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Can-Am Leage recap August 11

August 11, 2008 - Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release


Worcester 6, Quebec 5

@ Worcester, MA. Time: 2:39 Attendance: 1,108

W: Tom Cochran (12-1) L: Luis Valdez (9-2) S: Eddie Pena (6)

HR: QC-Mike Goss (3); WT-Francisco Caraballo (14)

The Worcester Tornadoes survived a late rally by Quebec to earn the win and improve to 15-12, just three games back of first place Atlantic City. Worcester starting pitcher Tom Cochran allowed four runs, two earned, on seven hits while striking out four in seven innings of work to notch the win. With the victory, Cochran runs his mark to 12-1 on the year. Tornadoes LF Francisco Caraballo led the way at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored.

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SECOND HALF STANDINGS

W L GB

Atlantic City (25-22) 17 8 --

x-Quebec (31-16) 18 10 0.5

Worcester (26-21) 15 12 3.0

Sussex (25-22) 14 13 4.0

Nashua (21-26) 12 14 5.5

Brockton (22-25) 12 15 6.0

New Jersey (25-22) 10 17 8.0

Ottawa (13-34) 9 18 9.0

x-Won first half. First half record is in parentheses.

If one club should win both halves, the top three teams with the best overall winning percentage in the entire season shall qualify for the playoffs.

OVERALL STANDINGS

W L GB PCT

x-Quebec 49 26 -- .653

Atlantic City 42 30 5.5 .583

Worcester 41 33 7.5 .554

Sussex 39 35 9.5 .527

New Jersey 35 39 13.5 .473

Brockton 34 40 14.5 .459

Nashua 33 40 15.0 .452

Ottawa 22 52 26.5 .297

x-Won first half

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Tomorrow's Schedule w/Pitching Probables (All times are Eastern):

Worcester (Matt Weagle, 8-6 and Justin Edwards, 0-0) at Atlantic City (JC Huguet, 8-4 and Derek Barrows, 2-1) [DH] 5:05 PM

Ottawa (Noel Baca, 2-8) at Sussex (Justin Knoff, 2-0) 7:00 PM

Brockton (James Baker, 3-4) at Quebec (TJ Stanton, 4-3) 7:05 PM

New Jersey (Tom Atlee, 1-4) at Nashua (Jarrett Stawarz, 3-3) 7:05 PM




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