It was the must-see game of the ages. The newly-formed Americans, vs. one of the longest-membered teams in the league, the Phillies. Say what you will about their long members, they ALWAYS play good D.
Ian Mcwilliams grabbed the headlines first, throwing 3 no-hit, no-walk innings. He followed that with the first RBI of the game sending Steve Parker home. Ian is now the all-time MLB leader in strikeouts with 5714. No wait, that's Nolan Ryan.
Steve Parker had a perfect day at bat, going 0-for-0. Nothing will outshine Steve's perfect day on defense though. He caught that one ball that was hit right at him. Thanks for showing up, Parker.
Tree Bark got his first hit in 6 years...Tree, Tray, Tay...Taylor Burke...the 6-time pro try-out, and 7-time MENSA applicatant from Canton. He also pitched 3 wonderful innings. Well, take away 4 wild pitches and it's 3 AWESOME innings. His fastball was humming like a cheap Asian hkoeor.
Brian Jones had a helluva day. First time up he scored. Second time up had an RBI. Made a couple gee-whiz catches in the outfield. To top if all off, he had a $2 winner playing Instant Lottery when he stopped at the Mobil station.
Best hit of the day: Dominic Mora's double leading off the Americans last at-bats. It would have been a triple for anyone else, but Dom's a slug on the basepaths. Just ask him, he'll tell ya.
Give-away slop was the difference today. The pop-star icon Americans took one on the chin, giving away 16 plays. After the game, the manager Googled "covid-safe, touch-free voodoo exorcisms" but the best match was a car wash.
Crushing blow to the Americans! Justin Bartolomucci goes down with a knee injury. Guys were asking "is it your left or your right knee?" and Justin said "no, it's my wee-knee."
3 pitchers got to throw today...the suck-wad Joe DeCarlo, the all-star Joe Decarlo, and the perplexing Joey Lawnicki. Suck-wad Joe had to hitch-hike home. All-star Joe pitched 3 shutout innings with 3 Ks and had this to say about his evil twin, "that son of a mother, if he ever shows his ugly face around here again I'm going to tell him a thing or two."
Dominic Mora was the only American with 2 hits, and the only American with an extra-base hit. He's also the only American with a green card, a muffler from a 1973 Mustang GT and a lump in his left breast.
Tom Ciccone and Super-Joe Vavro were co-players of the game for the Brewers. Yeah, they each had a hit, but they combined to be safe, or take an extra base on 6 errors.
Per usual the pitching showed up and shut the Marlins down. Mr O'Brien started the game on the mound and pitched a wonderful 4 innings just giving up one run. After ending his day on the mound he turned to the Marlins dugout and said "Whats the difference between a Marlin and a masquito?", blank stare from Marlins dugout, "Masquito's stop sucking!" While the Americans found the joke to be very funny they couldn't laugh to hard because they were losing.
Ian came in relief in the top of the 5th inning and continued right where he left off from the first game. 2 innings pitched, 6 men up, 6 men down. Ian also caught and played short giving one hell of an effort for the Americans. Unfortunatley he had no funny jokes coming off the mound and the Americans were very disappointed.
Offense was hard to find for the Americans and calls in right field were even harder to find for the field umpire. Even with the poor calls the Americans kept it going and came back for a late inning rally in the bottom of the 6th. It all started when Zac Boddy stepped into the box with 2 outs. You could tell he was salty about his single being taken away from him in the 4th, so he recovers nicely with a 2 out walk. After he advances to 2nd off a wild pitch he became the tying run in scoring postion. It was almost a perfect time for Danny not to strike out. To everyone's surprise Danny doesn't strike out and gets the game tying hit over the 2nd basemans head. The opposing pitcher was very flustered at this point especially with our most intimidating hitter coming to the plate, Colton. The pitcher started shakin in his boots, infact he was so scard to pitch to Colton he decided to try and make a pickoff throw to second to get Danny out. The ball ended up in left center and Danny on 3rd. Colton ripped it stroked it poked it into center field to put the Americans up 2-1.
With the Americans now winning it was time to bring in the closer, Dominic Valverde. The closer who loves to make things interesting before shutting the door. After a 130 mph ground ball that 3rd baseman Joe had to jump away from Dom set down the next 3 batters while stiking out the last 2. All while the tying run stayed at 2nd.
