2020 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #25

Danny_Santana20Charlie_Morton20Cody_Bellinger20Jeff_Hoffman20

NAME TEAM AVG SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI K W IW SB CS HBP
SANTANA,Danny CHI  AL .526 1.263 4 19 10 0 1 4 6 13 3 0 0 1 0 0
                                   
NAME CLUB G W L S ERA IP R ER H K BB IBB WP BK HB HR
MORTON,Charlie HOL  AL 2 2 0 0 1.20 15 2 2 7 15 4 0 1 0 0 0
                                   
NAME TEAM AVG SLG G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI K W IW SB CS HBP
BELLINGER,Cody TCP  NL .455 1.455 6 22 10 2 1 6 8 11 4 4 1 0 0 0
                                   
NAME CLUB G W L S ERA IP R ER H K BB IBB WP BK HB HR
HOFFMAN,Jeff SEL  NL 2 2 0 0 2.65 17 6 5 15 18 7 0 0 0 0 0

Valdosta Snappers @ Jersey Nor’easters

Series Summary: Jersey continues its winning ways taking the series 4-2. In the last 30 games, the Nor’easters are 22-8 yet remain well below .500. What a year!

Corktown Cycle @ Selkirk Steelers

Series Preview: Selkirk is just below .500 trying to end above as they play two of the weaker teams to end the season. Its a 6 game series and Selkirk is hoping to win 4 of 6 to reach .500.
Game #1: Pete Alonso has a monster game 4 for 5 a double and two homers with 5 RBIs. As Selkirk wins 11-3, Hoffman 2-0.
Game #2:  Alonso a 2 run triple and Semien has a monster game in the Selkirk 10-6 win.
Game #3: Alonso another 2 run triple as Selkirk wins 11-5
Game #4: Berrios pitches great improving to 16-8 but the pen nearly blew it for Corktown. 6-5 Corktown.
Game #5: Semien homer and 3 rbis in the 4-3 selkirk win.
Game #6: Hoffman improves to 3-0 as Selkirk wins 4-3 as lewis had a 2 run double.
Series Summary: Selkirk gets above .500 as Semien and Alonso (9 RBIs) had a big series for Selkirk.   Hoffman 2-0 17 innings 5 runs.   Semien 11 for 23 .478 6 runs 7rbis 4 doubles and 2 homers.

Detroit Crime @ Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas

Series Summary: Detroit Crime wins the series 4 games to 2 over the Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas.

Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Manhattan Project

Series Preview: Tijuana Bottle Rockets don the masks and pass the inspection points into Manhattan.
Game #1: Manhattan 9-0
WP – Porcello
LP – Margevicius
Game #2: Manhattan 5-0
WP – Tanaka CG
LP – Lockett
Game #3: Manhattan 12-5
WP – Quintana
LP – Valdez
Game #4: Tijuana 3-0
WP – Martin – CG
LP – Anderson
Game #5: Tijuana 11-8
WP – Puks
LP – Marshall
INJURY- MAN- Brian Goodwin – OF – Regular – Ready – 6 days eff 9/19/20
Game #6: Manhattan 4-2
WP – Wojciechowski
LP – Valdez
INJURY – TIJ – T. Grisham – OF – Part-Time- Ready – 28 days eff 9/20/20
Series Summary: Manhattan edges Tijuana 4 games to 2.

Coconut Creek Crushers @ Chicago Mobsters

Series Preview: Chicago hoping to keep plugging away at the American League Central Division title brings in the Crushers from Coconut Creek for a six-game set.
Game #1: Trevor Bauer righted his record on the plus side & Alex Bregman went yard twice amassing 6 RBI’s.

Final Score: Chicago 7 – Coconut Creek 4

Win: Trevor Bauer 14-13 (4.51)
Loss: Adrian Morejon 2-11 (6.54)
Save: Aroldis Chapman #30

Game #2: Joey Votto had 2 Hits, & Niko Goodrum & Alex Bregman each had 2 RBI’s as the Mobsters win!

Final Score: Chicago 8- Coconut Creek 3

Win: Noah Syndergaard 18-8 (3.79)
Loss: Caleb Smith (4.56)

Game #3: Danny Santana took the 2B role in this game seriously. He had 2 Put-Outs, 2 Assists & went off offensively with a 4 for 4, 3 Run Scored, 2 Home Runs, a Triple, 12 Total Bases, & 7 RBI’s. Niko Goodrum chipped in with a 3 RBI game as well.

