Welcome Back To Reality - A couple of tough divisional series this segment defined two things. South Carolina isn't where they need to be, and San Francisco is the creame of the Billy Martin Division (Sorry Maple).
In Game 1 and 3 of the Quake series, the Bombers were 1 hit in each game. In the openeer of the series, Kirby Andrews broke up the no hit bid by Jeff Williams with 1 out in the 8th. Final score here is 5-0 Quakes.
In the third game of the series, the Quakes beat SC 2-1. 26 year old Brad Anderson went 7 1/3 no hit innings before lightning struck for a second time. Kirby Andrews, broke up the no hitter and shutout and chased Anderson when he hit his 13th HR of the season.
Aaron Nelson was the tough luck loser in this one, going 7 IP, 5H and 2 R. Kieran Simmons 33rd 2-run HR was the game winner.
Kirby Andrews has been quite the surprise for the Bombers this season. The 29 year old has been forced into a lot of action due to injuries rattling the Bomber OF. In 105 games, he's hitting 278, 15 HR and 36 RBI. Kirby also has 14 SB's.
In the middle game against Maple, the Bombers where white washed again, 7-0, behind the Maples Dooley, Villa and Wilder. Kirby Andrews rapped out a base knock in this game as well. He had help with a Collins (5th) Triple and a Bustamante (22) Double.
Power Ranking - Well this was a hefty dose of Back To Reality as well. We're back to sitting at #22, dropping back to 71.0.
Not much more to add after a 2-4 week. We Bombers will get another chance at both SF and Maple one last time in their final homestand.
Awaiting the draft list to be published and see if we can reload and build upon certain areas.
GM Altman will be exploring the trade market to see where we can pare and improve the overall health of the franchise during the off season.
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