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Old 03-15-2019, 10:18 AM   #20
ayaghmour2
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May 23rd-May 29th

May 23rd, 1903: All-Star voting starts today! I'd hope McCue, Camargo, Sandate, Arrington, and Salcido would be selected, but there's a long time before the break.

We welcomed the Wildcats and Chris Brown (1-5, 5.87 ERA, 1.92 WHIP) to town with Cody Hall (3-2, 5.31 ERA, 1.43 WHIP). 23-year-old superstar Gus Leyva would be in the three spot, but Hall has done well at limiting his damage, as he's putting up just a .200 average with no homers in 15 at bats (he's got a 1.006 OPS this year!). Pitching surprisingly had the upper hand, and we took the opener 4-2.

Hall tossed 8 strong innings with 3 hits, 2 runs, and 7 strikeouts. Simon Ellingson got a strikeout and tossed a perfect 9th for his 9th save on the year.

Carlos Sandate was 2-for-4 with a double and steal. Jesus Camargo was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Justin Arrington was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Damian Salcido was 1-for-2 with a walk, RBI, and hit by pitch. Juan Vlea was 1-for-3 with a walk and RBI.

May 25th, 1903: The Pittsburgh Pilots sent RHP Pat Playter to the Cleveland Cyclones for LHP Tonny Downs and RHP Carlos Delgado.

We looked to secure a split as Carlos Ramirez (1-5, 5.53 ERA, 1.40 WHIP) took on Hector Peralez (4-1, 6.15 ERA, 1.61 WHIP). Ramirez struggled last time against Washington, allowing 7 runs and 12 hits in 6 innings. The offense exploded, scoring at least 1 in the first 5 innings, including 6 in the 4th, and we won 11-5.

Ramirez went the distance (not sure why...), allowing 8 hits and 5 runs with 10 strikeouts.

Brett Olsen was hitting on all cylinders, going 4-for-5 with a double, 2 homers, and 6 RBI's. Justin Arrington was 2-for-5 with a homer and 3 RBI's. Jesus Camargo was 2-for-5 with 2 runs and an RBI. Mike Shaddox was 1-for-2 with 2 runs and 2 walks. Carlos Sandate was 1-for-3 with 2 walks and a run scored.

May 25th, 1903: Our own Brett Olsen was Player of the Week in the AL, hitting .474 with 2 homers, 8 RBI's, and 5 runs scored. The NL Player of the Week was Buffalo 1B Frank May.

We're up to 2 in the Power Rankings behind just St. Louis. At 27-19, we are half a game behind the Rebels for the Wild Card and 8 behind the Lightning.

We looked to take the series a game early with Nate McCue (7-2, 2.51 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) battling the breakout 25-year-old Willis Salinas (6-0, 2.17 ERA, 1.25 WHIP). McCue has had two great starts against the Wild Cats this year, going 1-0 with a 2.12 ERA 20 strikeouts. He was just as great today, and we won 8-2 with help from a 6 run 7th.

Juan Vela, however, left the game early while running the bases. He was 1-for-2 with a double, and he was hurt on the slide in to second.

McCue needed no relief, allowing 7 hits, 2 runs, and a walk with 8 strikeouts in the complete game.

Damian Salcido was 3-for-4 with a double, 2 hoemrs, and 6 RBI's. Jesus Camargo was 2-for-5 with 2 runs scored. Player of the Week Brett Olsen was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Omar Attilio was 1-for-3 with a walk and two run homer.

May 26th, 1903: We looked to finish the always tough four games sweep as Vince Brown (6-0, 4.21 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) looked to remain perfect over the Wildcats red-hot ace Marcos Hernandez (6-4, 3.59 ERA, 1.22 WHIP). Every batter in our lineup who has faced him more then 10 times is hitting below .190. Despite an excellent effort from Brown, we fell short, dropping the finale 2-1 as the elusive sweep slipped away again...

Brown went 7, allowing just 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned...), and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts. Both Jeremy Gotwals and Simon Ellingson had hitless frames.

Mike Legg, who made the error, was 1-for-4 with a solo homer. Vela's injury replacement Kab-shik Min was 2-for-4. Jim Raines was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Milwaukee 3B Chad Carnes launched three homers in a 9-8 comeback win over the Cardinals.

