2024 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #25
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| GOLDSCHMIDT,Paul | HOL AL | .476 | 1.286 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| OHTANI,Shohei | FRE AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| BELL,Josh E. | BAL NL | .545 | 1.000 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| TAILLON,Jameson | BAL NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baltimore Comets @ Long Beach Dirt Bags |
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| Summary: | Baltimore takes 5 of 6 from Long Beach. |
Fremont Cannons @ Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas |
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| Summary: | Fremont Cannons takes 5/6 atSouthwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas and wins another AL East division title. |
Chicago Mobsters @ Mesa Solar Sox |
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| Preview: | The upcoming series between the Chicago Mobsters and the Mesa Solar Sox promises to be an intriguing matchup. The Mobsters, currently sitting in first place in the American League Central with a record of 82-68, have a magic number of 9 games to clinch the division. On the other hand, the Solar Sox are struggling at the bottom of the American League West with a 65-85 record. Given the Mobsters’ strong position and the Solar Sox’s challenges this season, the odds heavily favor Chicago to win the series. |
| Game #1: | The Chicago Mobsters secured a decisive 5-1 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox. The game started off slow with both teams struggling to score in the early innings. Chicago took the lead in the 3rd inning when Julio Rodriguez scored on a single by Brandon Belt. Mesa tied it up in the 4th inning, but Chicago quickly regained the lead in the 6th inning with Rodriguez scoring again on another hit by Belt. The Mobsters extended their lead in the 8th inning with a clutch hit by Yandy Diaz, bringing in two more runs. Chicago’s pitching was solid throughout, with Bryce Miller earning the win after five strong innings, allowing only one unearned run. The bullpen held Mesa scoreless for the remainder of the game, securing the win for Chicago. Gavin Williams took the loss for Mesa, despite a strong performance, giving up only two earned runs over seven and two-thirds innings. The Mobsters capitalized on Mesa’s defensive errors and timely hitting to seal the victory.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Mesa 1 Win: Bryce Miller 11-8 (4.31) |
| Game #2: | The Chicago Mobsters triumphed over the Mesa Solar Sox with a final score of 5-2. The game started with a strong performance from Mesa, as Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer in the first inning. Chicago remained scoreless until the sixth inning when Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run home run to tie the game. The Mobsters took the lead in the eighth inning with a series of hits, including a triple by Alex Bregman that brought in two runs. Camillo Doval secured the win for Chicago, while Daniel Lynch took the loss for Mesa. Bryan Abreu earned his 24th save of the season by closing out the game in the ninth inning.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Mesa 2 Win: Camilo Doval 2-2 (3.26) |
| Game #3: | The Chicago Mobsters secured a decisive 6-1 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox. The game started off slow, with both teams failing to score in the first three innings. Mesa took an early lead in the bottom of the third inning with a double by Ezequiel Tovar, bringing Jake Cronenworth home. However, Chicago quickly responded in the top of the fourth inning with back-to-back doubles by Julio Rodriguez and Spencer Torkelson, tying the game. Leody Taveras then singled to drive in Torkelson, giving Chicago a 2-1 lead. The Mobsters extended their lead in the fifth inning with a double by Noelvi Marte and a two-run homer by Julio Rodriguez. They added another run in the sixth inning with a single by Andrew McCutchen, driving in Taveras. Hunter Brown pitched a stellar game for Chicago, striking out 10 batters over six and two-thirds innings. Logan T. Allen took the loss for Mesa, giving up five runs over four and two-thirds innings.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Mesa 1 Win: Hunter Brown 6-4 (3.15) |
| Game #4: | The Mesa Solar Sox edged out the Chicago Mobsters with a final score of 9-8. The Mobsters took an early lead, scoring two runs in the second inning and extending their lead to 5-0 by the fifth inning. However, the Solar Sox rallied back with a two-run homer by P. Bailey in the fifth and a three-run homer by E. Suarez in the seventh, tying the game at 8-8. In the bottom of the seventh, C. Joe’s double drove in the go-ahead run, giving the Solar Sox a 9-8 lead. Despite a late push by the Mobsters, Ryan Pressly closed out the game for his 16th save of the season.
