1952 BVL Review In Brooklyn, it’s the year of 43-11, Never Question a Merloni Decision, The Idiot Throw and Jarren Duran’s steal of home with Hawks leading Bruisers, 12-nada      Dropping the season opener at Toronto wasn’t a surprise for many Brooklyn fans. They were expecting, at best, only a third-place finish. But their club won their next ten in a row. Sure, a solid start, 10-1. But you've got a long season ahead of you. They finish the half, 19-8. Okay, good half. But Brooklyn will return to earth. Will they? Nope. By acquiring Mookie Betts, Tom Cosgrove, and Felix Bautista from Joe Foys and Sonny Gray in New England, master chef Lou "Never Question a Merloni Decision" Merloni mixed in the final ingredients for a sizzling second half. And boy, the Bruisers sizzled, winning 24 of their final 25 games, including their final 18, to set the best record in BVL history, 43-11. Brooklyn’s Big Three (Tyler Glasnow, Corbin Burnes, and Sonny Gray) were a combined 19-3; the Bruisers led the league in ERA, 2.81. Their pen was better, boasting a stingy 2.55 ERA. In fact, they allowed more than three runs only 17 times during the season. In the end, the B Boys out-homered their opponents (77-35), stole 58 bases, committed 18 errors (one in the outfield). They didn’t beat themselves. They beat you -- especially in Brooklyn, 24-3. In Banksville, the defending champs returned home after a long 9-game road trip and go on their 12-1 streak in July. They never looked back. They blasted 57 homers in 27 home games (35 on the road). Ronald Acuña guided the Dogs, hitting .291 with 10 homers and 34 RBIs. No one had more steals, 20. Corbin Carroll also provided a Banksville boost. The rookie hit .265 and led the club with 12 homers. Best of all, the young centerfielder made zero errors. Despite being the pre-season favorite to capture the National flag, Homestead coasted into second place. Their much-hyped offense appeared lethargic for much of the year. Both Aaron Judge (.215, 10-25) and Matt Olson (.207, 14-30) both underperformed. Fortunately, Logan Webb was Mr. Reliable, finishing with a 7-4 record and a 2.32 ERA. Hommie Nation can thank reliever Devin Williams for making sure Homestead avoided boarding the Titanic this time. The Clemente winner was a perfect 21-for-21 in saves. Other highlights: Brooklyn’s 43-and-11 is the year's highlight. But “The Idiot Throw” is giving that a run for its money, a moment that best describes their amazing season. In the 7th, with Indianapolis down 4-1, the Cubes’ Travis Jankowski (1-15 safe, out the rest) sprints to third. Bo Bichette, instead of getting the sure out at first, throws to third. Roll: 19; Jankowski is out. The Idiot Throw is born… Nate Eovaldi, HOM, threw the season's first no-hitter, a 3-0 win over Toronto. A month later, Shohei Ohtani, LES, struck out 14 to no-no rival NYC, 2-0… Toronto showed fight on the field: Against NYC, Alexis Diaz plunked Matt Chapman, igniting a brawl near the Monarch dugout. Seven players were ejected in NYC’s victory. LES won a twin bill that featured brawls in each game; eight players got the boot. At Banksville, fans witnessed the Fight of the Year, Chris Sale v. Clayton Kershaw. The southpaws fought to a draw. In a game Brooklyn won, 6-3, against New England, Hawks Juan Soto reached a boiling point, charged the field and punched out “Little” Nicky Allen… Up 7-0, Brick Church skipper George Brett declared, "If we lose, I will buy a six-pack of beer, naked!" Ronald Acuna's dot-hit walk-off completed the 8-7 comeback win… In the 14-1 blowout win by New England, Brooklyn starter Mitch Keller balked twice, wild pitched twice, allowed consecutive homers, including a Juan Soto GS as the Hawks scored seven in the 2nd. To add to the humiliation, Jarren Duran stole home with Hawks on top, 12-0… In the Battle of the Zachs, Gelof belted two homers in the 15-0 Banksville win. No matter. Indianapolis allowed Wheeler to pitch a complete game and 20 hits. In his next start, Wheeler fired a 4-hit shutout… Following an injury to Corbin Carroll in G54, Banksville’s Nick Castellanos was thrown out, attempting to steal second on his poor lead rating, for the last out of the 1952 BVL regular season. Stats: Home record 145-125 (.537); Brooklyn, 24-3 (.889)… League leaders: Luis Arraez, NYC, .340, 72 hits; Pete Alonso, NEG, 19 hrs; Nolan Jones, TOR, 43 rbi; Ronald Acuna, BAN, 20sb; Sonny Gray, BCF/BKL, 9-1; Tyler Glasnow, BKL, 1.38 ERA, 98 strikeouts; Devin Williams, HOM, 21 saves. Team stats: Banksville 95 hrs, 105 doubles, 60 sb; Brooklyn 2.81 era; Indianapolis .885 X-pct. (261 x-rolls, 231 outs); LES 19 complete games; hitting WAR, Banksville 12.5; pitching WAR, Brooklyn, 16.1. Below, the regular season: MAY 22 At Brooklyn, Toronto sweeps pair: 4-2 (Jake McCarthy 3-3, RBI); and 3-2 (Luis Guillorme rips go-ahead 2-out, 2-R double in 7th).  