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Relocation and Expansion While the Tournament of Champions is set to take place soon, the Champions Baseball Association, in agreement with the independent American Developmental Baseball League, have come together for some of the 2016 changes. The Pittsburgh Energy of the Omega League has been forced to relocate. That means that several cities have entered a bid. I'll get to that later in the post. Also, due to a four-year expansion plan, there will be two additional teams per year added to the CBA. That means that the OL will feature three new teams in 2016 with the Pittsburgh franchise moving to the ADBL. The Columbus Mammoths, by winning the ADBL Championship Series, is one of the guaranteed cities to gain a franchise in the OL in 2016. So, here are the bidding cities with the two selected lottery balls below: Anaheim, California (7 balls) - 1, 9, 15, 20, 24, 29, 33Birmingham, Alabama (1 ball) - 8 Calgary, Alberta (1 ball) - 19Chicago, Illinois (5 balls) - 3, 12, 17, 27, 40Des Moines, Iowa (3 balls) - 6, 23, 43El Paso, Texas (7 balls) - 2, 10, 16, 21, 25, 31, 35Hartford, Connecticut (1 ball) - 28Jacksonville, Florida (2 balls) - 7, 38Mexico City, Mexico (1 ball) - 32Newark, New Jersey (1 ball) - 34Providence, Rhode Island (1 ball) - 41Queens, New York City (5 balls) - 4, 11, 18, 26, 30Raleigh, North Carolina (1 ball) - 39Richmond, Virginia (1 ball) - 37Sacramento, California (4 balls) - 5, 13, 22, 36San Jose, California (1 ball) - 42St. Paul, Minnesota (1 ball) - 14 Here are the winning numbers: 17, 33 (didn't feel like posting screen shot, but I promise it's legit--used random.org ) Chicago and Anaheim will be new members of the 2016 OL season. Interestingly enough, each of the two cities that had multiple balls available because of their Major League-ready fields are the two selected to enter the OL in 2015. Team names and uniforms to come when they are ready. In addition to the OL's expansion, there will be four new teams entering the ADBL for the 2016 season with more playing rights (additional balls) for where they finish in the ADBL standings. The four lottery balls for the ADBL's 2016 selection are: 8, 39, 32, 41. (Note: any duplicate balls or selections of cities already in the ADBL will be discarded.) Birmingham, Raleigh, Mexico City, Providence. Welcome to the league. Queens, New York, appears to be the biggest loser of this year's draw. But they will have a chance with lots of balls in the lottery again next season.

2015 Champions Bowl and First Round Previews 2015 Tournament of Champions Bowl For the first time since the Tournament of Champions Bowl began, there has been an expansion in teams. This season, each of the four leagues sends one more team to the tournament. The teams are now seeded 1-14 with the following alignment: 1-5 = Alpha League teams seeded in order of regular season finish6-9 = Beta league teams seeded in order of regular season finish10-12 = Gamma League teams in order of regular season finish13-14 = Omega League teams in order of regular season finish #9 Nashville Country (72-60, 4th BL) at #8 New Orleans Gators (73-59, 3rd BL) In the only first round match up between teams of the same league, the New Orleans Gators, the lone Beta League playoff team not to earn promotion for the 2016 season, takes on a Nashville team that pulled off a first-round surprise in the Beta League playoffs before succumbing to a sweep in the finals. The Gators held a slight 7-5 advantage over the Country in the regular season, helping them to earn the 3rd seed in the league and home-field advantage in this best of five series. Nashville key players: 2B Chase Utley, .324, 27 HR, 94 RBI - team Triple Crown1B Adam Dunn, .301, 22 HR, 76 RBI - finished behind Utley in all categoriesSP Juan Nicasio, 11-10, 3,73 ERACL Alex Wood, 32 SV, 2.49 ERA Nashville key injuries: 2B Chase Utley - DtD for 5 daysRF Bryce Harper - out for series - .306, 16 HR, 57 RBI New Orleans key players: SS Troy Tulowitzki, .308, 28 HR, 86 RBI1B Ike Davis, .306, 35 HR, 83 RBISP Greg T. Smith, 12-7, 3.31 ERACL Luis Avilan, 32 SV, 2.19 ERA New Orleans key Injuries: 3B Christian Williams - out for at least first two games - .295, 17 HR, 69 RBIC Salvador Perez - out all of 2015 - .324, 10 HR, 52 RBI in 2014 #10 Philadelphia Liberty (78-54, 1st GL) at #7 New Mexico Suns (78-54, 2nd BL) New Mexico is coming off the glow of winning the Beta League's Gold Trophy, while the Liberty are still smarting from not being to succeed in the battle for the Silver Trophy as the #1 seed. Philadelphia's best chance to shine is for all-everything player Yeow-whye Cheung to continue doing what he does. Ricky Nolasco is a great ace pitcher who will give the Suns fits when he pitches. Philadelphia key players: 1B Yeow-whye Cheung, .274, 40 HR, 108 RBISS Elvis Andrus, .277, 75 R, 43 SBSP Ricky Nolasco, 15-4, 2.94 ERA, 174 KCL Mickey Storey, 38 SV, 2.34 ERA New Mexico key players: 3B Miguel Cabrera, .311, 31 HR, 107 RBI1B Prince Fielder, .291, 32 HR, 92 RBISP Yovani Gallardo, 16-8, 3.25 ERARP Tyson Ross, 6-1, 1.29 ERA #11 Portland Pioneers (77-55, 2nd GL) at #6 Denver Peaks (80-52, 1st BL) Denver may not have a lineup that gives anyone concern, but what they do have is a dominant pitching staff to go along with a solid defensive team. Portland's pitching staff may not be as good as Denver's, but the Pioneers' did lead the league in Starters' ERA and finished second in their bullpen's ERA. Portland key players: 2B Sergio Ordonez, .290, 24 HR, 86 RBI1B Joey Votto, .304, 25 HR, 64 RBISP Jose Villa, 15-6, 2.45 ERACL Aaron Loup, 18 SV, 2.30 ERA Portland key injuries: CL Ronald Belisario - out for playoffs - 19 SV, 2.44 ERAC Josmil Pinto - out for series - .282, 12 HR, 49 RBI Denver key players: 2B Donald Woolhouse, .323, 14 HR, 57 RBIC Yasmani Grandal, .314, 16 HR, 54 RBISP Francisco Liriano, 12-3, 2.53 ERACL Craig Kimbrel, 36 SV, 1.53 ERA #12 Orlando Rockets (73-59, 3rd GL) at #5 Brooklyn Avengers (68-64, 5th AL) Orlando surprised everyone, including themselves with a dominant playoff run to capture the 2015 Silver Trophy. With a top-heavy pitching rotation, the Rockets rose above Portland and Philadelphia to win their first ever banner. Brooklyn was the beneficiary of the expansion of the Tournament of Champions Bowl, earning a bid despite not finishing in the playoff hunt in the AL. In fact, the Avengers were the only team not going for a trophy in the postseason. Instead, they battled for the Alpha Cup, falling in the final game to Virginia Beach. Still, despite not getting the Cup, they do get a chance for a Bowl. They'll have to continue pitching well and keeping games low scoring and hope their offense can find its way for a chance to win the tournament. Orlando key players: C Orlando Arce, .300, 32 HR, 84 RBISP Kyle Kendrick, 14-6, 2.19 ERASP Roberto Gonzales, 12-4, 2.85 ERACL Sean Doolittle, 37 SV, 1.12 ERA Brooklyn key players: 3B Lonnie Chisenhall, .303, 20 HR, 71 RBISP Stephen Strasburg, 12-4, 2.38 ERASP Anibal Sanchez, 14-3, 2.83 ERACL Brian Wilson, 21 SV, 3.79 ERA Brooklyn key injuries: CF Mike Trout - out for series - .315, 15 HR, 55 RBI #13 Louisville Thoroughbreds (81-51, 1st OL) at #4 Montreal Saints (72-60, 4th AL) The off season signing of Albert Pujols proved to be the ultimate coup in the Champions Baseball Association. Louisville went from a 10th place team in the OL a year ago to a team that blasted its way to a pennant. Though they did not win the Bronze Trophy against season runner-up Seattle, the Thoroughbreds resent clear and present danger in each ball game. They're not very good past their starters and their defense and team speed are hindrances, but Montreal had better not take them lightly. The Saints could not find their playoff success like they did a year ago, but they still remained competitive in their switch from the BL to the AL. All season they used middle of the road skills and team speed to manufacture runs. Despite not being great at any one thing, the Saints are still dangerous and should be a big favorite over Louisville. Louisville key players:1B Albert Pujols, .356, 46 HR, 124 RBI - OL Triple CrownLF Travis Snider, .295, 19 HR, 74 RBISP Grant Dies-Willis, 16-7, 2.81 ERACL Jenrry Mejia, 44 SV, 2.67 ERA Montreal key players: RF Jesus Gomez, .338, 10 HR, 49 RBISP Will Smith, 10-9, 3.72 ERASP Derek Holland, 12-6, 3.88 ERACL Eric O'Flaherty, 33 SV, 2.24 ERA Montreal key injuries: SP Matt Cain - out for season - 7-3, 2.46 ERA in 17 GS #14 Seattle Ports (79-53, 2nd OL) at #3 Dallas Tycoons (77-55, 3rd AL) Seattle represented the ultimate jack of all trades squad for the 2015 season. That good at a lot of things, great at nothing mentality proved to be just what they needed to take the Bronze Trophy. Let it also be remembered that the Ports caused a considerable amount of noise in the Spring Bowl, proving that playoff games are where they play best. Dallas is a high-scoring team, leading the AL in runs per game at 4.83. Despite a shaky bullpen, the rest of the Tycoons' team brings it each and every game, making any team they face have to be on. Seattle key players: 2B Scooter Gennett, .306. 18 HR, 72 RBISS Mike Morse, .297, 19 HR, 56 RBISP Josh Beckett, 12-5, 2.71 ERACL Andrew Bailey, 32 SV, 2.12 ERA Dallas key players: 3B Edwin Encarnacion, .293, 27 HR, 84 RBISS Harvey Shipman, .300, 16 HR, 27 RBISP Jordan Zimmerman, 15-3, 2.96 ERASP Jake Peavy, 11-9, 2.80 ERA Dallas key injuries: SS Harvey Shipman - out for first two games

