WEEK 12
RECORD: 6-1
PLACE: 41-31 12 GB (leading 2nd WC spot)
RUNS SCORED: 350 (32)
RUNS AGAINST: 288 (18)
OWNER: Worried
FAN INTEREST: 87/100
SCHEDULE: 1 vs Buffalo/2 vs Brooklyn/3 vs Dayton/1 vs El Paso
6/15 CHI 3 BUF 2 Salinas GW 2 run HR (11) in the 8th. Ex-Iron Pig Bryan Rogers CG L (5-6) 8-5-3-3-5-4. Lee 7-6-2-2-2-3 ND Cruz SV (16)
INJURY NEWS-Allen Hedden (COL) will miss the remainder of the 2020 season after breaking his hand yesterday. The 31 year old OF was hitting .315-14-34 for the 1st place Clippers.
6/16 BRO 6 CHI 5 pen melts in the 8th. Riggs 3-5 3 RBI's (15) Martinez 7.1-4-4-4-1-6 ND Chavez (22) Ash (17) SB. York (BRO) 2-4 HR (10) 3 RBI's (37)
6/17 CHI 3 BRO 2 Coates leadoff HR (5) Hall (8-2) 8-4-2-2-2-7 Cruz SV (17)
MILESTONES-Cy May (HOU) went 1-4 with his 300th career HR in a 3-1 Houston win over Corpus Christi. May joins Curt Whimster, Alberto Vargas and Bill Alexander in the 300 club.
A (S) All Stars- Belleview, off to another monster start, 58-12, sends 10 players to the game. Chris Dicken SP (6-0 2.72) Miguel Vega SP (8-2 2.26) Juan Moreno RP (7-0 3 SV 1.03) Roy Anderson CL (4-2 11 SV 1.69) Dong-ook Um C (.318/.417/.421) Earnest Strong 1B (.267/.329/.491) Raul Velasquez 2B (.323/.407/.515) Clinton Hayden 3B (.322/.443/.441) Rafael Garcia SS (.332/.426/.532) Michael Chauveau RF (.268/.427/.410)
6/18 CHI 6 DAY 3 Collins HR (15) 2 RBI's (54) Ash 2-3 2B (16) SB (18) Morgan (4-1) 6-7-3-3-3-7 Cruz SV (18)
6/19 CHI 3 DAY 2 Coates 2-4 2B (9) HR (6) Rivera 2 more errors (15) Trujillo (6-5) 7-4-2-1-2-7 Winston SV (2)
6/20 CHI 5 DAY 2 Chavez 3-3 2 HR's (18) 4 RBI's (51) SB (23) Riggs 2-4 Lee (6-7) 7-7-2-1-2-5 Cruz SV (19)
6/21 CHI 7 EP 1 Martinez (6-6) 8.2-7-1-1-3-7 loses SHO in the 9th. Chavez 2-4 HR (19) SB (24) Rivera 2 2B's (19) Ash 2-4 3B
WEEK 12 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Lonnie Vaughan (SI) 9-23 3 HR's 12 RBI's (.251-25-61)
CL POTW-Jose Perez (NH) 14-31 5 HR's 11 RBI's (.270-25-75)
ORG POTW:
A(S) Raul Velasquez 14-36 3 HR's 10 RBI's (.332-5-33)
WEEK 12 POWER RANKINGS
1) Columbus (1)
2) Tulsa (6)
3) Chicago (7)
4) Green Bay (2)
5) El Paso (4)
OUT New York (7) Las Vegas (6)
WEEK 13
RECORD: 3-4
PLACE: 44-35 13.5 GB (+.5 in the WC)
RUNS SCORED: 390 (40) 6th
RUNS AGAINST: 322 (34) t-1st
OWNER: Unhappy
FAN INTEREST: 87/100
SCHEDULE: 1 vs El Paso/2 @ Alaska/4 @ Staten Island
6/22 EP 2 CHI 1 Dunlap (EP) 2R HR (1) off Hall in the 7th. Hall (8-3) 7-3-2-2-3-6. Morris (EP) 7.1-4-1-1-5-4 W (9-4) Anthony SV (17)
GREAT GAMES-Esteban Figueroa (SAC) tossed the 21st no-hitter in IBL history and the 3rd in Sacramento River Cats history by downing the Pittsburgh Bulldogs 4-0. The 25 year old is 8-4 3.47 in 15 starts.