9 At Brick Church, Foys take two from NY: Foys, 2-0 (Tom Cosgrove retires PH Brandon Lowe with bases full); Knights, 6-2 (tied in 7th, Nico Hoerner rips 2-R triple); and Foys, 2-1 (In 8th, Michael Harris trots home on wild pitch).  19 At Toronto, Monarchs split with Brooklyn: Bruisers, 8-5 (Down 5-0 in 6th, Jose Siri's triple clears the bases); and Monarchs, 3-2 (RP Alexis Diaz retires the side in order).  20 At Toronto, Brooklyn wins, 4-3 (In the 9th, Alexis Diaz's throwing error allows Harold Ramirez to score go-ahead run).  21 At Seward Park, LES sweeps Indianapolis: 1-0 (Despite walking nine batters, Blake Snell throws 2-hitter, strikes out 13); and 3-2 (Kyle Bradish goes the distance, allows 7 hits, strikes out 8).  22 At Seward Park, Indianapolis wins, 6-2 (Dansby Swanson's 2-R RBI hit keys 4-R 6th).  At New York, Knights split with Toronto: Monarchs, 1-0 (Nick Pivetta, 4RPs combine on a 4-hitter); and Knights, 9-1 (Alec Bohm belts 2 of the Knights 5HRs).  23 At New York, Toronto rolls, 7-2 (Nolan Jones, Jake Burger hit back-to-back HRs). At Indianapolis, Cubes sweep Brick Church: 5-3 (Tied 2-2 in 7th, Manny Machado cracks 3-R HR); and 3-2 (Dansby Swanson delivers walk-off RBI 1B).  24 At Indianapolis, Cubes beat Brick Church, 4-3 in 11 (Leody Taveras belts walk-off solo HR).  At Seward Park, Brooklyn over LES, 10-2 (Yandi Diaz, Chas McCormick homer to start).  25 At Seward Park, Brooklyn wins twinbill: Bruisers, 6-2 (Rookie Josh Jung 2-4, 2-R HR); and 4-3 in 13 (Before Keibert Ruiz's go-ahead RBI 1B in 13th, call-up Christian Bethancourt's 2-out, 2-R HR in 9th tied game). 26 At Indianapolis, Toronto lights the fuse twice: 2-1 (Ian Gibault retires four batters for the save); and 3-1 (Tied in 9th, Ke'Bryan Hayes rocks Graig Kimbrel with a 2-R triple).  27 At Indianapolis, Cubes beat Toronto, 6-2 (Luis Castillo throws CG, strikes out 11).  At Seward Park, LES wins two from NY: 14-1 (Shohei Ohtani 3-5, 2-R HR); and 2-1 (The newest Annoying Man, Ha-Seong Kim, makes LeBron smile with walk-off hit).  28 At Seward Park, New York avoids sweep, win 4-0 (Jose Berrios, 3RPs combine on 17 whiffs). At Brick Church, Brooklyn continues dominance over Foys, win 4-1 (Corbin Burnes throws CG, allows 4 hits, 1ER; PH Harold Ramirez rips 2-RBI single).  29 At Brick Church, Brooklyn sweeps series: 5-3 (Marcell Ozuna doubles twice; Bo Bichette adds injury to insult, blasts HR); and 8-3 (Josh Jung gets 3 of the 14 hits, adds homer; Foys release manager Albert Belle, hire George Brett). JUNE 18 At New York City, Homestead sweeps: 5-3 (Austin Riley extends lead in 8th with RBI hit); and 6-2 (In 1st, Matt Olson followed a Brandon Nimmo solo HR with a 2-run shot of his own). At New England, Hawks stun Banksville in Revenge Me opener sweep: 6-3 (Javier Baez, Alex Verdugo, Pete Alonso belt first-inning homers); and 7-5 (Down 5-1 and two outs in 8th, Juan Soto completes miraculous comeback by hitting a Grand Slam).  19 At New England, Banksville coast, 7-3 (Nick Senzel delivers 2-R hit; Domingo German throws 6 strong innings).  At New York City, Scrappers hammer Homestead, 8-2 (An unknown woman berates Scrappers before gametime; Wilmer Flores belts 3-R HR, Pablo Lopez goes all the way).  20 At Homestead, Greys over Banksville, 3-1 (With Dogs down 1-0 in 8th, Christian Yelich robs Zack Gelof of go-ahead 2-R HR [HR 1-16; roll: 18]).  At New England, NYC rolls, 11-3 (Matt Chapman's 2-RBI hit highlights 5-run explosion in 1st).  21 At New England, Hawks and NYC split: Scrappers, 5-2 (Behind in 7th, Mickey Moniak belts 3-R HR); and Hawks, 3-2 (In top 8, Kirby Yates gets DP grounder with bases full of Scrappers).  At Homestead, Greys beat Banksville, 5-1 (James Outman homers, Ronald Acuna throwing error plates two runs).  