Milwaukee Riders Fan Club Topic

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Milwaukee puts three pitchers on the Patriot League All Star team: Jon Matlack (11-5, 2.60, 1.03), Fred Norman (8-4, 1.56, 1.07), and closer Elias Sosa (0-1, 16/21, 2.70, 1.05). No hitters were honored (hardly surprising since no batter has more than 12 home runs or 53 RBI).
Milwaukee will start the second half at Detroit.
4/3/2008 8:08 PM
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Game 82: The Riders get nine hits and six walks, but they don't do much with them. The main culprit is Nate Colbert, who takes an 0-5 and strands eight baserunners. Detroit gets only six hits, but one of them comes between two walks issued by Rich Gossage in the bottom of the ninth. With the bases loaded, Carlos May hits a fly ball to center. Larry Hisle's throw home is too late to get the runner, and the Murderers win, 2-1. Milwaukee has now lost three straight after putting together a 10-game winning streak.
Game 83: Mike Lum and Thurman Munson hit home runs, and Milwaukee scores four times in the fifth without leaving the park, as they even the series in Detroit with a 7-4 win. Fred Norman improves to 9-4.
Game 84: Another close battle with Detroit ends in the Murderers favor when Roy White singles home the winning run off Darold Knowles in the bottom of the ninth inning. The 3-2 decision leaves Milwaukee considering some lineup changes.
Interleague sets with Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia are next.
4/4/2008 6:57 AM
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Game 85: The Rider bullpen extends Milwaukee's misery; after Charlie Spikes' double in the ninth gives the Riders a 4-3 lead, Elias Sosa allows a single and double to the first two Steamboat batters, tying the score. Darold Knowles enters and retires the first batter he faces, but then gives up a game-winning single to Dick Allen. It's Sosa's sixth blown save of the season.
Game 86: Cincinnati gets a sweep, collecting four of their five hits in the fourth and parlaying them into five runs. The Rider bats are silent once again; the Steamboats' John D'Acquisto improves to 9-2 with the 5-3 win.
Game 87: Pittsburgh batters a trio of Rider pitchers, including Fred Norman, whose ERA jumps above 2.00 as a result of this 20-2 blowout. Pittsburgh gets four RBI from each of their 6, 7 and 8 hitters.
Game 88: The slide continues as Pittsburgh reaches double digits again for a 10-7 win. Milwaukee actually rallies from a 6-1 deficit to tie the game at seven on Bill Madlock's seventh-inning homer, but Rich Gossage has a terrible outing, surrendering three runs in the eighth. Milwaukee puts men at the corners with two down in the ninth but Frank Taveras grounds out to end the threat. Milwaukee has lost five straight and eight of ten, but has lost only one game in the standings.
Game 89: Bill Lee throws 7.1 shutout innings, but the Rider offense struggles, and he leaves with a slim 1-0 lead. Elias Sosa preserves that through the eighth, but Pittsburgh scores twice in the ninth, one on Sosa's wild pitch, and the Riders drop a 2-1 decision.
Game 90: Jon Matlack outpitches Mike Cuellar and the Riders destroy the Pittsburgh bullpen, finally stopping their skid with a 12-5 win. Milwaukee has 20 hits; the first four batters in the lineup have three hits each.
Milwaukee returns to PL competition with a visit from Cleveland.
4/5/2008 7:25 AM
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Game 91: Nate Colbert, leading off, hits two home runs and reaches base four times. Milwaukee takes an early lead and holds on for a 4-3 win. Fred Norman gets his 10th victory of the season.
Game 92: Charlie Spikes hits an inside-the-park grand slam in the seventh, and Frank Taveras hits a pinch hit homer in the next inning, as the Riders defeat the Saltdogs 8-1.
Game 93: Milwaukee scores four times in the first off Claude Osteen, two on Ted Sizemore's double, and wins their fourth straight, 5-2. Tommy John gets the win in relief.
Washington is in town next.
