2021 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #16

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
GORDON,Alex	HOL AL	.417	.917	3	12	5	0	0	2	5	7	2	2	0	0	0	1

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
AKIN,Keegan	CCC AL	1	1	0	0	1.04	8.2	1	1	5	19	3	0	0	1	0	1

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
ALONSO,Pete	SEL NL	.583	1.417	3	12	7	1	0	3	5	8	4	1	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
WOODRUFF,Brandon	LBD NL	1	1	0	0	0.00	9	0	0	1	13	1	0	0	0	2	0

Triple Creek Patriots @ Columbus Explorers
Series Preview:	Columbus adds a few new faces since the last time they were in town – fans are excited to meet them….
Game #1:	Steven Brault makes his 1st Columbus start and comes away a winner. He goes 6 innings, 3 hits, 3 runs – it was a Cody Bellinger 3 run homer (8). Bellinger adds another (9) in the 8th for his 4th rbi – but Columbus had a 6-3 lead at the time thanks to a Charlie Blackmon 2 run homer (6) in the 7th. Columbus adds 2 more in the 8th – thanks in part to a big 4 hit, 3 rbi performance from D.J. LeMahieu. TCP 5- 7-1 LP Frank Montas (0-3) (9 Ks in 5.1 ip) COL 8-12-1 WP Brault (4-1) S Kyle Ryan
Game #2:	The Shanester – Shane Bieber – takes the hill for the Patriots sporting a 6-1 record and he does the Bieber thing mowing down the Explorers. His counterpart Mike Fiers is attempting to mimic him and does a fine job. His only mistake was a 4th inning homer slugged by Mitch Moreland (4) giving the Patriots the 1-0 lead. That’s all Bieber would need – well not quite. The bottom of the 6th got hairy for him as Columbus finally gets some hits including a big 2 run Trevor Story homer (13). Columbus plates 3 in the 6th and J.B. Wendelken and Liam Hendriks shut the door on any rally attempts by Triple Creek. TCP 1-6-1 LP Bieber (6-2) COL 3-6-1 WP Fiers (1-2) S Hendriks (14)
Game #3:	OK – it’s get the brooms out for the sweep! NOT SO FAST. Alex Wood gets the Patriots start and he also gets the opener’s nod and is pulled in the 2nd. His replacement, Joacim Soria gets off to a shaky start as his only walk leads to a SF by Charlie Blackmon. Meanwhile, Jordan Lyles is doing great (he’d heard he’d been on the trading block, but he found out he still resides in Columbus – and he was happy). But in the 4th inning he gives up 4 unearned runs. However, the unearned part was due to HIS OWN fielding error (and then a bunch of walks – 5 of them in the 3.2 innings and most of them were in the 4 run 4th).Cody Bellinger – 2 hits in the game – contributed a 2 run single in the 4th. Yadir Molina got a 2 run single late in the game to ice it. TCP 6-6-1 WP Soria (1-1) COL 1-6-1 LP Lyles (3-1)
Series Summary:	2 wins in 3 games – is always good, but it means probably (not guaranteed of course) losing ground to Tempe. Columbus heads out on the road for a 2 spot at Rosemere and then a 3 spot at Tempe.

Motor City Muscle @ Chicago Mobsters
Series Preview:	Two solid teams hook up in the Windy City of Chicago!
Game #1:	Chicago starts hot & stays hot as six of the players have RBI’s. Lance McCullers goes 5.2 Innings before the pen takes over. Casey Mize makes his Mid-West Baseball League debut. Final Score: Chicago 9 – Motor City 1 Win: Lance McCullers 3-3 (3.33) Loss: Masahiro Tanaka 2-2 (3.54)
Game #2:	The Muscle holds a 4-2 lead into the 8th inning, but their pen costs them late. Michael Tauchman has a 4 for 4 day with 2 Doubles. Jesus Luzardo started for Chicago & struck out 12 in 6.2 Innings. Mobsters walk it off in the bottom of the 9th for the win! Final Score: Chicago 5 – Motor City 4 Win: Bobby Abreu 1-0 (16.20) Loss: Eric Yardley 1-2 (3.38)
Game #3:	Chicago is down late in this one as well. With the score 3-2 Motor City, Eric Yardley is back on the bump trying to lock down the win for the Muscle. Kolten Wong leads off the bottom of the 9th with a Single. Joey Votto reaches on a Matt Franco Error at Third Base. Alex Bregman steps up with two on, none out & launches a 3-Run Home Run over the left-field wall to walk it off in the bottom of the 9th for the second day in a row. Final Score: Chicago 5 – Motor City 3 Win: Tyler Matzek 1-0 (2.04) Loss: Eric Yardley 1-3 (4.07)
Series Summary:	A very close series with a couple of late Inning Wins for the Mobsters. Motor City deserved better fate, but Chicago management is very happy with the outcome.

