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April 15, 2086 to April 21, 2086: Weekly Recap
Central Division
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Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 14 5 .737 - 14- 5 0 7-2 7-3 1-0 4-0 W2 7-3 Memphis 10 8 .556 3.5 9- 9 1 5-4 5-4 0-0 1-2 W2 7-3 Tucson 10 9 .526 4.0 9-10 1 6-4 4-5 1-1 3-5 L2 4-6 Green Bay 9 10 .474 5.0 9-10 0 4-5 5-5 0-0 3-1 L2 5-5 Grand Rapids 7 13 .350 7.5 7-13 0 5-5 2-8 1-1 4-3 W2 4-6 Kansas City 5 14 .263 9.0 7-12 -2 3-6 2-8 0-2 1-4 L6 2-8 Miami 4 @ Denver 5 Miami 5 @ Denver 9 Miami 5 @ Denver 3 Denver 3 @ Washington 1 Denver 4 @ Washington 8 Denver 9 @ Washington 6(14 innings) Denver 9 @ Washington 1 The Broncos opened the third week of the season with a hard-fought win over Miami. Denver raced to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but immediately coughed it up in the second inning. The score remained deadlocked at 2-2 through five innings, but the Dolphins went ahead 3-2 in the top of the sixth inning when left-fielder Albert Chichester hit his second homerun of the game. Miami's lead didn't last long. The Broncos struck for 3 runs in the bottom of the sixth and hung on for the victory, despite yet another shaky save attempt by Lamont Ruvalcaba(he allowed a run in the ninth inning). The second game against the Dolphins proved to be somewhat easier. Shortstop Arthur Stice hit a 3-run homerun in the first inning, and after Miami scored a run in the second inning, the Broncos tacked on 3 more runs, courtesy of a Masahachirou Shunji homerun, in the bottom of the third, for a 6-1 lead. The Broncos picked up some insurance, with a run in the seventh inning, and two more in the eighth. Those runs nearly became very important, as Miami scored 4 runs off of reliever Larry Waltz in the ninth inning. Waltz eventually managed to finish off the Dolphins to preserve the win. Sweeping the Dolphins is usually a pretty difficult task, and this series was no exception. Arthur Stice homered in the second inning to give Denver an early 1-0 lead. Miami tied it in the fifth inning, when reserve infielder Shawn Deputy hit his first career homerun. The Broncos reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fifth, but starter Thomas Fons, who had done a good job at keeping the Dolphins in check to that point, couldn't maintain it. Miami scored twice in the sixth inning, and added runs in the seventh and eighth innings. Denver managed a ninth inning run, but couldn't complete the comeback. Masahachirou Shunji knocked in 2 runs, and Kenny Pillsbury gave up only 4 hits in 8 innings to lead Denver to a 3-1 win over Washington. Despite pounding out 17 hits in the second game against the Senators, the Broncos were unable to overcome a poor start from Robert McNett. The knuckle-baller surrendered 4 runs in the first two innings, and after Denver had closed the gap to 4-3 through 5 1/2 innings, he got into trouble in the sixth inning. Washington plated 2 runs in that inning. After the Broncos cut the Washington lead to 6-4 in the seventh inning, the Senators had another 2-run inning, in the bottom of the eighth, to put Denver away for good. The third game got off to an ugly start, as the Senators exploded for 5 runs in the second inning. Second-baseman Booker Romero, however, triggered the Broncos' rally, with a 2-run homerun in the third inning. An inning later, right-fielder Marvin Lore produced a 2-run blast of his own, and Denver trailed 5-4. The Broncos evened the score in the sixth inning, with an RBI double from third-baseman Michael Phillips. Washington retook the lead in the eighth inning, but it was a short-lived lead. Denver tied the game at 6-all in the ninth inning. The game proceeded into extra innings, but through 13, neither team could get the advantage. Finally, in the top of the 14th inning, catcher Lee Chappel belted a solo homerun- incredibly, his first of the season- and first-baseman Ellis Bolling added a 2-run single to give the Broncos a 3-run lead. Lamont Ruvalcaba, who had entered the game in the previous inning, pitched a scoreless 14th to pick up the victory. The final game of the series was much easier. Denver struck for 3 first inning runs, and led 5-0 through five innings. Washington got on the board in the sixth inning, but 2-run homeruns from Russell Thomas(in the seventh inning) and Jose Fuensanta(in the eighth) ended any chance of a Washington comeback. There were a number of quality offensive performances this week. Alexis Vazquez produced a 1.233 OPS, with 14 hits, a double, a homerun, 5 RBI, and 6 runs scored. Arthur Stice had a 1.182 OPS, with 9 hits, a double, 3 homeruns, 7 RBI, 5 runs scored, and 5 walks. Marvin Lore had a 1.116 OPS, 9 hits, 3 doubles, 1 homerun, 4 RBI, 5 runs scored, and 4 walks. Lee Chappel posted a 1.028 OPS, with 9 hits, 2 doubles, 1 homerun, and 5 runs scored. Masahachirou Shunji had a 1.008 OPS, with a double, a homerun, and 5 RBI. Russell Thomas had an .867 OPS, with 12 hits, a double, a homerun, and 5 RBI. Booker Romero had an .861 OPS, with 10 hits, a double, and a homerun. Not everyone had a good week, though. Ellis Bolling continued his poor start, with a 6 for 27, .609 OPS performance. Michael Phillips went just 4 for 26, and had a .503 OPS. Robert Shults, who had gotten off to a pretty good start, cooled off, with a 4 for 19, .496 OPS week. On the mound, Kenny Pillsbury impressed, as he tossed 8 innings, and allowed only 4 hits and 1, unearned, run. Ray Lockridge made 2 starts, and also looked pretty good. In 15 innings, he surrendered just 2 runs, and had an 8/1 K/BB ratio. Thomas Fons was mediocre, with 11 hits, 4 runs, and 3 walks allowed in 7 innings pitched. George Buentello made 2 starts, and finished with 18 hits and 8 runs allowed in 11 2/3 innings. Robert McNett surrendered 10 hits and 5 runs in 5 innings pitched in his lone start. From the bullpen, Robert Soto pitched 3 scoreless innings, while Alex Haider managed 2 innings without allowing a run. Cornelius Saari led the bullpen with 7 1/3 innings pitched, and he allowed just 2 runs, while compiling a 6/0 K/BB ratio. Lyndon Gwinn allowed 1 run in 4 innings pitched. On the other hand, Lamont Ruvalcaba gave up 3 runs in 3 innings pitched, and Larry Waltz coughed up 4 runs in 1 inning of work. On Denver's schedule this week is a 3 game series at Knoxville(14-4) and a 3 game series against Kansas City(5-14). Around the league: The National League Player of the Week Award went to San Diego's left-fielder, Gregorio Ruiz. It is the 6th POTW award of Ruiz's career. The veteran slugger hit .458(11 for 24), with a 1.702 OPS, 2 doubles, 5 homeruns, 12 RBI, and 9 runs scored during the week. He doubled, homered, drove in 2 runs, and scored 2 runs in a 14-8 thumping of San Jose. He doubled, homered, drove in 1 run, and scored 2 runs in a 9-5 win over the Sharks. He had 4 hits, including 2 homeruns, 4 RBI, and 3 runs scored in an 11-5 thrashing of San Jose. Ruiz had a 3-run homerun in a 6-0 blanking of Rochester. He also had 2 hits, 2 RBI, and a run scored in an 11-4 loss to the Rhinos. The American League Player of the Week Award went to Nashville's left-fielder, Alvin Carillo. It is Carillo's first ever POTW award. The 27 year old Carillo hit .435(10 for 23), with a 1.726 OPS, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homeruns, 9 RBI, and 9 runs scored. He had 2 homeruns, 3 RBI, and 2 runs scored in an 8-6 loss to Kansas City. He had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, and a run scored in a 10-8 win over the Royals. He doubled, homered, drove in 2 runs, and scored a run in a 7-5 loss to Charlotte. He had 2 hits, including a triple, 3 walks, 1 RBI, and 3 runs scored in a 15-5 rout over the Panthers. He had a 2-run homerun, 2 walks, and 2 runs scored in a 10-2 spanking of Charlotte. Divisional Update: NL West- A 9-game winning streak which was snapped at the end of the week allowed San Diego(14-4) to take control of this division. Los Angeles(12-6) and San Jose(10-8) occupy second and third place, respectively. NL Northeast- Hartford(12-6) now sits in first place, with Buffalo(11-8) right behind the Whalers. AL Southeast- Knoxville(14-4) is tied with the Padres for the best record in baseball. Atlanta has won 4 straight to move to 12-7 and into second place. Miami sits in third, at 11-8. AL Central- The Broncos have taken command quickly, while Memphis and Tucson battle it out for second place. Kansas City currently owns the worst record in baseball; a 6-game losing streak has contributed heavily to that. Injury News: There was only one major injury this week, but it was a big one. Buffalo's starting pitcher Jonathan Zinn(1-1, 4.12 ERA) suffered a torn biceps, and is likely done for the year. Although the Bills have good starting pitching depth, it is never a good thing to lose a quality starter, especially in a tightly contested division where even the slightest thing can mean the difference between making the playoffs or having lots of free time in October.
