2018 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #22

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
BETTS,Mookie	CCC AL	.333	.810	6	21	7	1	0	3	5	10	5	4	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
SUTER,Brent	DAL AL	2	2	0	0	0.59	15.1	1	1	10	12	3	0	1	0	1	0

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
BLACKMON,Charlie	COL NL	.364	.636	6	22	8	0	0	2	6	8	5	1	1	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
STRAILY,Dan	JNE NL	2	2	0	0	0.00	18	0	0	3	17	5	0	0	0	0	0

Bethesda Bandicoots @ Harsens Island Walleye
Series Preview:	Bethesda tries to lock up the NL East title and Harsens Island tries to salvage their abysmal inaugural season.
Game #1:	Bethesda takes game one 3-1. W Pill 3-0 L Severino 9-13
Game #2:	The Bandicoots double up the Walleye 4-2. W Ramirez 7-7 L Urena 6-15 S Cishek 20
Game #3:	Harsens Island makes it interesting in the 9th but Thesda hangs on 7-6 W Arrieta 15-10 L Harvey 0-5 S Tepera 3
Game #4:	The Coots get another road win 4-1 W Ryu 7-4 L Andriese 4-7 S Tepera 4
Game #5:	Harsens Island wins it!! Just kidding. Bethesda takes it 6-3 W Cobb 12-2 L Gonzalez 11-10 S Morrow 9
Game #6:	The Walleye finally win one 4-1 W Severino 10-13 L Gray 8-7 S Rodney 25
Series Summary:	Two teams going in opposite directions, Bethesda takes 5 of 6 from the Island.

Manhattan Project @ Virginia Sluggers
Series Preview:	Two teams playing out the year,…going nowhere fast.
Game #1:	VIR 4-2 W-Daniel Wright (2-0) L-Rick Porcello (12-12) SV-Casey Fien (1) Three singles in the 2nd give VIR their first run and then Jean Segura brings everyone in with a 3-run jimmy-jack. Wright holds on for the win despite giving up Mitch Haniger’s 2-run homer in the 4th.
Game #2:	MAN 4-2 W-Drew Pomeranz (9-6) L-Tim Adleman (4-9) SV- Scott Alexander (3) With two runners on in the 2nd, J.T. Realmuto pokes one in the gap and both runners come around to score the first two runs of the game. Ian Kinsler added to the Project’s lead in the 6th with a 2-run double that gave MAN a 4-0 lead. Pomeranz took control from there by not allowing VIR but 1 hit through 7 innings. In the 8th, Pomeranz gave up singles to Jason Castro and Jean Segura and they both scored on a long double by Anthony Rizzo. Pomeranz got out of that inning and Alexander came on in the 9th and retired the side in order for the save.
Game #3:	VIR 5-3 W- Trevor Williams (10-9) L-Rafael Montero (1-7) SV- Felipe Rivero (24) MAN jumped out 3-0 after 4 innings thanks to Wilson Ramos’ 2-run clout into the left field bleachers. But, an error and a 2-run single from Carlos Santana knotted the score in the 5th. Both pitchers got through the 6th and then Montero ran into trouble. With 2 outs in the 7th and Whit Merrifield on first, George Springer crushed a fastball deep into the 2nd deck in centerfield to give VIR a 5-3 lead. Rivero came in and made sure it stayed that way.
Game #4:	MAN 9-5 W-Tyler Chatwood (10-12) L-Chris Tillman (4-8) SV-Scott Alexander (4) MAN jumped on VIR and pounded out 13 hits that led to 9 runs and an easy victory. A 2-run Wilson Ramos triple followed by a Hanley Ramirez solo homer highlighted a 4-run 3nd inning for the project. Behind 4-0, VIR attempted a come back when Jean Segura blasted a homer and cut MAN’s lead to 4-3 after 5 innings. However, a Jace Peterson 2-run single followed by a Zach Granite RBI gave MAN 3 more runs in the 7th and from there the bullpen shut the door.
Game #5:	MAN 9-5 W-Masahiro Tanaka (10-10) L-Trevor Cahill (3-13) This time the Project ripped 14 hits and won by the same score as the last game. Kyle Seager was on fire. He was 3-5 with 3 runs scored and he crushed a grand slam and a solo shot to garner 5 RBI. Hanley Ramirez added his 23rd homer (a 2-run blast) and Asdrubal Cabrera went deep as well.
Game #6:	MAN 12-0 W-Rick Porcello (13-12) L-Luis Perdomo (11-6) Manhattan bats continued to be on fire as they produced 16 hits. Hanley Ramirez was 2-5 with a homer and 5 RBI and Kyle Seager was 3-4 with a homer and 3 RBI. J.T. Realmuto laced his 8th triple of the year. On the mound, Porcello made up for his first game. He went 7 innings scattering 4 hits while allowing no runs and striking out 7. Peter Moylan finished the game with 2 innings of 1-hit ball.
Series Summary:	Manhattan wins the last 3 games to take the series 4-2.

