…must-win series begins tonight for the saints against fort worth, because lincoln is not going to let up…
Wednesday, August 6
Shreveport 7 at Pensacola 9
Wichita 4 at Lincoln 5
Thursday, August 7
Shreveport at Pensacola – 6:35 p.m.
Grand Prairie at El Paso – 5:00 p.m. [DH]
Wichita at Sioux City – 6:05 p.m. [DH]
Lincoln at Sioux Falls – 7:05 p.m.
Fort Worth at St. Paul – 7:05 p.m.
…the really tough thing down the stretch for the saints is the amount of teams the saints have to jump, especially given the wild card standings, shown below…
| Team | W | L | GB |
| Wic. Wingnuts | 39 | 39 | – |
| Lincoln Saltdogs | 39 | 39 | – |
| Sioux City X’s | 39 | 40 | 0.5 |
| St. Paul Saints | 39 | 41 | 1.0 |
…here’s an idea — win the second half outright by beating up on lincoln…
| NORTH DIVISION | W | L | PCT | GB | STREAK | LAST 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 18 | 13 | .581 | L 1 | 7- 3 | |
| Lincoln | 18 | 13 | .581 | W 1 | 5- 5 | |
| *Sioux Falls | 16 | 15 | .516 | 2.0 | L 1 | 7- 3 |
| St. Paul | 15 | 17 | .469 | 3.5 | W 1 | 4- 6 |
| Wichita | 13 | 18 | .419 | 5.0 | L 1 | 5- 5 |
| SOUTH DIVISION | W | L | PCT | GB | STREAK | LAST 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prairie | 22 | 9 | .710 | W 4 | 6- 4 | |
| *Fort Worth | 20 | 12 | .625 | 2.5 | W 2 | 7- 3 |
| El Paso | 17 | 14 | .548 | 5.0 | W 1 | 4- 6 |
| Pensacola | 11 | 22 | .333 | 12.0 | W 1 | 5- 5 |
| Shreveport | 8 | 25 | .242 | 15.0 | L 3 | 2- 8 |
Tags: American Association Update, Schedule, Scores, Standings