Our homestand would finish up with the Cajuns coming to town. At 20-29, they are 17.5 games out of first. We'd see all southpaws, Jaime Bottorff (2-3, 4.95 ERA), Jesse Salvetti (1-0, 2.57 ERA), and Steve Hudson (1-4, 6.80 ERA).

May 27th, 1903: Juan Vela was diagnosed with a strained hamstring, and will miss about 2-3 weeks. Ideally, I would've wanted Giobbe Capuana to have a rehab assignemnt, but with Vela's injury, Capuana would get thrust back into the lineup at first.

Vela was hitting .271/.312/.517 with 6 homers and 14 RBI's. Capuana is hitting .265/.403/.653 with 11 homers and 23 RBI's.

The now third place Rebels had a huge hit to their playoff pursuit, as 25-year-old ace Kevin Miller will miss the rest of the year with a fractured elbow. He was 5-3 with a 2.72 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in 11 starts while walking 20 and striking out 76.

D.J. Ruhnke (5-2, 3.49 ERA) got the start in the opener against Jaime Bottorff (2-3, 4.95 ERA, 1.48 WHIP) and the Cajuns. Runke has pitched well against New Orleans, 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA. On the offensvie side, Camargo has hit Bottorff well, with the lefty going 11-for-29 with 2 homers. We couldn't solve Bottorff, and the Cajuns won the opener 4-1.

Don't blame Ruhnke, who only allowed 1 earned (4 total) in 7 innings. He gave up 8 hits, walked 3, and struck out 9.

Camargo continued to hit Bottorff well, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. Mike Legg was 1-for-2 with a walk. Muhan Yakin was 1-for-4 with a double.

May 28th, 1903: We looked to even the series back up with Cody Hall (4-2, 4.96 ERA, 1.30 WHIP) facing Jesse Salvetti (1-0, 2.57 ERA, 1.14 WHIP), who we sent to New Orleans in the McCue deal. He'll be making his 2nd career start against the team that took him in the 4th Round back in 1896. We continued to struggle, and the we dropped another game 6-1.

If I knew Salvetti could pitch like this I wouldn't have traded him...

Hall went 7 with 6 hits, 4 runs, a walk, and 5 strikeouts. Ben Follmar allowed 2 (1 earned) in 2 innings with 4 hits and 2 strikeouts.

Carlos Sandate was 1-for-3 with a double and walk. Hall was 1-for-2 with the only RBI.

May 29th, 1903: Fan Vote Update: Camargo ranks 1st for 2B, Capuana 3rd for 3B, Salcido 1st for SS, Arrington 1st for LF, Sandate 2nd for CF, Olsen 3rd for RF, McCue 5th for SP, Laranjeira 2nd for RP, and de Loera 4th for RP.

The Patriots lost Humberto Gonzalez for the rest of the season with a torn labrum. The 33-year-old was 5-2 with a 2.18 ERA.

We looked to avoid the embarassing sweep with Carlos Ramirez (2-5, 5.47 ERA, 1.34 WHIP) facing Steve Hudson (1-4, 6.0 ERA, 1.64 WHIP). Luckily, the offense awakened from their hibernation, and we turned a 3-0 deficit into a 10-3 victory.

Ramriez, of course, went the distance, allowing 5 hits with 3 runs, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. I guess 135 pitches is nothing when you have 100 stamina...

Justin Arrington went 2-for-3 with 2 runs, 2 walks, a triple, homer, and 4 RBI's. Damian Salcido was 2-for-4 with a homer and 3 RBI's. Giobbe Capuana was 2-for-4 with 2 runs, a double, and RBI. Jesus Camargo was 2-for-4 with 2 runs and an RBI. Ramirez was 1-for-3 with a sac-bunt and run scored. Jim Raines was 1-for-4 with 2 runs, a walk, and double.

We'd look to continue that momentum as we headed to Cincinnati for a three game set with the Red Hawks. At 27-24, they are just 2 games behind us and 11 behind the Lightning. The scheduled starters are Nam-shik Kim (1-2, 2.70 ERA), Eric Thomas (5-4, 3.73 ERA), and Matt Puckett (5-4, 3.67 ERA).
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