WEEK 10 and May closes…
2 vs New York (37-15 +14 EMP)
3 vs West Michigan (21-31 14 GB MW)
2 @ Columbus (28-24 7 GB MW)
GAME 53
A 2-1 lead into the 8th disappears as the pen is unable to hold. Johnson and Sanchez give up 3 walks and 2 hits and Ernesto Cruz comes in, in the 9th, tied 3-3 with 2 on and 1 out and gives up 2 hits to allow Sanchez’s (0-1) runners to score. Rafael Quintania went 4-5 for New York in the win. Luis Chavez was 2-3 with 2 solo HR’s (12). Coates went 2-5.
NY 5 CHI 3 (35-18 +3)
GAME 54
Played catch up all day. Oginalara (8) and Norm Crawford (3) homered for the Knights and Jesus Romano (10-2 3.66) went 7.1-5-2-2-4-6 for the win . Zamora (2-1) went 6-7-4-4-2-2 yielding 2 HR’s in his first loss.
NY 4 CHI 2 (35-19 +3)
MAY RECAP
MAY FL HITTER-Hugh Collins (CHI) .389-6-21 with 28 Runs (.348-11-43)
MAY CL HITTER-Orlando Rios (FRE) .301-6-25 with 27 Runs (.289-10-37)
MAY FL PITCHER-Jesus Romano (NY) 7-0 2.68 51 K’s (first ever 7 win month) (10-2 3.66)
MAY CL PITCHER-Joey Johnson (SAC) 1-0 12-13 in Saves 1.08 (2-3 17 Saves 1.65)
MAY FL ROOKIE-Rob MacKey (COL) .252-3-12 10 Runs (.243-3-14)
MAY CL ROOKIE-Jeff Weeks (LV) .352-4-18 (.311-4-27)
NEWS AND STUFF
Noticed former Railcat #1 (4th overall) OF Barton Tinker is hurt and likely to miss the rest of the season. He got to the show as a 20 year old, the year he was drafted, and spent 2014 there as well. He’s bounced up and down mainly due to 5 DL Stints the past 3 seasons. Missed 10 weeks during the season with various pains, and then went down in September with a torn labrum, which he just tore again. He’s now a ‘fragile’ player, at just 23.