PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #7
NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
DUNN,Adam | CHIÂ AL | .333 | .926 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
MINOR,Mike | ELYÂ AL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
BELTRAN,Carlos | NYOÂ NL | .500 | .833 | 7 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
FERNANDEZ,Jose | MANÂ NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 | 16.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Manhattan Project @ Selkirk Steelers |
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Series Preview |
What a mismatch series as the hapless team from Selkirk had to play the big city boys from Manhattan. Fernandez and Darvish going 3 times in 6 games. Our only prayer was not to be no hit. |
Game #1: |
Fernandez had a no hitter until 1 out in the 9th when Lavarnway hits a pinch hit homer to avoid this horrible fate. Manhattan got 12 runs and had two buck homers. Manhattan 12 Selkirk 1 |
Game #2: |
Wells and Van Slyke homers Selkirk is 2 hit by Yu. Manhattan 8 Selkirk 1 |
Game #3: |
Manhattan was cruising until Selkirk scored 3 in the 8th as Smyly blows it with Panda and Adams homering, Selkirk 5 Manhattan 4 |
Game #4: |
Once again the Manhattan pen implodes as Street gives up 3 as Freidman homers. Selkirk 6 Manhattan 4 |
Game #5: |
Porcello wins 9-4 as Wells gets 4 hits. |
Game #6: |
Manhattan defense costs costs Fernandez 3 unearned runs but Manhattan gets 10 as Wells drove in 3 more. |
Series Summary * |
Selkirk felt like they should not have won a game but two Manhattan bullpen disasters cost the second place team two wins. While Manhattan is helped winning 4 of 6 they really should have done better the way they out played Selkirk. |
Clovis Wheat Kings @ Long Beach Dirt Bags |
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Series Preview |
5th place Long Beach comes to Clovis for a series against the division leading Wheat Kings. |
Game #1: |
Dirt Bags 5 Clovis 3 John Lester improves to 7-1 and makes the Wheat Kings sorry they flipped |
Game #2: |
Wheat Kings 8 Long Beach 1 Liriano improves to 6-1. Castro leads the hit parade with 3 including a |
Game #3: |
Wheat Kings 5 Dirt Bags 3 Tuiausosopo and Saunders went deep back to back in the first of Arroyo, |
Game #4: |
Clovis 4 Long Beach 1 Griffin improves to 6-0, Grilli notches his 12th save, and Cruz connects |
Game #5: |
Clovis 4 Long Beach 0 Castro hit his 8th homer of the year, a two run shot, in the first to |
Game #6: |
Clovis 11 Long Beach 1 Hunter drives home 4, Reyes contributes 3, and Cruz knocks in a pair to |
Game #7: |
Long Beach 3 Clovis 1 Ramirez drives home a pair to support Miley’s strong mound effort to |
Series Summary * |
Long Beach takes the first and the last but Clovis takes all five in between for a 5-2 series win. |
Coconut Creek Crushers @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets |
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Series Preview |
Tijuana limps home after getting beat down in Hollywood last week to host a tough Coconut Creek squad. |
Series Summary * |
The Crushers pitching allowed a total of 4 runs in the teams 4 wins, and 21 in their 2 losses. Tijuana slips under .500 for the season and Coconut Creek boasts a 26-19 |
Valdosta Snappers @ Columbus Explorers |
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Series Preview |
Valdosta Snappers (17-21) at Columbus (20-19) in the epic battle for 2nd place in the NL Central and bragging rights on who gets first look WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN toward Tempe! Ah!!!! |
Game #1: |
Columbus gets off to fast start with 6-1 win, Victorino 2 hits/2 rbis, Zimmerman 2 run HR (5) lead the way. WP Rusin (5-1) – ace of the staff? LP Teheran (4-4) |
Game #2: |
Milone and Hughes battle long and hard for this one each giving up a run in the 2nd – but that was it. Game finally ends in the 14th when Reynolds drives in his 2nd run (the go ahead run) and Hecharvarria follows with another for a 3-1 win. Hughes goes 9 innings, 8 hits, 9ks – Kimbrel gets the win (1-0) with 2 perfect relief innings. LeCure (2-2) takes the loss. |
Game #3: |
