2026 WEEK 14
RECORD: 2-1
OVERALL: 58-26 +18.5
RUNS SCORED: 424 (20) 10th
RUNS AGAINST: 313 (11) 1st
OWNER/FANS: Delighted 81/100 (+1)
SCHEDULE: 3 vs Arizona/All Star Break
6/29
ALK 6 AZ 1
W-Drake (8-3) L-Watt (1-3)
HR ALK-Vargas (7) Webb (7)
Drake labors through 6 shutout innings and the offense jumps on Barney Watt in a 4 run 5th. Newly acquired Kevin Vaughn goes 4-4 and Webb and Vargas both go 2-4 and homer, Webb driving in 2 (16) Vargas 1 (17).
ROSTER NEWS-Dirk McBryde and Manuel Rodriguez are both due off the DL today, creating issues. Kevin Olson is the only OF with options remaining and he's not going anywhere, Tim Harvey was rule 5'd so has to stay, and none of the others I can send down without waivers. It's the final day before the deadline so I am going to have to make some moves. First I'll send 3B Jason Kelley out, and to hold off making any more moves I'll send McBryde out on a rehab. I can't get anything meaningful in the way of trade offers for Vargas or Peterson and Vargas has killed LHP.
6/30
AZ 7 ALK 6 (10)
W-Castle (5-0) L-Valdes (1-1)
HR AZ-Hernandez (5) Reeves (15)
Neither starter gets past 4. Both pens clutch up but an unearned run is the deciding factor. Tom Wallace was 4-5 with 2 doubles (9) and drove in 3 (19) and Pedro Lozano went 3-4 and scored twice in the win. David Ledezma went 4-5 with 2 doubles (26) and scored two and drove in 2 (37)
7/1
ALK 8 AZ 3
W-Hernandez (3-0) L-A.Davis (3-6)
HR ALK-Harrell (16) Vaughn (5) Merritt (5)
Casas enters in the 7th, bases loaded 1 out and gives up just 1 to hold the lead and win the game. Hernandez threw well again, working out of some big time early trouble to go 6.1-5-3-2-4-8 on 106 pitches. Pete Merrit drove in 3 (32) with his homer and Kevin Vaughn went 2-4 with a homer while scoring twice and knocking in 2 (36). Mike Wood was 3-5 with a single, double (16) and a triple (3) in the loss.
7-2/5
All Star Break
WEEK 14 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Jeffrey Hudson (CHI) 6-14 3 HR's 9 RBI's (.347-23-71)
CL POTW-Manuel Samudid (HOU) 8-16 HR 5 RBI's (.289-9-55)
WEEK 14 POWER RANKINGS
1) Alaska (1)
2) Fresno (2)
3) Chicago (6)
4) Dallas (-)
5) El Paso (-)
OUT Pittsburgh (7) Michigan (6) San Antonio (13)
Dallas swept San Antonio in a 4 game pre all star break series to go from 3.5 back to .5 game up, outscoring them 32-19. The gaps in the Silver Star offense are starting to show.
NEWS/NOTES
Interesting move by Dallas.
Michigan bolsters their rotation with Ibarra on a cheap 3 month contract. They're 13th in SP ERA. At the break they are 2 games up on New Hampshire.
Houston with a pair of deals as West Michigan tries to keep up with the Wolverines. Warren is a huge power bat, likely getting a big arbitration raise, but Houston gets Corunha, a very good catcher entering his prime.
Brooklyn gets Henley to start vs LHP (they're 11-11 vs LH SP) but has to give up a big time power bat in 21 year old Rodriguez. Interesting to see two teams in the same division deal.