Final Score: Chicago 13- Coconut Creek 5

Win: Marcus Stroman 13-11 (3.88)
Loss: Joe Musgrove 4-23 (5.42)

Game #4: Coconut Creek scores 10 Runs, as Christian Walker has 3 Hits, 5 RBI’s including a Home Run. The bad part for the Crushers is that their pitching staff let up 17 Runs. Andrew McCutchen is 4 for 5 with 4 RBI’s, Danny Santana is 3 for 5 with 4 RBI’s & Nelson Cruz chips in with 3 RBI’s as well.

Final Score: Chicago 17- Coconut Creek 10

Win: Anibal Sanchez 10-10 (2.94)
Loss: Drew Pomeranz 5-23 (6.97)

Game #5: 2 Runs in the top of the 9th do the Mobsters under as Christian Walker has 2 more Hits & 3 RBI’s for the Crushers.

Final Score: Coconut Creek 7 – Chicago 6

Win: Sam Coonrod 2-0 (1.14)
Loss: Felipe Vasquez 4-5 (1.95)
Save: Rowan Wick #13

Game #6: Adrian Morejon couldn’t get out of the 3rd as Chicago 6-spots it and goes on for the win. Hunter Pence has a Grand Slam in the 3rd for the Mobsters.

Final Score: Chicago 7 – Coconut Creek 4

Win: Trevor Bauer 15-13 (4.45)
Loss: Adrian Morejon 2-12 (6.89)

Series Summary: Chicago takes the series 5 games to 1, and coupled with the Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas taking 2 of 6 in Detroit gives the Mobsters a 3 game lead over the 2nd place Detroit Crime. The Crime will head into Chicago next week to close out the 2020 MWBL Regular season. Two wins by Chicago in that 6 game set will give the Mobsters the American League Central Title. Only 1 win by Chicago would give the Detroit Crime a huge come from behind American League Central Title.

Pittsburgh Lumber Company @ Long Beach Dirt Bags

Series Summary: Pittsburgh comes west and sweeps Long Beach outscoring them 55-15.

Bethesda Bandicoots @ Portland Lumber Jax

Game #1: BET 5 POR 2
Game #2: BET 3 POR 1
Game #3: POR 11 BET 4
Game #4: BET 15 POR 8
Game #5: BET 6 POR 5
Game #6: BET 2 POR 4
Series Summary: Bethesda wins 4 of 6 in Portland.

Virginia Sluggers @ Mesa Solar Sox

Series Preview: Division mates Virginia and Mesa pair off, with the Sluggers some twenty games ahead of the Solar Sox.
Game #1: Virginia gets homers from Rafael Devers(3-5)and Clint Frazier(3-4) in a 6-5 Slugger win. Nomar Mazara goes down for the Solar Sox and will miss a week, but be back before the end of the season. Adam Duvall, Yan Gomes, and Rowdy Tellez go yard for Mesa.
Game #2: Pablo Lopez raises his record to 12-12 with a CG 5-2 win. Starling Marte hits a 1st inning 2 run homer to get it going for Mesa. Mitch Garver hits an 8th inning solo homer, which is the Solar Sox’s 300th homer of the season!
Game #3: Mesa builds a 6-1 lead only to see Virginia chip away at it and get to within one at 7-6. Ryan Pressley comes in to slam the door with his 26th save. Eugenio Suarez hits his 59th homer of the year. Tim Anderson of the Sox stains a hammy and will miss 6 games.
Game #4: Virginia blasts Mesa starter James Paxton for 6 runs in 5 innings. They don’t stop there, amassing 16 hits, 4 homers ( Springer 2, Devers, and Santana), and win 10-3.
Game #5: Another 16 hit game for Virginia, but this time they had to rally for 2 against Pressley in the 9th to win 9-7. Devers (3-6), Merrifield (3-5), and Reynolds (4-5) lead the Slugger attack. Springer hits another homer.
Game #6: Third straight 16 hit game for Virginia. Carlos Santana hits 2 homers good for 6 RBI. Merrifield with 4 more hits. 12-6 Virginia.
Series Summary: The Sluggers slug-like their names and take 4 of 6. Mesa’s pitching staff is brutal.

