WEEK: 20
RECORD: 6-0
OVERALL: 79-41 +13 (Green Bay 66-54)
RUNS SCORED: 819 (54) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 538 (17) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 90/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Edmonton/Off Day/3 @ Columbus/2 @ Dayton
8/7 CHI 5 EDM 3 (13)
W-Andre (1-1) L-Valdez (1-5)
HR EDM-Gallego (8) CHI-Castro (19) Hudson (32)
Casto ties it with HR in the 9th, Hudson walks it off with 2R HR in the 13th. Martinez 7-8-3-3-2-4. Castro 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (75) Vela 2-4 2 2B's (14) Baxter (EDM) 3-4
ORG NEWS-2020 1st rounder Cesar Cordero went 3-3 with 3 HR's and 6 RBI's in an 11-7 Bakersfield win. He's hitting .283-19-77 on the year. The 18th overall pick is in his 2nd AA season. Scouts are concerned he's peaked nowhere near his draft day projections. An outstanding defender, his bat hasn't come around.
8/8 Off Day
8/9 CHI 15 COL 2
W-Pimentel (16-0) L-Lee (7-11)
HR CHI-Salinas (16) COL-Scott (8)
9 run first off former Iron Pig Ken Lee (0-6-6-6-0-0). Pimentel 8-7-2-2-3-5. Blakeway 2-5 2B (23) 3 runs Salinas 3-6 2B (25) HR 4 RBI's (63) Martinez 3-5 3B (2) 3 RBI's (18) Hudson 1-3 3 BB's Gomez (COL) 3-4
8/10 CHI 10 COL 1
W-Hall (10-6) L-McKee (9-9)
HR CHI-Shaw (19) Salinas (17) Jackson (16)
Hall 7-2-1-1-4-6 Castro 3-5 2 RBI's (70) Jackson 4-5 HR 4 runs Salinas 1-3 HR 3 runs
8/11 CHI 7 COL 4
W-Morgan (12-7) L-Gonzalez (0-1) S-Cruz (19)
HR COL-Tanner (25)
Blakeway 2-4 2B (24) 4 RBI's (45) Castro 3-5 Tanner (COL) HR 3 RBI's (87)
GREAT GAMES-24 year old Ron Davis (SAC) tossed a 1-hitter in LA today, beating the Wizards 2-0. He walked 3 and fanned 15. He's 7-8 4.59 in 22 starts this year. Davis was Sacramento's 3rd round pick (78th overall) out of Parkway South HS, MO in 2017.
8/12 CHI 7 DAY 3
W-Trujillo (14-5) L-Woodroffe (6-8) S-Casas (14)
HR CHI-Shaw (20) Salinas (18) DAY-Lopez (11)
Collins HBP in 2nd, broken hand, out 3 weeks. Martinez replaces him and goes 3-3 2B (5) 3B (3) SB (4) Miranda 1-2 3 BB's Blakeway 3-5 3B (7) SB (1) 3 RBI's (48) Sanchez (DAY) 3-3 Trujillo 6.1-7-3-3-1-5.
ROSTER NEWS-Top prospect Roberto Cruz is recalled. He was hitting .382-9-28 in 24 games at Tulsa. He's the guy we are tabbing to replace Hugh Collins when/if he walks this winter. He's a 25 year old 5 tool player. Drafted 20th overall in 2016 by Staten Island he was the centerpiece of the trade that sent Orlando Rea to Staten Island.
8/13 CHI 10 DAY 4
W-Martinez (7-6) L-Ross (4-2)
HR CHI-Castro (20) Shaw (21) Cruz (7) DAY-Arroyo (6) Malik (1)
Martinez 7-7-3-3-0-7 Castro 3-5 HR 3 RBI's (81) Cruz 2-3 HR 3 RBI's (31) Kokawa (DAY) 3-4 2B (6)
COMING BACK-In his last 5 starts Roberto Martinez has gone 35 IP 37 H 4 BB and 31 K's for a 2-1 record and a 2.57 ERA, dropping his season ERA from 7.40 to 6.01.
WEEK 20 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Mario Gomez (COL) 13-22 2 HR's 8 RBI's (.306-21-84)
CL POTW-Nate Sipes (CC) 9-26 4 HR's 13 RBI's (.242-22-64)
ORG POTW
AA Cesar Cordero CF 11-22 4 HR's 9 RBI's (.286-20-79)
WEEK 20 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) Sacramento (11)
3) Philadelphia (3)
4) San Antonio (-)
5) Brooklyn (2)
OUT Alaska (8) Boston (11)
AAA Tulsa (1 -) 90-33 +13
AA Bakersfield (15 -2) 69-54 7 GB
A(S) Belleview (6 +4) 69-54 4 GB
A(N) Denison (13 +1) 66-57 12 GB
SS Heavener (6 +9) 28-21 3 GB
R Omaha (26 +8) 23-26 14 GB
FORMER IRON PIGS IN THE NEWS
Tom Jackson (PIT) tossed a 5-hit shutout over Boston yesterday for his 3rd SHO of 2023. A swingman on their staff, he's 7-7 10 Saves 2.68 ERA in 34 games, 17 starts.