Southbend Lynx @ Detroit Crime
Series Summary:	Detroit takes series over Southbend 5-1

Valdosta Snappers @ Columbus Explorers
Series Preview:	Columbus plays host to Valdosta with the dugout crowded – September is always a fun month. But the NL Central race is as hot as the summer, will Valdosta be a big part in deciding who gets the crown?
Game #1:	Scott Feldman takes on Alex Myer and the Snappers get into Myer’s kitchen early and hard. Seth Smith doubles in one in the 1st and Josh Donaldson homers (32) for 2 more. Then Feldman begins his Cy Young imitation. Another run in the 2nd and 5th, plus 3 more in the 6th and 2 in the 7th and Valdosta runs away with the opener 10-5. Miguel Sano homers (13) as does Brandon Phillips (10). VAL 10-13-0 WP Feldman (5-4) COL 5-11-1 LP Meyer (4-1)
Game #2:	Dillon Gee and Matt Shoemaker square off and Gee gets help in the 1st from a Josh Donaldson monster shot (33). But the Explorers explode for 5 in the 3rd fueled by Shin Soo Choo and his 3 run homer (18). Donaldson gets another rbi in the 5th, Kurt Suzuki homers (13) and Valdosta scores 3 to make it 5-4. Columbus gets 1 in the 6th and the bullpen keeps the Snappers scoreless the rest of the way. VAL 4-9-2 LP Gee (3-4) COL 6-5-1 WP Shoemaker (8-3) S Robertson (36)
Game #3:	Junior Guerra vs. Ervin Santana. Santana pitches a no-hitter! Trouble is, he walked off the mound at the start of the 4th. Chris Rusin comes in a pitches the next 3 innings and gives up 2 hits. Columbus gets a homer from Russell Martin (9) in the 5th and scores another run in the 6th. Up 2-0, Darren O’Day comes in to pitch the 7th and he’s greeted by back-to-back homers from Miguel Sano (14) and Kurt Suzuki (14). Then Mark Reynolds doubles – out goes O’Day. Yusmeiro Petit comes in and stopped the fire. Luis Avilan comes in and blanks the Snappers in the 8th and then the onslaught occurs. Columbus scores 7 runs in the 7th that included a 3 run PH homer by Enrique Hernandez (7). VAL 2- 8-0 LP Colome (4-4) COL 9-11-0 WP Avilan (5-0)
Game #4:	Miguel Gonzalez starts (2 days after a relief stint) and he lasts 1.2 innings. 6 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks. Josh Hammel follows and gives up 5 hits and 4 runs. Lance McCullers meanwhile goes 6 innings, 2 hits, no runs, 8 ks in his 1st start after his 1st loss of the season. 3 relievers preserves the shutout. VAL 0- 5-2 LP Gonzalez (9-8) COL 8-12-1 WP McCullers (13-1)Bad part of the game – Tyler Flowers gets hit by another pitch and will miss another 10 days.
Game #5:	Randall Delgado vs. J.A. Happ. Happ does the 6 inning stint, 4 hits, 5 ks and no runs. Charlie Blackmon whacks #27 for 3 and Columbus scores 6 for a 6-1 win. VAL 1-6-1 LP Delgado (5-4) COL Happ (14-5) S Steckenrider (1)
Game #6:	Scott Feldman vs. Parker Bridwell – Feldman has the Explorers number. 6 innings, 2 hits, 1 run (Charlie Blackmon homer [28]). And Feldman agains gets enough support for the win – Kurt Suzuki homers (13), Seth Smith gets 2 hits and drives in 1 and Brandon Phillips gets the 3rd rbi on a groundout. VAL 3-6-0 WP Feldman (6-4) 2 wins in the series S A.J. Minter (1) COL 1-4-0 LP Bridwell (10-3)
Series Summary:	Columbus wins the series 4-2 but Scott Feldman gets both wins for Valdosta. Valdosta now gets to go home to host Sacramento – out of the frying pan, into the fire. Columbus goes on the road to play Jersey.

