WEEK 13
3 vs Alaska
3 @ West Michigan
1 @ Michigan
ROSTER NEWS
Collins and Coates are brought off the rehab, Reyes and Becker are sent back to Tulsa (who’s 50-28 +16 btw).
GAME 76
Ken Johnson blows it for Thompson in the 7th, then the pen musters 5-2-0-0-2-8 and Rodriguez gets the win when Eric Coates hits a 1 out, walk off Grand Slam in the 12th. Coates was 3-5 with 5 RBI’s (37). Paul Riggs went 3-6 and scored twice, Jean Chartier hit his 11th homer.
CHI 7 ALK 3 (12) (53-23 +7)
GAME 77
4 homers (Coates (7) Morgan (12) Miller (14) and Salinas (22) and a 7.2-2-3-3-3-8 outing from Ken Lee (8-4) ended with a 13-4 win. Ron Miller was 4-5 with 2 RBI’s (50) and Wes Morgan was 3-4 with 2 RBI’s (49) as well. Chartier, Chavez, Collins and Riggs had 2 hit days in a 18 hit attack. Alex Rodriguez was 3-4 3 RBI’s (67) on 2 homers (25).
CHI 13 ALK 4 (54-23 +7)
GAME 78
A lot of games are won with moments that don’t show up in the box score, be it momentum or an obscure play. 1st inning, 1 out, runner on 2nd, Arod up, Alejandrez intiontially walks him, next pitch is a 4-6-3 inning ending DP. We come out and knock out Zito with 5 first inning runs. Alejandrez (10-4) goes 7-4-1-1-3-5 and Zito (8-8) can’t get out of the 1st (.2-3-5-5-2-0-). Apul Riggs goes 3-4 with his 27th double, Chartier and Coates have 2 hit days.
CHI 8 ALK 1 (55-23 +7)
GOOD GAME NEWS
The 1st overall pick in the draft, Pat Kelley, signed to a 9.16M bonus, an IBL record, on the 16th. 12 days later he tosses a 2 hit shutout over Corpus Christi for his 1st IBL win. He’s 1-1 2.57 in 2 starts since signing. That’s getting a return on your investment, but damn, 9.16? He’s 22 years old.
GAME 79
Bryan Rogers had to be taken out after the 2nd with a sore shoulder. More on the injury post game, and Hugh Collins ran into the wall in the 5th and was taken out as well. Ellison (4-0) got the win with 4 solid innings out of the pen. Ron Miller was 2-4 with his 15th homer and 4 RBI’s (55) and Luis Chavez drilled his 27th in a 3-5 3 RBI day (84). Charter, Coates, Salinas and Morgan had 2 hit days.
CHI 11 WMI 2 (56-23 +7)
DL NEWS
Just 4 games back from the DL and Collins is hurt again, and out at least a month. Rogers is headed to the 15 day with a rotator issue. Curt Daugherty and Troy Becker are recalled. Alexander is 11-2 but this is a ‘make it or break it’ call up for Daugherty. If he has similar results to previous call ups we’ll call it a day and move him before the deadline, or this winter.
GAME 80
Pedro Salinas’ game tying homer in the bottom of the 9th (23) was backed up an inning later by Paul Riggs walk off game winner (6). Just 11 total hits in the game as pitching dominated. Gerardo Zamora went 6-2-1-0-3-9 and Randy Pennington (2-1) got the win with 1.1 scoreless. Harald Haas’s 9th inning homer (9) off Ken Johnson put the White Caps in front after Manny Ibarra went 8-4-1-1-1-7. Hass was 3-5 with 2 RBI’s. Luis Chavez went 2-4 with his 28th homer.
CHI 3 WMI 2 (10) (57-23 +7)
GOOD GAMES
Jesus Cordova (BRO) threw a 5 hitter in a 10-0 win over Edmonton.
JUNE RECAP
JUNE FL HITTER-Luis Chavez (CHI) .391-11-35 21 Runs. (.339-28-85)
JUNE CL HITTER-Ed Thomas (SAN) .362-7-29 26 Runs (.295-23-81)
JUNE FL PITCHER-Raymond Peters (BRO) 2-0 7 Saves 0.00 (5-3 15 Sv 2.23)
JUNE CL PITCHER-Ken Porter (BOS) 4-0 2.27 ERA (6-7 2.90)
JUNE FL ROOKIE-Pedro Salinas (CHI) .304-11-26 (.398-23-60)
JUNE CL ROOKIE-Jose Rodrirguez (TUL) .330-2-16 (.262-8-36)
GAME 81
A 4th inning grand slam from Harald Haas turned a 4-0 lead into a tie game. The offense again came to the rescue and Rodriguez (H6) Sanchez (H3) and Cruz (Save 26) tossed 2 perfect innings in relief of Walt Thompson (10-3) who went 7-6-5-5-1-8. Chartier was 2-3 with 3 runs on his 12th homer, Chavez went 3-4, Pedro Salinas was 2-5 with 3 RBI’s (63) on his 24th homer and Wes Morgan had 2 hits, a double (15) and homer (13).
CHI 7 WMI 5 (58-23 +8)
HALFWAY MARK!
Thought I’d spice the 81 game mark up a bit, and name some award winners
1st Half MVP FL-Luis Chavez (CHI) .344-28-85
1st Half MVP CL-Angelo Gomez (PIT) .327-22-58
1st Half Pitcher-FL Ernesto Cruz (CHI) 0-0 26 Saves 0.53 ERA
1st Half Pitcher-CL Vince Bray (PIT) 12-3 2.74 ERA 119 K’s
ORG NEWS
AAA SP Tony Childs took home AAA Pitcher for June with a 5-0 2.57 month. He’s 10-2 3.89 in 14 starts.