2026 WEEK 7
RECORD: 7-0
OVERALL: 31-12 +9.5
RUNS SCORED: 232 (35) 5th
RUNS AGAINST: 149 (17) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Very Happy 85/100
SCHEDULE: 2 vs Hawaii/4 @ Edmonton/1 @ West Michigan
5/11
ALK 5 HAW 4
W-Casas (1-0) L-Graham (1-1) S-Wheeler (9)
HR HAW-Riario (7)
Drake goes 6-7-3-3-2-5 before running out of gas and David Ledezma hits a 2 out 2 run triple in the 8th to give us the win. Ledezma was 2-4 with 2 RBI's (3) and Pete Merritt went 3-4 with a double (3). Ash Carter tripled and drove in 2 (8).
STREAKS-Mario Gomez ties the all time hitting streak at 31 games, going 2-5 in a 9-1 win over Dayton
5/12
ALK 6 HAW 2
W-Durham (5-3) L-Butler (1-3)
HR NONE
Colin Durham came with 1 out of a CG before tiring, ending up going 8.2-5-2-2-5-6 on 115 pitches. Ledezma was 3-5 with a double (10), Angel Vargas was 3-4 with 2 doubles (2) and Ash Carter was 3-4 with 3 RBI's (11) and a stolen base (2). Enrique Garcia was 2-4 with his league leading 20th SB.
STREAKS-Mario Gomez fails in his bid to break Luis Chavez record, ending at 31 games.
5/13
ALK 4 EDM 3
W-Solis (4-2) L-I.Martinez (2-5) S-Wheeler (10)
HR EDM-J.Cruz (6)
Solis uses 3 double plays to counter 6 walks in 6 innings. John Durham (7) Casas (6) Valdes (10) get the ball to Wheeler. David Ledezma went 3-5 with a triple (2) and Ibarbia and Merritt were 2-5, Merritt doubling (4) and stealing his 1st base. Ivan Martinez went 8-11-4-4-3-6 on 133 pitches for the loss.
5/14
ALK 6 EDM 4
W-Buckley (6-2) L-Dicken (2-4) S-Wheeler (11)
HR ALK-Edwards (10) Olson (4) Merritt (1)
Buckley battles through a 6-10-4-2-2-5 outing and Marc Sheppard goes 2-1-0-0-0-3 for the hold (1). Chris Dicken goes 7.1-10-6-3-1-7 in the loss. David Ledezma has his 3rd straight 3-hit game, going 3-5, raising his average to .422. Pete Merritt hits his 1st HR and drives in 3 (5).
MILESTONES-Two guys make their marks.
500 HR CLUB
Curt Whimster 5/14/26 (37 years 356 days)
2000 HIT CLUB
Curt Whimster 8/15/22 (33 years 262 days)
Gerald Wright 7/22/23 (35 years 125 days)
Rich Stone 9/15/23 (32 years 195 days)
Jeffrey Hudson 8/8/25 (32 years 223 days)
Luis Chavez 8/19/25 (30 years 271 days)
Hugh Collins 4/27/26 (36 years 271 days)
Ernesto Garza 5/14/26 (37 years 288 days)
5/15
ALK 4 EDM 2
W-Hall (5-1) L-M.Jones (3-4) S-Casas (2)
HR ALK-Carter (2)
Great pitchers duel, Hall prevails with an 8-4-2-2-1-9 outing, Mike Jones goess 8-8-4-4-1-4. Ash Carters 2 run homer was the winner. Garzia stole his 21st. Hall is now 5-1 2.27.
5/16
ALK 3 EDM 2
W-Drake (4-2) L-Springer (2-5) S-Casas (3)
HR ALK-Olson (5) EDM-Grueter (7)
Drake is sharp in a 7.2-3-1-1-2-8 outing and Casas gives Wheeler 1 more day off going 1.1 to get the save. Pete Merritt goes 3-3 with a double (6) (now hitting .455 since signing). Nick Springer is outstanding as well, going 8-8-3-3-2-5 for the tough luck loss.
5/17
ALK 7 WMI 0
W-C.Durham (6-3) L-MacDonald (3-3)
HR ALK-Ledezma (2) Harrell (7) Covington (1)
Colin Durham needed just 101 pitches to toss a 4-hit shutout, walking none with 5 punch outs. David Ledezma led off the game with a homer and went 2-2 in the 1st 2 innings before turning his ankle and coming out. Bob Harrell was 2-4 with a double (7) home run and 3 RBII's (24)
Ledezma will be DtD for 3-4 days.
WEEK 7 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Ramon Castro (CHI) 17-30 3 HR's 10 RBI's (.389-14-60) (60 RBI's in just 43 games)
CL POTW-Curt Whimster (PIT) 12-28 3 HR's 5 RBI's (.318-6-21)
WEEK 7 POWER RANKINGS
1) Alaska (2)
2) Philadelphia (-)
3) Michigan (1)
4) Pittsburgh (5)
5) Chicago (6)
Corpus Christi (7) Fresno (6)
NEWS/NOTES
That's the 5th career 15+ K game for Bryant Thomas who just surpassed 2000 career strikeouts. Our 1st pick last year, Mike Bowman, was promoted to AA and made his 1st start, going 7.1-5-1-1-3-8 for the win.