Week 11: 2vs+2@
Kansas City Royals , 3@
Colorado Rockies
June 15th
Kansas City Royals - Milwaukee Brewers 6-0
MIL SP
Tyler Thornburg 5.2IP 4H 4R 1ER 3BB 4K
MIL 2B
Luis Sardinas 1-3 BB
HR KCR: none
HR MIL: none
W:
Drew Pomeranz(3-5 4.02) L:
Tyler Thornburg(6-4 1.69)
A dropped flyball led to three unearned runs for
Thornburg... and we never hit
Pomeranz hard.
News:
Royals SP
Drew Pomeranz(26, 4*) took advantage of an anemic offense in a 6-0 win over the
Brewers, pitching a 5-hitter with 1BB and 5K. The lefty came over from
Oakland in May and is now 3-5 4.02 73K in 14G for the year... and really dealing in
Kansas City.
Dodgers RF
Andre Ethier(33, 1*) enjoyed interleague play today with a 3-3 2R 3RBI BB 2HR day in a 6-3 win over the
Rangers. The veteran only made his firth start of the year, batting .206-2-6 in 23G/5GS.
The
Reds will be without LHCL
Aroldis Chapman(27, 4.5/5*) for the rest of 2015. The flamethrower is expected to miss 6-7 month with shoulder inflammation, ending a 4-0 17SV 3.34ERA 32G campaign.
In a blockbuster deal, the
Red Sox unloaded 3B
Pablo Sandoval(28, 3.5*, .289-11-40) and $3M of cash to
Minnesota. They got back a good haul in prospect CF
Max Kepler(22, 2* HS, 4.5* OSA, A) and prospect RF
Jose Bermudez(17, 2* HS, 1* OSA, R).
June 16th
The
Brewers made a couple of roster moves today. 1B/OF
Shane Peterson(27, 1/2*) and his .129-0-0 18G bat was shipped back to AAA Colorado Springs and the open roster spot was taken by IF
Cliff Pennington(31, 1.5* HS, 2* OSA, .194-4-14).
Pennington is a switch hitting infielder that they claimed off waivers from the
D'backs just today.
This makes
Luis Jimenez(.276-4-9 32G/11GS), who had some big hits lately, their new 1B for now.
Kansas City Royals - Milwaukee Brewers 2-1
MIL SP
Kyle Lohse 7IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 6K
MIL PH
Ryan Kalish 1-1 R
HR KCR: none
HR MIL: none
W:
Jason Vargas(3-5 4.35) L:
Kyle Lohse(2-8 4.26) SV:
Greg Holland(16 3.08)
Another non showing of our offense as our only run was a pinch hitter that scored on an error...
News:
Tigers 1B
Miguel Cabrera(32, 5*) hit a special home run today... #400. The 2x MvP, 5x Silver Slugger and 9x All-Star is a career .319/.396/.561 hitter with 2255 hits, 400HR 1399RBI's between the
Marlins and the
Tigers.
White Sox 1B
Jose Abreu(28, 5*) continues to roll with another 4-hit day with 4R 2RBI 2BB DB HR in a 8-5 win over the
Pirates in twelve innings. He added to his lead in the batting average department and is batting .357-16-51 now.
June 17th
Milwaukee Brewers - Kansas City Royals 12-3
MIL SP
Jimmy Nelson 9IP 10H 3R 3ER 1BB 4K
MIL 2B
Luis Sardinas 4-6 R RBI 2SB(12)
MIL RF
Ryan Braun 2-6 2R 2RBI DB HR
MIL DH
Khris Davis 3-6 R RBI DB
MIL C
Jonathan Lucroy 2-6 R 2RBI HR
MIL 3B
Hector Gomez 2-6 3R
MIL SS
Jean Segura 3-4 R 2RBI DB
MIL 1B
Luis Jimenez 2-5 R 3RBI HR
HR MIL:
Luis Jimenez(5),
Jonathan Lucroy(3),
Ryan Braun(6)
HR KCR: none
W:
Jimmy Nelson(4-4 3.62) L:
Yordano Ventura(5-5 5.63)
And suddently, all hell breakes loose.
Nelson pitched a complete game while
Ventura was done after 2.1 with 6ER...
News:
Cubs 1B
Anthony Rizzo(25, 4/4.5*) lifted Chicago to a 11-3 win over the
Indians with a 2-3 3R 3RBI 2BB 2HR day. Their 2014 All-Star is batting .271-10-28 for 2015.
Mets homegrown 2B/SS
Wilmer Flores(23, 4/4.5*) had a 4-hit day in a 8-7 win over
Toronto, going 4-5 2R 2RBI DB HR. The young Venezuelan is batting .221-6-26 in 6G.
June 18th
The
Brewers announced that SP
Wily Peralta(26, 3.5* HS, 3* OSA, 1-2 4.32) was eligible to come off the DL and was sent to AAA for a rehab assignment. He missed significant time with minor injuries this year and the front office needed some more information to decide where to put him anyways.
Milwaukee Brewers - Kansas City Royals 5-2
MIL SP
Mike Fiers 7IP 4H 2R 1ER 1BB 3K
MIL CF
Carlos Gomez 2-4 R 2RBI
MIL 3B
Luis Jimenez 1-4 R 3RBI HR
HR MIL:
Luis Jimenez(6)
HR KCR:
Kevin Kouzmanoff(6)
W:
Mike Fiers(3-6 3.98) L:
Danny Duffy(3-6 4.81) SV:
Jeremy Jeffress(16 3.52)
We are riding the hot streak of
Luis Jimenez right now and were able to split this four game set with
Kansas.