Valdosta moves to 2-1 series lead with a 6-5 victory in game 3. Up 5-1 in the 6th (Hechevaria 2 run HR (5) part of the onslaught). But in the 6th Columbus ties it with 4 runs on Desmond and De Aza 2 rbi hits. But Varvaro (0-1) loses it in the 9th as the Snappers plate the winner in this thriller. Hoover (1-1) gets the win and Kimbrel again makes an appearance and gets the save (10). |
Game #4: |
Explorers even things out in game 4 with a come from behind win when they score 1 in the 7th to tie it at 2-2 and 3 in the 8th to put it away. Desmond goes 3 for 4 for the home team, Polanco does the same for Valdosta. Avilan (0-2) takes the loss, LeCure (3-2) gets the win, Dunn gets the save (6). |
Game #5: |
Valdosta regains the series lead plating single runs in the 6th and 8th for a close 3-1 win. Tepesch, the Explorer starter, goes 7, gets the loss (2-2) but fans 13 in his effort. Albers (4-3) goes 7 to get the win, Kimbrell gets another save (11). HRs: VAL – Reddick (2) – to lead off the game, Johnson (8); COL – |
Game #6: |
Columbus comes right back in game 6 with another 5-2 win to even the series again. They plated 3 in the 6th to break open the 2-2 tie. The Snappers defense helped Columbus in this one with 2 gift runs. Staff Ace – Rusin (6-1) gets the win, Tomlin (1) the save (looks like Teheran (4-5) suffers another loss in this series. |
Game #7: |
Hughes and Milone again face off to settle the series – and again they both match each other’s performance, the score 3-3 by the time they both exit. Perez comes in in relief in the 7th and blows the save and then give up a run in the 8th to take the loss (1-1) as Valdosta come back from down 3-2 to win 4-3. Mayberry Jr (6) launched a 2 run shot in the 2nd. Avilan (1-2) picks up the relief win, Kimbrel the save (12). |
Series Summary * |
Valdosta takes the series 4-3. If you want a chance to beat the Snappers you better get to them early because the Avilan/Kimbrell will kill you. (Hoover and Doolittle are also great for the earlier late innings. Starters are thin (but look strong next to Columbus <G>). So, Columbus still owns 2nd, but not by as much, and its tenuous at |
Elyria Indians @ Fremont Cannons |
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Series Summary * |
A two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth gives Fremont a win in the opener, but Elyria’s pitching would hold the Cannons to five runs in the final six games to take the series 6-1. Scripts available on request. |
Traverse City Crusaders @ Dallas Cougars |
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Series Summary * |
Holiday weekend plus birthdays plus lots of extended family time all weekend = no write up. Dallas wins 5 of 7. |
Pittsburgh Lumber Company @ Virginia Sluggers |
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Series Preview |
AL East leader PIT (26-13) takes on the AL West’s 2nd place team, VIR (26-14) |
Game #1: |
PIT 2-0 A.Sanchez remains undefeated at 6-0 as he goes 8 inns. and allows no runs. Quentin had the RBI and Marte was 3-4. Tillman (2-5) was the loser. |
Game #2: |
VIR 4-3 A 10th inn. solo homer by N.Markakis off reliever T.Ross (5-3) gives VIR and D.Carpenter (2-0) the win. P.Alvarez’ 9th inning homer had tied the game for PIT at 3 all. |
Game #3: |
VIR 9-7 With a 6-2 lead after 7 inns. and Scherzer on the mound, a VIR win looked assured. But Quentin and Hardy both blasted 2-run homers for a 4 run PIT outburst and a tie game in the 8th. And after an RBI single in the 11th to put PIT up by one, it looked like the VIR win would become a loss. But after PIT reliever S.Delabar (1-1) walked the first 2 batters in the bottom of the 11th, N.Schierholtz cleared the wall with a walk-off 3-run homer to make a winner of B.Parker (2-0). |
Game #4: |
PIT 6-1 Lumber Company pounds 12 hits including P.Alvarez’ 14th long ball and E.Volquez (1-4) cruises to his 1st victory. C.Archer (6-1) suffered his first loss. |
Game #5: |
PIT 3-0 J.Verlander (6-1) throws 8 innings of 2 hit, shutout ball and S.Santos picks up save #14. M.Kemp provided the offense with a 2-run homer. T.Chatwood (2-4) took the loss. |
Game #6: |
VIR 12-7 Both teams bring the sticks with 15 hits apiece. PIT hits 3 long balls (Kipnis, and Quentin-2) to VIR’s one (Markakis). But VIR takes advantage of scoring opportunities and scores more runs. Rizzo and Ramirez each knock in 3 runs and everyone on the Sluggers except Segura and Cunningham had RBI’s. Haren (3-1) takes the loss and Tillman (3-5) the win. |
Series Summary * |
Coming in with almost identical marks, both teams leave the same way. |
