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WEEK: 23
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 92-46 +20.5 (Green Bay 72-67)
RUNS SCORED: 938 (41) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 624 (37) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 91/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Brooklyn/Off Day/3 @ Buffalo/2 @ West Michigan

8/28 BRO 9 CHI 1
W-Lowry (16-7) L-Morgan (13-8)
HR BRO-Morrison (20) Fiermonte (19) Jongmans (23)
Lowry 7-5-1-1-4-4 Tucker stunk in relief again 0-2-2-2-1-0 (5.82 ERA) Morrison (BRO) 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (72)

STUFF-Matt Tucker is optioned to AAA Tulsa after the game, I can't afford to have a stiff in this pen with just 2 lefties. Roberto Hidalgo is recalled (7-2 3 SV 2.35 ERA 53 Games). He's the 20th rated prospect coming into this year, a kid signed out of Puerto Rico in 2019.

INJURY NEWS-Gabriel Pimentel will undergo exploratory shoulder surgery today. An amazing year done in the blink of an eye. He finishes the year 18-0 3.45 in 27 starts over 172 IP with 172 K's and 73 BB's. 27 year old Ralph Bass will be recalled from AAA Tulsa. Bass was acquired at the end of camp this year in a 1-1 swap for SP Steve McKinley from Corpus Christi and is 13-7 3.64 in 26 AAA starts with 183 IP 166 K's an 174 H.

LEAGUE NEWS-Philadelphia wins 15 straight! On August 13th the Patriots were 68-50, 2 games up on 2nd place Boston, on August 29th the Patriots are 83-50 and 8.5 games up having won 15 straight! 95-44, that's their run differential the past 3 weeks. With a rotation 12th in the league in ERA, a bullpen 9th, they've used the leagues #1 offense to score 855 runs and hit a league best .293, while getting on at a league best .370 clip as a team. 20 year old Boyd Jackson has come up and in his 3 starts has gone 3-0 1.71.

8/29 Off Day

8/30 CHI 7 BUF 5
W-Trujillo (16-5) L-Vance (7-9) S-Cruz (24)
HR CHI-Castro (23) Cruz 3 (12) BUF-Hammond (8)
Trujillo 6.1-6-3-0-3-2 Blakeway 2 errors. Cruz 3-4 3 solo HR's 3 runs 3 RBI's (42) Earl Shaw's 23 game hitting streak ends.

GREAT GAMES-There is no end in sight for Esteban Figueroa (SAC). Another shutout, 2-hitter, 17 K's. Check out the press release. He has 292 punchouts with over a month to go. It was his 9th career shutout.

8/31 CHI 9 BUF 5
W-Martinez (9-6) L-O'Neil (8-14) S-Carlson (1)
HR CHI-Salinas (21) Vela (6) BUF-Romero (9) Gill (23) J.Martinez (22) Cox (13)
Vela 2-5 HR 4 RBI's (36) leading off Salinas 2-4 2B (28) HR 2 RBI's (74) Gill (BUF) 3-4 2B (23) HR 2 RBI's (77)

SEPTEMBER CALL UPS-Angel Cedrun RP, Steve Rush IF are the only 2 for now. Once Tulsa's playoffs end we'll recall the rest of the 40 man. Hugh Collins comes off the DL today and is put on the active roster.

9/1 BUF 6 CHI 5
W-Barry (10-9) L-Bass (0-1) S-Artlano (28)
HR Chi-Castro (24) Chavez (42)
Bass gives up 5 runs on 6 hits in the 1st, then goes 5.1-8-6-6-2-6. Chavez 2-4 HR 2 RBI's (105) Collins 2-4 2B (12) first game back Castro 2-4 HR 2 RBI's (95)

9/2 CHI 8 WMI 7
W-Hall (13-7) L-Vargas (9-7) S-Cruz (25)
HR CHI-Shaw (24) Cruz (13) WMI-Montoya (43)
Cruz 2-5 HR 3 RBI's (45) Montoya (WMI) 3-5 HR RBI (107) Scott (WMI) 4-5

9/3 CHI 11 WMI 5
W-Morgan (14-8) L-Lawson (6-9)
HR CHI-Hudson (36) Miranda (11) WMI-Bailey (23) H.Hernandez (16)
Morgan 5-7-0-0-2-3 long rain delay in the 5th. Cruz 2-5 3 RBI's (48) Hudson 3 RBI's (105) Miranda 2-3 HR 3 RBI's (78) Hernandez (WMI) 3 RBI's (60)

WEEK 23 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Troy Glaus (NY) 11-25 5 HR's 12 RBI's (.291-37-108)
CL POTW-Ron Miller (CC) 13-23 4 HR's 7 RBI's (.299-32-95)

NOTE-In 3 seasons since he left Chicago Ron Miller has been nothing short of awesome. Winning last years Hank Aaron Award for starters. He's played 449 games hitting .304 with 104 HR's and 319 RBI's while scoring 321 runs. He's gotten on at a .411 clip as well. The supplemental pick we received for him turned into RHP Jim Burns whom we took 34th overall out of Bradley College. He went 15-4 4.12 in AA last year in 23 starts, 159.1 IP 159 H and 159 K's. He got off to a rocky start in AAA this year before blowing his elbow out in his 3rd start and will be out until at least April of next year.

WEEK 23 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (2)
2) Philadelphia (1)
3) San Antonio (3)
4) Michigan (-)
5) Boston (-)
OUT Sacramento (6) Brooklyn (7)

AAA Tulsa 102-40 Clinched, playoffs start Thursday MVP Asiman Swagat .378-1-58 .466 OBP (2021 minor league FA out of Sri Lanka) CY Rob Bright 15-8 4.26 177.1 IP 170 K's (1st round 2022 1st overall/Originally 1st rd 3rd overall by us in 2021)
AA Bakersfield 78-62 6.5 GB MVP Cesar Cordero .283-22-91 36 SB .351 OBP (1st Rd 2020 18th overall) CY Patrick Hinson 12-6 3.52 140.2 IP 102 K's (1st round 2022 32nd overall)
A(S) Belleview 76-64 3 GB WC MVP Ruben Arroyo .258-27-92 15 SB .344 OBP (12th Rd 2020 344th overall) CY In-Gu Mun 4-2 2 SV 2.71 86.1 IP 123 K's (11th round 2022 361st overall/Originally 5th round 2021 156th overall, New York)
A(N) Denison 75-65 13 GB MVP Ivan Blankenship .300-19-83 (2022 Minor League FA/Orginally 19th round 2018 517th overall, Dayton) CY Greg Bennett 8-7 4.34 163.2 IP 149 K's (6th Rd 2020 176th overall)
SS Heavener 39-30 1 GB WC 7 games left MVP Cristo Flores .323-10-35 (2021 Minor League FA/Originally 11th round 2018 311th overall, Las Vegas) CY Ray Holcomb 5-1 10 SV 1.04 26 IP 48 K's 9 BB's (2022 Minor League FA)
R Omaha 33-35 16 GB MVP Claas van der Ham .268-5-18 (2021 minor league FA out of Curacao) CY Yun-Tae Kim 5-2 2.61 58.2 IP 66 K's (2021 minor league FA ouf of South Korea)