2023 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #6

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
YELICH,Christian	HOL AL	.483	.724	7	29	14	2	1	1	7	8	7	4	0	1	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
GIOLITO,Lucas	DAL AL	2	2	0	0	1.56	17	3	3	#	31	7	0	0	0	0	1

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
LINDOR,Francisco	SAC NL	.429	.857	7	28	12	0	3	2	5	9	3	3	0	2	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
GILBERT,Logan	COL NL	2	2	0	0	0.00	16	0	0	4	11	4	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Mobsters @ Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas
Summary:	Chicago takes 4 of 6 at Southwest Detroit.

Coconut Creek Crushers @ Hollywood Werewolves
Summary:	Hollywood takes 6 of 7 from Coconut Creek.

Triple Creek Patriots @ Tempe Tempers
Preview:	First place Triple Creek visits Tempe for six games in seven days.
Game #1:	The patriots were up 2-1 until Tempe rallied for four runs off Beiber and the pen. Tempe added three more in the 8th. Tempe 8-3 W – Jimenez, L – Bieber
Game #2:	Freeman, Bogaerts, and Kwan combined for seven hits and seven RBIs to chase Gausman. Verlander tossed five easy innings for the win. Tempe 10-2 W – Verlander L – Gausman
Game #3:	Two rare Tempe errors allowed the Patriots to extend the 4th inning and score three runs to take a 4-3 lead. Kremer settled down after a rough 3rd and pitched as scoreless 4th, 5th and 6th. Jimenez tossed a scoreless 8th and 9th and Jameson closed it out after Miranda slugged a two run homer in the 9th to add some insurance. Triple Creek 6-3 W-Kremer, L-Darvish, S-Jameson
Game #4:	A back and forth game that saw an uncharacteristically wild Perez ejected after he hit three Patriots in only five innings. Smith and Miranda went deep for TC. Montas pitched well and left the game in the 6th leading 4-3. However, the Patriot pen gave up a solo shot to Realmuto that tied it in the 8th. Munoz pitched a scoreless 9th and 10th for Tempe and a Thompson sac fly walked it off. Tempe stole five bases during the game. Tempe 5-4 (10INN) W-Munoz, L-Strahm
Game #5:	Kopech only gave up four hits over eight innings, but one of them was a two run homer to Carpenter in the 6th. Verlander pitched a scoreless 7.1 Innings and Munoz closed out the 9th. Tempe 2-0 W-Verlander, L-Kopech, S-Munoz
Game #6:	Darvish only gave up two hits over 5.2 innings and Cueto collected an easy three inning save. Bieber gave up five runs and two homers over seven innings for his second lost of the series. Tempe 5-0 W-Darvish, L-Bieber, S-Cueto
Summary:	The Temper pitching was solid again and they managed enough timely hits and stolen bases to win five of six.

Motor City Muscle @ Dallas Cougars
Summary:	Dallas goes 6 and 1 against Motor City. Lucas Giolito strikes out 20 in the first game and later adds 11 more in a CG shutout.

Harsens Island Walleye @ Corktown Cycle

Preview:

Harsens Island is looking for a playoff push this season.

Summary:

Corktown has 4 hits in the first 3 games as HIW dominates. Corktown wins 3 of the last 4.

Harsens Island overall looked like the better team this week and wins the series 4-3.

Baltimore Comets @ Valdosta Snappers
Preview:	1st Place Baltimore streaks into Valdosta to take on the Snappers.
Summary:	Baltimore easily wins 5 of 6. As if that ass-kicking wasn’t enough we get to host another 1st place team, Tempe, next week.

Selkirk Steelers @ Portland Lumber Jax
Preview:	The 21-12 Selkirk Steelers visit the 18-15 Portland LumberJax.
Game #1:	Selkirk scores nine runs in the 4th inning for the easy win. SEL 11 POR 2
Game #2:	A two run HR by Portland’s CJ Cron in the 8th inning give Portland the win. POR 4 SEL 2
Game #3:	Portland gets another win, but loses Max Kepler for 9 days (which is sure to trigger other injuries). POR 8 SEL 4
Game #4:	Selkirk wins, and Portland has another outfielder go down with injury, this time Luis Robert. SEL 8 POR 2
Game #5:	Portland playing rag tag lineups to avoid more injuries, and Selkirk breezes to the win. SEL 10 POR 0
Game #6:	Betts hits his 13th HR of the season for Selkirk, as they get the close win. SEL 3 POR 1
Summary:	Selkirk wins 4 of 6 in Portland.

