2022 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #24

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
BUXTON,Byron	FRE AL	.353	1.294	5	17	6	1	0	5	9	9	3	3	1	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
MORTON,Charlie	HOL AL	1	1	0	0	0.00	9	0	0	1	11	1	0	1	0	1	0

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
JUDGE,Aaron	BAL NL	.296	.815	7	27	8	2	0	4	#	11	8	3	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
YARBROUGH,Ryan	BAL NL	1	1	0	0	0.00	9	4	0	6	11	1	0	0	0	0	0

Valdosta Snappers @ Selkirk Steelers
Series Preview:	Selkirks final home series, done to a magic number of 7. Valdosta is having a rebuilding year.
Game #1:	Garcia Alonso and Seager homer as Selkirk scores 12 as Fried wins his 14th. 12-3 Selkirk Riley and Peters homer in the loss.
Game #2:	Ex Steeler Senzeltela shuts down the powerful steelers going 1 run in 8 innings, Peters and Miller homer. Valdosta 7 Selkirk 1
Game #3:	Alonso and Longoria homer as Quantrill goes 6 shutout winning his 12th. Selkirk 7 Valdosta 0
Game #4:	Cease (17th win) complete game 4 hitter with 9 strikeouts, Panik, Semien and Longoria all homer. Selkirk 6 Valdosta 0
Game #5:	Gibson was amazing a 2 hit 11 strikeout master piece. With Betts Sanchez Garcia homering. 3rd shutout in a row.
Game #6:	Fried pulled after 2.0 innings to save innings as last two starts are on the road. Selkirk pen held on to a tight 4-3 win, Garcia and longoria homer.
Series Summary:	Selkirk manages to win 5 of 6 with great pitching, Winning our 100th game and moving the magic number to 2. Jesse Winker got hurt bad and will miss the final 12 games. Pitcher of the week, Gibson win his 19th, 2 hits 3 walks 11 strikeouts! Winker will need to be put on I.L. but otherwise ffile adjusted to play final two road series.

Rosemere Renegades @ Portland Lumber Jax
Series Preview:	The 62-82 Rosemere Renegades visit the 58-85 Portland LumberJax
Game #1:	POR 6 RRG 2
Game #2:	RRG 4 POR 2
Game #3:	RRG 4 POR 3
Game #4:	RRG 5 POR 2
Game #5:	RRG 7 POR 1
Game #6:	POR 16 RRG 5
Series Summary:	Rosemere wins 4 or six, despite being outscored by Portland in the series (due one big blowout).

Yonge Street Stalkers @ Chicago Mobsters
Series Preview:	American League Central long-time division rivals hook up for 6 games in the Windy City of Chicago.
Game #1:	Walk off, Chicago style. In the 10th. Great game. Could be how the playoffs work out if everything goes right along the way. Final Score: Chicago 3 – Yonge Street 2 (10 Innings) Win: Aroldis Chapman 3-2 (3.16) Loss: Emmanuel Clase 4-3 (1.07)
Game #2:	Chicago’s Joey Votto has 2 RBIs, Yordan Alvarez has a Home Run, as does Andrew McCutchen. Kris Bryant & Mike Zunino have Home Runs for Yonge Street. The big blow in this one was Austin Nola going down for 35 games for the Stalkers.Final Score: Chicago 6 – Yonge Street 3Win: Julio Urias 12-7 (3.42) Loss: Jorge Alcala 4-2 (5.76) Save: Aroldis Chapman #21
Game #3:	Alex Bregman’s Pinch-Hit Single in the 8th scores 2 in the 8th to take the lead by 1-Run & the Mobsters bullpen shuts down the Stalkers in the 9th Final Score: Chicago 6 – Yonge Street 5 Win: Devin Williams 2-3 (3.40) Loss: Emmanuel Clase 4-4 (1.20) Save: Aroldis Chapman #22
Game #4:	Chicago has a solid offensive showing here. Newly acquired Wilmer Difo has 2 Singles & 2 RBIs. Bryan De La Cruz has a Double & 2RBIs. Yordan Alvarez with 2 Hits in 4 trips & 3 RBIs. Marcus Stroman evens his record & is masterful in giving the Chicago bullpen a rest, going 8 Innings allowing only 1 Run, and 2 Walks while Striking Out 8. Final Score: Chicago 6 – Yonge Street 5 Win: Marcus Stroman 12-12 (3.36) Loss: Domingo German 6-10 (4.45)
Game #5:	Chicago scores 1 in the 9th off Emmanuel Clase for his 3rd loss of the series. Starling Marte is Chicago’s main source of offense with a 5 for 5 games, including 3 Runs Scored, 3 RBIs including a Home Run, and 2 Stolen Bases. Lorenzo Cain has 2 RBIs for the Mobsters as well. Jorge Soler has a Home Run & 2 RBIs for Yonge Street. Final Score: Chicago 8 – Yonge Street 7 Win: Alexander Reyes 3-5 (1.37) Loss: Emmanuel Clase 4-5 (1.45)
Game #6:	Gerritt Cole outpitches Trevor Bauer in what could be each team’s top starters for the playoffs. Starling Marte has 3 Hits in 5 trips. Willy Adames has 2 RBIs. The big man on campus in this one is Yonge Street Matt Verling who has a 4 for 5 day, including a Home Run & 6 RBIs. Final Score: Yonge Street 7 – Chicago 3 Win: Gerritt Cole 13-7 (3.28) Loss: Trevor Bauer 12-4 (2.85) Save: Emmanuel Clase #41
Series Summary:	In a series where it looks like the Mobsters dominated by taking 5 of 6 from the Stalkers, 3 of those wins were of the 1-Run variety. All 3 came in the Mobster’s last At-Bats. If these two storied franchises do meet up in the playoffs it will be a very tight series & could even go the distance. Two very evenly matched teams.

