There's something brewing - A Badenian going America

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


24th July 2013


Game #98 - Winnipeg (54-43, .557, 2 GB) vs St. Louis (56-41, .577, 2 GA)

Josh Stinson, RHP, 7-6, 4.39 ERA, 23 G, 7 GS, 69.2 IP, 73 H, 34 R, 34 ER, 9 HR, 22 BB, 75 K, 1.36 WHIP
vs.
Will Watkins, RHP, 11-5, 2.62 ERA, 20 GS, 134.0 IP, 110 H, 42 R, 39 ER, 16 HR, 41 BB, 154 K, 1.13 WHIP

3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - John Rodriguez - 1B Ryan Braun - 2B Joe Harrington - RF Jayson Werth - C Josh Bard - CF Jeremy Reed - SS Sergio Santos
vs
RF Colby Rasmus - SS Orlando Hudson - LF Albert Pujols - CF Carlos Beltran - C Bryan Anderson - 3B Allen Campbell - 1B Mike Rodriguez - 2B Gilbert Murphy

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	8	0
Winnipeg Bisons	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	9	1

W: J. Stinson (8-6); L: W. Watkins (11-6)
H: H. Ishii (5), C. Armstrong (7)
SV: S. Shelton (18)
HR: - / R. Braun (20), J. Bard (6), J. Harrington (22)
SB: C. Rasmus (16), C. Beltran (15) / -
CS: - / T. Lee (6)
E: - / T. Lee (5)
PoG: J. Bard - 1/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 43166

Important win to keep the Cardinals close by a team pitching effort.


Elsewhere:

The Reds lost 3B Edwin Encarnacion (.245, 20 HR, 65 RBI) for the season with a fractured ulna.

Marmots pitcher Kyle Winters (9-5, 3.53 ERA) pitched a 2-hit shutout against Charlotte. In the same game 3B Erick Aybar (.325, 9 HR, 52 RBI) went 5-5.

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


24th July 2013

Trades:

The Cubs traded CF Tyler Colvin (.267, 5 HR, 21 RBI) and minor league RF Bill Collins (.352, 0 HR, 2 RBI - R) to Buffalo in exchange for reliever Fernando Cabrera (9-3, 4.45 ERA) and minor league 2B Lindsay Lirett (.292, 1 HR, 13 RBI).

The Cardinals traded LF Ken Duffy (.226, 6 HR, 19 RBI) and minor league 2B Tsuneteru French (.341, 3 HR, 27 RBI - Lower A) to Colorado for starting pitcher Kevin Fox (3-8, 5.27 ERA).

The Yankees sent 3B Andy Marte (.248, 9 HR, 34 RBI) and LF Juan Fabían (.261, 0 HR, 9 RBI) to the Angels for minor league reliever Doughlas Brandt (3-4-2, 3.69 ERA - AAA).

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


25th July 2013


We reduced the gap to St. Louis to one game and now we are playing the Dodgers who have the same record as we. They are six games behind the division leader.


Disabled List:
Winnipeg -
IF Alberto Gonzalez (9 months)

Los Angeles (N) -
SS Bill Hall (10-11 months)

Game #99 - Winnipeg (55-43, .561, 1 GB) at Los Angeles Dodgers (55-43, .561, 6 GB)

Cory Van Allen, LHP, 8-4, 5.04 ERA, 18 GS, 105.1 IP, 114 H, 67 R, 59 ER, 18 HR, 30 BB, 75 K, 1.37 WHIP
vs.
James McDonald, RHP, 11-4, 3.04 ERA, 21 GS, 139.1 IP, 119 H, 49 R, 47 ER, 18 HR, 37 BB, 130 K, 1.12 WHIP

Winnipeg:
3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - 90 G, 242 AB, 70 H, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 39 R, .289, .384, .438, .822, 12 SB
C Michael Yates - 84 G, 276 AB, 99 H, 6 HR, 41 RBI, 43 R, .359, .393, . 514, .908 (rookie)
1B Ryan Braun - 98 G, 380 AB, 123 H, 20 HR, 71 RBI, 78 R, .324, .414, .582, .996, 10 SB
LF John Rodriguez - 88 G, 277 AB, 76 H, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 42 R, .274, .374, .455, .829
2B Joe Harrington - 96 G, 382 AB, 102 H, 22 HR, 77 RBI, 63 R, .267, .318, .524, .842 (2nd year)
RF Matt Holliday - 88 G, 293 AB, 88 H, 12 HR, 52 RBI, 55 R, .300, .375, .509, .883, 2 SB
CF Jeremy Reed - 64 G, 200 AB, 49 H, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 34 R, .245, .321, .375, .696, 4 SB
SS Sergio Santos - 54 G, 83 AB, 21 H, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 12 R, .253, .323, .458, .780


