2027 WEEK 9
RECORD: 3-4
OVERALL: 32-23 +2.5
RUNS SCORED: 282 (34) 10th
RUNS AGAINST: 230 (31) 2nd
OWNER/FANS: Good 50/100
SCHEDULE: 3 @ Staten Island/3 vs New York/1 vs Hawaii
5/24
ALK 11 SI 3
W-Buckley (5-3) L-Roy (2-5)
HR ALK-Young (2) Covington (5) Adams (2)
11 runs on 17 hits back Buckley's 7-5-2-2-0-5 win. Michael Young leads off with a 3-6, and a homer, stolen base (13) scores 2 and drives in 2 (21). Dave Adams 2-4 with a double (5) 1st inning 3 run homer and Tim Harvey snapped out of a mini slump going 3-5 with a double (3).
5/25
SI 7 ALK 0
W-Naif (3-7) L-Solis (1-6)
HR SI-Crowder (2) Vigouroux (2)
Kasib Naif carries a 3 hit shutout into the 9th before tiring, going 8.1-3-0-0-2-3 as Jesus Solis drops to 1-6 5.68 on the year. Cedric Vigouroux went 3-5 with a triple (3) homer and 3 runs and Benton Crowder drove in 3 (8).
ROSTER NEWS-32 year old Jesus Solis was informed, after the loss, that he was being sent to AAA Eagan to 'clear his head'. With the IBL's rule change taking away a players right to refuse, he knew there was nothing he could do, and actually seemed relieved at the option. Recently acquired P Jorge German will get first crack at the spot, with 24 year old David Rogers struggling (ERA over 6). Mike Bowman needs a bit more time, but he's close.
5/26
SI 7 ALK 1
W-Duarte (1-0) L-Hall (5-6) S-Mendoza (1)
HR SI-Garcia 2 (10) Cox (5)
Tony Duarte (5.2-4-0-0-1-4) and Guillermo Mendoza (3.1-4-1-1-0-3) carry a shutout into the 9th before a 2 out run breaks it up. Stan Hall was victimized, again, by the long ball. Giving up 3 in 6.2 innings for 7 runs on 8 hits. He walked 1 and struck out 10. His career high for HR's in a season is 25, right now he's on pace to give up 44! Yankee catcher Thomas Garcia went 2-4 with 2 homers, driving in 3 (28).
5/27
ALK 13 NY 5
W-Drake (6-2) L-McCormick (5-5)
HR ALK-Covington (6) Vargas (5)
Drake takes a no-hitter into the 7th, ending up with a 7-2-2-2-1-4 day as the offense pounds out 19 hits and scores 13 times off 5 Knight pitchers after SP Whit McCormick left, hurt, just 2 hitters into the game. Alex Covington went 4-5 with a double (6) homer, scored 3 and drove in 2 (17), Antonio Vargas was 3-5 with a homer and 3 RBI's (13) and Tim Harvey went 3-5 with a double (4) and a stolen base (5).
NEWS-Talk about realism? How about this news item....This is the Black Sox 6th year, and they've never won more than 64 games. With young Robinson Cano hitting leadoff (with 15 bombs) and former rookie of the year Jung-jun Pak, as well as Hollis Proctor (.316) their offense is definitely trending up, with Manny hitting cleanup it's elite, or are they? They're 4.5 behind 1st place West Michigan.
5/28
ALK 7 NY 1
W-Hernandez (8-1) L-Perez (2-3)
HR ALK-Gonzalez (10) Vaughn (6) Vargas (6) Ibarbia (5)
2nd start in a row the SP goes 7+ with 2 hits, this time Hernandez goes 8-2-1-1-4-7 to go 8-1 2.85 on the year. Garcia, leading off, goes 3-4 with a double (4) and a stolen base (6) Gonzalez and Ibarbia hit 2 run homers and Kevin Vaughn goes 2-4 with a homer and scores twice.
5/29
NY 5 ALK 0
W-Romano (8-4) L-Buckley (5-4)
HR NONE
Jesus Romano wins his 192nd career game by taking a shutout into the 9th before tiring. He gave up 7 hits and struck out 7 in 8 1/3rd innings to beat Gerald Buckley who went 8.1-7-3-3-0-5.
INJURY NEWS-What a day for pitchers....Not sure how Butler is 1-7, his peripherals are outstanding, 75.2 IP, 59 hits, 48 K's 30 BB's. Not that it matters, he's down for a year or more now.
5/30
HAW 3 ALK 2
W-Castillo (6-3) L-German (1-1) S-Castro (3)
HR HAW-Dwyer (10)
Vincente Castillo goes 8-4-2-1-3-3 to beat Jorge German, making his first start for us, who went 8-9-3-3-2-3 in the loss. Offense stayed cold, managing just 4 hits.
WEEK 9 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Sergio Gomez (MICH) 11-23 2 HR's 8 RBI's (.302-13-43)
CL POTW-Ed Adronyk (SAC) 12-29 5 HR's 16 RBI's (.294-13-41)
POWER RANKINGS
1) Boston (1)
2) Chicago (2)
3) El Paso (-)
4) Columbus (3)
5) Houston (-)
OUT Alaska (10) West Michigan (7)
NEWS/NOTES
Miranda being out could be an issue with the River Cats up just 1.5 games on Fresno.
Wow, what a start for the 25 year old Gomez. He was 11-10 5.39 in 27 starts last year, nothing real good numbers wise, but what a start this year. He was the Roughriders 4th round pick out of U. of Georgia in 2022 (121st overall).
Baltimore reaches out and gets Altagracia to agree to a 1 year 4.07M dollar deal. 13th in OBP 14th in AVG, and 6 out and falling fast.
If things continue on their current path, Paco is the future SS of this franchise. Just 21 he's already an elite defender. This will be his 2nd year in AAA, 1st full season. He was signed out of the Dominican by San Jose in 2022, and I traded for him in May of 2025, dealing C Dave Nicholson (who's since moved on to Vegas) and 1st and 3rd rounders.
For a team already battling injuries and a nightmare season, Powell getting hurt kills the Rattlers.
News from late Sunday of the Black Sox owner passing.
