With Balking's loss to us, Target Best took a one game lead in the division. We now start a 4 game series at Target Best. They play at Target Field in Minnesota. Target and Balking close the season with a head to head 4 game series after this series. In game one this afternoon we are giving the ball to Ray Collins (4-3, 3.47), who is at 92 on fatigue. They are going with Dick Donovan (19-5, 2.25) who is looking to get his 20th win of the season.
1/29/2023 12:45 PM
First game of he Target series, Dick Schofield of all people smacks walkoff HR with 2 outs in the12th to beat us. Win to George Smith, loss top George Kontos.

https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=40773776&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=10

Three hits for Daly and 2 hits, 3 runs scored for Carey. Cullenbine and Hosmer homered, and Boudreau with his 62nd double.





1/29/2023 1:56 PM
Game 2 with Target this evening. Corey Kluber (9-6, 3.21) for them. We have Leever going (6-6, 5.38).
1/29/2023 2:02 PM (edited)
We beat Target tonight 2-1 to even the series at 1-1. Leever goes 8 and allows just one run for the win. Earl Weaver went with Lou Fiene in the 9th rather than a tired Fetters for the save, and Fiene was FINE, getting 3 harmless groundballs on just 8 pitches for the save. Kluber took the loss.

https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=40776079&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=10

We took a 1-0 lead in the second as Hosmer beat out the DP try at first to bring a run home. In the 5th Leever doubled home Hosmer to make it 2-0. Leever pitched out of trouble more than once, allowing 9 hits and 4 walks in his 8 innings, but just one run. Target got that one run in the 7th as a runner scored as Chipper Jones grounded out to third. Daly, Connor and McCreery each had 2 hits for Target. Dickey, Helms and Leever each with 2 hits for us.

THREE STARS
1. Sam Leever - Gets the win with an 8 innings effort allowing just 1 run, also had 2 hits, a double and an RBI.
2. Eric Hosmer - double, run, RBI
3. Lou Fiene - Scoreless 9th inning for the save.

1/29/2023 6:34 PM
Six games left in the season. We just clinched a winning record for the year at 82-74. We need to win 3 of the final 6 games to get to 85 wins. Our run differential is currently +87 runs for the year. Gonna be tough to get to +100 for the end of the season, we'll see.

Game 3 of the Target series on the overnight. We've got Roy Mitchell (16-10, 3.80) going tonight. Target is using Dick Bosman (15-11, 3.83).
1/29/2023 6:38 PM
We took a 5-4 loss to Target this morning. Roger Connor with a one out walkoff in the bottom of the 11th against George Kontos. George Smith gets the win.

https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=40778335&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=10

Chipper Jones also homered for Target, and Speaker went 6 for 6 for us, with 2 doubles and 4 singles. Dickey, Leach and Mitchell each had a triple in the game.
1/30/2023 1:49 AM
With all of our fatigue problems as we limp to the end of the season, I'm happy that we have been so competitive the last 7 games against 2 powerhouse teams. We split the 4 games with Balking and now have played 3 one run games with Target, losing 2 of the 3 on walkoffs in extra innings. So 6 of the 7 games were one run games, and e won 3 of those.

Pitching for Target in the last game of this series will be Pascual Perez (14-7, 2.61). We are going with deGrom (4-2, 5.03).
1/30/2023 1:54 AM
Target beat us again to take 3 out of 4 in the series. Another one run game, 6-5 final. Perez with the win, and deGrom takes the loss.

https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=40780654&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=10

We led 2-0 after one, but the scored 3 in the second and 2 in the third to make it 5-2. They were up 6-3 after 7. We got 2 in the 8th to make it 6-5, and that's how it ended. Chipper Jones homered for them. Hems went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI for us.
1/30/2023 1:34 PM
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We won game 1 of the Northern Stars X series just now, 8-2. Red Ruffing goes all the way for the win to go to 5-0 on the season. We are now +91 runs for the season and still have a chance to finish at +100 or better. The loss went to Steve Stone, who got bombed for 7 runs in 3.2 innings.

https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=40782916&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=10

Al Rosen homered to lead off the top of the 2nd and gave the Stars a short lived 1-0 lead. We then scored a total of 8 runs with at least one run scoring in 4 straight innings from the second through the 5th. It was a team wide effort, although Leach and Hosmer each had 3 hits on the day.

THREE STARS
1. Red Ruffing - Complete game win allowing just 2 runs, went 1 for 4 at the plate.
2. Tommy Leach - 2 singles and a triple, 3 runs scored.
3. Eric Hosmer - 2 singles and a double, run, 2 RBI
1/30/2023 6:45 PM
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We beat Northern Stars again, 2-1 this time. Roy Mitchell goes all the way on a 4 hit run one gem to finish his season at 17-10 with an ERA of 3.72. Cy Falkenberg took the loss to fall to 10-10.

https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=40785129&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=10

Both teams scored all of their runs in the 5th innings. The Stars got one run in the top half of the frame on an RBI double by his Boudreau. We got 2 runs in the bottom half when Mitchell and Speaker scored on Cullenbine's triple. The 2 RBIs got Roy to 131 now for the season.

THREE STARS
1. Roy Mitchell - Complete game 4 hit, one run effort for the win. Doubled and scored a run.
2. Roy Cullenbine - 2 run triple.
3, Tris Speaker - double and 2 walks, run scored.
1/31/2023 1:35 AM
Game 3 of the Stars series is Tuesday afternoon. We will face Corey Kluber (17-17, 3.87). We are going with Frank Corridon (7-5, 3.14). It's game 161 for the season. Sam Leever will start the final game Tuesday evening.
1/31/2023 1:38 AM
Okay, the Stars beat us 6-4 just now in game 3 of the series. Kluber gets the win, save to Steve Stone. Corridon takes the loss and finishes at 7-6, 3.40. I did really well with him for $1,948,215. 124.1 innings with a 3.40 ERA in 17 starts and one relief appearance.

https://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscore.aspx?gid=40787447&pid=1&pbp=0&tf=10

Furillo had 3 hits for the Stars, and Rosen banged his 31st home run. Buxton homered for us, and Boudreau had his 63rd double. Earl Webb looks safe with his 67. Dickey and Speaker with 3 hits apiece.
1/31/2023 1:34 PM
If we had won just now I MAY have played some bench guys in the final game, but I want to get to 85 wins if possible, so the regulars will play this evening. It's 1965 Sonny Siebert (1-0, 2.45) for the Stars and 1901 Sam Leever for us. Roy Mitchell and deGrom will be in the bullpen.
1/31/2023 1:42 PM (edited)
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