2018 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #18
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| UPTON,Justin | TIJ AL | .321 | .929 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| RODON,Carlos | FRE AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| BLACKMON,Charlie | COL NL | .480 | .640 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| McCULLERS,Lance | COL NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Explorers @ Rosemere Renegades |
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| Series Preview: | Columbus hopes to extend his winning streak by visiting the worst team. |
| Series Summary: | Columbus outscores Rosemere 68-8. |
Chicago Mobsters @ Southbend Lynx |
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| Series Preview: | Chicago taking on the Lynx from Southbend in a 6 game home stand. |
| Game #1: | .C. Sabathia felt 24 again and was dominant in going the distance for his 6th win of the year & increasing his MWBL Career Wins lead as he now stands at 246. Andrelton Simmons & J.D. Martinez both Homer for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 4 – Southbend 0 Win: C.C. Sabathia 6-7 (3.94) |
| Game #2: | J.D. Martinez has 2 Home Runs, Marcus Stroman fans 7 & the Mobsters take home another victory. Jose Altuve & Zack Cozart both have 2 RBI’s for the Lynx.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – Southbend 4 Win: Marcus Stroman 10-6 (3.98) |
| Game #3: | A great pitched game out of Michael Foltynewicz & a 4 for 4 with a Home Run & 2 RBI’s for Jose Altuve put the Lynx up on top when this one finishes.
Final Score: Southbend 3 – Chicago 1 Win: Michael Foltynewicz 3-14 (6.03) |
| Game #4: | Chicago scores 2 in the 8th, gives up 1 in the 9th, but holds on for the win. Newly acquired Yonder Alonso is 2 for 4 with 2 Home Runs & 4 RBI’s for the Mobsters.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – Southbend 5 Win: Carlos Matias Martinez (8-6 (3.47) |
| Game #5: | Rich Hill another newly acquired Mobster goes 8 Innings allowing only 2 Runs, 1 Earned while fanning 11. Andrelton Simmons has 2 RBI’s for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Southbend 2 Win: Rich Hill 8-3 (2.43) |
| Game #6: | This one went to the 12th before a Freddie Freeman 2 Run Walk off Home Run won it for the Mobsters. Buster Posey had a Home Run & 3 RBI’s for Chicago. Jabari Blash has a 3 Run Home Run for Southbend.
Final Score: Chicago 9 – Southbend 7 Win: Scott Alexander 8-2 (2.70) |
| Series Summary: | Chicago takes the series 5 games to 1 & hopes to hold on to the first Wild Card spot as the dog days of summer heat up the Mid-West Baseball League. |
Pittsburgh Lumber Company @ Corktown Cycle |
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| Series Preview: | NL EAST matchup |
| Game #1: | Corktown 6-2 |
| Game #2: | Pittsburgh 8-2 |
| Game #3: | Pittsburgh 8-1 |
| Game #4: | Corktown 1-0 (11) |
| Game #5: | Pittsburgh 6-1 |
| Game #6: | Pittsburgh 8-7 |
| Series Summary: | Pittsburgh wins the series 4-2 |
Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Virginia Sluggers |
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| Series Preview: | Apologies,…short re-caps this week. Tijuana looking to increase their lead over Chicago. |
| Game #1: | TIJ 3-1 Upton homers, Kluber coasts, |
| Game #2: | TIJ 14-2 Sanchez, Encarnacion, and Mauer go deep. Nelson gets win #9. |
| Game #3: | TIJ 7-3 Murphy and Upton homer. Paxton CG, 9 K’s. |
| Game #4: | TIJ 6-5 Upton and Encarnacion leave the yard. Virginia gets 12 hits to Tijuana’s 7. |
| Game #5: | TIJ 16-1 A Laugher! Lamb, Upton, Sanchez, Bautista homer. 20 hits for Tijuana. Each player had at least 2 hits. Kluber wins again. |
| Game #6: | TIJ 7-3 Murphy, Sanchez, Upton, Russell with homers as Tijuana completes the series sweep. |
| Series Summary: | Tijuana gets the sweep and looks headed for the Division crown. 16 homers for Tijuana in 6 games. Upton with 5 of them. |
Triple Creek Patriots @ Jersey Nor’easters |
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| Series Preview: | Triple Creek invades Jersey in what is an important series for the Nor’easters. |
| Series Summary: | The Nor’easters get back on track taking the series from Triple Creek 4-2. Bethesda is still in sight but a wild card spot might be more realistic. Highlights included a 9-0 one hit shutout backed by 5 homers from the Nor’easters as well as a 12 inning 5-4 win on a walk-off homer by Jose Ramirez. |
Hollywood Werewolves @ Manhattan Project |