Yonge Street Stalkers @ Chicago Mobsters |
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Series Preview |
Division Rivals at opposite ends of the standings face off for a seven game set in the Windy City. |
Game #1: |
Extra player Brett Pill Homers, and James Shields (4-4 2.98) goes the distance for the Stalkers. Final Score: Yonge Street 2 – Chicago 0 |
Game #2: |
Felix Hernandez (8-0 1.74) improves his record as do the Mobsters. Newly acquired Adam Dunn Homers twice, drives in 3 RBI’s and scores 3 Runs. Desmond Jennings has 4 RBI’s for Chicago. Dexter Fowler goes down for 7 games with bruised ribs. Final Score: Chicago 9 – Yonge Street 0 |
Game #3: |
A.J. Burnett (4-2 2.42) pitches 6 solid, followed by 3 Mobsters relievers including Chapman who picks up his 14th save on the season. Adam Dunn & Andrelton Simmons both Homer for Chicago. Final Score: Chicago 5 – Yonge Street 3 |
Game #4: |
Adam Wainwright (6-0 2.15) goes 7 solid, striking out 9, Chapman lets up a 9th inning run, but closes the door for his 15th save on the season. Final Score: Chicago 4 – Yonge Street 3 |
Game #5: |
Matt Latos (4-5 2.80) picks up the win for Yonge Street, with Jonathan Papelbon picks up his 9th save. Chris Sale (2-5 3.94) is the hard luck loser for the second time this series. Final Score: Yonge Street 4 – Chicago 1 |
Game #6: |
Adam Dunn is 3 for 4 with 2 runs, scored, 2 RBI’s & a Home Run. Felix Hernandez (9-0 1.68) picks up the win with 7.1 innings pitched. Final Score: Chicago 4 – Yonge Street 2 |
Game #7: |
A.J. Burnett (5-2 2.10) goes 7.1 Innings, Adam Dunn Homers, driving in 2 RBI’s & Aroldis Chapman picks up his 17th save on the season for Chicago. Final Score: Chicago 4 – Yonge Street 2 |
Series Summary * |
Chicago takes the series 5 games to 2. Burnett, & Hernandez both pick up 2 wins, Sale loses twice for Chicago. Adam Dunn could be a nice pick up for the Mobsters as he stretched the lineup a little which Chicago was really in need of. |
Jersey Nor’easters @ New York Outlaws |
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Series Preview |
First place New York faces off against 3rd place Jersey for a N.L. East battle! |
Game #1: |
NYO 3 JNE 1 Ortiz goes 3/4 and Mo collects a save as NY wins the opener. Almost |
Game #2: |
NYO 8 JNE 1 Outlaws grab second win in a row vs Jersey. Game was close until 7th Beltran had a good day (3/4 3 runs scored). Gee: 6ip, 6h, 1r |
Game #3: |
JNE 4 NYO 2 Jersey gets on the board as Fielder doubles off Perkins in top 12th Both starters advanced to Grade 20’s ! Lincecum (9ip 7h 0er) and Peavy Crawford (NYO) injured: 1 day |
Game #4: |
NYO 1 JNE 0 Kuroda pitches a gem (9ip, 5h, 0r, 0bb, 8k) as he shuts out Jersey 1-0. Lone hitting star is “Babe” Blanco who hits a solo HR in bottom 6th for |
Game #5: |
JNE 5 NYO 4 Another extra inning affair plus two ejections (Kendrick & Kratz) Nava goes 4/6 for Jersey. Ortiz 2 Home runs in losing cause. |
Game #6: |
NYO 4 JNE 3 Yet another long game. Outlaws win it in bottom 13th. |
Game #7: |
NYO 4 JNE 1 Gee was the star in this one, limiting Jersey to a single run. |
Series Summary * |
NY appears to keep their lock on First Place in the N.L. East! Gee goes 14 ip, 11h, 2 rs in 2 games! |
Detroit Crime @ Bethesda Bandicoots |
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Series Preview |
The powerhouse Detroit Crime (23-17) take on the shockingly non-sucky Bethesda Bandicoots (22-18) in a battle of second-place teams. |
Game #1: |
Justin Smoak’s thrilling sacrifice fly in the 14th netted the Crime with a nail-biter win in the opener 4-3. Manny Machado homered for his 7th for Detroit. Dustin McGowan (2-2) got the win, Joaquin Benoit (5) the save with Alex Wood (3-1) getting tagged with the loss for Bethesda. |
Game #2: |
Erasmo Ramirez fanned nine Detroit hitters but otherwise got banged up pretty good as the Crime took their second straight 7-3. The Crime got homers from Adam Jones (12) and Jhonny Peralta (3) with Chris Davis getting #14 for the year for Bethesda. Bryce Harper had three RBIs in the game with a single and a double while fellow National Stephen Strasburg improved to 7-2 with the win although was unspectacular giving up three runs in 5.2 innings. Ramirez gave up five runs on seven hits in six innings for Bethesda to fall to 0-2 (although he did lower his ERA to 7.56). |
Game #3: |
