Carolina swept their series with Marietta yesterday after a 7-5 win yesterday. John Maine improved to 11-4, despite a shaky outing and Alex Rios was 3-4 with a solo home run. The Cats remain 5 games out and in second place in the Morris Division. Meanwhile, Marietta, who had been as close as a 1/2 game out of first recently, fall all the way back to 4 games out, but still in second place in the Hanover.
Meanwhile, Hillsborough won their 4th straight, a 12-6 drubbing of Team Buddah. Jerry Hairston finally had a big day for his new club (2-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI) and Carlos Lee was 3-4 with 3 runs scored. David DeJesus was 2-3 with 2 triples in defeat. The Hitmen appear to have taken a strong hold on the division lead. The other threat in the Morris Division, the Vancouver Iron Fist also won yesterday, an 11-6 decision against Hoboken. Adam Jones had his finest day in his brief DMBL career, going 4-5 with 3 runs and Chase Utley was 3-4 with 4 RBIs. Vancouver is in 3rd place in the Morris, one game behind Carolina.
The Sugar Bears dropped a 4-3 match to Philadelphia as the Endzone Animals scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th. Mark Teixeira hit a 2-run bomb off James Shields to win the game for the Animals. Philly is in 4th place now at 63-60, but 4 games out of a playoff spot. Meanwhile, Arkansas and D.C. are gaining fast. Interestingly, Blue Ridge is the only team in the Morris Division that is below the .500 mark.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Carolina finishes off Marietta in 3 game sweep
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