Motor City Muscle @ Virginia Sluggers
Series Preview:	Two bottom feeders. I could have won more games if I had a different team.
Game #1:	VIR 2-1 Both pitchers did well but VIR was able to pushover an 8th inning run and Chargois held on in the 9th for save #31. Candelario homered (15) for MCM and VIR’s J.Rojas raised his BA to .171.
Game #2:	MCM 9-7 MCM scored 8 runs in the last 3 innings to overtake VIR. O.Arcia’s 3-run blast in the 7th sparked MCM’s beginnings of the comeback. VIR had 16 hits (14 singles and 2 doubles) and left 16 runners on base. VIR’s A.Trejo got his first hit of the year and now leads VIR in BA at 1.000.
Game #3:	VIR 6-3 J.Segura’s Homer (11), R.Dever’s 2-run Homer (37) and E.Jimenez’ 3-run Homer (16) trumps N.Goodrum’s solo Homer (6).
Game #4:	MCM 7-6 A 5-run 4th, powered by L.Nootbaar’s 5th Home Run, gave MCM a 7-2 lead they almost lost,…but VIR is not used to winning so they did what they do best,…they lost.
Game #5:	VIR 7-5 A.Rizzo went 4-4 with 3 RBI and VIR’s bullpen went 3.1 innings allowing no hits and just 1 baserunner (on A walk). B.Anderson added a 2-run homer for the Sluggers (poor name choice) making it hard to call this a team effort.
Game #6:	MCM 9-3 The Muscle finally showed some as they walked away with this one by collecting 13 hits. Y.Daza was 3-4 and scored 3 runs. D.Moore was 2-4 with 3 RBI. J.Candelario had 1 hit and 2 RBI. W.Ramos 3-4 with a solo HR and N.Goodrum was 1-5 with a RBI as the top 5 batters in the lineup controlled the game.
Series Summary:	VIR squeaked out a split against a strong team of grade 3 and 5 starters. VIR would look forward to a winning season next year, but alas, the future looks just as bleak.

Triple Creek Patriots @ Bethesda Bandicoots
Series Summary:	Triple Vreek takes four of six with yet another slew of injuries to the ‘Coots..

Cincinnati Skyliners @ Mesa Solar Sox
Series Preview:	Should be some hitting in this series, as the pitching staffs are questionable.
Game #1:	Luis Robert hits 3 solo homers for Mesa, but they lose the opener 6-4.
Game #2:	Andrew Heaney strikes out 12 in a CG Mesa win, 5-2. Tim Anderson hits 2 homers for Mesa.
Game #3:	A miracle 3 run 9th innings rally by Mesa. Taylor Ward walks it off with 2 outs. Mesa 9-8.
Game #4:	Kolten Wong hits a grand slam and the eternally injured Aldoberto Mondesi doubles twice and homers in Mesa’s 11-3 win.
Game #5:	The Skyliners stop their 3 game losing streak by crushing Mesa 14-4. Eric Haase hits 2 homers and drives in 5.
Game #6:	Mesa gets a CG 11 K effort from Justin Dunn as Mesa takes the finale 3-1.
Series Summary:	Mesa surprises Cincinatti by taking 4 of 6. Mondesi went 5-8 with 3 doubles and 2 homers. Mesa sustained 3 season ending injuries to Taylor Ward, Jon Berti, and Luis Robert. Ugh.