6/23 ALK 13 CHI 5 Morgan (4-2) 3 HR's 7 ER 3 IP. Avalanche hit 5 homers. Roman (ALK) 3-5 2 HR's (11) 5 RBI's. Riggs 3-4 Chavez HR (20)
INJURY NEWS-Alex Rodriguez (BUF) will miss at least the next 3 months for the Bisons after fracturing an ankle today. The 29 year old was hitting .251-11-39 in 65 games.
6/24 CHI 15 ALK 5 18 hits Chavez (21) Rivera (9) Ramirez (3) Salinas (12) homer. Collins 3-6 Ash 3-5 Lorenzelli 2 2B's (19) Trujillo (7-5) struggles (5 ER 6 IP) but wins. Sabathia (4-6) gets pounded for 4 HR's 7 ER's 6.1 IP.
TRADE News-Buffalo sent 28 year old slugger Jim Roberts to the Sacramento River Cats for two very good players. 25 year old Elvis Mardell who will take over the every day job behind the plate, and 22 year old hitting prospect Everett Cox. Cox was the River Cats 2015 1st rounder, and Mardell was drafted in the 4th round of 2016 and has turned into a very good every day player. The Bisons are 5 out in the Empire, 2.5 back in the WC.
MILESTONE-38 year old Closer Joe Boswell recorded his 300th career save today. He joins Ernesto Cruz (324) and Julio Gonzalez (319) in the 300 save club.
6/25 SI 6 CHI 2 Lee (6-8) 6 ER 5 IP, 4 run 2nd. Collins hurt in the 7th. Lorenzelli 3-4 2B (20)
INJURY NEWS-Hugh will miss a week, no more, so I'll try to manage like hell and not make a roster move. I guess this is 'injury' news as well. Head Trainer Ricco Cotichini agreed to a contract extension. The 63 year old will be here 4 more years, and I am guessing that'll be when he hangs it up.
Jim Roberts, the OF Sacramento acquired yesterday, went 4-8 with 2 HR's in the 2 games since being traded, and was hurt in todays game. They put him on the 15 day.
6/26 SI 6 CHI 4 Went too far with Martinez (6-7) CG 8-7-6-6-2-11 2 run homer (Leduc) in the 8th to lose it. 123 pitches. Salinas HR (13) Chavez SB (26)
6/27 CHI 3 SI 1 Hall (9-3) 7.2-7-1-1-1-7 Cruz SV (20) Rivera 16th error. Lorenzelli 2 RBI's (25) Riggs 2-4 2B (18) 2 runs.
6/28 CHI 10 SI 1 Chavez 3-5 2B HR (22) Ramirez 2-4 HR (4) 3 RBI's Coates 2-5 Morgan (5-2) 6.1-1-1-1-4-6. Riggs hurt running the bases in the 4th.
INJURY NEWS-And he'll hit the DL, out at least 4 weeks with a strained hip. Wes Webb will likely take over at 2nd, and we will put John Overhill on the 40 man, and call him up today.
WEEK 13 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Jose Martinez (AZ) 13-26 3 HR's 10 RBI's (.296-8-37)
CL POTW-Jose Perez (NH) 9-22 5 HR's 8 RBI's (.277-28-83)
ORG POTW:
A (N) Jorge Santos 9-20 3 HR's 10 RBI's (.301-8-31)
Rookie league Ray Brown 12-18 7 RBI's
IBL SINGLE SEASON RECORD: HITS
Jesus Andrales (LV) 237 '15
Todd Helton (PHI) 230 '16
Gerald Wright (DAY) 229 '15
Rich Stone (HOU) 228 '12
Jesus Castro (PHI) '19
WEEK 13 POWER RANKINGS
1) Columbus (1)
2) Tulsa (2)
3) New York (7)
4) Sacramento (8)
5) San Antonio (9)
OUT Chicago (7) Green Bay (6) El Paso (10)