Dallas Cougars @ Fremont Cannons

Series Preview: Dallas comes in looking to improve their playoff position. Fremont thinks they should have had a shot at the division this year and want to show Dallas what they’re made of.
Game #1: Dallas gets on the board first with a run in the top of the 2nd, but Fremont puts up a 4-spot in the bottom of the inning and never looks back. Zac Gallen improves to 9-4 as Fremont wins 6-1. Michael Brosseau picks up 4 RBI in the win.
Game #2: Danny Duffy (13-7) gets the CGSO in his final start as Fremont wins 4-0. Michael Brosseau has another nice day, hitting his 8th HR of the season. Jose Abreu gets plunked in the leg, staying in the game but not having the speed to advance far enough on the bases in a few key situations.
Game #3: Dallas gets out in front with a run in the top of the 1st, but Lucas Giolito proves homer-prone this day, serving up 3 long balls. The Cannons win 9-2. Home runs by Yoan Moncada (25), Max Kepler (34), Javier Baez (30), and Austin Hays (7) provide the big win.
Game #4: Fremont scores 11 runs between the fourth and seventh innings to romp 12-2 over Dallas. Daniel Norris improves to 13-7 (not bad for a grade 5!) while Patrick Corbin (19-8) is denied a 20th win. Mike Yastrzemski goes 3-4 and Yoan Moncada and Carlos Correa both homer. Dallas has 9 hits, but only one for extra bases.
Game #5: The Cougars get out to a 6-2 lead, but 3 runs in the seventh put the Cannons within one. Casey Sadler comes into the ninth inning with a 20-game save streak but gives up the tying home run to Shohei Ohtani with two outs. The Cougars go scoreless in the top of the tenth, then A.J. Cole gives up a walk-off two-run homer to Mike Yastrzemski, his second of the game. Fremont wins 8-6! Jose Abreu picks up HR #30 in the loss.
Game #6: Dallas is staring down a possible sweep, and it looks worse after falling behind 2-0 after one with Max Kepler’s 35th home run. Zac Gallen is wild in his final start, though, allowing 5 walks and throwing a wild pitch, and the Cougars pick up 4 in the bottom of the second. Dallas tacks on a run in the 4th to extend the lead to 5-2. Fremont puts two on with no outs in the bottom of the eight, but fail to score. Casey Sadler comes in with a three-run cushion but gives up a home run to Teoscar Hernandez. The Cannons fail to score any more, and Dallas avoids the sweep with a 5-3 victory. Dallas Keuchel improves to 13-4, while Zac Gallen falls to 9-5 in his final start. Casey Sadler picks up his 40th save of the season.
Series Summary: Fremont takes the series 5-1, a nice sendoff for the home fans. Mike Yastrzemski has a rough series defensively, committing 3 errors, but also homers 3 times.

Harsens Island Walleye @ Rosemere Renegades

Series Preview: A couple of rebuilding teams square off in Rosemere
Series Summary: Rosemere wins (!) a series !!!! 4-2.

Yonge Street Stalkers @ Southbend Lynx

Series Preview: Yonge Street comes into Southbend for a crucial series for the Lynx. The Lynx are trying to keep their hopes alive for the AL West Division Title.
Game #1: SBL get on the board in the B1 when Meadows 2bs and Muncy follows with a 2-run HR. The Lynx uses a combination of Samardzija, Walden, and Kinley to keep YSS scoreless through 6 innings. In the T7 YSS breaks through with a Soler solo-HR. That would be all the scoring as Duffy and Osuna (38th save) close out the game for a Lynx win.

SBL 2, YSS 1

Game #2: SBL does it in the B1 again, this time Altuve bbs and Bichette hits a 2-run HR. YSS Soler again answers with a solo-HR in the T4. In the B4 after Bedrosian walks the bases loaded SBL R.Martin makes him pay with a 2-run 1b. YSS A.Frazier hits a solo-HR in the T5. SBL Escobar gets the run back in the B5 with a rbi-3b. In the T6 Soler 1bs and Thames hits a 2-run HR to pull YSS within 1 run. YSS ties it up in the T7 when Nola 1bs, Turner PRs and steals 2nd & 3rd, and then scores on a Pederson rbi-1b. Both bullpens take over after the 7th and throw scoreless frames through the 14th inning. In the B15 Altuve 1bs, Meadows F7, a B.Martin wild pitch, Bichette is IW, Escobar P2, but Canha comes through with a game-winning rbi-1b!