Los Angeles
CF Steve Belcher - 42 G, 163 AB, 35 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 27 R, .215, .259, .288, .547, 33 SB (rookie)
SS Chad Spann - 92 G, 298 AB, 71 H, 13 HR, 51 RBI, 31 R, .238, .280, .409, .690
LF Matt Kemp - 81 G, 318 AB, 91 H, 14 HR, 48 RBI, 47 R, .286, .336, .491, .827, 14 SB
2B Bubba Jones - 66 G, 199 AB, 54 H, 15 HR, 38 RBI, 37 R, .271, .341, .538, .878, 10 SB (2nd year)
RF Matt Murton - 88 G, 217 AB, 56 H, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 38 R, .258, .321, .382, .703, 4 SB
C Ramon Hernandez - 89 G, 302 AB, 86 H, 13 HR, 50 RBI, 34 R, .285, .331, .470, .801
3B Josh Bell - 76 G, 135 AB, 31 H, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 20 R, .230, .280, .430, .710, 1 SB
1B Justin Huber - 98 G, 355 AB, 77 H, 15 HR, 50 RBI, 51 R, .217, .310, .394, 3 SB


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winnipeg Bisons 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 10 1
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1


W: C. Van Allen (9-4); L: J. McDonald (11-5)
SV: S. Shelton (19)
HR: - / -
SB: T. Lee (13) / -
E: J. Harrington (9) / J. McDonald (1)
PoG: C. Van Allen - 8.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 43774

Van Allen (a candidate for demotion) pitched a beauty today and total control.


Elsewhere:

37 year old RF Vladimir Guerrero (.292, 19 HR, 61 RBI) hit his 500 career homerun against Detroit.

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


26th July 2013

Trade:

The Yankees traded 1B Tagg Bozied (.254, 4 HR, 15 RBI) and minor league 3B John Bray (.271, 10 HR, 43 RBI - A) to Colorado for reliever Michael Gibbs (1-2, 5.79 ERA)

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche

As you may remember this game started in 2007 with original MLB rosters. Since then we saw the salary cup introduced, three round of expansions which lead to six division with six teams each.

I was curious - after taking some gaming break - which teams did best so far:

Team - made Playoffs - won World Series

Arizona - 4 - 0
Atlanta - 3 - 0
Baltimore - 0 - 0
Boise - 0 - 0 (2010 expansion team)
Boston - 4 - 1
Buffalo - 0 - 0 (2008 expansion team)
Charlotte - 0 - 0 (2010 expansion team)
White Sox - 1 - 0
Cubs - 1 - 0
Cincinnati - 0 - 0
Cleveland - 1 - 0
Colorado - 0 - 0
Detroit - 0 - 0
Florida - 2 - 0
Houston - 0 - 0
Indianapolis - 0 - 0 (2012 expansion team)
Kansas City - 2 - 1
Angels - 5 - 0
Dodgers - 2 - 0
Milwaukee 6 - 2
Minnesota 2 - 1
Yankees 1 - 0
Mets 2 - 0
Oakland 1 - 0
Philadelphia 2 - 0
Pittsburgh 0 - 0
San Diego 2 - 0
San Francisco 0 - 0
Seattle 1 - 1
St. Louis 0 - 0
Tampa Bay 4 - 0
Texas 1 - 0
Toronto 0 - 0
Vancouver (2008 expansion team)
Washington 1 - 0
Winnipeg 0 - 0 (2012 expansion team)

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


26th July 2013


Game #100 - Winnipeg (56-43, .566, - GB) at Los Angeles (N) (55-44, .556, 7 GB)

Bryan Morris, RHP, 4-2, 3.59 ERA, 9 G, 9 GS, 62.2 IP, 60 H, 28 R, 25 ER, 5 HR, 10 BB, 47 K, 1.12 WHIP
vs.
Alvis Ojeda, RHP, 6-5, 5.15 ERA, 15 GS, 85.2 IP, 102 H, 55 R, 49 ER, 19 HR, 28 BB, 60 K, 1.52 WHIP

RF Jayson Werth - C Michael Yates - 1B Ryan Braun - 2B Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - CF Wilfrido Pujols - LF Matt Holliday - SS Sergio Santos
vs
CF Steve Belcher - C Ramon Hernandez - LF Matt Kemp - 3B Andy LaRoche - SS Chad Spann - RF Gerald Boe - 2B Josh Bell - 1B Justin Huber

Winnipeg - Los Angeles N: 4-6 (10)

W: K. Fujikawa (3-4); L: J. Duchscherer (2-4)
HR: W. Pujols (16), J. Werth (13) / T. Abreu (2 - walk off)
SB: - / G. Boe (41), S. Belcher 2 (35)
PoG: W. Pujols - 1/4, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 42433

Even if we had chances to win this one, it was not a very well played game. Morris struggled and we couldn't take advantage of a struggling Ojeda either.