2015 Postseason - September 3 BL - Gold Trophy Finals #2 New Mexico 7 at #4 Nashville 6, 10 innings - New Mexico wins 4-0 WP - Nick Vincent, LP - Seth Maness Game MVP - SS Miguel Depardieu, Nashville, 2/2, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB Series MVP - 1B Prince Fielder, New Mexico, 9/18 (.500), 2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 10 RBI, BB Notes: Suns' 2B Neil Walker's RBI single in the top of the 10th proved to be the game and series winning run. Walker finished with a team-high three hits in the game, including scoring a run and knocking in the game-winner....Series MVP Fielder had his fourth solid game, getting at least two hits in all four games of the series. In Game Four, he finished 2 of 4 with a home run, run, two RBI, and an intentional walk in the 10th....New Mexico LF Christian Yelich and CF A.J. Pollock, who scored the winning run, each had two hits. One of Yelich's two hits was the Suns' other extra-base hit, a seventh-inning double....Along with Game MVP Depardieu, two other Nashville players had two hits. 2B Chase Utley and CF Jorge Jaramillo were those two players. Utley doubled and homered for his two hits....Country SP Juan Nicasio pitched a decent six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits with a walk and seven strikeouts....The Nashville bullpen did not fare as well. RP Ben Hendrickson was rocked in the top of the seventh, allowing four earned runs on three hits with a walk in just 1/3 of an inning. His poor inning allowed the Suns to erase a 6-2 deficit entering the inning....New Mexico SP Travis Wood was chased early. In just two innings, he allowed four earned runs on five hits with a walk and a strikeout. He also gave up both of Depardieu's home runs. Four relievers combined to pitch the final eight innings, allowing a combined two earned runs on three hits with five walks and four strikeouts. BL - Gold Trophy - Banner AL - Diamond Series #2 Phoenix 0 at #1 San Diego 1 - San Diego wins 4-2 WP - Tyler Chatwood, LP - Foppe Spitsbaard, S - Brandon Cumpton Game MVP - SP Tyler Chatwood, San Diego, 6.2 IP, 5 H, 7 K Series MVP - SP Jose Fernandez, San Diego, 2 GS, 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 15 IP, 12 H, 3 ER, BB, 14 K Notes: Despite his great game, Chatwood had to leave with two outs in the seventh inning on an unspecified arm injury. There is no update on his condition. Four Slammers relievers finished the game....Firebirds SP Spitsbaard pitched a good game but could not get the run support he needed. In six innings, he allowed just one earned run on seven hits with five walks and five striekouts. His bases loaded wild pitch in the fourth allowed San Diego LF Miquel Veldhoven to score from third for what proved to be the winning run....Slammers SS Jose Reyes led the team in hits, going 2 for 4. San Diego did not have an extra-base hit in the game....Firebirds RF Caleb Gindl led the team in hits, going 2 for 4, including Phoenix's only extra-base hit, a sixth inning double. AL - Diamond Trophy - Banner

2015 Postseason - September 2 GL - Silver Trophy Finals #1 Philadelphia 1 at #3 Orlando 4 - Orlando wins 4-1WP - Kyle McPherson, LP - Tyler Cahill, S - Sean DoolittleGame MVP - LF Michael Brantley, Orlando, 2/4, 2B, RBISeries MVP - 3B Pedro Alvarez, Orlando, 5/18 (.278), 2B, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, 3 BBNotes: The Rockets win their first-ever banner, dominating the #2 and #1 seeds on their way to the Silver Trophy....Alvarez won the MVP by having two good games (1 and 5) in leading Orlando to half of their victories in the series....Orlando SP Roberto Gonzales did not give up a run in 4.1 innings. He had to leave the game in the fifth inning in trouble, like he had been in all five innings he pitched. Gonzales gave up eight hits, walked a batter, and struck out three....The Liberty's Cahill allowed four earned runs on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts in seven innings....Philadelphia 3B Cliff Pennington was 3 for 4 with a double to lead all hitters. The Liberty's LF Corey Brewster and 1B Yeow-whye Cheung added two hits each for seven total of the team's 11 hits among three players....Brantley and RF Fernando Guerrero were the only Rockets with two hits. Guerrero scored and knocked in a run on his two singles. He also stole a base. GL - Silver Trophy - Banner BL - Gold Trophy Finals #2 New Mexico 9 at #4 Nashville 5 - New Mexico leads 3-0WP - Yovani Gallardo, LP - Carlos RoblesGame MVP - 1B Prince Fielder, New Mexico, 2/4, HR, 2 R, 4 RBINotes: The Suns scored five runs in the top of the first, added three more in the second, and another in the third to jump out to a quick 9-1 lead....Robles could not escape the first inning for the Country. He gave up five earned runs on four hits with two walks and a strikeout in just 2/3 of an inning....New Mexico loaded the bases quickly on Robles in the first. CF A.J. Pollock walked, LF Christian Yelich doubled, and 3B Miquel Cabrera walked. After RF Wil Myers struck out, Fielder belted a two-run single to right center field. SS Tyler Magee followed with a single to load the bases again, followed by a two-run double by C Evan Gattis. 2B Neil Walker then hit a sacrifice fly to score Magee before Robles was pulled for Chris Reitma....Fielder's two-run HR came on Reitma in the second inning....Despite the loss, Nashville C Daniel Odhieng went 4 for 5 with two runs scored to lead all batters in hits....Country SS Miguel Depardieu hit a solo lead off home run in the bottom of the first for Nashville's only run before falling behind by eight runs....Suns SP Gallardo allowed five runs, four earned, on 10 hits with a walk and four strikeouts in seven innings.

2015 Postseason - September 1 GL - Silver Trophy Finals #1 Philadelphia 1 at #3 Orlando 2 - Orlando leads 3-1WP - Rickey Blackburn, LP - Mickey StoreyGame MVP - 3B Pedro Alvarez, Orlando, 2/4, 2B, HR (walk-off), R, RBINotes: Alvarez hit a two-out, full count home run 376 feet to straight away right field in the bottom of the ninth to give the Rockets a commanding 3-1 series lead....Orlando SP Miguel Lopez allowed one earned run on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts in eight innings....Liberty SP Ricky Nolasco also only allowed one earned run on four hits with four strikeouts in eight innings....Rockets' LF Michael Brantley doubled in the bottom of the first and then stole third base. 1B Bernardo Deleon then hit an RBI ground out to give Orlando a 1-0 lead....Philadelphia's lone run came in the second inning when 1B Yeow-whye Cheung hit a solo home run to lead off the inning. BL - Beta Cup - Day 9 #12 Oakland 4 at #6 Washington 9 - Oakland (6-3, eliminated), Washington (5-0)WP - Justin Verlander, LP - Fernando RodneyGame MVP - 3B Juan Francisco, Washington, 4/5, HR, 2 R, 3 RBINotes: Washington is the 2015 Beta Cup winners....The Gorillas needed to win three straight games to take the Beta Cup....Presidents' SP Verlander allowed four earned runs on 10 hits with two walks and six strikeouts in six innings....Oakland SP Tim Lincecum only pitched four innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts. BL - Beta Cup - Banner AL - Diamond Series #1 San Diego 8 at #2 Phoenix 4 - San Diego leads 3-2WP - Justin Masterson, LP - Jeremy Bonderman, S - Brandon CumptonGame MVP - LF Miquel Veldhoven, San Diego, 1/3, HR, R, 3 RBI, 2 BBNotes: Slammers' SP Cole Hamels had to leave the game in the top of the fourth following a back injury while stretching out a double. Masterson came on as a pinch runner for him and then stayed in the game as a pitcher (Note: which makes absolutely no effing sense. How did he warm up????)....Veldhoven's three-run home run came in the fourth. It gave San Diego the lead, 4-2....San Diego had six extra-base hits and the Firebirds had four....Slammers 3B Jed Lowrie hit a solo home run in the top of the second for a 1-0 advantage....The Firebirds' first two home runs came in the bottom of the second when SS Starlin Castro and C Alex Avila hit back-to-back shots for a 2-1 lead....1B Jesus Velez added a two-run home run in the eighth, meaning all four Phoenix runs came on homers. Velez was the only Firebirds' player with more than one hit, going 2 for 4.