Pittsburgh Lumber Company @ Selkirk Steelers
Series Preview:	Pittsburgh is a pretty solid team in third place, Selkirk has a fun bench but not much else, sitting in last place.
Game #1:	Moose goes 5 for 5 with a hoemr and 4 rbis and clevenger was great 1 in 6.Pit 6 Sel 1
Game #2:	Odorozzi 6 shutout innings and Kemp hits a 2 run homer. Pit 4 Sel 0
Game #3:	Moose, Lucroy andDozier as Pit wins 7-3
Game #4:	Romo blows the save and Selkirk wins 6-5.
Game #5:	Kuhl great 6 innings 1 hit Pirates win 6-0
Game #6:	Clevenger again 1 run in 6 innings, just like game 1. Pit 7-0
Series Summary:	Pit wins 5 of the 6 games. An amazing pitching show by Clevenger 12 innings 0 runs 2 wins with two 1 hitters. Four Pirates starters went 6 innings with no runs against.

Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas @ Dallas Cougars
Series Preview:	With expanded rosters Dallas plans to play a lot of backups this series against the worst team in the AL. The Fighting Chihuahuas were TKO’d early in the season.
Game #1:	Competitive pitching performance by Southwest Detroit’s Dietrich Ennis, who only made two mistakes. Unfortunately they were two solo home runs by the Cougars Josh Harrison and coverage player Culberson. Dallas wins 2 to 1
Game #2:	Jose Abreu went 3 for 4 with a double and a triple driving in two runs and Andrew Cashner held the Fighting Chihuahuas to one run on 5 hits. Dallas wins 4 to 1
Game #3:	Patrick Corbin was hit hard in this one, but still managed to win thanks to his offense helping him out in the bottom of the 7th. Manny Pina broke the 4-4 tie with a single and then Yangervis Solarte provided the insurance driving home two with a double. Dallas wins 7 to 4.
Game #4:	Newcomer Jamie Garcia must have liked the change of scenery as a pitched a complete game shutout in his first start for Dallas allowing only 1 hit while striking out 5. Yangervis Solarte had a three run homer and Gregory Polanco had two 2 run homers to power the offense. Dallas wins 8 to 0
Game #5:	Coverage player Smith couldn’t make it out of the 4th for Dallas as Southwest Detroit hit him hard. It was closer than it looked, but the Fighting Chihuahuas held on to win by a score of 11 to 9
Game #6:	Brent Suter pitched a complete 2 hit shutout for Dallas striking out 7. Josh Harrison hit a two run homer to lead the Cougar offense. Dallas wins 3 to 0
Series Summary:	Dallas takes the series 5 games to 1

Yonge Street Stalkers @ Coconut Creek Crushers
Series Preview:	Battle?? of rebuilders.
Game #1:	Thames HR’s in the 12th to give YSS a 6-5 win.
Game #2:	Stratton is strong and leads CCC to a 5-2 win.
Game #3:	Mookie Betts hits 2 HR’s and has 7 RBI in carrying CCC to a 13-6 win.
Game #4:	Pitching duel between Estrada and Snell. Trea Turner hits 2 solo HR to propel YSS to a 2-1 win.
Game #5:	CCC jumps on Cain early and holds on for a 7-4 win.
Game #6:	Gerrit Cole is dominant. He gives up only an unearned run and posts 11 K’s in an easy 4-1 YSS win.
Series Summary:	Back and forth series ends in a 3-3 split.