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11-30-2009, 09:37 PM
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April 22, 2086 to April 28, 2086: Weekly Recap
Central Division
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Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 20 5 .800 - 19- 6 1 10-2 10- 3 1-0 6-0 W8 9-1 Tucson 16 10 .615 4.5 15-11 1 8-5 8- 5 1-1 4-5 W4 7-3 Memphis 15 10 .600 5.0 13-12 2 7-5 8- 5 0-0 2-2 L1 7-3 Green Bay 11 14 .440 9.0 11-14 0 4-8 7- 6 1-0 5-2 L1 4-6 Grand Rapids 8 19 .296 13.0 9-18 -1 5-9 3-10 1-1 4-3 L6 3-7 Kansas City 6 20 .231 14.5 9-17 -3 4-9 2-11 0-2 1-6 L3 1-9 Denver 13 @ Knoxville 8 Denver 5 @ Knoxville 4 Denver 10 @ Knoxville 2 Kansas City 1 @ Denver 10 Kansas City 5 @ Denver 9 Kansas City 8 @ Denver 9 You couldn't ask for a better week from the Broncos, as they swept both Knoxville and Kansas City. In the first game against the 79ers, Denver broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning with a 4-run outburst, but quickly squandered that lead by allowing 2 runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. In the eighth inning, however, the Broncos plated 5 runs- 2 from a 2-out double by Lee Chappel and 2 from a 2-out homerun by Arthur Stice- to take a 10-5 lead. Denver cushioned its lead in the top of the ninth inning, when Russell Thomas, Gabriel Esqueda, and Alexis Vazquez hit back to back to back homeruns(with 2 outs, by the way). Knoxville mustered a brief rally, scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the ninth, but couldn't complete the comeback. The Broncos clung to a 3-1 lead heading into the ninth inning of the second game, when Ellis Bolling provided some insurance with a 2-run homer in the ninth. It was a good thing that he came through with that hit, as the 79ers finally got to a tiring Robert McNett. The knuckleballer had piled up 12 strikeouts to that point, but gave up 2 runs in the ninth. Reliever Lamont Ruvalcaba also gave up a run in his effort to close out the game, but the Broncos escaped with the victory. The final game of the series was close for six innings, as the score was tied at 2 to that point. Disaster befell Knoxville after that, as Denver exploded for 3 runs in the seventh inning and 5 runs in the eighth inning, cruising to a comfortable win. Alexis Vazquez and Arthur Stice each drove in 3 runs in the game. The hapless Royals proved to be no contest for the Broncos. Denver rolled over Kansas City in the first game, pulling away with a 5-run seventh inning. Vazquez and Stice each knocked in 4 runs. All 4 of Stice's RBI came on a grand slam in that seventh inning. Vazquez, on the other hand, produced a pair of 2-run homeruns. In the second game, Kansas City actually led 5-1 through 5 1/2 innings. Unfortunately for the Royals, Denver scored 3 runs in the sixth inning, 4 runs in the seventh inning, and 1 more in the eighth inning. The Royals' pitchers issued 14 walks in this game, 3 apiece to Lee Chappel and Adrian Mingo. In the third, and final game of the series, the Broncos turned a 1-0 fifth inning lead into a 5-0 lead. Kansas City got on the board with 2 runs in the sixth, but Denver matched the Royals in the bottom half of that inning. Kansas City scored again in the seventh inning, but Ellis Bolling produced a 2-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to make it a 9-3 game. The game got very interesting in the ninth inning, when Alex Haider completely failed in his attempt to mop things up. Haider faced 5 batters, surrendered 4 hits, 1 walk, and 5 runs without recording any outs. Lamont Ruvalcaba managed to clean up his mess without blowing the lead, but what should have been an easy victory became a narrow escape. Even at the age of 37, Alexis Vazquez has the ability to carry a team for a period of time. This past week, he produced a 1.610 OPS, with 13 hits, 3 doubles, 4 homeruns, 13 RBI, and 8 runs scored. Of course, he wasn't the only hot hitter in the Broncos' lineup. Adrian Mingo managed a 1.421 OPS with 3 doubles, 5 walks, and 5 runs scored. Lee Chappel had a 1.359 OPS, with 4 doubles, 1 homerun, 6 RBI, 10 runs scored, and 7 walks. Arthur Stice delivered a 1.273 OPS, with a double, 2 homeruns, 11 RBI, and 4 runs scored. Russell Thomas had a 1.092 OPS, 2 doubles, 1 homerun, 11 RBI, and 7 runs scored. Ellis Bolling's week paled in comparison to those guys, but given how much he has struggled this season, a solid week is worthy of mention. He posted an .846 OPS, with 2 doubles, 2 homeruns, 5 RBI, and 5 runs scored. Not everyone was so successful. Michael Phillips was 3 for 13 with a .593 OPS. Booker Romero was 4 for 24 with a .551 OPS. Masahachirou Shunji and Brooks Branco managed to combined for an 0 for 25 week, although Shunji did draw 5 walks. The starting pitching was mostly solid; however, the rotation was dealt a significant blow. George Buentello pitched only 3 innings against Knoxville, with 1 run allowed, before leaving with an injury. The diagnosis was a torn back muscle, and Buentello's season is over. Given that he will turn 34 in about a week, this injury could mean his days as a solid starter are over. Meanwhile, Ray Lockridge surrendered only 1 run in 6 innings and Robert McNett pitched 8 1/3 innings with 3 hits, 3 runs, and 12 strikeouts. Kenny Pillsbury made 2 starts, and allowed 8 runs in 12 2/3 innings for a 5.68 ERA. Thomas Fons gave up 5 runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched. Robert Soto had a very good week out of the 'pen, as he tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings and recorded 2 victories. Lyndon Gwinn impressed with 3 scoreless innings and a win. Larry Waltz and Alex Haider struggled, as they combined to allow 9 runs, all earned, in 5 2/3 innings pitched. Getting the first crack at replacing Buentello in the rotation is 31 year old right-hander Walter Ortiz. The former first round draft pick has a 2.05 ERA and a 29/2 K/BB ratio in 4 AAA starts thus far this season. However, Ortiz has only 4 career big league appearances, and only one career start. In 10 innings, he's surrendered 18 hits and 11 earned runs. As the month of April comes to a close, Denver's schedule features a 3 game series against Green Bay(11-14) and a 3 game series at Nashville(10-14). Around the league: The National League Player of the Week Award went to San Jose's center-fielder, Eric Alexander. The speedy outfielder won his first ever POTW award after hitting .433(13 for 30), with a 1.333 OPS, a double, 2 triples, 3 homeruns, 11 RBI, and 9 runs scored. He doubled and tripled, drove in a run, and scored a run in an 11-5 win over Phoenix. He had 3 hits, including a homerun, 1 RBI, and 3 runs scored in a 15-13 win over the Cardinals. He had 3 hits, including a homerun, 2 RBI, and a run scored in a 6-5 win over Pittsburgh. He had 2 hits, including a triple, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored in a 9-5 win over the Pirates. He had 3 hits, including a homerun, 4 RBI, and 2 runs scored in another 9-5 win over Pittsburgh The American League Player of the Week Award went to Denver's Alexis Vazquez. It is the 11th time in his career that Vazquez has won a POTW award. Vazquez had 3 hits, including a homerun, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored in a 13-8 win over Knoxville. He had 2 hits, including a double, 3 RBI, and a run scored in a 10-2 win over the 79ers. He had a pair of homeruns, 4 RBI, and 3 runs scored in a 10-1 rout over Kansas City. He doubled and homered in a 9-5 win over the Royals. Finally, he had 4 hits, including a double, 2 RBI, and a run scored in a 9-8 win over Kansas City. Divisional Update: NL West- San Diego(18-6) maintained its lead in this division, while Los Angeles and San Jose are tied for second place with identical 15-9 records. NL Northeast- No changes here, either. Hartford(15-9) is in first place, while Buffalo(13-12) sits in second. AL Southeast- The red-hot Atlanta Braves(17-8) took over first place; Atlanta has won 9 of its last 10 games. Knoxville(15-9) sits in second place, ahead of Miami(14-11). AL Central- Denver's 8 game winning streak has given the Broncos the best record in baseball, but second place Tucson has gotten on a roll, as well, with 4 straight victories. Grand Rapids and Kansas City are in a freefall. Injury News: Other than George Buentello, there weren't any serious injuries this week, although Kansas City's veteran outfielder, Alfonso Velazquez(.662 OPS) suffered a fractured hip, and will be out for 3 weeks. The 37 year old Velazquez has 441 career homeruns, but given both his and the Royals' slow starts, no one in Kansas City is considering this a disastrous injury.
