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jamus23 · 04-25-2009, 03:15 PM

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Central Division 
 
Team          W  L  PCT   GB Pyt.Rec Diff  Home  Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 
Denver       22 15 .595    -   24-13   -2 13- 5  9-10  0-6  7-7  W4    5-5 
Tucson       20 16 .556  1.5   20-16    0  9- 9 11- 7  3-1  7-6  W1    8-2 
Grand Rapids 18 18 .500  3.5   18-18    0 10- 8  8-10  2-2  5-6  W2    6-4 
Memphis      19 19 .500  3.5   22-16   -3  9-10 10- 9  1-1  1-4  L1    2-8 
Green Bay    18 19 .486  4.0   15-22    3  8-11 10- 8  3-2 10-3  L1    2-8 
Kansas City  10 27 .270 12.0   15-22   -5  3-15  7-12  0-2  2-8  L2    4-6

Denver 5 @ Tucson 6
Denver 1 @ Tucson 2(14 innings)
Denver 7 @ Tucson 2
Nashville 5 @ Denver 6
Nashville 5 @ Denver 6
Nashville 4 @ Denver 8

The Broncos took 2 of 3 from Tucson back in April. Now, the Diamondbacks returned the favor. In the first game, Ray Lockridge couldn't hold on to a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning. He surrendered a 2-out, 3-run homerun to Tucson third-baseman Robin Vega, and Tucson hung on to the 1-run lead. In the second game, Denver got on the board in the first inning and clung to that lead until Danny Guzman homered in the sixth inning for the Diamondbacks. Neither team could get anything more until Omar Lopez balked in the winning run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 14th inning. Denver salvaged the final game of the series with a relatively easy victory. Kenny Pillsbury was in line for his 3rd shutout of the season until he gave up a 2-run homerun to former Bronco Joseph Swayze in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Broncos then swept Nashville for a second time this season, although once again, the Predators refused to go down easily. Lyndon Gwinn turned what looked like a comfortable victory in the first game, to a nail-biter by serving up 2 homeruns in the 8th inning. In the second game, Thomas Fons blew a 3-0 first-inning lead by giving up 5 runs in the second inning. Denver reclaimed the lead with a run in the bottom of the second, and two runs in the third. After that, Fons shut down the Predators to earn his second victory of the year. Nashville built a 3-0 lead through 4 1/2 innings in the final game of the series, but the Broncos erased that with a 4-run fifth inning. After Nashville tied the game in the seventh, Denver exploded for 4 runs again in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Alexis Vazquez led the offense during the past week, with a 1.094 OPS, 12 hits, 1 homerun, 5 RBI, and 5 runs scored. Lee Chappel had a .976 OPS, 4 doubles, 2 homeruns, 7 RBI, and 8 runs scored. Michael Phillips produced a .917 OPS, with a double, a homerun, and 4 walks. Russell Thomas hit .357, with 10 hits, but it was fairly empty. His OPS was just .776, and none of the hits went for extra bases.

Ellis Bolling hit just .227 with a .689 OPS. Asbel Fuentez drove in 6 runs, but had just a .642 OPS. Booker Romero was 3 for 15 with a .494 OPS. Jack Rumfelt was 2 for 19 with a .248 OPS. Marvin Lore was 1 for 10.

The starting pitching was reasonably good this week. Robert McNett pitched 6 2/3 innings, with only 2 runs, both unearned, allowed. He struck out 7 batters. George Buentello gave up just 3 hits and 1 run in 8 innings of work. Kenny Pilllsbury threw a complete game 4-hitter, with only 2 runs allowed and 7 strikeouts. Ray Lockridge struggled, with 20 hits and 10 runs allowed in 16 innings. Thomas Fons gave up 10 hits and 5 runs in 7 innings pitched.

James Virgen pitched 4 scoreless innings in relief, and Robert Soto tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Omar Lopez had 5 strikeouts and 1 run allowed in 2 2/3 innings pitched. Larry Waltz finished off the final victory over Nashville with three straight strikeouts. Only Lyndon Gwinn struggled, with 4 hits(2 homeruns) and 3 runs allowed in 2/3 of an inning.

Around the league:

The National League Player of the Week Award went to San Diego's center-fielder, Gaby Matos. It is the 24 year old Matos' 3rd career POTW award. Matos hit .542(13 for 24), with a 1.597 OPS, 3 doubles, 3 homeruns, 12 RBI, and 7 runs scored. He had 3 hits and 3 RBI in an 8-1 pounding of Harrisburg. He 2 hits(1 HR) and 3 RBI in a 7-1 win over the Capitals. He doubled twice and scored the winning run in a 4-3, 11-inning victory over Harrisburg. He had 2 hits(1 HR), 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored in a 17-7 shellacking of Rochester. He had 3 hits(1 HR) and 3 RBI in a 6-4, 10-inning win over the Rhinos. He drove in the go ahead runs in the tenth.

