Mudville (9-9) hosts the South Park Mutant Cows (9-9).

Freddy Garcia vs. Brett Tomko (Game 1 &Mac246; Day 21)
This game gets off to a marvelous start for Mudville as Craig Counsell's error opens the door for three unearned South Park runs. Brad Wilkerson doubles home two with a big two-out hit.

The Cows add two more in the 2nd on Bill Mueller's two-run single.

In the end, South Park will drill seven doubles and two homers among their 16 hits in cruising to a 10-4 win.

The only highlight for the Spiders is Andruw Jones' three-run big fly in the 9th.

Garcia is unable to go the distance for the Mutants, as a rain delay in the 9th
forces him from the contest.

The essentials:
South Park 320 102 020 &Mac246; 10 16 2 LOB: 12
Mudville 000 000 103 &Mac246; 4 5 2 LOB: 6

South Park Data:
Pitching &Mac246; Garcia (W) 8, Isringhausen 0.2, Jackson 0.1
Catching &Mac246; Davis 9
Home Runs &Mac246; Winn (4th, off Tomko, 0 on),
Davis (8th, off Coggin, 1 on)
Stolen Bases &Mac246; None
Injuries &Mac246; None
Ejections &Mac246; None
Limits Used &Mac246; None (Cintron, Hyzdu, Lane - Inactive)

Mudville Data:
Pitching &Mac246; Tomko (L) 6, Coggin 3
Catching &Mac246; Lo Duca 9
Home Runs &Mac246; Guerrero (7th, off Garcia, 0 on),
Jones (9th, off Isringhausen, 2 on)
Stolen Bases &Mac246; None
Injuries &Mac246; None
Ejections &Mac246; None
Limits Used &Mac246; Bragg 0/1, (Banks - Active),
(Hudson, Infante - Inactive)

Other Info:
Night game, Temperature &Mac246; 68, Cloudy (wet field),
Wind left-to-right at 10-19 mph, Home umpire - Reynolds (N)

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Chan Ho Park vs. Dave Burba (Game 2 &Mac246; Day 22)
Burba pitches well in his Spider debut, leaving after five with a 2-1 lead, as Roger Cedeno's pinch-hit single plates two in the 5th.

Mike Stanton holds the lead in the 6th, then blows it up in the 7th. By the time the inning is over, five runs have scored, three on a bases-loaded, bases-clearing double by Brad Wilkerson.

The arachnids bounce back in their half of the 7th, scoring three times to close the gap to one run, as they rally with two out and none on. Vladimir Guerrero drives in the final two with a single.

However, Mudville is unable to score the tying run, even after Darren Bragg leads off the 9th with a double.

The essentials:
South Park 000 100 500 &Mac246; 6 9 0 LOB: 9
Mudville 000 020 300 &Mac246; 5 10 1 LOB: 7

South Park Data:
Pitching &Mac246; Park (W) 6, Hammond 0.2, Strickland 0.1,
Jackson 1, Isringhausen (S) 1
Catching &Mac246; Girardi 8, Davis 1
Home Runs &Mac246; None
Stolen Bases &Mac246; None
Injuries &Mac246; None
Ejections &Mac246; None
Limits Used &Mac246; None (Cintron, Hyzdu, Lane - Inactive)

Mudville Data:
Pitching &Mac246; Burba 5, Stanton (L) 1.1, King 0.2, Dotel 2
Catching &Mac246; Lo Duca 9
Home Runs &Mac246; None
Stolen Bases &Mac246; None
Injuries &Mac246; None
Ejections &Mac246; None
Limits Used &Mac246; Bragg 0/1, (Banks - Active),
(Hudson, Infante - Inactive)

Other Info:
Day game, Temperature - 87, Clear, Wind in at 10-19 mph, Home umpire &Mac246; Shulock (S)

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Matt Morris vs. Vicente Padilla (Game 3 &Mac246; Day 23)
Padilla is brilliant for eight innings, allowing but three hits, walking none
and fanning eight. However, in a cruel maneuver, the umpires and the visiting Cows force the 2nd inning to count. The result? The most incredible, unbelievable, godawful inning in Mudville history. Oh, it couldn't be that bad, you say? Well, try this on for size:

Snow 1B, Davis 1B (inf), Wilkerson 1B (rbi), Ellis SH, Selby BB (int), Morris 1B (rbi), Winn BB (rbi), Lawton 1B (rbi), Mueller 1B (2 rbi), Snow 2B (rbi), Davis BB, Wilkerson K, Ellis 2B (2 rbi), Selby HR (3 rbi), Morris BB, Winn 2B, Lawton 1-3.

Seventeen batters come to the plate in a 12-run inning. I have nothing further to report on this one.

And so, Mudville has now dropped six straight. If things don't turn around soon, trade talk may start swirling around the heads of certain free-agents-to-be in Mudville.

The essentials:
South Park 0(12)0 000 000 &Mac246; 12 13 0 LOB: 5
Mudville 0 0 0 000 400 - 4 12 0 LOB: 8

South Park Data:
Pitching &Mac246; Morris (W) 7, Middlebrook 2
Catching &Mac246; Davis 9
Home Runs &Mac246; Selby (2nd, off Padilla, 2 on)
Stolen Bases &Mac246; None
Injuries &Mac246; None
Ejections &Mac246; None
Limits Used &Mac246; None (Cintron, Hyzdu, Lane - Inactive)

Mudville Data:
Pitching &Mac246; Padilla (L) 9
Catching &Mac246; Lo Duca 9
Home Runs &Mac246; Bagwell (7th, off Morris, 1 on)
Stolen Bases &Mac246; None
Injuries &Mac246; None
Ejections &Mac246; None
Limits Used &Mac246; Bragg 0/1, Romano 0/1, (Banks - Active),
(Hudson, Infante - Inactive)

Other Info:
Night game, Temperature - 66, Cloudy,
Wind out at 10-19 mph, Home umpire &Mac246; Roe (S)