The SJL West looks like it will likely be the source of the most intense pennant race in the WPK this season as the San Antonio Keys and El Paso Dawgs find themselves in a dead heat with 26 remaining for each club.
It is at a time like this that any injury becomes magnified in importance and for the El Paso Dawgs it is very concerning news that their sparkplug veteran 3-time All-Star left fielder Pete Wiederkehr is dealing with a bruised knee that is expected to take at least a week or two to fully heal, and that is assuming he isn't called on to try to play through the pain (he isn't on the IL) and it gets exacerbated. Wiederkehr (.319/.394/.434) hits second in the lineup and is on pace for a 5 WAR season.