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Old 04-18-2019, 01:56 PM   #62
ayaghmour2
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June 27th-July 3rd

June 27th, 1904: Tobias Laranjeira was diagnosed with elbow inflammation, and he'll head to the DL for 2 weeks. This coincides with Eric Thomas being eligible to return from the DL, so he was activated. Juan Londono, regardless, will fill in as closer for the time being and Cody Hall was moved to the pen.

Our LF Justin Arrington and Baltimore 2B Jordan Hendrick were named Players of the Week. Arrington went 8-for-24 with 5 homers and 9 RBI's in his first good week of the season.

Down a level in Grand Rapids, Alex Nagel was named American League Player of the Week. He hit .524 with 2 homers and 7 RBI's.

We dropped down to 8th in the Power Rankings. Now 42-36, we are 2 out of 2nd and 10 out of first.

We'd welcome the Red Hawks to town for a three game set tomorrow. Cincy is in 5th and is just half a game behind us. We'd see Humberto Gonzalez (8-3, 3.30 ERA), Mike Rivera (4-4, 4.00 ERA), and Mike Gardenhire (4-5, 4.37 ERA).

June 28th, 1904: We welcomed the Red Hawks to town with ace D.J. Ruhnke (11-5, 3.77 ERA, 1.13 WHIP) taking on 34-year-old Humberto Gonzalez (8-3, 3.30 ERA, 1.27 WHIP). They got to Ruhnke early, and he lost 5-3.

He allowed 5 runs off 7 hits and 4 walks with 8 strikeouts in 5 frames. Ben Follmar went 2.1 innings with a hit, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts.

Arrington stayed hot, 2-for-4 with a solo homer. Jeremy Bell was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Giobbe Capuana was 1-for-4 with a double and RBI. Jorge Rancier was 1-for-4 with a double.

June 29th, 1904: Looking to even the series back up, former Red Hawk Eric Thomas (7-5, 3.25 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) took on Mike Gardenhite (4-5, 4.37 ERA, 1.37 WHIP). In two starts against the Red Hawks, Thomas is 0-2 with a 6.19 ERA. Down 4-1 in the 8th, we rallied for 2 in the bottom half and one more in the 9th to tie the contest and force extras. In the 12th, Bill Goodwin drove in one on a single off Toshiya Hayashi, and we dropped the middle game 5-4.

Man we just can't win anymore...

Thomas went 8 with 5 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Hayashi allwoed a run with 3 hits and 2 strikeouts in the 12th.

Justin Arrington was 1-for-4 with a hit by pitch and another solo homer. Seth Bland was 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored. Mike Legg was 1-for-5 with a solo homer.

June 29th, 1904: We looked to avoid the sweep with another former Red Hawk Matt Puckett (8-3, 4.23 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) taking on another 34-year-old Nam-shik Kim (7-4, 3.15 ERA, 1.16 WHIP). Tied at 7 in the 7th, we put up 6th runs and escaped with a 13-7 series ending win.

Puckett was roughed up, with all 7 runs charged to him. He went 5+ with 7 hits, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Ben Follmar "blew" the save, but also got the win, 2 innings with a hit, walk, and strikeout. It wasn't really his fault, as the 2nd run was on 2nd with none out when he entered the game.

Mike Koski was 2-for-3 with a double, sac-fly, 2 runs, a walk, and 2 RBI's. Seth Bland was 3-for-4 with a walk, three run homer, and three runs scored. Zack Lawrence was 2-for-3 with 2 runs, 2 walks, a double, and RBI. Andy Palme was 2-for-5 with a 2-run double. Justin Arrington was 1-for-3 with a run scored, RBI, and 2 walks.



Mustangs righty Yeong-shin Kim allowed just 1 hit in an 11-0 domination of Washington.

Our home stand finishes with three against the Cardinals. Chicago is 26-50 and 25.5 games behind the Lightning. They'd send Bobby Golberg (5-10, 6.01 ERA), Manny Melgosa (2-7, 5.97 ERA), and Travis Edwards (4-7, 5.04 ERA) to the mound.

