2023 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #14

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
BREGMAN,Alex	CHI AL	.500	.767	6	30	15	5	0	1	6	12	1	2	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
GARRETT,Braxton	CIN AL	1	1	0	0	0.00	9	0	0	3	12	2	1	0	0	0	0

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
RILEY,Austin	VAL NL	.409	1.136	6	22	9	1	0	5	7	8	3	6	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
GARCIA,Rony	COL NL	2	2	0	0	0.69	13	1	1	8	18	2	0	0	0	0	0

Dallas Cougars @ Detroit Crime
Preview:	Dallas heads into Detroit.
Summary:	Detroit wins 5 of 6 with their only loss coming in the last game of the series in Extra Innings.

Long Beach Dirt Bags @ Prairie Falcons
Summary:	LBD wins series 4-2 including a 4-3 13 inning finale…

Motor City Muscle @ Chicago Mobsters
Preview:	The Home & Home series at the All-Star Break gives us the same match-up as last week.
Game #1:	Oswaldo Acria is 1 for 3 but has 3 RBIs as the Muscle knock off the Mobsters. Former Mobster Javier Assad takes home the “W” for Motor City & another former Mobster Luis Garcia picks up the Save. Final Score: Motor City 4 – Chicago 3 Win: Javier Assad 2-4 (4.14) Loss: Tony Gonsolin 3-2 (2.70) Save: Luis Garcia #2
Game #2:	Lars Nootbar is 2 for 4 with a Triple, Home Run & 4 RBIs for the Muscle. However, Alex Bregman is 5 for 6 with 2 Dobbles & 3 RBIs along with Yordan Alvarez 3 for 6 with 3 Doubles & 4 RBIs as Chicago beats up on the Muscle, pounding out 19 Hits total. Final Score: Chicago 11 – Motor City 5 Win: Julio Urias 14-2 (1.53) Loss: Zach Davies 3-6 (4.33)
Game #3:	Riley Greene has 2 Home Runs & 4 RBIs for Chicago. Oswaldo Acria has 3 RBIs once again, & Dylan Moore has 2 Solo Home Runs for the Muscle. The Muscle topped the Mobsters taking the 3rd game of the series. Final Score: Motor City 8 – Chicago 6 Win: Paul Blackburn 5-4 (3.71) Loss: Noah Syndergarrd 2-7 (4.33) Save: Luis Garcia #3
Game #4:	Opposite results with the exact opposite score. Luis Arraez had 4 Hits in 5 trips with 3 RBIs. Final Score: Chicago 8 – Motor City 6 Win: Edwin Diaz 6-1 (0.79) Loss: Cade Cavalli 1-1 (7.36) Save: Devin Williams #6
Game #5:	Before Mscule starter Beau Briske could even work up a seat the Mobsters had put a 6 spot on the scoreboard. Briske then got his 1st out. The Mobsters never looked back. Newly acquired Eric Hosmer had a Home Run & 4 RBIs. Starling Marte had 2 Hits & 3 RBIs including a Home Run. But the story here is former Motor City Muscle starter Luis H, Garica who went the distance in a 3 Hit, 2 walk Complete Game Shutout for the Mobsters. Final Score: Chicago 10 – Motor City 0 Win: Luis H, Garica 7-6 (2.40) Loss: Beau Briske 1-7 (6.01)
Game #6:	Chicago once again pounded on the Muscle pitching, knocking out 22 Hits & 16 Runs. Alex Bregman has a Home Run & 5 RBIs to lead the way. Christian Bethancourt had 4 Hits in 4 trips & 3 RBIs. Final Score: Chicago 16 – Motor City 2 Win: Tony Gonsolin 4-2 (2.44) Loss: MacKenzie Gore 1-5 (5.98)
Summary:	Chicago takes the series 4 games to 2.