2015 Postseason - August 31 - Part 2 BL - Gold Trophy - Promotion Series #3 New Orleans 0 at #1 Denver 5 - Denver wins 2-0WP - Danny Duffy, LP - Jon Lester, S - Danny SalazarGame MVP - SP Danny Duffy, Denver, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 KNotes: Denver earns a promotion to the Alpha League in 2015 by winning the three-game series over the Gators....The Peaks' first run came with one out in the bottom of the seventh on Lester's wild pitch to score 1B Ruben Aguilera from third. 3B Aramis Ramirez then singled in RF Benny Watson on the next at bat for a 2-0 lead. Denver added one more run in the inning on PH Yuniesky Betancourt's sacrifice fly that scored 2B Donald Woolhouse....Denver scored two more runs in the eighth inning when C Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run home run on Gators' RP Elizardo Ramirez....New Orleans SP Lester allowed three earned runs on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts in seven innings....The Gators' five hits were spread out among five players. LF Rikyu Matsuura and SS Troy Tulowitzki each doubled....Peaks' SS Dee Gordon was ejected in the 7th inning for arguing a called third strike. BL - Gold Series #4 Nashville 5 at #2 New Mexico 7 - New Mexico leads 2-0WP - Tyson Ross, LP - Kevin Correia, S - Nick VincentGame MVP - 2B Neil Walker, New Mexico, 1/3, 2B, 3 RBI, SACNotes: The Suns scored the game-winning runs in the bottom of the seventh. With runners at second and third, 3B Miguel Cabrera singled in LF Christian Yelich. 1B Prince Fielder then doubled to score CF A.J. Pollock and give New Mexico a 6-4 lead. After RF Wil Myers was intentionally walked, Walker hit a sacrifice fly to score Cabrera....Country RF Brandon Moss hit a two-run home run in the second inning for his team's first runs. 1B Ben Broussard added a solo shot in the third inning....Neither starting pitcher factored into the decision. Suns' SP Matt Harvey pitched only four innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Nashville's Luis Salas gave up four earned runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts in six innings....Country RP Correia allowed all three of his earned runs on four hits and a walk in just 1/3 of an inning. Addison Reed came on in relief to quell the Suns' onslaught. AL - Alpha Cup - Finals #6 Virginia Beach 1 at #5 Brooklyn 0 - Virginia Beach wins 3-2WP - Joham Cari, LP - Stephen Strasburg, S - Kenley JansenGame MVP - SP Joham Cari, Virginia Beach, 7 IP, 5 H, BB, 4 KNotes: 3B Mark Reynolds lead-off solo home run in the first inning proved to be the winning run in an excellently pitched game....Avengers' SP Strasburg allowed only three hits, including the Reynolds home run with a walk and 11 strikeouts in eight innings. Virginia Beach's only other hit came in the ninth off reliever Brian Wilson....Brooklyn 1B Alberto Vasquez was the game's leading hitter, going 2 for 3 with a double. The Avengers had six hits in the game with Vazquez's double being the only extra-base hit. AL - Alpha Cup - Banner AL - Diamond Series #1 San Diego 2 at #2 Phoenix 3 - Series tied 2-2WP - Rex Brothes, LP - Brandon CumptonGame MVP - Notes: The Firebirds scored in the bottom of the ninth to win the game. 3B/RF Valentyn Grave led off the inning with a triple off Cumpton. 2B Edgar V. Gonzalez then followed with a sacrifice fly to right center to score Grave....A wild 8th inning allowed Phoenix to tie the game after trailing 2-0. Gonzalez singled to lead off the inning, followed by a single by PH Will Venable. Due to a throwing error by San Diego CF Jose Marquez, Gonzalez scored on the play. After Slammers' SP Jose Fernandez retired the next two batters, Taylor Tankersley came on in relief. He then walked CF Axel Darke, leading to another pitching change. With Brett Anderson on the mound, a passed ball allowed Venable and Darke to advance. Anderson then walked Jesus Velez to load the bases. With PH Jhonny Peralta at the plate, Anderson threw a wild pitch to allow Venable to score the tying run....Marquez led all hitters with three hits, including a lead off single in the first inning. He then scored on 2B Dustin Pedroia's single....Fernandez gave up only two earned runs on six hits with a walk and nine strikeouts in 7.2 innings....Phoenix SP Vance Worley allowed two earned runs on eight hits with four walks and seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings. Like usual, the Firebirds win in the post season in games where Worley starts. He is scheduled to pitch Game Seven should the series go that far.

2015 Postseason - August 31 - Part 1 OL - Omega Cup - Finals #3 Mexico City 7 at #5 Vancouver 4 - Mexico City wins 2-1WP - Antoine Rigadeau, LP - Jose Lopez, S - Andrew WernerGame MVP - SS Wilson Betemit, Mexico City, 3/3, 2 2B, R, 2 RBI, BBNotes: With the Scorpions' win, they are promoted to the Gamma League in just their first year of existence. OL - Omega Cup - Banner GL - Gamma Cup - Finals #10 San Antonio 4 at #8 Atlanta 0 - San Antonio wins 2-1WP - Clayton Kershaw, LP - Paul MaholmGame MVP - SP Clayton Kershaw, San Antonio, 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 12 KNotes: San Antonio claims the 2015 Gamma Cup as the third-lowest seed. GL - Gamma Cup - Banner GL - Silver Trophy - Finals #1 Philadelphia 1 at #3 Orlando 2 - Orlando leads 2-1WP - Rickey Blackburn, LP - Phillippe Aumont, S - Sean DoolittleGame MVP - SP Kyle Kendrick, Orlando, 7 IP, 6 H, ER, 9 KNotes: The Rockets scored the game-winning run on C Orlando Arce's sacrifice RBI that scored PH Marcus Giles from third....Liberty SP Ian Kennedy pitched well, allowing just one earned run on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts in six innings pitched....Philadelphia star 1B Yeuw-whye Cheung knocked in his team's lone run in the third inning on an RBI single that scored SS Elvis Andrus....Orlando LF Michael Brantley answered in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single to score RF Fernando Guerrero who hit a two-out double in the previous at bat.

2015 Postseason - August 30 OL - Omega Cup - Finals #5 Vancouver 3 at #3 Mexico City 4, 12 innings - Series tied 1-1Game MVP - LF Carlos Ortiz, Mexico City, 2/3, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BBNotes: Ortiz hit the game-tying home run in the 7th inning....In the 12th inning, RF Urbano Peixeiro hit a lead off walk off home run to tie the series and send it to a rubber match for the 2015 Omega Cup. GL - Gamma Cup - Finals #10 San Antonio 8 at #8 Atlanta 5 - San Antonio leads 1-0Game MVP - SS/2B Freddy Sanchez, San Antonio, 3/5, HR, R, 3 RBI BL - Beta Cup - Day 8 #12 Oakland 5 at #8 Utah 3 - Oakland (6-2), Utah (3-3, eliminated)Game MVP - 3B Hector Luna, Oakland, 1/3, HR, R, 3 RBINotes: Luna replaced the injured Jorge Silva and responded by hitting what turned out to be the game-winning hit. BL - Gold Trophy - Promotion Series #3 New Orleans 2 at #1 Denver 3 - Denver leads 1-0WP - Cliff Lee, LP - Daniel Webb, S - Craig KimbrelGame MVP - SP Francisco Liriano, Denver, 5.2 IP, 3 H, R, 0 ER, BB, 5 KNotes: Peaks' 1B Ruben Aguilera hit the game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning after the Gators had taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the inning. Aguilera finished 2 for 3 with a home run, run, and two runs batted in. BL - Gold Series #4 Nashville 1 at #2 New Mexico 13 - New Mexico leads 1-0WP - Travis Wood, LP - Juan NicasioGame MVP - 1B Prince Fielder, New Mexico, 3/5, HR, 2 R, 3 RBINotes: The Suns jumped on top in the bottom of the second when C Evan Gattis hit a bases-loaded three-RBI double. It was the first of two doubles for Gattis....In addition to Fielder's three hits, RF Wil Myers also added three hits. He was 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored....Five total New Mexico players had multiple hits in their 16-hit output....Country SS Miguel Depardieu had half of his team's hits. He finished 3 for 3 with a double, a run scored, and a walk. His double was the team's only extra-base hit....Wood allowed just one earned run on five hits with a walk and five strikeouts in six innings. Three relievers pitched an inning each to finish out the blowout win....In five innings, Nicasio allowed five earned runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Nashville relief pitchers Gonzalo Gonzales (1/3 of an inning, three earned runs) and Jeremy Gutierrez (1 2/3 innings, five earned runs) were both rocked. AL - Diamond Series #1 San Diego 2 at #2 Phoenix 9 - San Diego leads 2-1WP - Josh Outman, LP - Tyler ChatwoodGame MVP - SP Josh Outman, Phoenix, 9 IP, CG, 11 H, 2 ER, BB, 7 KNotes: The Firebirds jumped all over Chatwood, rocking him for seven earned runs on seven hits with a walk and a strikeout in just 1.2 innings. Justin Masterson (4.1 IP) and Cory Wade (2 IP) finished out the game, each allowing only one earned run....Phoenix 1B Daniel Ortiz and 2B Edgar V. Gonzalez each had three hits. Ortiz finished 3 for 4 with a double, run, and two RBI. Gonzalez finished 3 for 3 with a run, two RBI, and a walk....Firebirds' C Alex Avila hit a two-run home run with no outs in the bottom of the first to set the pace....Despite only scoring two runs, the Slammers had four players with multiple hits. SS Jose Reyes had a double and a single to be the best of the two-hit specialists....RF Yasiel Puig got his only hit of the game in the eighth inning, a solo blast to right field.

