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pauwoo · 06-04-2022, 03:35 PM

Los Angeles (85-45, .653, 1st NL West) @ Phoenix Coyotes (71-59, .546, 2nd NL West)
Phoenix, sitting pretty in the wildcard race at 3 games up on Las Vegas & Philly, finds themselves firmly entrenched in the second slot on the NL West table, but are operating a full 14 games off our pace. The Coyotes have been good this year, as they often are… though, the 2079 campaign has been uneven at times. After finishing 18-10 in May, Phoenix was able to carry that form forward into June, posting a 15-11 record for the month, but found themselves taking a few steps back during a dismal 11-15 July, giving us all the opportunity we’d need to build up what looks like an insurmountable lead. Interestingly, so far this season, Phoenix ranks 6th for total offense and 7th in pitching amongst National League teams, with Las Vegas ranked ahead of them in both categories. Phoenix will have their work cut out for them if they have designs on staying ahead of the Outlaws and ultimately securing one of two wildcard slots that will get homefield advantage during the Circle Series round of the playoffs.

131 of 162: Jan Hernandez (8-4, 2.19) @ Landon Sampson (12-4, 2.18)
Loss, 5-6. We’d not go down without a fight, scoring 4 runs during a furious rally attempt during the top of the 8th, before finally succumbing to former Leopard, CL Rishon Shaw, who mowed down the top of our order, Cox-Hong-Otto, on strikes to give his club a hard-fought victory in the first of two games we’ll contest in Phoenix. Cox was particularly atrocious at the plate, posting a GOLDEN SOMBRERO from the leadoff spot, setting a tone that our offense would, mostly, follow until we managed to get a little bit of something going during our late, ill-fated rally attempt. The Coyotes’ Landon Sampson, one of the best hurlers in this save, gave us the business over 6.1-innings of work, fanning 8 Leopards while allowing only 1 run – he’s now 13-4 on the year with a tip-top, 2.15 ERA.

Note: RP Kaoru Kudo’s rehab stint in Compton has come to an end, meaning his return to the big club will, unfortunately, come at the expense of RP Ignazio Armendariz, who’d given quite a good account of himself in 26 appearances on the big club. Fare thee well sir… may you have fair winds and following seas in Compton. Well at least for a couple of days, we'll be back for you on September 1st so stay limber...

132 of 162: Stephen Estevez (13-6, 2.18) @ Prior Balazs (3-3, 3.33)
Win, 4-3. Phoenix made a game of it with runs scored in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings, pulling within one of sending this tilt into extras, but Haag, in a less-than-vintage performance, managed to cling to our tentative lead and earn his 49th save of the year. Estevez went 6 strong, allowed just two hits with nothing getting across on his watch, he’ll enter his 14th victory of the season into the permanent record, while the offense somehow found a way to squeeze out the minimum number of runs required for victory. Sort of a weird contest where things started coming unglued at the end with the team that probably should have won, in this case Phoenix, just running out of time to do so.

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Elsewhere: Jay Noury, of the Cheyenne Rattlers (Single A club rolling to Phoenix), twirled a complete-game masterpiece, allowing no runners to plate while fanning 14 for the contest, as the visiting Wyoming-based ballclub handled the Louisville Swatters with relative ease during a 7-0 win for the road team. Noury, a Redmond, WA native, finished his college career with the Maryland Terrapins in 2077, went undrafted that year, and ended up playing for 4 different Bush League clubs before being released by the Dearborn Dilly’s… he was signed as a free agent by Phoenix in '78, starting his career with them in A-ball, and is currently splitting time between their A-Ball club and their Short Season A-Ball club so far this year. He’s destined to be a StrangeVerse vagabond, a bootleg Caine from Kung Fu, wandering aimlessly across the landscape and trying to earn money as a professional athlete for as long as his body will allow it. Fair play to him.

Record: 86-46, .651, 1st NL West
Up Next: We’ll conclude August at home, with the Mexico City Jaguars in town for four games.

