WEEK: 7
RECORD: 5-1
OVERALL: 25-16 +3.5
RUNS SCORED: 281 (63) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 185 (28) t-1st
OWNERS MOOD: Undecided
FAN INTEREST: 94/100 (-1)
WEEK AHEAD: 1 @ Houston/Off Day/3 vs Columbus/2 @ Green Bay
5/8 CHI 10 HOU 4
W-Hall (2-3) L-Montgomery (2-2)
HR HOU-Pujols 2 (4)
Sallinas 3-5 2B (5) Shaw 3 RBI's (13) Blakeway 2-4 2B (12) 3B (2) 3 RBI's (20) Lambert (HOU) 3-4 2 RBI's (20)
5/9 Off Day
5/10 CHI 13 COL 9
W-Martinez (4-1) L-Morales (2-4)
HR COL-Sweeney (6) Gomez GS (12) CHI-Martinez (1) Hudson 2 (15)
Pen gives up 5 over final 3. Hudson 4-5 2 HR's 3 RBI's (37) Salinas 3 BB's Vela 3-5 2B (3) Martinez 4-4 2B (3) HR 4 RBI's (6) Ash 3-5 2 2B's (7) SB (7) 3 RBI's (21) Garcia (COL) 4-5 2B (5) Gomez (COL) 5 RBI's (34)
5/11 CHI 5 COL 1
W-Trujillo (6-2) L-Barnes (4-2)
HR CHI-Miranda (2)
Trujillo 9-3-1-1-2-7. Miranda 2-4 2B (16) HR 3 RBI's (31)
GREAT GAMES-David Walker (GB) went 4-4 drilling 3 HR's and driving in 4 in a 7-4 win over Dayton. It marked the 3rd time in club history a Blizzard hitter had hit 3 (David Miller 3-4 6 RBI's '15 vs Michigan and David Brooks 3-4 6 RBI's '21 vs Staten Island). Guess there's something to playing for Green Bay and being named David?
5/12 CHI 17 COL 2
W-Morgan (4-3) L-Fowler (1-4)
HR COL-Lynch (2) CHI-Shaw (3) Salinas (6)
Salinas 2-5 HR 3 runs 5 RBI's (21) Collins 4-4 2B (5) Shaw 3-5 HR 4 RBI's (17) Blakeway 3-5 3 2B's (15) Morgan 7-4-2-2-2-7
5/13 CHI 11 GB 3
W-Pimentel (7-0) L-Lara (1-1)
HR CHI-Miranda (3) Jackson (5) GB-Hood (1)
Season full of HUGE innings it seems, 5,6 7 run innings. Shaw 3-4 2B (8) 4 runs Miranda 2-5 HR 3 RBI's (34) Jackson 4-4 HR 4 RBI's (21)
5/14 GB 9 CHI 7
W-Lopez (3-4) L-Hall (2-4)
HR GB-Walker 2 (14)
Hall putrid again 4-8-7-7-2-3 2 HR' (2-4 5.70 ERA) Vela 4-5 2B (4) SB (4) Butler (GB) 3-4 2B (3) 2 RBI's (10)
GREAT GAMES-Angel Marquez (ALK) went 4-4 with 3 HR's and 4 RBI's to become just the 2nd Avalanche player to homer 3 times in 1 game (Ron Stokes 3-4 6 RBI's vs Staten Island '21)
WEEK 7 SUMMARY
FL POTW-David Walker (GB) 11-28 4 HR's 8 RBI's (.285-14-41)
CL POTW-Calvin Dundee (SJ) 10-26 6 HR's 13 RBI's (.414-7-14)
WEEL 7 POWER RANKINGS
1) Brooklyn (-)
2) Corpus Christi (2)
3) Boston (1)
4) West Michigan (3)
5) Chicago (-)
OUT Pittsburgh (6) Edmonton (17)
AAA Tulsa (8 -2) 24-17 5 GB (Battle .345-0-17/Swagat .394-1-22/Cannon .300-8-23/Medina .324-1-15/Vaughn .356-5-31/Rea 8-0 3.42)
AA Bakersfield (14 -) 23-18 5 GB (Cordero .371-5-30/Hinson 4-0 2.97/Watanabe 7 SV 1.00)
A(S) Belleview (14 -1) Martinez .284-4-14/Flynn .316-2-26/Gonzalez 0-2 2.36/Day 5-0 2.94/Caine 5 SV 1.13)
A(N) Denison (20 +6) 18-23 5 GB (Butler .291-4-17/Ellis .230-7-23/Walker .244-7-25/Turner .310-1-21/Garcia 1-0 2.57/Lozano 7 SV 2.55)
FORMER IRON PIGS (AND PROSPECTS) IN THE NEWS
Gabriel Fies (BALT AAA) took home AAA PotW. The 28 year old Fies was acquired from Pittsburgh in 2014 along with 2 other players and a 1st pick for RP Craig Frank, cash and a 1st pick. Last 2 seasons he's been the Colts 4th OF.