June was our worst month of the year, as we finished 13-14 and fell to fourth place. I'm hoping July will be much better!

July 1st, 1904: New York 1B Roy Luska and Brooklyn 3B Juan Ozuna were Batters of the Month. Milwaukee SP Yeong-shin Kim and Buffalo SP Mark Mitchell were Pitchers of the Month. Washington LF Justin Bigg and Philadelphia 1B Gabe Solis were Rookies of the Month.

In Grand Rapids our top prospect Jorge Montalvo was named Pitcher of the Month. Going 4-2 with a 1.54 ERA and striking out 65 in 41 innings, Montalvo may have pitched his way into the rotation if Josh Fisher has another bad outing. He pitched yesterday, so after Fisher's start tomorrow, he could be available for a callup.

We opened the Cardinals series with Nate McCue (3-4, 4.22 ERA, 1.08 WHIP) taking on the declining veteran righty Bobby Goldberg (5-10, 6.01 ERA, 1.38 WHIP). He looked like his vintage self today, and a pair of RBI singles off Juan Londono in the 9th gave the Cardinals a 2-1 victory.

McCue was good enough, 8 innings with 6 hits, 4 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Londono, however, wasn't, allowing 3 hits and 2 runs with a single strikeout in the 9th. It was his first save opportunity since the Laranjeira injury, and he didn't look up to the task.

Jesse Chesley was 2-for-4 with a pair of steals. Zack Lawrence was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Seth Bland was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Brooklyn's Nick Jones tossed a 5-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Boston.

July 2nd, 1904: Today the International Amateur Free Agent Pool was released. There are a few impact level talents that I'd try to throw all my money at.

We desperately needed to win this one, with Josh Fisher (1-6, 4.73 ERA, 1.36 WHIP) taking on the southpaw Manny Melgosa (2-7, 5.97 ERA, 1.41 WHIP). Instead, the score was the same as yesterday, and we were edged 2-1...

*Deep Sigh*

Well, Fisher didn't lose his spot, allowing just 5 hits and 2 runs with a walk and 8 strikeouts in 8 innings.

Justin Arrington was 2-for-4 with a solo homer. Jorge Rancier was 1-for-3 with a double.

July 2nd, 1904: Damain Salcido is healthy again, and will head to Class D Little Rock for a rehab assignment. He'll likely be back on the 8th for our series in Washington.

I also extended all my personnel, both majors and minors, that would've had their contract expired. Manager Brett Hunter's contract expires next year, but I'm not afraid to let him go if this skid continues much longer...

Update on the All-Star voting: Giobbe Capuana is 2nd for 1B. Damian Salcido is 3rd for SS. Justin Arrington is 3rd for LF. D.J. Ruhnke is 5th for SP. Tobias Laranjeira is 3rd and Juan Londono 4th for releif pitchers.

I can't belive I'm writing this, but we looked to avoid the home sweep, again, with D.J. Ruhnke (11-6, 3.96 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) facing fellow southpaw Travis Edwards (4-7, 5.04 ERA, 1.40 WHIP). It was even worse then anyone could've expected, and we were crushed 9-2...

We went 2-8 on our homestand...

Ruhnke went 7 innings with 6 hits, 6 runs, a walk, and 9 strikeouts. Cody Hall allowed 3 runs in 2 innings with 2 hits, a walk, and 2 strikeouts.

Seth Bland was 1-for-2 with 2 walks and a solo homer. Justin Arrington was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Andy Palme was 1-for-3 with a walk. Giobbe Capuana was 1-for-4 with a double.

St. Louis lefty Jim McNiff allowed just 4 hits in a 6-0 shutout over New Orleans.

Maybe the road will treat us better, as we headed to Milwaukee for a three game set with the 41-42 Mustangs. We'd face Mike Rivers (3-2, 5.03 ERA), Yeong-shin Kim (11-3, 2.59 ERA), and Derrick Fullerton (5-6, 4.09 ERA).

If we fall below .500, Hunter is gone...
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