22 At New England, Hawks and Brick Church split two: Foys, 6-4 (Foys snap 7-game losing streak for new manager George Brett; Felix Bautista throws perfect 9th); and Hawks, 10-9 (Yoan Moncada rips walk-off hit).  24 At New England, Brick Church wins, 1-0 (Felix Bautista whiffs 5 during his 6-out save).  At Indianapolis, NYC blanks Cubes, 4-0 (Logan Gilbert, Josh Hader combine on a 3-hitter).  25 At Indianapolis, NYC splits with Cubes: Scrappers, 1-0 (Kevin Ginkel, Josh Hader each throw 2 perfect innings); and Cubes, 4-3 in 10 (Jason Heyward draws a walk with the bases full).  At Toronto, New England wins, 7-4 (In top 8, Yoan Moncada’s RBI double increases lead to 5).  26 At New York City, Scrappers sweep New York: 3-1 (After four consecutive two-out walks, Ryan Braiser strikes out Alec Bohm); and 8-3 (Wander Franco replaces injured Matt McLain, homers, drives home three runs).  27 At New York City, New York avoids Scrappers sweep, win, 3-2 (In 8th, Willson Contreras doubles home 2 runs off Josh Hader). 28 At Homestead, LES surprises Greys with a sweep: 4-1 (Dean Kremer goes the distances, whiffs 7, allows 5 hits; Francisco Lindor doubles home a run); and 7-3 (Despite walking first 5 batters, Blake Snells throws a CG, allows 2 hits; Lindor belts GS in 6th).  29 At Homestead, Greys beat LES, 5-4 (Corey Seager returns from injury, belts 2-R HR).  At Toronto, Monarchs, New England split: Hawks, 11-1 (Sonny Gray whiffs 11, scatters 6 hits; Nate Lowe leads 18-hit attack with homer, 3RBI); and Monarchs, 7-5 (Chris Sale strikes out 11 in 7 innings; Juan Soto denied of game-tying HR in 9th).  30 At Homestead, Banksville avoids sweep, win, 7-1 (Clayton Kershaw lowers his ERA (108.00), throws complete game, whiffs 8). JULY 1 At Homestead, Greys sweep Brick Church: 5-2 (Austin Riley belts 2-R homer); and 6-4 (Hunter Harvey retires Rafael Devers with tying run on 2B).  At New York, Knights hold off Banksville, 6-5 (Jeff Hoffman wild pitches Ketel Marte to third, retires next two batters).  2 At Homestead, Greys sweep Brick Church: 7-2 (Matt Olson clubs a pair of homers, 3RBI).  At New York, Banksville beats Knights, 5-2 (Triston Casas has a 2-homer day).  3 At New England, LES sweeps: 6-1 (Ryan Mouncastle cracks 3-run HR; Shoehei Ohtani throws CG, allows 5 hits); and 10-2 (Francisco Lindor, Elias Diaz, Max Kepler homer in 5-run 3rd).  At New York, Banksville rally to victory, 6-3 (Down 3-2 in 9th, Gunner Henderson hits go-ahead, 2-run homer; Will Benson does the same soon after).  4 At New England, Hawks over LES, 5-4 (Javier Baez hits looper for walk-off win).  At Brooklyn, Brooklyn beats Banksville, 5-3 (Yandy Diaz drills go-ahead, 2-RBI hit in 5th). 6 At Brooklyn, Banksville wins, 3-1 in 12 (Ronald Acuna, Corbin Carroll steal 3 bases apiece; Carroll walks, steals 2nd and 3rd, scores go-ahead run on Donovan Solano's hit).  7 At Brooklyn, Bruisers blank Banksville, 4-0 (Corbin Burnes exits 9th with 15 strikeouts, Tom Cosgrove whiffs next two batters for save).  8 At Toronto, Homestead blanks Monarchs, 3-0 (Nate Eovaldi spins the year's first no-no, strikes out 11; Riley Greene only Monarch baserunner on Patrick Bailey's throwing error).  At New York City, Brooklyn wins, 3-2 in 10 (Yandy Diaz snaps tie with 2-out, RBI hit).  9 At New York City, Brooklyn survives, 7-5 (In 7th, Mookie Betts belts 3-R HR, his first, to give winners a 7-0 leaky cushion).  At Toronto, Toronto over Homestead, 5-4 (Jake Burger rips go-ahead solo HR in 8th).  10 At Toronto, Homestead wins, 12-10 (Bryce Harper rips 2-run triple; Luis Robert GS, 6RBI).  At New York City, Scrappers beat Brooklyn, 5-3 (Tied 2-2 in 5th, Yainer Diaz hits 2-R shot).  11 At Banksville, Indianpolis wins, 4-2 (Down 2-0 in 6th, Manny Machado belts Grand Slam).  At Seward Park, LES sweeps Brick Church: 2-0 (Blake Snell allows 2 hits, walks 7, whiffs 11); and 7-2 (Shoehei Ohtani 2-4, 3RBI; Kyle Bradish throws CG).  At New York, Knights sweep New England: 3-2 in 12 (Yordan Alvarez socks walk-off shot); and 5-4 in 11 (Cedric Mullins' hit drives Kyle Tucker home with winning run).  13 At Seward Park, Brick Church wins, 7-2 (Rafael Devers clubs two HRs).  At New York, New England beats Knights, 7-3 (Jordan Montgomery throws CG).  At Banksville, Dogs roll over Indianapolis, 7-2 (Will Benson slams 3-R homer in 7th).  14 At Toronto, NYC over Monarchs, 8-7 (Down 7-3 in 9th, and after brawl [seven players ejected, including Toronto closer Alexis Diaz], Mickey Moniak's 2-out single ties the game; Austin Hays, replacing ejected Freddie Freeman, rips go-ahead tally).  