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


27th July 2013


Game #101 - Winnipeg (56-44, .560, 1 GB) at Los Angeles (N) (56-44, .556, 7 GB)

Tom Gorzelanny, LHP, 12-4, 3.70 ERA, 19 GS, 129.0 IP, 123 H, 67 R, 53 ER, 13 HR, 42 BB, 102 K, 1.28 WHIP
vs.
Jason Hammel, RHP, 8-5, 3.18 ERA, 20 GS, 127.1 IP, 106 H, 54 R, 45 ER, 15 HR, 38 BB, 117 K, 1.13 WHIP

3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - C Michael Yates - 1B Ryan Braun - LF John Rodriguez - RF Matt Holliday - SS Sharlon Schoop - CF Jeremy Reed - 2B Sergio Santos
vs
CF Steve Belcher - C Ramon Hernandez - LF Matt Kemp - 2B Bubba Jones - 3B Andy LaRoche - SS Tony Abreu - RF Nick Stavinoha - 1B Justin Huber

Winnipeg - Los Angeles N: 3-2

W: T. Kubota (3-0); L: T. Sipp (3-2)
SV: S. Shelton (20)
HR: M. Holliday (13) / N. Stavinoha (5)
SB: T. Lee (14) / S. Belcher (36)
CS: M. Holliday (3) / G. Boe (19)
E: M. Holliday (7) / N. Stavinoha (3)
PoG: N. Stavinoha - 2/3, HR, RBI
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 45318

We managed to win this even if we got only three hits, while the Dodgers had nine.


Trade:

The Royals traded 1B Brian Dopirak (.249, 9 HR, 31 RBI) and minor league 2B José Madr (.397, 1 HR, 8 RBI - R) to Baltimore for starting pitcher Eric Bedard (6-9, 4.87 ERA).

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


28th July 2013


Game #102 - Winnipeg (57-44, .564, 1 GB) at Los Angeles (N) (57-44, .556, 7 GB)

Scott Baker, RHP, 9-8, 4.55 ERA, 19 GS, 138.1 IP, 134 H, 78 R, 70 ER, 23 HR, 24 BB, 85 K, 1.14 WHIP
vs.
Greg Miller, LHP, 7-7, 3.74 ERA, 22 GS, 130.0 IP, 110 H, 65 R, 54 ER, 5 HR, 68 BB, 103 K, 1.45 WHIP

SS Sharlon Schoop - CF Wilfredo Pujols - 1B Ryan Braun - LF Matt Holliday - 2B Joe Harrington - RF Jayson Werth - 3B Chris Davis - C Josh Bard
vs
RF Gerald Boe - CF Matt Murton - LF Matt Kemp - 3B Andy LaRoche - SS Chad Spann - 2B Bubba Jones - C Paul Keck - 1B Justin Huber

Winnipeg - Los Angeles N: 4-7

W: G. Miller (8-7); L: S. Baker (9-)
H: T. Kawauchi (16), B. Penny (14)
SV: K. Fujikawa (19)
HR: - / P. Keck (4), A. LaRoche (23), B. Jones (16)
SB: W. Pujols (4) / -
E: S. Schoop (3), S. Baker (2) / G. Miller (3), P. Keck (4), C. Spann (10)
PoG: P. Keck - 3/4, 2 R, HR, RBI
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 44552

Miller could hardly throw strikes and the Dodgers catcher couldn't throw a David Ortiz style baserunner out, but once again Baker's tendancy to give up homeruns killed us. He has given up 26 in only 20 starts.


Elsewhere:

The Reds gave their ace and potential free agent Luke Hochevar (10-8, 3.57 ERA a new four deal worth $43,370,000.

Astros closer Taiyo Fujita (3-3-21, 3.59 ERA) is out for five weeks with a damaged meniscus.

Boise LF Adam Dunn (.251, 21 HR, 64 RBI) will miss up to three weeks with a blurred vision.


Trades:

Seattle sent 2B Ian Kinsler (.234, 9 HR, 47 RBI) and minor league 3B Paul Houston (.235, 1 HR, 9 RBI - Lower A) to Baltimore for reliever Yataro Sakamoto (0-2-2, 1.29 ERA).

