Week 13: 4@
Philadelphia Phillies , 3@
Cincinnati Reds
July 1st
Milwaukee Brewers – Philadelphia Phillies 1-2
MIL SP
Tyler Thornburg 5.1IP 7H 2R 2ER 2BB 6K
MIL RF
Logan Schafer 3-4 2DB
MIL CF
Carlos Gomez 2-4
HR MIL: none
HR PHI:
Ryan Howard(5)
W:
Cole Hamels(9-5 2.13) L:
Tyler Thornburg(6-7 2.20) SV:
Jerome Williams(1 3.42)
Hamels was too much for us today...
News:
Cardinals SP
James Shields(33, 4*) seems unstoppable as he pitched a 4-hitter with 0BB and 2K in a 8-0 win over the
White Sox. The right hander is 8-0 1.92 92K in 17G/16GS. His mate RF
Jason Heyward(25, 5*) had a 4-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR day in the win, improving to bat .323-10-36 in 76 games.
Rockies SS
Troy Tulowitzki(30, 5*) had a 4-hit day aswell, going 4-5 2R 2RBI HR in a 10-1 win at
Oakland. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .260-6-35 in 63 games.
July 2nd
Milwaukee Brewers – Philadelphia Phillies 3-4(14)
MIL SP
Jimmy Nelson 4IP 3H 3R 3ER 4BB 7K
MIL CF
Carlos Gomez 4-5 R DB
MIL LF
Khris Davis 2-6 R RBI HR
MIL C
Jonathan Lucroy 2-5 RBI DB
HR MIL:
Khris Davis(8)
HR PHI: none
W:
Luis A. Garcia(9-5 2.13) L:
Will Smith(2-3 4.20)
Our pen held the fort until
Ben Revere hit a walkoff single in the 14th...
News:
Cardinals SP
Seth Maness(26, 1*) collected a complete game as he went 9IP 6H 2ER 1BB 8K in a 12-2 win over the
Padres. The control wizard is 4-5 2SV 2.50 44K in 23G/8Gs in 2015.
The
Braves added an arm today as they traded for SP
Jeremy Hellickson(28, 1/1.5*, 6-6 3.21 76K 17GS). The
D'backs get back #39 prospect SP
Ricardo Sanchez(18, 2.5* HS, 4* OSA, S A) and prospect SP
Jason Hursh(23, 1* HS, 2* OSA, A).
July 3rd
Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 6-3
MIL SP
Wily Peralta 8.1IP 6H 2ER 0BB 3K
MIL 2B
Luis Sardinas 2-5 R 2RBI
MIL CF
Carlos Gomez 1-5 R RBI HR
MIL LF
Khris Davis 1-5 R 2RBI HR
MIL C
Jonathan Lucroy 1-3 R RBI BB HR
MIL RF
Ryan Kalish 2-3
HR MIL:
Khris Davis(9),
Jonathan Lucroy(4),
Carlos Gomez(12)
HR CIN: none
W:
Wily Peralta(2-2 3.78) L:
Mike Leake(7-6 3.57) SV:
Jeremy Jeffress(20 2.92)
Peralta was great today and only a bad outing by
Freeland forced out our closer.
News:
Giants SP
Tim Hudson(39, 2*) used all his experiance to dominate the
Nats in a 8-0 win, going 8IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K. The 4x All-Star is 9-7 4.22 85K in 18 starts.
Rays SS
Asdrubal Cabrera(29, 2.5*) drove in fine in a 12-7 win over the
Yankees, having a nice 4-5 5RBI DB day. The 2011 AL Silver Slugger is batting .268-8-44 in 78G with his new team.
Royals 1B
Eric Hosmer(25, 1/3*) delievered the power in a 9-8 win over the
Twins with a 3-3 2R 4RBI 2BB DB 2HR day. The 2x Gold Glover is batting .245-5-41 in 77G.
Angels RF
Matt Joyce(30, 3*) had a power outburst in a 3-7 loss to
Oakland, driving in all three runs with a 2-3 2R 3RBI BB 2HR day. The 2011 All-Star is batting .329-4-22 in 53G this year.
It was a busy day for trading... and Billy Beane and the
A's kicked things off, acquiring reigning NL Rookie of the Year SP
Jacob deGrom(27, 3/4*, 7-5 3.21 17GS) from the
Mets for prospect RHRP
Raul Alcantara(22, 3.5* HS, 4* OSA, AA) and prospect SP
Branden Kelliher(19, 1*, R).
On the other hand, the
Mets acquired minor league SP
Dan Straily(26, 2.5*, AAA) from Houston for prospect SS
Luis Guillorme(20, 3* HS, 1* OSA, A).
To wrap things up, the
Cubs added a new closer in LHRP
Antonio Bastardo(29, 4.5*, 0-4 3.55 38IP) from the
Pirates.