Fremont Cannons @ Virginia Sluggers
Series Preview:	A couple of games apart and hoping for playoff spots, Fremont travels to take on the Virginia Sluggers.
Game #1:	VIR 1-0 W-E.Hernandez (2-2) L-S.Alcantara (2-2) SV-T.Webb (11) Cavan Biggio only got one hit in the game and it came in the 2nd inning. But oh what a hit it turned out to be. “C. BIGGIO facing S. ALCANTARA, B 2nd, 1 Out, Bases Empty, Tied 0-0 …Here’s the pitch … BIGGIO hits it nine miles … deep to right field … fair ball!…and it’s long gone! … home run for BIGGIO … he has poked one out down the line…CANNONS 0, SLUGGERS 1”. And that was all the offense there was. Hernandez had the game well in hand. He scattered 4 hits while walking 2 batters and striking out 12 in 8.1 innings. Y.Moncada was the only batter not fooled by Hernandez as he went 3-4 for the Cannons.
Game #2:	VIR 9-3 W-T.McKenzie (1-3) L-Z.Gallen (4-3) Virginia lived up to their name as they slugged their way to 5 runs in the 1st and 4 in the 7th courtesy of 4 homeruns,…with G.Springer launching one in each inning. Both Springer and E.Jimenez finished with 4 RBI each. In fact all 9 runs scored on homers as C.Biggio got the other RBI on a solo homer. McKenzie did well in picking up his first win of the season as he struck 13 batters in 7 innings.
Game #3:	FRE 8-5 W-T.Skubal (4-3) L-C.Mazza (2-2) SV-G.Gallegos (7) Any thought of a Virginia sweep was crushed in the 2nd inning as Fremont hit the ball and hit the ball and hit the ball. When the inning final ended the Cannons had plated 5 runs and the Sluggers were shell shocked. Not one ball cleared the fence, but they sure as heck kept falling in the outfield grass. FRE would add 3 more runs later in the game to salvage the win in the final game of the series. Yaz got 2 hits and 2 RBI, Correa got 2 hits. Mmargot got 2 RBI and T.Wade, from the 9 hole, was 2-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI. VIR did pop 2 homeruns, but they were solo shots.
Series Summary:	Fremont avoided the sweep with a win in the last game and is now tied with Virginia as the two teams battle for a playoff spot. G.Springer .308 4 hits, 3 Home Runs, 5 RBI, 3 runs scored.

Corktown Cycle @ Selkirk Steelers
Series Preview:	Last place Corktown facing the hot Selkirk Steelers who acquired veteran bat Markaksis to assist their weak offence.
Game #1:	Anderson with an era under 1 trying to win rookie of the yeargoes 5 innings 2 hits no runs. Cease got the worst hold ever allowing 9 runs in 3 innings!. Hosmer hits a grandslam off the long reliever. Lucky for Selkirk they scored 14 runs as Alonso hits a grandslam. Selkrik 14-9
Game #2:	Loasiga goes 5 innings 1 hit no runs for Selkirk. Selman allowed two and Quantril finished the game. Selkirk got homers from Alonso, Profar, and Winker. 7-2 Selkirk
Game #3:	Freid goes 5 innings 1 hit for selkirk. But dolis and Ramirez the 20*W where bad again and blow the save. But Semien comes up a hero to score Alonso with a walk off 2 run double. Alonso and Profar homered, as Alonso hits a hoemr in each game. 4-3 Selkirk
Series Summary:	Selkirk stays hot in the second third of the season to get into the playoff race as they sweep the rebuilding Corktowner. AMAZING Player of the Week Pete Alonso 8 for 12 .667 7 runs 8 rbis and 3 homers in 3 games! He has 40 rbis in 39 games Selkirk starters combined for 15 innings 5 hits and no runs but not enough innings to qualify for pitcher of the week.