2015 Postseason - August 29 OL - Omega Cup - Finals #5 Vancouver 4 at #3 Mexico City 2- Vancouver leads 1-0Game MVP - SP Michael Pineda, Vancouver, 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 8 K GL - Silver Trophy Finals Orlando 0 at Philadelphia 4 - Series tied 1-1WP - Trevor Cahill, LP - Jeffrey DowdGame MVP - SP Trevor Cahill, Philadelphia, 9 IP, CG, 5 H, BB, 6 KNotes: Liberty 1B Yeow-whye Cheung led the team offensively, going 2 for 4 with a double, run, and two runs batted in....CF Alex Escobar followed Cheung by going 2 for 4 with a home run, run, and RBI....Rockets 1B Bernardo Deleon was the best on his team, going 2 for 3 with a walk....LF Michael Brantley had Orlando's only extra-base hit, a second inning double....Liberty RF Jorge Mercado did not have a hit, but he did walk three times, as well as scoring a run and stealing a base....SP Dowd allowed three earned runs on six hits with five walks and two strikeouts in 5.1 innings. AL - Alpha Cup Finals #5 Brooklyn 4 at #6 Virginia Beach 5, 10 innings - Series tied 2-2WP - Kenley Jansen, LP - Brian WilsonGame MVP - CF Carlos Lopez, Brooklyn, 4/4, 2B, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBINotes: Neptunes C Devin Mesoraco had the game-winning walk off hit in the bottom of the tenth when he got a hit with the bases loaded to score PH Jeff Clement who led the inning off with a single....John Lackey (Avengers) and Armando Moreno (Virginia Beach) were the starting pitchers.

2015 Postseason - August 28 - Part 3 AL - Honors Cup - Finals #11 Kansas City 5 at #12 Los Angeles 2 - Kansas City wins 2-1Game MVP - SP Brandon Maurer, Kansas City, 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 8 KNotes: For the second straight season, the Sting and Actors met for the Honors Cup. Just like last season, Kansas City won it. The difference is that there were higher stakes this season. With the loss, the Actors will be heading to the Beta League in 2016. AL - Honors Cup - Banner AL - Alpha Cup - Finals #5 Brooklyn 1 at #6 Virginia Beach 2 - Brooklyn leads 2-1WP - Guido Marchena, LP - Anibal Sanchez, S - Kenley JansenGame MVP - SP Guido Marchena, Virginia Beach, 8 IP, 4 H, ER, 6 K; 1/3, HR, R, RBINotes: Marchena's solo home run in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winning hit. AL - Diamond Series #2 Phoenix 1 at #1 San Diego 3 - San Diego leads 2-0WP - Cole Hamels, LP - Foppe Spitsbaard, S - Brandon CumptonGame MVP - SP Cole Hamels, San Diego, 8 IP, 5 H, ER, 7 KNotes: On a day where hits were hard to find, the Slammers' SS Jose Reyes singled three times, finishing 3 for 4 with an RBI. 3B Jed Lowrie hit two doubles to finish 2 of 4 with an RBI....Five of six Phoenix hits were doubles. The only player not to double was LF Nolan Reimold who hit an RBI single to score SS Starlin Castro in the top of the first....Firebirds SP Spitsbaard allowed three earned runs on seven hits with four walks and eight strikeouts in seven innings.

2015 Postseason - August 28 - Part 2 BL - Beta Cup - Day 7 #8 Utah 0 at #6 Washington 9 - Utah (3-2), Washington (4-0)Game MVP - SP Justin Verlander, Washington, 8 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K; 2/3, R, RBI #12 Oakland 8 at #5 Chicago 5 - Oakland (5-2), Chicago (3-3, eliminated)Game MVP - C Geovany Soto, 2/4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI BL - Gold Trophy - Semifinals #3 New Orleans 6 at #2 New Mexico 7 - New Mexico wins 3-2WP - Yovani Gallardo, LP - Anthony Ranaudo, S - Nick VincentGame MVP - RF Carlos Quentin, New Orleans, 3/4, 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 2 RBISeries MVP - LF Christian Yelich, New Mexico, 10/21 (.476), 2B, 3B, HR, 7 R, 4 RBI, BB, SBNotes: The Suns jumped all over New Orleans' SP Ranaudo in the first inning. Ranaudo allowed five earned runs on six hits with a walk in just 2/3 of an inning before being replaced by Kyle White....Gallardo was given a big lead but nearly squandered it. In eight innings, he allowed five runs, four earned, on six hits with seven strikeouts....3B Miguel Cabrera led the Suns in hits, going 3 for 4 with a double, run scored, and two runs batted in....1B Prince Fielder and 2B Neil Walker both went deep for the Suns....Four New Mexico players had multiple hits....1B Ike Davis, Quentin, and CF Nick Okada, the 4-5-6 hitters in New Orleans' lineup had seven of the Gators' eight hits in the game. Third batter, SS Troy Tulowitzki, had the other. #4 Nashville 8 at #1 Denver 5 - Nashville wins 3-2WP - Addison Reed, LP - Cliff Lee, S Alex WoodGame MVP - CF Ezequiel Carrera, Denver, 3/4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBISeries MVP - 1B Ben Broussard, Nashville, 8/20 (.400), 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, BBNotes: Nashville took its first lead in the top of the sixth, 5-3, on Adam Dunn's three-run home run....The Peaks answered in the bottom of the inning to tie the game, 5-5....Nashville then scored a run in each of the last three innings for the 8-5 win....Country SP Carlos Robles allowed four earned runs on seven hits with four walks and five strikeouts in five innings....Peaks SP Jeremy Hefner gave up five runs, two earned, on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts in six innings....Five of Nashville's nine hits and four of Denver's nine hits were extra-base hits.

2015 Postseason - August 28 - Part 1 GL - Gamma Cup - Relegation Round #5 Las Vegas 5 at #6 Houston 7 - Houston wins 2-1Game MVP - SP Matt Moore, Houston, 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K; 1/2, RBI GL - Gamma Cup - Semifinals #9 Milwaukee 1 at #10 San Antonio 2, 13 innings - San Antonio wins 2-1Game MVP - SP Boof Bonser, San Antonio, 8.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 10 KNotes: The Buzzards' RF Firdaus Jahangiri walked to lead off the bottom of the 13th. After Jahangiri stole second base, Beers' relief pitcher Clay Buchholz intentionally walked 3B B.J. Upton. 2B Julio Lugo then followed with the walkoff single to send San Antonion to the Gamma Cup finals. #4 Honolulu at #8 Atlanta - Atlanta wins 2-1Game MVP - SP J.P. Howell, Atlanta, 8 IP, 5 H, ER, 9 K GL - Silver Trophy Finals #3 Orlando 9 at #1 Philadelphia Liberty 2 - Orlando leads 1-0WP - Roberto Gonzalez, LP - Ricky NolascoGame MVP - 3B Pedro Alvarez, Orlando, 3/5, HR, R, 3 RBINotes: After falling behind 2-0 in the second inning, the Rockets scored two in the third to tie and went on to score seven more runs....2B Allen Craig's solo home run with one out in the top of the fourth proved to be the winning run....Alvarez's two-run shot and LF Michael Brantley's solo home run both came in the fifth inning....Along with the three home run hitters, 1B Bernardo Deleon also had two hits for the Rockets....SS Elvis Andrus was the Liberty's most productive batter, going 2 for 4 with an RBI. 3B Cliff Pennington was the only Philadelphia player with an extra-base hit, finishing 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored....Winning pitcher, SP Gonzales allowed two earned runs on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings....Philadelphia's SP Nolasco gave up five earned runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts in just 4 1/3 innings. Four relievers finished the game for the Liberty.