Sacramento Capitals @ Jersey Nor’easters
Series Summary:	Two division leaders meet with one playing like a champion and the other not so much. Sacramento easily wins the series 5-1.

Detroit Crime @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets
Series Preview:	Tijuana hosts Detroit for 6 games.
Series Summary:	The home team surprises and takes the series 4-2.

Tempe Tempers @ Columbus Explorers
Series Preview:	Tempe heads to Columbus for a six game series.
Series Summary:	Tempe takes series 4 games to 2!

Long Beach Dirt Bags @ Corktown Cycle
Series Preview:	Could this be the year of the Dirt Bags? They travel to Corktown for 6 where the Cycle can show up on any given day and play spoiler.
Game #1:	Corktown 9-7
Game #2:	Long Beach 5-0
Game #3:	Corktown 3-2
Game #4:	Long Beach 6-0
Game #5:	Long Beach 3-2
Game #6:	Corktown 5-1
Series Summary:	The series was split 3-3

Harsens Island Walleye @ Baltimore Comets
Series Preview:	Harsens Island comes to town with the N.L.’s worst record (42-100) to face the Comets (81-62) who sit 3.5 games behind of Jersey in the N.L. East.
Game #1:	Carson Kelly has a big day, clubbing a grand slam and 2 singles, knocking in 7. Aaron Judge homers and knocks in 4 as Baltimore wins the opener in a convincing fashion. WALLEYE 3 / 7 / 0 COMETS 13/13/ 1 WP – Zimmerman (4-5) LP – Rodriguez (5-18)
Game #2:	Making up a rainout game from earlier in the season, Harsens Island and Baltimore square off in game 2 of a double header. With pitching in short supply, Ryan Yarbrough goes the distance for the Comets, allowing 4 1st inning runs, all unearned thanks to a Josh Bell error, but lights out the rest of the way, striking out 11 to win his 13th game of the season. Joey Wendle hit his 7th homerun. WALLEYE 4 / 6 / 0 COMETS 5 / 6 / 1 WP – Yarbrough (13-7) LP – Middleton (0-1)
Game #3:	The Walleye score early again, plating 3 in the first and take a 6-4 lead into the 9th, when Baltimore rallies, scoring 3 times to earn a 7-6, walk off victory, scoring the game winner on a Bryan Shaw wild pitch. Carson Kelly had 3 more RBIs, Aaron Judge (35) and Hunter Renfroe (26) go deep. WALLEYE 6 / 10 / 0 COMETS 7 /10 / 0 WP – Young (2-0) LP – Springs (3-3)
Game #4:	This one was over early as Baltimore scores 7 in the first and 6 more in the second. Aaron Judge homers again (36) for the Comets, along with some unexpected longballs from Yoshitomo Tsutsugo (2), Riley Adams (1), and Franchy Cordero (1). Jonah Heim hit a homerun (11) for the Walleye. WALLEYE 7 / 14 / 1 COMETS 13/ 15 / 1 WP – Taillon (15-5) LP – Wright (1-12)
Game #5:	Hyun-Jin Ryu combines with 3 relievers to shut out Harsens Island on 4 hits. Aaron Judge homers for the 4th day in a row (37). Josh Bell falls a double short of the cycle, with 5 RBIs. WALLEYE 0 / 4 / 0 COMETS 9 / 13/ 0 WP – Ryu (14-8) LP – Lowther (7-16)
Game #6:	Jorge Polanco’s grand slam leads Baltimore to its 6th straight win. Kevin Newman went 3 for 3 with a pair of walks, and Josh Bell hits homerun #28 for the Comets. Nolan Arenado (29) and Scott Heineman (5) homer for the Walleye. WALLEYE 4 / 11 / 1 COMETS 7 /11 / 1 WP – Long (3-3) LP – Rodriguez (5-19) S – Romo (1)
Game #7:	The Walleye end their losing skid, pounding out 14 hits and scoring 9 times to take the series finale. Derek Hill goes 3 for 4 with a homerun (4) and 4 RBIs, and Ty France homers (14) and singles twice to lead the Harsens Island offense. WALLEYE 9 / 14 / 0 COMETS 4 / 9 / 1 WP – Wright (2-12) LP – Zimmerman (4-6)
Series Summary:	Baltimore wins 6 of 7 to end the home portion of their schedule and make a late season push for a playoff spot.

