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• SCHEDULE
• 2 vs Alaska 2-0
• OFF DAY
• 3 @ Milwaukee 2-1
• 1 vs Phoenix 0-1

RESULTS

• 5/21: Florida 6 Alaska 3
• W – Pollock (4-1 3.74) L – Meah (4-3 4.66) S – Turner (14)
• HR: ALK-Trouve (6) FLA-Cortezo (5') Makowski (1) Hallamore (4) Linseman (7)
• POTG: Pollock 6 IP 7 H 3 ER 2 BB 4 K
• Cortezo, Hallamore back to back HR's to start the game.

• 5/22: Florida 11 Alaska 4
• W – Willoughby (8-2 3.42) L – Berg (1-7 8.08) S – Ballard (1)
• HR: ALK-Andrade (8) FLA-Molina (7) Hayashi (6) Chase (6)
• POTG: Chase 3-5 2 2B (3) HR (6) SB (7) 3 RBI (20)
• Hayashi 3-4 2B (15) HR (6) R 3 RBI (27) Molina 2-3 HR (7) 2 R 3 RBI (22)
• Willoughby 6 IP 4 H 3 ER 1 BB 8 K

• Jeremy Pannebaker (DET) went 5-5 and drove in 3 in Detroits 13-1 win over Brooklyn.

• 5/23: OFF DAY

BURSEY, FLORIDA AGREE TO 5 YEAR EXTENSION
In the midst of a breakout season, Florida CF Leith Bursey has agreed to terms on a 5 year 25.15 million dollar extension to make him one of the games highest paid players. Just 26 years old the Gold Glove CF is off to a career-best .324-14-53 through the Tarpons first 44 games. The final year of the deal is a player option at 5.025 million.

GM'S OFFICE
This had to get done and it got done at below market value. He's 26, switch hits, is a gold glove defender and a prominent voice in the clubhouse. He's on his way to a bronze plaque if he can remain healthy.

• 5/24: Florida 6 Milwaukee 3
• W – Yamada (3-3) L – Laster (3-2 4.68) S – Turner (15)
• HR: FLA-Hayashi (7) Bursey (15)
• POTG: Bursey 2-4 2B (11) HR (15) SB (2) 2 R 2 RBI (55)
• Hallamore 3-5 2B (10) 3B (5) SB (16) R RBI (27)
• Arturo Flores came out in the 3rd and has a back issue. It doesn't look like a long-term thing so we will park him on the 10 day DL and call up Joe Rogers from Alamogordo.

• 5/25: Milwaukee 6 Florida 2
• W – J Mendoza (6-2 3.63) L – Balderas (2-4 6.14)
• HR: MIL-Bathke (9) Burlew (7) Takamaya (3)
• POTG: J Mendoza 7.2 IP 6 H 1 R 0 ER 3 BB 8 K
• Hallamore 3-5 3B (6) SB (17)
• Balderas 5 IP 6 H 6 ER 2 BB 6 K 3 HR Ballard 3 IP 1 H 5 K

• Tetsu Kawahara (PHX) struck out 11, walked none in the Roadrunners 11-0 win over Minnesota. He's 3-5 4.13

• 5/26: Florida 10 Milwaukee 2
• W – Samvdio (6-4 5.42) L – Reese (2-4 5.10)
• HR: FLA-Hayashi 2 (9)
• POTG: Hayashi 3-4 2 HR (9) 3 R 4 RBI
• Hallamore 3-4 RBI (28) 9-14 2B 2 3B R 2 RBI 2 SB last 3 games 3 straight 3 hit games.
• Samvdio CG 5 H 2 ER 2 BB 12 K

• Sid Kennealy (NY) went 3-3 hitting three home runs, scoring four times and driving in 7 in New York 11-3 win over St Louis.

• AA Clovis hit 8 home runs in a 24-8 route of the Dover Jays.
• Taichiro Tatsunami 4-5 2B (8) HR (6) 5 R 4 RBI (25)
• Zaire Fantroy 3-4 2 HR (4) 4 R 5 RBI (12)
• Luis Figueroa 4-5 HR (4) 2 R 3 RBI (25)
• Pat Thomas 2-4 grand slam 2 HR 3 R 5 RBI (5) 2 BB

• 5/27: Phoenix 5 Florida 4
• W – Ellis (3-4 5.24) L – Pollock (4-2 4.11) S – Lamb (10)
• HR: NONE
• POTG: Blowers 2-4 2 2B (10) 2 RBI (19)
• Pollock 5 IP 8 H 5 ER 1 BB 5 K

• Erik Barth (MEM) went 5-5 in the Blue Sox 11-6 thumping of Denver.
• 2011 NL Koufax winner Sean Cockley (WAS) was put on the 60-day DL today with an elbow issue. The 37-year-old righty was 4-2 3.20 on the season.

• AL POTW – Sid Kennealy (NY) 11-24 4 HR 10 RBI (.307-11-37)
• NL POTW – Luis Camacho (SAN) 15-29 7 RBI (.340-0-28)

• RECORD: 4-2 (35-17)
• STANDINGS: 1st +2.5
• RUNS SCORED: 315 3rd
• RUNS AGAINST: 245 2nd
• DEFENSE: .678 5th
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Los Angeles
2. Florida
3. Detroit
4. Chicago
5. Las Vegas