PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #23

Pittsburgh wins the first game, but then drops the rest vs. Tijuana.

Chicago still looking at a Wild Card, but hopes fading fast.  Traverse City is eying Draft Day 2015.

Felix Hernandez (16-10 2.59) goes the distance and James Loney is 3 for 4 with 1 RBI.

Final Score: Chicago 2 – Traverse City 0

Michael Wacha (5-3 2.76) and a slew (6) relievers hold down the fort for Chicago. Dustin Pedroia is 4 for 5 and Pedro Alvarez is 3 for 4 with a Home Run & 5 RBI’s. Ben Revere is injured for 13 days for Chicago.

Final Score: Chicago 9 – Traverse City 3

Travis Wood (8-15 3.39) goes nine strong limiting the Mobsters to 1 run. David Murphy is 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s for the Crusaders.

Final Score: Traverse City 5 – Chicago 1

Chicago gets 2 RBI’s each from James Loney & Adam Dunn, but the real story of this game was Adam Wainwright (17-6 1.88) who faces 2 batters (both walks) over the minimum & hold the Crusaders hit less along the way.

Final Score: Chicago 5 – Traverse City 0

Crusader David Phelps (6-18 5.40) gave up 8 hits, 3 walks, 0 runs and struck out 8 along the way. Todd Frazier 2-Run Home run in the
6th scored both Crusader runs.

Final Score: Traverse City 2 – Chicago 0

Four Crusaders had 2 hits a piece and Ryan Pressley (2-1 2.68) faced 13 batters to pick up the win for Traverse City. Heath Bell notched his 9th save. Adam Dunn had a 2 Run Home Run for Chicago.

Final Score: Traverse City 5 – Chicago 2

Chicago’s playoff hopes are in serious jeopardy as Traverse City played the Mobsters to a split.

Sacramento recharging batteries this season at Clovis who is fighting for a playoff spot and a possible division championship.

Sacramento stumbled out of the gate, losing the opener 11-0 but then roared back to take 4 of the next 5 sending Clovis reeling. Both
Clovis wins were lopsided shutouts; 11-0 and 10-0, but after that Wheat King offensive woes continued against even the weak Sacramento staff.Capitals were lead by Matt Dominguez’s 9 hits and even had hurler Eric Bedard chip in with a homer.

Elyria some how is able to go 5-1 against the Werewolves, losing only to Kershaw.

The Quest visited Tempe after a tough battle last week against Clovis. The Tempers returned home having gone 33-3 over there last
six series.

The Quest jumped out a 2-0 lead in the first on a Bautista home run but things went downhill from there. Cuddyer tied it up in the
bottom of the inning with 2 run hr. Tulo hit solo HRs in the 2nd and 4th. Davis hit a 2 run hr in the 5th. Tempe added 8 more in the 7th
and 8th. Tempe 14-2

Tempe jumped out to 9-1 lead and never looked back. Cuddyer went 8 for 8 over the first two game of the series and hit another home run. Davis hit his 2nd and 3rd home runs of the series. Tempe 9-5.

Both starters were cruising until Tulo hit a solo shot in the 5th.  Cargo added RBIs in the 5th and 7th. Tempe 3-0

Quest killer Cuddyer only went 3-4 in this one, but two of the hits were home runs. Tempe pen held pitched another shutout. Tempe 6-0

Iwakuma dominated giving up one hit over six innings. Ruiz getting the rare start hit a solo home-run and scored a second run. Tempe
2-0

Tempe slugged 15 homeruns on the way to the sweep. Burnett was the pitcher of the series and I almost wish he’d been given the
opportunity to pitch the 9th in game 3..(almost). Chris Davis and Tulo had great stats, but the hitter of the series was Cuddyer. He
hit four home runs and also went an amazing 13 for 23.

Two possible lottery teams playing out the string in a 6-game
series.

MCM 8 – SEL 3WP: J. OrtizLP: HefnerHR: noneGalvis paces the Motor City offense with 3 RBI. Ortiz continues to pitch well after being acquired at the deadline. Clemens hits better
than he pitches for Selkirk, with 2 RBI.

MCM 7 – SEL 6WP: ChristianiLP: ThorntonHR: SandovalSelkirk jumps out to a 6-0 lead early, but bullpen can’t hold it.  Motor City uses a 5-run sixth inning and an Izturis SF in the ninth
to tie it up. Gaby Sanchez walks off with a bases-loaded single in the 12th. A. Cabrera had 2 RBI for Selkirk. Izturis, Myers, and
Castellanos had 2 RBI apiece for Motor City

SEL 8 – MCM 6WP: GastLP: GrimmHR: Sandoval, Tejada, TroutSelkirk uses late power (home runs in the 6th and 8th, 2-run single in 7th) to build a lead that Motor City’s late rally can’t overcome.

