2016 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #22

American League Central rivals the Yonge Street Stalkers take on the Mobsters of Chicago.

Carlos Martinez (16-3 2.48) is solid for 6 innings allowing only 1 Earned Run (3 UER). Chicago uses 6 bullpen arms including Aroldis Chapman who earns his 40th Save on the season.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Yonge Street 5

Chris Sale (14-8 3.36) goes 7.1 Innings for the “W”. Mark Teixeria is 3 for 4 with 2 Home Runs & 5 RBI’s for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 9 – Yonge Street 2

Buster Posey Homers & drives in 2 RBI’s for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Yonge Street 2

Aaron Sanchez (7-3 3.84) picks up the win. Chapman with Save #41 on the season. Newly acquired Josh Donaldson has 2 RBI’s, & so does Teixeria & Curt Casali.
Final Score: Chicago 7 – Yonge Street 5

Felix Hernandez (22-4 1.95) is solid for 7.1 Innings allowing only 1 Earned Run (Solo shot to Kole Calhoun in the 5th). Chapman comes in to close the door for Save #42.
Final Score: Chicago 4 – Yonge Street 1

Gerritt Cole (10-7 2.20) gets the win for Yonge Street. However the real story was that 1-0 win, despite being No-Hit by the Mobsters trio of Carlos Martinez, Carter Capps & Andrew Miller. Those 3 pitchers combined to go 9 Innings, with No-Hits, but gave up a lone
run & lost.
Final Score: Yonge Street 1 – Chicago 0

Chicago takes the series 5 games to 1 & hopefully can move closer to Detroit who takes on Hollywood this week.

Corktown Cycle bringing up the rear in the East travel out west to face Clovis who is trying to nail down the last playoff spot.

Clovis 4 Corktown 1
Clovis gets big flies from Phillips (lead off shot) and Byrd to back Harvey. Cruz injured for five games which will keep him out of the rest of the series.

Corktown 3 Clovis 1 16 inning marathon.
Cycle break through in the 16th with a Jeff Baker RBI and Chirinos follows it up with a double that brings home another to make a winner of Corktown in a bullpen burner.

Clovis 8 Corktown 2
Davis and Phillips both go deep and both drive home three from the first two spots in the lineup to back Liriano who cruises to the win.

Clovis 2 Corktown 0
Samardzjia is brilliant with a complete game 4 hit shutout that featured 6 Ks and 0 walks. Arenado homered in the 7th for the only runs of the game. Everyone’s favorite DC neighborhood, Adam(s) Morgan, took the tough luck loss.

Clovis 4 Corktown 3 (11 innings)
Brayan Pena came off the bench to deliver the game winning base hit that scored Castro to make a winner of the Wheat Kings.

Clovis 4 Corktown 0
Taylor (Henny) Jungmann stretches out his arm for the Wheat Kings second complete game shutout of the series. Jungmann went the distance giving up only 2 base hits while striking out 9.

Clovis takes 5 of 6 from Corktown. Next week sees Corktown hosting Valdosta while Clovis travels to Jerseyfor a couple of six game sets.

NL West leading Capitals take on the Patriots.

Patriots take a 3-1 lead into the 8th. Addison Reed takes the hill an promptly allows 3 hits, one of which is a 3-run game winning bomb by Moreland.

SAC 5 TCP 3
WP – Strop
LP – Reed
SV – Harris (48)

Scherzer feels something in his wrist on his last warm-up pitch and is pulled from the game. Cecil gets the start followed by a plethora of BP arms as they hold Triple Creek to just 3 hits.

SAC 3 TCP 1
WP – Strop
LP – Wood
SV – Harris (49)
INJ – Scherzer – 7 games

Greinke has a no hitter busted up in the 7th but cruises to victory allowing just 2 base-runners all day. Moreland goes 3-4 w/ 3 RBI and Dickerson collects 2 doubles and 2 RBI.

SAC 5 TCP 1
WP – Greinke (17)
LP – Gonzalez
SV – None

Lance Lynn vs Graveman and both starters allow just 2 runs. It was up to the bullpen as the game was tied at the end of regulation. Reed on for the Patriots again late and he blows it again. The Capitals totaled 12 hits but just didn’t get many with RISP.

