2025 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #15
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| SUAREZ,Eugenio | TSS AL | .333 | .762 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| RAGANS,Cole | DAL AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | # | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| ROOKER,Brent | SAC NL | .417 | .917 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| IMANAGA,Shota | SAC NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Coconut Creek Crushers @ Chicago Mobsters |
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| Preview: | Chicago Mobsters (60-29) First Place, AL Central (by 0.5 games over Detroit) Strengths: Consistent pitching, clutch hitting, and a knack for winning close games. Key Players: Expect big performances from their ace starter and middle-of-the-order bats. Coconut Creek Crushers (62-28) First Place, AL West (by a commanding 18 games over Titusville) Strengths: Dominant offense, deep bullpen, and a strong away record. Key Players: Their lineup is stacked, and their closer has been nearly automatic.Both teams are elite, but the Crushers have a slightly better record and a larger division lead, suggesting more consistency and dominance.Estimated Odds: Coconut Creek Crushers: 55% chance to win the series Chicago Mobsters: 45% chance to win the seriesSummary: Expect a tightly contested series between two of the American League’s best. The Crushers have a slight edge due to their record and depth, but the Mobsters’ resilience and recent form make this a must-watch matchup. |
| Game #1: | The Chicago Mobsters dominated the Coconut Creek Crushers with a convincing 5-0 victory. The scoring began in the bottom of the second when Jackson Chourio launched a three-run homer, giving Chicago an early lead. Seth Lugo was outstanding on the mound, striking out 13 over eight shutout innings and allowing just three hits. The Mobsters added insurance runs in the eighth, with Luis Arraez and Dylan Moore crossing the plate on hits from Willy Adames and Yandy Diaz. Chicago’s pitching staff combined for a shutout, with Lugo, Fernando Cruz, Devin Williams, and Porter Hodge closing the door on Coconut Creek. Offensively, Chicago collected timely hits and capitalized on opportunities, while the Crushers’ bats were silenced throughout the game. Spencer Schwellenbach took the loss for Coconut Creek, surrendering three runs over five innings. The Mobsters’ all-around performance secured a key win at home.
Final Score: Chicago 5 – Coconut Creek 0 Win: Seth Lugo 12-4 (2.04) |
| Game #2: | The Chicago Mobsters defeated the Coconut Creek Crushers 6-1 in a game dominated by strong pitching and a late offensive surge. Both starters, Logan Gilbert and Erick Fedde, were sharp early, with the game remaining scoreless through three innings. Coconut Creek broke through first in the fourth, as Brandon Marsh doubled home Nico Hoerner for a 1-0 lead. Chicago responded in the sixth, tying the game on Matt Wallner’s RBI double and taking the lead on a Yordan Alvarez sacrifice fly. The Mobsters broke it open in the seventh, highlighted by Dylan Moore’s three-run homer, pushing the lead to 5-1. Chicago added another run on an error to make it 6-1. Gilbert was outstanding, allowing just one run over seven innings for his 14th win, while Fedde took the loss. The Mobsters’ bullpen closed it out, securing a convincing victory.
Final Score: Chicago 6 – Coconut Creek 1 Win: Logan Gilbert 14-4 (2.06) |
| Game #3: | The Coconut Creek Crushers edged out the Chicago Mobsters in a tense 4-3 victory. The Crushers broke through in the third inning, highlighted by Nico Hoerner’s three-run homer, quickly building a 4-0 lead. Chicago responded in the bottom half with a two-run single from Willy Adames, narrowing the gap. Both starters, Logan Webb for Coconut Creek and Alek Manoah for Chicago, settled in after the early scoring, with Webb tossing 6.1 strong innings and Manoah battling through six. Yordan Alvarez brought the Mobsters within one with a solo homer in the eighth, setting up a dramatic ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, Matt Wallner walked and stole two bases, putting the tying run on third with no outs. But Crushers closer Cade Smith struck out two and got Luis Arraez to fly out to deep left, sealing the win for Coconut Creek.