16 At Banksville, Dogs beat Indianapolis, 4-2 (Domingo German improves to 3-1).  At Toronto, Monarchs sweep NYC: 3-1 (Chris Sales goes all the ways, whiffs 11, walks none); and 3-2 (John Schreiber retires Randy Arrozarena with go-ahead runners on base).  17 At Seward Park, Banksville beats LES, 6-1 (In 7th, Will Benson doubles to clear the bases).  At Indianapolis, Cubes over Homestead, 2-1 (Zach Wheeler, 2RPs combine on 3-hitter).  18 At Indianapolis, Homestead sweeps: 8-3 (Aaron Judge homers; Brandon Nimmo 3-3); and 7-5 (Bryce Harper belts two homers). At Seward Park, Banksville rolls, 11-2 (Corbin Carroll belts 2-R HR, two 2Bs).  19 At Seward Park, Banksville beats LES, 8-6 (Will Benson booms a 2-R 2B in 6-run 7th).  At Brooklyn, Bruisers blank Indianapolis, 5-0 (Michael Taylor tags a 3-R HR of Wade Miley).  21 At Brooklyn, Bruisers defeat Indianapolis, 3-1 (Corbin Burners throws 7 strong innings; Mookie Betts homers, 2RBI). 22 At New York City, LES holds on, 9-6 (Max Muncy hits two of the five Con-men homer).  At Banksville, Dogs crush Brick Church, 10-8 in 12 (Behind 7-2 in 8th, Dogs score five to tie, win it on Ketel Marte's 2-run HR, the 8th homer hit in the game).  23 At New York City, LES blanks Scrappers, 2-0 (Shohei Ohtani throws the year's 2nd no-hitter, drives in the game's first run, whiffs 14 Scrappers, walks two).  At Banksville, Dogs defeat slumping Brick Church, 2-1 (Tyler Holton preserves Dogs 7th straight win, retires all six batters).  24 At New York City, Scrappers avoid LES sweep, win, 3-1 (Cheered on by Fan #1, Chris Martin, Josh Hader retire all 9 batters in relief).  At Banksville, Dogs stun Brick Church, 8-7 in 11 (Up 7-0, George Brett of Foys said, "If we lose, I will buy a six-pack of beer, naked!" Ronald Acuna's dot-hit, walk-off completes rally in a game delayed by a telecommunication breakdown).  At Brooklyn, Brooklyn sweeps Indianapolis, 3-1 (Scoreless in 6th, PH Anthony Santander spoils Zach Wheeler's perfect game with a solo HR).  25 At New York, Knights and Homestead split two: Knights, 7-6 (Kyle Tucker 4-4, solo homer); and Greys, 3-1 (Andrew Abbott throws five scoreless frames, Jose Altuve homers).  26 At New York, Homestead wins in a rout, 8-2 (Aaron Judge clubs two homers, 5RBI).  At Seward Park, LES sweeps Toronto: 6-4 (Tied in 6th, Max Kepler snaps 4-4 deadlock with solo homer); and 8-5 in 12 (Max Muncy concludes testy afternoon -- a brawl was featured in each game; eight total players ejected -- with walk-off 3-run HR).  29 At Brick Church, Foys beat NYC, 7-0 (Cody Bellinger belts two homers).  At Homestead, Greys over Brooklyn, 2-1 (Tied in 7th, Bryce Harper rips RBI hit).  30 At Brick Church, NYC wins, 4-1 (Logan Gilbert, Josh Hader combine on 3-hitter).  At Homestead, Brooklyn beats Greys, 8-3 (Sonny Grays throws CG; Mookie Betts HR, 5RBI).  31 At Brick Church, NYS beats lowly Foys, 5-2 (Up 3-2 in 8th, Wilmer Flores hits 2-run homer).  At Homestead, Greys over Brooklyn, 4-2 (Danny Jansen hits 5th-inning GS). AUGUST 2 At New York City, Scrappers end Banksville's 8-game streak, 7-5 (Tied in 5th, Wilmer Flores belts Grand Slam; Julio Rodriguez robs Triston Casas of game-tying shot to end game).  3 At Seward Park, LES beats Toronto, 5-4 in 11 (Max Kepler scores from first on Enrique Hernandez's walk-off double; Toronto lodged a protest following the game over an outfield throw by LES that allowed two runs to score and give the Monarchs a 9th-inning lead. A replay of the play tied the game; Toronto would lose protest).  4 At New York City, Banksville survives, 5-3 (In a 3-3 game in 6th, Corbin Carroll belts solo shot, his 2nd homer of the game).  5 At New York City, Banksville bombs the home team, 11-2 (PH Triston Casas puts the game out of reach with a GS).  At New England, Brooklyn wins, 5-2 (Mookie Betts and Marcell Ozuna, hit homers). 6 At New England, Hawks sweep Brooklyn: 4-3 (In 9th, Jordan Romano intentionally walks Mookie Betts, Marcell Ozuna before he strikes out last batter); and 14-1 (Mitch Keller balks twice, wild pitches twice, allows consecutive homers, including a Juan Soto GS as Hawks score 7 in 2nd; Jarren Duran completes humiliation, steals home with Hawks on top, 12-0).  