SAC 3 TCP 2
WP – Gregerson
LP – Reed
SV – None

Capitals starter Salazar was touched up for 5 runs over 6 innings while Buchholz allowed 5 over 8 innings. Triple Creek leading 6-4 to start the 9th and the bullpen implodes again. Sacaramento scores 2 in the 9th to send it to extra innings and then plate 4 in the 10th to put it away. Pujols and Wong send out souvenirs as the Capitals tally 8 XB hits.

SAC 10 TCP 6
WP – Tolleson
LP – Broxton
SV – None
INJ – Ryan Goins – 9 days

Matz vs. De La Rosa again and Matz shines with 8+ innings of 5 hit ball. Capitals pound out 12 hits again and Triple Creek is shutout.

SAC 4 TCP 0
WP – Matz
LP – De La Rosa
SV – None

Capitals sweeps the series but Triple Creek takes away a small amount of pride as most of the games were close.

Somehow, Pittsburgh takes 4 of 6 from Jersey.

Last place Selkirk vs first place Bethesda.

Bethesda wins 9-6. Arod 3 hits and homer. Ugly injury as three players went down on one play for Bethesda

Gray was wonderful pitchign a 4 hitter and winning 4-0. Arod again hit a homer and 2 rbis for Bethesda in the win.

Selkirk ace Gibson was solid as he wins his 13th,6-4 Selkirk

Young was goof for Bethesda winning 1-0 Axford got his 9th save, Beth 1 Sel 0

Five Bethesda homers winning 15-4 Arrietta got the win but he wasn’t great.

Cain hits 2 homers and Ross allows just 1 hit in the 8-0 Beth blowout.

Beth wins 5 games to 1 as once would expect in this match up.

Fremont @ Motor City for 6 game series

MCM 5 – FRE 1

WP: de Grom
LP: Gallardo

HR: FRE–Green

de Grom struck out 12, Sal Perez had two RBI (on a SF and a FC).

FRE 5 – MCM 4

WP: Detwiler
LP: Leake
SV: Barraclough

HR: FRE–K. Davis, Green

Barraclough goes three innings to make Green’s two-run 6th inning HR stand up.

MCM 5 – FRE 3

WP: Zimmermann
LP: C. Rodon
SV: Ramos

HR: FRE–Vargas; MCM–Rupp

MCM built a 5-1 lead through five innings and held on despite a two-run 9th that included a bases-loaded walk.

MCM 7 – FRE 3

WP: Volquez
LP: Billingsley

HR: FRE–K. Davis; MCM–Loney

Loney’s three-run HR in the 4th blew this one open. K. Davis had two of FRE’s three RBI.

MCM 7 – FRE 1

WP: Locke
LP: Nicasio

HR: FRE–C. Johnson; MCM–C. Young, Aybar

MCM scored runs early and late, as Locke struck out eight.

MCM 3 – FRE 1

WP: de Grom
LP: Buehrle
SV: Ramos

HR: FRE–McCann

Sal Perez had all the three RBI for MCM, while FRE committed five errors, three by Green (after he made two in the previous game).

MCM wins the series 5 games to 1
Sal Perez hit .333, 8 RBI
de Grom had two wins and 16 Ks
Ramos saved two games
for FRE, Green committed 5 errors, offsetting his 2 HRs and 3 RBI.
K. Davis also had 2 HR for FRE

1st place Columbus visits Valdosta.

Explorers take 5 of 6, steal 18 (!!) bases in the series and Matt Carpenter knocked in 11. Boy am I glad that’s over with.

Mesa comes to Dallas on a 5 game winning streak while the Cougars are equally as hot winning 9 of their last 10.