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April 29, 2086 to May 5, 2086: Weekly Recap
Green Bay 9 @ Denver 5
Green Bay 11 @ Denver 8 Green Bay 0 @ Denver 7 Denver 6 @ Nashville 8 Denver 12 @ Nashville 8 Denver 8 @ Nashville 0 Just when Denver was starting to solidify its hold on the Central Division, the Broncos unexpectedly stumbled a bit against some weaker foes. Robert McNett dug a hole that the Broncos couldn't quite dig themselves out from when he gave up 5 first inning runs in the first game against the Packers. Denver managed to close the gap to 5-4 heading into the sixth, as Russell Thomas, Arthur Stice, and Ellis Bolling all hit homeruns, but Green Bay struck for 3 more runs in the top of the sixth inning. Not even another homerun from Stice, in the bottom of the sixth, could spark a rally. In the second game against Green Bay, Ray Lockridge attempted to duplicate McNett's efforts by coughing up 6 runs in the second inning and 2 more in the third inning. This time, the Broncos were able to mount a successful rally. Denver scored 3 runs in the bottom of the third, and tied the game up with a 5-run fifth inning. The tie game didn't last long, however, as Green Bay scored 2 runs in the sixth and 1 run in the seventh to secure the second game of the series. Denver salvaged the final game of the series on the strength of a surprising start from Walter Ortiz. In only his second career start, Ortiz tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Broncos cruised to an easy win. Marvin Lore doubled twice and drove in 4 runs, while Ellis Bolling and Booker Romero each hit homeruns. The Broncos then headed to Nashville and in the first game of the series, saw Thomas Fons do his best to match McNett and Lockridge. The Predators' designated-hitter, Thomas Stallman, ripped a grand slam in the first inning, quickly putting Denver in a big hole. The Broncos cut Nashville's lead to 5-3 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but third-baseman Andrew Pizano delivered a 3-run double to allow the Predators to pull away again. Denver cut the deficit to 2 runs with a 3-run seventh inning, but that was as close as the Broncos would get. Lee Chappel produced a triple, 2 homeruns, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored in the losing effort. Arthur Stice doubled, homered, and drove in 3 runs. In the second game against Nashville, it was the Broncos that took control early. Russell Thomas led off the game with a homerun, and 2-run homeruns by Arthur Stice and Gabriel Esqueda in the third inning turned a 2-1 lead into a 6-1 lead. Both teams scored twice in the sixth inning, making the score 8-3. In the seventh inning, Masahachirou Shunji and Ellis Bolling both hit homeruns, and Denver scored 4 runs altogether. The Predators managed 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh, and 2 more in the bottom of the ninth, but their rally came up short. In the final game against Nashville, Robert McNett bounced back from his poor start earlier in the week and blanked the Predators for 7 innings. Shunji broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning with a 2-run homerun, and the Broncos added runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Denver officially put the game out of reach with a 4-run ninth inning, in which Arthur Stice contributed a 2-run homerun. Ellis Bolling had a superb week, posting a 1.331 OPS, with a double, a triple, 3 homeruns, 6 RBI, and 6 runs scored. Arthur Stice delivered a 1.245 OPS, 2 doubles, 5 homeruns, 12 RBI, and 7 runs scored. Lee Chappel, who has actually been quiet(by his standards, at least) so far this year, managed a 1.121 OPS, with 2 doubles, a triple, 2 homeruns, 4 RBI, and 6 runs scored. Alexis Vazquez had a rare "off" week, with just a .632 OPS, 1 extra base hit(a double), and only 3 RBI. Michael Phillips managed only a .684 OPS, going 2 for 9 with no extra base hits and 1 RBI. Masahachirou Shunji's week was a mixed bag. On the one hand, he collected just 3 hits in 16 at bats, for a .188 batting average, and had 7 strikeouts. On the other hand, his 3 hits consisted of a double and 2 homeruns, which boosted his OPS to an excellent .903 total. The starting pitching was definitely less than stellar. Walter Ortiz impressed, of course, with 6 1/3 scoreless innings. He gave 6 hits and 2 walks, and collected 2 strikeouts. Robert McNett's total numbers were mediocre: 17 hits and 8 runs(7 earned) allowed in 13 innings for a 4.85 ERA. Thomas Fons surrendered 9 hits, 5 walks, and 8 runs(5 earned) in 6 innings pitched. Kenny Pillsbury allowed 6 runs in 7 innings of work. Ray Lockridge was the worst of all, however, with 10 runs allowed in 6 innings. Robert Soto tossed 3 scoreless innings of relief, and piled up 5 strikeouts in the process. Lyndon Gwinn pitched 4 innings and allowed only 1 run. Alex Haider continued his shaky pitching, with 2 runs allowed in 2 innings of work. Around the league: The National League Batter of the Month Award went to San Diego's left fielder, Gregorio Ruiz. It is Ruiz's second career BOTM award. During the month of April, Ruiz hit .450/.507/.983/1.491, with 27 hits, 8 doubles, 8 homeruns, 24 RBI, and 23 runs scored. The National League Pitcher of the Month Award went to San Diego's Casey Greene. It is the second POTM award of Greene's career. Greene was 4-0 in 5 April starts, with a 1.46 ERA, a 0.84 WHIP, and a 21/1 K/BB in 37 innings pitched. The American League Batter of the Month Award went to Atlanta's right-fielder, Flavio Trujillo. This is the 36 year old Trujillo's first ever BOTM award. Trujillo hit .440/.531/.835/1.366 with 40 hits, 10 doubles, a triple, 8 homeruns, 25 RBI, 24 runs scored, and 19 walks. The American League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Miami's Christian Hokusai. It is the 6th time that Hokusai has won the POTM award. Hokusai was 6-0 in 6 starts, with a 2.23 ERA, a 0.87 WHIP, and a 44/9 K/BB in 40 1/3 innings pitched. The National League Player of the Week Award went to Sacramento's first-baseman Nestor Adrover. It is Adrover's 4th career POTW award. Adrover hit .435(10 for 23), with a 1.457 OPS, 3 doubles, 3 homeruns, 7 RBI, and 8 runs scored during the past week. He had 3 hits, including a double and a homerun, 3 RBI, and 2 runs scored in a 9-6 loss to Los Angeles. He had a solo homerun in a 14-5 loss to the Dodgers. He doubled and scored a run in a 5-3 win against Los Angeles. He had 3 hits, including a double and a homerun, and 3 RBI in a 9-7 loss to the Dodgers. Adrover had 2 hits and 3 runs scored in an 11-8 win against Rochester. The American League Player of the Week Award went to Tucson's first-baseman Emil Cuestas. It is the 10th POTW award of Cuestas' career. Cuestas hit .500(12 for 24), with a 1.458 OPS, 5 doubles, 2 homeruns, 8 RBI, and 7 runs scored. He had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored in a 7-6 win over Kansas City. He hit a solo homerun in an 11-3 loss to the Royals. He had 3 hits, including a homerun, 3 RBI, and 2 runs scored in a 14-3 rout over Charlotte. He had 3 hits, including a double, 1 RBI, and 1 run scored in a 9-2 win over the Panthers. Finally, Cuestas had 2 doubles, 2 RBI, and a run scored in an 8-7 win against Charlotte. Injury News: The only notable injury during the week belonged to Green Bay's veteran right-fielder Lamont Ferro(.778 OPS, 4 HR). The 36 year old suffered a broken wrist and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. The Packers were off to a respectable start, but their lineup can ill afford the loss of a capable hitter like Ferro. Next: The league standings and Denver's batting and pitching statistics through one month of play.
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National League Standings West Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 San Diego 22 8 .733 - 19-11 3 11- 4 11- 4 3-0 4- 2 W1 6-4 Los Angeles 18 13 .581 4.5 16-15 2 8- 7 10- 6 2-2 9- 3 L2 4-6 San Jose 17 13 .567 5.0 16-14 1 11- 4 6- 9 1-1 7- 3 L1 5-5 Sacramento 14 17 .452 8.5 14-17 0 8- 8 6- 9 0-2 5- 6 L1 5-5 Phoenix 11 19 .367 11.0 11-19 0 4-11 7- 8 1-1 6- 1 L1 5-5 Portland 7 24 .226 15.5 10-21 -3 5-10 2-14 0-2 2-11 L6 1-9 Northeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 New Jersey 17 13 .567 - 20-10 -3 7- 8 10- 5 3-3 5-8 W3 7-3 Harrisburg 16 14 .533 1.0 12-18 4 10- 5 6- 9 1-1 6-3 W1 8-2 Hartford 16 14 .533 1.0 18-12 -2 8- 7 8- 7 2-2 5-6 L3 3-7 Buffalo 16 15 .516 1.5 18-13 -2 10- 6 6- 9 2-1 4-9 W2 4-6 Rochester 15 16 .484 2.5 16-15 -1 8- 7 7- 9 0-1 4-3 W1 6-4 Pittsburgh 14 17 .452 3.5 15-16 -1 10- 6 4-11 2-1 6-8 W4 6-4 American League Standings Southeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Atlanta 19 12 .613 - 17-14 2 12- 4 7- 8 2-0 4-2 L2 5-5 Knoxville 18 12 .600 .5 19-11 -1 9- 6 9- 6 0-1 3-3 L1 4-6 Miami 18 14 .563 1.5 18-14 0 8- 8 10- 6 1-1 3-5 L1 5-5 Nashville 13 17 .433 5.5 14-16 -1 7- 8 6- 9 0-0 0-2 L2 5-5 Washington 14 19 .424 6.0 16-17 -2 7-10 7- 9 1-2 3-5 W1 6-4 Charlotte 9 21 .300 9.5 8-22 1 5-10 4-11 1-1 3-4 L5 1-9 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 23 8 .742 - 22- 9 1 11- 4 12- 4 1-0 6-0 W2 7-3 Tucson 21 11 .656 2.5 19-13 2 10- 6 11- 5 2-1 6-5 W3 9-1 Memphis 19 12 .613 4.0 17-14 2 9- 6 10- 6 0-0 3-3 W1 6-4 Green Bay 14 17 .452 9.0 13-18 1 5-10 9- 7 1-0 5-2 W1 5-5 Grand Rapids 11 22 .333 13.0 12-21 -1 6-11 5-11 1-1 5-5 L1 3-7 Kansas City 9 23 .281 14.5 12-20 -3 6-10 3-13 0-3 2-7 W2 4-6 Thoughts: NL West- So far, this division has played out as expected. San Diego is clearly the best team in the West, but both Los Angeles and San Jose are off to solid starts. I did expect Portland to be slightly better than it has been the last few seasons, but that has not been the case. NL Northeast- This division should be fun to watch as the season progresses. With only a few games separating the first place team from the last place team, it's anyone's guess as to how it plays out. That being said, Harrisburg is playing over its head right now, as evidenced by the Capitals' Pythagorean record, and I really don't expect Pittsburgh to stay in the race for very long. The Pirates' lineup has been woefully bad, with something like 3 or 4 regulars hitting at or below .200 so far. AL Southeast- This division has been surprisingly interesting so far, largely because the usually dominant Miami Dolphins have scuffled a little bit. With three quality teams jockeying for position, it should definitely be one of the most intriguing playoff races. AL Central- It didn't take long for this division to settle into its usual appearance. The current standings match the final standings from last season, and that order has been pretty common the last few years. Denver has finished in first place for 5 straight seasons, with Tucson in 2nd place in all of those years. Memphis, meanwhile, has finished in 3rd for 4 of the last 5 years. Green Bay, Grand Rapids, and Kansas City have mostly rotated between 4th, 5th, and 6th, although the Tigers did manage a 3rd place finish in 2083.
