FINAL SCORES - AUGUST 21
There has been a shift in the standings and the Ottawa Titans are now tied for the final Wild Card spot in the Atlantic Conference! Read all about it by clicking on their name on the Wednesday scoreboard below.
DOUBLEHEADERS
JOLIET SLAMMERS 3 @ SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 1
JOLIET SLAMMERS 2 @ SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS 10 - The Sussex County Miners and Joliet Slammers split their doubleheader on Thursday night at Skylands Stadium.
NEW YORK BOULDERS 2 @ TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 6
NEW YORK BOULDERS 3 @ TRI-CITY VALLEYCATS 4 - The Tri-City ValleyCats (55-32) defeated the New York Boulders (45-41) 6-2 and 4-3 in a doubleheader on Thursday at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. 4,905 fans entered the stadium for I Love Upstate NY Night presented by WMHT and PBS Kids in a playoff-clinching twinbill sweep.
QUÉBEC CAPITALES 6 @ BROCKTON ROX 1
QUÉBEC CAPITALES 4 @ BROCKTON ROX 2 - The Capitales finished their sweep of the Brockton Rox at Campanelli Stadium on Thursday night by taking both ends of a doubleheader.
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GATEWAY GRIZZLIES 5 @ SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS 17 - A night after falling out of first place the Schaumburg Boomers vaulted back to the top of the West Division standings, leapfrogging the Gateway Grizzlies after breezing to a 17-5 win on Thursday night to salvage a game in the series between the two teams fighting in the standings at Wintrust Field.
LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS 1 @ WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS 3 - Windy City took the series with a 3-1 win over the Lake Erie Crushers at Ozinga Field Thursday night.
MISSISSIPPI MUD MONSTERS 3 @ FLORENCE Y'ALLS 2 - The Mississippi Mud Monsters capped their series against the Florence Y'alls with a 3-2 win on Thursday night at Thomas More Stadium.
NEW JERSEY JACKALS 8 @ DOWN EAST BIRD DAWGS 2 - The Down East Bird Dawgs settled for a series split Thursday night, falling 8-2 to the New Jersey Jackals at Historic Grainger Stadium.
OTTAWA TITANS 6 @ TROIS-RIVIÈRES AIGLES 5 - The Ottawa Titans (47-40) completed a four-game series sweep of the Trois-Rivières Aigles (34-53) with a slim 6-5 win on Thursday - winning their fifth in a row and taking sole possession of the final playoff spot in the Atlantic Conference.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS 7 @ WASHINGTON WILD THINGS 6 - The Evansville Otters (35-52) extended their Frontier League-leading eight-game win streak with a 7-6 extra innings victory over the Washington Wild Things (47-40) Thursday night. They now have two straight sweeps and have completed their first one on the road.