PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #3

Chris_Davis14 Felix_Hernandez14 Image ID:225 Edwin_Encarnacion14 Hiroki_Kuroda14

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
DAVIS,Chris	BET AL	.435	1.217	6	23	10	3	0	5	10	13	5	3	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
HERNANDEZ,Felix	CHI AL	2	2	0	0	1.32	13.2	2	2	7	8	5	0	1	0	1	1

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
ENCARNACION,Edwin	RVT NL	.458	1.208	7	24	11	0	0	6	8	12	0	3	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
KURODA,Hiroki	NYO NL	2	2	0	0	0.53	17	1	1	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	1

· Elyria Indians @ Pittsburgh Lumber Company
Series Summary *	Pittsburgh takes 6 of 7 from Elyria, thanks to some strong starting pitching.

· Columbus Explorers @ Selkirk Steelers
Series Preview	Battle for fourth. Columbus at Selkirk
Game #1:	Perez wins in relief as Carpenter had a 4 rbi game. col 12 sel 6
Game #2:	Rusin wins as Desmond homers, col 11 sel 3
Game #3:	Carpenter hits two homers and drives in 4. Milone improves to 3-0. Col 6 sel 5
Game #4:	Selkirk wins 7-6 in 12 innings. Miller homered.
Game #5:	Chen blows the save as Selkirk’s Panda hits a walkoff homer to win 3-2
Game #6:	Mckenry has a huge game with 2 homers and 5 rbis in a easy 11-3 selkirk win.
Game #7:	Zimmerman gets 4 hits and runs was great. Col 8 Sel 0
Series Summary *	Columbus wins 4 games to 3 and should have won 5.

· Southbend Lynx @ Bethesda Bandicoots
Series Preview	Two teams on the outside looking in squared off in Bethesda with the edge in hitting going to Southbend and the edge in pitching to the Bandicoots.
Game #1:	Chris Heisey homered and doubled in a supporting role to give Sonny Gray his first win of the season as Bethesda took the opener over the Lynx 4-1. Jon Niese pitched 7 quality innings of two-run ball for the Lynx and fanned eight but fell to 1-2 behind a sputtering offense that featured a lineup where the #4 through #9 hitters were without a player hitting .200. Heisey’s homer was his 1st of the season and we thank Mr. Heisey for making his pre-game callup seem like pure genious on the part of the Bethesda management.
Game #2:	Marco Estrada continued to roll for Bethesda improving to 3-0 as he shutout the Lynx for eight innings as they fell 5-0 to the hometown clowns. Chris Davis (4) and Chris Heisey (2) homered for Bethesda. Estrada fanned eight in the game and allowed only three hits – two of which came off the bat of Jed Lowrie who bumped up his average to .379. Mr. Davis meanwhile continued to drive in runs with two in the game to give him 16 in 16 games.
Game #3:	Bethesda starter Alex Cobb continued to struggle but was bailed out by the big bat of Chris Davis as the home team won for the third straight time over Southbend 9-4. Davis (5) homered for the second straight game and drove in four runs and scored three. Travis Snider had three hits for Bethesda. Jed Lowrie and Jose Molina each had a pair of hits for the Lynx with Mark Trumbo finally starting to show signs of life as he clobbered his 2nd homer of the season. All of the Lynx’s runs came in the 3rd inning as they erased a 3-0 early lead by Bethesda. Southbend’s Derek Holland was definitely not sharp, walking three and allowing six runs (three earned) on six hits in just 2.2 innings.
Game #4:	Southbend made the most of a mid-series day off as they clubbed the be-jesus out of the first three Bandicoots to take the mound and won handily 12-6. Every Lynx hitter had at least one base hit with none other than Jed Lowrie leading the way with three giving him a sweet .409 batting average on the year. Jonny Gomes (2) homered for the Lynx. The Lynx had only two extra base hits in their 14-hit barrage but got a big lift from some crazy as a shithouse rat pitching by Bethesda hurlers who walked seven in the game. Gomes scored four times and drove in three and walked three. Scott Diamond improved to 2-2 despite pitching like crap – six runs on 13 hits in 7.1 innings. Most of the damage done by Bethesda came from Anthony Rendon and Chris Davis. Rendon drove in a pair with his first homer of the season while Davis bopped #6 and had three RBIs to give him three straight games with a homer and a whopping 23 RBIs in 18 games. It was a sad day for t he Bethesda offense however as the bottom three in the order each managed to get a pair of hits but could only manage one run scored. Martin Perez (0-1) crapped the bed for Bethesda giving up five runs on three hits and four walks in just one inning. Nicely done, dude. Ya friggin jerk.
Game #5:	Southbend continued to roll behind Cy Young hopeful David Huff who mesmerized the Bethesda hitters for over eight innings in the Lynx’s 5-2 win. Huff fanned six and gave up seven hits to even his record at 1-1. Ryan Ludwick (1) homered and drove in two for the Lynx. Sonny Gray dropped to 1-2 after allowing two runs on four hits in 6.2 innings. Matt Joyce had a couple of doubles for Southbend and Jed Lowrie continued to hit with a single and a double in three at bats to lift his average to .420. JJ Putz had a well-earned save in this one as he managed to get the final out with the bases loaded and the winning run at the plate.
Game #6:	Chris Davis got back on track with his 4th and 5th homers of the series and drove in four runs to carry the Bandicoots to a series ending 6-1 over the Lynx. Brandon Cumpton (3-1) tossed six 3-hit, shutout innings for Bethesda. Jed Lowrie was 0/5 in the game and fell to a pitiful .392 on the season. Jon Niese (1-3) lost for the second time in the series for the Lynx. Mark Trumbo (3) picked up his second homer of the series and lifted his batting average to an eye-popping .130. Anthony Rendon smacked his 2nd homer of the season and the series in the game. Cumpton made a mark on the series – on Kevin Frandsen’s head, that is – with a cutter that plonked the Lynx infielder and sent him the the DL for 11 days.
Series Summary *	The series puts Southbend at 5-15 on the season despite Jed Lowrie’s torrid hitting. For Bethesda, they may have made team history for being at .500 (10-10) this late in the season. Sad.