The Padres dealt veteran RF Juan Rivera (.307, 7 HR, 30 RBI) and minor league closer John Clay (2-2-15, 4.13 ERA) to the Reds for starting pitcher Kris Johnson (10-11, 3.72 ERA).

The Brewers sent relieverBryce Cox (1-3-5, 5.59 ERA) to Boise for LF Jason Denham (.309, 10 HR, 43 RBI) and minor league SS Manuel Santos (.248, 4 HR, 24 RBI). Even if Cox is a good reliever (normally) this is a steal for the Brewers!

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


29th July 2013

Trades:

The Yankees traded their everyday SS Miguel Tejada (.297, 15 HR, 47 RBI) and his huge contract to Detroit for reliever Santo Franco (8-3-3, 3.63 ERA). The new Yankees SS is a rookie from Brazil hitting .140. while platooning with Derek Jeter.

Kansas City dealt 3B Alex Gordon (.271, 3 HR, 17 RBI) to Boise for minor league LF Ernest Henderson (.202, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 20 SB - R).

The Marmots traded veteran reliever Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara (5-2-1, 4.62 ERA) to San Diego for catcher Nick Hundley (.264, 2 HR, 10 RBI).


American League Player of the Week:

Erick Aybar (Vancouver): .586, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 8 R (.325, 9 HR, 55 RBI)


National League Player of the Week:

Dan Green (Philadelphia): .476, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 7 R (.315, 8 HR, 29 RBI)

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


30th July 2013


Still one game behind St. Louis and one ahead of Milwaukee. Up next a four game series against Toronto which is seven games behind St. Louis.
Every player in Toronto's lineup has 10 HRs or more!


Disabled List:
Winnipeg -
IF Alberto Gonzalez (9 months)

Toronto -
n/a

Game #103 - Winnipeg (57-45, .559, 1 GB) vs Toronto Blue Jays (51-51, .500, 7 GB)

Jacob Marceaux, RHP, 5-9, 4.76 ERA, 17 GS, 115.1 IP, 119 H, 67 R, 61 ER, 19 HR, 33 BB, 83 K, 1.32 WHIP
vs.
Willie Collazo, LHP, 6-7, 3.46 ERA, 21 GS, 122.1 IP, 131 H, 59 R, 47 ER, 16 HR, 31 BB, 87 K, 1.32 WHIP

Winnipeg:
SS Sharlon Schoop - .304, 6 HR, 45 RBI, .870
1B Ryan Braun - .316, 20 HR, 72 RBI, .974
CF Wilfrido Pujols - .278, 16 HR, 50 RBI, .867 (3rd year in ML)
LF Matt Holliday - .302, 13 HR, 55 RBI, .888
2B Joe Harrington - .266, 22 HR, 78 RBI, .840 (2nd year in ML)
RF Jayson Werth - .246, 13 HR, 44 RBI, .809
3B Chris Davis - .247, 9 HR, 36 RBI, .748
C Josh Bard - .297, 6 HR, 32 RBI, .838
P Jacob Marceaux - .094, 0 HR, 2 RBI. 241


Toronto:
RF Paul McAnulty - .272, 13 HR, 38 RBI, .790
3B Jeff Baker - .296, 25 HR, 65 RBI, .917
LF Adam Lind - .295, 21 HR, 62 RBI, .877
1B Truman Sanchexz - .246, 12 HR, 40 RBI, .729 (2nd year in ML)
CF Vernon Wells - .248, 21 HR, 59 RBI, .804
C Phil Avlas - .262, 10 HR, 53 RBI, .750
SS Michael Hollimon - .264, 15 HR, 36 RBI, .812
2B Ryan Roberts - .278, 16 HR, 56 RBI, .844
P Willie Collazo - .118, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .294


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 0
Winnipeg Bisons 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 5 0

W: B. Ryan (7-3); L: C. Armstrong (1-3)
HR: J. Baker (26), P. McAnulty (14), V. Wells (22) / W. Pujols (17)
PoG: J. Marceaux - 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 43600

All Blue Jays runs came via the long ball. Maybe I yosted Armstrong by letting him face Wells for a three run shot in the 10th.


Elsewhere:

The Cubs pitcher Lawrence Gibbons (12-5, 2.89 ERA) pitched a 1-hitter against the Brewers.

Minnesota legend Johan Santana (15-4, 2.24 ERA) pitched 3-hit shutout against Houston.

