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.
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