LYNX: TRIFECTA JYNX

Let's not overlook the fact that Buffalo, having lost six of their last seven games heading into yesterday night, was overdue for a win. But it bears mentioning that the Lynx haven't strung a three game win streak together since, looking..., looking, May 5. The lopsided score (box, play-by-play) was also one of those blowouts that may have been overdue for both sides, even though Ottawa absolutely pwnd (here's help for those of you over 30) the Bisons just two nights before. Baseball's a funny/cruel game.

As the 10-1 score suggests, not much went right for Ottawa; they scraped together four hits to the Herd's seventeen. Gookie Dawkins had a good night, going 2-2 at the plate with a walk, a double and the lone Lynx RBI. The night was pretty much forgettable for the rest of the team. The usually solid, John Ennis (4-4, 3.73 ERA) and Joe Bisenius (1-3, 6.88 ERA) were both hit hard. On the other side of the diamond, Buffalo's Jeff Harris (6-7, 4.32 ERA) did his best J.A. Happ impression, yielding only one run and four hits over his seven innings of work.

To make room for infielder Russell Branyan, not only was Chris Roberson not sent down (Geoff Geary was), Zack Segovia
was also DFA'd. Unfortunately, Zack struggled in a year where the expectations for him had been very high. Cole Hamels' former room-mate, Segovia overcame Tommy John surgery in November of 2003. In 2004 the Phillies thought very highly of him - so much so that they put him on their 40 man roster to protect him in that year's Rule 5 draft, even though he'd missed all of that season. Baseball America had him ranked #14 in the Phillies top 30 for 2007.

In brighter news, our friend Sybil over at the Unofficial Ottawa Lynx Blog, has been informed by a Lynx Booster Club member that Ottawa sits just eight wins shy of the 1000th win in franchise history.