Final Score: Mesa 9 – Chicago 8 Win: Andrew Vasquez 1-1 (2.70) |
| Game #5: | The Chicago Mobsters beat the Mesa Solar Sox with a final score of 6-3. The game started off slow, with both teams scoreless in the first inning. Chicago took the lead in the second inning with runs from Belt and Taveras, making it 2-0. They extended their lead to 4-0 by the fifth inning, thanks to hits from Bregman and Diaz. Mesa’s C. Joe hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, narrowing the gap to 4-2. However, Chicago responded with two more runs in the seventh inning, bringing the score to 6-2. Mesa managed to score one more run in the eighth inning, but it wasn’t enough to catch up. Chris Bassitt earned the win with a strong performance, while Ken Waldichuk took the loss. Devin Williams secured the save for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Mesa 3 Win: Chris Bassitt 12-7 (3.15) |
| Game #6: | The Solar Sox emerged victorious over the Mobsters with a final score of 5-3. The game started with a two-run homer by Jack Suwinski in the bottom of the first inning, giving the Solar Sox an early lead. The Mobsters struggled to get on the board until the sixth inning when Julio Rodriguez’s single brought Alex Bregman home, narrowing the gap to 2-1. Leody Taveras tied the game with a solo home run in the seventh inning. However, the Solar Sox regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh with a sacrifice fly by Vidal Brujan and a two-run double by Connor Joe in the eighth inning. Despite a late rally by the Mobsters in the ninth inning, the Solar Sox held on for the win.
Final Score: Mesa 5 – Chicago 3 Win: Andrew Vasquez 2-1 (2.80) |
| Summary: | The Chicago Mobsters and Mesa Solar Sox series was a competitive matchup with notable performances. The Mobsters won four out of six games, showcasing strong pitching and timely hitting. Julio Rodriguez was a standout for Chicago, contributing significantly in multiple games, including a two-run homer in one and scoring key runs in others. Hunter Brown delivered a stellar pitching performance with 10 strikeouts in one game. Mesa’s highlights included a dramatic 9-8 comeback win, featuring home runs by P. Bailey and E. Suarez, and a 5-3 victory with a two-run double by Connor Joe. Despite Mesa’s efforts, Chicago’s consistent play secured the series win. |
Motor City Muscle @ Gainsville Swamp Things |
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| Preview: | Gainesville hosts Motor City for 6. Going into this week Gainesville is tied for the final playoff spot in the AL. Motor City is looking forward to 2025. |
| Game #1: | Gainesville 4 Motor City 2W: J. Flaherty (9-6) L: M. Gore (7-16) S: H. Milner (17) |
| Game #2: | Gainesville 1 Motor City 0W: J. France (6-8) L: B. Bielak (2-6) S: H. Milner (18) |
| Game #3: | Gainesville 3 Motor City 2W: Z. Eflin (14-7) L: P. Blackburn (2-17) S: H. Milner (19) |
| Game #4: | Gainesville 8 Motor City 1W: Z. Gallen (10-11) L: M. Grove (4-13) |
| Game #5: | Gainesville 10 Motor City 2W: J. Teheran (7-4) L: R. Yarbrough (5-8) |
| Game #6: | Motor City 9 Gainesville 8W: R. Stripling (2-8) L: C. Stratton (0-3) S: S. Dubin (1) |
| Summary: | A handful of close games but Gainesville was able to take 5 of 6. 4 of the 6 games were decided by 2 or less. Gainesville was a 5 run 8th inning away from sweeping the series after a disaster by the pen in that final game. A huge series for Gainesville to go into the final 6 games against Tijuana looking to secure a playoff spot. Motor City has 6 games to go against Fremont and can re-group for next season. |
Harsens Island Walleye @ Tempe Tempers |
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| Preview: | Tempe hosts Harsens Island for six games. The Tempers are looking for three more wins to clinch their second consecutive NL Central title. |
| Game #1: | Wright vs. Cole Ozuna and Freeman hit solo homers to give Tempe an early lead. Brazoban replaced Wright and things went further down hill. Haggerty hit a grandslam and Rendon hit three run homer off the bench.Tempe 16-0 W – Cole 26-3 L – Wright 1-9 |