Hollywood Werewolves @ Coconut Creek Crushers
Series Preview:	Hollywood coasting into the playoffs…..
Game #1:	Back to back errors in the 3rd by HOL doomed Price. CCC took advantage to post a 5 spot. Cruising 8-2 after 7, CCC was looking good. Then the bullpen imploded. HOL battles back to tie it and then win it in the 11th, 9-8.
Game #2:	HOL jumps on Snell for 3 early runs. CCC chips back and keeps going to pull away for a 7-4 win.
Game #3:	Rasmussen and Kaprielian battle to a 1-1 tie after 7. This time it’s the HOL bullpen that blinks and CCC edges out the 2-1 win.
Game #4:	McClanahan and Flexen both pitch well and the game is 2-2 after 7. Goldy hits a 3-run bomb in the 8th and HOL goes on to win 7-4.
Game #5:	All Charley Morton in this one. Complete game 1-hitter with 11 K’s in an easy 5-0 HOL win.
Game #6:	Musgrove and Kershaw throw 8 innings of 2-hit shutout ball. Musgrove continues with a hitless 9th. Rodriguez came on for HOL and gave up 2 walks and Gamel committed an error to give CCC the 1-0 walkoff win.
Series Summary:	Somehow CCC manages a 3-3 split.

Dallas Cougars @ Fremont Cannons
Series Preview:	Three weeks to go, Fremont trying to hold on to the #1 spot.
Game #1:	Two Carlos Correa errors lead to 3 unearned runs, which is the difference in this one. 3 homers pace Dallas to the 7-4 win.
Game #2:	Tarik Skubal and Dallas Keuchel struggle in this one, but Byron Buxton’s 2-homer day leads Fremont to the 13-7 victory. Ramon Laureano is HBP and knocked out 10 days.
Game #3:	Shohei Ohtani moves to 12-3 as Fremont wins 6-1. Byron Buxton homers for the second straight day.
Game #4:	Lucas Giolito and Walker Buehler are in a pitchers’ duel, but Shohei Ohtani’s 55th HR plates 3 in the eighth for the 4-1 Fremont victory. Buehler improves to 21-7.
Game #5:	With Fremont up 3-1 going into the ninth, Tejay Antone attempts to close out the Cougars but Hunter Dozier singles in two to tie it. Edwin Diaz hits Jason Castro in the bottom of the inning, Jace Peterson pinch-runs and steals second, then Yulieski Gurriel brings him home with a walkoff single for the 4-3 Cannons win.
Game #6:	Zach Plesac gets pummeled and Fremont gets to rest some players, winning 12-1. Byron Buxton has his second 2-homer game of the series, Mike Yastrzemski has a grand slam, and Sandy Alcantara picks up win #15.
Series Summary:	Fremont takes it 5-1, and will go on the road for two weeks to end the season.

Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas @ Southbend Lynx
Series Preview:	Southwest Detroit comes into Southbend for a 6 game series. Southwest Detroit still fighting for a wild card slot and Southbend chasing Hollywood for the AL West Division crown.
Game #1:	SWD C.Paddack vs SBL C.Hernandez SWD opens the scoring in the series in the T4 on a McMahon solo-HR. SBL strikes right back in the B4 when Tucker bbs, Muncy 1bs and Tucker moves to 3rd on McMahon’s throwing error, then Meadows hits a 3-run HR. SBL keeps pouring it on in the B5 when Wynns 2bs, J.Soto hits a 2-run HR, and K.Tucker hits a solo-HR. In the B6 SBL Escobar 3bs and scores on a Wynns rbi-groundout. SWD H.Bader hits a solo-HR in the T8 to close out the scoring. SBL WP-C.Hernandez / SWD LP-C.Paddack Southbend 7, Southwest Detroit 2
Game #2:	SWD J.Gray vs SBL J.Oviedo SBL gets a quick run in the B1 on a J.Soto solo-HR SWD answers in the T2 when Contreras bbs, D.Smith bbs, K.Smith bbs, Rios with an rbi-bb, and Jankowski with a 2-run 1b. In the B3 SBL retakes the lead when J.Soto bbs, Bichette 2bs, Muncy bbs, and Altuve rips a 2-run 2b to tie the game and then Meadows with an rbi-groundout. That would be all the scoring as the bullpens for both teams take over and throw scoreless ball the rest of the way. SBL WP-M.Barnes Sv-D.Steckenrider / SWD LP-J.Gray Southbend 4, Southwest Detroit 3
Game #3:	SWD M.Manning vs SBL F.Peralta SWD opens the scoring in the T4 when Contreras bbs, Lowe 1bs, McMahon rips a 2-run 2b, followed by a Moran rbi-2b for a 3-0 SWD lead. In the SBL B4 Canha 1bs, Escobar reaches on a FC, C.Gallagher with a ground out moving Escobar up, J.Soto with an inf-1b, and then Manning uncorks a WP to score Escobar. In the SBL B5 K.Tucker 2bs, Muncy with an rbi-2b, Altuve with a groundout, and then Meadows with an rbi inf-1b to tie the game. Escobar then hits a 2-run HR to give the Lynx the 5-3 lead. After a scoreless 6th the SBL put the game away in the B7 with 6 runs with the big his being a K.Tucker 2-run 2b. SWD gets a run in the T8 on a Contreras solo-HR and in the T9 on a D.Smith DP grounder with the bases loaded. SBL K.Tucker goes 5-5 with 2 runs and 2-rbi with a 2b. SBL WP-F.Peralta / SWD LP-M.Manning Southbend 11, Southwest Detroit 5
Game #4:	SWD J.Montgomery vs SBL N.Pivetta SWD again opens the scoring in the T1 on a Bader solo-HR. But again, SBL answers in the B1 when J.Soto 1bs, Bichette 1bs, and Muncy hits a 3-run HR. SWD Montgomery and SBL N.Pivetta then settle in and toss scoreless ball through the 6th inning. After SWD Fedde tosses a scoreless B6 the SBL reach him in the B7 when Meadows bbs, Canha 1bs, Escobar with an inf-1b, Wynns with an rbi-1b which brings Castro on for SWD; J.Soto then with an rbi-bb, and Mayfield with a SF (Bichette’s slot but he was ejected earlier in the game). SWD E,Rios hits a solo-HR in the T8. In the B8 a Canha rbi-1b and a Escobar 2-run 3b puts the game away for the Lynx. SBL WP-N.Pivetta / SWD LP-J.Montgomery Southbend 9, Southwest Detroit 2
Game #5:	SWD C.Paddack vs SBL J.Yamamoto In the SBL B2 Meadows bbs, Canha 1bs, and Escobar with a rbi-1b for a 1-0 SBL lead. SBL add another run in the B3 when J.Soto 1bs, steals 2nd, and K.Tucker with an rbi-3b. SWD pulls within a run in the T4 when Wynns misplays Swanson’s chopper in front of the plate, McMahon 1bs, and Contreras follows with a rbi-1b. SBL gets the run back in the B6 when Bichette 1bs, Tucker 1bs him to 3rd , and Muncy hits a SF8. SBL gets 5 solid innings from Yamamoto before turning the game over to the bullpen; Cimber, Barnes, and Steckenrider close out the game throwing 4 innings of shutout ball. SBL WP-J.Yamamoto Sv-D.Steckenrider / SWD LP-C.Paddack Southbend 3, Southwest Detroit 1
Game #6:	SWD J.Gray vs SBL C.Hernandez The game was only 1-0 for SBL thru 3 innings, but the SBL blow the game open with 6 runs in the B4 with the big hits being a 2-run 2b by Gallagher and a K.Tucker 3-run HR. SBL add 2 more in the 7th and 8th as then fatten up off SWD E.Fedde and P.Sewald. SBL C.Hernandez goes 5.2 innings giving up 3 hits, no runs, with 4 Ks and the SBL bullpen of Banda, Sawamura, Burr, and Duffey complete the 5 pitcher shutout. SBL WP- C.Hernandez / SWD LP-J.Gray Southbend 11, Southwest Detroit 0
Series Summary:	Southbend sweeps Southwest Detroit 6-0. The Southbend hitting was too much for the lower graded starting pitching of Southwest Detroit.