4/10/2008 6:39 AM
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Game 94: Craig Robinson walks in the eighth to drive home a game-tying run, then wins it in the 10th with an RBI single, as the Riders beat the Commandos 4-3. Tommy John gets the win, improving his record to 6-2.
Game 95: Four shutout innings from the bullpen preserve a slim lead and give Fred Norman his 11th win, 4-2 over Cleveland. Larry Hisle's early two-run homer is a key blow.
Game 96: Ed Brinkman has a double, homer, and four RBI as the Commandos avoid a sweep with a 7-6 win. Milwaukee strikes out 10 times and strands 10 baserunners.
Milwaukee takes their show on the road to Baltimore to face the IronBirds.
4/10/2008 6:44 AM
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Game 97: Milwaukee hits three home runs and Nate Colbert drives home four as the Riders take the opener 14-3. Bill Lee benefits from the outburst, improving his record to 7-10.
Game 98: Jon Matlack allows only seven hits and no walks in eight innings, and Elias Sosa nails down his 20th save, as the Riders win 3-1 over Baltimore.
Game 99: Nate Colbert erupts for four RBI again and Tommy John throws four scoreless innings in relief of Fred Norman as Milwaukee sweeps Baltimore with an 11-2 victory.
The Riders will host East-leading New York next.
4/10/2008 6:47 AM
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Game 100: The Mammoths score two in the ninth, one in the tenth, and one in the 11th, making for an exciting opener. The Riders answer with a Nate Colbert two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and a Bill Robinson homer in the 10th that ties the score at five. Bucky Dent homers in the 11th to give the Mammoths another lead, but the Riders put together a threat of their own, loading the bases with none out. Two short flyballs by Tristan Pinkham and Frank Taveras do not advance the runners. It's all up to Larry Hisle. Hisle rips a single to center, and Ted Sizemore races home from second with the winner.
Game 101: Bill Lee has another rough outing, the Riders can do nothing against Mammoths starter Bill Greif, and Milwaukee loses, 6-2.
Game 102: Ron Hunt leads off with a single, and Ken Singleton homers. Those are the only runs Jon Matlack allows in the series finale, but it's one more than the Riders score, and New York takes the series with a 2-1 win.
Milwaukee heads to Boston to face the Stranglers.
4/10/2008 6:50 AM
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Game 103: Moved to the leadoff spot, Mike Lum hits two homers and drives home four; Milwaukee pounds out 18 hits and takes the opener at Fenway, 8-3. Fred Norman lasts through seven innings and gets his 13th win.
Game 104: Rich Gossage has a horrible seventh inning, Sparky Lyle throws two shutout frames in relief for Boston, and the Stranglers even the series with a 6-3 decision.
Game 105: Darold Knowles comes in to start the eighth inning with the score tied at four. He faces four batters, all reaching base, before being relieved by Tommy John. John cannot stem the tide, Boston scores five times in the frame, and takes the rubber match, 9-4.
Milwaukee still leads their division by 18 games... good thing, because the Mooseheads are in town next.
4/11/2008 6:33 AM
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Game 106: Milwaukee has a tough time retiring Andre Thornton, but limit his contribution to two RBI. Thurman Munson hits two homers for the Riders, giving him 10 on the season, and Jon Matlack improves to 14-7 with a 7-3 victory.
Game 107: Darold Knowles drops another game, allowing two doubles in the ninth inning as the Mooseheads even the series with a 3-2 win. Knowles drops to 0-5. Looks like Dave Laroche will rejoin the team soon.
Game 108: Tommy John throws four scoreless innings in relief and the Riders get contributions from up and down the lineup as they take the series with a 6-3 win. John improves to 7-2; Elias Sosa nails down his 22nd save.
Milwaukee heads to Chicago to take on the White Sox.
4/12/2008 7:20 AM
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Game 109: Thurman Munson's three-run homer caps a four-run first inning, but also marks the end of Milwaukee's scoring for the day. Bill Lee remarkably makes it stand up for six frames, and Elias Sosa throws two shutout innings for a save as the Riders triumph, 4-3.
