WEEK 5
RECORD: 5-1
PLACE: 25-6 +7.5
RUNS SCORED: 226 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 107 1st
OWNER: Very Happy
FAN INTEREST:76/100
SCHEDULE: 1 @ Michigan/Off Day/2 vs Brooklyn/2 @ Edmonton/1 @ Green Bay
4/29 CHI 11 MICH 7 7 run first capped by Alexanders grand slam (3). Morgan hits his 5th. Martinez (4-1) goes 6-7-4-3-2-8. Holt SV (1)
4/30 Off Day Baltimore's Todd Ellis tossed the 2nd no-hitter of the year, 15th in league history and the Railcats 1st ever, in a 4-0 win over Dallas (who are now 4-21 on the year).
5/1 CHI 6 BRO 5 6 run bottom of the 8th. Coates GW 3 run HR (4). Lee (6-0) 8-7-3-3-1-4, Cruz SV (6).
INJURY NEWS-San Antonio SP prospect Josh Beckett will miss the next 12-13 months after undergoing TJ surgery.
5/2 CHI 7 BRO 4 Salinas 3-5 HR (5) Webb 3-4 HR (1) 3 RBI's. Cruz SV (7)
5/3 CHI 5 EDM 0 Zamora (3-3) 9-5-0-0-0-8, Alexander 3R HR (4)Riggs 3-4
5/4 CHI 11 EDM 5 Chavez 3-6 HR (7) 3 RBI's Salinas (6) Morgan (6) both 2-3 3 RBI's and a HR. Gomez (EDM) 3-4 in the loss. Hamilton (5-0) 6-8-3-3-1-6.
GREAT GAMES-Dennis Ash (BAL) OF I contemplated trading for out of camp, went 5-5 in a 10-7 win over San Antonio.
ORG NEWS-Christopher Fremont (BEL A) tossed a no-no, punching out 12. He's 5-1 1.60 on the year. Belleview is 31-1, having given up just 58 runs in 32 games.
5/5 GB 4 CHI 3 Freestone (GB) 8-6-2-2-1-5 (4-2) Herreva SV (10). Chavez 3-4 HR (8) Collins HR (8). Martinez (4-2) 6-7-4-4-2-9.
ORG NEWS-Cooper Bannatyne (TUL AAA) went 5-5 in a 9-3 win. He's hitting .381-2-11 with 22 runs in 25 games.
WEEK 5 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Harry Stuart (WMI) 10-22 3 HR's 10 RBI's (.309-11-28)
CL POTW-Jesus Andrales (LV) 12-19 2 HR's 7 RBI's (.425-5-24)
ORG POTW-
Pat Brown (BAK AA) 9-17 2 HR's 6 RBI's (.309-4-17) 19th round 2016 draft
Ash Carter (BEL A) 12-20 1 HR 3 RBI's (.484-2-14) 3rd round 2017 draft
Jorge Bracamontes (DEN A) 13-28 5 Runs (.306-0-14) Minor league FA 2017
WEEK 5 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Las Vegas (2)
3) El Paso (3)
4) Buffalo (7)
5) San Antonio (5)
OUT Alaska (6)