2015 Postseason - August 27 - Part 2 GL - Gamma Cup - Relegation Round #12 Toronto 4 at #7 Baltimore 5 - Baltimore wins 2-0Game MVP - 3B Jorge Loyola, Baltimore, 2/4, HR, R, 5 RBI #6 Houston 2 at #5 Las Vegas 1 - Series tied 1-1Game MVP - SP Jered Weaver, Las Vegas, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 12 K GL - Gamma Cup - Semifinals #10 San Antonio 4 at #9 Milwaukee 3 - Series tied 1-1Game MVP - SP Clayton Kershaw, San Antonio, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 K, 2/3, R #8 Atlanta 11 at #4 Honolulu 0 - Series tied 1-1Game MVP - SP Paul Maholm, Atlanta, 8.2 IP, 4 H, 4 K BL - Beta Cup - Day 6 #5 Chicago 4 at #8 Utah 5 - Chicago (3-2), Utah (3-1)Game MVP - CF Brett Gardner, Utah, 2/4, R, 3 RBI #12 Oakland 1 at #10 San Francisco 0 - Oakland (4-2), San Francisco (2-3, eliminated)Game MVP - SP Tim Lincecum, Oakland, 7 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K AL - Honors Cup - Finals #12 Los Angeles 9 at #11 Kansas City 13 - Series tied 1-1Game MVP - LF Robbie Grossman, Kansas City, 4/5, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI AL - Diamond Series - Game One # 2 Phoenix 1 at #1 San Diego 3 - San Diego leads 1-0WP - Jose Fernandez, LP - Vance Worley, S - Brandon CumptonGame MVP - SP Jose Fernandez, San Diego, 7.1 IP, 6 H, ER, 5 KNotes: None of San Diego's runs were earned....Firebirds' SP Worley allowed two unearned runs on six hits with four walks and seven strikeouts in six innings....With two outs in the bottom of the fifth and runners at second and third, the Slammers' 2B Dustin Pedroia reached on a Worley error, scoring 1B Bob Adams. RF Yasiel Puig then singled in SS Jose B. Reyes to give San Diego a 2-1 lead....Puig finished the game 2 for 4 with an RBI. Reyes was the only other Slammer with two hits, going 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored....Phoenix LF Nolan Reimold led the team in hitting, going 2 for 3 with a double and a walk.

2015 Postseason - August 27 - Part 1 OL - Omega Cup - Semifinals #3 Mexico City 6 at #9 Boston 1 - Mexico City wins 2-1Game MVP - SP Antoine Rigaudeau, Mexico City, 7 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 11 K OL - Bronze Trophy #1 Louisville 1 at #2 Seattle 7 - Seattle wins 4-1WP - Luis Silva, LP - Jonathan PettiboneGame MVP - SS Mike Morse, Seattle, 3/5, HR, 2 R, 4 RBISeries MVP - SS Mike Morse, Seattle, 10/22 (.455), 2 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 8 RBINotes: The Ports have clinched the 2015 Bronze Trophy! This marks their first banner in the Champions Baseball Association....Seattle SP Silva allowed just one earned run on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts in 6.1 innings pitched....Louisville SP Pettibone was rocked for five earned runs on 10 hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 3.2 innings....Thoroughbreds' 1B Albert Pujols had the team's only extra-base hit, a third-inning double that preceded LF Travis Snider's RBI sacrifice fly....Morse, along with 2B Scooter Gennett and 1B Brett Wallace each had three hits. Gennett doubled twice, finishing 3 for 5 with two runs scored. Wallace doubled once, finishing 3 for 4 with a run scored....Despite finishing the series with two wins and a 0.66 ERA, Silva was edged out for the series MVP by his hot-hitting teammate Morse.

2015 Postseason - August 26 - Part 2 BL - Beta Cup - Day 5 #12 Oakland 8 at #7 Austin 0 - Oakland (3-2), Austin (2-3, eliminated)Game MVP - SP John Ely, Oakland, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K #10 San Francisco 2 at #5 Chicago 6 - San Francisco (2-2), Chicago (3-1)Game MVP - RF Guillermo Sosa, Chicago, 3/4, HR, R, RBI BL - Gold Trophy #2 New Mexico 13 at #3 New Orleans 0 - Series tied 2-2WP - Matt Harvey, LP - Greg T. SmithGame MVP - SP Matt Harvey, New Mexico, 8 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 KNotes: Five Suns players had at least two hits....Smith was rocked for eight earned runs on eight hits with a walk and a strikeout in two full innings....New Mexico scored 11 of its 13 runs in the first three innings....All three of the Gators' hits were singles....New Mexico RF Wil Myers was 2 for 4 with a home run, two runs, four RBI, and a walk....Suns' LF Christian Yelich and SS Tyler Magee had three hits each. Yelich tripled and Magee doubled twice....Myers, CF A.J. Pollock, and 3B Miguel Cabrera all homered for the Suns. #1 Denver 6 at #4 Nashville 3 - Series tied 2-2WP - Danny Duffy, LP - Juan Nicasio, S - Danny SalazarGame MVP - SP Danny Duffy, Denver, 6.2 IP, 7 H, ER, BB, 8 KNotes: Peaks' RF Victor Ledesma led the team in run production, going 2 for 5 with a double and three RBI....Three other Denver players also had three hits....Country SP Nicasio allowed six runs, four earned, on nine hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 4.1 innings. AL - Honors Cup - Finals #12 Los Angeles 5 at #11 Kansas City 1, 10 innings - Los Angeles leads 1-0Game MVP - SP Chad Billingsley, Los Angeles, 7 IP, 4 H, R, 0 ER, BB, 5 K AL - Alpha Cup - Finals # 6 Virginia Beach 2 at #5 Brooklyn 8 - Brooklyn leads 2-0WP - Christian Friedrich, LP - Joham CariGame MVP - SP Christian Friedrich, Brooklyn, 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 10 KNotes: The Avengers just need one more victory to claim the Cup....Neptunes' SP Caro allowed six earned runs on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 2.1 innings....Brooklyn 3B Lonnie Chisenhall and C Edoardo Luttazi both homered. Lutazzi led the team in RBI with three....Virginia Beach LF Carl Crawford led the team with two hits....Neptunes' C Devin Mesoraco homered in the 4th inning to drive in their only two runs.

2015 Postseason - August 26 - Part 1 OL - Omega Cup - Semifinals #9 Boston 9 at #3 Mexico City 2 - Series tied 1-1Game MVP - SS Jonathan Villas, Boston, 2/5, 3 R, 2 RBI, BBNotes: Scorpions' RF Urbano Peixeiro was injured while throwing the ball....Mexico City 2B Anthony Rendon and Boston SP Peter Catron were ejected in the third inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl....Scorpions' CF Austin Jackson was ejected in the eighth inning for arguing a strike call. OL - Bronze Trophy #1 Louisville 1 at #2 Seattle 5 - Seattle leads 3-1WP - Josh Beckett, LP - Brad Hand, S - Andrew BaileyGame MVP - SP Josh Beckett, Seattle, 7.2 IP, 6 H, 10 KNotes: Ports SS Mike Morse hit solo home runs in the first and eighth innings. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs and two RBI....1B Tony Diaz led Seattle in hits with three. He was 3 for 4 with two RBI....Eight different players singled for the Thoroughbreds....Louisville's only run came in the ninth inning on RF Bernardo Perez's sacrifice fly....Thoroughbreds' SP Hand allowed three earned runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings. GL - Gamma Cup - Relegation Round #12 Toronto 1 at #7 Baltimore 4 - Baltimore leads 1-0Game MVP - SP Habrao Caraa, Baltimore, 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 K #6 Houston 1 at #5 Las Vegas 2 - Las Vegas leads 1-0Game MVP - SP Brian Matusz, Las Vegas, 7.2 IP, 5 H, BB, 3 K GL - Gamma Cup - Semifinals #8 Atlanta 3 at #4 Honolulu 4 - Honolulu leads 1-0Game MVP - SP Tyler Cloyd, Honolulu, 7.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 10 K #10 San Antonio 6 at #9 Milwaukee 7- Milwaukee leads 1-0Game MVP - 1B Anthony Rizzo, San Antonio, 3/5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI GL - Silver Trophy - First Round #2 Portland 1, #3 Orlando 6 - Orlando wins 3-1WP - Kyle Kendrick, LP - Nick TepeschGame MVP - SP Kyle Kendrick, Orlando, 8 IP, 3 H, ER, 11 KSeries MVP - SP Kyle Kendrick, Orlando, 2-0, 15 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, BB, 19 KNotes: The Rockets now move on to play the pennant-winning Philadelphia Liberty in the finals series....Kendrick and reliever Kyle McPherson held the Pioneers to three hits. One of those three hits was 1B Joey Votto's solo home run in the sixth inning....Portland C Dusty Ryan had the other two hits, both singles....The Rockets were led offensively by C Orlando Arce, who went 2 for 4 with a home run, two runs scored, and three runs batted in....2B Allen Craig and 1B Bernardo Deleon also homered for Orlando....Five Rocket's hitters had two hits. LF Michael Brantley doubled twice to be the only player with multiple extra-base hits....Six of Orlando's 11 hits were extra-base hits.