Final Score: Coconut Creek 4 – Chicago 3 Win: Logan Webb 16-2 (2.09) |
| Game #4: | The Chicago Mobsters edged out the Coconut Creek Crushers in a tense, low-scoring affair, winning 2-1. Both starting pitchers, Bryce Miller for Chicago and Blake Snell for Coconut Creek, were dominant early, racking up strikeouts and keeping the game scoreless through three innings. The Mobsters broke through in the bottom of the fourth, with Yordan Alvarez scoring on a double by Willy Adames, followed by Adames coming home on a single from Jackson Chourio to make it 2-0. The Crushers were held hitless until the sixth, when Nico Hoerner doubled, but Chicago’s Miller worked out of trouble. In the eighth, Brandon Nimmo put Coconut Creek on the board with a solo home run, but that was all the Crushers could muster. Aroldis Chapman came on in the ninth to strike out the final batter and secure the win for Chicago.
Final Score: Chicago 2 – Coconut Creek 1 Win: Bryce Miller 7-4 (2.04) |
| Game #5: | The Chicago Mobsters edged out the Coconut Creek Crushers in a thrilling 4-3 victory. The Mobsters struck first with a two-run homer by Yordan Alvarez in the opening inning. Coconut Creek answered back with an RBI triple from Yandy Diaz and a solo shot by Matt Olson to tie it at 2-2. In the fifth, Chicago capitalized on a defensive miscue, scoring two runs to take a 4-2 lead. The Crushers kept it close, with Alec Bohm’s RBI double in the sixth narrowing the gap to 4-3. Both bullpens held strong in the late innings, with Chicago’s relievers Brant Hurter, Hunter Gaddis, and Aroldis Chapman shutting the door. Chapman notched his 20th save, striking out Geraldo Perdomo to end the game and preserve the win for Seth Lugo, who improved to 13-4. Hunter Greene took the loss despite a solid outing for Coconut Creek.
Final Score: Chicago 4 – Coconut Creek 3 Win: Seth Lugo 13-4 (2.13) |
| Game #6: | The Chicago Mobsters edged out the Coconut Creek Crushers in a dramatic 3-2 walk-off victory. The Mobsters took an early lead with a solo homer from Luis Arraez in the third and added another run on a sac fly by Riley Greene in the fourth. The Crushers were stymied by Hunter Brown, who pitched 8.2 strong innings, but rallied in the ninth. With two outs, they scored twice off closer Aroldis Chapman, tying the game at 2-2 thanks to clutch hits from Ivan Herrera and Yainer Diaz. In the bottom of the ninth, Riley Greene played hero, launching a solo home run off Mason Miller to end the game. Brown’s strong start was nearly spoiled, but Chapman picked up the win after Greene’s blast, while Miller took the loss. The Mobsters’ defense faltered late, but their offense delivered when it mattered most.
Final Score: Chicago 3 – Coconut Creek 2 Win: Aroldis Chapman 3-0 (3.43) |
| Summary: | In a series that felt every bit like a playoff showdown, the Chicago Mobsters and Coconut Creek Crushers delivered six games of high drama, razor-thin margins, and electric crowds that echoed October baseball. With both teams sitting atop their divisions and boasting elite records, the atmosphere was charged from the first pitch, and the action on the field lived up to the billing.
The Mobsters emerged victorious, taking five of six games, but nearly every contest was decided by the slimmest of margins. Chicago’s pitching staff was the story, with Seth Lugo and Logan Gilbert each turning in dominant starts, and closer Aroldis Chapman slamming the door in multiple nail-biters. The Mobsters’ offense came through in the clutch, highlighted by Yordan Alvarez’s timely home runs and Jackson Chourio’s three-run blast that set the tone early in the series. Coconut Creek, despite their powerhouse lineup and deep bullpen, found themselves on the wrong end of several late-inning battles. Nico Hoerner’s three-run homer and Cade Smith’s high-wire save in Game 3 gave the Crushers their lone win, but the Mobsters’ resilience was on full display—none more so than in the walk-off finale, where Riley Greene’s ninth-inning homer sent the home crowd into a frenzy. Throughout the series, the energy in the ballpark was palpable, with every pitch and at-bat carrying postseason weight. Both teams flashed their strengths: Chicago’s knack for winning close games and Coconut Creek’s explosive offense. But it was the Mobsters’ ability to execute under pressure that proved decisive. If this series is a preview of a potential playoff matchup, fans are in for a treat. With both teams trading blows and the outcome hanging in the balance until the final out, this was baseball at its finest—a battle between two titans, with the Mobsters narrowly claiming the upper hand. |
Harsens Island Walleye @ Detroit Crime |
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| Summary: | Detroit Crime & Harsens Island Walleye split a six game set. |
Bethesda Bandicoots @ Tempe Tempers |
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| Preview: | Tempe comes home riding a 13 winning streak to face the scrappy Bandicoots who currently have the fourth best record in the NL. |