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| Series Summary: | Hollywood takes the series 4 games to 2. |
Selkirk Steelers @ Harsens Island Walleye |
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| Series Preview: | A battle between cellar dwellers. |
| Game #1: | The Walleye hold off the Steelers 3-2. W. Severino 7-10 L. Ramirez 7-11 S. Rodney 22 |
| Game #2: | Harsens Island wins a pitching duel 1-0. W. Chafin 2-0 L. Gibson 4-8 S. Rodney 23 |
| Game #3: | All Selkirk 7-2 W. Davies 9-8 L. Andriese 4-4 S. Neris 20 |
| Game #4: | Euginio Rodriguez throws a complete game shutout for the Walleye. They win it 4-0. W Rodriguez 12-6 L. Nicolino 6-10 |
| Game #5: | Another complete game for Harsens Island. Gio Gonzalez and the Walleye win 6-1. W. Gonzalez 10-7 L. Alvarez 0-1 |
| Game #6: | Luis Severino gets his second complete game of the series. The fish win 5-2. W. Severino 8-10 L. Ramirez 7-12 |
| Series Summary: | The Walleye win 5 of 6 from the Steelers in a battle for draft order. |
Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas @ Detroit Crime |
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| Series Summary: | No Hitter alert- also rain out. Detroit takes 4 of 5. |
Coconut Creek Crushers @ Motor City Muscle |
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| Series Preview: | Coconut Creek @Motor City for 6 game series |
| Game #1: | MCM 3 – CCC 0
WP: Leake HR: MCM–S. Perez Mike Leake follows up his no-hitter with a shutout. Salvadore Perez provided all the offense needed with his three-run HR. |
| Game #2: | CCC 5 – MCM 3
WP: Karns HR: MCM–Castellanos; CCC–Betts Nathan Karns struck out 11 in seven solid innings. MCM made it interesting as they loaded the bases in the 9th inning, but Mookie Betts scaled the wall to steal a potential game-winning GS from Victor Martinez. |
| Game #3: | CCC 4 – MCM 2
WP: Stratton HR: MCM–Freese; CCC–Duvall MCM bullpen can’t shut down the CCC two-run rally in the 6th. MCM loses MVP candidate Mike Trout for 5 days. |
| Game #4: | MCM 3 – CCC 0
WP: Verlander (CG) HR: MCM–Candelario, Kendrick Justin Verlander made quick work of the Crushers, striking out 11, while allowing only two walks and two hits. |
| Game #5: | CCC 2 – MCM 1
WP: Samardzija HR: Mercer CCC took advantage of an error, as Jordy Mercer homered on the next pitch. Jeff Samardzija went eight innings and out-pitched de Grom. Barnes locked down the 9th for his second save of the series. |
| Game #6: | MCM 4 – CCC 1
WP: Leake HR: MCM–Freese Mike Leake breezed again, and the MCM offense had a spread-the-wealth day, with eight of the nine hitters getting a hit. |
| Series Summary: | It’s a split as both teams take 3 games. All six games were tight, well-pitched games. Three CGs in the series. Mike Leake won two games for MCM. Blake Snell lost two games for CCC, but pitched well and deserved better. He got 1 run of support in his two losses |
Long Beach Dirt Bags @ Sacramento Capitals |
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| Series Summary: | Sacramento takes 5 of 6 from visiting Long Beach, behind some nice pitching and clutch hitting. |
Yonge Street Stalkers @ Dallas Cougars |
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| Game #1: | Daniel Norris was scorched for 7 runs alone in the 5th inning as Stalkers put a hurt on Dallas 13-3. Norris allowed 11 ER on 10 hits and also had 9 walks. |
| Game #2: | Emergency starter Chris Smith must have been watching Norris too closely in game 1 as he allowed 9 runs on 10 hits and also allowed 4 homers. Yonge Street routs the Cougars again 11 to 4 |
| Game #3: | Yangervis Solarte breaks a 3-3 tie with a double in the bottom of the 8th and then later in the inning Josh Harrison singles home two insurance runs. Brent Suter goes 8 innings strong for the win and Matt Albers comes on for his 4th save as Dallas takes game 3 by a score of 6 to 3 |
| Game #4: | Andrew Cashner suffocated the Stalkers allowing only 3 hits through 7 while the Dallas hitters had their 3rd straight game with double digit hits. Cougars win easily 6 to 1 |
| Game #5: | It was the overachiever game for the Cougars. Patrick Corbin continues his season long overachieving success by pitching into the 7th allowing only 2 ER while punching out 8. Nick Franklin came out of nowhere to go 3 for 3 with 3 RBI. Dallas wins 9 to 2. |
| Game #6: | Daniel Norris again struggles in the 5th, but survives to get the win as the Dallas provides more than enough support. Cougars worked out a win Dolly Parton would be proud of – 9 to 5. |
| Series Summary: | Dallas gains a game on division leader Motor City now trailing by one game in the AL East. |