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July 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


31st July 2013


Game #104 - Winnipeg (57-46, .553, 2 GB) vs Toronto (52-41, .505, 7 GB)

Cory Van Allen, LHP, 9-4, 4.84 ERA, 17 GS, 113.1 IP, 118 H, 69 R, 61 ER, 18 HR, 32 BB, 83 K, 1.32 WHIP
vs.
Nagisa Arakaki, RHP, 7-11, 5.30 ERA, 22 GS, 122.1 IP, 144 H, 82 R, 72 ER, 18 HR, 37 BB, 106 K, 1.48 WHIP

3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - SS Sharlon Schoop - 1B Ryan Braun - C Michael Yates - 2B Joe Harrington - LF John Rodriguez - RF Matt Holliday - CF Jeremy Reed
vs
SS Michael Hollimon - 1B Truman Sanchexz - LF Adam Lind - CF Vernon Wells - 3B Jeff Baker - C Phil Avlas - RF Leonard Adams - 2B Ryan Roberts

Blue Jays 3 - Bisons 4

W: C. Van Allen (10-4); L: N. Arakaki (7-12)
H: H. Ishii (6), J. Duchscherer (12)
SV: S. Shelton (21)
HR: - / T. Lee (6)
E: - / S. Schoop (4)
PoG: T. Lee - 1/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 43386

Elsewhere:

Oakland pitcher Danny Haren (10-7, 5.24 ERA) pitched a 5-hit shutout against Detroit.

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


1st August 2013


July Review:

Bisons went 11-15 for an overall 58-46 record, which means losing the division lead. St. Louis leads the divison, we are back two games while all other four teams have still a chance to win the division.

Other division leaders:
New York Yankees (54-50) [1 game ahead of Baltimore]
Minnesota (61-43) [3 games ahead of Chicago]
Oakland (61-43) [5 games ahead of Los Angeles and Texas]
Buffalo (59-45) [10 games ahead of Florida]
San Diego (65-39) [7 games ahead of Los Angeles]


Who was hot?

MR Tomoyuki Kubota (1-0-0, 1 HLD, 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 9 K, 1.23 ERA, 1.29 WHIP)
CL Stephen Shelton (0-0-7, 8.0 IP, 9 H, 3 BB, 9 K, 1.50 WHIP
CF Wilfredo Pujols (.364, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 12 R, 12 BB, 9 K, 2 SB, 1.059 OPS)
C Josh Bard (.293, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 5 BB, 7 K, .979 OPS)

Shelton converted all 21 save opportunities this season so far. Bard did a great job as backup catcher


And who was not?

CF Jeremy Reed (.158, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 8 R, 5 BB, 8 K, 1 SB, .454 OPS)
2B Sergio Santos (.192, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, .596 OPS)
MR Hirotoshi Ishii (0-1-0, 3 HLD, 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 8 K, 8.44 ERA, 2.44 WHIP)
SP Scott Baker (5 GS, 1-3, 32.2 IP, 34 H, 6 BB, 23 K, 10 HR, 7.44 ERA, 1.22 WHIP)
SP Cory Van Allen (4 GS, 2-2, 26.0 IP, 30 H, 5 BB, 22 K, 6.58 ERA, 1.35 WHIP)

Pitching was underwhelming with several players putting up bad numbers.


American League Player of the Month:
1B Michael Aubrey - Detroit: .380, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 17 R (.336, 19 HR, 66 RBI)

National League Player of the Month:
RF Jeff Francoeur: .398, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 23 R (.339, 33 HR, 72 RBI)

American League Pitcher of the Month:
SP Johan Santana: 5-1, 1.28 ERA, 49.1 IP, 33 H, 6 BB, 57 K, 0.79 WHIP (15-4, 2.24 ERA)

National League Pitcher of the Month:
SP Lawrence Gibbons: 6-0, 2.20 ERA, 49.0 IP, 28 H, 17 BB, 38 K, 0.92 WHIP (12-5, 2.89 ERA)

American League Rookie of the Month:
LF Angelo Meza - Houston: .341, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 14 R (.345, 12 HR, 35 RBI) - 2009 Astros draftee

National League Rookie of the Month:
C Daniel Jordan - Milwaukee: .325, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 15 R (.274, 25 HR, 80 RBI) - 2007 White Sox draftee


Prospect 1B John Cromsie (.325, 26 HR, 62 RBI) won the PCL (AAA) Batter of the Month award.


Elsewhere:

The Reds gave their reliever Tyler Johnson (4-0-1, 3.66 ERA) a new 3 year deal worth $6,390,000.