SEL 2 – MCM 0WP: Hammel (CG)LP: LeakeHR: Johnson, SandovalPitchers’ duel is decided on late-inning solo HRs by Selkirk. Hammel goes all the way for the shutout.

MCM 4 – SEL 0WP: Locke (CG)LP: McCarthyHR: IzturisLocke returns the complete-game shutout favor. Myers records 2 RBI for Motor City

MCM 5 – SEL 2WP: OrtizLP: HefnerSV: RondonHR: Adams

Ortiz gets his second win of the series, Castellanos has 2 RBI for Motor City.

Motor City takes the series 4 games to 2.

Jersey crosses the bridge to Manhattan.Manhattan takes series 4-2.

Manhattan 8-1Medlen pitches 7 shutout innings for Manhattan.Hand yields at least 1 run in almost every inning he pitches.Jersey’s bullpen takes over in the 6th, but yields 3 more runs.Morel gets Jersey’s RBI in the 8th.

WP=Medlen

LP=Hand

Jersey 3-0Both starting pitchers hurl 9 complete shutout innings.In the 10th, Jersey scores 3 runs against Manhattan’s bullpen, loading the bases twice.WP=JohnsonSV=Cueto

LP=Smyly

Manhattan 5-0Fernandez cruises through 8 shutout innings, 11 K’s, just 1 BB.WP=FernandezLP=Henkriks

Manhattan 3-0Zito pitches shutout CG for Manhattan.Capuano pitches well, only 2 ER’s, but timely hitting by Jackson, Parmelee and Florimon in the 7th was enough to put Manhattan ahead.WP=ZitoLP=Capuano

Manhattan 3-2CG by Darvish with 10 K’s and only 1 ER.Manhattan scores all 3 runs in the first inning off Lincecum.Jersey scores in the 5th on an error and in the 6th on Kendrick’s
solo HR.WP=Darvish

LP=Lincecum

Jersey 4-3Tight game, most of Manhattan’s runs scored on solo HR’s off Quintana.Manhattan’s bullpen, all itchy, gave up the tie run and the winning run.INJURIES:Two of Manhattan’s key players are injured on the same play:

Avisail Garcia OF 15 days

Aaron Hill 2B 12 days

Jersey shut out 3 games out of 6– but timely hitting kept them in the hunt.

Detroit comes in with an outside shot at the second wild card, while Fremont is only playing for pride.

Machado homers twice to pace the Crime to a 5-1 win. Strasburg moves to 14-5.

Jarred Cosart goes the distance in the 1-0 Fremont victory. The teams combined for only 7 hits.

Saltalamacchia’s passed ball in the eighth allowed Carlos Gomez to score the winning run for Fremont, as they take the game 5-4. Qualls gets the win in relief.

Detroit blows it open with 4 runs in the ninth to win 7-1. Fremont is held hitless in the final 4 innings.

Fremont edges Detroit 3-2 with the 15th home run of the season for both Nick Swisher and Justin Morneau. Bumgarner falls to 18-8 for
the Crime.

Detroit reverses the score, beating the Cannons 3-2. Adam Jones’s two-run homer in the eighth was the difference.

The teams split the series 3-3. Scripts saved and are available upon request.

Outlaws 76-82 7.0 2nd in N.L. EASTSnappers 69-69 39.0 2nd in N.L. CentralOutlaws need a series win to stay in race.Snapper a solid .500 but unlucky to be in Tempe’s Division.

Sanabia R3M vs Peavy R10YZSnappers strike first on a 2 run HR by Francisco 2-0 Valdosta.Solo HR by Babe Blanco cuts lead in half 2-1.Final 2-1 score and win for Snappers! Infante 3/4 for Valdosta.VAL 2

NYO 1

Hughes R3YZL vs Kuroda R11ZOrtiz blasts a 2 run HR in the 1st to start the Outlaw scoring. He is followed by CONSECUTIVE RBI singles by Pierre, Uribe, and Kratz.
5-0 after the opening frame.Bottom 2nd; a leadoff single by Shuck and Hughes is pulled!Alexi Ramirez Solo HR in B3 moves game to 6-0 Outlaws.Chris Carter and Johnson hit homers for Snappers and cut lead to 6-3.

Utleys 2 run HR in bottom 4th adds to the offensive mountain. Kuroda runs his record to 16-8 2.58 with this CG.