7 At New York, Knights stun Brooklyn, 5-4 (Down 4-2 in 8th, Knights score three; Alec Bohm delivers go-ahead, 2-out hit). At Homestead, Greys beat New England, 5-3 (Jose Altuve 3-4, 2RBI).  8 At New York, Brooklyn rolls, 10-5 (Anthony Santander slugs two homers).  At Homestead, Greys stun New England, 6-5 (Matt Olson's 3-run HR erases 5-3 deficit).  At Toronto, Monarchs black Brick Church, 1-0 (Chris Sales allows 2 hits, whiffs 10 in CG; Nolan Jones delivers walk-off hit).  9 At New York, Brooklyn beats New York, 6-1 (NY boss wins when Knights lose, future wife says "yes" to proposal; Tyler Glasnow throws 7 no-hit innings; Anthony Santander belts two homers for a second straight game).  10 At Toronto, Monarchs beat Brick Church, 2-1 in 11 (Despite striking out 17 batters, Max Scherzer gives up Jake Meyer's walk-off homer).  11 At Toronto, Brick Church wins, 7-5 (Down in 9th, Jorge Soler hits clubs 3-run HR). At Homestead, New England wins, 3-2 (Down 2-1 in 6th, Juan Soto hits go-ahead, 2-run HR).  12 At Toronto, Banksville rolls, 9-3 (Zack Gelof hits GS in 6th to blow the game wide open).  13 At Toronto, Banksville wins again, 7-6 (In the 7th, Josh Lowe unties game with RBI hit).  14 At Toronto, Monarchs avoid Banksville sweep, 5-1 (Chris Sale throws CG, improves to 5-0).  At Indianapolis, Cubes blank New York, 1-0 (Evan Phillips retires five Knights for the save). 15 At Indianapolis, Cubes sweep New York: 8-7 in 12 (Adolis Garcia doubles home Paul Goldschmidt with winning run); and 10-1 (Luis Castillo fires complete game; the 18 runs account for 25% of all the Cubes run scored).  16 At New England, Indianapolis wins twinbill: 4-2 (Tied 2-2 in 8th, Travis Jankowski's infield single scores go-ahead run); and 7-6 (Out 15 games, Josh Naylor homers in return; Jankowski's 6th-inning double clears the bases).  20 At New England, Hawks over Indianapolis, 6-4 (In 8th, Yan Gomes rips 2-RBI hit).  21 At New York, Knights and Brick Church split twinbill: Knights, 8-3 (Alec Bohm starts party with a 2-run blast); and Foys, 4-3 in 10 (Up 1-0 in 10th, T.J. Friedl's double clears the bases).  New York City, Scrappers beat Indianapolis (Tied at 2, Wilmer Flores follows Gabriel Moreno's tiebreaking homer with one of his own).  22 At New York, Knights defeat Brick Church, 7-4 (Tied at 2 in 6th, Alec Bohm breaks deadlock with solo shot; Fernander Tatis blasts 2-run blast).  At New York City, Scrappers blank anemic Indianapolis, 2-0 (A good day for Freddys: Freeman homers, Peralta wins; Josh Hader fires 6-out save).  At Brooklyn, Toronto rolls over Brooklyn, 12-5 (Riley Greene hit highlights 5-run 4th).  23 At New York City, Indianapolis wins, 7-3 (Adolis Garcia, Manny Machado homer).  At Seward Park, LES beats Homestead, 6-1 (Before his ejection, Shohei Ohtani pitches 5 scoreless innings, belts Grand Slam) 25 At Seward Park, Homestead sweeps: 6-4 (With two runners on, Devin Williams strikes out Shohei Ohtani to end it); and 5-4 (A tired Williams retires Max Kepler with bases full).  26 At Homestead, Greys beat NYC, 5-2 (Jose Altuve homers, Devin Williams gets 14th save).  At Brooklyn, Bruisers, Toronto split pair: Monarchs, 1-0 (Bruisers load bases with zero outs; they do not score); and Bruisers, 5-2 (Mookie Betts 3-4, hits two solo HRs).  27 At Homestead, Greys upset NYC, 3-2 (Down 2-1 in 9th, Matt Olson ties game with RBI 2B; Christian Yelich wins it with two-out hit).  At Toronto, Monarchs, New York split twin: Knights, 8-1 (Brandon Marsh triples twice in a game with four); and Monarchs, 4-3 (Ex-Knight Seiya Susuki scores William Contreras with walk-off hit; Chris Sales pitches complete game, improves to 6-0).  At Banksville, Dogs over New England, 6-0 (Anthony Volpe socks two homers, five RBI).  28 At Homestead, Greys sweep NYC, 7-3 (Tied at 3, Aaron Judge leads off 7th with a solo homer, Edouard Julien follows with a 2-run shot).  At Brooklyn, Bruisers beat LES, 4-1 (Corbin Burnes whiffs 12; Yandi Diaz belts 2-run homer).  At Toronto, New York wins, 7-3 (Yordan Alvarez pads 4-3 advantage with a 3-run blast; Jeff Hoffman picks off consecutive runners [Ryan Jeffers, Nolan Arenado] from first base).  29 At New York, NYC wins, 3-0 (Pablo Lopez improves to 5-1; Josh Hader gets 11th S).  At Brooklyn, Bruisers blank LES, 5-0 (Michael Taylor belts 3-run homer).  At Banksville, New England outscore Dogs, 8-7 (Pete Alonso hits homers).  