06-04-2022, 03:35 PM	#114
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,257	2079 Season (August 28th – 29th) Los Angeles (85-45, .653, 1st NL West) @ Phoenix Coyotes (71-59, .546, 2nd NL West) Phoenix, sitting pretty in the wildcard race at 3 games up on Las Vegas & Philly, finds themselves firmly entrenched in the second slot on the NL West table, but are operating a full 14 games off our pace. The Coyotes have been good this year, as they often are… though, the 2079 campaign has been uneven at times. After finishing 18-10 in May, Phoenix was able to carry that form forward into June, posting a 15-11 record for the month, but found themselves taking a few steps back during a dismal 11-15 July, giving us all the opportunity we’d need to build up what looks like an insurmountable lead. Interestingly, so far this season, Phoenix ranks 6th for total offense and 7th in pitching amongst National League teams, with Las Vegas ranked ahead of them in both categories. Phoenix will have their work cut out for them if they have designs on staying ahead of the Outlaws and ultimately securing one of two wildcard slots that will get homefield advantage during the Circle Series round of the playoffs. 131 of 162: Jan Hernandez (8-4, 2.19) @ Landon Sampson (12-4, 2.18) Loss, 5-6. We’d not go down without a fight, scoring 4 runs during a furious rally attempt during the top of the 8th, before finally succumbing to former Leopard, CL Rishon Shaw, who mowed down the top of our order, *Cox-Hong-Otto, on strikes to give his club a hard-fought victory in the first of two games we’ll contest in Phoenix. Cox* was particularly atrocious at the plate, posting a GOLDEN SOMBRERO from the leadoff spot, setting a tone that our offense would, mostly, follow until we managed to get a little bit of something going during our late, ill-fated rally attempt. The Coyotes’ Landon Sampson, one of the best hurlers in this save, gave us the business over 6.1-innings of work, fanning 8 Leopards while allowing only 1 run – he’s now 13-4 on the year with a tip-top, 2.15 ERA. Note: RP Kaoru Kudo’s rehab stint in Compton has come to an end, meaning his return to the big club will, unfortunately, come at the expense of RP Ignazio Armendariz, who’d given quite a good account of himself in 26 appearances on the big club. Fare thee well sir… may you have fair winds and following seas in Compton. Well at least for a couple of days, we'll be back for you on September 1st so stay limber... 132 of 162: Stephen Estevez (13-6, 2.18) @ Prior Balazs (3-3, 3.33) Win, 4-3. Phoenix made a game of it with runs scored in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings, pulling within one of sending this tilt into extras, but Haag, in a less-than-vintage performance, managed to cling to our tentative lead and earn his 49th save of the year. Estevez went 6 strong, allowed just two hits with nothing getting across on his watch, he’ll enter his 14th victory of the season into the permanent record, while the offense somehow found a way to squeeze out the minimum number of runs required for victory. Sort of a weird contest where things started coming unglued at the end with the team that probably should have won, in this case Phoenix, just running out of time to do so. Elsewhere: Jay Noury, of the Cheyenne Rattlers (Single A club rolling to Phoenix), twirled a complete-game masterpiece, allowing no runners to plate while fanning 14 for the contest, as the visiting Wyoming-based ballclub handled the Louisville Swatters with relative ease during a 7-0 win for the road team. Noury, a Redmond, WA native, finished his college career with the Maryland Terrapins in 2077, went undrafted that year, and ended up playing for 4 different Bush League clubs before being released by the Dearborn Dilly’s… he was signed as a free agent by Phoenix in '78, starting his career with them in A-ball, and is currently splitting time between their A-Ball club and their Short Season A-Ball club so far this year. He’s destined to be a StrangeVerse vagabond, a bootleg Caine from Kung Fu, wandering aimlessly across the landscape and trying to earn money as a professional athlete for as long as his body will allow it. Fair play to him. Record: 86-46, .651, 1st NL West Up Next: We’ll conclude August at home, with the Mexico City Jaguars in town for four games. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards Last edited by pauwoo; 06-04-2022 at 07:21 PM.