The Americans would like to dedicate this hard fought win and all our strike outs to our recently injured teammate Justin Bartolomucci. We all hope for a speedy recovery Barto!
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The big story tonight was Rockie's lead-off batter Andrew Capone facing so many former teammates on the opposing team. At least 6, and one is his all-time BFF (pinky swear)...AC felt at home on both sides. He had ... mixed results.
After much revelry amongst comrades, the game eventually began. The aforementioned BFF, Dominic Mora, created his own rally with 2 out, nobody on. Dom smashed a double to left-center. In the bottom of the inning, Andrew one-upped Dom and ripped a triple right over Dom's head. Dom would win the final battle though, making a long running catch of a #33 fly to left-center late in the game. It's worth noting that the pitcher had an unfair advantage, in that Andrew could not stop laughing because he swung and missed at the first two pitches. Not many of us have practiced our swings laughing. I think it's worth working into spring training next year.
The Americans' hitting hero of the day was our beloved Tree Bark. Today his favorite limb had the blight, but he got the job done at the plate. The only American on base every time up. He also solo-created a run by drawing a walk, then advancing on 3 wild pitches. After the game he was given the nicest camping chair. In celebration of his grand achievement, his teammates picked him up like an Aztec king and paraded him around the parking lot. A couple latinas flashed him and shouted "carnaval!"
The Americans' pitching staff suffered 3 blows as Taylor Burke, Joe DeCarlo and Joey Lawnicki all came up hurting. We think a bee got inside a group hug and stung them all. Luckily it was Coach Jim to the rescue. The 55-year-old, gray hair, scruffy-lookin', old-fashioned hat, silly socks, bad posture, but all-around great guy of a pitcher took the hill trying to stop the bleeding, holding out ace starter Ian McWilliams in order to protect the junior's arm. You see, Ian had just pitched 2 innings on Tuesday. Oh yeah, Coach Jim did too...dang, that's hard to justify now. Sorry about that kiddo. Okay, so Coach Jim does go in to pitch and puts down 6 straight batters with a strikeout. Check that team stat sheet. Under pitchers, you'll see McWilliamses with 7 IP, 0 hits, 0 walks. That just too dang cool to keep to yourself.
Oh hey, Eric and Scotty did a great job officiating the game. Good thing too, they needed a good game for morale, after what happened to them at the zoo. What a shame...all those penguins.
Announcer: It's the Joe and Joey Show, staring Joe and Joey. Today's special guests on the Joe and Joey Show are the Cubs in their sharp-looking pinstripes.
Announcer: Joe and Joey of course stole the spotlight with their flambouyant exploits. Joey took the pill to the hill and worked on his exaggerated side-arm delivery. It was lights out for 3 innings. Joey mounted a huge 7-0 lead, thanks mostly to the heroics of All-Star Joe who played third base for 6 innings. Color Analyst: Unfortunately, All-Star Joe had to run to the bank before they closed, so he could get a stack of one dollar bills for later tonight. Suck-wad Joe went in to play third base and it was brutal. Announcer: In fairness, Suck-wad Joe DID get good leather on the ball. One got him in the the shoe and the other smacked his face. Both qualify as leather. Color Analyst: How very true. Now let's get the Joe and Joey show rolling - over to you, Joey...
Joey: Ladies and gentlemen, the first guest on the Joe and Joey Show is American's second baseman Colton Rutkowski. Colton, how are you? Colton: Hey, it's really great to be here. I love all these bright...what'chya call them...lights? Joey: Now Colton, you were on base all 4 times, but only had 1 run and 1 RBI, how do you account for that? Colton: The lights were in my eyes
Joe: Hey Joey, I've caught up with shortstop/closer Dominic Mora. Dominic was also on base 4 times, but only scored once. Dom, what's up with that? Dominic: You better be All-Star Joe, or I'll tell you a thing or two Joe: Oh yeah...I'm All-Star Joe let me show you, see I got this big wad here (jiggle pants) Dominic: Oh yeah, good to see you buddy. If you see Suck-wad Joe, tell him I got five knuckles that want to make a sandwich.
