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.

Back-to-back jacks in the 10th tie, then win Game 2 for Arkansas

Both playoff games on Sunday were decided by back-to-back home runs but Arkansas did it more dramatic fashion - in extra innings.

San Francisco strikes Vancouver bullpen again

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

Heaney shuts down San Francisco to keep Vancouver alive

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

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.

Gordon discombobulates in extra-inning loss

Marietta topped Las Vegas 3-2 in a 12-inning marathon yesterday. Josh Beckett had pitched the Rat Pack to a 3-1 lead after 8 innings, but the Mighty Men came back. With 2 outs in the 9th, Kevin Youkilis reached base when Alex Gordon tripped over his untied shoelaces. This opened up the floodgates as the Mighty Men rallied to tie the score and head into overtime. The Rats got in trouble again when Gordon committed another error in the 12th. While fielding a grounder from Derek Jeter, Gordon's hat fell off his head, leaving the third baseman, temporarily blinded. Gordon threw the ball at the pitcher, who swatted it away into left field. Jeter advanced to second on the miscue. Milton Bradley came through with an RBI single after Jeter was sacrificed over to third. After the game, Alex Gordon, sporting a Bobby Valentine disguise, tried to sneak out of the complex, but several fans were waiting for him. Gordon narrowly escaped the melee when he tricked the crowd by pointing behind them and yelling "Godzilla!"

Nate McLouth was 5-5 with 2 RBIs in Blue Ridge's 9-4 defeat of the first-place Mudcats. McLouth had a double and a home run in the game.

Vancouver broke their 5 game losing streak yesterday with a 3-2 victory over the Hired Hitmen. Greg Maddux pitched 8 solid innings to improve to 2-1 on the season and Billy Wagner picked up his 13th save.

Game on!

Welcome to the second half!

Hoboken took no time to get back in the swing of things, opening up with a giant-sized can of Whoop-ass® on Arkansas. The Cutters crushed the Falcons 11-4 in the first game thanks to a huge game from Hanley Ramirez (5-6, 4 runs) and Chris Duncan (3-4, 6 RBIs, HR). Jarrod Washburn notched his 10th win of the season. Game 2 featured more of the same, as the Cutters pounded out a 9-5 victory. This time it was Geoff Jenkins with the big game (3-4, 4 RBIs, 2 HRs).

D.C. and Las Vegas made a trade yesterday. D.C. parted with Matt Holliday, prospect Alex Gordon, and their first round pick in 2008 for reliever Chris Ray, first baseman Derrek Lee, and third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. It's a bit of a strange trade. D.C. already has one of the better pens in the league with Papelbon and Nathan both having great years, so it's unclear how Ray will fit in there. Zimmerman is an upgrade over Mike Lamb on that side of the platoon, but Esteban German has been crushing lefties this year. Derrek Lee, who will miss the 2007 DMBL season, will probably be an upgrade over Overbay next year, but how much? Lee's power numbers seem down in rehab so far. Holliday seems like a large price to pay for a deal that only marginally upgrades D.C. this year and only marginally upgrades them next year. Meanwhile, Las Vegas still believes in struggling prospect Alex Gordon, who can't seem to get on the right side of the Mendoza line in AAA.

Because of the special All-Star This Week in DMBL, there will be no edition this week. Next week's installment will feature players of the week from the two week span. New editions may possibly come on Sundays instead of Mondays from now on.