Manhattan Project @ Clovis Wheat Kings
Series Preview	Early season match-up between the Manhattan Project and the Clovis Wheat Kings.
Game #1:	Project 3 Wheat Kings 2 Zito outduels Harvey. Project score a pair of unearned runs in the ninth to provide the margin.
Game #2:	Wheat Kings 1 Project 0 Great game, Liriano and Medlen both brilliant. Saunders rips a pinch triple with one out in the bottom of the ninth and Gardner lofts a fly ball just deep enough to allow the winning run to score.
Game #3:	Project 8 Wheat Kings 6 (15 innings) Seager drills a two run double in the 15th to send the Project home a winner in this marathon.
Game #4:	Wheat Kings 1 Project 0 Another 1-0 game, this time Griffin goes the distance for win #4. Castro provides the game winner with his 7th inning homer off of Yu Darvish.
Game #5:	Project 7 Wheat Kings 3 Zito brilliant again, 6 scoreless innings of 2 hit ball. Seager drills a double and a triple to drive home three to lead the Project offense.
Game #6:	Wheat Kings 5 Project 4 Cruz hits a sac fly to bring home Hunter in the bottom of the tenth to give Clovis a split of a great series.
Series Summary *	Wheat Kings and Project split. Great series between a couple of pitching heavy clubs.

· Coconut Creek Crushers @ Dallas Cougars
Series Summary *	Dallas avoids the sweep by winning the finale.

Roseville Thorns @ Long Beach Dirt Bags
Series Summary *	Roseville threw 5 shutouts to start the series before Long Beach won the last 2 games.