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Denver's batting and pitching stats as of May 6, 2086
Denver's batting stats:
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Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS R. Thomas 30 136 54 8 1 5 25 29 8 10 .397 .429 .581 4 0 A. Vasquez 30 136 51 9 0 7 33 26 6 20 .375 .404 .596 0 0 A. Stice 28 120 40 7 0 11 36 22 12 24 .333 .394 .667 0 0 L. Chappel 27 111 40 12 2 4 18 31 20 10 .360 .458 .613 5 0 B. Romero 26 109 28 9 1 4 14 18 8 30 .257 .308 .468 2 2 M. Lore 27 104 37 9 0 2 15 15 12 18 .356 .415 .500 0 0 E. Bolling 26 103 23 8 1 7 18 18 5 17 .223 .257 .524 0 0 M. Phillips 23 85 22 6 0 0 11 14 15 3 .259 .366 .329 0 0 M. Shunji 22 80 20 4 0 4 14 12 12 26 .250 .348 .450 0 0 R. Shults 15 54 16 4 0 0 7 7 5 7 .296 .356 .370 0 0 J. Fuensanta 9 34 10 0 0 2 7 8 7 1 .294 .415 .471 0 0 A. Mingo 13 30 10 5 0 0 1 7 10 2 .333 .500 .500 1 0 B. Branco 11 30 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 .100 .182 .100 0 0 G. Esqueda 8 26 9 3 0 2 3 4 3 0 .346 .414 .692 0 0 Thoughts: On the plus side, Arthur Stice has been everything the Broncos could have hoped for, and then some. Russell Thomas and Alexis Vazquez have been superb, and although Lee Chappel's HR and RBI totals are somewhat low, he is still one of the best pure hitters in the game. Marvin Lore has done a good job proving that last year wasn't a fluke. Jose Fuensanta, Robert Shults, Adrian Mingo, and Gabriel Esqueda have all been solid bench players. On the negative side, Ellis Bolling has devolved into an all or nothing hitter. When he gets a hit, it's usually a big one(16 of 23 have gone for extra bases), but overall, the hits have been few and far between. Throw in a rapidly declining plate discipline, and a guy who was once one of the most feared hitters in the league is now little more than a mediocre complementary player. Michael Phillips has excellent plate discipline, but isn't offering much of anything else offensively. The biggest disappointment, though, has to be Brooks Branco. It was thought at the beginning of the season that Branco might platoon with Phillips, but his pitiful start is making it hard to put him in the lineup. Denver's pitching stats: Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH K. Pillsbury 7 7 5 1 0 4.20 49.1 58 24 23 9 29 1 1 R. Mcnett 7 7 4 2 0 3.80 47.1 43 21 20 12 39 0 0 R. Lockridge 6 6 4 2 0 4.31 39.2 42 21 19 7 19 0 0 T. Fons 5 5 1 2 0 5.51 32.2 39 24 20 18 10 0 0 G. Buentello 5 5 3 0 0 3.94 29.2 35 13 13 7 17 0 0 C. Saari 9 0 1 1 0 1.89 19.0 12 5 4 1 17 0 0 R. Soto 11 0 2 0 2 0.57 15.2 7 1 1 1 13 0 0 L. Gwinn 7 0 1 0 0 2.08 13.0 7 3 3 3 12 0 0 L. Ruvalcaba 10 0 1 0 6 5.91 10.2 13 7 7 2 5 0 0 A. Haider 8 0 0 0 0 8.31 8.2 12 8 8 4 8 0 0 L. Waltz 7 0 0 0 0 7.88 8.0 12 7 7 4 8 0 0 W. Ortiz 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 6.1 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 Thoughts: Kenny Pillsbury, Robert McNett, and Ray Lockridge have been a little up and down at times, but for the most part, they have all done a good job. George Buentello was also doing a good job, but he is lost for the season with injury. Thomas Fons has looked pretty awful, giving up plenty of hits, walks, and runs, while rarely, if ever, striking anyone out. Walter Ortiz's first start in place of Buentello was excellent, but it was just one start. Let's see how he looks in a month or two. Cornelius Saari has been an excellent addition to the bullpen, while Robert Soto and Lyndon Gwinn have done a fine job as well. Lamont Ruvalcaba has racked up some saves, but he has been less than impressive, to say the least. Instead of putting out fires right away, he has been more inclined to throw some gasoline at them first. Alex Haider and Larry Waltz have been almost identically inept as mop-up men.
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League Standings as of June 1, 2086
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National League Standings West Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 San Diego 35 20 .636 - 31-24 4 19- 9 16-11 4-0 7- 4 W1 6-4 San Jose 29 26 .527 6.0 28-27 1 17-10 12-16 2-3 12- 8 W2 6-4 Los Angeles 26 28 .481 8.5 25-29 1 12-14 14-14 3-3 11- 5 L2 4-6 Sacramento 26 30 .464 9.5 25-31 1 13-16 13-14 0-4 10-10 L3 2-8 Phoenix 23 32 .418 12.0 20-35 3 10-18 13-14 1-2 7- 3 L1 7-3 Portland 20 34 .370 14.5 21-33 -1 11-16 9-18 1-4 7-15 W1 5-5 Northeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 New Jersey 33 20 .623 - 36-17 -3 15-11 18- 9 4-5 8-12 W4 7-3 Buffalo 31 23 .574 2.5 34-20 -3 19- 9 12-14 5-1 9-13 L2 4-6 Hartford 28 27 .509 6.0 29-26 -1 16-12 12-15 3-2 11-10 L2 5-5 Pittsburgh 27 28 .491 7.0 31-24 -4 15-13 12-15 3-1 8-11 W2 6-4 Harrisburg 25 28 .472 8.0 24-29 1 13-13 12-15 2-2 7- 8 L2 4-6 Rochester 24 31 .436 10.0 24-31 0 13-13 11-18 0-1 7- 5 W3 4-6 American League Standings Southeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Atlanta 32 22 .593 - 27-27 5 21- 7 11-15 2-2 8- 3 L1 7-3 Miami 32 23 .582 .5 32-23 0 15-11 17-12 4-1 8-10 W2 6-4 Knoxville 30 25 .545 2.5 33-22 -3 14-15 16-10 3-2 4- 7 W4 6-4 Washington 25 30 .455 7.5 28-27 -3 14-15 11-15 2-4 5- 8 L1 5-5 Nashville 24 30 .444 8.0 25-29 -1 14-15 10-15 0-0 5- 5 L2 3-7 Charlotte 18 35 .340 13.5 17-36 1 11-16 7-19 2-4 7- 8 L1 5-5 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 37 17 .685 - 35-19 2 17- 8 20- 9 2-1 10- 4 W1 7-3 Tucson 33 22 .600 4.5 31-24 2 15-12 18-10 3-1 8- 7 W1 5-5 Memphis 29 26 .527 8.5 29-26 0 12-14 17-12 1-4 5- 7 L4 3-7 Green Bay 27 27 .500 10.0 26-28 1 12-14 15-13 2-0 9- 4 W1 5-5 Kansas City 21 34 .382 16.5 24-31 -3 12-14 9-20 0-3 6- 9 W1 6-4 Grand Rapids 19 36 .345 18.5 22-33 -3 13-16 6-20 2-1 7-10 L1 3-7 Thoughts: NL West- Nothing much has changed here other than Los Angeles fading a bit after a solid start. NL Northeast- Although this division is still the tightest of the four, it is not nearly as compressed as it was a month ago. New Jersey and Buffalo have begun to pull away from the pack. AL Southeast- Atlanta has tenaciously held onto first place, but expect this to be a dogfight between the Braves, Dolphins, and 79ers the rest of the way. AL Central- Little has changed in this division. Denver maintains a comfortable, if not secure, lead over Tucson, while the Diamondbacks hold a similar advantage over third place Memphis. League News: The National League Batter of the Month Award went to Hartford's third-baseman, Louis Guerriero. It was Guerriero's 4th career BOTM award. During the month of May, Guerriero hit .391/.451/.709, with a 1.160 OPS, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 6 homeruns, 31 RBI, and 22 runs scored. The National League Pitcher of the Month Award went to San Diego's Carlos Lozoya. This was the 7th time that Lozoya won the POTM award. In 6 May starts, Lozoya was 5-0, with a 1.54 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and had 40 strikeouts against 8 walks in 41 innings pitched. The American League Batter of the Month Award went to Miami's left-fielder, Albert Chichester. It was the first BOTM award of Chichester's career. The Dolphins' outfielder hit .381/.432/.646, with a 1.078 OPS, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 8 homeruns, 27 RBI, and 21 runs scored during the month of May. The American League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Washington's Kenneth Thurman. It was the first career POTM award for the 35 year old Thurman. During the month of May, Thurman made 6 starts, and had a 5-1 record, a 2.66 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and 51 strikeouts versus just 4 walks in 47 1/3 innings pitched. He also tossed three complete games, including two shutouts. The two shutouts have come in his last two starts(a 7-hit, 12-K, 0-BB performance against Kansas City, and a 2-hit, 11-K, 0-BB performance against Green Bay). Next: The league batting and pitching statistics, as well as Denver's batting and pitching statistics through the end of May.