The American League Player of the Week Award went to Washington's first-baseman, Sabas Laureano. It is the 7th POTW of the 26 year old Laureano's career. Laureano hit .423(11 for 26), with a 1.367 OPS, 3 doubles, 3 homeruns, 11 RBI, and 10 runs scored. He had 2 hits and 2 RBI in a 7-5 win over Memphis. He hit a 2-run homerun in a 9-7 win over Charlotte. He had 4 hits(1 double and 2 homeruns), 5 RBI, and 5 runs scored in an 18-5 annihilation of the Panthers. Finally, he had 2 hits, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored in a 12-7 win over Charlotte. With Washington trailing 6-4, Laureano's double to lead off the eighth inning sparked an 8-run outburst to give the Senators the victory.

Division Races:

San Diego, which won the West Division by just 2 games last year, has opened up a 10-game lead only a month and half into the season and owns the best record in baseball, at 30-8. San Jose currently holds second place, with a 19-17 record, but everything is so bottled up after the Padres, that that could change multiple times over the next week.

Speaking of things being bottled up, Hartford has grabbed first place in the Northeast, with a 21-18 record, and New Jersey has moved into second place at 19-18. Former first place team Buffalo has slipped to third, at 18-19. There is very little margin for error in this division, and the injuries that teams like Rochester(17-19) and Pittsburgh(17-21) have suffered, could very well be death blows.

Not much has changed in the Southeast. Miami(27-11) remains in first place, and Knoxville(23-14) remains in second. With 7 straight wins, Washington(21-17) has surged from fifth place to third place.

Normalcy has returned to the Central Division. Denver has taken sole control of first place, and, with a good week, Tucson has moved into second place. Grand Rapids, Memphis, and Green Bay continue to hang around .500, but the latter two have lost 8 of their last 10 games.

Injury news:

It was yet another injury-filled week. Already missing shortstop Casey Wooton, the Rochester Rhinos were hit the hardest. First, center-fielder Gerald Schuyler(.939 OPS) had his season come to end because of a broken foot. Then, veteran first-baseman Rick Ahn(1.139 OPS, 12 homeruns) went down with a back injury. He'll be out for at least a month. Washington also had a bad week for injuries. Shortstop Santiago Pina(.839 OPS) suffered a torn calf muscle and will miss the next two months. Starting pitcher Lester Faulk(2-3, 6.51 ERA) will miss about a month with a rotator cuff injury, and 24 year old reliever James McCart(16.62 ERA in 11 games) will miss two months an injury to his bicep. Finally, Nashville, already hurting for pitching, lost veteran closer Mitsusaburou Tsumemasa(5.26 ERA in 16 games) for over a month with a rotator cuff injury.

Ahead on Denver's schedule is 3 game series against Grand Rapids(18-18) and a 3 game series at Knoxille(23-14).