* N. HUNDLEY facing J. GOMEZ, B 8th, 2 Outs, 2nd and 3rd, Tied 3-3

GOMEZ with the pitch … line drive base hit … right field … POLLOCK scores COUGARS have the lead! … ROSARIO fields the ball … RASMUS’s around third they’re waving RASMUS in … here comes the throw home… here’s the play at the plate … and he’s … safe…ahead of the ball and HUNDLEY holds at first COUGARS 5, SOLAR SOX 3. So the single drives in two big runs … and the COUGARS break the tie and now lead 5-3

Final Score: Dallas 5, Mesa 3

Both starting pitchers got complete games. Butler out duels Anderson as he holds Dallas to three hits.Final Score: Mesa 2, Dallas 0

Cougars jump out to a 7 – zip lead thanks to Hundley who had a homer and drove in 4 runs. Then the Dallas bullpen faltered a little bit giving up 5 runs in the 8th two off the courtesy of Ryan Howard’s bat when he hit a 2 run homer.Final Score: Dallas 7, Mesa 5

* R. HOWARD facing J. GUTHRIE, T 8th, 2 Outs, Bases Empty, Tied 4-4

He lets one go … and it’s pulled hard to right … it’s deep enough if it’s fair … hooking … fair ball! … home run for HOWARD SOLAR SOX 5, COUGARS 4 So HOWARD has his 23rd homer … he’s now homered in 2 straight games and the SOLAR SOX break the tie and now lead 5-4 … 8th inning … 52 ribbies now for HOWARD.

Wanting to conserve the bullpen Guthrie stays in for the 9th and gives up three more runs. One of the runs was a solo HR by Kiermaier

Final Score: Mesa 8, Dallas 4

Dallas wins the series 4 games to 2.

After being swept by Chicago at home, Hollywood bounces back with a 4-2 series win over Detroit

CCC wins the battle towards a higher draft pick 5 games to 1

Virginia sweeps the Fighting Chihuahuas 6 games to 0.

Manhattan visits Southbend as two teams are just playing out the season.

Manhattan takes the series 4-2.

The NL East New York Outlaws head to NL West cellar dwellers Grand Haven Gators for 6 games

Vogelsong (NYO) vs. Morton (GHG)
Close game until the 8th when the Outlaws put up a 2 spot and keep the Gators at bay
Game Final: NYO 5 – GHG 2

Banuelos (NYO) vs. Matzek (GHG)
Outlaws jump out early only for the Gators to come back and take the lead; which didn’t last long as New York puts up 5 runs in 6th and coasts easily from there
Game Final: NYO 8 – GHG 5

Rodriquez (NYO) vs. Farmer (GHG)
A game dominated from the start by the Gators and a great pitching performance by Farmer (CG, 4H, 1ER, 10K) give Grand Haven the “W”
Game Final: GHG 4 – NYO 1

Hamels (NYO) vs. House (GHG)
Exciting game at the end….New York down by 2 runs, puts up 6 runs in the 8th. Grand Haven does not want to go down like that and proceed to put up
a 5 run 9th.
Game Final: GHG 9 – NYO 8

Buchanan (NYO) vs. Chavez (GHG)
All Outlaws in this one as they put a hurting on the Gators Game Final: NYO 9 – GHG 3

Vogelsong (NYO) vs. Hale (GHG)
All Gators in this game, putting up 15 hits to the Outlaws 5 Outlaws commit 3 errors in the game.
Game Final: GHG 8 – NYO 0

Series split 3-3

Long Beach sports a solid winning record, but are most likely outside the playoff hunt. Tempe continues to chase the division title but they are quickly running out of games.

Votto goes deep twice and Tempe cruises. Tempe 12-6

Iwakuma goes seven strong. Tempe 8-2

Tempe rallies in the bottom of the 9th and 10th to tie – Then wins it in the 14th on a rare Gosewisch RBI. Tempe 6-5

A pinch hit grand slam by Bogaerts kept Tempe in the game and homeruns by Gattis and Tulo put them ahead. Tempe 9-6

Haren pitched six solid innings and Melancon rebounded to pitch the final two innings. Long Beach 5-3

Ventura was unhittable for the first five innings, but he fell apart in the 6th. Cespedes’s three run homerun was the difference. Tempe 6-4

Tempe takes five of six behind timely hitting and a smoke and mirrors bullpen.