NYO 9

VAL 4

Correia R5Z vs Hamels L8YZBeltran smashes a 3 run blast in the Bottom 1st puts NY ahead 3-0.Ortiz 2 run shot in bottom 3rd moves score to 5-0.Snappers make a valiant comeback behind Reynolds 2 run HR to close gap to 5-4. Hamels now 15-6 2.79NYO 6

VAL 4

Delgado R6ZM vs Petit R10YZThis one is all Petit (CG SHO 4 hit 14 strikeouts) as he runs his record to 6-2 3.00NYO 4VAL 0

Teheran R12YZ vs W Rodriguez L9ZM (pitching as a 2: too itchy?)Bottom 1st; Ortiz sac fly RBI 1-0.Bottom 2nd; “Babe” Blanco (last weeks MWBL Player of the week) solo HR makes it 2-0 ! “Babe”‘s 2nd HR of the series.NYO 2VAL 0

Sanabia R3M vs McFarland R4YSnappers explode for 5 runs in first two frames….pull out a 7-4 win. Kimbrel nails his 30th save (0.95) for Valdosta.VAL 7NYO 4

Outlaws manage a much needed 4-2 series win.

CCC comes into SBL trying to solidify their hold on a Wild Card Slot.

SBL D.Holland is too much for CCC as he tosses a CG shutout. Holland K’s 9 and gives up only 5 hits. SBL offense starts in the 2nd on a Trumbo 2b and a Morse rbi-2b. SBL add 2 more in the 3rd on a Molina solo-HR and a Uggla throwing error. Trumbo hits a solo-HR in the 8th for the final run.SBL 4, CCC 0

In a rare feat of pitching dominance the SBL get their second shutout in a row as S.Diamond gives up only 4 hits and fans 6 for
the CG Shutout. Trumbo hits a 3-run HR in the 3rd and Joyce a 2-run HR in the 5th for the SBL runs.If there was an over achiever award, Diamond would be in strong contention. As a Grade 3 he is 11-11 with a 3.03 ERA, 4 Shutouts, 7
CGs, and 151 Ks.SBL 5, CCC 0

CCC begins their barrage early with a Donaldson 2-run HR in the 1st.  CCC adds 2 more in the 6th on a Sorinao 2-run HR. CCC then puts the game away with 4 in the 7th highlighted by a Soriano bases loaded triple. Colo is strong for CCC going 8 shutout innings. SBL get their lone run on Lowrie rbi-1b in the 9th.CCC 8, SBL 1

SBL jump out early with 3 in the 1st on a Lowrie rbi-1b, a Trumbo rbi-groundout and a Mercer throwing error. CCC Soriano’s rbi-1b in
the 2nd gets CCC on the board. CCC ties it in the 3rd on a Donaldson rbi-1b anda Napoli SF. In the 7th after SBL Quiroz nails both PR
Kobernus and Soriano trying to steal, Soto hits a solo-HR for a 4-3 CCC lead. On the mound CCC Garza settled down after the 1st and
tossed shutball through the 7th before giving way to De La Rosa and then Melancon for the save.CCC 4, SBL 3

SBL strike first again with a Trumbo rbi-1b in the 1st. SBL Huff is solid through 4 but gives up a Tabata rbi-1b to tie it in the 5th.
In the CCC A.Ellis hits a 3-run HR and thats pretty much all she wrote. CCC adds 2 more in the 8th and 9th. Santana swettles in after
the 1st and gives up no more runs in route to a CG win.CCC 8, SBL 1

CCC gets out in front with a Brown 3-run HR in the 3rd. SBL Trumbo cuts the lead to 1 with a 2-run HR in the 4th. CCC makes it 4-2 with an Uggla SF in the 6th. SBL gets the run back on a Cedeno rbi-1b in the 7th. But the CCC bullpen of De La Rosa and Melancon are up to the task and close out the game.CCC 4, SBL 3

CCC comes back and takes the series 4-2.

Two teams playing out the string.

Iron City 5, Long Beach 3Tom Koehler picks up win No. 10; Sergio Romo gets 27th save. Marc Krauss homers in a losing effort.

Iron City 11, Long Beach 0Lance Lynn goes seven shutout innings as the Yinzers pound out 14 hits and three homers.

Iron City 5, Long Beach 4Jeremy Hellickson picks up his 10th win, going six innings. Jesus Guzman has three hits. Romo gets 28th save. Fausto Carmona somehow works record to 0-14.

Long Beach 6, Iron City 1, 11 inningsA five-run 11th inning gets the Dirt Bags in the win column. Kevin Pillar’s grand slam is the big blow. Manny Corpas gets the win as a result.

Iron City 10, Long Beach 2Another offensive onslaught by the Yinzers, with 14 hits. Delmon Young and D.J. LeMahieu drive in a pair to give Paul Maholm a win.