04-25-2009, 03:15 PM	#466
jamus23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 896	May 7, 2085 to May 13, 2085: Weekly Recap Code: Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 22 15 .595 - 24-13 -2 13- 5 9-10 0-6 7-7 W4 5-5 Tucson 20 16 .556 1.5 20-16 0 9- 9 11- 7 3-1 7-6 W1 8-2 Grand Rapids 18 18 .500 3.5 18-18 0 10- 8 8-10 2-2 5-6 W2 6-4 Memphis 19 19 .500 3.5 22-16 -3 9-10 10- 9 1-1 1-4 L1 2-8 Green Bay 18 19 .486 4.0 15-22 3 8-11 10- 8 3-2 10-3 L1 2-8 Kansas City 10 27 .270 12.0 15-22 -5 3-15 7-12 0-2 2-8 L2 4-6 Denver 5 @ Tucson 6 Denver 1 @ Tucson 2(14 innings) Denver 7 @ Tucson 2 Nashville 5 @ Denver 6 Nashville 5 @ Denver 6 Nashville 4 @ Denver 8 The Broncos took 2 of 3 from Tucson back in April. Now, the Diamondbacks returned the favor. In the first game, Ray Lockridge couldn't hold on to a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning. He surrendered a 2-out, 3-run homerun to Tucson third-baseman Robin Vega, and Tucson hung on to the 1-run lead. In the second game, Denver got on the board in the first inning and clung to that lead until Danny Guzman homered in the sixth inning for the Diamondbacks. Neither team could get anything more until Omar Lopez balked in the winning run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 14th inning. Denver salvaged the final game of the series with a relatively easy victory. Kenny Pillsbury was in line for his 3rd shutout of the season until he gave up a 2-run homerun to former Bronco Joseph Swayze in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Broncos then swept Nashville for a second time this season, although once again, the Predators refused to go down easily. Lyndon Gwinn turned what looked like a comfortable victory in the first game, to a nail-biter by serving up 2 homeruns in the 8th inning. In the second game, Thomas Fons blew a 3-0 first-inning lead by giving up 5 runs in the second inning. Denver reclaimed the lead with a run in the bottom of the second, and two runs in the third. After that, Fons shut down the Predators to earn his second victory of the year. Nashville built a 3-0 lead through 4 1/2 innings in the final game of the series, but the Broncos erased that with a 4-run fifth inning. After Nashville tied the game in the seventh, Denver exploded for 4 runs again in the bottom of the seventh inning. Alexis Vazquez led the offense during the past week, with a 1.094 OPS, 12 hits, 1 homerun, 5 RBI, and 5 runs scored. Lee Chappel had a .976 OPS, 4 doubles, 2 homeruns, 7 RBI, and 8 runs scored. Michael Phillips produced a .917 OPS, with a double, a homerun, and 4 walks. Russell Thomas hit .357, with 10 hits, but it was fairly empty. His OPS was just .776, and none of the hits went for extra bases. Ellis Bolling hit just .227 with a .689 OPS. Asbel Fuentez drove in 6 runs, but had just a .642 OPS. Booker Romero was 3 for 15 with a .494 OPS. Jack Rumfelt was 2 for 19 with a .248 OPS. Marvin Lore was 1 for 10. The starting pitching was reasonably good this week. Robert McNett pitched 6 2/3 innings, with only 2 runs, both unearned, allowed. He struck out 7 batters. George Buentello gave up just 3 hits and 1 run in 8 innings of work. Kenny Pilllsbury threw a complete game 4-hitter, with only 2 runs allowed and 7 strikeouts. Ray Lockridge struggled, with 20 hits and 10 runs allowed in 16 innings. Thomas Fons gave up 10 hits and 5 runs in 7 innings pitched. James Virgen pitched 4 scoreless innings in relief, and Robert Soto tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Omar Lopez had 5 strikeouts and 1 run allowed in 2 2/3 innings pitched. Larry Waltz finished off the final victory over Nashville with three straight strikeouts. Only Lyndon Gwinn struggled, with 4 hits(2 homeruns) and 3 runs allowed in 2/3 of an inning. Around the league: The National League Player of the Week Award went to San Diego's center-fielder, Gaby Matos. It is the 24 year old Matos' 3rd career POTW award. Matos hit .542(13 for 24), with a 1.597 OPS, 3 doubles, 3 homeruns, 12 RBI, and 7 runs scored. He had 3 hits and 3 RBI in an 8-1 pounding of Harrisburg. He 2 hits(1 HR) and 3 RBI in a 7-1 win over the Capitals. He doubled twice and scored the winning run in a 4-3, 11-inning victory over Harrisburg. He had 2 hits(1 HR), 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored in a 17-7 shellacking of Rochester. He had 3 hits(1 HR) and 3 RBI in a 6-4, 10-inning win over the Rhinos. He drove in the go ahead runs in the tenth. The American League Player of the Week Award went to Washington's first-baseman, Sabas Laureano. It is the 7th POTW of the 26 year old Laureano's career. Laureano hit .423(11 for 26), with a 1.367 OPS, 3 doubles, 3 homeruns, 11 RBI, and 10 runs scored. He had 2 hits and 2 RBI in a 7-5 win over Memphis. He hit a 2-run homerun in a 9-7 win over Charlotte. He had 4 hits(1 double and 2 homeruns), 5 RBI, and 5 runs scored in an 18-5 annihilation of the Panthers. Finally, he had 2 hits, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored in a 12-7 win over Charlotte. With Washington trailing 6-4, Laureano's double to lead off the eighth inning sparked an 8-run outburst to give the Senators the victory. Division Races: San Diego, which won the West Division by just 2 games last year, has opened up a 10-game lead only a month and half into the season and owns the best record in baseball, at 30-8. San Jose currently holds second place, with a 19-17 record, but everything is so bottled up after the Padres, that that could change multiple times over the next week. Speaking of things being bottled up, Hartford has grabbed first place in the Northeast, with a 21-18 record, and New Jersey has moved into second place at 19-18. Former first place team Buffalo has slipped to third, at 18-19. There is very little margin for error in this division, and the injuries that teams like Rochester(17-19) and Pittsburgh(17-21) have suffered, could very well be death blows. Not much has changed in the Southeast. Miami(27-11) remains in first place, and Knoxville(23-14) remains in second. With 7 straight wins, Washington(21-17) has surged from fifth place to third place. Normalcy has returned to the Central Division. Denver has taken sole control of first place, and, with a good week, Tucson has moved into second place. Grand Rapids, Memphis, and Green Bay continue to hang around .500, but the latter two have lost 8 of their last 10 games. Injury news: It was yet another injury-filled week. Already missing shortstop Casey Wooton, the Rochester Rhinos were hit the hardest. First, center-fielder Gerald Schuyler(.939 OPS) had his season come to end because of a broken foot. Then, veteran first-baseman Rick Ahn(1.139 OPS, 12 homeruns) went down with a back injury. He'll be out for at least a month. Washington also had a bad week for injuries. Shortstop Santiago Pina(.839 OPS) suffered a torn calf muscle and will miss the next two months. Starting pitcher Lester Faulk(2-3, 6.51 ERA) will miss about a month with a rotator cuff injury, and 24 year old reliever James McCart(16.62 ERA in 11 games) will miss two months an injury to his bicep. Finally, Nashville, already hurting for pitching, lost veteran closer Mitsusaburou Tsumemasa(5.26 ERA in 16 games) for over a month with a rotator cuff injury. Ahead on Denver's schedule is 3 game series against Grand Rapids(18-18) and a 3 game series at Knoxille(23-14). __________________ 2081: Desperation in Denver