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