Trenton @ Chicago

Game1 Trenton 16 Chicago 13 (11 innings) BOXSCORE

This was a wild one as the wind was definitly blowing out in Wrigley as both team's combined for 7 hr's, 2 by the struggling Carmine Bryant as the Thunder win the "football" game on a late inning field goal.
Can't say too much about this one as both pitching staffs were helpless to the offense, Terrell Stroud making his first start of the season goes 4 allowing 6 runs on 9 hits but didn't yield a HR. The rest of the bullpen kept us in the lead for most of the game until Chuck Adkinsson number was called again(first time since his opening night meltdown) and he promptly coughs up another one sending us into the extra frames which the thunder eventually win on the strength of a five run top of the 11th.

Game2 Chicago 5 Trenton 2 BOXSCORE

Game 2 see's the wonder of Wrigley Field as your home ballpark, Lawrence Richardson making his 2nd start of the season held the Orphans in check for most of his 6 innings but the beauty of Chicago and more specifically its ballpark is that pretty much anything hit in the air has a chance AND with that 3 of the 6 hits allowed to the Orphans sailed over the fence giving Chicago all 5 of its runs via the homerun.
Chicago's Willie Strong pitched a brilliant game mind you as he strikes out 11 Thunder hitters while allowing the 2 runs,the thunder were seeing a lefthander for the first time this season.

Game3 Trenton 8 Chicago 2 BOXSCORE

Rubber game of the series along with getaway day, Matt McClellan took the hill opposing Benjamin Becker who did not enjoy a game to remember, as McClellan was dodging in and out of trouble all game long, Becker was crushed in the 2nd topped with a exclamation point of the inning coming on Carmine Bryant grand slam. Bryant added another in the 8th as the suddenly hot rightfielder apparantly likes the friendly confines.
McClellan's line of 6 2/3 innings, 8 hits,1 walk,4 k's and most importantly 1 run giving him his 2nd win and dropping his era down to .66