On The Lookout: Wild Card Decided Wednesday?

Five days remain in the Roger Dorn Baseball League Regular Season, but Wednesday looks like it will be the most important of them all for the three Franchises battling it out for two Wild Card spots. The three teams will send eight starting pitchers to the mound, making it a make or break day for each of them.

The Meinert Hops, on GM Garrett Shelley's birthday, will send four starters to the mound with Logan Webb (@ DET), Zac Gallen (@ KC), Shane McClanahan (vs. LAA) and Cole Irvin (vs. MIA) in what look to be favorable matchups. The Hops will have Shohei Ohtani and a second start from Eric Lauer remaining on the week.

The Lake Merced Goutfish will counter with Blake Snell (vs. CLE) and George Kirby (vs. WSH). The Goutfish have posted a strong 124.5 points over two days of Period 21 and own a 2.91 Team ERA over the last 28 days.

The Burlingame Blue Ducks, currently sitting in 5th place, will send Andrew Heaney (vs. MIL) and Framber Valdez (vs. MIN) to the mound while looking to continue their hot start to the week at the plate (28-for-91, 4 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR).

Here's where things stand entering play Wednesday:

Burlingame Blue Ducks 5865.5

Lake Merced Goutfish 5846.0

Meinert Hops 5816.5

Maulers Take Control of Masters Division

The Mission Viejo Maulers posted a monster Tuesday with 128.0 overall points led by six perfect innings from Justin Verlander who suddenly is just 39.0 points behind Sandy Alcantara for the top pitcher in the RDBL. Alex Bregman continued his torrid streak with two more hits including a home run as the Maulers now lead the Spokane Fightin' Fish by 41.0 points. It will be a busy remainder of the Regular Season for both teams as the Fish have six remaining starts while the Maulers counter with five.

On The Lookout: Historic Race for Wild Card Continues

Six days remain in the 2022 Roger Dorn Baseball League Regular Season with a wild finish looking likely after the Lake Merced Goutfish posted a league-high 87.0 points Monday to move from 7th to 5th in the Standings. The race for the two Wild Card spots is separated by just 15.0 points between the three clubs entering Tuesday.

Here's a look at how the club's are lined up in the starting rotation today:

Burlingame Ducks: Tony Gonsolin vs. MIL

Meinert Hops: Idle

Lake Merced Goutfish: Cease @ BAL

Cease Looks to Continue Hot Road Season

Goutfish ace Dylan Cease has posted a 1.34 ERA on the road with a 32.3% strikeout rate and will face the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday as GM Ryan Atkinson's club looks to continue their hot run. Cease enters the day ranked 9th in pitcher scoring this season with a 2.09 ERA overall and 178 strikeouts in 133 2/3 innings, helping the red-hot Goutfish post the league's top ERA (2.77) over the last 28 days.

Burnes, Rodon Look to Clinch Regular Season Title

The Maltese Falcons pushed the Alamo Short Stacks lead down to 120 Monday afternoon before Julio Urias push the lead back to 136.0 as he lowered his season ERA to 2.36 against the Brewers last night. The Stacks will look to put the lead out of reach Tuesday with Corbin Burnes (@LA) and Carlos Rodon (@DET) set for Tuesday starts. The Stacks are lined up well for the first week of the Playoffs with Burnes, Rodon, Urias and Jacob deGrom currently lined up for 2-start weeks next period.

Make or Break Day for Maulers

The Maulers trail the Spokane Fightin' Fish by just 55.5 points entering play Tuesday and will send Justin Verlander (vs. MIN), Corey Kluber (vs. LAA) and Aaron Civale (@ SD) to the mound in what feels like their last big chance to cement a lead over the two-time RDBL Champions. The Fish will be idle on the mound Tuesday and went just 4-for-33 at the plate Monday.

On The Lookout: Hops Have Eyes on More Than Wild Card

10 Days remain in the Roger Dorn Baseball League Regular Season with races continuing to be white-hot up and down the standings. The Alamo Short Stacks enter Friday with a 170.0 point lead as they look to be the first Franchise in RDBL History to win the Regular Season twice.

Here's what we are on the lookout for on Friday:

Hops Looking to Chase Down Maulers, Fish

The Meinert Hops suddenly find themselves just 45.0 points behind the Mission Viejo Maulers and 54.5 points behind the Spokane Fightin' Fish with Shane McClanahan (vs. KC) and Cole Irvin (vs. SEA) scheduled Friday. The Fish do have five remaining starting pitchers set for action this weekend with the Maulers set for three remaining starts setting up a potential wave of changes in the standings over the next three days.

McClanahan has been a bit more mortal in recent weeks, posting just 9.0 combined points over his last three starts but still holds a 2.28 ERA on the year.

Fish, Maulers Separated by 10.0 Points

The Maulers badly want their first Division Title in Team History and will look to jump back over the Fightin' Fish on Friday with Tyler Anderson (vs.MIA) scheduled to start. The clubs are looking to secure a $200 3rd Place Bonus along with a $50 Division Title bonus in cash earnings.

Critical Starts for Bassitt, Snell

The Lake Merced Goutfish have 10 days to chase down the Burlingame Blue Ducks for the final Wild Card spot, currently trailing them by 98.0 points. They will hand the ball to Chris Bassitt (@PHI) and Blake Snell (vs.WSH) Friday with the Ducks countering with Aaron Nola (vs.NYM).

Snell has been one of the hottest pitchers in baseball with a 0.94 ERA and 0.91 WHIP over his last five starts.

Crats, Heads and Fringe Fight for 2nd Reserve Draft Position

The Las Vegas Aristocrats are currently positioned to select 2nd in the 2023 Reserve Draft but the Honolulu Hammerheads and Lunatic Fringe remain within 100 points with 10 days to go. The Heads would surrender their first and second round picks to the Spokane Fightin' Fish and Asti Grape Stompers, but position would still help in later rounds.