| Game #2: | Steele vs. Pagan Tempe pounded Steele for four runs in the first two innings. Bogearts added a three run homer in the 7th to put the game away.Tempe 8-0 W – Pagan 6-3 L – Steele 9-12 |
| Game #3: | Kilian vs. Gray Call drove in the Walleye’s first run of the series with a RBI doube in the 2nd. A Freeman double and a Ramirez homer gave Tempe a narrow 2-1 lead. In the 7th, Freeman and Jones each hit solo homers. Braiser closed out the final three innings for the save.Tempe 4-1 W – Gray 19-5 L – Killian 1-4 S – Braiser #6 |
| Game #4: | Severino vs. Verlander Tempe went up 2-1 on solo homers from Realmuto and Ramirez in 3rd. Bogearts rbi double and Rbi singles from Realmuto and Albies knocked out Severino in the 5th. Verlander turned it over to Munoz and he gave up a homer to Call and Lopez rbi knock that cut the lead to one run. In the 9th, Jansen gave up a two RBI double to Bae. Heim singled in another run off Pagan to make 7-5 Walleye. Hentges closed out the 9th to give the Walleye their first win of the series. Harsens Island 7-5 W – Webb 4-4 L – Jansen 2-1 S – Hentges #5 |
| Game #5: | Wright vs. Cole All Tempe in this one as Noda, Bogaerts, and Ozuna all went deep. Walleye did get to Cole for three runs in the 7th to avoid another shutout.Tempe 9-3 W – Cole 27-3 L – Wright 1-10 |
| Game #6: | Nelson vs. Pagan Walleye had a brief one run lead after Heim singled in the 1st. Homers by Ramriez, Bouchard, Pillar and Albies gave Tempe another blowout win.Tempe 10-4 W – Mayza 4-3 L – Nelson 1-3 |
| Summary: | Tempe takes 5 of 6 and secures the NL Central for second year in a row. They’ll look to rest players as they host Columbus at home next week. Harsens Island will finish their season at home with a chance to play spoiler to Prairie. |
Selkirk Steelers @ Corktown Cycle
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| Game #1: | Selkirk 2-1 (10) |
| Game #2: | Selkirk 7-1 |
| Game #3: | Selkirk 14-7 |
| Game #4: | Corktown 8-4 |
| Game #5: | Corktown 10-3 |
| Game #6: | Corktown 7-2 |
| Summary: | A series of 2 half’s. The Steelers take the first 3 while the home team snags the final 3. It looks very much like the Steelers will lock themselves into the 3 seed in the National League postseason picture. Corktown is looking at the 5 or possibly 6. This means these 2 teams may see each other again in a couple weeks. |
Detroit Crime @ Dallas Cougars |
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| Summary: | A split. Dallas had a chance to win the last game, but they blew two one out triples late in the game. |
Southbend Lynx @ Hollywood Werewolves |
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| Preview: | Hollywood and Southbend are currently tied for first place at 98-52. The Defending Champion Werewolves bring back the core of their team with top tier pitching while the Lynx sport very good hitting and are overachieving on the mound |
| Game #1: | In the top of the 1st, Kyle Tucker hits a two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw, giving the early LYNX a 2-0 lead. This bolds well for the visiting team, jumping on Kershaw early. Hollywood quickly responds in the bottom of the 1st when Aaron Judge responds with a solo home run, cutting the WEREWOLVES’ deficit to 2-1. In the 2nd, Hollywood takes the lead when Chistian Yelich doubles home 2, giving them the 3-2 lead. Then after Aaron Judge is walked, Paul Goldschmidt’s hammers a 3-run homer extending the WEREWOLVES’ lead to 6-2 and the rout is on! *Bottom 3rd**: Ketel Marte’s double and Christian Yelich’s double pushed the WEREWOLVES ahead 7-2. Goldschmidt adds (2) more homers, enroute to a (3) homer game, going 3-3, 3 homers and 7 RBIs as Hollywood takes Game 1 – 12-2 |
| Game #2: | After Luke Raley walks, Travis d’Arnaud smashes a two-run homer, putting the Lynx ahead 2-0. Hollywood cuts the lead to 2-1 thanks to a Lane Thomas homer. After Kyle Tucker picks up a SF in the 3rd to extend the Lynx lead back to two runs at 3-1, Hollywood gets the run back when Alejandro Kirk singles home Thomas, cutting the lead back to 3-2. Then in the bottom of the 5th, Spencer Horowitz hammers a grand slam to put Hollywood up 6-3. Hollywood goes on to cruise from there, winning 12-6 and taking game 2. Hollywood leads the series 2-0 |