Joey: Sorry to cut in like this Joe, but I just caught up with Steve Parker. The leagues best lead-off hitter without a hit. Steve: Hi Joey, did that rash ever clear up? Joey: er..um...so you managed to score twice with a steal. Tell me about it Steve: Well, I stole gum when I was 6 years old, but the scored twice was with the Franklin twins, so that should count double. Joey: You don't say ... now back to Joe
Joe: Joey, look who just stopped by - the voice of the Americans, you might know him as DC2 ... Daaaaaanny Cox! <insert canned applause> Danny: Joe, what's that smell? Joe: The smell of victory baby! America Fcuk Yeah! Danny: Hey Joe, did you notice I clobbered the ball today and had my first multi-hit game? Movin' up the lineup baby! Except I hear we're facing former pro pitchers next game... I really don't want to spoil my momentum, so I'll skip that game. I think I have a family thing or something anyway.
Joey: I see we have time for one more guest. Let's talk to Ian McWilliams, the starting catcher who turned a hit and a walk into 2 runs scored. Ian: Are the chicken nuggets ready yet? Joey: Almost, almost. Patience is a virtue. We were all surprised to see you steal a base tonight ... especially after you won that gallon of milk challenge before the game. How do you get yourself ready to steal bases? Do you warm up, or stretch? Ian: Well, on cold days I'll have hot chocolate, and no, I'm not very good at saving money.
Joe: That's all the time we have for today. Joey: Be sure to tune in next time when the American face the Mets. Joe: Bring your hittin' shoes.
Announcer: The Joe and Joey Show is brought to you by Hamms, Coors Light, and Tyson Chicken Nuggets.
There was a lot of 1-2-3 going on both sides, leading to playing 10 innings within the game time limit. Brian and Tony officiated the game and were spot-on everything. Great job guys. To show our appreciation, both teams passed around a hat and collected over $1000 in tip money. Unfortunately because of the rain, they left the field as quickly as possible, and everyone took their money back.
The starting pitchers today were Impeccable Ian McWilliams, and some guy from the Mets. Ian came out and established his dominance chewing through the Mets' lineup through 2 innings. That guy from the Mets got dinged right away, so we'll spare him the humiliation of revealing his name.
In the third, the Americans suffered what looked like a devastating blow when ace hurler Ian McWilliams seemed to hyper extend his elbow trying to get something extra on that slider after finally allowing a hit this year. Hats off to Brian Robert for getting the first base hit off Ian this entire season. Or is it Robert Brian? I don't know, but hey McAllister O'Toole called, he needs one of those first names...he's offering a trade.
You might think losing an ace would sink the ship. Not so because today we brought ALL-STAR JOE! Joe DeCarlo was just as lights-out, going 6-2/3 innings allowing only 5 base runners and striking out 7. Joe played with a smile on his face all day because nobody complained about his jersey being unbottoned to the midriff. "Look good, feel good, play good, eat gouda" Joe explained.
In case you had to come back and read this later, here's a reminder that The Americans were a bit short handed. We had to bring in a sub, but then we had a string of exits. Ian's injury, Zac got ejected for contact with the catcher, and Danny had to leave because Gunsmoke re-runs were on MeTV. To the Mets' credit, they were gentlemen and allowed Zac to keep his spot in the order because we were now up to 3 automatic outs in the lineup. Luckily, Coach Jim arrived just in time to save the day and take Danny's spot at the top of the order. He also played a solid second base and looks absolutely fabulous in the form-fitting Americans uniform.
Finally, let's heap praise on Adam O'Brien for catching this marathon contest. Of all the things you can catch these days, a baseball game sounds like the most fun.
Alarm goes off at 7:10am, Steve Parker wakes up refreshed and ready to bang out an awesome day. 2 cups of coffee and a shower that lasted a few minutes too long and Steve is off to work. The day is brisk and before you know it, Steve is home checking the mail hoping for that letter from his pen pal in Somalia. Bingo! It's good to hear from Chprktiew. Next up, Baseball!
Steve looks absolutely dashing in his 1997 Subaru Forester and arrives at the field in top fashion. First order of business, he's told he is catching today. "Yes! I love catching" Steve squealed like a teenage girl. Steve opts for the sleek-looking red catcher's gear, without the knee savers.
Mr. Parker saw fit to turn in a stellar performance behind the plate. Except for that one passed ball, he allowed NO passed balls! Simply awe inspiring.
At the plate he was better than perfect. Not only did Steve net his first base hit of the season, he went 3-for-3 with a triple, knocking in sloth-foot Dominic Mora from first base. "That Steve, man..." Dom exhaulted, "not only does he have a great 3-day beard but man can he hit the sugar out of the ball."
