Game 103: John Montefusco throws eight scoreless innings and Jeffrey Leonard drives in three runs as the Riders get a 7-1 win over the Blues.

Game 104: KC gets revenge, shutting out the Riders 7-0. Leonard/Mumphrey/Benedict combine to strand 17 runners.

Game 105: The Riders run into a buzzsaw as Fernando Valenzuela gets his 15th win of the season, beating Milwaukee 11-2.

Game 106: Pittsburgh finishes a two-game sweep, scoring four in the second off Tommy John (sound familiar?) on the way to a 6-2 win.

The Riders head back on the road to visit Detroit and New York.

Game 107: One bad inning does in Rick Sutcliffe as the Riders outhit the Destroyers 7-5 but lose 5-2.

Game 108: Not even John Montefsuco can stop the current Riders skid; he allows four runs and takes his fourth loss of the season, 4-2 to Detroit.

Game 109: New York extends the Riders' misery behind Rick Mahler, who strikes out 10 and walks none in a complete game 6-1 victory.

Game 110: The Brakers score five times in the sixth inning but the Riders rally, scoring seven times over the final two innings to steal a 9-7 win at New York. Rich Gossage, little-used of late, pitches the ninth for his 27th save.

The Riders return home for two with Chicago before heading out on the road again to visit Oakland and Houston.

Game 111: Tommy John has another horrible outing (11 hits in 6.2 innings) and the Riders lose to the Black Sox, 7-3. John's ERA is now 6.04 and his record falls to 7-12.

Game 112: Willie Aikens hits two home runs and Rick Sutcliffe allows no earned runs in seven innings as the Riders hold off the Black Sox 7-4.

Game 113: John Montefusco gets his 15th win, thanks to Hal McRae's pinch hit two-run home run. George Frazier and Rich Gossage pitch three scoreless innings between them to preserve a 2-0 shutout win.

Game 114: Britt Burns throws six scoreless innings, striking out eight, and Ron Reed adds four more K's in two shutout innings as the Riders shut out Oakland again, 5-0.

Game 115: It's another shutout, but this time the Riders are on the losing end as Houston's Jim Beattie strikes out nine Riders in eight innings. The Hooligans score four times in the eighth, capped by Butch Wynegar's two-run homer, and those are the only runs of the game.

Game 116: Houston's Mario Soto throws eight 4-hit innings and gets his 15th win as the Hooligans shut down the Riders 5-1.

Milwaukee will finish out the interleague schedule with home series against Oakland and these same Hooligans.

Game 117: A bases-loaded walk to Bruce Benedict narrows the margin to one and Tim Raines greets Dan Quisenberry to put the Riders on top in the eighth; Rich Gossage pitches a perfect ninth for his 30th save, preserving a 6-5 Rider win.

Game 118: Sammy Stewarts lets things get away in the ninth inning and the Zoo score three times to snap a 5-5 tie. Dan Quisenberry retires the Riders in order in the ninth and Milwaukee drops an 8-5 decision.

Game 119: Britt Burns takes his usual beating, the bullpen offers little help, and the Riders waste a rare offensive outburst in a 10-7 loss to Houston. Hooligan Jim Rice has five hits.

Game 120: Milwaukee keeps hitting and the bullpen gets its act together late; Milwaukee edges Houston 10-9 in 13 innings to close interleague play. Hal McRae singles home Roy Smalley with the winner.

Milwaukee returns to AL play with a road trip to Cleveland. The Riders have dropped eight games behind San Diego.

Game 121: Tommy John strikes out none but allows only three runs in seven innings; the Riders hit three home runs and survive a rare hiccup by Rich Gossage to beat the Saltdogs 5-4.

Game 122: For the second straight game, Willie Aikens hits a two-run homer; Rich Gossage throws a clean ninth this time and the Riders take a 5-3 win.

Game 123: John Montefusco goes seven innings and gets just enough support to pick up his 16th victory, 3-2 over the Saltdogs. Rich Gossage throws another perfect ninth, striking out two, and gets his third save of the series.

The Riders return to Milwaukee to face the first place Conquistadors.

Game 124: San Diego comes out swinging and knocks Britt Burns out of the box after four innings, scoring eight runs in the process. Milwaukee gets a three-run homer from Reggie Smith in the eighth but can narrow the deficit to only four, losing 10-6.

Game 125: Manny Sarmiento restores some form of order and the Riders score four times in the third, evening the series with a 5-3 victory.

Game 126: With two down and none on in the eighth, the Riders, trailing 5-2, start a rally. Consecutive singles by Bill Madlock and Reggie Smith put runners on the corners, prompting San Diego to call for Rollie Fingers. Damaso Garcia singles. Roy Smalley singles. Bruce Benedict singles. Suddenly the game is tied. Tim Raines hits a fly ball... but Alan Wiggins botches it! Riders take the lead. Rich Gossage gives the lead right back in the ninth, however, as the Conquistadors stage their own two-out rally. Milwaukee goes meekly in the ninth; San Diego gets a two-out walk in the 10th but Sammy Stewart gets the final out with no damage. With one down in the bottom half, Damaso Garcia singles. He then reclaims a share of the team's stolen base lead, swiping second. When Roy Smalley singles to left, Garcia comes charging around third, beating Wiggins' throw to score the game-winner.

The Riders narrow San Diego's lead to six games and will host Minnesota next.

Game 127: Rick Sutcliffe strikes out nine in eight 3-hit innings, and Reggie Smith hits another home run as the Riders shut out the Lame Ducks 5-0.