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


1st August 2013


Game #105 - Winnipeg (58-46, .553, 2 GB) vs Toronto (52-52, .500, 7 GB)

Bryan Morris, RHP, 4-2, 3.75 ERA, 10 GS, 69.2 IP, 67 H, 32 R, 29 ER, 5 HR, 12 BB, 55 K, 1.10 WHIP
vs.
Kevin Rutherford, LHP, 13-2, 3.01 ERA, 22 GS, 149.2 IP, 117 H, 52 R, 50 ER, 14 HR, 40 BB, 102 K, 1.05 WHIP

3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - RF Jon Werth - CF Wilfredo Pujols - 1B Ryan Braun - 2B Joe Harrington - LF Matt Holliday - C Josh Bard - SS Sergio Santos
vs
RF P. Mc. Anulty - 3B J. Baker - LF A. Lind - 1B T. Sanchexz - CF V. Wells - C P. Avlas - SS M. Hollimon - 2B R. Roberts

Blue Jays 0 - Bisons 5

W: B. Morris (5-2); L: B.Kemp (1-6)
HR: - / S. Santos (3)
SB: M. Hollimon (4) / W. Pujols (5)
E: - / T. Lee (6)
PoG: B. Morris - 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 43574

A pitchers duel ended with Morris throwing a four hit shutout.


Elsewhere:

Milwaukee gave newly acquired LF Jason Denham (.308, 10 HR, 48 RBI, 15 SB) a new two year deal worth $15,580,000.

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


2nd August 2013


Game #106 - Winnipeg (59-46, .562, 1 GB) vs Toronto (52-53, .495, 8 GB)

Joe Gorzelanny, LHP, 12-4, 3.64 ERA, 20 GS, 136.0 IP, 129 H, 69 R, 55 ER, 14 HR, 43 BB, 107 K, 1.26 WHIP
vs.
Joe Kennedy, LHP, 7-9, 4.68 ERA, 20 GS, 117.1 IP, 112 H, 66 R, 61 ER, 27 HR, 39 BB, 84 K, 1.29 WHIP

3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - RF Jayson Werth - CF Wilfredo Pujols - 1B Ryan Braun - 2B Joe Harrington - LF Matt Holliday - SS Sharlon Schoop - C Josh Bard
vs
RF Wayne Lydon - 1B Truman Sanchexz - LF Adam Lind - CF Vernon Wells - 3B Jeff Baker - C Phil Avlas - SS Michael Hollimon - 2B Ryan Roberts

Blue Jays 6 - Bisons 7

W: H.Ishii (2-2); L: B. Ryan (7-4)
H: M. Roney (12)
BS: A. Kizuka (4), B. Ryan (3)
HR: J, Kennedy (1), T. Sanchexz 2 (14), A. Lind (22), V. Wells (23) / W. Pujols (18), S. Schoop (7), M. Yates (7)
E: J. Baker (20) / W. Pujols (3)
PoG: S. Schoop - 4/5, 1 R, 3 RBI
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 43068

Blue Jays blow their lead with 2 outs in the 9th by committing an error. We walk off on a Ryan wild pitch.

Elsewhere:

Brewers LF Jason Denham (.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI) had five hits in a 13-3 win over the Cubs.

The Dodgers lose catcher Ramon Hernandez (.287, 15 HR, 56 RBI) for the season with torn ankle ligaments.

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


3rd August 2013


Still one game behind St. Louis. Up next are the Phillies who are below .500, but won all four games against us earlier this season.


Disabled List:
Winnipeg -
IF Alberto Gonzalez (8-9 months)

Philadelphia -
LF Seth Smith (4 days)

Game #107 - Winnipeg (60-46, .566, 1 GB) at Philadelphia (50-56, .472, 10 GB)
Scott Bakerx, RHP, 9-9, 4.71 ERA, 20 GS, 145.1 IP, 143 H, 85 R, 76 ER, 26 HR, 24 BB, 92 K, 1.15 WHIP
vs.
Tim Dillard, RHP, 3-4-2, 5.50 ERA, 17 G, 9 GS, 55.2 IP, 71 H, 39 R, 34 ER, 5 HR, 21 BB, 38 K, 1.65 WHIP

Winnipeg:
CF Jeremy Reed - .240,5 HR, 16 RBI, .683
SS Sharlon Schoop - .312, 7 HR, 49 RBI, .887
C Michael Yates - .353, 7 HR, 44 RBI, .901
1B Ryan Braun - .313, 20 HR, 72 RBI, .966
2B Joe Harrington - .264, 22 HR, 80 RBI, .835 (2nd year in ML)
LF John Rodriguez - .268, 9 HR, 37 RBI, .814
RF Jayson Werth - .241, 13 HR, 44 RBI, .798
3B Chris Davis - .241, 9 HR, 37 RBI, .752
P Scott Baker - .128, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .377

