PUR - Osan’s Han-su Yi extended his consecutive-game hitting streak to 21 games.
MEX - After injuring himself, Toucans starting pitcher Francisco Marroquín headed straight to the hospital. He was removed from the game as a precaution after throwing a pitch and the team’s worst fears were confirmed when it turned out to be a little more serious. Marroquín will miss at least 2-3 months with a torn back muscle.
JPN - Toeldo’s Robert Stroupe goes 4-4 with two HR and five RBI in 9-4 win over Tokorozawa.
USA - Behind the strong pitching of José Pelles, Mariel shut out Mao 13-0. Pelles surrendered only 3 hits in recording the complete-game victory. He registered 10 strikeouts and no walks.
MEX - Toluca’s Roldán ‘Tiog’ Molina has been hot, with 24 consecutive scoreless innings. Has three of the top 14 performances in MEX, including the top two.
VEN - Tokyo’s Fidel ‘Genocide’ Lobatos is a wonder. At 38, he’s 4-0 with a 0.60 era and a 0.53 WHIP.
CHN - Going… Going… Gone! Tze-meng Au did it three times in the Changsha 12-3 victory over the Shanghai Golden Eagles. Three home runs in one game! “I was in a groove,” he said, “and every pitch they tossed up there looked like a grapefruit.”
PUR - The season is apparently over for Kraig Allen. The Roswell Invasion medical staff informed the club that the starting pitcher will be out at least 12 months with a torn rotator cuff muscle. Allen was hurt in the game against Mona while throwing a pitch. The doctors did not think he would recover prior to the end of the season.
PAN - Nagasaki starts strong, going 12-5.
DOM - Team officials triumphantly announced that the Ranas Rojas and superstar center fielder Salvador Estrada have closed a deal that keeps the 33-year-old in a Bocas del Toro uniform for another 3 years. Estrada will earn $52,800,000 as part of the settlement.
CAN - It has been quite a while since somebody stopped Zhi-huan Chien without a hit in a game. The Hong Kong Giants third baseman extended his hitting streak to 30 consecutive games.
MEX - The high dollar signings of Tadayoshi Kiyomizu and Miguel Serrano have energized Panama City’s formerly lackadaisical fan base. The early front-runners in Mexico’s Longitude Division are averaging a near-capacity 44,773 per game in attendance, over 10,000 more per game than visited Bull Moose Ballpark last season.
JPN - After the end of today’s game between Barquisimeto and Caracas, Sosa Ikeda skipped the clubhouse and headed straight for the doctor’s office. After he was removed from the game as a precaution after throwing a pitch, the Obeliscos had their worst fears confirmed when it turned out to be more serious. The starting pitcher will miss at least 2-3 months with a torn rotator cuff muscle.
VEN - The LAD is tight with 2 teams at 9-8 and other 2 at 8-9.
USA - Team officials triumphantly announced that the Dadaistas and superstar left fielder Francisco Benigue have closed a deal that keeps the 32-year-old in a Mao uniform for another 4 years. Benigue will earn $41,760,000 as part of the settlement.
CUB - Every now and then, the right things happen at the right time. Sergio Osoy discovered that when he smashed three homers at Ballpark of Brooklyn during today’s 17-7 win over the Taegu Black Bears.
KOR - It took the Suwon team doctor a while to realize it, but catcher Alfonso Díaz won’t simply play through a fractured wrist after he got hurt making a defensive play in today’s Marauders-Samsung Lions game. At first, it looked like Díaz might be back as early as tomorrow, but now the prognosis isn’t quite so good; he’s expected to miss at least 6 weeks.
PAN - Nagasaki management got a shot in the arm today as Yasujiro Kuwano announced he would re-sign with the organization at a rate of $12,710,000 per year.
MEX - Happy times in Cienfuegos as the Piratas and star starting pitcher José Cruz put the finishing touches on a $28,830,000 contract extension that will keep the 28-year-old in town 3 years longer.
CHN - The season is ending on a bad note for Ray Redmond, starting pitcher for the Rizao Rally Cats. It was announced today that he will miss the rest of the season because of injury. Redmond was hurt against the Lhasa Snow Leopards while throwing a pitch. He suffered bone chips in his elbow and will be out for at least 8 months.
VEN - Moca’s Johnny Pomfret has started hot. He is hitting .377/.544 with 4 doubles, 3 HR, and 8 runs. He has hit in all but two games this year!
CUB - The season is finished for Yoshino Sanya of the Baracoa Bahia. The club announced today that he will forego the rest of the year because of injury. The Bahia starting pitcher suffered a torn labrum while throwing a pitch in a recent game against the Brooklyn Hot Dogs. Team doctors said it would take at least 12 months to heal.
KOR - Asahikawa Green Guild must be giving the fans what they want. The team’s average attendance has increased to over 34,000 from last year’s 25,000+.
DOM - Bocas del Toro Ranas Rojas on fire, starting 13-4.
CAN - In the LOD, the Venture Brothers astarted hot, going 9-1 andoutscoring opponents 72-36. Edmonton went 7-0 against teams not from Vancouver.