Mudville @ Boston &Mac246; May 18 to 20th
Padilla vs. Fogg (May 18th)
Great game we had in Boston for the 1st of this series, Padilla is great for Mudville in the first 5 innings. Fogg is fine for 3 innings gots a no hits after 3, but Mudville getting a tradition versus Boston to hit the long ball for 1st hit when Kearns homer as first batter in the 4th.(remember that line because it will get redundant in the others games). Mudville did get another when after 1 out Bagwell 1B, followed by Jones 1B getting Bagwell to 3rd, then Counsell FC get the RBI, 2-0 Mudville after 3 and half.

Cajuns with only 1 hit in 5, gets in the 6 not knowing what do do against Padilla, after 1 out Tino Perez 1B, then with 2 out Williams 3B, scoring the 1st Boston run, Padilla close the door afterward.

Relief is perfect for Boston keeping the score close, Gagne even sent on the mount in the 9th to keep thing close. Bottom of the 9th, Padilla close to is limits, Rentaria gets a leadoff HR to get the game tie, then Padilla still shaken by the equilizer give consecutive 1B to Williams then Franco. So no out runner on 1-3. Dotel in, Rolen K to continue is long tradition of unclutchy behaviour. But Rob Fick hit a long fly ball to cf long enough for Williams to score the winning runs. Coach Mark recurrent 9th innings nightmare not good for his ulcers. But he would need more Maillox for game 2 and 3.

The essentials:
Game 16
Mudville 000 200 000 &Mac247; 2 7 0
Boston 000 001 002*&Mac247; 3 6 1
* game over with 1 out in the 9th.

Mudville Data:
Pitching &Mac247; Padilla 8 (L), Dotel 0.1
Catching &Mac247; Lo Duca 8
Home Runs &Mac247; Kearns (4th off Fogg, 4th, 0 on, 0 out)
Stolen Bases &Mac247; None
Injuries &Mac247; None
Ejections &Mac247; None
Limits Used &Mac247; None

Boston Data:
Pitching &Mac247; Fogg 5, Shuey 2, Stewart 1, Gagne 1 (W)
Catching &Mac247; Schneider 7, Moeller 2
Home Runs &Mac247; Rentaria (9th off Padilla, 9th, 0 on, 0 out)
Stolen Bases &Mac247; None
Injuries &Mac247; None
Ejections &Mac247; None
Limits Used &Mac247; Roberts (4ABR), Franco (4 ABR), Moeller (1ABR), Jensen (I),
Chavez (I)

Other Info:
Night game, Temperature in the 40's, Clear,
Wind Right to Left 10-19 mph, Normal crew

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Schmidt vs. Nomo (May 19th)
Close game in Boston for game 2 until the 7th and see Boston getting 12 Walk for all games(a record for me this south off Jailbird city). Boston put pressure on Schmidt in the 3rd after 1 out, Roberts 1B than stole second, with 2 outs Rentaria give Boston a 1 run lead, Schmidt bend but do not break leaving the base full. In the 5th Mudville having no hits til then hits their 1st off Nomo, and you can imagine it&Mac226;s a HR by Bagwell (a 450 blast off CF, a 96 location then a 99, he do not take chance), but that&Mac226;s all the offense Mudville could mustard all night, where Nomo enigmatic throwing mystify the Spider.

In the 7th all hell break lose for Schmidt, where Boston do not kill Mudville with a bang but with a whimper(here&Mac226;s the line), Perez 1B, Rentaria BB, Williams 1B rbi, Franco BB, Rolen BB rbi, Edgar M BB rbi, 2 K&Mac226;s later, Ward 1B 2rbi. 6-1 Boston. Nomo gets the complete games 2 hitters.

The essentials:
Game 17
Mudville 000 010 000 &Mac247; 1 2 0
Boston 001 000 50X &Mac247; 6 8 0 (11 BB, 1 IBB)

MudvilleData:
Pitching &Mac247; Schmidt 6, King 0.1, Banks 1.1
Catching &Mac247; Lo Duca 8
Home Runs &Mac247; Bagwell (5th off Nomo, 5th, 0 on, 0 out)
Stolen Bases &Mac247; None
Injuries &Mac247;None
Ejections &Mac247; None
Limits Used &Mac247; None

Boston Data:
Pitching &Mac247; Nomo 9 (W)
Catching &Mac247; Schneider 7, Moeller 2
Home Runs &Mac247; None
Stolen Bases &Mac247; Roberts, Rentaria
Injuries &Mac247; None
Ejections &Mac247; None
Limits Used &Mac247; Roberts (4ABR), Franco (3 ABR), Jensen (I), Chavez (I)

Other Info:
Night game, Temperature in the 50's, Cloudy/Snow,
Wind 0-9 mph, Normal crew

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Maroth vs. Castillo (May 20th)
Last game of the serie, Mudville score 1st getting their first hit HOMER off Castillo, Vidro gets the HR. But after that it&Mac226;s downhill for Mudville, in bottom of the 1st, Maroth cannot get the 3rd out and it cost Mudville their lead, Young 1B, Williams BB, Fick 1B rbi, then Boone 2B rbi. But all hell break lose in the 2nd, when Rolen hit a 3 runs HR against Maroth. Boston gets 6 against a tired pitcher in the 3rd than the game run along, Mudville did get their chance to get some runs but never seems to get the big innings going. Final 12-3 Boston. Giving Boston is 2nd sweep of the years and a 10-8 win/lost record, Mudville gets to .500, 9-9.

The essentials:
Game 18
Mudville 100 200 000 &Mac247; 3 8 0
Boston 236 000 10X&Mac247;12 13 0

MudvilleData:
Pitching &Mac247; Maroth 3 (L), Coggin 1, Banks 3, Carrara 1
Catching &Mac247; Lo Duca 8
Home Runs &Mac247; Vidro (1st off Castillo, 1st, 0 on, 0 out)
Stolen Bases &Mac247; None
Injuries &Mac247; None
Ejections &Mac247; None
Limits Used &Mac247; Braggs 1ABR

Boston Data:
Pitching &Mac247; Castillo 7(W), Stewart 2
Catching &Mac247; Schneider 9
Home Runs &Mac247; Rolen (2nd off Maroth, 1 out, 2 on), Rentaria (7th off Banks, 0 out, 0 on)
Stolen Bases &Mac247; None
Injuries &Mac247; None
Ejections &Mac247; None
Limits Used &Mac247; Jensen (I), Chavez (I),

Other Info:
Night game, Temperature in the 50's, Cloudy/Rain,
Wind 0-9 mph, Normal crew

Next serie Boston welcome Longmeadows:
Probable starter:
Glavine, Meadow, Fogg