Friday, September 30, 2016

Mules dominate to force Game 5

Whoa, save some runs there, Mules! Allentown seemed to take out all of their frustrations of the past three games on Scorpions ace Jake Arrieta, throttling Tucson, 10-0, in Game 4 to stay alive in their Best-of-7 semifinal series.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Keuchel, Cain power Falcons to sweep

A rematch of last year's five-game DMBL final ended a game sooner as Arkansas swept San Francisco with a 4-0 win in Game 4 at San Francisco.

Tucson escapes Game 3 to push Allentown to the brink

Top-seeded Tucson held on for a 4-3 win in Game 3 against offensively-effiicient Allentown, to take a 3-0 lead in the Best-of-7 semifinal series.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Arkansas pulls out Game 3 in the 9th

Mike Fiers and Edison Volquez matched one another for 6-plus innings but Falcons pulled out another late victory with a run in the 9th for a 2-1 win in San Francisco. The Game 3 triumph puts the defending champion Arkansas in a commanding 3-0 lead in the Best-of-7 semifinal series.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Tucson takes Game 2 behind Greinke, Cruz

Nelson Cruz powered the offense with a 3-run home run and Zach Greinke delivered a fine performance over 7 innings to give No. 1 Tucson a 5-3 win over 5th-seeded Allentown in Game 2 of their semifinal tilt.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Schwarber, Realmuto go back-to-back to push Tucson past Allentown

Pitching took center stage in Game 1 of the Tucson-Allentown semifinal but a falsh of power in the 7th, with back-to-back home runs by the Scorpions, proved to be the difference.

Keuchel shuts down Frisco for Game 1 win

Arkansas took Game 1 in their semifinal series against San Francisco in a rare postseason duel between 20-game winners.

Friday, September 23, 2016

Late home run lifts Allentown past Sardine City to first series win franchise history

Ian Kinsler came up with a big hit for Allentown, leading the Mules to a 2-1 win over Sardine City on the road to take the first round series, 3 games to 2. It's the first series win in franchise history.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Sardine City forces Game 5 versus Allentown

An opening round series between No. 4 Sardine City and No. 5 Allentown will come down to a deciding Game 5. The winner advances to the semifinals with a date to face top-seeded Tucson.

San Francisco strikes Vancouver bullpen again

Catching up on the first-round series between Vancouver and San Francisco...

Monday, September 19, 2016

Heaney shuts down San Francisco to keep Vancouver alive

A rookie left-hander kept Vancouver's season alive for at least one more game.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Iwakuma pitches Allentown to 6-1 win

Allentown evened their opening round series against Sardine City with a 6-1 win behind a strong outing from Hisashi Iwakuma.

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Another 8th inning score gives San Francisco 2-0 lead in Best of 5 with Vancouver

Another big 8th-inning run on Friday night proved the difference for San Francisco, which took a 2-0 lead over Vancouver in the 1st round of the DMBL playoffs, after  the 5-2 victory.

Kluber K's 10 in complete-game win over Allentown in Game 1

Corey Kluber went the distance, striking out 10 and limiting the Allentown offense to seven hits and a run as Sardine City took Game 1 of their opening series, 5-1.

Friday, September 16, 2016

San Francisco takes Game 1 versus Vancouver

Vancouver loaded the bases in the 9th but Kenley Jansen held on after three innings of relief to give San Francisco a 3-2 win in Game 1 of the 1st round of the 2016 playoffs.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

2016 pitching leaders

Clayton Kershaw made his final start of the season against Hopatcong on Saturday, needing 12 strikeouts to reach 300 for the second year in a row. He got 11.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

2016 league batting leaders

No records were shattered during this season but there were some impressive efforts from batters in 2016, and one quirky DMBL mark was matched.

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Warren, Price reach 20 wins

Third-seeded San Francisco (88-74) will face sixth-seeded Vancouver (89-73) and fourth-seeded Sardine City (87-75) will take on fifth-seeded Allentown (91-71) in the first round of the 2015 playoffs, which open on Thursday.

Battle for the 3rd and 6th seeds

Going into the season finale on Sunday night, only two things have not been determined: the 6th and final playoff team, and the 3rd seed.

Friday, September 9, 2016

BREAKING: Keuchel kans 20th win

Dallas Keuchel became the first pitcher to reach 20 wins this season, and the first pitcher to win 20 games since fellow left-hander Clayton Kershaw and San Francisco's Anibal Sanchez both went 20-7 in 2014, along with Durham's Sonny Gray who sported a 23-6 mark that year.

Four teams, two seeds

Just three games remain in the 2016 DMBL season, and still not all has been decided about the playoffs - or even who's in.

Monday, September 5, 2016

Big series sweeps impact playoff races

A series of key matchups last week ended up in one-sided affairs that swung the balance of power in key division races.