{"id":3662,"date":"2009-06-20T06:06:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T06:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/long-beach-armada-play-make-or-break-series-in-chico\/"},"modified":"2009-06-20T06:06:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-20T06:06:00","slug":"long-beach-armada-play-make-or-break-series-in-chico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/long-beach-armada-play-make-or-break-series-in-chico","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Armada Play Make-Or-Break Series In Chico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em>Report by the Armada&#8217;s Josh Feldman<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Long Beach Armada are back on the road after a lackluster opening home stand as the team will face the Chico Outlaws in a three-game series at Nettleton Stadium in Chico, Calif. &nbsp;The Fleet (9-10) won one of six games at Blair Field after beginning the season 8-5 with 13 road games to start the year. &nbsp;Hideki Irabu made his third start of the season in Chico against the Outlaws (12-10). &nbsp;Irabu (2-0) has pitched well in two starts, both against the Yuma Scorpions, and has totaled 15 strikeouts in 12 innings pitched with a 2.25 ERA. &nbsp;This is the first meeting between the Armada and Outlaws in 2009.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Long Beach went 7-3 against Chico in 2008, but the Outlaws hold the all-time edge in the series, 26-33. &nbsp;The Armada is not the only team having a tough go of it recenty. &nbsp;The Outlaws dropped two of three games to the Tucson Toros at Nettleton Stadium in the team\u2019s last series. &nbsp;The Armada and Outlaws met up in the 2007 GBL Championship Series, the first-half champion Outlaws defeated the second-half champion Armada, 3-1, in the best-of-five championship series. &nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">PITCHING PREVIEW:<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">ARMADA (9-10) vs. CHICO OUTLAWS (12-10)<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Friday, June 19, 2009 \u2013 Nettleton Stadium \u2013 7:05pm PT<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">RHP Hideki Irabu (2-0, 2.25) vs. LHP Donald Brandt (2-0, 1.08)<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Saturday, June 20, 2009 \u2013 Nettleton Stadium \u2013 7:05pm PT<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">LHP Ben Fox (1-0, 4.37) vs. RHP Michael Martin (2-1, 7.08)<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Sunday, June 21, 2009 \u2013 Nettleton Stadium \u2013 7:05pm PT<o:p><\/o:p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">RHP Scott Lonergan (2-2, 7.23) vs. RHP Evan White (3-1, 4.50)<\/p>\n<p>  <!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fleet went 1-5 in their first home stand, and are looking to get back on track on the 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