Two are over; Two continue

The Western Division Finals are set.

Burlington 4 @Kane County 0

Tim Melville...Pretty Good

Tim Melville got the start for the Bees and also picked up the win. Melville pitched six shutout innings allowing just two hits with three strikeouts and four walks. Cole White pitched two shutout innings allowing one hit with one strikeout and no walks to pick up a hold. Blaine Hardy pitched a no-ht ninth inning with one strikeout and one walk.

@Cedar Rapids 9, Peoria 8

The Chiefs had an 8-3 lead after scoring three in the top of the seventh. Then,

Cedar Rapids Bottom 7th

* Tyson Auer grounds out, shortstop DJ LeMahieu to first baseman Rebel Ridling.
* Alexia Amarista flies out to left fielder Nelson Perez.
* Roberto Lopez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Perez.
* Gabriel Jacobo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Perez. Roberto Lopez to 2nd.
* Beau Brooks singles on a line drive to pitcher Aaron Shafer. Roberto Lopez scores. Gabriel Jacobo scores. Beau Brooks to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Aaron Shafer. Throwing error by right fielder Kyler Burke.
* Angel Castillo hit by pitch.
* Pitcher Change: Manolin De Leon replaces Aaron Shafer.
* Darwin Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyler Burke. Beau Brooks scores. Angel Castillo to 2nd.
* With Jon Townsend batting, Angel Castillo steals (1) 3rd base. Darwin Perez steals (1) 2nd base.
* With Jon Townsend batting, wild pitch by Manolin De Leon, Angel Castillo scores. Darwin Perez to 3rd.
* Jon Townsend pops out to first baseman Rebel Ridling.

Yes. There were two outs and none on when the Chiefs let the Kernels back into the game. And no, it's not over. Here's the game winning "rally" in the bottom of the ninth.

Cedar Rapids Bottom 9th

* Pitcher Change: Chris Huseby replaces Manolin De Leon.
* Roberto Lopez walks.
* Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Mike Trout replaces Roberto Lopez.
* Gabriel Jacobo walks. Mike Trout to 2nd.
* Coaching visit to mound.
* Beau Brooks bunt pops out to third baseman David Macias in foul territory.
* Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Dwayne Bailey replaces Gabriel Jacobo.
* Angel Castillo strikes out swinging.
* With Darwin Perez batting, wild pitch by Chris Huseby, Mike Trout to 3rd. Dwayne Bailey to 2nd.
* Darwin Perez walks.
* Jon Townsend walks. Mike Trout scores. Dwayne Bailey to 3rd. Darwin Perez to 2nd.
* Matthew Crawford hit by pitch. Dwayne Bailey scores. Darwin Perez to 3rd. Jon Townsend to 2nd.

Does anyone need to be reminded that the Chiefs are the Midwest League affiliate of the Chicago Cubs?

Kernels @ Bees on Saturday night for Game one of the Western Division Championship Series. By the way, the Bees have won eight straight playoff games.

In the East one home team won to push the series to Game Three
@West Michigan 7, Great Lakes 0

The West Michigan Whitecaps sent 11 men to the plate and scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning Thursday night on their way to a 7-0 shutout over the Great Lakes Loons. The best of three Midwest League Opening Round Playoff Series is now tied at 1 game each.

Starters for Game Three please?

The Whitecaps will send Luke Putkonen to the mound in the third and the deciding game of the series Friday night. He’ll be opposed by Loons righthander Ethan Martin.

Thank you.

I'm not surprised that this last series is going to a third game, I am surprised that it was so....lopsided at one point.

South Bend 12 @Fort Wayne 7

12-7 doesn't sound so bad? Well, if the team scoring seven was the team with the best record in all of minor league baseball and the team scoring seven committed five errors? What say you now?

Trailing 1-0, South Bend exploded for a season high nine runs in the top of third inning, chasing Fort Wayne starter Erik Davis (LP, 0-1) from the game early. After Jake Elmore walked to start the inning, A.J. Pollock lined a homer over the left field wall for the 2-1 South Bend lead.

From there, the flood gates opened. Four hits, two walks, and two errors later, the Silver Hawks had scored nine times in the inning to take a 9-1 lead. Justin Parker and Elmore each had RBI singles, and Reynaldo Navarro added a three run double to help account for the Hawks biggest inning of the season.

What say you now?

Game three starters, please?

The deciding game three is Friday night at Fort Wayne's Parkview Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM Eastern Time. RHP Ryan Cook (11-11, 3.66 ERA in the regular season) will start for South Bend, and will be opposed by Fort Wayne's RHP Chris Fetter (2-1, 2.22 ERA).

Well, that will be interesting.

Back in the morning with links to any newspaper articles with quotes.