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League Batting and Pitching Statistics as of June 1st, 2086
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West Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
San Diego .273 62 322 1920 524 110 12 212 280 .348 .440 .788 38
San Jose .262 50 267 1899 497 79 23 175 266 .326 .407 .732 34
Los Angeles .261 55 261 1907 497 109 8 180 344 .327 .413 .740 29
Sacramento .267 66 284 1929 515 93 9 172 327 .330 .427 .757 21
Phoenix .267 87 323 1942 518 137 15 208 368 .340 .487 .827 27
Portland .280 43 257 1878 525 107 9 154 283 .334 .415 .749 32
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Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
New Jersey .284 79 311 1887 535 86 19 169 302 .342 .475 .817 29
Buffalo .280 57 280 1937 542 110 12 165 374 .341 .437 .778 30
Hartford .281 60 318 1953 549 109 11 186 314 .346 .440 .787 21
Pittsburgh .269 50 279 1942 522 96 17 185 357 .337 .413 .750 9
Harrisburg .263 25 238 1799 473 99 17 202 398 .339 .379 .717 53
Rochester .262 68 276 1860 487 91 7 170 365 .326 .428 .754 68
Total .271 702 3416 22853 6184 1226 159 2178 3978 .336 .430 .767 391
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Southeast Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
Atlanta .291 83 330 1875 545 134 19 243 373 .375 .515 .890 45
Miami .274 70 311 1939 531 105 14 254 255 .359 .451 .809 26
Knoxville .265 79 337 1940 515 115 16 241 401 .347 .463 .810 42
Washington .286 46 316 1977 566 123 7 221 247 .359 .425 .784 32
Nashville .268 83 302 1862 499 98 6 208 357 .345 .461 .806 23
Charlotte .273 79 286 1897 517 124 13 170 270 .335 .477 .811 27
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Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
Denver .308 75 358 1997 615 150 9 203 294 .373 .505 .878 27
Tucson .293 55 326 1951 572 119 9 200 257 .358 .448 .806 43
Memphis .269 64 289 1924 518 102 10 194 295 .340 .432 .773 32
Green Bay .263 57 273 1887 496 117 14 151 361 .319 .430 .750 26
Kansas City .272 69 293 1903 518 91 17 210 365 .348 .447 .795 80
Grand Rapids .260 48 273 1897 494 101 10 227 330 .342 .400 .742 28
Total .277 808 3694 23049 6386 1379 144 2522 3805 .350 .455 .805 431
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West Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
San Diego 4.79 19 494.2 544 287 263 43 122 354 .279 3 1
San Jose 4.29 14 491.0 447 262 234 81 180 368 .240 4 1
Los Angeles 4.66 14 492.2 528 279 255 54 175 347 .273 4 1
Sacramento 5.29 19 496.1 566 311 292 51 212 370 .287 0 0
Phoenix 6.71 13 489.1 635 421 365 100 204 276 .312 0 0
Portland 5.48 12 475.0 515 319 289 76 232 327 .277 4 0
Northeast Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
New Jersey 3.55 16 482.0 441 212 190 43 143 313 .239 3 0
Buffalo 3.61 11 493.2 426 216 198 46 185 376 .231 7 2
Hartford 5.14 9 490.2 518 298 280 42 224 325 .274 10 2
Pittsburgh 3.86 10 492.0 513 244 211 58 134 343 .265 3 2
Harrisburg 4.66 13 467.2 509 257 242 50 129 261 .277 5 2
Rochester 5.38 16 478.1 542 310 286 58 238 318 .288 4 2
Total 4.78 166 5843.1 6184 3416 3105 702 2178 3978 .271 47 13
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Southeast Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
Atlanta 5.81 19 475.2 500 329 307 73 277 306 .270 3 0
Miami 4.34 10 493.1 489 259 238 49 198 405 .256 3 0
Knoxville 4.74 13 499.2 517 280 263 52 200 331 .266 10 0
Washington 5.12 10 495.2 575 316 282 73 188 299 .286 13 2
Nashville 5.53 12 470.0 538 326 289 80 221 265 .285 0 0
Charlotte 7.30 12 468.2 638 414 380 69 255 266 .325 1 0
Central Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
Denver 4.41 14 486.0 547 262 238 49 126 316 .282 1 1
Tucson 4.61 14 494.1 522 282 253 78 194 336 .267 9 1
Memphis 4.62 12 493.0 507 272 253 70 170 348 .264 14 3
Green Bay 4.94 14 477.0 457 285 262 65 213 327 .251 8 0
Kansas City 5.88 14 481.0 521 334 314 83 240 291 .274 5 2
Grand Rapids 5.67 7 480.2 575 335 303 67 240 315 .296 7 0
Total 5.23 151 5815.0 6386 3694 3382 808 2522 3805 .277 74 9
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Denver's batting and pitching stats as of June 1st, 2086
Denver's Batting Stats:
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Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS A. Vasquez 52 235 88 18 0 10 50 42 11 39 .374 .402 .579 4 0 R. Thomas 52 230 87 15 1 9 42 47 20 17 .378 .429 .570 8 1 A. Stice 50 211 66 13 0 13 50 33 17 37 .313 .364 .559 2 0 M. Lore 49 192 69 14 0 4 34 31 20 36 .359 .415 .495 0 0 L. Chappel 45 188 63 24 2 9 34 50 28 12 .335 .421 .628 6 0 E. Bolling 46 184 45 16 1 9 33 31 10 33 .245 .282 .489 0 0 M. Shunji 41 150 40 8 1 10 29 24 20 40 .267 .357 .533 1 0 B. Romero 35 140 41 12 2 5 23 24 8 37 .293 .331 .514 4 3 M. Phillips 35 131 33 9 0 0 15 23 20 5 .252 .353 .321 0 0 R. Shults 22 78 23 7 0 0 9 9 8 14 .295 .360 .385 0 0 A. Mingo 27 72 16 7 0 0 2 13 16 8 .222 .364 .319 1 0 J. Fuensanta 19 66 18 1 1 2 10 12 10 2 .273 .377 .409 1 0 B. Branco 21 63 10 2 0 2 6 11 10 13 .159 .293 .286 0 0 G. Esqueda 15 57 16 4 1 2 3 8 5 1 .281 .339 .491 0 0 Thoughts: There is very little to complain about right now with regards to the Broncos' lineup. Lee Chappel, Russell Thomas, Alexis Vazquez, Arthur Stice, and Marvin Lore are all having superb seasons, while Masahachirou Shunji and Booker Romero have also put up excellent numbers(the latter, however, is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury, and is not expected back for another 3 weeks). In addition, Gabriel Equeda has put up very good numbers coming off the bench. The worst regulars have been Ellis Bolling and Michael Phillips, although both of them still manage to contribute at times- Bolling in the power department and Phillips in the on base category. Jose Fuensanta and Robert Shults have been acceptable reserves this season, but the same cannot be said for Adrian Mingo and Brooks Branco. The performance of Mingo has been on par with Phillips, while Branco has been a complete disaster at the plate. This is especially problematic with Romero on the disabled list because Mingo and Branco are the guys filling in for him. Denver's Pitching Stats: Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH K. Pillsbury 12 12 7 2 0 4.43 85.1 106 47 42 14 55 1 1 R. Mcnett 11 11 7 2 0 3.86 74.2 68 33 32 20 60 0 0 R. Lockridge 11 11 8 2 0 3.82 73.0 75 33 31 18 41 0 0 T. Fons 9 9 3 4 0 5.85 60.0 82 48 39 28 23 0 0 W. Ortiz 6 6 1 3 0 4.43 40.2 49 21 20 14 20 0 0 G. Buentello 5 5 3 0 0 3.94 29.2 35 13 13 7 17 0 0 C. Saari 14 0 2 2 1 2.36 26.2 18 8 7 2 20 0 0 R. Soto 17 0 4 2 2 1.78 25.1 17 5 5 1 18 0 0 L. Ruvalcaba 18 0 1 0 10 6.05 19.1 29 16 13 7 12 0 0 L. Gwinn 12 0 1 0 1 3.38 18.2 15 7 7 4 21 0 0 L. Waltz 14 0 0 0 0 9.18 16.2 28 17 17 6 16 0 0 A. Haider 12 0 0 0 0 6.75 16.0 25 14 12 5 13 0 0 Thoughts: Somewhat surprisingly, Robert McNett and Ray Lockridge have been more effective this season Kenny Pillsbury. Second year starter Thomas Fons continues to struggle, while Walter Ortiz has performed admirably so far in place of the injured George Buentello. Cornelius Saari, Robert Soto, and Lyndon Gwinn have been very reliable out of the bullpen for the first two months of the season. What is amazing is that closer Lamont Ruvalcaba only has 1 blown save thus far despite being fairly ineffective.