30 At New Brooklyn, Brooklyn beats LES, 7-6 in 13 (Down 6-5 and two outs, Jose Cabellero is HBP, steals 2nd base, scoots to third on errant throw; Harold Ramirez's bloop drops [1-6 hit, out; roll: 3], scores Cabellero; Mookie Betts rips walk-off RBI 2B).  At New York, NYC survives, wins, 2-1 (Down 2-1 in 9th, Knights load bases, zero outs; Brandon Marsh hits into 523 DP, Willson Contreras flies out).  At Banksville, Dogs over New England in slugfest, 14-11 (Up 11-9 in 8th, Alex Bregman belts 3-run homer; Pete Alonso has consecutive 2-homer game).  31 At New York, NYC completes sweep of NY, 12-8 (Luis Arraez has 4-4 day). SEPTEMBER 3 At Brick Church, Foys beat New England, 7-1 (Max Scherzer pitches complete game, wins first of season, allows five hits, strikes out 7).  At Indianapolis, Banksville sweeps two: 15-0 (In a tale of two Zachs: Gelof belts two homers, 5RBI; loser Wheeler goes full 9, allows 15 earn runs, 20 hits, whiffs 10); and 1-0 (Tony Gonsolin makes first start, combines with 3 relievers on a 2-hiiter).  5 At Brick Church, Foys beat New England, 9-8 in 10 (Down 8-7 in 9th, Cody Bellinger hits game-tying HR; Javier Baez misplays Michael Harris grounder, TJ Friedl scores from third).  6 At Indianapolis, Cubes beat Banksville, 4-3 in 13 (Lane Thomas rips 2-out, walk-off hit, scores Josh Naylor from 2B). 7 At Indianapolis, Cubes over LES, 6-5 in 12 (Nico Hoerner singles, steals two bases, scores winning run on Will Smith's 2-out hit).  8 At Indianapolis, Cubes beat LES, 6-3 (Jason Heyward delivers tiebreaking hit in 4th).  At Banksville, Brooklyn beats Banksville, 8-7 in 10 (Anthony Santander belts go-ahead homer).  9 At Indianapolis, Cubes blank LES, 3-0 (Allowing 15 runs, 20 hits in his previous start, Zach Wheeler throws 4-hit shutout, whiffs 11).  At Banksville, Brooklyn again defeats Banksville, 5-3 (Ir’s tied 3-3 in 5th when Bo Bichette silences crowd, belts solo homer).  11 At Brick Church, Foys over New England, 5-3 (Ezequiel Tovar hits first BVL homer).  At Banksville, Dogs beat Brooklyn, 5-1 (Down 1-0 in 8th, Nick Castellanos's 2-RBI single highlight's 5-run explosion). 12 At Brick Church, Homestead outscores Foys, 13-11 in 10 (Matt Olson, Aaron Judge deliver RBI hits in 10th; both clubs hit Grand Slams).  13 At Brick Church, Homestead smash Foys, 13-2 (Corey Seager 3-5, homers, 5RBI).  14 At Brick Church, Homestead over Foys, 5-2 (Down 2-1 in 6th, Corey Seager, Aaron Judge each belts 2-run HR). 15 At Brooklyn, Bruisers beat NYC, 5-2 (Down 2-1 in 6th, Harold Ramirez doubles home two runs in 4-run inning).  16 At Brooklyn, Bruisers roll over NYC, 12-5 (Mookie Betts 5-5, 2HRs, 5RBI).  17 At New England, Toronto wins, 2-0 (Michael Wacha, 4 relievers combine on 4-hitter).  At Brooklyn, Bruisers sweep NYC, 2-0 (Tied 0-0 in 4th, Lou Merloni calls on rookie Henry Davis to pinch-hit. With two runners on the base, Davis, making his second BVL at-bat, doubles home the only runs of the game).  18 At New England, Hawks, Toronto split twinbill: Hawks, 7-0 (Dylan Cease throws 4-hitter, whiffs 14); and Monarchs, 7-4 (Bobby Witt Jr. homers, triples to spark attack).  19 At Banksville, New York wins, 3-1 (Alec Bohm belts solo homer).  20 At Seward Park, LES beats New England, 1-0 (Shohei Ohtani pitches into the 7th before his ejection; Cal Raleigh RBI hit in 6h).  At Banksville, Dogs roll over New York, 8-1 (Will Benson blasts 3-run HR in 6-run 4th)  21 At Seward Park, New England wins, 7-3 (Pete Alonso his 14th, 15th homers).  At Banksville, New York crushes Dogs, 14-7 (Lamonte Wade Jr. belts two homers for MLB Giants and Knights on the same day).  22 At Brick Church, Foys beat Indianapolis, 4-2 (Tied 2-2 in 7th, Michael Harris, Elly de la Cruz deliver RBI hits).  At Seward Park, LES over New England, 6-0 (Merrill Kelly throws CG game, whiffs 8).  23 At Brick Church, Indianapolis sweeps Foys: 2-1 (In 9th, Foys load bases with no outs. Enter Evan Phillips, who makes sure no runs are scored); and 5-1 (Josh Naylor, Paul Goldschmidt each belts a 2-run homer in 4th).  24 At Brooklyn, Bruisers beat Brick Church, 5-1 (Sonny Gray pitches into 9th, wins 7th game; Chas McCormick delivers 2-RBI hit).  At Homestead, Greys over Toronto, 5-2 (Matt Olson rips 2-out, 2 RBI hit in 4th).  At Homestead, Toronto wins, 7-1 (Jakes Burger, Jake Meyers hit back-to-back homers). 26 At Brooklyn, Bruisers beat Brick Church, 6-5 (Felix Bautista strands tying run on 3B).  