2 @ Jacksonville OFF DAY 3 vs New England 1 @ Fresno
RUNS SCORED: 703 (4th)
RUNS AGAINST: 755 (15th)
OBP: .324 (4th)
STARTERS ERA: 4.72 (16th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.23 (12th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .681 (11th)
ZONE RATING: -4.9 (8th)
RESULTS (73-79 7 GB)
1-1 @ Jacksonville OFF DAY 2-1 vs New England 0-1 @ Fresno
9/11- CIP 4 JAX 3 Hawkins (W) 7-14 5.07 7 IP 7 H 3 ER Nieves 2H 1st IBL HR 3 RBI
9/12- JAX 6 CIP 2 (8) Called after 8 Pelletier (L) 1-1 3.24 5.2 IP 5 H 7 K 3 BB 3 ER Elijah Jones 2H HR (6)
Scott Herman (JAX) wins 20th. 20-7 3.36 6.1 IP 8 H 6 K 2 ER
- Milwaukee's season ends so we're calling up a few more players for the final 2 weeks.
- 19 year old prospect Dan Ferguson will be recalled and take Matt Hawkins rotation spot. Matt's 7-14 and can use the breather.
- OF Cory Dillon hit 17 HR's and played exceptional corner OF and at 25 I want to see what he's about. He is another RHH though. Several DL players were moved to the 60 day DL to open 40 man slots but I don't forsee problems making adjustments as they come back.
- OF Tom Martinez and OF Ricky Gutierrez will come up after New Orleans season is out. Martinez was our 6th pick in the expansion draft from Philly and had a great year, hitting .316/.362/.433. No pop to speak of but an elite eye. He's also a LHH. His defense is far from good enough to play every day.
- Gutierrez is a player built to run. He's 36-42 in the minors this year in SB and makes exceptional contact. His .345 OBP for New Orleans was nice to see. He's an older brain in a 25 year old body and can play elite corner OF, with a cannon in right.
9/13- OFF DAY
9/14- CIP 7 NE 0 Guijosa (W) 13-11 4.35 7.2 IP 2 H 10 K 4 BB Garcia 2H HR (15) 2 RBI Krieg 4H SB (19) Wynn hurt again. Graves 1-4 2 R SB (1)
9/15- CIP 9 NE 7 Andy Powers 12 K 7 IP 3 ER (11-9 5.01) Anderson SV (2) Jesse Roberts 3H 2B (31) SB (30) 2 RE 2 RBI Krieg 2 2B 5 RBI (92)
9/16- NE 9 CIP 1 Morris pounded 7 R 6 ER 2.2 IP (11-2 3.60)
Gutierrez and Martinez are added to the 40-man and recalled. P Melvin Lazoya is already on the roster and recalled filling up the expanded 35 man roster.
- Pittsburgh beat San Francisco to move into sole possession of 1st place in the NL East. Big time pitching duel tomorrow in Pittsburgh. Adam Sharpe 15-7 2.45 vs Juan Laurel 19-4 2.42.
- Xavier Wynn is hurt again and I placed him on the 60-day. That makes 5 players on the 6-day. Dave Wheeler is called up. The lineup will look different these final 12 games as we balance trying to win with maximizing playing time for the kids. Dan Ferguson gets his 1st start in the big leagues tomorrow.
9/17- FRE 5 CIP 2 Ferguson ND 5.1 IP 4 K 4 BB 2 ER Hawkins BS (L) 7-15 Ayala 2H HR RBI
- The duel in Pittsburgh lived up to the hype somewhat. Sharpe went 6 innings in a no-decision, allowing 2 earned on 6 hits. Laurel surrendered a 3R HR to Danny Lamar to break a 2-2 tie in the 8th. He fanned 12 on 9 hits over 7 1/3rd innings to fall to 19-5 2.55 on the year.
LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- 1B Carlo Ambrogi (WYO) 11-23 HR 7 RBI (signed and released 5 years ago by Portland as an Int. FA. He hit .300-10-57 last year winning the everyday job, and is hitting .319-22-93 this year.
NL POTW- 2B Matt Cameron (NYP) 13-27 3 HR 7 RBI
- On Sunday Philadelphia defeated Denver 2-0 as the Saints chase a wild-card berth. Why is this a topic? In that game Philadelphia (62-90 18 GB) SP Tom Rowland fired a 6-hit shutout and fanned 5. The win “improved: his record to 3-14 6.19 on the year. In fact 3 starts ago Rowland was 1-14 7.19 and has tossed 20.2 innings, winning twice, allowing 4 earned runs in his last 3 starts. The definition of tough luck last year he was 12-14 with a microscopic 2.62 ERA and led the league with 227 innings.
- Also on Sunday Las Vegas announced SP Kyle Taylor (5-13 4.35) will have surgery to remove bone chips. The 38 year old was the third SP to hit the IL and 2nd to have season ending surgery. Denver leads Phoenix by 1 game with 10 left to play. Vegas will host us for the seasons final three games.