Southbend Lynx @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets
Preview:	Tijuana hosts Southbend for 6.
Summary:	The hometown Bottle Rockets take 5 of 6 from the visiting Lynx

Bethesda Bandicoots @ Columbus Explorers
Preview:	Bethesda in for a 6-pack and Columbus enjoys the time.
Game #1:	3-0 Columbus
Game #2:	5-3 Columbus
Game #3:	4-2 Columbus
Game #4:	6-5 Columbus
Game #5:	3-1 Bethesda as they avoid the sweep
Game #6:	5-0 Columbus
Summary:	Logan Gilbert tosses 2 hits CG shutout in game 1 and then loses no-hitter in 7th of game 6 – but goes 7.1 giving up 2 hits. For the 2 games: 16.1 ip, 4 hits, O RUNS, 4 W, 11 Ks – 2 Wins! Pitcher of the Week???

Prairie Falcons @ Yucaipa Road Runners
Preview:	Roadrunners come intot he series looking for an Easter miracle, and get it. Roadrunners actually win a game against the mighty Falcons.
Game #1:	Falcons 4-2 Mostly uneventful game, solid pitching performance by Kukuci and HR’s by Gordon, Story and Maniac
Game #2:	Falcons 10-3 All the Falcons joined the hit parade, with everyone who batted got at least one hit. Story had the only extra base hit with a double, which 14 singles.
Game #3:	Falcons 5-2 Falcons started putting up a picket fence in the first 5 innings, goose eggs for the last 4, probably from being too tired from the hit parade, adding another 12 hits Junis and Lauer pitche a CG
Game #4:	Falcons 4-3 Roadrunners jump out with a lead with 3 in the 1st. before the Falcons get warmed up, with s oid comeback.GOrdon, Grisham and Arozerena put it out of the park.
Game #5:	Falcons 3-2 Bradish and Kluber both pitch well enough to win, but the roadrunners cannot score enough to win again. Stephanson PH HR
Game #6:	Roadrunners 6-5 15 innings Falcons get 2 in the 3rd to take the lead. Roadrunners add 2 in the 4th to tie, Falcons add 2 in the 7th for a 4-2 lead. Roadrunners add 1 in the 8th and another in the 9th to tie, 4-4 at the end of regulation. Falcons add 1 in the 13th to take the lead on Stephanson’s double scoring Grissom, B13 with 2 outs Hosmer jacks an HR to tie, 5-5 after 13. B15 Owings walks with 1 out, Sierra singles first and 2nd one out, Hosmer singles home the walk off run Roadrunners 6-5
Game #7:	Falcons 6-1 Falcons roar back with a decissive win in game 7, 2 HR from Story
Summary:	Falcons hit in double digits in 4 of the games. Series Falcons 5-1

Virginia Sluggers @ Yonge Street Stalkers
Preview:	Virginia heads north for a matchup of teams off to strong starts.
Game #1:	Segura led off the game with a solo shot. VIR 1-0. Kim responded with a 3 run shot in the bottom half, YSS 4-1. A Joc Pederson solo shot opened the lead to 7-2 in the 5th. Devers socked a 2 run HR in the 7th, and Reynolds did the same to cut the lead to 8-6. Ha Seong Kim hit his 2nd HR of the game in the 7th to give us the final. YSS 9 – VIR 7
Game #2:	Warning Grade 3 starter pitched out of his mind. Tucker Davidson spun the CGSO for the home squad.
Game #3:	McKenzie outdueled Singer in a good matchup. Devers and Castillo knocked in runs in the 7th inning. VIR 2 – YSS 1
Game #4:	The Rafael Ortega show. A solo HR in the first and a clutch 2 run single in the 8th steered the home team to victory. YSS 4 – VIR 3
Game #5:	Both starters got touched up, both pens were awesome. Springer and Rengifo each went 1-4 with 3 run HRs. Trea Turner hit a grand slam, but Estradas solo shot left the home team 1 run shy. VIR 6 – YSS 5
Game #6:	A strong finish for the Sluggers. Springer and Devers both HR’d and plated 3. Adrian Houser sh*t himself. VIR 9 – YSS 6
Summary:	The 2 teams split the 6 games. Both teams hit the pavement following a tough series. VIR heads to CIN, while YSS visits DAL.

