Pastime Baseball League
PENNANT WATCH!
Sept. 13, 2011
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | R | H | E |
| Indianapolis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 4 | 14 | 0 |
W: C. Weilman (8-15) L: N. Cuppy (12-12) S: J. Soria (26)
HR - IND: S. Musial 2 (23), J. Beckley (15) |
Nig Cuppy lost his fourth straight start, hurt by a pair of
Stan Musial homers as Indianapolis tries desperate to hang close enough to Wichita to make a final run. They visit Wichita for four games Sept. 22-25.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | R | H | E |
| Sacramento | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 10 | 1 |
W: B. Drake (10-10) L: J. Benz (4-18)
HR - None |
Bill Drake rebounded from a horrendous effort last time out, allowing 6 runs over 2 2/3, to hurl a complete game despite scattering nine hits.
David Wright and
Jesse Burkett each had two hits in the win. New York won despite
Dick Higham leaving 6 men on base on the day.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | R | H | E |
| New Orleans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | | | | | 3 | 11 | 0 |
W: B. Lawrence (15-11) L: M. Prior (16-11)
HR - None |
Brian Lawrence improved to 7-1 with a 1.97 ERA since August 1, outdueling Mark Prior with a complete game three-hit shutout.
Vern Stephens hit a two-run triple in third to put the Idols on top to stay.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | R | H | E |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | | | | | 3 | 7 | 1 |
W: D. Haren (16-7) L: A. Sanchez (11-10) S: B. Donnelly (27)
HR - None |
RBI singles in the first three innings from
Joe Mauer, Ted Strong and
Mike Tiernan were all
Dan Haren needed. He's not quite his pre-All-Star Break self, but Haren remains strong, this time a run over 8 1/3, striking out 9 before turning it over to
Brendan Donnelly for the save.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | R | H | E |
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| San Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | 1 | 6 | 2 |
W: L. Cheney (12-9) L: J. McGinnity (14-12) S: T. Saito (23)
HR - ORL: S. Crawford (22) |
Larry Cheney threw his second straight strong outing, allowing a run over eight innings to outduel
Joe McGinnity (8.1 IP, 3 ER, 8 H).
Sam Crawford and
Pete Browning each drove in two for the Orcas.
| Northern League Standings |
| East | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Louisville Racers | 86 | 58 | .597 | - |
| New York Heroes | 86 | 59 | .593 | .5 |
| Southern League Standings |
| East | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Orlando Orcas | 80 | 66 | .547 | - |
| New Orleans Knights | 74 | 70 | .514 | 5 |
| Alabama Airmen | 74 | 70 | .514 | 5 |