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League Standings as of July 1, 2086
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National League Standings West Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 San Diego 49 32 .605 - 45-36 4 26-14 23-18 4-0 9- 5 L2 6-4 San Jose 50 33 .602 - 49-34 1 29-13 21-20 2-3 17- 9 W2 5-5 Los Angeles 40 43 .482 10.0 39-44 1 20-21 20-22 5-3 16- 8 L6 2-8 Portland 35 46 .432 14.0 36-45 -1 19-21 16-25 2-4 14-20 W2 6-4 Phoenix 35 48 .422 15.0 32-51 3 15-28 20-20 2-3 10- 7 L1 7-3 Sacramento 34 48 .415 15.5 33-49 1 17-24 17-24 1-5 15-15 L1 4-6 Northeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 New Jersey 46 34 .575 - 49-31 -3 22-19 24-15 4-6 9-15 W1 4-6 Hartford 43 39 .524 4.0 43-39 0 25-15 18-24 4-4 15-15 W4 6-4 Buffalo 40 40 .500 6.0 44-36 -4 24-16 16-24 6-3 11-21 L2 3-7 Pittsburgh 41 41 .500 6.0 48-34 -7 21-19 20-22 5-1 12-13 L1 7-3 Harrisburg 40 41 .494 6.5 37-44 3 20-21 20-20 2-3 12-12 W1 4-6 Rochester 37 45 .451 10.0 40-42 -3 21-20 16-25 0-2 8- 8 W1 5-5 American League Standings Southeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Miami 53 30 .639 - 54-29 -1 28-13 25-17 4-1 10-12 L1 7-3 Atlanta 50 32 .610 2.5 43-39 7 30-11 20-21 5-3 12- 8 L1 6-4 Knoxville 48 36 .571 5.5 49-35 -1 25-18 23-18 3-3 8-11 W7 8-2 Washington 39 44 .470 14.0 39-44 0 22-20 17-24 4-6 10-10 W2 5-5 Nashville 31 50 .383 21.0 36-45 -5 18-24 13-26 1-3 6-11 L2 2-8 Charlotte 28 54 .341 24.5 28-54 0 17-23 11-31 2-4 14-14 W1 3-7 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 58 25 .699 - 55-28 3 28-12 30-13 4-3 17- 6 L2 6-4 Tucson 49 35 .583 9.5 45-39 4 24-19 25-16 6-2 14- 9 W2 7-3 Memphis 42 40 .512 15.5 45-37 -3 18-23 24-17 2-6 5-11 W1 6-4 Green Bay 36 46 .439 21.5 34-48 2 19-21 17-25 2-3 10- 8 L2 2-8 Kansas City 33 51 .393 25.5 36-48 -3 20-21 13-30 1-3 10-13 W2 6-4 Grand Rapids 30 54 .357 28.5 35-49 -5 19-24 11-30 4-1 12-15 L7 3-7 Thoughts: NL West- San Jose spent the past month closing what had been a 6 game gap between it and San Diego. The two teams have traded sole possession of first place back and forth a couple of times, but are currently tied. For now, it looks like it will be just a 2-team race in the West, as Los Angeles is a distant third. NL Northeast- This division has seen significant upheaval lately. For example, in the last week or so, Buffalo has gone from second to fifth back to second down to third. In the last month, even Pittsburgh and Harrisburg have spent brief periods as high as second place. Through it all, New Jersey has remained on top, though the Devils have been unable to pull away from the pack. The Northeast will certainly be the most interesting division to watch in the second half of the season. AL Southeast- For much of the past month, Miami and Atlanta contested fiercely over first place, neither being able to hold onto it securely. The Dolphins currently have the upper hand, but the Braves don't seem likely to back down any time soon. Third place Knoxville remains in the mix, courtesy of a 7-game winning streak. AL Central- It's deja vu all over again. In the last few years, the Central Division has seemingly followed the exact same pattern: Denver runs away with first place, Tucson runs away with second place, Memphis hovers around respectability, and everyone else brings up the rear. A month ago, only 10 games separated the first place team(Denver) from the fourth place team(Green Bay). Now, there is nearly a 10 game gap between the first place Broncos and the second place Diamondbacks. Monthly Awards: The National League Batter of the Month Award went to Los Angeles' shortstop, Jose Valle. It's the first time that the 25 year old Valle has won a BOTM award. Valle hit .385/.443/.760 in the month of June, with a 1.204 OPS, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 7 homeruns, 22 RBI, and 21 runs scored. The National League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Portland's Christopher Kirk. This is Kirk's 3rd career POTM award. During the month of June, Kirk was 5-0 in 5 starts, with a 0.89 ERA, a 0.77 WHIP, and 27 strikeouts against 6 walks in 40 1/3 innings pitched. He also tossed one complete game. Kirk currently leads all of baseball with a 1.71 ERA. The American League Batter of the Month Award went to Nashville's catcher, Daniel Lane. It is Lane's first career BOTM award. Lane hit .396/.469/.813 in June, with a 1.282 OPS, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 11 homeruns, 30 RBI, 22 runs scored, and 15 walks. The American League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Denver's Robert McNett. This is the second time that McNett has won a POTM award. McNett made 6 starts in the month of June, and compiled a 6-0 record, a 1.07 ERA, a 0.86 WHIP, and 25 strikeouts against 8 walks in 42 innings pitched. McNett leads the American League with 13 wins and ranks second with a 2.85 ERA. Next: Denver's batting and pitching statistics as of July 1st, 2086.
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Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS R. Thomas 77 350 137 22 1 15 65 79 27 28 .391 .439 .589 14 2 A. Vasquez 77 350 122 25 0 14 69 58 14 58 .349 .379 .540 4 0 A. Stice 75 308 104 22 0 22 77 57 36 48 .338 .407 .623 2 0 M. Lore 74 299 103 24 0 6 49 47 30 54 .344 .401 .485 3 0 L. Chappel 69 294 96 33 2 24 68 85 42 16 .327 .410 .697 10 0 E. Bolling 70 280 66 22 1 13 52 50 21 52 .236 .287 .461 0 0 M. Shunji 66 248 67 18 1 13 45 38 37 69 .270 .368 .508 3 1 M. Phillips 54 204 51 15 0 3 28 36 27 9 .250 .342 .368 0 0 B. Romero 42 164 45 13 2 5 26 24 8 41 .274 .308 .470 6 3 B. Branco 42 135 30 2 1 11 21 25 29 17 .222 .367 .496 0 1 R. Shults 34 127 40 13 0 1 18 14 12 30 .315 .371 .441 0 0 A. Mingo 38 106 26 11 0 0 4 24 25 11 .245 .394 .349 2 0 G. Esqueda 24 90 21 5 1 2 6 12 10 4 .233 .307 .378 0 0 J. Fuensanta 25 88 22 2 1 4 14 16 11 6 .250 .347 .432 1 0 D. Churchill 11 37 9 2 0 1 5 4 1 10 .243 .263 .378 0 0 Thoughts: The starting lineup has been outstanding, for the most part. The only weak links have been Ellis Bolling, who still manages to get a few extra base hits, and Michael Phillips, whose only plus ability these days seems to be drawing walks. The injury to Booker Romero gave increased playing time to Brooks Branco, Adrian Mingo, and Dale Churchill, who took Romero's roster spot while he was on the DL. Branco's batting average is still pretty poor, but his power has come around and he's drawn enough walks to produce a more than acceptable on base percentage. Mingo has had a fairly similar season to Phillips, only with a much better OBP. Churchill had a few good games while he was up, but overall wasn't anything special. Backup catcher Gabriel Esqueda has seen his numbers tail off. Denver's pitching stats: Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH K. Pillsbury 17 17 11 2 0 3.76 124.1 139 57 52 22 82 2 2 R. Mcnett 17 17 13 2 0 2.85 116.2 96 39 37 28 85 0 0 R. Lockridge 17 17 10 4 0 4.08 106.0 120 50 48 25 66 0 0 T. Fons 15 15 4 7 0 6.41 98.1 145 84 70 40 39 0 0 W. Ortiz 12 12 4 3 0 4.85 78.0 103 45 42 22 42 0 0 C. Saari 24 0 3 4 4 2.63 48.0 39 16 14 5 35 0 0 R. Soto 26 0 6 3 4 1.88 43.0 35 10 9 3 25 0 0 L. Ruvalcaba 26 0 2 0 11 3.98 31.2 33 17 14 8 21 0 0 L. Gwinn 19 0 2 0 1 4.02 31.1 27 14 14 8 35 0 0 G. Buentello 5 5 3 0 0 3.94 29.2 35 13 13 7 17 0 0 L. Waltz 20 0 0 0 0 10.08 25.0 46 28 28 10 23 0 0 A. Haider 19 0 0 0 0 10.48 22.1 43 29 26 11 19 0 0 Thoughts: McNett, Pillsbury, and Lockridge have been as good a front 3 as any in the league this season, while rookie Walter Ortiz has been an acceptable, if unspectacular, injury replacement for George Buentello. Second year man Thomas Fons has shown only marginal improvement from last season. The bullpen has been mostly adequate, although Larry Waltz and Alex Haider have both been pretty pitiful in mop-up roles.