| Game #1: | Wacha took a no hitter to the 6th and went 8 shutout innings for the win. Moniack, Mcneil and Siri all went deep as Verlander was pummeled. Bethesda 8-1 |
| Game #2: | Cole pitched a complete game shutout and the offense rattled off nine hits against Kirby. Kwan led the way with two hits and two rbi’s. Tempe 5-0 |
| Game #3: | Pitching duel between Musgrove and Stripling. Tempe took an early lead in the 1st on a Freeman rbi double. They added to it on Mateo’s RBI single in the 7th. 2-0 Tempe. Langelier tied it up in the 8th with a two run homer. Fitzgerald’s bloop rbi single in the 9th off Stripling won it for the Coots. Scott gave up a lead off double to Freeman in the bottom of the 9th, but then got the next three hitters for the save. Musgrove picked up the win as the pitcher of record to start the 9th. Bethseda 3-2 |
| Game #4: | Bethesda took the early lead on a DeJong two run homer in the 1st and a Vaughn rib double in the 2nd. Tempe rallied back with four runs in the 3rd after an error kept the inning alive and Freeman went deep. Abreu’s three run homer in 5th opened up the lead. Rosario also went deep in the 6th. Faucher gave up a two run homer to DeJong in the later innings, but he finished it off for the three inning save. Tempe 8-5 |
| Game #5: | O’hearn took Verlander deep for a three run homer in the 1st. Freeman got two of the runs back in the bottom of the 1st, but it was all Bethesda from that point forward. They added a run in the 4th and 5th and then put it away when Thomas hit a grand slam in the 6th. Keller looked like he might need to leave the game in the early innings, but the trainer let stay in and he finished seven innings for the win. Bethseda 9-2 |
| Game #6: | Cole was tired from his first complete game of the season, so Tempe utilized a bullpen game to limit the Coots to only two hits. Realmuto and Ozuna each hit two run homers off Wacha. Tempe 3-3 |
| Summary: | The Bandicoots late inning comeback in game three helped them get the 3-3 split and secure the seasonal bragging rights with the overall seasonal record of 7-6. Verlander’s surprisingly lucky streak for Tempe appears to have finally ended as he gave up 16 earned runs in his two losses. |
Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas @ Hollywood Werewolves |
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| Summary: | Hollywood drops 4 of 6 to Sothwest Detroit. However the “almost” star of the series was 3-grade starter Kyle Hendricks. He had thrown 8 2/3 of perfect ball until he gave up a triple to CJ Abrams. He ends up going 10 innings before giving it up to the bullpen. Hollywood comes back to win the game. |
Triple Creek Patriots @ Selkirk Steelers |
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| Preview: | First Place Triple Creekvisits Selkirk who while in third is not far with regards to record. |
| Game #1: | Ashby fall’s apart and a 2-2 game becomes a 5-2 Selkirk win. Selkirk 5 Triple creek 2 W-Weaver (6-0) L-Ashby(0-2) S-Igelias(25) Ad Garcia homer. |
| Game #2: | Anderson has an amazing start one Guerrel hit is the only triple creek baserunner. Selkirk 3 Triple Creek 0 W-Anderson (9-7) L-Gaussman(7-8). |
| Game #3: | Five Triple Creek homers! Cease did not have it. Triple Creek 9 Selkirk 3 HR: Neto, Canha, Seager, Ref, Guerrel. W-Quintana (8-5) L-Cease 11-7. |
| Game #4: | Pinch hit Wegamen in the 11th as Selkirk wins 3-2 as Perez homers earlier. |
| Game #5: | Bellinger homer Taillon complete game win 7-3 Triple Creek. Alonso hits two homers in the loss. |
| Game #6: | Another crazy game 1-0 Selkirk win on sac fly in the 11th! Weaver improves to 7-0. |
| Summary: | Selkirk wins two extra inning games and thus take the series. Tyler Anderson faces just 28 hits allowing just a single was an amazing game and should up for pitcher of the week. |
Fremont Cannons @ Tijuana Bottle Rockets |
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| Preview: | Tijuana hosts Fremont for 6. |
| Summary: | The visiting Cannons take the series from The Bottle Rockets 4-2. |
Gainesville Swamp Things @ Cincinnati Skyliners |
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| Preview: | The Gainesville Swamp Things make the annual trek to Glenn Sample Field for a six-game set with the Cincinnati Skyliners. |
| Game #1: | CIN 5-4 — Mitch Haniger 2-R Homer. |
| Game #2: | CIN 5-2 — Ramon Urias -2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI. |
| Game #3: | CIN 6-3 — Hunter Goodman 3-for-4; Abraham Toro 3-R HR for GST. |
| Game #4: | GST 4-2 — Spencer Steer 2-for-3, 2 runs. |
| Game #5: | CIN 3-1 — Bailey Falter CG, four hitter, eight strikeouts, 1 ER. |
| Game #6: | CIN 12-3 — Christopher Morel 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR; Hunter Goodman had a grand slam. |
| Summary: | Cincinnati takes five of six games in this set. The Skyliners travel to Harsens Island next week, while Gainesville heads home to host Titusville.