Long Beach 5, Iron City 1Brandon Workman bounces back with a strong 7 2/3 inning performance.  The Dirt Bags hit three homers, two against starter and loser Tom Koehler.

Iron City takes the series 4-2 and the Yinzers are somehow just six games under .500.

Couple of 3rd place teams just playing out the season and filling the coffer$ for next year.

Magill vs. DeVriesRoseville score 2 in the 3rd and 5 in the 4th with 3 long balls to take game 1.COL Victorino 3-4RVT Brantley 2-4 w/ 3 rbi and a HRCOL 2 RVT 7

Tepesch vs. WaltersHome squad out paces the Explorers 15 to 10 in the hit column and plate twice as many to go up 2-0 in the series.COL E. Young Jr 2-5 with 3 rbiRVT Aoki 3-5, Brantley 3-4 with a triple and a rbiCOL 5 RVT 10

Milone vs. MastersonMasterson struggles allowing 11 hits and 6 runs over 7 innings for the loss. Milone goes 6 solid innings improving to 12-3. Series 2-1, good guys.COL Victorino 3-5 w/ 2 rbi, Carpenter 4-5 w/ 2 doubles, DeAza 2 run
HRRVT Maldonado 2-4 w/ 3 run shotCOL 6 RVT 3

Axelrod vs. PettittePettitte chased after 6 runs on 7 hits in only 2.1 innings. Axelrod tosses 7 solid innings and the pen is perfect for Columbus. Series tied at 2 a piece.COL E.Young 3-5 w/ 2 SB, Desmond 2-4 w/ 3 rbi and a HRRVT Chisenhall 2-4 with 2 solo shotsCOL 6 RVT 3

Happ vs. VargasBoth pitchers are good today and the game is 2-2 after 7 and still 2-2 after regulation. Wilhelmson starts the 12th inning for Roseville and promptly implodes recording only 1 out but gets charged with 4 runs. Explorer pen tosses 6 shutout innings. Series 3-2 Explorers.COL Carpenter 3-6 w/ 1 rbi, DeAza 3-5 w/ 2 SB, Victorino 3 rbiRVT McLouth 3-5 with 3 doublesCOL 6 RVT 2

Magill vs. DeVriesMagill is ambushed as he allows 3 souvenirs in the 1st inning and 4 total before hitting the showers early. His line for the day, 3.1 IP, 9 hits and 7 ER. Thorns tie the series, 3-3.COL Victorino 2-5RVT Pence 2-5 w/ 1 HR, Chisenhall 2-5 w/ 1 HR, ARod 2-3 w/ 1 HR, Goins 3-4, Cozart 1 HRCOL 3 RVT 11

Series wraps with Columbus 71-73 (40 GB) and Roseville 75-69 (15 GB).

A team that’s out of it and a team looking to hold on to the wildcard.

VIR 15-1M.Scherzer improves to 21-4. N.Walker goes crazy with 2 homers (27 & 28) and 7 RBI. Rizzo hits #26 and collects 4 RBI to improve to 91 for the year. D.Wright went yard for YSS.

YSS 4-2J.Shields (13-11)goes 8 and holds VIR to 4 hits. K.Calhoun 2-4, 2 runs, 2 Homers (6 & 7), H.Conger also goes deep (#10)

VIR 5-1J.DeLaRosa (11-3) goes 8 for the win. M.Bourn gets 2 RBI and J.Segura hits #11. S.Smith’s blast (#12) is only run for YSS.

VIR 8-6T.Chatwood (6-6) survives after allowing 6 runs in 5.1 inns. as the bullpen shuts it down for 3.2. N.Schierholtz has 4 RBI along with his 20th homer. K.Calhoun (#8), M.Prado (#7), and R.Tejada (#1) all leave the yard for YSS.

VIR 4-2J.Lyles (5-1) gets great bullpen support and N.Schierholtz (#21) and A.Rizzo (#27) hit solo shots.

VIR 5-4N.Schierholtz stays hot as he homers (#22) and then plates the winning runs with a walk-off double in the 10th

Virginia wins 5 of 6N,Schierholtz 9-27 .333 .920 slg. 10 RBI 8 EBH 5-Dbls. 3-HRSRizzo 8-21 .381 .714 slg. 6 RBI 3 EBH Dbl 2-HRSWalker 9-22 .409 .772 slg. 7 RBI 4 EBH 2-Dbls 2-HRSYSS

Calhoun 7-17 .412 4 RBI 3-HRS

Prado 8-26 .308 2 RBI HR

Bethesda loses 4 of 6 to Dallas.