Joe DeCarlo knocked in Steve with a sac fly after the famed triple and remarked "That Parker, he's the flesh and blood to my bone...what a guy."
Adam O'Brien threw an unorthodox 5th inning, issuing a walk but still closing out the inning 1-2-3, thanks to the 9-3 double play that Steve Parker watched his teammates turn. Adam said "with Steve behind the plate, everyone's confidence is higher than Snoop Dogg at a Trump rally."
It seemed everything was hit to Joe DeCarlo at third base tonight. He even started a 5-4-3 double play to end the 4th. Joe said "well you want to do it for Steve putting in that time behind the plate. He's such a trooper, and even though I'm quite a bit taller I really look up to the guy."
So, the Giants really played a swell game. Good hitting, good pitching, and 0 errors. That's a recipe for a victory. Manager Mark Salah was quoted to say "It was a nice win, but I'd trade it all to be on a team with that Steve Parker kid...he's somethin' else."
Nick Schneider's a good dude, but today we would have preferred he stayed home. Maybe it had something to do with the fine pitching performance - or maybe it was because for dinner he dipped his garlic bread in garlic hummus and in this heat he was sweating garlic. The infield still reeked by the end of the 2nd game. JerJuan Hammond of the Mets arrived and commented "oohwee ... I like me some garlic, but come on buddy, save some for the rest of us."
Of nearly equal note, we are delighted to say that Suck-Wad Joe did in fact move to Greenland, so All-Star Joe will be playing every game with us the rest of the season. Joe DeCarlo pitched his own version of a masterful game. To wit, this game was 2-0 going into the 6th against an established championship-caliber team. The league has come to terms with his deep-V cut and Joe could not be more delighted. "I used to think cleavage was for the ladies, but this is really working for me. Thanks dad!"
Speaking of stellar pitching performance, take note that Joey Lawnicki was perfect in relief, and did it without a proper warm up. Joey was also one of only three Americans to net a base hit, qualifying Joey as one of the stars of the game. "I have this theory ... that house on fire triggered my allergies. I've been congested the whole game. What's this I hear about garlic? I don't smell any garlic."
Steve Parker continues his hitting assault. 2 more hits today make 5 in 6 PAs. "I heard if you hit real good, they'll put you at the top of the lineup. That's still a thing, right?"
Dominic Mora had the other Americans base knock with a sharp single in the first inning. More importantly, played a fantastic game behind the plate. Good technique contributed to several blocked balls in the dirt, and a lightning-quick release netter a runner caught stealing. "Sure, that was fun but did anyone notice me dancing in the batters' box? Mariachi Loco!"
Another defensive standout tonight was Americans' right-fielder Brian Jones. Brian got an unusual amount of fly ball putouts for his position, and turned a base hit into a 9-6 force out, robbing the batter of a hit. "That's not something you see every day" Brian chirped. "You know what else you don't see every day?" Brian did the classic fake pulling his thumb off trick.
The story of the game was the pitching. Both starters were absolutely fantastic. Through 6 innings, Phillies' Justin "don't call me Ross" Chandler had slightly bested the Americans' Adam "Oh Oh Oh" O'Brien, but both were impressive. In the 6th, the Americans went to Taylor "Tree Bark" Burke, who rediscovered command of his secondary pitches. No earned runs. Taylor "swift" Burke had just been in a nasty car accident, but felt good pitching. "Next week, I think I'll try to jump 2 dumpsters with my mountain bike, see how that feels."
Finally it came to the 7th inning with the American down 4-0. The way Justin "Time" Chandler was dealing for the Phillies, one Americans player decided to take action. Right fielder Brian "Me and Mrs." Jones decided to download THE VOODOO THAT YOU DO app from Google Play Store. Brian "don't you dare call me BJ" Jones used the "middle of the plate whammy" plug-in to hex Justin "Case" Chandler. Brian "spelled similar to 'brain'" Jones led off with a solid base hit. He got to be the first man in the human centipede - right where you want to be! The result was 4 Americans base hits in a row. An error and 5th hit later, the Americans managed to tie the score.
Then the free trial expired.