Coconut Creek Crushers @ Virginia Sluggers
Preview:	AL West Division cellar dweller Coconut Creek visits Virginia looking to get out of the cellar.
Game #1:	CCC 7-5 B.Nimmo launches 3 home runs and drives in 5 to lead CCC to the win.
Game #2:	CCC 6-4 Tied at 2 after 9, CCC plates 4 runs in the top of the 10th to pull out the win.
Game #3:	VIR 1-0 Castillo blanks CCC over 8 innings and Holmes picks up his 24th save.
Game #4:	CCC 7-5 T.O’neill is 4-5 with 6 RBI’s and 2 long balls to personally beat VIR. 3 runs in the 9th for VIR made it look close.
Game #5:	CCC 4-0 B.Snell pitches 7 innings of 2-hit ball. M.Fulmer faces 6 batters over the last 2 innings and gets them all.
Game #6:	VIR 12-11 Crazy game. 14 hits for CCC, 16 hits for VIR. 3 HR’s for CCC, 7 HR for VIR,…2 by Devers and Reynolds.
Summary:	VIR starts the second half by losing at home, playing poorly, exposing their weak pitching and poor hitting, and losing yet another player to injury…this is getting ridiculous. CCC starts the second half by showing they CAN win and they are now starting their climb in the standings.CCC takes series 4-2

Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Mesa Solar Sox
Preview:	Good pitching will dominate this series.
Game #1:	Mesa beats Alex Manoah with a three run homer from Gunner Henderson. Ken Waldichuk goes all the way in a 5-2 win.
Game #2:	Andrew Heaney out-duels Spence Strider 3-2. Oscar Gonzalez doubles and homers, driving in 2. Randal Grichuk doubles twice. Mesa’s bullpen goes 3 shutout innings.
Game #3:	Christian Javier pitches a two hit shutout, striking out 11 in a duel with his Houston teammate Framber Valdez (8 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 8 Ks). Chad Pinder homers as Mesa takes it 2-0.
Game #4:	Taylor Ward singles home Chad Pinder with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, walking it off with a 4-3 win for Mesa.
Game #5:	Randall Grichuk hits a 2 run homer to give Kyle Hendricks a 2-1 win.
Game #6:	Cedric Mullins and Wander Franco drive home runs in 2 run 7th inning to give Tijuana the 2-1 win.
Summary:	Excellent pitching from both sides as Mesa takes advantage of the home field to get 5 of 6 from the Bottle Rockets.

Bethesda Bandicoots @ Sacramento Capitals
Summary:	Sacramento and Bethesda split.

Corktown Cycle @ Valdosta Snappers
Preview:	A couple of sub .500 teams meet up in Valdosta.
Summary:	Valdosta continues to hurt their draft position by winning 5 of 6. Austin Riley hit 5 HR’s for the Snappers in the series. Meanwhile, the Cycle struggled mightily with the bats.

Southbend Lynx @ Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas
Summary:	Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas wins 4 of 6 from the Southbend Lynx

Selkirk Steelers @ Harsens Island Walleye
Summary:	Selkirk visits Harsens Island & the two teams split the series.

Hollywood Werewolves @ Cincinnati Skyliners
Preview:	Hollywood makes the annual trek to majestic Glenn Sample Field in Cincinnati for a six game set with the Skyliners. The two teams met at the Werewolves home in the series before the All-Stare break and the hosts took four of six.
Game #1:	HOL 5, CIN 1 Jake Cronenworth‘s three -run bomb in the third was all Hollywood needed.
Game #2:	HOL 4, CIN 3 Lane Thomas went 3-for-4 for the Werewolves, who now lead the season series, six games to two.
Game #3:	CIN 6, HOL 4 Cal Raleigh doubled, homered and drove in three, while Jose Urquidy worked eight tough innings for the win.
Game #4:	CIN 3, HOL 2 Four homers delivered all five runs. Aaron Judge with a two -run shot in the first for Hollywood. Cincinnati got solo homers for Jose Ramirez and Eric Hasse and Connor Joe with back-to-back efforts in the seventh.
Game #5:	CIN 4, HOL 0 Braxton Garrett‘s Cincinnati debut was a complete game, three-hit shutout with twelve strikeouts.
Game #6:	CIN 5, HOL 1 John Brebbia worked seven innings, allowing three hits, an earned run and fanned seven.
Summary:	Cincinnati wins the series, four games to two and accomplishes a season split. The Werewolves took all twelve games between the teams in 2022.

