Hartford lost 4 in a row and has fallen 4 1/2 back of Deadwood. The
Whalers are 5-7 in games played outside of the McCoy and have dropped to 1
game below .500 for the first time. It doesn't look good. "I'm at a
loss," commented Manager Kevin Kennedy. We've got the talent and the
pitching's holding up but we're just not winning. It's that simple." The
Whalers hope that the new lineups they've implemented starting tomorrow
will shake things up a bit.
Side note: Kurt Abbott has played 3 games since returning from the DL and
has batted over .300 with a homer, a triple
and a double. Meanwhile, Riggs and Stynes continue to struggle and
Reggie Sanders, who was in the Top5
in BA at one point, has slumped to just around .300 Pitcher Kevin
Millwood has also struggled while no one
seems to be able to sufficiently fill the fifth starter role for the
club.