Madison Bumgarner out-duelled James McDonald … no really … tossing a four-hitter as the Crime blanked the Bandicoots 4-0. Bumgarner fanned seven in the contest while walking two to go to 7-3 on the year. McDonald (0-3), in easily his best start of the season went the distance for Bethesda allowing seven hits and five walks to go with seven strikeouts. Adam Jones was 2/4 with a run and an RBI to lead Detroit. |
Game #4: |
The Bandicoots stole one from the Detroit books in this one as Anthony Rendon drove in what would be the game-winner with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 8th to give Bethesda a 4-3 win. Jordan Pacheco cleared the bases for Bethesda with a bases loaded triple in the 4th which gave the ‘coots a 3-0 lead. The Crime chipped away with an RBI double by Gordon Beckham in the 5th and then two runs in the 7th off the bats of Adam Jones and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Justin Smoak was 3/3 with a run scored for Detroit. Zack Wheeler (1-2) was hard to get hits off of (just 3 in 7.1 innings and 10 strikeouts) but that was in part due to the fact that he had trouble locating the plate (5 walks). Shawn Kelley (3-1) got the win by not allowing a run in 1.1 innings while Alex Wood earned his first save. |
Game #5: |
Chris Davis’s 15th homer of the year – a two run shot in the 3rd inning – proved to be the difference as Bethesda inched closer to a series split with a 2-1 win. Manny Machado drove in the lone Detroit run with a double in the 1st inning. He and Chris Stewart had two hits on the day. Anthony Rendon went 4/4 with a run scored for Bethesda. Jon Jay got plunked for the 12th time this season. Scott Kazmir (1-3) gave up both Bethesda runs with 7.1 innings of work in which he allowed eight hits with a walk and seven Ks. Alex Cobb (3-4) continued to improve in getting the win with eight innings of work while Alex Wood got save #2. |
Game #6: |
Tony Cruz doubled into the right field gap scoring Jose Iglesias to give Bethesda a series split with a 3-2 10-inning win over Detroit. Evan Longoria (10) launched a two-run shot in the 1st inning to give the Crime an early lead, but Martin Perez and company held off Detroit for the next 29 outs. Perez and Crime starter Stephen Strasburg did little to help hitter strikeout ratios in the game – the lefty got 10 in seven innings while Stass got nine in just 5.1 innings. Dustin McGowan got saddled with the loss after the winning run was allowed onboard in the 10th thanks to Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s fumbled pop-up. Alex Wood continued to attack the stat boards with a win to lift him to 4-1 on the year. Manny Machado had a pair of doubles and a pair of singles on the day for Detroit. Anthony Rendon had a double and a single for Bethesda. |
Series Summary * |
An extremely tight series with four of the six games decided by one run, but both teams emerge with a split. |
Camarillo Quest @ Roseville Thorns |
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Series Summary * |
Roseville and Camarillo split the series 3-3 |
Hollywood Werewolves @ Southbend Lynx |
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Series Preview |
The woeful Southbend Lynx host front runner Hollywood |
Game #1: |
Hollywood kicks Southbend butt scoring 7 runs in the first 3 innings. Big hits were Kinsler rbi-3b and Bruce 2-run HR. Lee is not dominant, but is solid going 8 innings giving up 3 runs with 11 Ks. Hollywood 10, Southbend 3 |
Game #2: |
Southbend scores 8 and manages a rare win. Joyce is the hitting star for SBL going 3-4 w/ 4 rbi and 1-2b and HR. Southbend in a rare show of offense knocks out 15 hits in the game. Niese gets the win but was not effective as he gave up 5 ER in 6.1 IP. Putz gets his 3rd save. Southbend 8, Hollywood 5 |
Game #3: |
Southbend shocks Hollywood sneaking out a win in extra innings. Stults is strong for the SBL going 9 giving up a lone run to the ‘Wolves. That run happened to be a game tying solo-HR by Hanigan in the 8th inning. The SBL runs come on a Altuve Sac fly in the 7th and a bases loaded walk to Morse in the 10th off Uehara. Cook gets the win for SBL. Southbend 2, Hollywood 1 |
Game #4: |
Hollywood thumps Souhbend scoring 8 which is more than enough for Kershaw as he picks up his 8th win on the season. Its actually amazing that the Lynx actually scored 2 off Kershaw. Hollywood got 4 HRs in the game (Gordon, Cabrera, Bruce, and Kinsler. Every Hollywood player had a hit . Hollywood 8, Southbend 2 |