Iron City Yinzers @ Camarillo Quest
Series Preview	Iron City – winners of three straight against Tempe – come in hot and looking to continue their positive start to the season. Camarillo holding serve in the first two series of the year (both on the road).
Game #1:	Kyle Lohse tosses a 7-hit shutout for the 1 to 0 victory for Camarillo.
Game #2:	Iron City had a 7 to 3 lead going into the 7th inning, but eventually lost in 12 innings 8 to 7.
Game #3:	Camarillo gives Lance Lynn his first loss of the year with a 5 to 2 victory.
Game #4:	Doug Fister improves to 1-3 on the year with 6 shutout innings in the 7 to 1 victory for Camarillo. Darwin Barney hit his second home of the series.
Game #5:	Another come from behind victory for Camarillo – this time 5 to 4.
Game #6:	Camarillo falls behind 6 to 0 and eventually loses 6 to 3 despite collecting 12 hits in the contest. Victor Martinez had 6 RBIs in the victory.
Game #7:	Denny Valencia and Erik Aybar both had singles in the bottom of the 9th to give Camarillo the 2 to 1 come from behind victory.
Series Summary *	Camarillo improves to 13-7 and Iron City drops to 8-12.

· Yonge Street Stalkers @ Detroit Crime
Game #1:	Det wins 5-3; WP Strasburg 4-0 SV Siegrist 4 LP Cole 0-2 HRs Jones , Harper ; 3 hit game Longo, Jones
Game #2:	Det 7-3; WP Bumgarner 3-2 LP Kelly 0-2 HRs Jones; 3 hit game Hamilton
Game #3:	YSS 5-4 WP Webb 1-1 SV Papelbon 2 LP Putkonen 0-1 HRs Decalso
Game #4:	DET 12-7 WP Logen 1-0 LP Shields 1-3 HRs Smith, Longo (2) , Smoak (3) 3 hit game Descalso, Smoak, Beckham , Longo
Game #5:	YSS 5-1 WP Latos 2-2 LP Kazmir 1-2 HRs Hicks 3 hit game Hicks
Game #6:	Det 3-1 WP Strasburg 5-0 SV Siegrist 5 LP Miller 1-2
Game #7:	YSS 8-6 WP Cole 1-2 SV Papelbon 3 LP Bumgarner 3-3 HRs Smith, Machado Wright, Sweeney 3 hit game Ackley
Series Summary *	Det takes series 4-3 over YSS

New York Outlaws @ Motor City Muscle
Series Preview	New York Outlaws vs. Motor City Muscle in a six-game series
Game #1:	NYO 1 – MCM 0 WP: Kuroda LP: Locke HR: Uribe Kuroda throws a complete game gem, scattering four hits. Uribe sets the tone for the series with a solo HR.
Game #2:	NYO 4 – MCM 2 (15 inn.) WP: Mazzaro LP: Chavez SV: Perkins HR: none Motor City jumps out to a quick lead but can’t hold it. Hamels drives in a run with a 4th inning triple. After trading runs again, the bullpens take over until the 15th, when a Castellanos error lets in the go-ahead run.
Game #3:	NYO 4 – MCM 1 WP: Gee LP: Morton SV: Jansen HR: Ortiz Muscle bats stay quiet as Utley has 3 RBI for the Outlaws.
Game #4:	NYO 3 – MCM 1 (12 inn.) WP: Rivera LP: Dolis SV: Perkins HR: none Straily and Peavy both pitched deep, but gave way to pinch hitters late. Niewenhuis doubles in the go-ahead run in the 12th and Utley drives in the insurance run.
Game #5:	NYO 3 – MCM 1 WP: Kuroda LP: Leake SV: Jansen HR: Trout, Utley, Blanco Three solo shots highlight another Outlaws’ victory, with the Muscle offense continuing its anemic ways
Game #6:	NYO 2 – MCM 1 (15 inn.) WP: Perkins LP: Hunter SV: Jansen HR: Myers Starting pitchers Wandy Rodriguez and Mike Leake throw up zeroes until giving way to pinch hitters in a desperate and futile attempt to find some offense. Beltran busts through for an RBI single in the 13th. In the bottom of the 13th Myers re-ties it with a solo HR. Niewenhuis wins it with–what else?–a solo HR in the 15th inning.
Series Summary *	New York Outlaws sweep the series 6 games to none. The series features three extra inning games, two of which went 15 innings. All of the six HRs in the series were solo shots. Glen Perkins had a win and two saves, Kenley Jansen had three saves for New York. Chase Utley had four RBI for New York. Jeff Locke gave up 1 run and struck out 18 batters in 17 innings for Motor City, who scored a total of six runs in the series,

Virginia Sluggers @ Hollywood Werewolves

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Series Summary *

Virginia proved they will be a tough opponent this year as they come to Hollywood and hold their own, only dropping the series 4 games to 3.

