Bichette, Monkey pound Flash
The Rolling Thunder needed this one… and he got it.
Randy Johnson pitched a complete game with 17 strikeouts to lead the Rolling Thunder past the Golden Glovers 9-3.
Johnson allowed only four hits and one earned run as he was making his first start back after being shipped to the bullpen for a cycle.
Mike Piazza continued his tear, going 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBI, while Rafael Palmeiro added two hits and two RBI.
In the other game, Dante Bichette went 3 for 5 with three RBI, while Barry Bonds and Tony Phillips each added home runs as the Chunky Monkey pounded the Fort Lauderdale Flash 12-4.
Kevin Ritz couldn’t make it out of the first inning, giving up four earned runs on a hit and three walks, while Arthur Rhodes and Jose Mesa were their usual self, combining for 13 walks, 11 hits and eight runs in 7 1/3 innings.
Jason Jennings got the win, allowing only one earned run in 7 2/3 innings (amazing what a No. 6 starter can do!). Wilin Rosario was 4 for 4 in the loss for the Flash.
Thunder 9, Glovers 3
2016 THUNDER AB R H BI
GWYNN RF 5 2 3 0
YOUNG 2B 4 2 0 0
PIAZZA C 5 1 2 4
C JONES 3B 4 0 2 1
BURKS CF 5 1 2 1
PALMEIRO 1B 4 2 2 2
PIERRE LF 4 0 2 1
COUNSELL SS 2 1 0 0
R JOHNSON P 5 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 9 13 9
2016 GLOVERS AB R H BI
LOFTON CF 3 1 1 1
POLANCO 3B 4 0 0 0
WALKER RF 4 0 0 0
CABRERA 1B 4 0 1 1
GONZALEZ LF 4 0 1 0
FRANCO 2B 4 0 0 0
CARTER C 2 0 0 0
HARRISON SS 3 1 1 0
FRANCIS P 2 1 0 0
T GORDON P 0 0 0 0
DARST PH 1 0 0 0
FUENTES P 0 0 0 0
OROSCO P 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 3 4 2
2016 THUNDER IP H R ER BB SO
R JOHNSON W 9.0 4 3 1 1 17
2016 GLOVERS IP H R ER BB SO
FRANCIS L 6.0 10 5 2 1 6
T GORDON 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
FUENTES 0.2 1 3 3 2 1
OROSCO 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
E:PIERRE,BURKS,HARRISON
2B:GWYNN,C JONES,BURKS,PALMEIRO
PIERRE,HARRISON
3B:LOFTON
HR:PIAZZA,PALMEIRO
SH:COUNSELL
SF:LOFTON
WP:R JOHNSON
HBP:PIERRE(BY FRANCIS)
Monkey 12, Flash 4
2016 FLASH AB R H BI
ZOBRIST LF 4 0 1 0
BELTRAN RF 5 0 1 0
HELTON 1B 4 1 1 0
GRIFFEY CF 4 0 0 0
CASTILLA 3B 4 1 0 0
TULOWITZKI SS 2 1 1 3
ROSARIO C 4 1 4 1
SANDBERG 2B 4 0 1 0
REYNOLDS DH 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 4 9 4
2016 MONKEY AB R H BI
PHILLIPS 2B 3 3 1 2
V MARTINEZ C 5 2 2 0
BONDS CF 1 3 1 2
PUJOLS 1B 3 1 1 1
A RODRIGUEZ DH 6 1 1 1
BAUTISTA LF 2 1 0 0
BICHETTE RF 5 0 3 3
BELTRE 3B 5 0 3 1
O SMITH SS 3 1 0 1
TOTALS 33 12 12 11
2016 FLASH IP H R ER BB SO
RITZ L 0.1 1 4 4 3 1
RHODES 4.1 7 4 4 5 4
MESA 3.0 4 4 4 8 2
ECKERSLEY 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
2016 MONKEY IP H R ER BB SO
JENNINGS W 7.2 9 4 1 3 9
D JONES 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
E:O SMITH
DP:16 JM (2)
2B:HELTON,BICHETTE,BELTRE
HR:TULOWITZKI,ROSARIO,BONDS
PHILLIPS
BALK:RITZ