Portland Lumber Jax @ Pittsburgh Lumber Company
Series Preview:	Lumber Jax visit the Lumber Company for 3. Portland comes into the series sitting in 10th place in the N.L., with Pittsburgh a game behind in 11th.
Game #1:	2-2 game until Conforto’s 9th inning, 2 out, RBI single off Tyler Clippard, Pittsburgh’s closer, that plates Teveras with the winning run. Conforto’s game winner caps a 3 hit, 2 run day. POR 3-10-1 PIT 2- 7- 0 WP – Hunter (1-0) LP – Clippard (1-1) S – Hernandez (2)
Game #2:	Sonny Gray tosses 6 strong innings, and the Lumber Company bullpen shuts down the Portland bats, evening the series at a game apiece. Jeffers goes 4 for 4 in the losing effort. Wendle has 3 hits, and Cordero smacks his 3rd homerun of the season for Pittsburgh. POR 2-10-1 PIT 5-10-0 WP – Gray (4-3) LP – Stripling (0-1) S – Kaminsky (1)
Game #3:	Pitching mismatch from the get-go, as Walker Buehler takes the hill for Portland against Alex Young. Buehler only needed to pitch 5 innings to get the win, as Portland treats Young roughly. Young takes one for the team to allow the bullpen to get some rest. 7 Portland starters each get 2 hits apiece. Aaron Judge gets 3 hits for Pittsburgh, raising his season average to .197. POR 11-14-0 PIT 2 – 8 -1 WP – Buehler (2-1) LP – Young (0-4)
Series Summary:	Portland takes the series 2-1

Harsens Island Walleye @ Tempe Tempers
Series Preview:	Harsens Island starts a long road stretch in Tempe
Game #1:	Boegarts grandslam helped Tempe jumped out a 9-0 lead. Cueto pitched the final 4.2 IP for the save and was the only Tempe pitcher to give up run in the series Tempe 9-4
Game #2:	Boegarts, Ozuna, Martinez, and Freeman all go deep. Tempe 14-0
Game #3:	Tempe broke open a tight 2-0 game with six runs in the 7th. Bogaerts went deep for a third straight game. Tempe 8-0
Series Summary:	The recent trade additions jump started Tempe’s offense as the team scored 31 runs in just three games.

Coconut Creek Crushers @ Dallas Cougars
Game #1:	Zach Plesac, who struck out 10, pitched well enough for a chance at a complete game, but with a small lead came out after a 1 out double in the top of the 9th. Will Smith and Ramon Laureano both drove in runs as the Cougars took game one. Dallas 2, Coconut Creek 0
Game #2:	Alec Bohm and Christian Walker both had 3 hits driving in 3 of the 4 runs while the Dallas offense was hardly a challenge for Keegan Akin save for a solo Smoak home run. Coconut Creek 4, Dallas 1
Game #3:	Will Myers 2 run homer put the Crushers up 3-0 in the third, but in the bottom of the third Jose Fuentes tried it up for the Cougars with a 3 run dinger. After Christian Walker put Coconut Creek up 4 to 3 in the 5th Hunter Dozier tied the game for Dallas in the bottom of the 6th with a sac fly. It stayed that way until the bottom of the 10th when Miguel Rojas led off with a walk followed by a hit and run single by Josh Fuentes then capped off by a walk off RBI-single by Jose Abreu. Fuentes and Abreu combined for 7 of the 11 Cougar hits. Dallas 5, Coconut Creek 4
Series Summary:	Dallas takes the series 2 games to 1

Bethesda Bandicoots @ Sacramento Capitals
Series Summary:	Bethesda sweeps Sacramento at home. Booooo!

