1989 Sim #8

We split this sim going 3-3. We lost our first series to the Braves. That puts at 1-5 vs them this year. They took the first and third game from us. We used two big innings in the second game to get the win. For the second series we hosted Houston and took 2 of 3 from them. That gets us ahead in the season series 4-2. All of the games in the series were decided by 2 runs or less. Jeff Brantley was big for us recording save 11 and 12 of the season.

Stud of the Sim: Bobby Bonilla-3B

This is Bobby's first SOS sim award this year! Bobby had a great sim hitting .450 with 1HR, 9 RBI, 2 2B, 5 BB, 1SB, .700 SLG, and 1.260 OPS. We need some more sims like this out of him if we plan on gaining ground in the division.

Dud of the Sim: R.J. Reynolds-RF
R.J. just could not get the bat on the ball this sim hitting only .136 avg. He had more strikeouts (5) than hits (2). This was mainly a disappointment due to the fact he had a great sim last week recording a hit in every game, including 3, 2 hit games.

Looking forward:
*Record in ( ) is season series record.

We will first host the division leading Reds (1-2) who are 27-21 on the season. Both teams have #4, #5, #1 Starters going for them. So the series will most likely come down to who does not make mistakes and can score key runs. The Next series will be in New York vs the Mets (1-1) who we are tied with in the division. For obvious reasons this is an important 3 game series for us. We would love to get sweep but really need a series win.

Player to watch:
Bobby and Barry. We need both players to have big sims for us.