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The 2086 National League All Stars
            The National League All Star Team: (The "AS" column represents the number of times the player has been an All Star. Bolded numbers represent current league-leading totals.) National League All Star Pitchers Code:
POS Name Team AGE AS G GS W L SV ERA IP BB K CG SH WHIP SP Christopher Kirk POR 33 2 18 18 8 4 0 1.98 141.0 17 100 3 0 1.04 SP Juan Echeveste SJ 28 2 18 18 13 4 0 2.32 132.0 35 65 4 2 1.07 SP Carlos Lozoya SD 30 4 18 18 13 2 0 2.51 125.1 30 129 2 2 1.17 SP Mose Urick ROC 33 3 19 19 9 5 0 2.67 128.0 45 112 2 2 1.04 SP Scott Council PIT 34 2 18 18 13 2 0 2.95 131.0 28 94 1 0 1.18 SP Peter Boughner HFD 30 2 18 18 11 5 0 3.31 146.2 19 66 7 2 1.04 SP Carl Strothers SAC 34 4 19 19 10 5 0 3.38 130.2 49 120 0 0 1.44 MR James Turner SJ 29 1 22 0 0 0 1 0.68 39.2 13 48 0 0 0.73 CL James Copp LA 30 1 38 0 7 0 19 2.08 52.0 12 58 0 0 1.08 CL Marion Elsberry SAC 35 1 46 0 3 3 21 5.08 56.2 19 37 0 0 1.41 National League All Star Hitters Code:
POS Name Team AGE AS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS C Gary Jones POR 26 1 79 289 96 15 2 5 35 65 30 34 14 4 .332 .395 .450 .845 C Paul Bibbs ROC 32 2 79 273 84 13 1 9 45 44 30 48 0 0 .308 .376 .462 .837 1B Amaury Lucia NJ 28 3 84 342 118 31 2 22 77 67 28 43 7 4 .345 .397 .640 1.037 1B James Sequeira PIT 30 1 80 312 109 14 6 13 57 48 20 13 1 0 .349 .399 .558 .957 2B Nicholas Keough POR 30 1 85 315 104 29 2 12 60 52 34 25 3 1 .330 .393 .549 .942 3B Louis Guerriero HFD 32 8 86 346 124 42 5 19 87 70 23 74 2 1 .358 .405 .673 1.079 3B Benjamin Lamas BUF 25 1 83 329 118 15 0 17 62 57 25 19 2 0 .359 .403 .559 .963 SS Mike Morales PHO 27 3 84 301 92 21 1 27 63 69 62 38 1 0 .306 .425 .651 1.076 SS Jose Valle LA 25 1 85 311 96 23 6 20 61 57 33 74 1 0 .309 .374 .614 .988 LF Gregorio Ruiz SD 35 6 76 283 98 27 2 17 63 64 33 59 0 0 .346 .414 .636 1.050 LF Marcos Esparza PHO 29 2 85 311 89 26 5 24 75 68 48 35 12 2 .286 .382 .633 1.015 CF Gaby Matos SD 25 4 77 262 85 16 2 21 76 58 35 50 5 0 .324 .408 .641 1.049 CF Herbert Baldridge NJ 24 1 84 318 106 21 5 18 85 50 26 43 4 1 .333 .380 .601 .981 CF Dennis Barrientos PIT 27 2 83 356 115 20 6 14 75 66 22 50 0 0 .323 .366 .531 .896 RF David New POR 27 1 85 332 117 18 2 9 47 55 28 38 7 3 .352 .404 .500 .904 Notes: Interestingly, the Portland Trailblazers led all National League teams with 4 All Stars, despite a less than impressive 38-50 win-loss record. Last year, Portland was the only NL team to not have any All Stars. This year, it is Harrisburg that suffers from that dubious distinction. After Portland, the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres are next, with 3 All Stars. The remaining National League teams all have 2 All Stars, with the exception of Buffalo, which has just one. There are 10 first time All Stars on the NL squad. Despite being one of the youngest members of the All Star team, this is already center-fielder Gaby Matos' 4th trip to the mid-summer classic, which is more than all but two other NL position players. San Jose's James Turner continued what seems to be a Sharks' tradition, as he became the fourth member of San Jose's bullpen to be named to an All Star team. Bill Frisch('80), Clinton Blanton('82 and '85), and George Parker('84) are the other three. Current Denver reliever Cornelius Saari was also an All Star for the Sharks in 2079.
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The 2086 American League All Stars
            The American League All Star Team: American League All Star Pitchers Code:
POS Name Team AGE AS G GS W L SV ERA IP BB K CG SH WHIP SP Christian Hokusai MIA 31 5 18 18 12 4 0 2.62 123.2 26 125 1 0 0.90 SP Rene Romero KNO 27 2 17 17 11 2 0 2.69 137.1 37 107 6 1 1.07 SP Robert Mcnett DEN 31 3 18 18 14 2 0 2.83 124.0 31 89 0 0 1.08 SP Kenny Pillsbury DEN 34 6 19 19 12 3 0 3.83 138.2 24 93 2 2 1.31 SP Kenneth Thurman WAS 35 2 19 19 12 5 0 4.57 134.0 25 131 4 2 1.24 SP Kosami Masaru KNO 30 2 21 21 12 6 0 4.06 168.2 67 95 9 0 1.35 SP Ray Lockridge DEN 34 4 18 18 11 4 0 4.14 111.0 27 69 0 0 1.39 MR Robert Soto DEN 32 1 29 0 6 3 5 2.35 46.0 4 27 0 0 0.89 CL James Smith WAS 36 7 36 0 3 4 19 2.15 54.1 9 40 0 0 0.87 CL Fred Lemire TUC 34 1 39 0 2 3 23 3.72 46.0 12 35 0 0 1.00 American League All Star Hitters Code:
POS Name Team AGE AS G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS C Lee Chappel DEN 35 10 75 319 102 35 2 25 70 92 47 17 10 0 .320 .405 .677 1.083 C Edmond Mcgurk MIA 31 3 78 307 82 10 3 28 76 64 53 56 0 1 .267 .372 .593 .965 1B Arthur Taylor KNO 35 6 87 296 98 27 2 22 79 70 63 41 0 0 .331 .447 .659 1.105 1B Kenny Perry Jr. GR 23 1 86 319 108 20 1 16 52 62 46 68 0 0 .339 .435 .558 .993 2B Eric Phillips MEM 32 2 83 301 95 13 1 14 49 55 56 9 0 0 .316 .427 .505 .932 2B Jack Forrester KNO 26 1 84 307 85 16 6 23 66 52 30 83 3 4 .277 .336 .593 .929 3B Mike Sanders WAS 36 6 89 377 109 25 0 8 53 62 29 31 4 0 .289 .345 .419 .765 SS Arthur Stice DEN 29 1 81 330 110 22 0 24 82 61 38 51 2 0 .333 .403 .618 1.021 SS Roger Attaway ATL 31 5 86 323 93 23 4 16 57 56 45 82 3 4 .288 .374 .533 .907 LF Albert Chichester MIA 28 1 82 327 109 17 2 22 71 66 24 44 3 0 .333 .395 .599 .994 LF Alexis Vasquez DEN 37 6 83 379 133 25 0 15 75 64 14 60 4 0 .351 .379 .536 .915 CF Russell Thomas DEN 35 6 83 379 151 23 1 15 69 85 29 29 14 2 .398 .444 .583 1.028 CF Marcus Murrin TUC 29 1 84 322 124 18 2 12 52 63 29 23 0 2 .385 .440 .565 1.005 RF Flavio Trujillo ATL 36 2 83 328 119 24 1 21 78 71 49 50 3 2 .363 .447 .634 1.081 RF Burl Wyatt KNO 32 4 84 319 99 8 3 25 72 76 63 71 23 9 .310 .422 .589 1.011 Notes: Unlike the National League, the AL All Stars aren't distributed as evenly throughout the league. The Denver Broncos own the best record in baseball, and they also pace both leagues with a whopping 8 All Stars. Knoxville has 5 All Stars, while Miami and Washington each have 3. Atlanta and Tucson both have 2, while Memphis and Grand Rapids managed 1 apiece. Nashville, Charlotte, Green Bay, and Kansas City failed to produce any All Star representatives this year. This is the third straight year that Green Bay has been without an All Star, the longest current drought of any team in baseball. There are 7 first-time All Stars on the AL team. Denver's Lee Chappel recently hit his 400th career homerun. After making only 1 All Star appearance from his rookie season of 2073 to 2081, Alexis Vazquez has made 5 consecutive trips to the mid-summer classic. Miami's Edmond McGurk leads the AL in homeruns; if he keeps up that pace through the end of the year, he will become the first player to lead the AL in homeruns in three straight seasons since Hall of Fame first-baseman Dave Gutierrez did it for Memphis from 2065 to 2067. Left-fielder Albert Chichester is finally having the breakout year that he's been expected to have. He's already broken his previous career high in homeruns(15). Flavio Trujillo's first full season came in 2073; from then to 2084, he made zero All Star appearances. He has now made 2 straight. This is Eric Phillips' second trip to the All Star game, but his first trip was back in 2078, when he was a rookie. Grand Rapids' Kenny Perry, Jr. is the youngest member of either All Star team. Perry's father made his only All Star appearance six years ago, in 2080, as a member of the Green Bay Packers.
