CAN - Detroit and Xi’an have been battling for 1st place in the Canadian LAD all season. The series opener at Detroit went 16 innings and saw the Xi’an staff rack up 20 strikeouts in the win! Xi’an took 2 of the 3 games, with 28 strikeouts to only 7 walks.
USA - The Akashi Fordians have lost seven of their past eight games and are now three behind San Lorenzo in the LOD. They’ve scored a total of only three runs in their past five games. Slumps by 1B Hideaki Shimizu and RF Je-Ju Yi aren’t helping.
CUB - Toa Baja Coquis go 9-1 in their last 10 games.
DOM - Santiago de los Caballeros leads Pacora by 2.0 games in the LAD. Bocas del Toro leads Bani by 3.0 games in the LOD.
JPN - Toledo holds an 8.0-game lead over Tokorozawa in the LAD. Lagunillas leads Barquisimeto by 6.0 games in the LOD.
KOR - The San Juan Marauders will have to make do without Jorge Núñez for 5 months. He suffered a herniated disc while throwing a pitch in the game today against the Cheju Volcano. His teammates, understandably, were upset about losing the reliever. “That’s a tough break for him,” one of them said. “But this team is resilient. We will just fill in until he gets back.”
USA - MAO CF Mannie Monzanádez has a caree day in 11-6 win at Azua. He went 4-4, with two home runs and five RBI.
VEN - 25-year-old Tokyo center fielder Masamichi Hasegawa had a big day with the bat at Tokyo Grounds today against the Monterrey Alacranes. He cracked 5-for-5 and led the Tanuki to a 12-2 triumph over them.
CHN - It took the Wuhan team doctor a while to realize it, but catcher Gallard Cargill won’t simply play through a torn abdominal muscle after he got hurt running the bases in today’s Golden Eagles-Blackhawks game. At first, it looked like Cargill might be back as early as tomorrow, but now the prognosis isn’t quite so good; he’s expected to miss at least 8 weeks.
MEX - Chihuahua’a 1B Miguel Hernández has monster day at Toluca. He goes 5-5, with two home runs and six RBI and one walk. The Chihuahuas won 14-7.
PAN - “It was kinda freaky. Hopefully, I’ll be back in the lineup soon,” said a dejected Zhao-jun Ci after injuring himself in a game against Puerto Plata. The Arraijan manager told reporters, “He will miss up to 11 months with bone chips in his elbow.” The Chaos Titans are expected to announce a roster move in the next day or two.
PUR - On top of the Mona hit parade today was Pedro Munguía. He went to the plate 5 times and marched away with 5 hits, sparking the Iguanas to a 11-7 victory over the Roswell Invasion.
PUR - Tight race in the LAD. Ponce leads Mona by 1.0 game.
PAN - Balboa still dominating the LAD. Their lead is 14.0 over Arraijan.
MEX - The Toluca Toucans got some bad news when the team learned that Aquila Ropizar was likely to be out for 11-12 months after he injured himself throwing a pitch in today’s game against the Chihuahua Chihuahuas. A round of tests by the team doctors revealed the injury to be back spasms. Upon learning of their diagnosis, the Toluca manager told the press, “As you all know, we can’t control injuries — they are a part of the game. We just have to do the best we can until Aquila is back in action.”
CAN - Kitchener still looking for answers. The team goes 2-8 in its last 10 games.
CHN - 5 hits in a game has always been a magic number in baseball. Only a handful of players will do that. Get 5 hits in a game and you get your moment of glory… your 5 minutes of fame… you get your name in the record book. In the Dragon Riders 5-4 win over Philadelphia, Tian-yun Xia was red-hot today, scorching them for hit after hit at Dragon Riders Ballpark.
VEN - Caracas gets to 60 wins.
USA - Azua’s lead is 14.0 games over Mao in the LAD.
KOR - Santurce de Cangrejeros play well and take the lead in the LAD. Victoria de Las Tunas is now 3.0 games back.
JPN - The Vertientes Fumadores go 8-19 in July.
DOM - The offense isn’t enough in Nagasaki. Despite having the highest batting average in the LOD, the Blues continue to struggle, mostly because of poor pitching.
CUB - Toronto goes 3-7 in their last 10 games. Their lead is 2.0 games ove Brooklyn.