SBL 6, YSS 5

Game #3: YSS Pineda and SBL McKay lock up in a pitcher’s duel. Both pitchers only give up a single run in the 5th inning as YSS gets a Bryant rbi-1b and SBL gets a Forsythe rbi-2b. The game goes to extra frames and in the T10 SBL goes to Brach due to a tired bullpen. It doesn’t work out too well as Bird 1bs, d’Arnaud Ks, Solano inf-1b, Neuse rbi-1b, Estrada 1-3, and Turner rips a 2-run 1b. YSS W.Smith pitches perfect 10 for his 11th save and the win.

YSS 4, SBL 1

Game #4: SBL opens the scoring in the B2 with Escobar’s 38th HR, a solo-HR over the CF wall. YSS Sogard answers with a 3-run HR in the T3. In the B5 SBL Mayfield hits a solo-HR to pull the Lynx within 1. The SBL tie the game in the B8 on a K.Tucker PH rbi-2b. But the ties don’t last long as Pederson hits a solo-HR in the T9 to give YSS the 4-3 lead. YSS finishes off the B9 with his 2nd inning of scoreless relief for the YSS win.

YSS 4, SBL 3

Game #5: YSS Heyward starts the scoring with a rbi-1b in the T3. SBL Meadows solo-HR ties it up in the B3. SBL starts to open up the game with 3 runs in the B5 on a Canha rbi-1b and Mayfield 2-run 2b. After an Escobar sac fly in the B6 the SBL put the game away when Meadows hits a Grand Slam in the B7. YSS Turner hits a 2-run HR in the T9 for a couple of token runs.

SBL 10, YSS 3

Game #6: YSS plate 2 runs in the T1 when Turner 1bs and Hicks hits a 2-run HR. YSS Cole has a no-hitter through 5 innings but SBL Federowicz breaks it up with a solo-HR in the B6. In the B7 Escobar draws a 2 out bb and then scores on Forsythe’s rbi-2b to tie the game. In the T9 YSS Sogard hits a 2 out solo-HR for a 3-2 YSS lead. In the B9 Muncy leads off and reaches 1st on Turner’s throwing error. YSS Mgr K.Williams takes Cole out and brings in W.Smith to face Bichette. SBL Muncy steals 2nd and is replaced with PR Fraley. But it really didn’t matter as Bichette connects for a 2-run walk-off HR deep to Left Center. Cole gets a no-decision as he only gives up 2 hits in the game, both of which lead to runs while fanning 8.

SBL 4, YSS 3

Series Summary: Southbend and YSS split the first 4 games before the Lynx win the last 2, taking the series 4-2 keeping their slim hopes alive in the AL West.

Hollywood Werewolves @ Motor City Muscle

Game #1: HOL 12 – MCM 7

WP: C. Morton
LP: Leake

HR: HOL–Goldschmidt, Alberto, Gordon, S. Marte

HOL scored six in the 2nd inning and didn’t look back

Game #2: HOL 12 – MCM 7

WP: D. Castillo
LP: S. Anderson

HR: HOL–Goldschmidt, Chapman; MCM–D.Moore, M. Kemp

If MCM had a bullpen, this game might have been close.

Game #3: MCM 5 – HOL 4

WP: G. Soto
LP: W. Harris

HR: HOL–Yelich; MCM–Aquino

MCM walks it off with two in the ninth.

Game #4: MCM 2 – HOL 0

WP: de Grom (CG)
LP: D. May (CG)

De Grom pitches a gem when MCM needed it, out-dueling Dustin May with 12 strikeouts.

Game #5: MCM 9 – HOL 6

WP: G. Soto
LP: D. Price

HR: HOL–Chapman (2); MCM–M.Franco, Beaty, Barnhart

MCM wins despite Matt Chapman’s pair of HRs, with three of a kind of their own. Nick Castellanos went 4-4 with two doubles.

Game #6: HOL 5 – MCM 0

WP: C. Morton
LP: Leake

HR: HOL–T. Murphy

Three pitchers hold MCM to two hits.

Series Summary: MCM manages an improbable split
Charlie Morton won his 20th and 21st games for HOL, beating Mike Leake both times
Matt Chapman had three HRs, Paul Goldschmidt had two
HOL outhomered MCM 10-6
Gregory Soto won two games for MCM, both in relief

Columbus Explorers @ Sacramento Capitals

Series Summary: The Sacramento Capitals beat the Columbus Explorers 4-2 in a much-needed series win. Sacramento limps into the final week of the season with a pitching staff that is running on fumes.

Triple Creek Patriots @ Tempe Tempers

Series Summary:  Tempe wins 4 of 6 from the Patriots.

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