Game 130: Jay Buhner hits a leadoff home run in the ninth inning to tie the score at two, but Houston scores three in the tenth off Tom Edens to win the game 5-3 when Montreal's 10th-inning rally generates only one run. Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Caminiti are both retired with Eddie Murray on second base to end the game.

Game 131: Joe Hesketh has another one of his patented six inning, one run performances, again in a Spectre loss. Houston scores a run off Rod Gorman in the ninth without a hit (three walks and a hit batter), and Doug Jones shuts down the Spectres in the ninth for his 41st save as Houston takes the game, 2-1.

Game 132: Chuck Finley suffers an early injury and departs in the fourth, but the bullpen holds things together and the offense gets home runs from Ken Griffey Jr. and Eddie Taubensee as the Spectres salvage a game with a 7-5 win.

Montreal hosts San Diego next.

Game 133: Tony Phillips' two-run double starts a four-run seventh that leads Montreal to victory, 5-2 over the Leaguers.

Game 134: The Leaguers show surprising signs of life late, scoring three in the eighth off Jim Gott to rally for a 5-4 win, surviving home runs from Ron Karkovice and Tony Phillips.

Game 135: Ron Karkovice and Tony Phillips homer again, this time to good effect, as the Spectres win 8-2 after scoring seven runs over the final three innings.

We travel to Cincinnati next.

Game 136: Jack Morris outpitches Chuck Finley, and Jim Gott has another disastrous outing, as the Stingers take the opener 10-4.

Game 137: Jim Abbott shuts down the Spectres again, and drives home his second run of the season, as Cincy wins 6-3.

Game 138: Montreal salvages a game from the series, blowing the Stingers out 15-2 behind Alex Fernandez. Ron Karkovice draws four walks; Eddie Murray drives home six runs to reach 95 for the season and Jay Buhner drives home his 98th run.

Montreal hosts Los Angeles next.

Game 142: St. Louis ties the game with three runs in the eighth, but the Spectres survive and eventually win in 12. Brady Anderson's RBI double in that frame starts a four-run explosion and the Blue Storm fall, 9-5. Ken Caminiti homers and drives home four runs.

Game 143: Tom Glavine is untouchable, and the Blue Storm rough up Joe Hesketh for an 11-1 victory.

Game 144: Eddie Murray rips a three-run double to reach 100 RBI, and Ken Griffey Jr. drives home five runs as the Spectres take the series with a 9-5 win. Chuck Finley picks up his 13th win.

Montreal returns home to host the 69ers.

Game 145: Ken Caminiti and Brady Anderson both drive in two runs to reach 91 for the season, and the Spectres take the opener 9-2 behind Scott Erickson, who improves to 13-7.

Game 146: Greg Gagne's grand slam caps a five-run first inning and the Spectres are on their way to a 9-5 win over Frisco. Jay Buhner later homers and joins Ken Griffey Jr. and Eddie Murray in the 100-RBI club.

Game 147: Joe Hesketh is finally rewarded for a six-inning, one-run performance, but barely. Montreal squeaks out a 2-1 win to finish a sweep of the Niners and Hesketh gets his sixth win.

Our final non-divisional opponent is Chicago, who we face at Wrigley Field.

Game 148: Chuck Finley gets knocked out of the box in the third, trailing 7-1, and the Spectres never score more than once in an inning. In the end, Chicago wins 8-5.

Game 149: Three perfect innings from the bullpen give the Spectres a chance to recover from an early deficit; they rally for a 6-5 win to even the series.

Game 150: Montreal clinches a winning season with a 15-4 blowout. Greg Gagne triples and homers, driving home four, while Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 29th home run and drives home three. Montreal has 19 hits and Alex Fernandez has an easy path to his 11th win.

We will host 4th-place Pittsburgh next to start the final round of divisional play.

Game 151: Joe Hesketh cruises through four innings, but then allows five B-Collar runs in the fifth. Montreal generates no offense of their own until the eighth and falls 7-2.

Game 152: Chuck Finley throws six shutout innings and hits a two-run double to lead Montreal to a 7-3 win over Pittsburgh. Eddie Murray, Ken Griffey Jr., and Ron Karkovice also hit doubles in the win.

Game 153: Ken Griffey Jr. doubles home a run in the first off long-time nemesis Sid Fernadez, and the B-Collars tie things in the second with a Jerry Browne single. Runs are hard to come by after that, however; in fact, regulation ends with that same 1-1 score. The 10th is uneventful; Pittsburgh puts two men on with two outs in the 11th. Rod Gorman comes in to relieve Dave Burba and gets the final out. Randy Velarde hits a one-out single in the bottom half and barely makes it safely to third on Brady Anderson's hit. Ken Griffey Jr. comes up and.. SMACK! single to center, winning run scores.

Game 154: Montreal takes the series with another 2-1 win in the finale. This one takes only nine innings and comes courtesy of a 2-run homer from Greg Gagne and seven shutout innings from Alex Fernandez. Rick Aguilera gets his 36th save.