2015 Postseason - August 25 - Part 3 AL - Alpha Cup - Finals #6 Virginia Beach 3 at #5 Brooklyn 9 - Brooklyn leads 1-0WP - Stephen Strasburg, LP - Armando MorenoGame MVP - SP Stephen Strasburg, Brooklyn, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 ER, BB, 8 KNotes: None of the Neptunes' three runs were earned thanks to Brooklyn errors in the third and ninth innings....Three Avengers had three hits in the team's 17-hit ball game. 2B Martin Prado was 3 for 5 with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI. 1B Alberto Vasquez was 3 for 5 with two RBI. C Edoardo Luttazi was 3 for 4 with three runs scored....Brooklyn RF Justin Upton homered in the sixth inning. He finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI....LF Carl Crawford led Virginia Beach in hits with two....2B Willy Aybar finished 1 for 3 with a run scored and two RBI. AL - Diamond Trophy - First Round #1 San Diego 6 at #4 Montreal 4 - San Diego wins 3-0WP - Tyler Chatwood, LP - Will Smith, S - Brandon CumptonGame MVP - 2B Dustin Pedroia, San Diego, 4/5, R, RBINotes: C Josh DOnaldson's fifth-inning, three-run home run gave the Slammers the game-winning hit, putting them up 5-3 at the time....Saints' CF Jose Tabata led the team offensively, finishing 3 for 4 with a double, run, and two runs batted in. He hit a two-out, two-run double in the third....San Diego SP Chatwood allowed three runs, two earned, on nine hits with two strikeouts in eight innings....Montreal's Smith allowed five runs, four earned, on seven hits with a walk and five strikeouts in 4.1 innings....Slammers' SS Jose Reyes' two-run home run in the fourth inning put San Diego on the board for the first time. It cut the Montreal led to 3-2 at the time. #2 Phoenix 4 at #3 Dallas 2, 10 innings - Phoenix wins 3-0WP - Rex Brothers, LP - Chris SaleGame MVP - CF Axel Darke, Phoenix, 2/4, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BBNotes: The premier star of the CBA, Darke hit the game-tying home run in the top of the eighth and the series-clinching two-run blast in the 10th inning to give the Firebirds the victory....Phoenix SS Starlin Castro also had two hits on the day, both leading to runs. In the third, he doubled and scored on RF Caleb Gindl's two-out RBI single. He also singled in the 10th, followed by Darke's homer....Tycoons' LF Anastasio Nava and SS Harvey Shipman each had two hits....Dallas C Gerd van de Brekel homered in the fourth inning....Despite the Tycoons' loss, it was not because of SP Ivan Nova. In 7.1 innings, he allowed one earned run on five hits with three walks and eight strikeouts. He did not allow either of Darke's two home runs. Those runs were credited to relievers Johnny Cueto and Sale....Phoenix SP Josh Outman allowed two earned runs on six hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in six innings. Relievers Yoervis Medina and Brothers pitched the final four innings, allowing a combined one hit and striking out five Tycoons....Shipman was injured in the 10th inning while running to first on his single. He is expected back for the Tournament of Champions.

2015 Postseason - August 25 - Part 2 BL - Beta Cup - Day 4 #8 Utah 0 at #6 Washington 1 - Utah (2-1), Washington (3-0)Game MVP - SP Hiang-ta Fei, Washington, 8 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 5 K #11 Detroit 1 at #7 Austin 9 - Detroit (0-3, relegated), Austin (2-2)Game MVP - SP Geraldo Montoya, Austin, 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 K #9 Memphis 1 at #12 Oakland 3 - Memphis (0-3, relegated), Oakland (2-2) BL - Gold Trophy - First Round #2 New Mexico 5 at #3 New Orleans 6 - New Orleans leads 2-1WP - Lyndon Williams, LP - Travis Wood, S - Luis AvilanGame MVP - 1B Ike Davis, New Orleans, 1/2, GS, R, 4 RBI, 2 BBNotes: Davis' third-inning grand slam put the Gators up 6-1 at the time....All five Suns' runs came off four home runs on winning pitcher Williams, including 3B Miguel Cabrera's two-run home run in the fourth inning....New Mexico LF Christian Yelich and New Orleans CF Natsu Okada were the only players with multiple hits in the game. #1 Denver 1 at #4 Nashville 2 - Nashville leads 2-1WP - Luis Salas, LP - Francisco Liriano, S - Alex WoodGame MVP - SP Luis Salas, Nashville, 8 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 KNotes: Country LF Reed Johnson's two-run single in the third inning proved to be the winning hit....Johnson had two of Nashville's four hits, including a double....Peaks' CF Ezequiel Carrera one-upped Johnson by hitting three of his team's five hits, including a double....Liriano allowed two earned runs on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

2015 Postseason - August 25 - Part 1 OL - Omega Cup - Semifinals #9 Boston 4 at #3 Mexico City 10 - Mexico City leads 1-0Game MVP - LF Adao Eiras, Mexico City, 3/3, 2 2B, R, 3 RBI, BB #6 Oklahoma City at #5 Vancouver - Vancouver wins 2-0Game MVP - SP Kevin Gausman, Vancouver, 8 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 8 K OL - Bronze Trophy #1 Louisville 3 at #2 Seattle 6 - Seattle leads 2-1WP - Scott Diamond, LP - Grant Dies-Willis, S - Andrew BaileyGame MVP - SP Scott Diamond, Seattle, 8 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, BB, 4 KNotes: The Ports' runs came on three-run blasts by 2B Scooter Gennett in the third inning and RF Norichika Aoki in the fourth.Their home runs were the only extra-base hits in the game by either team....Gennett was one of three Seattle players with two hits. Vancouver also had three players with two hits apiece....The Mounties' LF Travis Snider had perhaps the most successful offensive day for the team, going 2 for 4 with a run and RBI. GL - Gamma Cup - Quarterfinals #6 Houston 5 at #9 Milwaukee 9 - Milwaukee wins 2-1Game MVP - 1B Ryan Howard, Houston, 4/5, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI GL - Silver Trophy - First Round #2 Portland 5 at #3 Orlando 0 - Orlando leads 2-1WP - Mat Latos, LP - Hisashi IwakumaGame MVP - SP Mat Latos, Portland, 8 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 KNotes: Pioneers' 2B Sergio Ordonez's two-run homer in the top of the first proved to be the winning hit. Ordonez finished with two hits in three at bats with a home run, run scored, two runs batted in, and a walk....1B Joey Votto also had two hits for Portland. He had a double and two runs scored....The Rockets five runs were singles spread out throughout the game. They were only able to get one runner in scoring position. That happened in the second inning.

2015 Postseason - August 24 OL - Omega Cup - Semifinals #6 Oklahoma City 2 at #5 Vancouver 3 - Vancouver leads 1-0Game MVP - SP Michael Pineda, Vancouver, 8 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, BB, 9 K GL - Gamma Cup - Quarterfinals #9 Milwaukee 3 at #6 Houston 2 - Series tied 1-1Game MVP - SP Rodrigo Hernandez, Milwaukee, 6.2 IP, 5 H, ER, 12 K #7 Baltimore 1 at #8 Atlanta 5 - Atlanta wins 2-1Game MVP - SP Thomas Morbey, Atlanta, 6.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K #5 Las Vegas 5 at #10 San Antonio 7 - San Antonio wins 2-1Game MVP - SS Freddy Sanchez, San Antonio, 3/3, 2 R, BB #12 Toronto 3 at # 4 Honolulu 6 - Honolulu wins 2-0Game MVP - 1B Adam LaRoche, Honolulu, 2/4, HR, 2 R, RBI BL - Beta Cup - Day 3 #5 Chicago 3 at #7 Austin 0 - Chicago (2-1), Austin (1-2)Game MVP - SP Paco Chandelier, Chicago, 7.2 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K #10 San Francisco 2 at #12 Oakland 1 - SF (2-1), Oak (1-2)Game MVP - SP Cole De Vries, San Francisco, 8 IP, 6 H, ER, 5 K AL - Honors Cup - First Round #10 Charlotte 2 at #11 Kansas City 3 - Kansas City wins 2-1Game MVP - SP Drew Pomeranz, Kansas City, 8 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 11 K