Cal Raleigh makes a bid for American League Player of the Week: 4-for-17 (2.35 average), with six walks, four runs, seven RBI and three homers. .435 on base percentage, .765 slugging percentage and a 1.200 OPS. |
Dallas Cougars @ Corktown Cycle |
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| Summary: | Dallas comes to down and stuns the home crowd taking 5 of 6. Leaving many fans thinking the Cycle could be sellers yet again. |
Sacramento Capitals @ Long Beach Dirt Bags |
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| Summary: | Sacramento comes south and kicks the crap out of Long Beach in winning 5 of the 6 games. |
Prairie Falcons @ Columbus Explorers |
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| Preview: | Prairie (33-55) comes to Columbus (53-37) with spoiler on their minds. Columbus looks to stand firm, rely on defense, weird pitching, and timely hitting – real timely since they don’t pack a lot of punch. But they do have several new faces …. |
| Game #1: | Javier Assad makes his Columbus debut and it could have been better, and could have been worse. He gives up 5 hits, 3 walks and 3 runs in 6.1 innings – the hits were scattered amond 5 batters as the Falcons got stuff going, but not in bunches. Meanwhile the Explorer bats woke up eventually and took a 4-3 lead in the 7th, added insurance in the 8th and hung on to win 5-3! Brendan Donovan was the big guy, 2 for 4, 3 rbis. McCutchen (4) connected for a solo shot. Jonathan King (5-1) gets the win in relief with Bivens getting his 1st save! Ryan Pepiot, in spite of 12 ks in 7 innings, takes the loss (5-8). FINAL 5-3 COL |
| Game #2: | Andrew Benintendi powers a SF in the 3rd for the games 1st run – but that was the last of the runs for Prairie as newcomer Alex Faedo goes 7.1, giving up 4 hits, fanning 10 and that lone run. He picks up the win (1-0). Meanwhile the Explorers plate 2 in the 3rd, 5th and 6th to win it going away. Andrew McCutchen goes 3 for 4, with a rbi and 3 runs to lead the attack (which was also aided by 5 walks from the Falcons pitchers – 4 by Nathan Eovaldi – and then he got word he was traded! Bad day – they send you away (good luck Cincinnati). FINAL 6-1 COL |
| Game #3: | Columbus storms out with 5 runs in the 1st – and that was more than enough as the pitching staff gives up only 3 runs. Andrew Benintendi does get 3 hits (2 doubles), but for the most part the rest of the team stayed dormant. New man Trent Grisham socks a big 3 run blast (6) in the that opening inning! Brendan Donovan has another multi hit, rbi game and hits his 10th homer. Mitchel Parker tried to get a CG, but tired after 8.1 innings – but he got the win (9-5). Miles Mikolas was the 1st inning dealer of canon fodder – gets the loss (0-4). Officially he faced 5 batters, 0 ip, 5 hits ending with the 3 run homer and 5 total runs. STAT OF THE DAY – Joe Kelly – comes in to relieve in the 5th, fans 3, starts the 6th, fans 2 – for 5 straight Ks. Then as the 6th batter steps in, Kelly steps out, tosses a pitch and it barely makes it to the plate – he left in some discomfort and will miss at least the next 6 days! FINAL 7-3 COL |
| Game #4: | This was a scoreless game through 5 – then in the 6th Jake McCarthy singles in 2 and Columbus adds another for a 3-0 lead. Tobias Myers (W 9-5) and two relievers make it stand with Tim Herrin getting the save (19). Myers gave up 3 hits, fanned 9 in 7 innings. D.L. Hall (1-9) takes the tough loss as he gets no support. FINAL 3-0 COL |
