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Tonight, the Columbus Clippers won in a close game against the Louisville Bats, 5-3. The Clippers started it off, when they scored twice in the first. They then scored twice in the third and once more in the seventh. Louisville answered with a run in the fifth and the sixth. With one run scored in the 9th, Louisville failed on their attempt at a rally.

This was the 3rd in in the last 10 games for the Clippers, and the 11th in the last 15. Unless they go 6-3 for the rest of the season, they will have the lowest record ever in Columbus history. Additionally, they are now the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs this season. This makes them 54-79, putting them at dead last (of 4) in the International League West.

Michael Brantley was the only Clipper to hit a home run, his 6th of the year. Nobody got one for the Bats.

LHP Travis Wood got the loss, making him 4-2 for the season. LHP Chuck Lofgren got the win, making him 6-9 this year. RHP Frank Herrmann got his 6th hold and RHP Greg Aquino got his 15th save.

Tomorrow night, the Clippers will remain in Louisville to play the fourth, and final, game a 4-game series against the Bats. The Clippers currently lead the series, 2-1. The Clippers are also on an 8-game away trip, which they are losing, 3-4. The game will be played at 6:15.

Once again, the Columbus Clippers lost very late in the game, this time to the Indianapolis Indians, 8-7. The Clippers started it off, scoring four times in the second inning. The Indians then tied it up, scoring four times in the third. In the seventh, both teams scored, with Columbus scoring three times and the Indians scoring once. Though they thought that they had it locked up, the Indians surprised the Clippers when they scored three times in the bottom of the ninth, grabbing the win from the jaws of defeat.

This is the 8th loss in the last 10 games for the Clippers, and the 11th in the last 15. Unless they go 8-5 for the rest of the season, they will have the lowest record ever in Clippers history. Additionally, they are now the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs this season. This makes them 52-77, putting them at dead last (of 4) in the International League West.

For the Indians,Tagg Bozied hit his 5th homer of the season and Erik Kratz his his 10th. Nobody on the Clippers’ side managed to knock one over the fences.

The Indians’ RHP Jean Machi got the win, making him 1-0. For Columbus, LHP Zach Jackson got his third hold and RHP Jose Veras got his second. RHP Greg Aquino, who normally can be counted on for the save, got a BS (his 2nd) and a loss, making him 1-2.

Tomorrow night, the Clippers will remain at Victory Field in Indianapolis to play the 4th, and final, game of this 4-game series – the series is currenly led by Indianapolis, 2-1. The game will be played at 1:00.

This afternoon, the Columbus Clippers won their first game against the Indianapolis Indians in a pitcher’s duel that went into extra innings. The Clippers started it off, scoring once in the 3rd. Indianapolis responded, scoring once themselves in the 6th. After entering extra innings, Columbus finally scored again, in the 12th, for the win.

This is the first win in 7 games for the Clippers. Unless they go 8-7 for the rest of the season, they will have the lowest record ever in Clippers history. Additionally, they are now the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs this season. This makes them 52-75, putting them at dead last (of 4) in the International League West.

Columbus’ Left Fielder Josh Barfield was the only player to hit a home run this afternoon, his 3rd of the year.

Pitching just 1.0 innings, LHP R.J. Swindle got the win, making him 1-0 for the season. RHP Greg Aquino also grabbed his 14th save of the year. RHP Jeremy Powell got the loss, making him 4-7.

Tomorrow night, the Clippers will head to Indianapolis to take on the Indians in a 4-game series. This will be the second game in the series, which the Clippers are leading, 1-0. The game will be at 7:00.

Today, the Columbus Clippers ended their 7-game series against the Indianapolis Indians on a good note, winning 4-2. This was the 7th game of the series, which the Indians won 4-2. It was also the 4th game at Huntington Park, which was tied, 2-2. The Indians started it off by scoring twice in the 4th. Columbus hit back, scoring once in the 4th, twice in the sixth, and once more in the 7th. The Indians were unable to come back.

This was only the second win in the last 10 games for the Clippers, and the third in the last 15. This makes them 51-69, putting them dead last (of 4) in the International League West.

For the Indians, nobody managed to hit a home run. For the Clippers, however, Right Fielder Stephen Head hit one over the fences, his 5th of the season.

