WEEK 3
RECORD: 4-2
PLACE: 15-3 +6
Owner: Delighted
Fan Interest: 76/100
Schedule: 1 vs Dayton/4 @ New York/Off Day/1 vs El Paso
4/15 CHI 4 DAY 3 A 9th inning leadoff HR by Lorenzelli ties it, 2 batters later Coates doubles in the winner on a hit and run. Rogers went 7-5-3-3-5-9 and Holt (1-0) punched out 5 in 2IP. Coates and Lorenzelli went 3-4 and drove in 2 each.
GREAT GAMES-In the race to 300HR's Curt Whimster (TUL) took a big step. Drilling 3, and driving in 6, in a 12-7 win over Fresno. He's now at 297 to Alexanders 293.
4/16 NY 3 CHI 0 Rafael Rosales (1-1) went 8-5-0-0-1-6 to beat Zamora (1-2) who went 7-6-3-3-3-4. Young superstar Norm Crawford went 3-4.
GREAT GAMES-New Hampshire’s Nick Powell (1-1) tossed the IBL's 14th No-Hitter, and the Fisher Cats 1st, in a 7-0 win over Philadelphia.
4/17 CHI 12 NY 3 Lorenzelli 4-5 2 RBI's, Chavez 2 HR's (3) 5 RBI's and Hamilton (2-0) grinds out a 5.2-10-3-3-1-5 win. Rusty Davey (NY) goes 4-4 in the loss. Tim Hudson (2-1) gets pounded.
GREAT GAMES-20 year old Javier Martinez (BUF) went 5-6 in a 6-5 win over Staten Island. Watch for this kid, signed out of Mexico in 2017, has 5 tool HOF potential.
4/18 NY 7 CHI 5 Martinez (2-1) gets rocked (4.1-9-7-7-0-4) as Glaus (NY) goes 2-3 with 2 HR's (5) and 5 RBI's. Luis Chavez goes 5-5, scoring 2 and driving in 2 while stealing his 8th and 9th.
GREAT GAMES-Barry Zito (EP) moved to 4-0 1.82 with a 10K 4 hit shutout of Edmonton. Knuckleballer Matthieu Cafasso (TUL) tossed a 6 hitter in a 2-0 win over Dallas. The 35 year old moves to 4-0 2.60 on the season.
INJURY NEWS-Tulsa lost Closer Albert Camp (0-1 4 SV) for 2 months with a torn bicep.
4/19 CHI 3 NY 0 Lee (4-0 1.08) tosses 2nd SHO in last 3 starts (9-4-0-0-1-7) to beat Jesus Romano (2-2 3.16) who goes 9-5-3-3-0-9. Salinas 1st HR of the season is the GW.
4/20 Off Day Tulsa gets another shutout. This time Richard Dyce tosses a 1-hitter in a 12-0 win over Dallas.
4/21 CHI 12 EP 4 Rogers (2-0) goes 7-5-2-2-2-9 and is backed by 12 runs on 14 hits. Coates 3-4, Chavez, Salinas, Collins, Knox and Lorenzelli all have 2 hits. Knox (3) and Salinas (2) homer and both drive in 3. Chavez leads the league now with 11 SB's.
GREAT GAMES-Nick Powell (NH) followed his no-no with another shutout, this time a 3-hitter. He's 2-1 3.89 on the year.
WEEK 3 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Cy Keller (BRO) 8-13 2 HR's 7 RBI's
CL POTW-Curt Whimster (TUL) 10-26 5 HR's 18 RBI's
IBL SINGLE SEASON RECORD-WHIP
Ernie Kelly (DAY) 0.90 '12
Walt Thompson (SAC) 0.94 '12
Walt Thompson (SAC) 0.98 '13
Ernie Kelly (DAY) 0.99 '13
Shawn Calhoun (TUL) 1.00 '13
WEEK 3 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Las Vegas (2)
3) Buffalo (4)
4) Alaska (10)
5) Tulsa (6)
OUT Corpus Christi (8) Edmonton (11)