Following our big 3 game set, Salem and Tacoma find themselves in a deadlock at the top of the AL West standings thanks to a 2-1 series win by Tacoma. Tacoma brought out their big boy bats for the first 2 games, using the strength of a Kit Purcell grandslam to jump out to an early 4-1 lead, then a game winning solo shot in the 10th to bring home a victory. Game 2 brought more home run theatrics from Tacoma, by turning a 4-0 defecit into a 7-4 victory w/ 7 runs in the final 3 innings, including a big 3 run shot to tie up the game in the 8th by E Hiller.
Salem finally secured a game in the series final behind the dominate picthing of Keith Bagwell, allowing just 4 hits and 1 solo homer thru 8 stellar innings before Rolaids Relief canidate Danny McCrarken sealed the victory for his 44th save with a perfect 9th inning of work.
Salem and Tacoma have split their season series as well as finding themselves both 6 games atop Helena for the AL West title, Tacoma clearly holds the advantage going forward w/ a softer schedule leading up to their season ending series vs Helena and San Jose.
Meanwhile, Helena has managed to pull even with Jacksonville for the last WC spot. Trenton and Salt Lake City (Salem's next two opponents over the next 8 games) find themselves 3 & 4 games behind for the last WC spot respectively. Time is quickly fading out w/ just 14 games remaining for all teams. There are certainly a handful of important games leading up to the playoffs for the last playoff spot.
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