Baltimore Comets @ Triple Creek Patriots
Summary:	Comets take 4 of 6 in convincing fashion.

Yucaipa Road Runners @ Columbus Explorers
Preview:	Columbus has chance to move over .500 as the All-Star break is over. Hosting Yucaipa, there is a chance!
Game #1:	Bryan Garcia vs. Rony Garcia And Garcia gets the worst and best of it. Bryan is bombed for 5 runs in 2.1 innings and Columbus takes that to the house for the win. Duran (3), Urshela (7) get homers. But the homer that was really cool was the one by Oswald Pereza (1) in his FIRST MWBL at bat! YRR 2- 7-1 LP B.Garcia (2-1) COL 7-10-2 WP R.Garcia (2-2)
Game #2:	Both teams plate 2 in the 1st then Columbus scores 2 in 4th and another in 5th and hang on with some good bullpen to grab win #2. No homers, Rhyse Hoskins and Matt Reynolds knock 2 hits each in the loss. YRR 3-8-1 LP Konnor Pilkington (3-2) COL 5-5-1 WP Louie Varland (1-2) S Bryan Abreu (2)
Game #3:	Dillon Peters goes 8 shutout innings giving up 2 hits and fanning 9 as Columbus shuts out the Road Runners 4-0. Enrique Hernandez homers (3) as part of the attack. R0man Quinn gets 2 of the 3 Yucaipa hits. YRR 0- 3-1 LP Zach Greinke (2-11) COL 4-10-0 WP Peters (1-3)
Game #4:	14 hits (no homers) and a 5 run 5th pace the Explorers to a 9-4 win. Luis Urias (5) homers for the Road Runners. YRR 4- 7-0 LP Tylor Megill (2-9) COL 9-14-0 WP Jordan Lyles (5-10)
Game #5:	Brad Falter and Logan Gilbert were brilliant in this one. Daulton Varsho (12) homers for Columbus in the 2nd. Kody Clemens (13) homers in the 5th to tie it. Falter doesn’t falter through 8. Gilbert starts the 9th and promptly gives up a homer to Randy Arozarena (10) and then Andrew Wantz comes in and gives up a homer to Rhyse Hoskins (10). Brad Hand comes in and fans 2 in a 3 batter save! YRR 3-7-1 WP Falter (4-7) COL 1-5-0 LP Gilbert (10-3)
Game #6:	So if the last game was pitcher’s duel, what was this one? Daulton Varsho doubles in a run in the 1st for Columbus. Columbus then gets only 1 more hit the rest of the game. Again it’s the Bryan Garcia vs. Rony Garcia show and Bryan goes the distance giving up that lone run. Rony gives up 4 hits in his 8 innings and he fans 12! And NO RUNS!! Jimmy Herget then is called on to shut the Road Runners down in the 9th (couldn’t stop them in the last game). But Herget gets the 3 batter save! YRR 0-4-1 LP B.Garcia (2-2) COL 1-3-2 WP R.Garcia (3-2) S Herget (8)
Summary:	Rony Garcia has shot at Pitcher of the Week 2-0, 13 innings, 1 run, 18 Ks. Columbus takes 5 of 6 and is (for now) above .500!!

Portland Lumber Jax @ Tempe Tempers
Preview:	Tempe wins three nail biters and takes 5 of 6 from Portland.
Game #1:	Tempe 2-1
Game #2:	Tempe 10-8 12th Innings.
Game #3:	Tempe 8-2
Game #4:	Tempe 6-0
Game #5:	Tempe 4-3
Game #6:	Portland 7-3
Summary:	Zac Gallen was the pitcher of the series going 1-1 with only 4 ER over 16 IP with 15 SO. Freeman was the offensive player of the series.

Fremont Cannons @ Yonge Street Stalkers
Preview:	The Cannons visit the Stalkers.
Summary:	The home squad was outmanned and outplayed pretty severely by the Cannons. YSS managed to win the bookend games. (Both YSS wins were started by “opener” Jalen Beeks. So, shout out to him).