In came Wil "has anybody seen my missing L" Bromley, stud fireballer for the home Phillies. 8 batters faced, 1 hit, 4 strikeouts...making 5 total strikeouts in the game for him. Wil "you be my neighbor" Bromley failed to allow a run for his second straight game. Such a failure!
Not to be outdone, the Americans countered with Dominic "more more" Mora who was equal to the task pitching 2 shutout, no hit innings of his own. Dominic "o teen" Mora would get credit for the tie, if there was such a thing.
The offensive stars of the game for the Americans were Joe "cement shoes" DeCarlo and Zac "shake your" Boddy. In addition to 4 hits between them, they also racked up 3 stolen bases and a pair of RBIs. Zac "I'm the victim in the game Clue" Boddy had the biggest hit of the night driving in the game-tying run in the 7th. Joe "gimme your lighter" DeCarlo was the defensive star of the game, playing third base like Awesome Sauce on a Stick.
Hats off to Phillies' catcher Harrison "Ford" Poeszat. 2-for-2 with a walk and 3 RBIs. Best bat on either team. After the game, though, he was arrested and taken away in handcuffs. Apparently he was mistaken for Harrison "Dodge" Poeszat - someone else completely - who is wanted in 3 states for exposure in public wearing nothing but a jar of mustard...actually, just the mustard - no jar.
As is customary, early-game players stay to watch the late game. Mid-way through the Cubs/Rockies affair there was a runner on 3rd, less than 2 outs. Rockies' batter hit a normal fly ball to left field. That Cubs' left fielder made the catch, then an awesome throw to the plate to easily nail the runner trying to tag. Rockies' runner opted to lower a shoulder and wipe out the catcher. No doubt he will serve a suspension, and possibly more because of the flagrant malice of the hit. The Cubs went on to win the game. <this paragraph left intentionally joke-less>
On the bright side of the 2nd game, the Americans polished off 150 pizza rolls, a new season-high.
Celebrating his 22nd birthtday, Joey Lawnicki got the start and was masterful until his big toe was caught in a bear trap. Losing most of the skin, he finally had to exit the game. However, there were 5 strong innings keeping the Brewers at bay with a mix of pitches. Joey also contributed a hit and walk in his 2 plate appearances. After the game, Joey rallies his team ... "hey everybody, let's meet at the Urgent Care. I'm buying the first round of ethylmethahol."
If Joey was the star, Zac Boddy was the hero and it had nothing to do with that fly ball in left-center. Zac had the go-ahead hit, netting 2 RBIs in both the 5th and 7th innings. The last one being the walk-off gamer. "I tell you, it's all about improving my Focus. I just got ground-effect lighting, 300W kicker, and a bobble hula dancer for the dash. Now my Focus is cruise-worthy."
Zac also had a walk in the 3rd putting him on base 3 times. Other American triple-safes were Danny Cox and Colton Rutkowski, filling 1-2 in the order. Danny's only non-safe appearance scored a run, while Colton's out moved up the runner (which happened to be Danny) so all 8 PAs were effective. Joey was appreciative of the offense effort of those 3 and said "I'd really like to give you something to commemorate your fine performances on my birthday ... here's my wish list - enjoy."
It was lucky Colton made it. He had to go AWOL from the National Guard to be here, which is a felony. Wait a minute, forget I said anything. We had Breann play second base today. Great job Breann!
Of all my years playing MSBL, nobody has played third base at Hazel Park as well as All-Star Joe DeCarlo. Just ask Adam O'Brien. By the way, Dominic Mora pitched the 7th inning for the win. Even though he allowed 3 runs, none of them were earned. Adam says "you're welcome Dom."
So we finally avenged Justin Bartolomucci's injury that happened at the last Brewers/Americans game. Barto wanted us to put a hurtin' on the guy that wrecked his knee, but instead we hurt all their feelings with a walk-off win.
With a 17-run 2nd inning the Mets shut the door on the game, so the Americans had to find other ways to have fun ... and they did, thanks to Suck-Wad Joe. Yeah, he just arrived on a boat from Greenland. Turns out he's really good at rallying his team when the chips are down. And with the munchies this crew gets, a lot of chips go down.
Big News Americans Style - Brian Jones tosses 5 awesome innings of relief, allowing a lone earned run in his final inning. Best numbers ... he faced 28 batters and only walked one. Out in the parking lot, Brian changed into his tap shoes and recreated "Old Man River" from "Showboat."