Philadelphia:
C Ed Bryant - .261, 6 HR, 49 RBI, .702 (3rd year in ML)
LF Dan Green - .311, 8 HR, 30 RBI, .844 (1st year in ML)
RF Larry Williams - .294, 7 HR, 32 RBI, .839 (3rd year in ML)
1B Ryan Howard - .259, 18 HR, 61 RBI, .765
3B Anthony Hatch - .355, 10 HR, 33 RBI, .987
SS Shuko Koyomizu - .304, 9 HR, 44 RBI, .788 (2nd year in ML)
CF Javon Moran - .273, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .795
2B Welinson Baez - .254, 11 HR, 43 RBI, .724
P Tim Dillard - .200, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .450

Winnipeg at Philadelphia: 12-5

W: S. Baker (10-9); L: T. Dillard (3-5)
SV: J. Stinson (1)
HR: C. Davis (10), J. Harrington 2 (24) / E. Bryant (7), R. Howard (19)
PoG: J. Harrington - 3/5, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 36381

Ten runs in the first two innings were enough for an average Baker to get the win. Three hitless innings for Stinson to get the save.

Elsewhere:
Kurt Isenberg (2-4, 4.61 ERA) pitched a shutout for Colorado against Atlanta.

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


4th August 2013


Game #108 - Winnipeg (61-46, .570, 1 GB) at Philadelphia (50-57, .467, 10 GB)

Jacob Marceaux, RHP, 5-9, 4.56 ERA, 18 GS, 124.1 IP, 124 H, 69 R, 63 ER, 21 HR, 37 BB, 87 K, 1.29 WHIP
vs.
Cole Hamels, LHP, 7-10, 4.56 ERA, 23 GS, 136.1 IP, 144 H, 73 R, 69 ER, 22 HR, 33 BB, 143 K, 1.30 WHIP

3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - SS Sharlon Schoop - 1B Ryan Braun - CF Wilfredo Pujols - 2B Joe Harrington - LF Matt Holliday - RF Jayson Werth - C Josh Bard
vs
CF Antoan Richardson - LF Dan Green - RF Larry Williams - 1B Ryan Howard - 3B Anthony Hatch - SS Shuko Kiyomizu - C Gauthier Pisanello - 2B Welinson Baez

Bisons 2 - Philadelphia 4

W: R. Betancourt (2-0); L: H.Ishii (2-3)
SV: O. Masaoka (22)
HR: M. Holliday (14) / -
SB: - / A. Richardson (24)
E: J. Bard (3)
PoG: M. Holliday - 2/4, R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 35416

Ishii gave the game away in the eighth. Guess we have to consider calling up another lefty?

Elsewhere:

Marmots pitcher Kenta Asakura (10-8, 2.87 ERA) pitched a three hitter against Texas.

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


5th August 2013


American League Player of the Week:

Jacoby Ellsbury (Boston): .444, 1 HR, 12 RBI (.329, 14 HR, 71 RBI)


National League Player of the Week:

Ryan Howard (Philadelphia): .435, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R (.265, 19 HR, 65 RBI)

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


5th August 2013


Game #109 - Winnipeg (61-47, .565, 2 GB) at Philadelphia (51-57, .472, 9 GB)

Cory Van Allen, LHP, 10-4, 4.80 ERA, 18 GS, 120.0 IP, 124 H, 72 R, 64 ER, 18 HR, 32 BB, 90 K, 1.30 WHIP
vs.
Kyle Drabek, RHP, 4-9, 3.81 ERA, 22 GS, 132.1 IP, 118 H, 69 R, 56 ER, 18 HR, 45 BB, 91 K, 1.23 WHIP

3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - C Michael Yates - 1B Ryan Braun - 2B Joe Harrington - RF Matt Holliday - SS Sharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - CF Jeremy Reed
vs
SS Shuko Kiyomizu - LF Kevin Mench - RF Larry Williams - 3B Anthony Hatch - 1B Ryan Howard - C Ed Bryant - CF Dan Green - 2B Welinson Baez

Bisons 10 - Philadelphia 1

W: C. Van Allen (11-4); L: K. Drabek (4-10)
SV: S. Rleal (3)
HR: R. Braun (21), J. Reed (6), M. Holliday (15) / -
SB: J. Reed (5) / -
PoG: M. Holliday - 3/5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time 3:21
Attendance: 34866

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


6th August 2013


Game #110 - Winnipeg (62-47, .569, 1 GB) at Philadelphia (51-58, .468, 10 GB)