Detroit Crime @ Mesa Solar Sox
Preview:	Detroit and their unbelievable bullpen travels west to Mesa, Arizona for a 6 game set against the Solar Sox, who hasn’t formed an identity, yet….
Game #1:	After Detroit scores an unearned run in the top of the 2ns, Mesa’s Tim Anderson blasts a grand slam off Sean Manea to give Mesa a 4-1 lead. Not to be outdone, Kyle Schwarber barrels up an Andrew Heaney offering and hits a grand slam of his own! 5-4 Detroit! In the bottom of the 3rd, Mesa jumps back into the lead when Aguilar hits an RBI double, and Yan Gomes follows with a two-run homer. &-5 Mesa. Manea gets lifted and Detroit does not give up another run. Heaney stiffens too, and with 9th inning help from David Bednar he gets his second win of the year.
Game #2:	The Solar Sox get a terrific game from Daniel Lynch (7ip, 2 runs – A Manny Machado 2-run homer -no walks and 11 Ks!), Taylor Ward homers and Scott Barlow survives a 9th inning homer from Luke Voit to save a 4-3 Mesa win.
Game #3:	Mesa builds a 6-0 lead on the back of homers from Ward and Suarez, but starting in the top of the 6th, Detroit uses the long ball to score 7 unanswered runs. Harper, Machado, Schwarber all go yard, and the Crime win it in the 10th when Machado and Schwarber hit back to back doubles off Ryan Pressley for the 7-6 comeback win.
Game #4:	Chris Bassett (9ip, 4 hits, 2 walks, 11 Ks) doesn’t allow a run, but neither does Pedro Lopez (9ip, 2hits, 2 BB, 9 Ks) and the game goes in to extra innings again. This time Mesa wins it in the 10th. Tim Anderson singles, steals second, and scores on a Eugenio Suarez single. Bednar gets the win. Jason Adam suffers the loss.
Game #5:	After a series full of close games, this one wasn’t. Mesa wins 10-4.
Game #6:	Another close game. Detroit scores 5 runs in the 1st 4 innings as Machado and Voit hit homers. In the bottom of the 4th, Manea loses it as Mesa scores 6 times to take the lead. The Solar Sox bullpen shuts out the Crime the rest of the way and Mesa takes their 3rd one run game of the series.
Summary:	This was a close series, despite Mesa taking 5 of 6. 3 one run wins and a 2 run win that could have gone either way.

