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The Game –Tonight, the Columbus Clippers are facing the Toledo Mud Hens at 5:05 on Huntington Field.

The Stats – Tonight’s game is the second game in a 3-game series between Columbus and Toledo. Toledo is currently leading the series 0-1. This is the second-to-last home game for the Clippers, and tomorrow’s night is the final game of the season for Columbus.

Columbus is 56-84, putting them at last (of 4) in the International League West. Toledo is 72-69, putting them in second (of 4) in the International League West.

Starting Pitchers – Tonight, the Clippers will be sending RHP Yohan Pino (3-2) to the mound. The Mud Hens will be answering with RHP Brooks Brown (3-12). In two showings, one of which was a start, Brown is 1-0 against the Clippers.

Notes –Columbus is just 28-11 after Andy Marte was bumped up to Cleveland. At least he is helping out up there.

Jordan Brown is currently leading the IL in batting at .333.

Michael Brantley is currently tied in the lead for the IL base stealing title, he has 46.

The 2009 Clippers are now the worse team in franchise history.

Columbus is the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs this season.

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The Game –Tonight, the Columbus Clippers are traveling to Slugger Field to take on the Louisville Bats at 6:15.

The Stats –Today’s game will be the third game of a 4-game series between the two teams. All four games will be playing in Louisville. The series is currently tied at 1-1. This is also the seventh game in an 8-game road trip for Columbus; they are behind on the trip, 2-4.

Columbus is 53-79, putting them at last (of 4) in the International League West. Louisville is 77-55, putting them in first (of 4) in the International League West.

Starting Pitchers – Tonight, the Clippers will be sending LHP Chuck Lofgren (5-9) to the mound. Lofgren has been struggling this entire season. The Bats will be answering with LHP Travis Wood (4-1). In his entire career, Wood has never pitched against the Clippers before.

Notes –Since Andy Marte left earlier this season, the Clippers are a dismal 8-23. Thankfully, however, he is helping out in the Bigs, so not all is lost.

Jordan Brown is currently 2nd place for the batting title in the IL, hitting .335. Kevin Russo is currently leading at .336. This is a very tight race, and I will be sure to keep track of it for you.

Unless the Clippers go 7-3  for the rest of the season, they will have the lowest record ever in Clippers history.

Columbus is the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs this season.

Good Luck Boys!

The Game –Tonight, the Columbus Clippers are traveling to Slugger Field to take on the Louisville Bats at 7:05.

The Stats –Today’s game will be the second game of a 4-game series between the two teams. All four games will be playing in Louisville. The series is currently lead by Columbus, 1-0. This is also the sixth game in an 8-game road trip for Columbus; they are behind on the trip, 2-3.

Columbus is 53-78, putting them at last (of 4) in the International League West. Louisville is 76-55, putting them in first (of 4) in the International League West.

Starting Pitchers – Tonight, the Clippers will be sending RHP Hector Rondon (4-2) to the mound. Though he has not pitched long for the Clippers, we expect him to be sent up to Cleveland soon. The Bats will be answering with LHP Tom Cochran, who has no record.This is the AAA debut for Cochran as well.

Notes –Since Andy Marte left earlier this season, the Clippers are a dismal 8-22. Thankfully, however, he is helping out in the Bigs, so not all is lost.

Jordan Brown is currently 2nd place for the batting title in the IL, hitting .334. Kevin Russo is currently leading at .336. This is a very tight race, and I will be sure to keep track of it for you.

Unless the Clippers go 7-4  for the rest of the season, they will have the lowest record ever in Clippers history.

Columbus is the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs this season.

Good Luck Boys!

The Game – Tonight, the Columbus Clippers will be heading out to Victory Field to take on the Indianapolis Indians at 7:00.

The Stats – Tonight’s game will be the first game of a long 7-game series between these two teams. The first 3 games will be played in Indianapolis, while the last 4 will be at home in Columbus.

Columbus is 48-65, putting them at last (of 4) in the International League West. Indianapolis is 56-58, putting them at 3rd (one ahead of Columbus) in the International League West.

Starting Pitchers – Tonight, the Clippers will be sending LHP Mike Gosling (7-1) to the mound. He is looking to end a 3-game losing streak for the Clippers. The Indians are countering with RHP Daniel McCutchen (10-6). McCutchen has started twice against the Clippers in his career, going 1-1.

Notes – The Clippers are really hurting since Andy Marte was bumped up to Cleveland. Since he has been gone, their batting average has dropped 5 points and their lead in runs is now only 1.

With Jordan Brown getting hurt and being placed on the DL, only Michael Brantley has been active for every game this season.

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Earlier in the Week, the Clippers lost one of their best players, as Andy Marte was called up to the Cleveland Indians. Today, the shakeups continue, as trading brings in 3 new Clippers and send 2 up to the bigs.

Coming to the Clippers

The Clippers will be adding 3 new players starting tomorrow. All three of these players were actually in the other dugout, as they come from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and they are currently in a 4-game series against Columbus.

• RHP Carlos Carrasco, who was actually schedualed to pitch this afternoon against Columbus, is brought to the Clippers. He is 6-9 with a 5.18 ERA
• Catcher Lou Marson is also coming over today.  He is 4 of 17 and has only played a few games this season.
• Shortstop Jason Donald was also added. He has played 50 games, is hitting .230, and has one homer.

All-in-all, I expect Carrasco to be the only help from these three, and he has already been added into the rotation

Clippers sent up

• Trevor Crowe, one of our outfields, was sent up. In 47 games, he is batting .296 with 2 home runs.
• Fausto Carmona, one of Columbus’ RHP, was sent up. He is 2-6 with a 7.42 ERA.

Personally, I do not feel as though either of these players deserves the bump, as there are much better players on the team.

Good luck to the new Clippers and good luck to the new Indians

The Game - This evening, the Columbus Clippers will be facing the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at 7:05 at Coca-Cola Park.

The Stats – Tonight’s game is the first game in a 4-game series between these two teams. The series, obviously, is tied at 0-0. It is also the 5th game in a 8-game away trip for Columbus, where they are 2-2.

Columbus is 45-56 putting them at last (4th) in the International League West. Lehigh Valley is 49-53 putting them in third (of 6) in the International League North.

Starting Pitchers –Tonight, the Clippers will be starting RHP Hector Rondon (3-0). Rondon is an amazing pitcher, and he is looking to continue that tonight. To answer, the IronPigs will be sending LHP Gustavo Chacin (5-3) to the mound. Chacin has never faced the Clippers before.

Notes – Andy Marte, Columbus’ best batter, is no longer with the team. He was shipped up to the Cleveland Indians this morning. Good luck in The Bigs Andy.

In their last 5 meetings, the Clippers have beaten the IronPigs. Look for this to continue tonight.

Jordan Brown has 111 hits this year. This places him at the top of the International League in hits!

Good Luck Boys