Game 128: John Montefusco has an early exit, walking five in four innings, and the Lame Ducks romp to an 11-2 win over Milwaukee.

Game 129: In a roller-coaster of a game, Jerry Mumphrey sends the game to extras with an RBI single in the ninth, but the Lame Ducks score twice in the 10th on Mike Schmidt's single and take the series with an 8-6 win.

The Riders head to Atlanta to face Georgia Force.

Game 130: Rich Gossage allows a two-run homer to Gary Carter in the ninth, but still walks away with a save as the Riders hold off Georgia Force 6-5. Bill Madlock's two-run single capped a four-run eighth that gave Milwaukee a 6-3 lead.

Game 131: Tommy John pitches a complete game gem and the Riders get the bats going as they beat the Georgia Force 10-1. John throws a complete game; Reggie Smith and Bill Madlock hit home runs.

Game 132: Reggie Smith homers again (his 15th) and Rich Gossage pitches a clean inning this time around as the Riders sweep the series with a 6-3 victory.

The Riders come back home to face Washington.

Game 133: John Montefusco throws six scoreless innings but is not around when the game is decided; Jerry Mumphrey drives home the tying run in the eighth with a groundout, and Hal McRae follows with an RBI single off new pitcher Tim Stoddard. Rich Gossage allows a runner in the ninth but coaxes a game-ending double play grounder for his 37th save.

Game 134: Milwaukee is held scoreless through five innings but starts hitting in the sixth and puts six runs on the board over the next three innings to beat the Commandos 6-1. Britt Burns goes six strong innings and improves his record to 8-13. Roy Smalley reaches base four times, all via the base on balls.

Game 135: Milwaukee scores early in this one, putting three on the board in the second, but then does nothing for the rest of the game and drops a 4-3 decision as Washington avoids the sweep.

The Mammoths are in town next.

Game 136: Tommy John goes seven innings to pick up his 10th win of the season as the Riders beat New York 4-2 in the series opener. Hal McRae hits an RBI double, giving him 98 RBI for the season.

Game 137: The Riders tie the game at seven on Damaso Garcia's eighth-inning single, but the Mammoths regain the lead off Sammy Stewart in the ninth with two singles and a sacrifice fly.  Lee Smith allows a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth, but Richie Hebner grounds into a fielder's choice and Hal McRae bounces into a game-ending double play, giving New York an 8-7 win.

Game 138: Willie Aikens and Bill Madlock hit consecutive RBI doubles in the seventh to snap a 5-5 tie, and Rich Gossage works around some trouble in the ninth for his 39th save as the Riders defeat the Mammoths 7-5.

Milwaukee heads to Cleveland for the first of six straight games with the Saltdogs.

Game 139: Britt Burns throws six scoreless innings but George Frazier and Sammy Stewart combine to choke up a 4-0 lead and the Saltdogs rally in the final two innings to take a 5-4 win.

Game 140: Rich Gossage allows a run in the ninth, but gets out of the inning with no further damage, a good enough performance to earn his 40th save as the Riders even the series with a 4-2 victory.

Game 141: Tim Raines and Roy Smalley have three hits each, but neither one scores a run; the remainder of the Rider lineup is handcuffed by Joaquin Andujar, who picks up his 20th win in a 4-2 defeat of Tommy John.

The Riders travel back to Milwaukee with Cleveland to continue the series at County Stadium.

Game 142: Milwaukee takes an early 6-1 lead, but starter Rick Sutcliffe gives most of that lead away in the fifth and Bruce Kison finishes the job in the sixth. Milwaukee drops their third game in the last four decisions, 8-7.

Game 143: John Montefusco has next to nothing (12 runners allowed in five innings) and the Saltdogs have not one, not two, but THREE 3-run innings on the way to an 11-3 rout of the Riders.

Game 144: Bruce Benedict hits two doubles and drives in three runs as the Riders salvage the series finale, beating Cleveland 8-5 and handing Bill Laskey only his third loss of the season. Rich Gossage pitches a perfect ninth for his 41st save.

The Riders host first-place San Diego next, but trailing by nine games it is not a particularly important series.

Game 145: The Riders fall behind 7-2 early as Manny Sarmiento gets pounded. Milwaukee scores once in the fifth but strands two. They strand three more runners over the next two innings, but finally rally for three runs in the ninth. Bill Madlock's bases-loaded single puts runners on the corners; Bob Stanley enters the game to face Reggie Smith and coaxes a grounder to second. Riders fall just short, 7-6.

Game 146: Tommy John throws seven shutout innings as the Riders stun San Diego 3-0 to even the series.

Game 147: The Conquistadors blast Rick Sutcliffe (as well as a couple of relievers); Rod Carew hits two home runs to pace a 12-hit San Diego attack in a 12-3 rout.

With that loss, the Riders give up second place in the division to the surging Lame Ducks, who have won seven in a row. As luck would have it, the schedule takes us to Minneapolis next.

Game 148: The Rider collapse continues and not even John Montefusco can stem the tide. Milwaukee manages two solo homers and nothing else while the Ducks rough up the Count for five runs and go on to a 6-2 win.

Game 149: The Riders win a slugfest, 11-10, despite allowing five unearned runs in the final three innings. Sammy Stewart is the victim for the first three of those runs but gets credit for the win.

Game 150: The Milwaukee bullpen has another disastrous outing as the Ducks score seven times in the sixth, seventh and eighth to pull away for a 9-6 win.

Milwaukee heads home to face Georgia Force.