Overnight into Monday I was awakened by the sound of a heavy rainstorm, by the time I was up for the day it was long gone and we had brilliant sunshine. The service center called before 10:30 to say my car was ready, I called the ride-for-hire and they arrived within ten minutes (take that, Unreliable Cab Company). A lunchtime errand run was all that happened the rest of the day but Tuesday was just a touch busier. Jenny was in town for a therapy appointment, I picked her up when she was done and we did lunch at her place. She's been having trouble with her knees for some time, they're getting her into aquatic therapy on a weekly basis. In the evening I was at the ballpark, the Barnstormers and the Charleston Dirty Birds reconvened for the second half of their six-game series. The Stormers took two of three over the weekend, on this night they made it 3-for-4 but it wasn't easy. In the home third Devon Torrence walked and Shawon Dunston singled him to third, Andretty Cordero's RBI hit scored Torrence to make it 1-0. Trayvon Robinson followed up with a three-run homer onto the berm in left field increasing the lead to four. Charleston made it close with a three-run seventh, in the eighth the Birds came all the way back to tie it 4-4. In the bottom of the inning the Stormers loaded the bases with two out on a Cordero single, a double by Robinson and a walk to Anderson Feliz. Anthony Peroni hit a chopper towards third base, the throw to first was high and wide. Cordero scored the lead run with Robinson right behind him giving the Stormers a 6-4 lead. In the ninth West Tunnell struck out the side to earn the win, he also recorded the last out in the eighth and was pitcher of record. Oscar De La Cruz had started, he pitched six innings of four-hit shutout ball but wasn't around for the decision. Game-time temperature was ninety degrees (that's 9-0), the heat wave is expected to hang around through the weekend at least. Take care, thanks for reading.