· Jersey Nor’easters @ Sacramento Capitals
Series Preview	Jersey travels west with hopes of pummeling Sacramento.
Series Summary *	Nah, Sacramento closes the bridge to Jersey, allowing only 14 runs en route to a 3-3 series split. Sacramento wins the first 3 and Jersey takes the final three games. Nothing to see here.

Traverse City Crusaders @ Fremont Cannons
Series Preview	Twp teams not off to a good start face off in Fremont’s first hoem series
Game #1:	Fremont delights the home crowd with a 2-0 win in the opener. Deduno pitches the CGSO, allowing only three hits without a walk. DeJesus’s 2-run HR is the difference.
Game #2:	Fremont takes the second game 5-3 behind home runs by Rosario and Dietrich. Nolasco gets the win, while Farquhar gets his 4th save.
Game #3:	Fremont takes it again 9-7, as poor defense allows a three-run seventh to the Cannons.
Game #4:	Traverse City finally takes one, with Mark Buehrle beating his former team 3-1.
Game #5:	The Longest Game In MWBL History. Fremont 3, Traverse City 2 F(25). Writeup submitted separately.
Game #6:	The Crusaders win the finale 4-2, as David Phelps gets his first win of the season.
Series Summary *	Fremont gives the hometown faithful a series win, including one for the ages in game 5. Series scripts saved if requested.

Valdosta Snappers @ Tempe Tempers
Series Preview	Tempers opened up their first home series of the year hosting the Valdosta Snappers.
Game #1:	Tempe batted around in the 7th breaking open a 2-0 game. Chacin pitched a complete game. Duda slugged two homeruns off the bench. Tempe 9-2
Game #2:	Valdosta came out strong early with a 2 run HR by Juan Francisco (1st inn) and Carter added a 2 run single in the 2nd. In the bottom of the second, Ike Davis pinch hit for struggling Iwakuma with bases loaded and tied it up with a grand slam. Soriano hit a 2 run hr in 3rd and a solo shot in the 6th. Kelly Johnson Hr in 5th. Valdosta threatened in the 7th, but Holland came on with the bases loaded and pitched a perfect 2.2 inn. Tempe 7-5
Game #3:	Kelly bailed out Kimbrel in the 11th with a two run double. Kimbrel blew the save in the bottom of the 9th with two outs when Soriano took him deep. Valdosta 6-4
Game #4:	Cain made his way through five innings and the pen held off the Snappers in the final four innings. Soriano had a 2 run double and Cano HR. Tempe 3-1
Game #5:	Santiago helped his usage totals facing 38 for the complete game win. Five different Tempe hitters went deep. Including back to back to back in the third. Tempe 7-3
Game #6:	Tempe pen imploded and Kelly Johnson carried the Snappers to victory. Johnson was 3-4 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI. Vadosata 6-3
Game #7:	Iwakuma rebounded from his first game of the series and went eight strong innings. Duda hit a three run HR. Tempe 8-2
Series Summary *	Tempe takes with series 5-2 – Hitter of the Series was Lucas Duda – 6 for 12 with 4HR and 7 RBI. Kelly Johnson also hit 4HR but in about twice as many AB. Tempe had three other players with three home runs.

· Chicago Mobsters @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets
Series Preview	The only 2 teams to have won the ALC in the last 5 years get together for an early season 7-game set.
Series Summary *	The Bottle Rockets take the series 4-3, with 2 blown save by Chapman saving the home team from embarrassment.