A busy week for the Dodgers saw them playing a doubleheader on August 3rd against Blue Devils, then a game fighting the sunlight against the up and coming Roughnecks. Dodgers won both games, not quite sure what the scores were, and frankly who cares, the dodgers won them both. Atkinson pitched all but the last inning of the second game, when Big Red Taylor came in for some zip zip, that made the Roughnecks decide they didn't even want to take the field the last inning. On a side note, a $5 wager was made between King&Atkinson, that King would hit a home run his first at bat, after not doing so he went double or nothing, until he was $20 in the hole, the wager was cleared up when King hit a dinger his last bat of the game........just another Castledowns fly ball home run.
August 4th the Dodgers played the new look Edmonton Reds. With the Shane Mckort pitching for the Reds, and the crafty Atkinson pitching for the Dodgers the stage was set for a good game between the two long time rivals . Mckort's stuff was really moving early on and he was able to hold the Dodgers off for a few innings, then the bats woke up, and the Dodgers were able to score 10 runs from the 3rd inning to the 5th. Atkinson held the Reds off the entire game, and it was all up to the new pitching sensation Mat King to hold the Reds off in the bottom of the 5th, to ensure the mercy rule would be applied. King went 3 up 3 down, and then stayed until all the beer was drank out of the cooler, making his trip to Wetaskwin a memorable one.
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