| Game #3: | The game stayed scoreless until the 4th when the Werewolves surged ahead with a barrage of runs. Starting with a single by Aaron Judge, then after Matt Chapman walked, a wild pitch allowed Judge and Chapman to move up to third and second base, respectively. Spencer Horwitz then drove a single into shallow right, scoring both Judge and Chapman to give the Werewolves a 2-0 lead. The scoring continued as Alejandro Kirk singles to left, followed by J.P. Crawford’s base hit to right, scoring Horwitz and advancing Kirk to third. Then the big blow came from Ketel Marte, who crushed a three-run home run to right-center field, pushing the score to 6-0. They tack on once more when Paul Goldschmidt hammers his 4th homer of the series making it a 7-0 Hollywood lead. The lead holds and Hollywood’s pitching shuts out the Lynx 7-0 to take a 3-0 lead in the series |
| Game #4: | Game 4 was the best game of the series. Hollywood takes the early 1-0 lead thanks to a Spencer Horowitz SF. Rene Pinto ties the game with a solo homer in the 3rd, then Juan Soto hammers a solo of his own to give the Lynx a 2-1 lead. Lane Thomas gets Hollywood’s lead back with a 2-run homer, then after Matt Carpenter walks, Jake Fraley ties the game with a double. The game stays that way until the 7th with Lane Thomas hits his 2nd homer of the game, giving Hollywood the 4-3 lead. The bullpen locks it down as David Bednar picks up save #44 in the 4-3 Hollywood victory. Hollywood now leads the series 4-0 |
| Game #5: | Ketel Marte gives Wade Miley and Hollywood an early lead with a solo homer. Kyle Tucker scores Jake Fraley on a fielders choice to tie the game. JP Crawford and Christian Yelich go back-to-back in the 7th to give Hollywood the 3-1 lead and all the runs they’ll need. Miley goes 8 and hands off to Jordan Romano who picks up his 3rd save of the year. Hollywood leads the series 5 games to 0. |
| Game #6: | Hollywood looking for the sweep. They jump out early with singles by Ketel Marte and Aaron Judge. Paul Goldschmidt walked to load the bases. Lane Thomas then hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Marte. Matt Chapman followed with a two-run double, driving in Judge and Goldschmidt giving the Werewolves leading 3-0. From there they cruise. Goldsmidt and Yelich each provide another homer and the game was never in doubt at 7-0 Hollywood. |
| Summary: | Hollywood’s pitching was stellar, but this was the Paul Goldschmidt parade. If my math was correct, he went 10-21 with 5 homers and 13 RBIs.
The defending Champs made the visitors look more like pretenders then contenders but are not taking them lightly. If they meet in the playoffs, I expect this game to go 6 or 7 games with either team winning. Brian knows how to get the most out of his team as he has clearly shown all season – his final farewell. Hollywood sweeps. |
Yucaipa Road Runners @ Valdosta Snappers |
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| Preview: | Road Runners breeze into Valdosta for 6 games. Snappers are battling for a playoff spot and Yucaipa looking forward to the draft. |
| Game #1: | Valdosta 9-2. Touki Toussaint went 6 IP for his 6th win of the year. Kyle Higashioka homered twice for Valdosta and Acuna stole 4 bases. |
| Game #2: | Valdosta 6-0. Ronald Acuna went 4-4 to lead the offense and Taj Bradley (9-13) tossed 7 shutout innings. |
| Game #3: | Valdosta 1-0. Snappers outhit Yucaipa 2-1 in a great pitcher’s duel. Charlie Morton pitched into the 8th, allowing no runs and 1 hit. Tanner Scott recorded his 38th save. Kyle Bradish (6-11) went the distance for the Road Runners. |
| Game #4: | Valdosta 8-2. Ronald Acuna homered (47) and stole 4 bases to pass the century mark in steals. |
| Game #5: | Valdosta 12-0. Drew Smiley (13-10) cruised, and Ronald Acuna was only 3-3 today. |
| Game #6: | Valdosta 8-4. another cake walk for the Snappers |
| Summary: | It was a dream series for Valdosta and nightmare fuel for the Road Runners. Acuna hit .565 with 3 HR’s and 14 SB’s. He sits @ 48 HR’s and 104 SB’s. An amazing year and he has carried this team all year.
