WEEK 20
RECORD: 4-2
PLACE: 83-40 +12
RUNS SCORED: 763 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 525 2nd
OWNER: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 82/100
SCHEDULE: 1 @ Staten Island/2 @ Arizona/2 @ Alaska/Off Day/1 vs New York
8/12 CHI 7 SI 3 Rivera 2-5 HR (4) 3 RBI's (16) Lorenzelli HR (8) Lee (15-7) 6-7-3-3-1-5 Pereira (SI) 4-5
INJURY NEWS Rogers is out another week with a non-throwing shoulder subluxation. Hall will be recalled to take his start tomorrow, and I'll see how this goes before recalling Morgan and sending McKinley down, if I do.
8/13 CHI 6 AZ 0 Martinez (17-6) 9-5-0-0-0-6. Coates 3-4 HR (11)
8/14 CHI 5 AZ 3 Down 3-1 in the 9th, bat around with Collins 3 run HR (30) the GW. Chavez 3-5 HR (29) Hall 6-5-3-3-3-11 in IBL debut. Cruz SV (30).
8/15 ALK 7 CHI 3 McKinley (0-3) bombed again Gabere 1st IBL HR. Bean (ALK) 13-10 9-5-3-3-3-9
ROSTER NEWS-Mckinley is optioned out after the game, Andy Morgan joins Stan Hall in the big league rotation for 1 turn at least. A glimpse into the not too distant future.
INJURY NEWS-Green Bay suffered a huge blow today, losing CF Andruw Jones for at least the next 8 months with a ruptured achilles tendon. Jones was hitting .303-21-65 in 95 games.
8/16 ALK 5 CHI 2 Morgan (0-1) 7-7-4-4-2-6 3 HR's Rodriguez (34) Stokes 2 (27) Rubio (ALK) 1-0 7-3-0-0-3-6. Miller PH HR (8).
8/17 Off Day GREAT GAMES-Don Evans and John Woodard (BOS) both had 5 hit days in Boston's 12-11 win over Dallas.
RECORD BREAKER!! Buffalo's Carlos Torres became the first IBL player in history to hit 4 home runs in 1 game. The 25 year old went 4-4 with 7 RBI's in the Bisons 18-1 win over Brooklyn. The former All American from Seton Hall and 2015 1st round draft choice of Buffalo bust onto the scene last year hitting 37 home runs and driving in 116 in 159 games. Torres has battled a bad back this season and is just returning from his rehab assignment.
8/18 CHI 7 NY 4 Zzamora (11-11) 6.1-4-2-2-3-6 Ellison (14) Holt (10) Pennington (9) hold Cruz SV (31) Alexander 2 2B's (8) Lorenzelli HR (9)
WEEK 20 RECAP
FL POTW-Carlos Torres (BUF) 9-22 5 HR's 10 RBI's (.268-21-56)
CL POTW-Cliff Edwards (SAN) 12-25 3 HR's 9 RBI's (.302-29-109)
WEEK 20 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (2)
2) New York (1)
3) Green Bay (5)
4) San Antonio (3)
5) Tulsa (8)
OUT Las Vegas (6)