2026 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #25

Mlodzinski is chased after allowing 6 ER in 3.2 IP. CCC goes up 6-0 before Fremont cuts it to 6-2. They score three in the fifth to go up 9-2 before Fremont gets three of their own in the bottom of the inning to make it 9-5. Justin Sterner gets Shohei Ohtani to ground out with 2 on to keep the Cannons from scoring more.

Yimi Garcia completely melts down in the seventh with 3 straight walks followed y a run-scoring FC. A few hits later, he gives up the three-run HR to Yainer Diaz to blow it open for a 14-5 lead. Fremont still attempts the comeback with 2 runs in the eighth and 3 more in the ninth before Coconut Creek finally closes it out with a 14-10 win. Diaz hits 2 HRs and picks up 5 RBI, while Geraldo Perdomo also gets 5 RBI on the day. Byron Buxton is HBP and will miss the rest of the series.

Neither starter gives up a run as it seems all the offense was blown in game 1. Daylen Lile leads off the bottom of the ninth with a triple, the bases are loaded with one out, and Shohei Ohtani singles home the winner as Fremont takes it 1-0. The teams combined for just 7 hits, but 8 walks meant there were more chances than it would appear. Cantillo struck out 9 in 8.1 IP.

The Crushers jump on Rodon early with three in the first inning, the big blow being a two-out two-run HR from Brandon Nimmo. Fremont gets one on the bottom of the inning, but leaves the bases loaded. Coconut Creek adds one more in the top of the second to make it 4-1, then both starters settle down. Neither team puts up much offense the rest of the way, so it ends 4-1 for the Crushers’ win. Rodon’s streak of 17 victories without a loss comes to an end.

Kodai Senga has one of his best games of the season, going 6 innings with 1 ER and limiting the walks. Unfortunately, it was the Cannons bullpen that let down, allowing one in the seventh, two in the eighth, and one in the ninth as CCC wins 5-1.

Ohtani’s wild pitch sets up Matt Olson’s first-inning RBI single to give the Crushers the early lead. Josh H. Smith tags Ohtani in the second for a two-out 3-run HR in the second to up the Crushers’ lead to 4-0. Fremont gets one back in the bottom of the inning with a Yoan Moncada HR, but that is as close as they’d get as Coconut Creek wins 5-1. Boyd strikes out 8 in 6.1 IP in the win, while Yainer Diaz goes 3-3 with a HR. Fremont has scored one run each in the last 4 games.

Back-to-back doubles from Brandon Nimmo and Ivan Herrera give the Crushers a 1-0 lead in the second. In the bottom of the inning, an Elly de la Cruz single and steal is followed by a Mike Yastrzemski RBI single. Teoscar Hernandez sends one over the fence, and Fremont takes the 3-1 lead. It stays that way until the eighth. With a runner on, Skubal challenges Giancarlo Stanton and is taken for a ride, tying the game 3-3.
Fremont gets two on in the bottom of the eighth but no one scores. A passed ball on a strikeout puts runners on 1st and 2nd for CCC in the ninth, but a groundout ends the threat. A two-out Luis Urias single turns into a stolen base from pinch-runner Kevin Pillar. With the winning run on second, Joey Bart lines out to end the inning.

Giancarlo Stanton is again the man for Coconut Creek, with a 10th-inning blast and 2nd HR of the game giving the Crushers the 4-3 lead. The Cannons fight back with a leadoff double in the bottom of the inning from Shohei Ohtani and a clutch RBI single from Daylen Lile to tie the game 4-4. Yainer Diaz keeps the inning in check, as both Lile and later ELDC are thrown out attempting to steal second.
Diaz then doubles with two outs in the eleventh, but a groundout keeps him at second. In the bottom of the inning, Carlos Correa singles, then pinch-runner Jose Iglesias successfully steals second. After an intentional walk to Nolan Gorman, a popout ends the inning.

In the twelfth, a leadoff walk to Alec Bohm is followed by a successful sac bunt. After the second out, Stanton is intentionally walked, and Matt Olson grounds out to end the threat. A leadoff walk and stolen base from Shohei Ohtani puts the winning run at second with no outs in the bottom of the inning. A flyout and two strikeouts from Matt Brash extend the game.

The Crushers go three up, three down in the top of the thirteenth. Teoscar Hernandez leads off the bottom of the inning… “The pitch … and HERNANDEZ takes BRASH for a ride … going back is FRIEDL … he’ll look but he won’t touch it … it’s all over! … it’s long gone!” Hernandez’s 2nd homer of the game is the walk-off winner for Fremont, 5-4. Skubal strikes out nine in the no-decision. Fremont goes 4-6 in stolen base attempts.

SONICS 1 / 3 / 0
COMETS 2 / 3 / 0
WP – Sheehan (3-4)
LP – Williams (9-12)
S – Suarez (17)

SONICS 8 / 9 / 1
COMETS 4 / 13 / 2
WP – Garrett (3-2)
LP – Dominguez (4-12)
S – Abreu (30)

SONICS 3 / 7 / 2
COMETS 7 / 9 / 0
WP – Priester (9-5)
LP – Severino (8-15)
S – Phillips (13)

SONICS 2 / 4 / 0
COMETS 3 / 9 / 1
WP – Kerkering (2-4)
LP – Soto (4-2)
S – Phillips (14)

SONICS 4 / 9 / 0
COMETS 2 / 4 / 1
WP – Abreu (4-6)
LP – Rogers (3-7)

Tyler Ward was spectacular as he hit a 3-run homer in the first and a 3-run homer in the ninth to walk it off. Kinley picks up a 2-inning win. Heineman goes 2 for 2 with 2 doubles for Selkirk.

Heineman strokes 2 homers, and Alonso adds one. Morales wins his 3rd for Selkirk. Logan Allen takes his 14th loss of the season.

Max Fried wins #21. Alonso hits a 2-run homer. Mervis hits a homer for Alamo.

Luis Castillo with a 2-hitter for Alamo. He whiffs 5 with no walks. Tyler Ward with 4 hits, including 2 homers, and 5 RBI as he continues with a good series.

Morales pitches well again. He wins his 4th. Keller with his 39th save. Heineman and Alonso with a pair of homers.

Ward hits well for Alamo. Both Heineman and Alonso play well for Selkirk.