Cincinnati Skyliners @ Fremont Cannons
Preview:	Cincinnati comes into Fremont with a one game lead over the Cannons in the AL East in big series for both teams.
Game #1:	Both starters keep it scoreless until the 4th, when a Jose Ramirez error leads to Fremont’s first run. An inning later, CIN starter Patrick Sandoval loads the bases, and Austin Hays singles to bring in two and give Fremont a 3-0 lead. Fremont starter Shohei Ohtani keeps it scoreless through seven, then turns it over to the bullpen. Cincinnati gets two on with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but Robert Suarez is able to get Kyle Farmer to ground out to end the game. W: Shohei Ohtani (5-0) L: Patrick Sandoval (3-1) S: Robert Suarez (2)
Game #2:	An explosive first inning saw the Skyliners put up five runs against Fremont starter Tarik Skubal, with the big blow a 3-run homer from Ramon Urias. The Cannons get some ground back in the bottom of the frame with 4 runs off of CIN’s Cole Irvin, as Shohei Ohtani and Cole Irvin both leave the yard with two-run homers. Fremont uses a two-run homer from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the bottom of the second to go up 6-5. Cincinnati gets another big inning in the fourth plating 4 to go up 9-6 thanks to back-to-back homers from Mike Trout and Anthony Santander. Skubal sticks around long enough to give up another run in the fifth from an Eric Haase single and Cincinnati leads 10-6. Fremont gets one back in the sixth from an Elias Diaz single, then two more in the seventh with Ohtani’s second homer of the game to cut it 10-9. Cincinnati gets two on in the eighth, but Ryan Tepera is able to induce groundouts from Mike Trout and Anthony Santander. In the bottom of the ninth, Brock Burke is brought on to finish the game, but PH Carlos Correa is able to leadoff with a single. After a wild pitch and walk to Guerrero Jr., Ohtani comes up looking for his 3rd homer of the game but strikes out. The next batter, Byron Buxton, gets the walkoff HR that Ohtani was searching for as the Cannons win 12-10 in a rough game for the pitchers with 8 HR allowed. W: Ryan Tepera (1-0) L: Brock Burke (0-2) HR: CIN- Mike Trout (7), Anthony Santander (6), Ramon Urias (3); FRE- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (8), Shohei Ohtani 2 (10), Byron Buxton (6), Nolan Gorman (3)
Game #3:	The offenses settled down from the Game 2 outburst, to the pitchers’ delight. Cincinnati strikes first in the top of the third with back-to-back doubles by Kyle Farmer and former Cannons draft pick Gavin Sheets off of Sandy Alcantara. In the bottom of the inning. In the bottom of the inning, Fremont ties it at 1-1 with a solo homer by Joey Bart off of Jose Urquidy. Cincinnati goes back on top in the sixth with a solo shot by Anthony Santander for a 2-1 lead. Cincinnati threatens with two on in the eighth but fails to score. Down a run in the bottom of the ninth, Shohei Ohtani leads off with a walk from Ryan Stanek. Cincninnati brings on Brock Burke, who blew the save and lost the game the day before. He proceeds to hit Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with a pitch to put two on. Teoscar Hernandez doubles, sending Ohtani in to tie the game at 2-2, but Guerrero Jr. is thrown out at home trying for the win. Hernandez takes third on the throw, which is crucial as Austin Hays’s sac fly brings in the winning run, and Fremont takes it 3-2 in another walkoff. W: Matt Festa (1-0) L: Brock Burke (0-3) HR: CIN- Anthony Santander (7); FRE- Joey Bart (3)
Game #4:	Cincinnati jumps out on top 4-0 in the first, with a three-run homer from Jose Ramirez off of Austin Voth leading the way. Vladimir Guerrero doubles home Josh Rojas off of Connor Overton in the bottom of the inning to cut it to 4-12. Jace Peterson scores in the second for Fremont thanks to a three-base error by Ben Gamel to make it 4-2. A pair of doubles by Kyle Farmer and Gavin Sheets extends the Cincinnati lead to 6-2. Voth loses is control in the 5th with back-to-back HBP of Anthony Santander and Christian Walker, and gets tossed by the overeager umpire, though the Skyliners fail to score. They would get a run in the sixth with a Tommy Edman solo HR to go up 7-2. Fremont gets two back with a Carlos Correa double in the eighth to make it 7-4. In the ninth, a pair of singles off of Zack Thompson brings the tying run to the plate, but Byron Buxton can’t deliver the drama this time and Cinci wins their first game of the series, 7-4. W: Connor Overton (1-0) L: Austin Voth (3-2) S: Zack Thompson (1) HR: CIN- Tommy Edman (3), Jose Ramirez (4); FRE- none
