WEEK: 6
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 20-15 t-1st
RUNS SCORED: 218 (35) 2nd
RUNS AGAINST: 157 (18) 4th
OWNERS MOOD: Undecided (-1)
FAN INTEREST: 95/100 (-1)
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Arizona/Off Day/3 @ El Paso/2 @ Houston
5/1 CHI 7 AZ 5
W-Pimentel (6-0) L-Ellis (2-2) S-Casas (7)
HR AZ-Wilkins (7) Hernandez (5) CHI-Chavez (11) Hudson (11) Collins (5)
Pimentel 7.2-8-4-4-2-7 Carlson allows his 2 runners to score before Casas bails him out. Hudson 3-4 2B (5) HR 4 RBI's (29) Blakeway 3-4 2B (10) Hernandez (AZ) 3-4 2B (4) HR 2 RBI's (13)
5/2 Off Day
5/3 CHI 5 EP 4
W-Hall (1-3) L-J.Morris (3-3) S-Casas (8)
HR EP-Peeler (5)
Chavez 3-4 Salinas 3-4 Peeler (EP) 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (16) Hall 6.1-6-4-4-2-1 carries SHO into the 6th before giving up 4.
GREAT GAMES-Christian Wilkins (AZ) went 3-4 with 3 solo HR's in Arizona's 5-3 win over Fresno today. It marked the 5th time an Arizona hitter had accomplished the feat with the last time being the last time being in last years post season when Angel Hernandez slammed 3 HR's vs Chicago.
5/4 CHI 10 EP 0
W-Martinez (3-1) L-Dodson (1-4)
HR CHI-Jackson (3) Chavez (12)
Martinez 7-5-0-0-4-8 Chavez 3-5 HR SB (7) RBI (25) Collins 2-5 2 2B's (4) 3 RBI's (12)
GOOD GAMES-Maurice Paterson (MICH) is at it again. After going 23-1 3.30 last year he's off to a 4-0 2.53 start this year after his 3-hitter at New Orleans. He punched out 10 and walked 2 in his 3rd career SHO.
5/5 CHI 7 EP 1
W-Trujillo (5-2) L-Prado (2-2)
HR CHI-Salinas (5)
Salinas 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (16) Trujillo 7.1-5-1-1-1-3 Jackson 2-4 2B (2) 3 RBI's (13)
5/6 HOU 4 CHI 3 (10)
W-Warner (3-1) L-Casas (0-3)
HR CHI-Hudson (12) Jackson (4) HOU-Susanti (5)
Susanti game tying 3R HR off Casas (BS 3) in the 9th. Morgan 8-3-1-1-2-10 takes 2-hit SHO into the 9th. Salinas 3-4 3B (1) Hudson 2-5 HR 2 RBI's (33)
5/7 HOU 4 CHI 3 (14)
W-Warner (4-1) L-Tucker (0-1)
HR CHI-Hudson (13) HOU-Fulton (1)
Casas BS (4) Pimentel 9-4-2-2-3-6 (ND). Hudson 3-7 HR RBI (34) Castro, Martinez both 3-6 Fulton (HOU) 1-3 3 BB's
WEEK 6 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Wazir Ubadah (NH) 13-25 4 HR's 9 RBI's (.314-7-25)
CL POTW-Lance Berkman (SAC) 14-32 4 HR's 9 RBI's (.296-8-21)
WEEK 6 POWER RANKINGS
1) Boston (1)
2) Corpus Christi (-)
3) West Michigan (-)
4) Pittsburgh (-)
5) Edmonton (-)
OUT Dayton (8) Las Vegas (22) Dallas (14) Brooklyn (10)
AAA Tulsa (6 -) 21-14 5 GB Battle (328-0-10/Swagat .404-1-20/Cannon .299-5-17/Medina .325-1-14/Vaugh .373-5-20/Rea 7-0 2.35)
AA Bakersfield (14 +1) 19-16 4 GB (Cordero .397-4-26/Brown .244-4-30/Hinson 2-0 1.65/Watanabe 5 SV 1.13)
A(S) Belleview (13 -8) 18-17 6 GB
A(N) Denison (26 +4) 13-22 8 GB (Wilton .305-2-15/Blankenship .322-5-20)
NEW FEATURE! FORMER IRON PIGS (AND PROSPECTS) IN THE NEWS
Alex Cuellar (EDM AAA) won POTW. Alex was taken in the 6th round of the 2014 draft out of Florida International, and traded to Edmonton in the 6 player+ deal that brought Hugh Collins back to Chicago (and Orlando Rios) in 2020. He's had 2 cups of coffee with Edmonton, in '20 and '21, playing in just 18 games.