings, but beat the Buddahs 8-7 when Jose Reyes hit a solo homer in the top of the 10th. The Slappers rallied from a 7-4 deficit in the 9th to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Vancouver broke their losing streak Sunday, but fell again yesterday. The Fist held a 5-2 lead going into the 7th, but the Bombers scored 5 runs in the 7th and 8th innings to take the lead. Jeremy Hermida was 3-5 with 5 RBIs to lead the Bombers. Vancouver has clinched a playoff spot, but has lost 7 of their last 8. Their magic number to clinch the Morris Division is 9.
The battle for the Hanover Division is coming to an end. Newark pounded on Las Vegas 13-8 yesterday to open up a 9 1/2 game lead on the Rats. Both pitchers were taken out early in the game, but Newark's pen outlasted Vegas', holding the Rats to only 2 runs on 5 hits in 5.2 innings. Newark's magic number is also 9.
Tampa's playoff ship has seemingly sailed with their third straight loss. Hoboken stymied Tampa with an 8-6 victory, knocking the Plunkers 6 games out and 1 game under .500 again.
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