2015 Postseason - August 23 - Part 2 BL - Beta Cup – Day 2 * Note: The Beta Cup is trying out a unique triple elimination tournament. All teams meet for single games with the last team standing winning the Beta Cup. There is no play for promotion this season. However, the first two teams to lose three games (going 0-3 in the tournament) will be relegated to the Gamma League in 2016. #7 Austin 4 at #6 Washington 6 - Aus (1-1), Wash (2-0)Game MVP: 2B Alberto Callaspo, Washington, 2/3, 2B, 2 RBI #9 Memphis 6 at #5 Chicago 8 – Mem (0-2), Chi (1-1)Game MVP: C Alberto Vasquez, Memphis, 2/3, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB #11 Detroit 3 at #10 San Francisco 4 - Det (0-2), SF (1-1)Game MVP: CF Chris Ayloffe, San Francisco, 2/3, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB #12 Oakland 1 at #8 Utah 5 – Oak (1-1), Utah (2-0)Game MVP: SP Jose Quintana, Utah, 8 IP, 3 H, ER, 9 K BL - Gold Trophy - First Round #3 New Orleans 2 at #2 New Mexico 4 – Series tied 1-1WP – Yovani Gallardo, LP – Jon Lester, S – Nick VincentGame MVP - SP Yovani Gallardo, New Mexico, 8 IP, 5 H, ER, 6 KNotes: Gators' SP Lester allowed four runs on eight hits with two walks and three strikeouts in six innings. He had to leave the game after the sixth inning with wrist stiffness….Suns’ SS Tyler Magee had the best day offensively. He went 2 for 4 with a double, home run, run, and RBI….Three other New Mexico batters also had two hits. 3B Miguel Cabrera singled twice and drove in a game-high two runs….New Orleans 2B Robinson Cano was best on the team in hitting, going 2 for 4 with a solo home run. #4 Nashville 1 at #1 Denver 8 – Series tied 1-1WP – Jeremy Hefner, LP – Carlos RoblesGame MVP - SP Jeremy Hefner, Denver, 8 IP, 6 H, ER, 8 KNotes: The two teams flipped their scores from yesterday’s game….3B Aramis Ramirez led the Peaks in hitting, going 2 for 3 with two doubles, two runs, and two runs batted in….No Country player had an extra-base hit. 1B Ben Broussard was 2 for 4 with an RBI. He knocked in SS Miguel Depardieu, who was 2 for 4 with a run scored. Only two other players had a hit….Nashville SP Robles allowed six runs, five earned, on four hits with five walks and six strikeouts in 5.1 innings. AL - Honors Cup - First Round #11 Kansas City 11 at #10 Charlotte 5 - Series tied 1-1Game MVP - 2B Chang Hsueh, Kansas City, 5/5, 2B, R, 3 RBI, BB AL - Alpha Cup - First Round #7 Cincinnati 0 at #6 Virginia Beach 3 - Virginia Beach wins 2-0Game MVP - SP Guido Marchena, Virginia Beach, 8.2 IP, H, BB, 7 KNotes: Cincinnati SP Frederico Olsen broke up Marchena's perfect game with two outs in the top of the sixth. #8 Minneapolis 5 at #5 Brooklyn 8 - Brooklyn wins 2-0Game MVP - CF Seth Smith, Brooklyn, 2/4, 2 R, 2 RBINotes: Smith substituted for Mike Trout after Trout was injured running the bases on a base hit. AL - Diamond Trophy - First Round #3 Dallas 7 at #2 Phoenix 8 - Phoenix leads 2-0WP - Jeremy Bonderman, LP - Johnny CuetoGame MVP - CF Caleb Gindl, Phoenix, 2/4, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBINotes: The Firebirds scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to win and take a two-game advantage over the Tycoons. Leading 7-3, Dallas sent reliever Chris Sale in to try to end the game. C Alex Avila and CF Axel Darke led off with back-to-back singles. Game MVP Gindl then hit a three-run bomb to make it a 7-6 game. Cueto then came on in relief. 1B David Ortiz then hit a double to put the tying run in scoring position. LF Nolan Reimold followed with a triple to tie the game, 7-7, with the winning run at third and no outs. 3B Valentyn Grave then singled in Ortiz to end the game....Grave was 2 for 4 with a home run. He finished with a run scored and three runs batted in....Reimold led the Firebirds in hits with three, including his ninth inning RBI triple. He finished by scoring two runs and knocking in two....Dallas CF Chris B. Young led the Tycoons offensively by going 2 for 4 with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. #4 Montreal 1 at #1 San Diego 2 - San Diego leads 2-0WP - Taylor Tankersley, LP - Eric O'FlahertyGame MVP - SP Ricky Romero, Montreal, 6 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 KNotes: Romero suffered fatigue issues, causing him to leave the game early despite his outstanding pitching performance. His team was up 1-0 at the time he left....The Slammers' only two extra-base hits led to the game-winning runs. 2B Dustin Pedroia hit a solo home run in the eighth to tie the game. 3B Jed Lowrie then hit the walkoff double in the ninth to score C Josh Donaldson, who had reached on a SS Jorge Rodriguez throwing error on the previous play....Lowrie led San Diego offensively with three hits in four at bats, along with the walkoff double....Slammers' SP Jose Fernandez allowed just one earned run on seven hits with two walks and nine strikeouts. He left the game trailing 1-0.

2015 Postseason - August 23 - Part 1 It's taking me a lot of time to type out these daily reports when I don't have much time right now. So, I got through the OL and GL games for the day. The BL and AL games will come in the next post. August 23 games OL - Omega Cup - First Round #9 Boston 4 at #4 Pittsburgh 1 - Boston wins 2-0Game MVP: SP Charlie A Morton, Boston, 8 IP, 7 H, ER, 7 KNote: Pittsburgh is eliminated and will be forced to relocate to one of the waiting cities. #10 Indianapolis 3 at #3 Mexico City 5 - Mexico City wins 2-0Game MVP: SP Antoine Rigaudeau, Mexico City, 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K OL - Championship Series #2 Seattle 10 at #1 Louisville 0 – Series tied 1-1WP – Luis Silva, LP – Jonathan PettiboneGame MVP – SP Luis Silva, Seattle, 7.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 KNotes: The Ports had six players with multiple hits, led by LF Knile Davis’ three hits. 2B S Gennett had the most productive day offensively, going 2 for 5 with a double, home run, run, and two RBI….Pettibone was rocked by Seattle. In 4.1 innings, he allowed seven earned runs on eight hits with two strikeouts….In addition to Gennett’s home run, Seattle CF D Jennings went deep in the second inning for what turned out to be the game-winning run. GL - Gamma Cup - First Round #8 Atlanta 8 at #7 Baltimore 1 – Series tied 1-1Game MVP: SP Paul Maholm, Atlanta, 7.1 IP, 3 H, 7 K #9 Milwaukee Beers 0 at #6 Houston Bulls 8 – Houston leads 1-0Game MVP: SP Matt Moore, Houston, 8.2 IP, 6 H, 11 K; 2/4, 2 RBI #10 San Antonio 0 at #5 Las Vegas 1 – Series tied 1-1Game MVP: SP Jered Weaver, Las Vegas, 7 IP, 5 H, BB, 8 K #12 Toronto 3 at #4 Honolulu Tropics 6 – Honolulu leads 1-0Game MVP: SP John Danks, Honolulu, 8 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 6 K GL - Silver Trophy - First Round #3 Orlando 8 at #2 Portland 6 - Orlando leads 2-0WP - Kyle McPherson, LP – Ricardo Martinez, S - Sean DoolittleGame MVP – 1B Ryan Shealy, Orlando, 2/3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BBNotes: The Rockets overcame a 6-2 deficit in the seventh inning to win the game. They scored four runs in the eighth inning to take their first lead of the game, 7-6….All five Pioneers’ relievers gave up at least one run….Orlando SP Roberto Gonzales allowed four earned runs on five hits in just one inning of work….Portland scored four runs in the first and two more in the third for all of its runs….Pioneers SP Jose Villa pitched a decent game although he went deep in counts too often. In the game, he allowed two earned runs on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts in five innings….Rockets’ 3B Pedro Alvarez and his eighth-inning replacement, Jason McDonald, both went deep. McDonald scored two runs despite batting only one time. He was placed in as Alvarez’s pinch runner at third base when Alvarez came up lame on an apparent ankle injury while trying to move from first to third base on RF Allen Craig’s eighth-inning single. McDonald scored on the next play on 2B Marcus Giles’ RBI single.