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The 2086 All Star Game
The National League All Stars
AT The American League All Stars Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NL Allstars 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 9 11 0 AL Allstars 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 1 For the third consecutive season, the NL All Stars emerged from the mid-summer classic victorious. On a mild evening in Charlotte, the National League drubbed the American League, 9-3. San Diego center-fielder Gaby Matos was named the MVP of the game, as he doubled, homered, drove in a run, and scored 2 runs. Matos got the scoring started with a solo homerun in the top of the second inning. Atlanta's Flavio Trujillo evened the score in the bottom half of the second with an RBI double. In the third inning, Hartford's Louis Guerriero doubled in a run to put the NL back on top. In the fourth, another Padre, left-fielder Gregorio Ruiz, added to that lead with a run-scoring double of his own. New Jersey's Amaury Lucia(last year's All Star MVP) added a 2-run single to give the National League a 5-1 lead. It remained a 5-1 game until the seventh inning, when New Jersey's Herbert Baldridge delivered a pinch hit, 2-run homerun. The National League kept piling up the runs as Pittsburgh's James Sequeira singled in a run in the eighth inning and later scored when Washington third-baseman Mike Sanders mishandled a ground ball by Phoenix's Marcos Esparza. Sanders atoned somewhat for his error by ripping a 2-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning. Unfortunately, that was far too little, far too late for the American League. San Diego's Carlos Lozoya was named the winning pitcher. He pitched 3 innings, surrendered 2 hits, 1 run, and 1 walk, and collected 2 strikeouts. San Jose's Juan Echeveste also looked pretty good, as he struck out 4 batters in 2 innings. Miami's Christian Hokusai took the loss, with 3 hits, 2 runs, a walk, and 2 strikeouts in 3 innings pitched. Here is how Denver's representatives fared: Russell Thomas had 2 hits, both singles, in 5 at bats. Lee Chappel was 0 for 3 with a strikeout. Arthur Stice was 1 for 2, with a double, a walk, and a run scored. Alexis Vazquez was 1 for 1, with a walk, and a run scored. Robert McNett pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with 1 hit allowed. Kenny Pillsbury pitched 1 scoreless inning and struck out 2 batters. Robert Soto surrendered 2 hits and 2 runs in 1 inning, and struck out 1 batter. Ray Lockridge pitched a scoreless 1/3 of an inning.
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League Standings as of August 1, 2086
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National League Standings West Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 San Jose 67 41 .620 - 66-42 1 38-19 29-22 2-4 20-10 L1 7-3 San Diego 61 47 .565 6.0 59-49 2 33-20 28-27 4-1 11-10 W2 2-8 Los Angeles 58 51 .532 9.5 55-54 3 27-24 31-27 6-4 21-11 W4 8-2 Sacramento 47 61 .435 20.0 42-66 5 22-33 25-28 2-7 20-18 L2 5-5 Phoenix 46 63 .422 21.5 42-67 4 21-36 25-27 4-3 15- 8 W1 6-4 Portland 42 65 .393 24.5 44-63 -2 21-31 21-34 6-6 16-21 L7 1-9 Northeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 New Jersey 64 44 .593 - 67-41 -3 32-24 32-20 6-7 12-19 W1 8-2 Hartford 60 48 .556 4.0 62-46 -2 34-18 26-30 7-5 18-19 W2 7-3 Pittsburgh 54 54 .500 10.0 61-47 -7 30-23 24-31 5-3 16-19 L1 3-7 Buffalo 52 54 .491 11.0 57-49 -5 31-21 21-33 7-4 14-25 L2 5-5 Harrisburg 48 59 .449 15.5 45-62 3 25-30 23-29 3-3 14-18 L1 3-7 Rochester 48 60 .444 16.0 51-57 -3 27-27 21-33 0-5 12-11 W1 6-4 American League Standings Southeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Miami 68 40 .630 - 70-38 -2 37-19 31-21 4-1 12-14 L2 6-4 Knoxville 65 43 .602 3.0 66-42 -1 33-19 32-24 6-4 13-12 L1 6-4 Atlanta 62 46 .574 6.0 56-52 6 35-19 27-27 6-3 14- 8 L4 4-6 Washington 50 57 .467 17.5 49-58 1 27-27 23-30 4-8 12-14 W1 3-7 Nashville 40 67 .374 27.5 46-61 -6 22-33 18-34 1-4 8-14 L3 3-7 Charlotte 34 74 .315 34.0 35-73 -1 20-33 14-41 3-5 16-19 L1 3-7 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 72 37 .661 - 68-41 4 35-18 37-19 4-4 20- 9 W3 7-3 Tucson 63 45 .583 8.5 60-48 3 33-22 30-23 8-3 19-12 W1 7-3 Memphis 57 50 .533 14.0 60-47 -3 28-26 29-24 2-6 7-14 W2 6-4 Green Bay 51 56 .477 20.0 50-57 1 27-26 24-30 2-4 11-11 W4 7-3 Kansas City 44 64 .407 27.5 50-58 -6 26-27 18-37 2-4 12-16 W3 5-5 Grand Rapids 41 68 .376 31.0 46-63 -5 24-31 17-37 5-1 17-18 L3 3-7 Thoughts: NL West- In a very surprising turn of events, San Jose has opened up a comfortable lead in this division, while San Diego will have to fend off a determined Los Angeles team the rest of the way. NL Northeast- New Jersey and Hartford have maintained their respective positions this past month, but the remaining teams, which were all still in contention at the All Star break, have begun to fall behind. Pittsburgh and Buffalo still have a shot at the playoffs, but they will have to start playing a lot better. AL Southeast- Atlanta played extremely well in the first half of the season, but July saw Miami and Knoxville reassert control over the division. The Braves will have to fight hard if they want to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2069. AL Central- At the All Star break, it looked like Denver was on the verge of completely running away with the division. But right before the break, the Broncos suffered a pair of tough losses to Grand Rapids, and that appeared to affect them quite a bit coming out of the break. Denver was flattened in a 3-game sweep at the hands of Miami, getting outscored 15-1, and had its losing streak stretch to 8 games with three straight losses to Atlanta. The Broncos were outscored 25-10 in those games. They salvaged the final game of that series, and generally played better the rest of the month, although they did lose 2 of 3 to Green Bay. Luckily for Denver, second place Tucson didn't really take advantage of that slump. All that means, however, is that the Broncos lead over the Diamondbacks remained comfortable. But with two months left, 8 1/2 games is by no means a secure lead. Third place Memphis has kept pace with Tucson, which means the Grizzlies are still in contention, but will have a lot of work to do to make up that ground. Green Bay was 10 games under .500 at the start of July, but the Packers have since shaved that number to 5 games. Green Bay hasn't finished .500 or better since 2072. League News: The National League Batter of the Month Award went to Hartford's third-baseman, Louis Guerriero. It's the 5th time that Guerriero has won a BOTM award, and the second time this season; he also won the award for the month of May. Guerriero hit .402/.447/.777 in July, with a 1.224 OPS, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 7 homeruns, 39 RBI, and 27 runs scored. Guerriero leads the National League in batting average(.366), slugging percentage(.702), OPS(1.115), hits(157), doubles(56), RBI(122), and runs scored(88). The National League Pitcher of the Month Award went to New Jersey's Kenneth Chancey. It's the first time that Chancey has won a POTM award. In 7 July starts, Chancey went 5-0, with a 1.73 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, and 34 strikeouts against 22 walks in 52 innings pitched. Chancey currently leads the National League with a 2.45 ERA. The American League Batter of the Month Award went to Memphis' center-fielder, Jason Schwing. It is Schwing's first career BOTM award. The Memphis outfielder hit .402/.431/.728 during the month of July, with a 1.160 OPS, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 4 homeruns, 23 RBI, and 18 runs scored. The American League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Atlanta's Thomas Sanchez. This is Sanchez's first ever POTM award. He made 6 starts in July and posted a 5-1 record, with a 1.85 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and 37 strikeouts against 21 walks in 48 2/3 innings pitched. He also tossed 1 complete game. Trading News: The trading deadline came and went with a few trades of interest, but no big name players changed teams. Green Bay and Atlanta got things started at the beginning of July, when the Packers sent first-baseman Peter Peed(.272/.310/.469/.779, 19 2B, 19 HR, 60 RBI, 52 R) to the Braves in exchange for center-fielder Elmer Claflin(.268/.348/.474/.822, 25 2B, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 55 R, 25/25 SB) and 21 year old minor league reliever Alfredo Abalo(A-ball: 42 G, 2.28 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 58/9 K/BB, 67 IP). Atlanta remained aggressive on the trade-front. Just a few days after the trade with Green Bay, the Braves acquired second-baseman Nicholas Keough(.357/.408/.579/.987, 37 2B, 15 HR, 80 RBI, 65 R) from Portland in exchange for first-baseman Bill Wilkinson(.298/.399/.530/.929, 21 2B, 15 HR, 67 RBI, 52 R), and 24 year old minor league catcher Marcelo Barahona(A-ball: .399/.435/.514/.950, 25 2B, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 46 R; AA-ball: .341/.383/.409/.792, 3 2B, 44 AB). The remainder of the month saw a few more trades, but until the deadline itself, none involved contending teams. On the second to last day of the month, Tucson picked up veteran shortstop Alberto Alemany(.303/.377/.479/.855, 33 2B, 0 HR, 20 RBI, 38 R, 15/25 SB) from Green Bay for 18 year old minor league reliever Jose Avila(A-ball: 41 G, 3.45 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 35/9 K/BB, 28 2/3 IP) and 21 year old first-baseman Joel Vera(AA-ball: .197/.236/.284/.520, 16 2B, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 24 R). On the same day, