Baseball is now in full swing and both Ben's and Maria's teams were in action over the last few days. Maria's Rockies played their first two games, losing 12-0 to the Cubs on Wednesday and 20-5 to the Nationals on Friday. The scores sound lopsided, but it really wasn't as bad as you might think. Maria's team is very young - 8 of the 12 players are first graders, and both teams Maria faced were pretty loaded with second graders. At that age, a one year age difference is enormous. The Nationals in particular looked like a bunch of monsters compared to our charges. But the Rockies played pretty well; you could see improvement from the first to the second game and my sense is that her team will win a few games this year. Maria made a nice play in left field in the second game; she has yet to get a hit, but she's up there swinging and she should get on the board soon. The Rockies take the field again Monday against the Reds.
Ben's Brewers had a heart-breaking loss on Thursday to the Rangers, losing 15-11 in a wild game that featured some amazing lead changes. The Rangers jumped to a 4-0 lead, then Ben's Brewers stormed back, scoring 11 unanswered runs to lead 11-4 at the end of the 4th. Unfortunately, the Rangers stormed back in the last two innings and overtook the True Blue Brew Crew. Ben was in the middle of the action; he walked twice, scored twice, stole three bases and knocked in a run in the game. The Brewers will also be playing a team called the Reds, also on Monday. Ben's game is at Wilson Park, while Maria's game will be at Perry Park. Watch this space for updates!
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