Game 110: Bill Madlock's error opens the door for a seven-run seventh inning for the White Sox, who hold on for a 9-7 win despite a desparate 9th-inning rally by Milwaukee, who gets four runs on consecutive homers by Richie Hebner and Thurman Munson and gets the tie run to first base before Frank Taveras flies out to end it.
Game 111: Six shutout innings from Fred Norman are wasted as Elias Sosa blows a 2-0 lead in the ninth, and Rich Gossage allows the winning run in the 10th. White Sox take the series two games to one with a 3-2 win.
Milwaukee faces Detroit (60-51) next; having a good season but 10 games behind Chicago for the wild card position.
4/13/2008 7:30 AM
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Game 112: Wilbur Wood allows a first inning run to Milwaukee, but nothing after; Detroit takes the opener 5-1 as the Riders strike out nine times while failing to draw a walk.
Game 113: Elias Sosa blows another save, his ninth, allowing three runs in the ninth inning to give up a 2-1 lead, but the Riders rally with two in the bottom half and then score in the 10th on Larry Hisle's sacrifice fly to steal a 5-4 win from Detroit.
Game 114: Jon Matlack wins his 15th game, throwing 7.2 seven-hit innings, as the Riders salvage the finale by a 6-2 score. Craig Robinson drives home two runs and Mike Lum hits a home run.
The Riders head to Cleveland to face the Saltdogs.
4/14/2008 6:42 AM
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Game 115: Milwaukee rolls in the opener, collecting 26 hits in a 17-2 win. Mike Lum is 5-5 with two walks; Bill Madlock and Clay Smith have four hits each. Starting pitcher Fred Norman even gets into the act with two hits and two RBI. Norman improves to 14-5; Tommy John throws four scoreless innings for his eighth save.
Game 116: Tommy John gets another four inning save as Ron Reed wins his 10th game in a 10-1 decision over Cleveland. Tristan Pinkham homers; Nate Colbert scores three times.
Game 117: Four errors by the Riders lead to five unearned runs off Bill Lee, but the prospect outfielders more than make up for it; Clay Smith and Tristan Pinkham each homers and drives home four runs as the Riders win the finale 11-7.
The third round of divisonal play is next as the Riders will host Anaheim.
4/15/2008 6:27 AM
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Game 118: Richie Hebner hits his first home run in what seems like a long time; Clay Smith hits his second in two games; and Nate Colbert adds one for good measure, as the Riders take the opener 5-1 behind Jon Matlack, who improves to 16-8.
Game 119: Fred Norman throws six one-hit innings and improves to 15-5 as the Riders beat Anaheim 6-2. Bill Madlock scores three runs; Goose Gossage collects a save.
Game 120: Milwaukee scores four times in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie and everything seems to be in hand, but the bullpen cannot get ANYBODY out in the ninth. Anaheim scores TEN FREAKING RUNS and walks away with an 11-5 victory. Elias Sosa and Tommy John allow four runs each.
The shellshocked Riders head to KC.
4/16/2008 6:35 AM
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4/16/2008 7:24 PM
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Game 121: Bill Lee has possibly his best performance of the season, allowing only one run in eight innings, and the Rider bats get going late, as they bounce back to take the opener in Kansas City, 10-1. Bill Madlock hits a three-run home run while Robbie Ruark has three hits. Lee gets his 10th win.
Game 122: Jon Matlack strikes out 10 to win his 17th game, 11-1 over the Blue Sox. Bill Madlock has five hits and scores four times, raising his average to .339.
Game 123: The Riders overcome some poor fielding (three errors) with red hot bats (17 hits, including nine for extra bases) as they complete a sweep of the Blue Sox with a 17-9 win. Fred Norman has some problems, unable to finish the fourth, so Ramon Hernandez is to get the win in relief. Charlie Spikes hits his 20th home run and Terry Crowley hits two doubles, giving him 14 this season in only 91 at bats.
The Riders will host Oakland next to complete this round of divisional play.
4/17/2008 6:38 AM
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