27 At Brooklyn, Bruisers complete season sweep, beat Foys, 4-3 (Marcell Ozuna's Grand Slam in 3rd all the winners would need).  At Homestead, Greys beat Toronto, 5-3 (Devin Williams notches 18th save).  28 At New York, Knights, LES split two: Con-men, 9-2 (Shohei Ohtani 3-4, belts 11th HR); and Knights, 5-3 (Gary Sanchez socks two solo homers).  29 At New York City, Scrappers sweep NEG: 13-4 (Luis Arraez goes 3-5, rips Grand Slam); and 5-0 (Tyler Wells, Chris Martin combine on 6-hitter; Mickey Moniak doubles home two runs).  At New York, LES wins, 5-3 (Shohei Ohtani throws CG, whiffs 13; Isaac Paredes crashes GS). 30 At Toronto, Indianapolis sweeps twinbill: 14-7 (Nico Hoerner, Paul Goldschmidt drive in 4RBI); and 4-2 (Tied at 2 in 9th, Orlando Arcia hits solo shot).  At New York City, New England wins, 6-4 (In 4th, Mauricio Dubon unties game with RBI hit). OCTOBER 1 At Toronto, Indianapolis completes series sweep, 8-5 (Manny Machado belts 3-run homer in 6-run 3rd -- or was it the 4th?).  3 At Banksville, Dogs beat Homestead, 5-3 (Adley Rutchmann hits 3-run homer in 2nd).  4 At Banksville, Dogs over Homestead, 7-3 (Up 4-3 in 8th, Alex Bregman belts 3-run HR).  5 At Banksville, Homestead rallies to beat Dogs, 9-7 (Down 7-2 in 8th, Bryce Harper ties game with Grand Slam shot; Luis Robert clubs go-ahead 2-run HR in 9th).  6 At Brick Church, Foys, LES split two: Con-men, 4-3 (In 9th, Max Kepler unties game with 2-out, solo homer); and Foys, 4-0 (Spencer Strider fires CG, racks up 14 strikeouts).  At New York City, Scrappers beat Toronto, 5-1 (Logan Gilbert throws 2-hitter; Randy Arozarena crashes 4th-inning, 3-run homer).  7 At Brick Church, Foys over LES, 7-3 (Thairo Estrada hits 3-run HR in 7th).  At Brooklyn, Bruisers beat New England, 9-8 in 15 (Down 7-0, Chas McCormick's Grand Slam in 7th; Jose Caballero scores Mookie Betts with winning hit).  8 At Brooklyn, Bruisers over New England, 6-3 (Anthony Santander follows Marcel Ozuna's 2-run HR with a solo shot; Juan Soto charges mound, ignites brawl, among five ejected players).  9 Brooklyn beats New England, 4-0 (Sonny Gray improves to 8-1, combines on a 4-hitter).  10 At New York City, Scrappers, Toronto split twinbill: Monarchs, 6-3 (In 9th, Nolan Arenado unties 3-3 game with RBI hit); and Scrappers, 9-1 (A game of Freddy: Peralta throws CG, Freeman clears bases with double).  12 At Banksville, LES wins, 3-1 (Three solo homers enough for Kyle Bradish, who quiets the Dogs for eight innings).  13 At Banksville, Dogs whip LES, 12 -4 (Triston Casas clubs 10th homer, Clayton Kershaw throws complete game).  14 At Banksville, LES wins, 6-2 (Max Kelper belts 3-run homer and a solo).  15 At Seward Park, LES, NYC split pair: Con-men, 10-3 (Shohei Ohtani hits No. 14; Merrill Kelly goes 8, whiffs 11); and Scrappers, 6-5 in 13 (Josh Hader gets 12th save, retires Francisco Lindor with tying run on 3B).  16 At Seward Park, LES wins series, beats NYC, 4-1 (Kyle Bradish wins No. 6; Shohei Ohtani retakes lead in homers, belts No. 16).  17 At Brick Church, Banksville wins, 4-3 (Tied 3-3 in 9th, Ronald Acuna pushes across go-ahead run with bases-loaded walk).  At New York, Indianapolis stays red hot, sweeps twinbill: 3-1 (Zac Gallens throws seven sharp innings, Evan Phillips notches 10th save); and 12-7 (Will Smith blasts 3-run HR in 5th; in 6th, Leody Taveras belts Grand Slam).  18 At Brick Church, Foys beat Banksville, 4-1 (Ozzie Albies hits go-ahead, 3-run homer in 6th).  At New York, Knights stop Indianapolis, 5-4 (Paul Goldschmidt whiffs with tying run on third).  19 At Brick Church, Banksville wins, 6-4 in 10 (Triston Cases hits 3-run homer).  At Homestead, Greys take two from New York: 2-1 in 12 (A Patrick Bailey looper scores Bryce Harper with winning run); and 8-3 (Logan Webb goes the distance for win No. 7; Corey Seager hits 5th-inning, 3-run homer).  20 At Homestead, New York wins, 5-4 (Down 4-1, Yordan Alvarez rips go-ahead GS).  21 At Brooklyn, Bruisers over New York, 4-0 (Corbin Burnes throws blanks for six innings; Marcell Ozuna, JD Davis each belt 2-run homers).  At Brick Church, Foys over Toronto, 3-1 (Spencer Strider goes the distance, whiffs 14).  27 At Brick Church, Foys over Toronto, 5-2 (Michael Harris clouts 2-run homer in 5-run 5th).  28 At Brick Church, Toronto wins, 8-6 (Nolan Arenado clubs two homers, 4RBI).  