Game #5:	Both Ross Stripling (CIN) and Carlos Rodon (FRE) keep runs off the board early. Fremont finally gets to Stripling in the fifth with a solo shot by Teoscar Hernandez. Cincinnati gest it right back in the sixth with Mike Trout’s homer, tying it at 1-1. Fremont gets back on top in the bottom of the inning with a run-scoring single from Carlos Correa and a Jose Ramirez error for a 3-1 lead. Ramirez atones for his error by leading off the seventh with a homerun. The Skyliners get a runner on 3rd with one out but can’t bring him home. Fremont gets back up by 2 in the bottom of the seventh with a run-scoring single by Mike Yastrzemski to make it 4-2. Christian Walker ties it up at 4 with a two-run homer in the eighth. Neither side can push anyone else across in regulation, so we go to extra innings. Cincinnati goes 1-2-3 in the 10th, then Josh Rojas doubles to lead off the bottom of the frame. Adam Wainwright then gets Correa and Shohei Ohtani out, but Vladimir Guerrero sends the ball over the wll for a walkoff win for Fremont 6-4 in ten. Rodon strikes out ten in the no-decision. W: Ronny Henriquez (1-1) L: Adam Wainwright (0-1) HR: CIN- Mike Trout (8), Christian Walker (6), Jose Ramirez (5); FRE- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (9), Teoscar Hernandez (5)
Game #6:	Fremont is assured of a series win and at least a tie in the division standings, but is looking to build a lead over the Skyliners. Ben Gamel gives the visitors an early boost with a first inning solo homer off of Shohei Ohtani for the 1-0 lead. Fremont has been fortunate with injuries so far, but their luck runs out in this game as Austin Hays is knocked out for 3 days with a HBP from Cinci starter Patrick Sandoval. In the third, Cincinnati widens the lead after a single, Jose Ramirez steal, and Cal Raleigh double makes it 2-1. Ji-Man Choi singles in Raleigh to make it 3-0. Disaster strikes on the next swing as Kyle Farmer’s fly into shallow left results in a collision between Carlos Correa (out 14 days) and Teoscar Hernandez (out 7 days). Choi also scores on the play, so it is now 4-0. Manuel Margot gets Fremont on the board with a sac fly in the bottom of the fourth. Fremont has to wait until the seventh to score again as Javier Baez triples home Nolan Gorman. Baez is stranded at third to leave it at 4-2. Fremont is unable to muster another baserunner, and Cincinnati takes it 4-2. The Skyliners manage only four strikeouts of Cannon batters, but deal Ohtani his first loss of the season. W: Patrick Sandoval (4-1) L: Shohei Ohtani (5-1) S: Ryne Stanek (7) HR: CIN- Ben Gamel (3); FRE- none
Game #7:	Fremont strikes first off of Cole Irvin with a Josh Rojas single and steal, fielder’s choice, and then a groundball play at the plate seeing Rojas score to make it 1-0 in the first. The Skyliners waste no time, with Jose Ramirez’s two-run blast in the second putting them up 2-1. Gavin Sheets is then sent from the game with a HBP from Fremont starter Sandy Alcantara, with CIN losing him for 8 days. Fremont gets two on in the third, but a double play ends the threat, they then get two on again in the inning but still fail to score. Jose Ramirez leads off the fourth with a double, but is picked off on a throw by Elias Diaz. In the seventh, Mr. Durable Sandy Alcantara comes out of the game holding his wrist (lost for 5 games). Later in the bottom of the inning, Josh Rojas singles and steals his second bag of the game, but Shohei Ohtani cannot bring him home. Matt Festa comes on in the eighth and gives up a homer to his first batter, Ben Gamel, to give Cinci some breathing room with a 3-1 lead. Mike Trout comes on with two on but is unable to add to the lead. Jace Peterson sends one to the warning track in the ninth, but not deep enough. PH Nolan Gorman comes on with two outs and Ryne Stanek is able to get him looking to close out the 3-1 Cincinnati win. Fremont musters just 4 hits in the loss. W: Cole Irvin (3-2) L: Sandy Alcantara (6-2) S: Ryne Stanek (8) HR: Ben Gamel (4), Jose Ramirez (6); FRE- none
Summary:	The Skyliners are only able to get the three-way in Fremont as the Cannons take it 4-3 and gain the half-game lead for the division. All in all, it could have been a bigger series for Cincinnati as Fremont came from behind twice in the ninth and squeeked out an extra-innings win in another. Next up, Cincinnati travels to Virginia for a seven-game series against a good Sluggers squad, while Fremont travels for six against AL-leading Hollywood.

Long Beach Dirt Bags @ Sacramento Capitals
Summary:	Sacramento sweeps Long Beach.