Game #5: |
It got worse for the SBL and the angry ‘Wolves pounded Holland and Marmol for 16 runs off 15 hits. Hollwood adds 4 more HRs to their season total (Cabrera, Goldschmidt, Plouffe, and Kottaras. Dempster is the beneficiary of all those runs and picks up the win. Hollywood 16, Southbend 4 |
Game #6: |
An actual pitchers duel between Hollywood’s C.Lee and Southbend’s S.Diamond. In the end C.Lee prevails for his 7th win as he tosses 8 scoreless innings. Cishek closes out the game for his 3rd save. Both Hollywood runs are scored in the 1st inning off a 2-run 3b by Goldschmidt. Hollywood 2, Southbend 0 |
Game #7: |
Early on it looked like the Lynx might shock the ‘Wolves again as they jumped out to a 3-0 lead after 2 innings. But Werth hits a solo-HR in the 3rd and Goldschmidt ties it in the 6th with a 2-run HR. Werth then gives Hollywood the lead with a 2-run HR in the 7th, his 2nd of the game. The SBL Gomes puts a scare into the ‘Wolves with a solo-HR in the 9th but Cishek manages to retire the last 3 Lynx for his 4th save. |
Series Summary * |
Hollywood takes the series 5-2. |
Sacramento Capitals @ Tempe Tempers |
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Series Preview |
The Tempe Tempers chose to hand out their 2013 World Series Rings during their third home stand while their arch rivals the Sacramento Capitals were in town. The public relations department said the Tempers chose this series because the teams made a couple big deals during the off season and this would allow the rings to be given to guys that were traded. The unofficial word was that Tempe wanted payback for having to watch the Capitals ceremony the prior two seasons. |
Game #1: |
Tempe 2-1 – Go ahead single by Duda in the 5th was the Tempe pen needed. Chacin improved to 7-0 |
Game #2: |
Tempe 7-0 – Santiago went 8.1 scoreless innings. Duda, Davis, and Soriano all homered. |
Game #3: |
Tempe 4-2 – Gregorius took Cain deep in the 8th but it was too little too late. Holland recorded is second save of the series. Three of Tempe’s runs were unearned. |
Game #4: |
Tempe 12-2 – Tempe slugged 17 hits in 8 innings |
Game #5: |
Tempe 2-1 – Cano punished his old team with a go ahead solo shot in the 6th. Chacin moved to 8-0 and Holland recorded his 11th save. |
Game #6: |
Tempe 5-0 – The Tempe pen helped out with 8 innings in relief. |
Series Summary * |
Sacramento never saw the lead after the 4th inning of game one and only managed to score six total runs during the six game series. It may be a long season for the Capitals, but they have a bunch of great prospects and lots of teen spirit. |
Motor City Muscle @ Iron City Yinzers |
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Series Preview |
The two teams at the bottom of the NL East try to see which one stinks less. |
Game #1: |
Iron City scores three in the eighth to send it to extras, but Motor City scores once in the 11th off of Sergio Romo to win it. Motor City 4, Iron City 3, 11 inn |
Game #2: |
A four-run third put Motor City out front early and they never looked back, giving Dan Straily the win. Motor City 7, Iron City 4 |
Game #3: |
Lance Lynn pitched into the ninth, with a single run in the bottom of the seventh giving him the margin of victory after Motor City had tied it at three on a Chris Young three-run HR in the top of that inning. Iron City 4, Motor City 3 |
Game #4: |
Tom Koehler picked up his fifth win with a complete-game, five-hit shutout. He struck out nine. Iron City 3, Motor City 0 |
Game #5: |
It was Jeremy Hellickson’s turn to be sharp, tossing six strong innings for the win. Sergio Romo finished for his ninth save. Iron City 4, Motor City 1 |
Game #6: |
Iron City scored three in the first and two in the second. That was more than enough for Paul Maholm, who went the distance, allowing two runs while scattering eight hits. Iron City 7, Motor City 2 |
Game #7: |
Dan Straily stepped up big time, picking up his second win of the series, a complete-game five-hitter. Salvador Perez backed him up offensively with two homers and four RBIs. Motor City 6, Iron City 1 |
Series Summary * |
Iron City wins the series, 4-3, but is still a half-game behind Motor City in the NL East. At least they have closer company in the cellar now. |