Portland Lumber Jax @ Valdosta Snappers |
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| Series Preview: | Portland travels to south Georgia to take on the Snappers in Valdosta. |
| Game #1: | Valdosta 9-7. Craig Kimbrel blows the save in the 9th but gets the win thanks to a Josh Donaldson walk off HR. |
| Game #2: | Valdosta 16-8. Lumber Jax score 8 but it wasn’t nearly enough as the Snappers win easily. Miguel Sano knocked in 6 for the home team. |
| Game #3: | Valdosta 3-2. Miguel Sano had a walk off RBI single in the bottom of the 9th. |
| Game #4: | Valdosta 6-2. Brandon McCarthy won his second start for the Snappers with 6 strong IP. |
| Game #5: | Valdosta 4-3 (14 Innings). The Snappers pen pitched 8 scoreless innings and get yet another walk off win. |
| Game #6: | Valdosta 6-2. Junior Guerra wins his 1st game of the year as the Snappers complete the sweep. |
| Series Summary: | Valdosta gets lucky and sweeps thanks to some very timely hitting. Portland’s losing streak now sits at 12 games. |
Fremont Cannons @ Mesa Solar Sox |
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| Series Preview: | Two teams with about the same records clash. |
| Game #1: | Carlos Rondon and Josh Fields combine on a 6 hit shutout. Adam Rosales crushes two homers in the 7-0 rout. |
| Game #2: | Mesa was comfortably ahead 7-3 entering the ninth but the Cannons pulled off the 5 run rally capped by Shaw’s two run game winner. Fremont 8-7!! |
| Game #3: | Mesa came back from that devastating loss behind Michael Fullmer, who went the distance, striking out 10, giving up only 3 hits and Carlos Correa’s ninth inning solo HR. Eddie Rosario’s first inning 2 run homer got the Solar Sox off and running and they came away with a 6-1 win. |
| Game #4: | Fremont crushed Trevor Bauer, having a stinky season, with 3 homers (Joseph, Baez, & Correa) in 4 innings. Ricky Nolasco didn’t do much better in relief ( 7 hits, 4 runs, 5 innings). Fremont 10-3. |
| Game #5: | Clayton Richard wins his 9th for the Sox 4-3. |
| Game #6: | A brilliant pitchers duel between Game #1 winner Rondon and Ian Kennedy. Kennedy served up a 10th inning solo homer to Adam Rosales and lost by that 1-0 score. Rondon gave up ONE hit in 10 innings, striking out 11. |
| Series Summary: | Fremont takes the series 4-2 behind Rondon and Rosales. |
Bethesda Bandicoots @ Tempe Tempers |
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| Series Preview: | Two Division leaders grasping to hold on to their division leads square off for a six game series. |
| Game #1: | Tempe jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead behind rbi’s from Matt Adams and Beltre. Bethesda woke up in the 6th and scored three runs including a two run double by Naquin. Tempe’s pen recovered and finished with three scoreless innings. Braun gunned Rendon at the plate with two outs in the 9th to stop the tying run and end the game. Tempe 4-3 |
| Game #2: | Very few hits and runs in the one. Adams RBI single and Cain RBI single had the game locked at 1-1 until the 6th when a Gattis sac fly put Tempe up 2-1. Infante pitched three perfect innings to record the save for Tempe. Tempe 2-1 |
| Game #3: | Tempe led this one 3-1 in the bottom of the 9th with two outs and no one on. Ellis launched a solo shot, Dyson walked, Cain hit a slow roller to 3rd and beat it out, Rendon doubled in the tying and go ahead runs, and Morrison doubled in an insurance run. Bethesda 5-3 |
| Game #4: | This time Tempe had the pleasure of playing with the rally Monkey. Bethesda led 4-1 in the bottom of the 9th with one out. Adams singled, Castillo beat out a grounder, Melky walked, Jackson doubled (drove in two), Gattis grounded out, and with two outs and two on, Albies hit a three run walk off bomb. Tempe 6-4 |
| Game #5: | Great pitchers duel with both starters staying in the game the entire way. The only difference was a Votto solo homerun. Gray took the hard loss and Chacin threw a complete game one hitter for the win. Tempe 1-0 |
| Game #6: | Tempe took advantage of Bethesda pitching for seventeen hits. Unfortunately, for the hometown, most of the hits stayed in the park and didn’t round the bases like the 10 Bandicoot hits. Rendon led the way with three homeruns on the day. Stassi and Hanson also homered for the visitors. Bethesda 10-8 |
| Series Summary: | A very even series where both teams had a chance at winning every single game. Tempe ended up grabbing four of the six, but only scored one more run in the series. Rendon was the hitter of the series in a losing cause. |