[1]PALATINE AT CARACAS
Cubs............ 1 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
Leones.......... 0 4 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  5 10  2
Win:Verlander(10-9) Loss:Correia(5-20)

Justin Verlander mowed down 10 Palatine batters and Pedro Alvarez had 2 base
hits as the Caracas Leones defeated the lifeless Palatine Cubs by the score
of 5 to 3 at Leones Field.

Verlander(10-9) was solid in the win.  He allowed just 8 hits and 2 walks in 9
innings.  Both teams' bats went to sleep after the 4th inning with no runs
scored after that point.  

Kevin Correia(5-20) suffered the loss.  He pitched 8 innings and surrendered
10 hits and 1 walk. 'Everything felt great' Verlander said. 'I had a good
fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody tonight.'

[1]BURBANK AT DUBLIN
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  1
Pubcrawlers..... 5 0 2  2 0 0  0 0    -  9 15  1
Win:Lohse(13-6) Loss:Leake(11-9)
Homeruns- E.Longoria(23rd)

Third baseman Evan Longoria hit a grand slam and Kyle Lohse was on top of his
game, blanking Burbank on just 3 hits at Chase Field where the Dublin
Pubcrawlers beat the floundering Burbank Tigers by the score of 9 to
0.

Longoria helped send the fans home happy.  He brought the hometown folks to
their feet with a Grand Slammer in the 1st inning and doubled which plated a
run in the 4th inning.  Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.

For Lohse(13-6) it was his 3rd shutout this year. Mike Leake(11-9) was the
loser.  He got hit pretty hard, allowing 11 hits and 3 walks in 3 and 1/3
innings.  


[1]TAMPICO AT HOFFMAN ESTATES
Stogies......... 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 1  -  3  9  0
Penguins........ 0 4 2  0 0 0  0 0    -  6 10  0
Win:Burnett(8-10) Loss:Griffin(14-9) Save:Hammel(4th)
Homeruns- J.Donaldson(27th), M.Prado(11th), G.Stanton(28th), N.Arenado(12th),
           W.Myers(17th)

Martin Prado connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI as the Hoffman Estates
Penguins topped the Tampico Stogies by a score of 6 to 3 at The Coliseum.

In the 2nd inning Hoffman Estates scored 4 runs when they came up with 4 base
hits.  That was all A.J. Burnett(8-10) needed.  Tampico made it exciting in
the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.  

Jason Hammel earned the save, his 4th.  A.J. Griffin(14-9) took the loss.  He
served up 4 homeruns in his 2 innings.

[1]NORTH DALLAS AT NIMROD
Fire Ants....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  0 -  3 10  0
Numnuts......... 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  4 11  1
Win:Uehara(9-2) Loss:Rosenthal(9-2)
Homeruns- K.Morales(22nd)

169 fans watched an exciting game at Stigman's Mound.  The Nimrod Numnuts
topped the North Dallas Fire Ants by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.

The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings.  Nimrod ended up winning it in
the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Jordan Schafer laced a single.
Schafer took second on a stolen base.  After another out, Lucas Duda then
doubled making Nimrod the winners and sending the 169 fans home happy.
Nimrod banged out 11 hits on the night.  

The win went to Koji Uehara(9-2) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Trevor
Rosenthal(9-2) was given the loss in relief.  Despite taking the loss, he
whiffed 4 batters in 1 and 2/3 innings.  

Wth the win Nimrod now has a record of a division leading 92-46.  With the
loss, North Dallas has a record of 5-5 lately, 67-71 overall.

[1]EGHAM AT DETROIT
Raiders......... 1 4 0  0 4 3  0 1 0  - 13 14  1
Iron Gloves..... 0 0 2  0 2 0  2 3 0  -  9 15  1
Win:Pettitte(6-15) Loss:Bailey(14-8)
Homeruns- C.Gomez-2(22nd), C.Davis(39th), A.Lind(21st), C.Beltran(13th),
           C.Carter(24th), A.Beltre(28th), J.Ruggiano(11th)

Carlos Gomez knocked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Egham Raiders outscored
the Detroit Iron Gloves 13 to 9.

Gomez had a big day against Detroit.  He cleared the fences for a two-run home
run in the 2nd inning, doubled in the 5th inning and ripped a solo home run
in the 8th inning.  Egham totaled 14 hits on the night.  