2015 Postseason - August 22 OL - Omega Cup - First Round #9 Boston Hawks 5 at #4 Pittsburgh Energy 4 - Boston leads 1-0Game MVP: LF Elijah Dukes, Pittsburgh, 2/3, 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BBNote: Pittsburgh must WIN the Omega Cup, or they will be force relocated to one of the waiting cities. They are now in elimination mode. #10 Indianapolis Express 2 at #3 Mexico City Scorpions 3 - Mexico City leads 1-0Game MVP: SP Nathan Eovaldi, Mexico City, 8 IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 7 K #8 Tampa 0 at #5 Vancouver 4 - Vancouver wins 2-0Game MVP: SP Rodney Foster, Vancouver, 9 IP, CG, SO, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K #7 St. Louis 3 at #6 Oklahoma City 5 - OKC wins 2-0Game MVP: 3B Morgan Ensberg, Oklahoma City, 2/2, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB OL - Bronze Trophy - Championship Series #2 Seattle Ports 5 at #1 Louisville Thoroughbreds 8 - Louisville leads 1-0WP - Brad Hand, LP - Josh BeckettGame MVP - C Peter Auty, Mexico City, 3/5, HR, 3 R, 3 RBINotes: The anticipated run of 1B Albert Pujols got off to a good start for the 'Breds. Though he was not the game's MVP, he did finish 2 for 4 with a double, two runs, and an RBI....Five Louisville batters had at least two hits, while Seattle spread out its six hits....The Ports' RF Norichika Aoki hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to make the final score more respectable....Five of Seattle's six hits went for extra bases....Hand's stat line: 8 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 K....Beckett was chased early. He finished by allowing six runs, five earned, on nine hits with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. Four relievers finished the game for the Ports. GL - Gamma Cup - First Round #8 Atlanta Blazers 1 at #7 Baltimore Snappers 6 - Baltimore leads 1-0Game MVP: SP Habrao Caraa, Baltimore, 8 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BB, 7 K #10 San Antonio Buzzards 3 at #5 Las Vegas Dealers 2 - San Antonio leads 1-0Game MVP: SP Joe Kelly, San Antonio, 8 IP, 4 H, ER, 6 K GL - Silver Trophy - First Round #3 Orlando Rockets 3 at #2 Portland Pioneers 2 - Orlando leads 1-0WP - Kyle Kendrick, LP - Nick Tepesch, S - Sean DoolittleGame MVP - SP Kyle Kendrick, Orlando, 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, BB, 8 KNotes: The Rockets scored all three runs in the third inning....All 11 Orlando hits were singles....Pioneers' SS Trevor Plouffe hit a solo home run in the seventh. BL - Beta Cup - First Round* Note: The Beta Cup is trying out a unique triple elimination tournament. All teams meet for single games with the last team standing winning the Beta Cup. There is no play for promotion this season. However, the first two teams to lose three games (going 0-3 in the tournament) will be relegated to the Gamma League in 2016. #10 San Francisco Gold 6 at #7 Austin Savage 10 - SF (0-1), Aus (1-0)Game MVP: CF Drew Stubbs, Austin, 3/5, 3B, 2 R, 4 RBI #12 Oakland Gorillas 8 at #5 Chicago Brats 3 - Oak (1-0), Chi (0-1)Game MVP: 1B Manuel Vela, Oakland, 4/5, 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI #11 Detroit Wolverines 3 at #6 Washington Presidents 5 - Det (0-1), Wash (1-0)Game MVP: CF David DeJesus, Washington, 3/4, 2B, 3 R #9 Memphis Hound Dogs 5 at #8 Utah Mustangs 8 - Mem (0-1), Utah (1-0)Game MVP: C Rob Brantly, Utah, 2/4, HR, R, 4 RBI BL - Gold Trophy - First Round* Note: First round winners are automatically promoted to the Alpha League in 2016. The first round losers must then meet in a series to determine which of the two will be promoted. #3 New Orleans Gators 8 at #2 New Mexico Suns 1 - New Orleans leads 1-0WP - Greg T. Smith, LP - Gomes OulmanGame MVP - SP Greg T. Smith, New Orleans, 8 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 KNotes: Gators' SS Troy Tulowitzki led the team offensively, going 2 for 5 with a home run, two runs scored, and three runs batted in....New Mexico's lone run came on C Evan Gattis' fifth-inning homer....New Orleans CF Natsu Okada was the only other player with two hits, going 2 for 4 with two doubles and two runs scored. He also walked once. #4 Nashville Country 8 at #1 Denver Peaks 1 - Nashville leads 1-0WP - Juan Nicasio, LP - Danny DuffyGame MVP - SP Juan Nicasio, Nashville, 9 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 8 KNotes: Nicasio threw 118 pitches in his complete game victory....Nashville 1B Ben Broussard, formerly of the Miami Tropics, paced the offense. He went 2 for 4 with a first-inning three-run home run, two runs scored, four runs batted in, and a walk....The Peaks' sole run came on 3B Aramis Ramirez's eighth-inning bomb. AL - Honors Cup - First Round #11 Kansas City Sting 0 at #10 Charlotte Flyers 1 - Charlotte leads 1-0Game MVP: SP Kevin Slowey, Charlotte, 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 10 K #12 Los Angeles 7 at #9 Miami 1 - Los Angeles wins 2-0Game MVP: SP Carlos Carrasco, Los Angeles, 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 7 K AL - Alpha Cup - First Round* Note: The Alpha Cup tournament consists of four teams, seeded fifth through eights. The first round is a three-game series, followed by a five-game series for the rights to earn the cup and the banner. #7 Cincinnati Cyclones 2 at #6 Virginia Beach Neptunes 5 - VB leads 1-0Game MVP: SP Joham Cari, Virginia Beach, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K #8 Minneapolis Blizzard 3 at #5 Brooklyn Avengers 5 - Brooklyn leads 1-0Game MVP: SP Christian Friedrich, Brooklyn, 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 BB, 5 K AL - Diamond Trophy - First Round #3 Dallas Tycoons 1 at #2 Phoenix Firebirds 2 - Phoenix leads 1-0WP - Vance Worley, LP - Jake Peavy, S - Rex BrothersGame MVP - SP Vance Worley, Phoenix, 8 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 7 KNotes: Losing pitcher, Tycoons' SP Peavy, allowed just two runs, one earned, on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts in seven innings....What proved to be the winning run came on a mishandled ball by Dallas CF Chris B. Young on a RF Caleb Gindl single. That allowed slow-running C Alex Avila to score from second when he would have had to stop at third base on the hard hit ball up the middle....Three of the Tycoons' six hits came in the top of the first, allowing 3B Edwin Encarnacion to drive in SS Harvey Shipman....The Firebirds' first run in the fifth inning came on LF Nolan Reimold's lead off triple, followed by 3B Valentyn Grave's sacrifice fly. #4 Montreal Saints 3 at #1 San Diego Slammers 4 - San Diego leads 1-0WP - Justin Masterson, LP - Eric O'FlahertyGame MVP - C/1B Jos Donaldson, San Diego, 2/4, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBINotes: San Diego won the game in the bottom of the ninth off CF Jose Marquez's two-out, walk-off single to score LF Miguel Veldhoven....The Slammers' SP Cole Hamels did not factor into the decision, but he had a decent game. In seven innings, he allowed two earned runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts....San Diego used Hyun-jin Ryu in relief, indicating that he will not be a starting pitcher in the post season....Tycoons' SP Derek Holland finished by allowing three earned runs on six hits with eight strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings....San Diego 1B Bob Adams and Dallas CF Jose Tabata each hit solo home runs in the game....Tycoons' 1B Jorge Rodriguez led the team in hits, going 3 for 4 with a double, a run scored, and a run batted in. CBA Players of the Day

2015 Postseason - August 21 ADBL - Championship Series#2 Columbus 5 at #4 Sacramento 2 - Columbus wins 3-0WP - Sean O'Sullivan, LP - Luke French, S - Preston ClaiborneGame MVP - SP Sean O'Sullivan, Columbus, 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 5 BB, 4 KSeries MVP – LF Eric Young, Jr., Columbus, 9/15, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 SBNotes: Columbus becomes the first champion of the ADBL. Their victory guarantees them a spot in the Omega League in 2016 with a higher budget....The Mammoths scored four runs in the third inning to take the lead they needed to win the championship. All three of their extra-base hits (two doubles and a home run) came in the inning....For the second straight game, Mammoths' LF Eric Young, Jr., took over on offense. He finished 3 for 5 with a double, run, and RBI....Columbus ninth-hole hitter, catcher Drew Butera, led off the ninth inning with a solo home run. He finished 2 for 4 with a run and two RBI....Mountain Lions' 3B Brandon Laird had two of the team's five hits, including a solo home run in the second inning....Sacramento SP French allowed four earned runs on 10 hits with a walk and four strikeouts in seven innings. OL - Omega Cup - First Round* Note: The Omega Cup is a straight playoff of eight teams. Each round features a three-game series with the first to win two games taking the series. The Omega Cup winner earns promotion to the Gamma League in 2016. #7 St. Louis Lions 2 at #10 Oklahoma City Bandits 10 - OKC leads 1-0Game MVP - 1B Jeremy Giambi, Oklahoma City, 2/4, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI #8 Tampa Sharks 1 at #5 Vancouver Mounties 11 - Vancouver leads 1-0Game MVP - CF Justin Maxwell, Vancouver, 2/2, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB GL - Gamma Cup - Play-in Game* Note: The Gamma Cup changed from the playoff style of before to a double elimination tournament. Nine teams are in. The first game is a play-in game between the bottom two seeds. After that, every round features a three-game series. Winners of the first round move to the winners' bracket where they compete for the Gamma Cup. Losers of the first round move to the losers' bracket where they compete not to get relegated to the Omega League. ** Note: I already set up the tournament and simmed ahead. This format will definitely change in the 2016 season. #12 Toronto Thunderbirds 3 at #11 Buffalo Bears 2 - Toronto wins 1-0WP - Yu Darvish, LP - Josh Spence, S - Manuel CorpasGame MVP - SP Scott Kazmir, Buffalo, 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 15 KNotes: Despite not getting a decision and his team losing in the game, Bears' pitcher Kazmir set a Gamma League playoff record for strikeouts in a game with 15. In all, 75% of his outs were strikeouts. AL - Honors Cup* Note: The bottom four teams in the Alpha League compete for the Honors Cup this season. All games are in three-game series. The Honors Cup winner remains in the AL for the 2016 season, while the other three teams are relegated to the Beta League in 2016. #12 Los Angeles Actors 3 at #9 Miami Towers 2 - Los Angeles leads 1-0Game MVP - SP Zach Wheeler, Los Angeles, 7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

2015 Postseason - August 19 ADBL Championship Series #4 Sacramento 2 at #2 Columbus 8 - Columbus leads 2-0WP - Terry Calhoun, LP - Barry EnrightGame MVP - LF Eric Young, Jr., Columbus, 4/5, 2 R, RBINotes: The Mammoths had 15 hits in the game, including four players with multiple hits. Young led with four, followed by DH Joey Terdoslavich with three hits (a double and two singles)....Columbus SS Chase d'Arnaud and Sacramento RF Matt Carpenter each homered in the game....Carpenter drove in the Mountain Lions' only two runs....Calhoun allowed two earned runs on five hits with four walks and three strikeouts in six innings....Enright pitched only 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on 10 hits with five walks and two strikeouts....Mammoths' 1B Mike Carp reached base four times, twice thanks to walks. He singled in 2 of his other 3 at bats.