James Paxton struck out a postseason-high 13 and Vancouver made the most of their baserunners thanks to a J.D. Martinez grand slam for a 5-1 win at Hopatcong on Sunday night in Game 5.
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Tucson wins third straight for 3-2 series lead
Tucson got another big out from their starting pitcher as Robbie Ray held Sardine City to one run over 7 innings, helping the King Snakes to their third straight win in the series, 4-2 in Game 5 at Sardine City on Saturday night.
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Saturday, September 29, 2018
Hopatcong clobbers Nola for 3-1 series lead
Aaron Nola was lights out in Vancouver's 1st round series against Hillsborough but Hopatcong obliterated one of this postseason's best pitchers from the start on Friday night, coasting to a 13-5 triumph in Game 4.
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Roark, Zunino help Tucson tie series at 2-2
Tanner Roark scattered 4 hits and 1 run over 8 innings and the Tucson offense took care of the rest, cruising to an 8-1 win over Sardine City in Game 4 on Thursday night.
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luis valbuena
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tucson
Friday, September 28, 2018
This time, it's Hopatcong that holds on, taking Game 3
Second-seeded Hopatcong aimed for the same formula as their Game 1 win: 6 innings out of their starter and let the bullpen do the rest.
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kyle hendricks
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
Tucson breaks through behind Scherzer
Max Scherzer helped Tucson to its first win of the semifinal series versus Sardine City, striking out 11 in 6 innings as the bullpen held on for a 5-4 win in Game 3 on Wednesday night.
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felipe rivero
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Martinez mashes 3 HRs, Vancouver holds on
Vancouver blasted five solo home runs -- including three by Jose Martinez -- and weathered a 9th-inning rally by Hopatcong to secure a 5-4 triumph on Tuesday night, tying up their best-of-seven series at 1-1.
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Piscotty's arm, bat big in Sardine City win
Stephen Piscotty made a big play in the field and then at the plate during a critical 6th inning, to help Sardine City gain a 7-3 victory in Game 2 of their semifinal series against Tucson on Monday night.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Strasburg, bullpen lead Fish to Game 1 win
Stephen Strasburg and three Hopatcong relievers combined to retire 12 of the final 13 Vancouver batters to lead the No. 2 Floating Fish to a 5-3 win on Monday night.
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Monday, September 24, 2018
Sardine City holds on to take Game 1
Corey Kluber struck out 11 and limited Tucson to just 1 run after a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the 8th as top-seeded Sardine City opened the Best-of-Seven semifinal series with a 5-3 victory in Game 1 on Sunday night.
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Saturday, September 22, 2018
Camargo walks off Game 5 for Iron Fist
A four-run 7th inning gave Hillsborough its first lead of Game 5 on Friday night but Vancouver tied it in the 8th on a Josh Reddick homer and then walked off on a series-ending single from unlikely hero Johan Camargo to win the Game 5 slugfest, 9-8.
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jesus alvarado
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jose berrios
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josh reddick
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luis castillo
,
matt kemp
,
miguel sano
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,
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,
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Friday, September 21, 2018
Scherzer silences Marietta to take Game 5
Max Scherzer struck out 11 over 7 innings and Marcell Ozuna slammed a first-inning homer and drove in three runs to lift Tucson past Marietta 5-3 at home in Game 5 on Thursday night, taking the 1st round series, 3-2.
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
Hillsborough walks off to force Game 5
A two-run homer by Austin Barnes with one out in the 9th tied Game 4 for Hillsborough before Eddie Rosario's 3rd home run in 4 postseason gave the Hit Men a walk-off victory over No. 3 Vancouver in a must-win Game 4.
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anthony rendon
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austin barnes
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joakim soria
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jonathan schoop
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juan nicasio
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wade davis
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Vancouver hangs on for Game 3 triumph
A 6th inning homer by Carlos Santana turned out to be the difference on Tuesday as Vancouver held on for a 4-3 win at Hillsborough in Game 3 of their first round Best-of-Five series.
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carlos santana
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james paxton
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juan nicasio
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playoffs
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sean doolittle
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shane greene
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tim beckham
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vancouver
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Turner powers up yet again to force Game 5
Justin Turner continued his power surge, going yard for the fourth consecutive game, and Luis Severino pitched into the 7th on short rest for Marietta, lifting the Mighty Men to a 5-0 win on Tuesday, to force a decisive Game 5 back in Tucson on Thursday.
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justin turner
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luis severino
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marietta
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starlin castro
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tucson
Bumgarner quiets Mighty Men for Game 3 win
Justin Turner hit another leadoff homer run - his 3rd straight game with a long ball - but Madison Bumgarner settled in after that to tame Marietta's offense as Tucson beat the Mighty Men 8-3 in Game 3 on Monday.
