Drama!

Stats dejectedly handed the bat to Glen.  It was a moment worthy of a Mosser-like launching of the bat.  He had just struck out, for the SEVENTH time that game, for the second out in the top of the ninth, but instead he just slumped into a folding chair to see if his team mates could dig them out of the hole he'd dug for them.

You see, hours before, Matt took the mound in the top of the first and gave up back to back triples (the first with two on) to Da Commish and the Bandit, to give the home team the 3-0 lead they still held in the top of the ninth.

So the Artist took to the batter's box, down by three, bases loaded, two out, facing Peter Berwald.  On the day Glen was 1-for-4 off the Commissioner, and while he was pitching in serious trouble here, Peter had  several pitches working including a devastating change-up.  Glen's total plate discipline had him laying off the bad pitches, but managing only fouls off the good ones.

There were two strikes.  Berwald grooved another one in there.

The Artist lashed a high line drive to straight away center.  Center Fielder Dave Eldridge, who was playing on the HR line, started back right on contact and he was still a good ten feet shy of where he needed to be to even try a catch.  This season has not seen so dramatic a blast in 24 previous games.  "Touch 'em all, Glen Cebulash!  Your GRAND SLAM just ended the home squad's bid for a nine-inning shut out and put your team in the lead."

All that was left was for Glen to close out the game in the bottom of the ninth.  Which he did, surrendering only a single to Peter.

Glen, Kurt, Matt - 4
Pete, Eric, Dave, Hansoo - 3

WP: Kurt Mosser
LP: Peter Berwald
SV: Glen Cebulash
BS: Peter Berwald

Notes:

• Congratulations to Peter Berwald, his ninth inning single was his 100th hit of the season.
• Hansoo was the first DH of the season, batting for the home team, but not pitching.
• Dave, Eric, Glen and Kurt each pitched 3 scoreless innings.  Stats and Da Commish each had 2 scoreless innings and one bad inning.  It was a pitching dominated day, as everyone's batting average went down.
• Batting race update: Both Kurt and Dave batted 0.333 on the day (Kurt 4-for-12; Dave 3-for-9).  Kurt was 0-for-3 off Dave; Dave 1-for-3 off Kurt.  But in the season's BA race, Kurt widened his lead 0.438 to 0.432.