Portland Lumber Jax @ Tempe Tempers
Series Preview:	The Tempers look to rebound against a Lumber Jax team that is currently playing for a lottery spot.
Game #1:	Cespedes comes off the bench to drive in a couple runs and the Tempe pen keeps the Lumberjax quiet. Tempe 4-1
Game #2:	Welington Castillo grandslam in 1st was all Tempe needed. Tempe 7-1
Game #3:	The Lumber Jax finally get more than a single run and Eflin pitches one of his best games of the season for his 3rd win. Portland 3-1
Game #4:	Votto drove in three with three hits including his 42nd homerun of the year. Chacin went five easy innings for the win. Tempe 6-1
Game #5:	Ozuna and Braun each went deep and each had three RBI’s as Tempe cruised. Tempe 9-3
Game #6:	Tempe took an early 3-0 lead and then hung on for the win. Infante pitched five scoreless innings in the middle of the game and twelve other Tempe pitchers pitched a combined four innings.
Series Summary:	Tempe’s stars played most of the series and they took advantage of a Portland team that is looking towards the draft. Tempe’s 5-1 series moved them closer to locking up the 1st spot in the wild card, but they only made up one game on Columbus. The remaining schedule unfortunately favors the Explorers.

Chicago Mobsters @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets
Series Preview:	Tijuana looking to increase it’s lead in the AL Central hosts tied for 2nd place Chicago in this 6 game series.
Series Summary:	The Bottle Rockets take 5 of 6 in a series that could have easily gone to the visiting Mobsters. Home team wins 3 of the 4 one-run games this series featured.

Jersey Nor’easters @ Rosemere Renegades
Series Summary:	Jersey takes the series 5-1

Corktown Cycle @ Long Beach Dirt Bags
Series Summary:	Long Beach and Corktown split a 6 game series.

Hollywood Werewolves @ Fremont Cannons
Series Preview:	West- leading Hollywood brings their stars to Fremont.
Game #1:	Clayton Kershaw was in complete control in this one. in fact, so much that he entered the ninth inning without a allowing a hit. It was not meant to be, however, as Yulieski Gurriel doubled with one out for the lone Fremont hit in the 4-0 Werewolves victory.
Game #2:	Khris Davis clobbered two home runs, a solo shot and a two-run homer. That would be enough, as Fremont won 3-1. Dylan Bundy improves to 13-6 on the year.
Game #3:	The ball was flying out in this one. Khris Davis homered again, and was joined by teammates Yoan Moncada, Manuel Margot, and Tommy Joseph. Hollywood had their own thumpers, however, with Darwin Barney leaving the park, and the fortieth home run of the season for Paul Goldschmidt proved to be the game winner in the tenth inning. Hollywood wins 7-6.
Game #4:	Hollywood takes game four 10-4 despite three home runs by Fremont. Miguel Cabrera went 3-5 with his 20th homer and 5 RBI.
Game #5:	Charlie Morton holds Fremont in check, improving to 11-4 with the 8-0 victory. Miguel Cabrera homered for the second straight day.
Game #6:	Erik Skoglund (4-15) turned in one of his best performances, as Fremont shuts out the Werewolves 6-0. Khris Davis hits his 4th homer of the series (his 38th of the season). Yoan Moncada is injured for 15 days.
Series Summary:	Hollywood wins the series 4-2.

Motor City Muscle @ Mesa Solar Sox
Series Preview:	Motor City brings .400 hitting Mike Trout in to the desert heat to see if Mesa can dry him out.
Game #1:	Mesa’s Jesus Aguilar hits two 2 run homers to back Michael Fulmer to his 10th win, 8-4.
Game #2:	Joe Panik hits 2 homers for Motor City, but Odubel Herrera wins the game in the 10th driving in Eddie Rosario for the 5-4 ten inning Mesa win.
Game #3:	Sal Perez, Nick Castellanos, and Jason Worth homer off Ian Kennedy, Verlander pitches 8 shutout innings and the Muscle wins 6-0
Game #4:	Clayton Richard raises his record to 11-10 for Mesa with a CG 3-2 win. Perez hits another homer for Motor City. Trout does not.
Game #5:	Eugenio Suarez, Nomar Mazara, and Steven Vogt go deep (all off DeGrom) for Mesa in their 11-7 win.
Game #6:	Perez hits 2 more homers, adds a double and drives in 4. Mtotr City 7-3.
Series Summary:	A surprising 4-2 series win for Mesa. Trout was not an issue. Perez (4 homers) was!

Triple Creek Patriots @ Sacramento Capitals
Series Summary:	Sacramento takes 5 of 6 from the visiting Patriots.