Valencia Stars: 90-72 (.556) Playoff Bound # 7

[leejay56]

The Stars are heading back into the playoffs again this season with a 90 win campaign...The Stars play power house Louisville Sluggers who had 102 wins this season...This years Stars playoff team is the weakest on the offensive side they ever had...On top of that Star Captain Kevin Minuso will miss the series as he fractured his rib a few weeks back...The Sluggers are favorites in this series but in baseball you never know...

The Stars will rely on there pitching to help them get through this series... Rookie SP José León who had a fantastic first year going 17-12 3.29 will get the start first against the Sluggers..Leon pitching once against the Sluggers and won..
Lefty SP Tony Suárez 15-9 3.30 will start game two..Suarez went 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA vs Louisville this season... In game three the Stars will go with vet ace Brian Middleton...At 34 Middleton keeps going strong had a 13-9 3.55 ERA season and had 227 K's...Middleton in two games this season vs the Sluggers was 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA...This will be Middleton 13th career start in the postseason going 3-5 3.75 ERA...
The Stars will go with vet lefty Sheng Yen who really had an off year going 8-10 4.79 ERA...Yen has started 7 post season games and overall is 4-3 4.60 ERA...