News:
Mariners LF
Nelson Cruz(34, 2.5*) hit two shots against the
Giants in a 6-5 win today. With a 3-3 R 3RBI BB 2HR day, last years AL HR king improved to .271-12-35 in 66G.
June 19th
Milwaukee Brewers – Colorado Rockies 3-2
MIL SP
Travis Wood 7IP 6H 2R 2ER 3BB 3K
MIL RF
Ryan Braun 2-3 R RBI BB DB
MIL LF
Khris Davis 2-4 R
HR MIL: none
HR COL:
Josh Phegley(3)
W:
Travis Wood(3-5 4.86) L:
Tyler Matzek(7-6 4.04) SV:
Jeremy Jeffress(17 3.41)
A well pitched game at Coors that saw the winning run cross the plate... on a passed ball in the 6th.
News:
Indians RF
Brandon Moss(31, 3.5*) hit a couple of solo home runs in a 2-3 3R 2RBI BB 2HR day that culminated in a 8-5 win over the
Rays.
Moss is batting .250-13-42 in his first year in
Cleveland.
Cardinals LF
Matt Holliday(35, 5*) will be out for 5 weeks with an intercostal strain suffered on Monday. The 4x Silver Slugger was batting .294-8-31 in 63G this year.
June 20th
Milwaukee Brewers – Colorado Rockies 4-10
MIL SP
Tyler Thornburg 3.2IP 7H 6R 6ER 2BB 4K
MIL 2B
Luis Sardinas 2-5 R RBI HR
MIL 3B
Luis Jimenez 3-4 RBI DB
MIL SS
Hector Gomez 2-4 DB
HR MIL:
Luis Sardinas(1)
HR COL:
Josh Phegley(3)
W:
Jorge De La Rosa(4-2 5.85) L:
Tyler Thornburg(6-5 2.23)
The ball was flying today... and we got more bad news as
Ryan Braun left the game in the 2nd with a injury suffered on a diving play... diagnosis pending.
News:
Dodgers RF
Yasiel Puig(24, 5*) had 2-3 2R 3RBI 3BB 2HR day, driving in all
Dodgers runs in a 3-7 loss to the
Giants. The young Cuban is batting .285-10-38 in 67G this year.
D'Backs 2B
Chris Owings(23, 3/5*) had a nice 5-5 2RBI DB day in a 2-3 loss at the hands of the
Padres. The speedy second baseman is posting a .290-5-28 clip with 7/10SB in 65 games. They also had to announce that 3B
Jake Lamb(24, 4/4.5*), a .239-5-18 hitter in 50G, will be out for four weeks.
June 21st
The
Brewers announced that OF
Ryan Braun(31, 4*) has a strained rib cage muscle and will be hampered for 1-2 weeks. With the season not going so well, they have placed him on the DL to take no risk. The open roster spot was given to 1B/CF
Shane Peterson.
Milwaukee Brewers – Colorado Rockies 3-7
MIL SP
Kyle Lohse 7IP 7H 5R 5ER 2BB 6K
MIL LF
Ryan Kalish 2-4 R 2RBI HR
HR MIL:
Ryan Kalish(2)
HR COL:
Nick Hundley(5),
Drew Stubbs(6),
Justin Morneau(9),
Wilin Rosario(5),
W:
Kyle Kendrick(6-4 5.20) L:
Kyle Lohse(2-9 4.43)
The
Rockies jumped on
Lohse and
Hatcher today in a game where we never had a lead.
News:
Blue Jays SP
Daniel Norris(22, 2/3.5* HS, 1/3.5* OSA) pitched eight shutout innings in a 3-0 win over
Baltimore, allowing 3H 1BB 5K. The talented lefty is 7-4 4.41 72K in 14 starts this year.
D'backs SP
Rubby De La Rosa(26, 1.5/2*) allowed 5H 0BB 5K over eight in a 3-0 win over
San Diego. The former
Red Sox farmhand is 3-7 4.24 72K in 16G/15GS.
Boston SP
Matt Barnes(25, 0.5/2* HS, 2.5/4* OSA) collected 8.1IP 6H 1BB 4K game that the
Red Sox won 5-0 over the
Royals. A long time prospect,
Barnes is 2-4 3.91 28K in 8 starts this year.
Week: 3-4(2-2vs/@ KCR, 1-2@ COL)
Power Rankings: #22(-5)
Runs scored: 219(15)
Starters ERA: 3.77(9)
Bullpen ERA: 4.20(13)
Defensive Eff.: .695(7)
Fan Interest: 75(+1)
Who's hot?
SS
Jean Segura 8G 10-21 .476 2HR 5RBI
Who's not?
LHRP
Neal Cotts 20G 1SV 9.00ERA 15IP 11K
C
Martin Maldonado 8G 2-30 .037 0HR 0RBI
3B
Mike Moustakas 8G 2-30 .067 0HR 0RBI
White Sox 1B
Jose Abreu(28, 5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 12-26 5HR 9RBI's. His continued hot streak improved his season stats to .359-19-57.
Mets 2B/SS
Wilmer Flores(23, 4/4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-24 2HR 3RBI's. Batting .230-6-26, he has room for improvmement and the
Mets could need that in the future.
| NL Central | W-L | GB |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 45-25 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 42-28 | 3 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 32-39 | 13.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 30-38 | 14 |
| Chicago Cubs | 31-40 | 16 |