RHP Carlos Carrasco was credited with the win after pitching 7.2 innings – this makes him 10-9. RHP Jose Veras got his first hold of the season and RHP Greg Aquino grabbed his 13th save. LHP Phil Dumatrait was given a balked save (his first), and is now 0-2.

Tomorrow night, the Clippers will head to Toledo for a quick 2-game series in Toledo, followed by a 4-game series here in Columbus. The first game will be at 7:00.

There was plenty of controversy in this here game, but it didn’t ruin it.

Even though the Columbus Clippers have one of the worst records in the International League, and the worst overall in the IL West, their fans have a huge amount of pride in the team. They are proud that they have had several Player of the Weeks on the team. They are proud of the fact that they had three players in the All-Star game. Most recently, Clippers fans are proud that their ballpark, Huntington Park, was named the best new ballpark in America, beating our even the new Yankee Stadium.

To show their pride, another 9,000+ fans packed into the park. This continues their record as the highest (by percentage of total seats) attendance of any park in the nation. From all over Columbus, all ages and walks of life came to watch their team play. They came to watch a great game of baseball, to see some amazing plays, and to see the Clippers dominate. They were not disappointed.

While the fans wanted to see the Clippers dominate, the Indianapolis Indians started the game off strong. In the first inning, the Indians managed to combine for three runs, with some decent hits and amazing base running. The Clippers managed to score one in the first themselves, but they couldn’t create the momentum that the Indians did. After the initial scoring, both sides were stagnated, as a pitchers’ duel emerged.

Finally, in the fifth inning, the Clippers were able to crack the brick wall of the Indianapolis Indians’ defense. With a series of singles, walks, and stolen bases, the Clippers managed to round the bases five times, including Jason Donald’s third of the night, which is quite impressive. The most exciting of these was when Wes Hodges’ stolen base forced an error, allowing him to advance to third and scoring Tony Graffanino. After scoring these runs, the Clippers were able to hold on for the win, 7-6.

Of course, no game this week would be complete without controversy – the Clippers and Indians game was no exception. In the sixth, right after the run-filled inning for the Clippers, Indianapolis right fielder Tagg Bozied swung and missed, striking out. Something that Clippers catcher Marson said immediately after that irked Bozied, and some words were exchanged. Quickly, both benches emptied, and it looked like we would have a brawl. Alas, that was not the case, as calmer heads prevailed and no punches were thrown.

Later, in the seventh, a home run from the Indians’ Neil Walker hit the foul pole on the side. There was a conference where the umps decided that it was a home run. Obviously, this caused much booing from the stands.

While these two examples seem to indicate that it was a tough and controversial game, it really wasn’t. While they made some mistakes, the umps called a pretty good game tonight.

The Great Race
Tonight’s Sugardale Hot Dog race was actually a pretty clean competition. Unlike the normal cheating – tackling, tripping, and shutting the door early – the hot dogs all competed fairly. The three all emerged from the wall at roughly the same time, and they were all neck-and-neck coming down to the final stretch. At the end, however, Mustard was able to pull away, grabbing the lead. This gives Mustard 2 wins, while Relish has 6 and Ketchup has 1.

W: Hector Rondon (4-2) 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO
L: Eric Hacker (5-5) 4.1 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO
S: Greg Aquino (12) 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO

Tonight, the Columbus Clippers managed to stop their losing streak and beat the Indianapolis Indians, 4-2. This, as the second game of a 7-game series between the two, brings the current count to 1-1. This Clippers scored all 4 runs in the 1st, with the Indians scoring in the 6th and the 9th.

This was the 2nd win in the last 10 games for the Clippers, and the 5th in the last 15.

Nobody on either side managed to hit a home run tonight.

The Indians’ RHP Phil Dumatrait was credited with the loss, putting him at 0-1. For the Clippers, RHP Carlos Carrasco got the win, making him 9-9. RHP Greg Aquino also grabbed his 11th save of the season.

Tomorrow afternoon, the Clippers and the Indians will play again at Victory Field. The game will be at 1:00. This will be the third game of a 7-game series between the two teams, and the final of a 3-game stand at the Indians home park.