Andy Pettitte(6-15) went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 6 runs for the win. The
losing pitcher was Homer Bailey(14-8).  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 1 and
2/3 innings.  

Gomez was jubilant after the game 'Let me see a box-score' he joked, 'I want
to see how that game looks on paper.'

[1]GLEN OAKS AT DYERSVILLE
Bombers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  9  0
Jurassics....... 0 0 0  4 0 0  0 2    -  6  8  1
Win:Medlen(9-10) Loss:Harang(2-5)
Homeruns- S.Victorino(7th)

At the ballpark the Dyersville Jurassics tallied 4 runs in the 4th inning and
easily handled the Glen Oaks Bombers by the score of 6 to 2.

Shane Victorino enjoyed a big evening at the plate.  He tripled plating a run
in the 4th inning, ripped a one-base hit in the 6th inning and clubbed a
two-run home run in the 8th inning.  Dyersville managed 8 hits in their
victory.  

The win was credited to Kris Medlen(9-10) who went 5 innings allowing 1 run.
Aaron Harang(2-5) ended up with the loss.  He pitched 7 and 1/3 innings
giving up 8 hits and 1 walk.

[1]CALIFORNIA AT TOMBSTONE
Luv............. 0 2 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  4  9  0
Huckleberries... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Win:Sanchez(15-4) Loss:Kennedy(7-10)

Anibal Sanchez racked up an impressive total of 12 strikeouts at The O.K.
Corral where the California Luv beat the Tombstone Huckleberries 4 to
0.

Sanchez(15-4) escaped virtually unscathed against the Tombstone hitters. He
didn't give up much, just 4 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  California
finished with 9 hits in the victory.  

Ian Kennedy(7-10) was the losing pitcher.  He gave up 8 hits and 1 walk in 6
and 2/3 innings.  'He was really impressive tonight,' Kennedy said of his
counterpart.  'Our guys were just swinging at air.'

[1]SAN YBEL AT STREATOR
Islanders....... 0 0 0  2 2 4  0 0 4  - 12 16  1
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  5  0
Win:Fister(10-11) Loss:Hellickson(1-9)
Homeruns- I.Kinsler(10th), P.Sandoval(16th)

Doug Fister was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game as the San Ybel Islanders really laid it on the hopeless
Streator Reds 12 to 1.

Fister(10-11) pitched a solid game.  He allowed only 5 hits and 4 walks in 9
innings.  San Ybel managed 16 hits in their victory.  

Jeremy Hellickson(1-9) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed 4 runs and 4 hits
in 4 and 2/3 innings.

[1]VERNON AT COLUMBUS
Hillbillies..... 0 0 2  1 0 0  2 0 0  -  5 10  0
Crowd........... 0 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  3  7  0
Win:Arroyo(13-11) Loss:Wilhelmsen(2-6) Save:Cotts(4th)
Homeruns- C.Asche(4th)

In a good matchup it was the indomitable Vernon Hillbillies 5, the struggling
Columbus Crowd 3 at The Horseshoe.

Vernon brought 2 runs across the plate in the 7th inning.  Vernon had 10 hits
for the night while Columbus had 7.  

Bronson Arroyo(13-11) got the win allowing 3 runs in 7 innings. Arroyo got
relief help from Neal Cotts who gained credit for his 4th save.  Tom
Wilhelmsen(2-6) was the losing pitcher in relief.  


[1]CHICAGO AT YUMA
Colts........... 1 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 -  3  8  1
Desert Rats..... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 1  1 -  4 10  1
Win:Watson(4-2) Loss:Shaw(2-3)
Homeruns- T.Tulowitzki(16th), M.Montero(9th)

14,055 fans were treated to a fine game at Comerica Park as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The Yuma Desert Rats won by the
slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.

The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings.  Yuma won the hard
fought contest in the 10th inning.  Miguel Montero lofted a solo-blast
'downtown' making Yuma the victor and beginning a joyous home town
celebration.  Yuma rapped out 10 hits for the night.  

Tony Watson(4-2) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory.
Bryan Shaw(2-3) ended up with the loss in relief.  He pitched 1/3 of an
inning allowing 1 hit and no walks.


