Day 26

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Walleyes                                14       7     .667    ---
Loons                                     13       7     .650    0.5 
Herons                                   13       8     .619    1
Conifers                                   8     12     .400    6.5
Tourists                                    2     16     .111   10.5

Day 26 results

Herons 10, Tourists 7 (10 innings)

WP: Mendez (2-1)

LP: Dihigo (0-2)
HR: Charleston (5), Palm (2)

Loons 6, Walleyes 2
WP: Drake (5-1)
LP: Paige (3-3)
HR: Oms (2)


Day 27: PNC Park
Tourists (Brewer 0-0) at Herons (Smith 0-0)
Walleyes (Day 4-1) at  Loons (Mathis 2-0)

Day 26 recaps
Herons 10, Tourists 7 (10 innings)
Oscar Charleston tripled home two runs in the ninth and scored the tying run, then hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to win it. Jose Mendez threw three scoreless innings of relief for the Herons. Willie Wells and Charleston each scored three runs. The Tourists have lost 13 straight.


Loons 6, Walleyes 2
Phil Drake went the distance, scattering 11 hits. The Walleyes left seven men in scoring position and had no RBI hits; both runs scored on fly balls. Alejandro Oms drove in four for the Loons on a homer in the fifth and a double in the seventh. Sam Bankhead went 3-ofr-3 with a walk, a triple and three runs scored.

Pitcher use notes

Herons:  Donaldson, Powell and Manning rest until Day 28. Mendez rests until Day 29. Streeter and Salmon rest until Day 30.

Conifers:  Rogan rests until Day 27. Williams rests until Day 28.

Walleyes:  Wickware and Redding rest until Day 28. Brown rests until Day 29. Paige rests until Day 30

Tourists:  Trent and Dihigo rest until Day 28. Brown rests until Day 29. Foster rests until Day 30

Loons:   Bell rests until Day 28. Winters rests until Day 29. Drake rests until Day 30.