Things get tough next week as we host the high-powered Selkirk Steelers to end the season. |
Virginia Sluggers @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets |
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| Preview: | Tijuana hosts Virginia for a 6 game series. |
| Summary: | Tijuana takes the first 3 games vs The Sluggers. Then the battle of extra inning games begin. The final 3 games of the series all go extras. Game 4 goes 10. Game 5 goes 18! Game 6 goes 13. Virginia takes 2 of the 3(losing the 18 inning affair). Tijuana wins the series 4 games to 2. |
Prairie Falcons @ Sacramento Capitals |
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| Summary: | Prairie destroys Sacramento, taking all six and scoring at least 8 runs in every game. |
Columbus Explorers @ Triple Creek Patriots |
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| Preview: | Columbus sails into Triple Creek for 6 games. |
| Game #1: | Up 5-2 heading into the 9th, the Patriot faithful were feeling good, until Strahm and Wilson both lay an egg allowing a 4-spot and garnering the big L in the opener. Triple Creek errors did not help in the final frame! Duran drilled a 2-run shot in the 1st and Delay delivered a big 2-run double in the 9th.
CE 6 TCP 5 WP: Bernardino (2-3) |
| Game #2: | Triple Creek’s turn to explode late with a big snowman in the 8th inning as Honeywell and Ramirez were both smacked around. Grichuk deposited a 3-run shot and 2 other Patriots 2-run doubles in the crooked inning.
CE 4 TCP 13 WP: Curry (5-1) |
| Game #3: | Hitting shoes were left on as the Patriots’ deliver 5 runs in the 1st. They would add 6 more and tally 17 hits. Honeywell was back today and he still tasted like Chicken giving up 7 runs in 18 BF. India with a grand slam in the 1st kicked things off.
CE 2 TCP 11 WP: Curry (6-1) |
| Game #4: | Fans were entertained to a combined 25 hit 11 run day. It would de decided in the final frame as the teams traded leads/tied things up a few times. In the end, King was the scapegoat.
CE 5 TCP 6 WP: Newcomb (1-0) |
| Game #5: | Rinse, wash, repeat in about another 6-5 game. Explorers score 3 in the 1st and Patriots match with 3 in the 2nd. Each team scores 1 in the 3rd. From there the Patriots plate 2 in the 5th but Columbus could only add 1. Patriots keep hitting with 15 more but stranded 11.
CE 5 TCP 6 WP: Gausman (14-9) |
| Game #6: | Columbus takes the finale as Sears and Company quiet Triple Creek’s bats. Blackmon and Sosa with HRs helped fuel the visitors.
CE 4 TCP 2 WP: Sears (12-9) |
| Summary: | Columbus gets the bookends while Triple Creek takes the middle 4 games. Series was hard fought with (3) 6-5 games and a 4-2 game. |
Coconut Creek Crushers @ Cincinnati Skyliners |
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| Preview: | Coconut Creek makes its trek to Glenn Sample Field for a six-game set at Cincinnati. |
| Summary: | Coconut Creek continues its playoff push, taking five of six from Cincinnati. |
Bethesda Bandicoots @ Arboga Rats |
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| Game #1: | R Walker CG win Final Arboga 5 Bethesda 1 |
| Game #2: | A Houser strong for 7 innings Final Arboga 3 Bethesda 2 |
| Game #3: | 3 HR’s by Arboga leads to victory Final Arboga 6 Bethesda 3 |
| Game #4: | Bethesda scores 2 in the 11th Final Bethesda 7 Arboga 5 |
| Game #5: | S Langeliers 2 X2 and a HR Final Bethesda 6 Arboga 3 |
| Game #6: | G Kirby and 2 relievers shutout Arboga Final Bethesda 3 Arboga 0 |
| Summary: | Arboga 87 – 69 Bethesda 99-57 |