Darst helps Glovers down Flash
Put this down as “Most Incredible Game Ever”
David Ortiz was 5 for 6 with three doubles, a home run and six RBI as the Rolling Thunder racked up 20 hits — including 14 singles — to destroy the Chunky Monkey 18-0.
What’s even more amazing is David Wells pitched a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts, while Cy Young favorite Cole Hamels didn’t make it out of the first inning.
Jumbo Lewis gave up six hits, six walks and seven earned runs in 4 2/3 innings, while even John Smoltz got lit up for four earned runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Will Cordero was 4 for 6 with five RBI, while Jeff Bagwell added three hits and three RBI. Jim Edmonds alos had three hits and five runs scored.
In the other game, Darin Darst was 3 for 5 with a home run and two RBI, while Mickey Tettleton added two hits and three RBI to lead the Golden Glovers past the Fort Lauderdale Flash 8-7.
Rick Aguilera got the win in relief, pitching three innings with three strikeouts, while Randy Myers took the loss.
Brad Johnson also had a home run with two RBI, while Joe Dimaggio was 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBI.
Thunder 18, Monkey 0
2016 MONKEY AB R H BI ZOBRIST 2B 4 0 1 0 KRUK LF 4 0 0 0 TEIXEIRA DH 4 0 1 0 SCHMIDT 3B 4 0 0 0 MCCUTCHEN CF 2 0 0 0 THORNTON 1B 2 0 0 0 DAULTON C 2 0 0 0 YOUNT SS 3 0 0 0 PODSEDNIK RF 3 0 0 0 TOTALS 28 0 2 0 2016 THUNDER AB R H BI LOFTON CF 5 1 1 0 POSEY C 3 3 1 0 EDMONDS LF 4 5 3 0 BAGWELL 1B 5 3 3 3 ORTIZ DH 6 4 5 6 LYNN RF 5 2 2 3 WRIGHT 3B 2 0 1 0 CORDERO SS 6 0 4 5 DUNCAN 2B 6 0 0 1 TOTALS 42 18 20 18 2016 MONKEY IP H R ER BB SO HAMELS L 0.2 4 3 3 1 1 LEWIS 4.2 6 7 7 6 4 SMOLTZ 1.1 6 4 4 1 2 BROXTON 1.0 3 4 4 3 2 FRANCO 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 2016 THUNDER IP H R ER BB SO WELLS W 9.0 2 0 0 3 10 DP:16 SG (1) 2B:EDMONDS,CORDERO,ORTIZ(3) HR:ORTIZ SF:BAGWELL
Glovers 8, Flash 7
2016 FLASH AB R H BI BELLIARD 2B 5 1 2 0 DIMAGGIO CF 4 1 2 3 FOSTER RF 5 1 1 1 MITCHELL LF 5 0 0 0 GARCIAPARRA SS 5 0 1 0 SWISHER 1B 5 1 1 1 LAVALLIERE C 4 2 3 0 JOHNSON 3B 4 1 2 2 FINLEY P 3 0 0 0 QUISENBERRY P 0 0 0 0 MYERS P 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 41 7 12 7 2016 GLOVERS AB R H BI DARST RF 5 1 3 2 GWYNN LF 4 1 0 0 PUCKETT CF 4 1 2 0 VAUGHN 1B 4 1 1 1 SANDOVAL 3B 4 0 1 1 RIPKEN SS 4 2 1 0 TETTELTON C 3 2 2 3 GARCIA 2B 3 0 1 1 WITT P 2 0 0 0 MOLINA PH 1 0 0 0 AGUILERA P 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 35 8 11 8 2016 FLASH IP H R ER BB SO FINLEY 5.1 7 5 4 2 7 QUISENBERRY 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 MYERS L 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 2016 GLOVERS IP H R ER BB SO WITT 6.0 9 6 5 0 11 AGUILERA W 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 E:GARCIA,BELLIARD,DARST,JOHNSON DP:16 BJ (1) 2B:GARCIAPARRA,LAVALLIERE(2) BELLIARD,PUCKETT,SANDOVAL TETTELTON HR:DIMAGGIO,FOSTER,SWISHER,JOHNSON TETTELTON,DARST SB:SANDOVAL HBP:GARCIA(BY FINLEY)