PG&E has it out for me. Well, not just me, all of Central Lafayette, south of Mt. Diablo Blvd. Somehow if there is a small power outage in the area, it always strikes us. This is the second time in less than two weeks, and it wasn't even hot. I think it is a plot to get me to buy only 'smart' clocks that are connected to the Internet, so I won't have to reset them every time.
Similarly, Gold has been experiencing a power outage over the last several games. Although Dick Stanley did crush a blast to left for a triple and Chuck Howlett did hit the right center gap for two doubles. And Wille Hollis and Dale Browne also hit two baggers.
Even with our lack of power and falling behind 10-4 after 5, we scratched and clawed and fought our way back to tie it in the seventh and even take a one run lead into the bottom of the eighth. But then the game turned on one single at bat. After Purple tied it, a bases loaded two out walk brought in the lead run, and it opened up the door for a Mike Natali gap triple and suddenly the game flipped on its ear. We rallied in the ninth, but left the bases loaded with the tying run on third and the lead runners behind him, and that was all she wrote, whoever 'she' is.
No one can fault us for effort, as we have been playing without our power hitters so many games this season.
Howlett had a game, 3-3 with two doubles and team leading 4 RBIs. Also with three hits were Wille Hollis, Stanley, Charlie Uhlman, Woody Whitlatch swinging off one good leg, and Browne.
Web gems were turned in by Tom Sciarrino at SS (3) including starting a 6-11-3 double play, Andy Steinberg charging a dribbler at 3B, Howlett with his once a game at least gem, and heffe at 1B on a hot shot by Rick Evans. And finally Malia Frey made a great running catch in right field in her Gold debut. Welcome Malia!
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