Bryan Morris, RHP, 5-2, 3.32 ERA, 11 GS, 78.2 IP, 71 H, 32 R, 29 ER, 5 HR, 13 BB, 65 K, 1.07 WHIP
vs.
Carlos Carrasco, RHP, 13-5, 2.63 ERA, 23 GS, 154.0 IP, 124 H, 51 R, 45 ER, 15 HR, 47 BB, 137 K, 1.11 WHIP

SS Sharlon Schoop - 1B Ryan Braun - C Michael Yates - 2B Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - LF John Rodriguez - RF Jayson Werth - CF Jeremy Reed
vs
CF Antoan Richardson - LF Dan Green - RF Larry Williams - 1B Ryan Howard - 3B Anthony Hatch - SS Shuko Kiyomizu - C Ed Bryant - 2B Chase Utley

Bisons 4 - Philadelphia 5

W: S. Morales (5-5); L: C. Armstrong (1-4)
BS: T. Kubota (3)
SV: O. Masaoka (23)
HR: J. Reed (7) / C. Utley (6)
CS: - / L. Williams (13)
E: - / C. Utley (7)
PoG: C. Utley - 2/4, R, HR, 4 RBI
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 34382

Ugly 8th inning where Armstrong pitched us into a mess and Kubota couldn't retire the inherited runners. Both lefty specialists are struggling badly at the moment.

Elsewhere:

Diamondbacks pitcher Kevin Slowey (6-7, 5.03 ERA) is out for the season with herniated disc.

29 year old pitcher Randy Wells (6-7, 4.36 ERA) signed a new 2-year deal worth $4,900,000.

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August 2013 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


7th August 2013

We waived and designated Hirotoshi Ishii (2-2, 6.92 ERA) for assignment. Both lefty specialists lost us games against the Phillies, so something had to be done. After four years at AAA, closer Dillon Wilson (1-7-24, 2.25 ERA - AAA) finally gets his chance to shine. The former 26th round pick in 2007 has five pitches and a 94-96 Mph fastball. We are now two games behind the Cardinals, but face the lowly Pirates next.


Disabled List:
Winnipeg -
IF Alberto Gonzalez (8 months)

Pittsburgh -
n/a

Game #111 - Winnipeg (62-48, .564, 2 GB) versus Pittsburgh (46-64, .418, 15 GB)
Tom Gorzelanny, LHP, 12-4, 3.71 ERA, 21 GS, 143.0 IP, 134 H, 73 R, 59 ER, 18 HR, 45 BB, 107 K, 1.25 WHIP
vs.
Alay Soler, RHP, 1-6, 5.18 ERA, 24 G, 7 GS, 66.0 IP, 68 H, 42 R, 38 ER, 9 HR, 24 BB, 48 K, 1.39 WHIP

Winnipeg:
3B Tu-Hsuan Lee - .288, 6 HR, 34 RBI, .812, 14 SB
C Michael Yates - .358, 7 HR, 48 RBI, .919
1B Ryan Braun - .313, 21 HR, 77 RBI, .964, 10 SB
CF Wilfredo Pujols - .333, 12 HR, 32 RBI, 1.133, 3 SB
2B Joe Harrington - .262, 24 HR, 86 RBI, .836
RF Jayson Werth - .241, 13 HR, 44 RBI, .795, 7 SB
LF John Rodriguez - .258, 9 HR, 38 RBI, .785
SS Sergio Santos - .268, 3 HR, 16 RBI
P Tom Gorzelanny - .176, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .498

Pittsburgh
2B Julio Lugo - .272, 5 HR, 18 RBI, .782, 16 SB
SS Danny Richar - .249, 5 HR, 38 RBI, .652, 8 SB
LF Jason Bay - .257, 18 HR, 61 RBI, .815, 14 SB
1B Carlos Munoz - .261, 16 HR, 57 RBI, .812, 8 SB
3B David Freese - .339, 1 HR, 11 RBI, .911, 1 SB
RF Ryan Doumit - .234, 18 HR, 55 RBI, .728, 1 SB
CF Bob Kelly - .265, 0 HR, 9 RBI, .685, 4 SB
C José Medrano - .229, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .545
P Alay Soler - .091, 1 HR, 1 RBI, .594

Winnipeg versus Pittsburgh: 3-1

W: T. Gorzellany (13-4); L: A. Soler (1-7)
SV: S. Shelton (22)
CS: D. Richar (3) / -
E: A. Soler (2) / S. Santos (2)
PoG: T. Gorzelanny - 8.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 43509

Gorzelanny pitched a beauty. As he was not in line for a shutout, Shelton finished the job.

Elsewhere:

SS Carlos Guillen (.215, 6 HR, 31 RBI) had five hits for Detroit against Indianapolis.