Brawlers vs Lightning (the rematch)
The new faced lightning looked to put a halt on the dominating Brawlers. What happened was three great games as someone forgot to tell these teams the standard game goes nine innings and not ten. With all three games going ten it was a treat as it meant the Lightning are finally getting competitive. A good sign.

Game 24
Reitsma Vs Sabathia
Brawlers jumped to a quick 3-0 lead just like they would do in every other game in this series. It was 5-0 before the newly groomed lightning got their act together. A three run dinger by mcgriff in the bot third closed it to 5-4. The brawlers then jumped up 7-4 with a two run smash by vizquel in the fourth. Mabry however tied it in the fifth with a two run smash making it 7-7. Led by three walks in the sixth the brawlers jumped to a 10-7 cushion.

Things were looking bleak. The bot sixth saw an error an two doubles to make it 10-9. Two outs bot 8 cordero in trying to get one out before rivera just couldn't get it done as he walks vina and tejada smashes a double to tie the game which immediately brought in rivera. a huge single by rivera ends up scoring on a sac by vizquel to give the brawlers a 11-10 victory.

Bronx 302 203 000 1 - 11 15 1
Longmeadow 004 122 010 0 - 10 11 0

Brawlers info:
Pitching: Reitsma 3.2, Politte 1.1, Wohlers 1, Cordero 1.2, Rivera 2.1 (W)
Catching: Wilson 7, Meyers 3
HR: Crisp, Vizquel
Injuries/Suspensions: none
Limits: None

Lightning info:
Pitching: Sabathia 3, Redding 1,hernandez 1,Riske 1, Henriquez 2, Frod 2(L)
Catching: Ausmus 6, Marrero 4
HR: Mcgriff, Mabry
Injuries/Suspensions: None
Limits: none

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June 25
Baez vs Clemens

The lightning hoped another heartbreaker wouldn't occur with their ace on the mound against baez. At the end of 4 it was still 0-0 with the lightning held to one hit, and the brawlers hit clemens in the fifth with a three run shot by Floyd. Baez still cruising in the sixth until he walked Hillenbrand for the second time with two outs and a man on.(Baez was asking for it) and new lightning member raul mondesi delivered a three run shot as we later learn he loves the big moments. This takes the game in the ninth where the brawlers had four straight walks with two outs to take the lead 4-3. However rivera tired from yesterday couldn't pitch the bottom half so mota was the man. A two out PH single by mench and a double by vina tied the game.(Like I said great games.)

On to the tenth where wilson alvarez went through without a hitch while mercado pitched the bottom half pretty good with no hits allowed, but a one out walk led by mabry led to a pinch runner named lugo to steal two bases, and he scored the winning run on a SF by Marrero.

WOW- two great games would we get an other(no doubt)

June 25
Bronx 000 030 001 0 - 4 6 0
Longmeadow 000 003 001 1 5 5 0

Brawlers info:
Pitching: Baez 6, Mota 3, Mercado .2 (L)
Catching: Meyers 9.2
HR: Floyd
Injuries/Suspensions: none
Limits None

lightning info:
Pitching: Clemens 8.2, escobar .1, Alvarez 1(W)
Catching: Ausmus 10
HR: Mondesi
Injuries/Suspensions: none
Limits: none

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The rubber match
June 26th.
moyer vs pettite

Things would be tough for lightning this game as CG moyer has been dominant all year where pettite had throwed 2IP in his last two games.

The Brawlers strike for an unearned run in the first by a bonehead play by new rf raul mondesi. The Brawlers added two more in the fourth to jump to their typical 3-0 lead. Bot 7 3-0 Lightning try to do something got a solo shot by ausmus to take it to 3-1.In the bot of eighth they squeezed another run to make score 3-2. On to the ninth who would pitch moyer or rivera? Coach chooses CG moyer. with a 3-2 bot 9 lead strikes out mench and grounder by ausmus decision was looking good, but new rf mondesi stood in the way, and he smashed it to tie the game at 3-3. One out away turns to extra innings as Mondesi is becoming a star again. In the 10th however FROD breaks down with two walks and a triple after moyer bats and strikes out.(Coach is determined to give moyer a CG)Moyer was brilliant in the tenth and they hung on to a 5-3 victory.

All in All great games. Lightning showed they can compete with the best and the future is looking a little promising we will find out more after their next series with mudville. On the downside mt williams is done for 14 games prorated on a foul tip. This will lead to the call up of todd greene effective gameday 27.

Hopefully Longmeadow can put a run together now they can play with the big boys.

June 26
Bronx 100 200 000 2 - 5 6 0
Longmeadow 000 000 111 0 - 3 7 1

Brawlers info:
Pitching: Moyer 10 (W)
Catching: Wilson 10
HR: none
Injuries/Suspensions: none
Limits: None

Lightning info:
Pitching: Pettite 8, FROD 2(L)
Catching: ausmus 10
HR: Ausmus, Mondesi
Injuries/Suspensions: Mt Williams 14 games(prorated)
Limits: none