At Brooklyn, Bruisers beat New York, 5-4 (Up 5-4 in 9th, Jose Siri secures Brooklyn's 11th straight victory, robs Willson Contreras' 2-out Grand Slam try [HR 1-9, out the rest; roll: 12]).  29 At Brooklyn, Bruisers sweep New York, 6-4 (Marcell Ozuna goes 4-4, swats pair homers for Brooklyn's 12th straight win).  30 At Indianapolis, Cubes stay hot, sweep New England: 4-3 (Down 3-2 in 8th, manager Rocky Balboa calls timeout during Wandy Peralta's windup; Orlando Arcia pinch-hits, belts 2-out, 2-run homer); and 5-4 (Jhoan wins Duran-Duran duel, strikes out Jarren for first save).  31 At Indianapolis, Cubes blank New England, 7-0 (Gerrit Cole fires 3-hitter, whiffs eight; Josh Naylor suffers injury, out six games). NOVEMBER 1 At New York City, Scrappers split doubleheader with Brick Church: Scrappers, 5-3 (Tied 3-3 in 8th, Wander "How Old Are You, Girl?" Franco drives in two runs with 2-out hit); and Foys, 6-2 (Rafael Devers belts 11th homer).  At Toronto, LES sweeps pair: 5-2 (Shohei Ohtani whiffs 15 in complete game, doubles and triples); and 8-1 (Blake Snells goes all the way, strikes out 14). 2 At New York City, Scrappers over Brick Church, 7-2 (Julio Rodriguez drives in go-ahead run with 2-RBI hit in 4th).  At Toronto, Toronto over LES, 5-2 (Chris Sale goes six, wins 7th; Shohei Ohtani belts No. 17).  3 At New England, Hawks split with New York: Hawks, 8-3 (Down 3-1 in 8th, Jarren Duran's Grand Slam highlights 7-run explosion): and Knights, 6-4 (Reese Olson lasts into 9th for 3rd win; unloveable Pete Alonso belts Nos. 17, 18 for the losers).  At Indianapolis, Brooklyn sweeps twinbill, win 14 straight, 20th in last 21: 3-0 (Mitch Keller, 2RPs combine on a 2-hitter); and 6-1 (Sonny Gray improves to 9-1; down 4-1 in 7th, Cubes Travis Jankowski [1-15 safe, out the rest] goes for 3rd; instead of getting sure out at first, Bo Bichette’s “Idiot Throw” to 3rd. Roll: 19!!! Cube exodus leaves an empty stadium).  4 At New England, New York wins, 3-2 (Kyle Tucker hits 3-run homer).  At Indianapolis, Brooklyn wins 15th in a row, becomes 3rd club to win 40 in 54-game season, 4-2 (Tanner Scott gets save No. 7; pen throws four shutout innings).  6 At Homestead, Greys, Indianapolis split pair: Cubes, 7-2 (Zach Wheeler goes nine, wins his 8th); and Greys, 2-0 (Greys clinch playoffs behind Bobby Miller, who throws six innings; Devin Williams earns 20th save).  7 At Homestead, Indianapolis beats home team, 3-1 (Gerritt Cole throws 1-hitter; Matt Olson's 2nd-inning homer the lone hit allowed).  At New England, Hawks sweep Homestead: 4-2 (Greys load the bases with no outs, Kirby Yates retires the next three batters); and 10-5 (PH Nate Lowe's 2-RBI hit increases the lead).  8 At New England, Homestead wins, 5-2 (Down 2-1 in 7th, Luis Robert hits 3-run HR).  At Brooklyn, Bruisers beat Homestead for 16th straight, 2-1 (Marcell Ozuna snaps 1-1 tie with solo shot in 7th).  10 At Brookln, Bruisers over Homestead for17th straight win, 6-2 (Marcell Ozuna's solo HR in 8th pads lead; RP Steve Matz throws three scoreless innings).  11 At Brookln, Bruisers win 18th consecutive game, their 24th in 25 games, defeat Homestead, 2-1 (Scoreless in 8th, J.D. Davis swats solo homer; Tanner Scott strikes out Bryce Harper).  21 At Banksville, New York City wins, 4-1 (Wander Franco belts go-ahead solo homer in 6th; bullpen throws six shutout innings).  24 At Banksville, Dogs clinch division crown, beat NYC, 6-3 (Tied at 3 in 5th, Zack Gelof clubs 2-run homer and Alex Bregman belts a solo shot).  27 At Banksville, Dogs beat NYC, 6-5 (Gunnar Henderson hits walk-off solo homer).  At Banksville, Dogs beat Toronto, 6-5 (Alex Bregman snaps 4-4 game in 6th with a 2-run blast). 29 At Banksville, Toronto wins, 3-2 (Kodai Senga strikes out 13 in 7-plus innings; five players ejected in brawl, Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw go at it). DECEMBER 1 At Banksville, Toronto rallies, wins, 7-5 (Down 5-4 in 7th, Nolan Jones belts HR No. 18, a 2-out, 3-run blast to take RBI title away from Luis Robert, Homestead, 43-41. Note: Following an injury to Corbin Carroll, who will miss the first three games in the upcoming Yogi series, Nick Castellanos is thrown out, attempting to steal second on his poor lead rating, for the last out of the regular season).

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