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Monday, September 17, 2018
Rosario homers again to lead Hit Men
Eddie Rosario homered for the second consecutive game and Matt Davidson drove in 4 runs as 6th-seeded Hillsborough struck back with an 8-3 triumph in Vancouver on Sunday night to even their Best-of-Five series at 1-1.
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Sunday, September 16, 2018
Marietta powers to Game 2 win
Justin Turner and Giancarlo Stanton homered for the second straight game and Mike Clevinger overcame 5 walks to earn the victory in Marietta's 8-4 triumph at Tucson on Saturday night.
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luis garcia
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luis valbuena
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marietta
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mike clevinger
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tommy kahnle
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tucson
Nola Ks 11, Iron Fist pound Verlander
Aaron Nola struck out 11 in his first postseason start while Vancouver pummeled Justin Verlander in 2+ innings to take Game 1 of their first round series, 8-3, at the IronDome.
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alex avila
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eddie rosario
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erasmo ramirez
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hillsborough
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jean segura
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joakim soria
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juan nicasio
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justin verlander
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kris bryant
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miguel sano
,
mookie betts
,
vancouver
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Tucson overcomes Marietta power display to take Game 1
Justin Turner opened the 2018 postseason with a home run, one of four by fifth-seeded Marietta to build a Game 1 lead in Tucson.
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giancarlo stanton
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justin bour
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justin turner
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luis severino
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marietta
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max scherzer
,
nolan arenado
,
pat neshek
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Friday, September 14, 2018
2018 pitching leaders
For the second straight season, only one pitcher was able to win 20 games, which could make Stephen Strasburg the man to beat in the race for the Ben McDonald Award.
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chad green
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chris devenski
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chris sale
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corey kluber
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david price
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edwin diaz
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luis castillo
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luis severino
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marcus stroman
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max scherzer
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michael fulmer
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
2018 batting leaders
Marietta thrashed Vancouver 14-1 in the regular season finale
in a game that didn't matter all of that much because the Mighty Men
had already locked up the No. 5 seed and the Iron Fist had all but sewn
up the No. 3 seed.
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avisail garcia
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freddie freeman
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giancarlo stanton
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j.d. martinez
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joey votto
,
jose altuve
,
jose ramirez
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mike trout
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starling marte
,
trea turner
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Tucson puts down Arkansas to clinch
In a rematch of the 2015 DMBL Series, the result went another way for lower stakes as Tucson obliterated Arkansas, 10-0, in a play-in game on Tuesday night to clinch the Clemente Division and the No. 4 seed in the postseason after both teams finished the regular season tied (89-74).
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
One game to decide No. 4 seed
Faced with win-and-they're-in scenarios, few teams were able to secure their own destiny without help from other squads on the final day of the season.
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tucson
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vancouver
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yasiel puig
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Monday, September 10, 2018
Down to the final game
Only a handful of games will matter tonight on the season's final day, but boy howdy, will three teams be scoreboard-watching just to be sure they've made the playoffs.
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Friday, September 7, 2018
Strasburg denied record, still a shot at 20 wins
Stephen Strasburg lost his second straight start on Wednesday -- more than he'd lost all season -- and will fall short of Pedro Martinez's single-season win percentage record (21-2, .913).
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Sale breaks K record with one start to go
San Francisco's Chris Sale shattered the league record for most strikeouts in a season, and still has one more start to extend his new mark.
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chris sale
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corey kluber
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empire city
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evan gattis
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hopatcong
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san francisco
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sardine city
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Green sets sights on 200 Ks
Chad Green came back from an 8-day injury layoff to obliterate the record for most strikeouts in a season by a relief pitcher.
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blue ridge
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chad green
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giancarlo stanton
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marietta
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roberto hernandez
Monday, September 3, 2018
Strasburg suffers just second loss
Stephen Strasburg found his name in the loss column on Saturday for the first
time since April.
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el paso
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hopatcong
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pedro martinez
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san francisco
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stephen strasburg
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Sardine City works overtime as playoff race tightens
Sardine City has been working overtime to try to hang on
to their division lead, twice having wice played games lasting nearly 20 innings within a
week.
Labels:
andrew mccutchen
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andrew miller
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arkansas
,
carlos martinez
,
craig kimbrel
,
edwin encarnacion
,
hillsborough
,
joakim soria
,
marietta
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miguel sano
,
no-hitter
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philly
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sardine city
,
tucson
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tyler olson
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