| Game #5: | A bit of a wild game as the “Ace” David Peterson is roughed up for 3 runs in the 3rd on a Masataka Yoshida 3 run blast (7). Peterson had already given up a Luis Robert solo homer (8) on the games 1st pitch! 4-0 as the Explorers come to the plate in their half of the 3rd.That’s when Chris Paddack began to lose it. Columbus plates 4 runs to tie it including a Varsho 2 run blast (5). Prairie regains the lead in the 4th with another solo homer, this time Oswaldo Cabrera (5). Columbus ties it back up with 1 in the 5th, then Henry Davis drives in the go ahead run (6-5) with a SF in the 6th. But then it’s Columbus’s turn to respond and they put up another 4 spot which included a 2 run Triolo homer (6). Andrew McCutchen goes 4 for 6, 2 rbis, Garrett Stubs goes 4 for 5, 2 rbis, they were the leadoff and 9th hitters in the lineup, respectively. 8 hits from the pair – and 20 hits overall for Columbus! Needless to say, Peterson hung around long enough for the win (6-4) and Bivens ended up with another save (2). And Paddack did not take the loss even after giving up 12 hits and 5 runs in 4.1 innings. That honor went to Phil Bickford who pitched 3.2 innings, 8 hits and 5 runs. FINAL 10-6 COL |
| Game #6: | The finale was the closest game even after Columbus scores 2 in the 1st, 3 in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd. Sporting a 6-0 lead after 4, you might feel comfortable. Javier Assad looked like he was worth the big price to get him, but then an Oswaldo Cabrera homer (6) and a Benintendi rbi single, it was 6-2 going into the 7th. Then the Falcons got some things together and plated 3 runs to draw within 1 at 6-5. Then in the 8th a PH rbi double from Kyle Stowers ties it up! In the Columbus dugout, Javier Assad put his head down as Dylan Floro blows the save – well, he did inherit a couple of runners. But then Floro gets the win (2-2) when Columbus comes back to score in the bottom of the 8th when PR Johan Rojas scores on an Orlando Arcia rbi single – which made up for blundered double steal where Prairie deftly went for the trail runner! Tim Herrin comes in for the save (20) – but walks 2 to make it interesting at least. FINAL 7-6 COL |
| Summary: | Explorers very happy to get the sweep – and managed to rest a few guys as needed. They were able to take advantage of the rebuilding Prairie pitching staff (with Yamamoto still a couple days away from injury recovery) and we got some timely pitching. And when it got tough, we were able to put a few things together. We need to keep the momentum going – get some more timely pitching – and productive hitting. Next week we are on the road at Yucaipa! |
Baltimore Comets @ Tampa Bay Expos |
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| Preview: | NL East Series Showdown |
| Game #1: | BAL 2 TBE 1 |
| Game #2: | BAL 4 TBE 9 |
| Game #3: | BAL 6 TBE 1 |
| Game #4: | BAL 1 TBE 3 |
| Game #5: | BAL 4 TBE 3 (10) |
| Game #6: | BAL 9 TBE 2 |
| Summary: | TBE drops another series to division rival. In what hoped to be a promising effort against a talented BAL team, the Expos come up short dropping the series to 4 games to 2 games. |
Titusville Super Sonics @ Motor City Muscle |
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| Summary: | TSS takes series 4 games to 2 |
Alamo Defenders @ Yucaipa Road Runners |
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| Preview: | Will YUC muster a win??? |
| Game #1: | ALA 16-0 Castillo / Junis combined 1 hitter |
| Game #2: | ALA3-2 |
| Game #3: | ALA 9-3 |
| Game #4: | ALA 15-0 |
| Game #5: | YUC 4-0 |
| Game #6: | YUC 5-0 |
| Summary: | ALA win series 4-2 |
Arboga Rats @ Valdosta Snappers |
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| Summary: | Snappers shocked the home crowd by splitting 6 with the Rats. |