Ironically, it was none of the Americans' 4 hits that contributed to the runs in the 6th. Rather, 4 walks and an HBP. The offense was a bit ... soft. With that said, it is important to note that in addition to the fine pitching performance, Brian was on base twice and had an RBI. The only Americans to not make an out at bat. He is also the only Americans player that knows the first 10 U.S. presidents, in order.
Both teams loosened the reigns and let guy play out of position. For several innings, both teams sported left-handed infielders. An oddity you see less often than Whitetail Deer with a 3rd antler. I wanted to find a video of a deer like that, but I found this instead
The Long Awaited Clash Between "The Dykes Vs. Cox"
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The clash began a bit unexpectedly when Dyke #1 and Cox walked up to the game late from the parking lot with there belts undone. You know what, let's skip past that. Fast forward to the second inning, mainly because nothing interesting happened until then. Coming out trying to deal like the women that make money at MGM, Dyke #1 toed the rubber in the attempt to silence the Americans, which we all know is hard in this day and age. He had a tough task with the hottest small man in the league today, Steve Parker. Steve took advantage of the height similarities and took him for a single. Colton continued the hot start to the inning with a well fought at bat that he turned into a a single for himself. Runners now on the first two bases, one of the hot bats of the day stepped into the box, J-Law (The hotter one). He once again made the best of Dyke #1 and used the big hole to his advantage to get himself on. Then what i would say is the most interesting at bat of the game, well except for what Steve went and did later, is now here. Ian steps up to the plate, bases loaded, bat loaded... with pine tar, and all the hopes of starting up his hitting, even if some would say it is too late. Proudly bearing the Stars and Stripes bat, he keeps his mind centered. Swinging at an inside pitch, trying to take it to left, he saws off his bat. Very frustrated, he slams the bat to the ground and starts to trot to first. The double play is completed but not before the Americans net the first run of the game.
Tree Bark continued to deal into the third, not allowing a hit in the first two. Continuing his hot day, he strikes out the first batter he faces, gives him the joe kelly whiny baby face and then refocuses. Semi-distracted from his antics, he allows the first hit of the game. After that it was all steady dealing polishing off three solid innings on the bump.
Move ahead to the fourth inning, Donuts toes the rubber looking to use his long arm delivery to counter-balance the compact delivery of Tree Bark to throw off the hitters. Unfortunately, he did not prevail... THE FIRST TIME. The D-Jaxx took him for two runs in the fourth inning and now he was out for vengeance, or whatever donuts want. He once again toes the bump in the fifth inning. This time, hitting the first batter of the inning. Adam told a reporter after the game, "They scored two of them, whatya' call, runs off me. I felt i had no choice." He set down the fifth with a scoreless line including a K.
It was smooth sailing from there until the top of the seventh. The Americans had their minds set on getting to the bottom of the seventh at least. "We wanted a shot, just another chance to take this game" said Colton during a press conference that was conducted in his hot tub. The story of the heroic inning starts with Zac, reaching base for the second time this game. With a runner on first and the pressure building, the steady bat of the Americans steps up. Dom-ination. In a rare game, Dom has not reached base yet. When asked about his mentality going into that final at-bat he said, "I just needed to do better than Danny today, we have an ongoing bet." He puts up one hell of a fight and draws a walk from the Steely Eyed Jaxx hurler. This is the moment. The not so above average Steve Parker, with all 5"7' stature, strides up to the plate. Determination in his eyes, a spicy burrito in his lower intestine, the urge was in him to get this game over with, but maybe that was the burrito talking. With all the powers he could muster, a little help from the burrito, he pulls the fastball inside, hands moving at the speed of digestion, and clears the 325 sign in right field to put the Americans ahead in the top of the seventh. Well done Parker.
All that was left to do, was sit down to Jaxx in the bottom of the inning. And who better to do it than the Mariano Rivera of Detroit MSBL. Dom-ination takes the hill. You could smell the determination radiating off of him, or maybe it was just too much Axe. Cologne aside, he was looking good. With trust in his team-mates, he was just dealing strikes. Getting help from his shortstop and first basemen, they turned a possible run into a double play to end the game. Well done Americans.
Oh... i forgot to mention... Steve Parker played all nine positions, hit the go ahead HR, and made the final put-out of the game. Sounds like he might get lucky tonight. Let me know if that Lotto Card pays out!
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