Pittsburgh received prospect SP
Duane Underwood(20, 2.5* HS, 3.5* OSA, A) and prospect RF
Jeffrey Baez(21, 1*, S A) in the deal.
July 4th
Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 9-2
MIL SP
Mike Fiers 7IP 2H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K, 2-2 2R
MIL 2B
Luis Sardinas 2-5 R 3RBI HR
MIL CF
Carlos Gomez 4-5 2R 3RBI TP HR
MIL 3B
Mike Moustakas 3-5 R 2RBI HR SB(4)
MIL 1B
Jon Singleton 2-5 R RBI HR
HR MIL:
Luis Sardinas(3),
Jon Singleton(1),
Carlos Gomez(13),
Mike Moustakas(7)
HR CIN: none
W:
Mike Fiers(5-6 3.80) L:
Anthony DeSclafani(7-4 2.70)
It was a hit parade today as we collected 17 knocks... and
Singleton's first homer for the
Brew Crew.
News:
Nationals SP
Jordan Zimmerman(29, 4*) collected another big game, allowing no runs over 8.1IP of 4H 1BB 6K ball in a 1-0 win over the
Giants. The 2x All-Star leads all of baseball in wins with a 12-3 1.85 106K record in 17 starts.
The
Twins will be without the services of RHRP
Joaquin Benoit(37, 4.5*) for the next 4-5 weeks as he has shoulder soreness. The veteran is 3-1 7SV 3.12 in 36G between SDP and MIN.
The
Phillies added another bat in minor league LF
Jaff Decker(25, 3/3.5*, .291-6-23 AAA) from the
Pirates. Coming back will be prospect C
Deivi Grullon(19, 4.5* HS, 3.5* OSA, S A) and prospect RF
Kelly Dugan(24, 2.5* HS, 3.5* OSA, A).
July 5th
Pregame News:
Milwaukee announced a some roster moves today. First, OF
Ryan Kalish(27, 1*) was sent back to AAA and SP
Christian Friedrich(27, 0.5/1*) passed through waivers and sent to AAA. Second, LF/RF
Ryan Braun(31, 4*) was activated from the DL and third, LHRP
Neal Cotts(36, 0.5*) was granted his release. The veteran refused to get demoted to AAA and no trade partner was found.
Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 5-4
MIL SP
Travis Wood 4IP 8H 4R 4ER 4BB 2K
MIL SS
Hector Gomez 2-5
MIL RF
Ryan Braun 4-5 2R RBI DB HR
MIL 1B
Jon Singleton 1-3 R 2RBI BB HR
MIL 2B
Jean Segura 1-3 R RBI BB HR
HR MIL:
Ryan Braun(7),
Jon Singleton(2),
Jean Segura(3)
HR CIN: none
W:
Boone Logan(4-5 2.15) L:
Jumbo Diaz(2-4 3.77) SV:
Justin Freeman(1 2.16)
A interesting game that we turned around on a
Braun homer in the 7th to tie it... and a
Segura homer in the 8th to win it.
News:
The
Angels clobbered
Yovani Gallardo and the
Rangers today and a couple of players had big days in a 15-7 win.
Angels C
Chris Ianetta(32, 3.5*) drove in seven in a 3-4 3R BB 7RBI TP HR day, improving to .246-8-39 in 74 games, and LF
Josh Hamilton(34, 3.5*) collected a vintage 4-5 4R RBI BB HR night and is batting .276-2-3 in six games since returning from the DL.
The
Indians added SP
Sam Dyson(27, 2*, 3-2 4.36 34G/4GS) from the
Miami Marlins. They payed a big prize as prospect C
Simeon Lucas(19, 4* HS, 1* OSA, S A) and prospect SP
Jeff Hoffman(22, 0.5* HS, 4* OSA S A) will go over to the
Fish.
Week: 5-2(2-2@ PHI, 3-0@ CIN)
Power Rankings: #11(+6)
Runs scored: 286(15)
Starters ERA: 3.75(8)
Bullpen ERA: 3.87(11)
Defensive Eff.: .694(8)
Fan Interest: 78
Who's hot?
RHRP
Jeremy Jeffress 15G 10SV 0.00ERA 16.2IP 17K
CF
Carlos Gomez 5G 11-20 .550 2HR 5RBI
RF
Ryan Braun 6G 10-22 .455 2HR 4RBI
Who's not?
C
Martin Maldonado 13G 3-34 .088 0HR 0RBI
Astros RF
George Springer(25, 4.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 12-21 2HR 7RBI's. The May Batter of the Month is batting .298-18-47 16/21SB in 79 games.
Brewers CF
Carlos Gomez(29, 4*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 14-28 3RBI 7RBI's. The 2x All-Star is batting .269-13-38 22/31SB in 81 games.
| NL Central | W-L | GB |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 55-28 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 48-34 | 6.5 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 40-44 | 15.5 |
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| Chicago Cubs | 39-45 | 16.5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 36-44 | 17.5 |