Jersey Nor’easters @ Rosemere Renegades
Series Preview:	A couple of teams with “similar” records
Game #1:	Gonsolin takes a NH into the ninth. After giving a double to open the inning, Gonzalez retires the next three 3-0 RRG
Game #2:	Rosemere scores agaisnt every Jersey pitchers 11-3 RRG Hoskins gets injured for 22 games …
Game #3:	Gonzalez easily goes the distance in a 4-1 JNE win. Calhoun is injured for 3 games
Series Summary:	Rosemere gets a little close to 500 ball.

Cincinnati Skyliners @ Detroit Crime
Series Summary:	Detroit Crime win the series over the Cincinnati Skyliners 2 games to 1.

Hollywood Werewolves @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets
Series Preview:	Tijuana hosts Hollywood for 3.
Series Summary:	Tijuana gets swept, though only 1 game was a blowout.

Long Beach Dirt Bags @ Valdosta Snappers
Series Preview:	Playoff hopeful Long Beach visits Valdosta who are looking forward to the season being over with.
Game #1:	LBD4-0. Brandon Woodruff tosses a gem as he shuts out the Snappers on 1 hit while striking out 13. Snappers also manage to get 2 guys injured.
Game #2:	LBD 7-5. Snappers took a 4-2 lead in the 4th thanks in part to a Jeff Mathis HR. The bullpen faltered though as the Dirt Bags rally and pick up the win.
Game #3:	LBD 3-0. Echoes of game 1 as Lance Lynn throws a CG 3-hitter with 11 K’s.
Series Summary:	Long Beach sweeps with some excellent pitching.

Mesa Solar Sox @ Yonge Street Stalkers
Series Preview:	Yonge Street welcomes Mesa.
Game #1:	Gerrit Cole usually means good things for the home team. He goes the distance allowing 3 singles and one run while whiffing 9. Nola hit a solo shot. YSS 3 – MSS 1
Game #2:	Tucker Davidson pitched above his level but it still wasn’t enough. Christian Javier was very strong for the Sox. He went 8 and allowed just one run. Anderson and Berti homered for Mesa. MSS 4 – YSS 1
Game #3:	The rubber game was very eventful. Mesa came out guns ablazing. 4 in the first, 2 in the second and 3 in the third staked the Sox to a 9-0 lead. The Stalkers put up a 3 spot in the bottom of the 4th to chip away a little bit. 3 more Stalker runs in the bottom of the 6th made things a bit uncomfortable. 4 in the 7th and one more in the 8th completed the comeback for the Stalkers. Shout out to perennial homer server upper Will Smith for 2 perfect innings of relief to save Wes Benjamin. YSS 11 – MSS 9
Series Summary:	YSS showed some spine in this one, taking 2 of 3 from the Sox. Nick F*#@ing Madrigal got hurt AGAIN. (in game 3 for 11 days). Mesa returns home to host CCC next week, while YSS heads to SBL.

Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas @ Southbend Lynx
Series Preview:	Southwest Detroit visits Southbend for a 3 game series.
Game #1:	In the T3 SWD gets a solo-HR from D.Smith and an Moran rbi-1b and then a game winning rbi-1b in the T7 from D.Smith. SBL only offense comes from a 2-run HR by Muncy in the B4. SWD J.Montgomery goes 6.1IP giving up only 2 ER to earn the win. D.Tate picks up the save and SBL J.Oviedo gets the loss. SWD 3, SBL 2
Game #2:	The game is tied 3-3 after 3 innings. SWD takes the lead in the T6 on a J.Davis rbi-1b and a Viloria throwing error. SWD gets another run on another Viloria throwing error in the T8 to make it 6-3. SBL cuts the lead to 6-5 on a Owings PH 2-rbi 2b in the B8, but the rally dies and D.Tate comes on in the 9th to nail down his 8th save. SWD E.Fedde gets the win and SBL E.Paredes takes the loss. SWD 6, SBL 5
Game #3:	he SBL bats come alive in a rare offensive showing as Canha, Tucker, Altuve, and Muncy get Homeruns for the home team. But the story of the game is N.Pivetta who flirts with a no-hitter giving up a single to Contreras with 2 out in the 8th. SBL Pivetta tosses the CG Shutout with 17 K’s and 5 walks to earn the win. SWD J.Gray gets the loss. SBL 13, SWD 0
Series Summary:	Southwest Detroit takes the series 2-1 over Southbend.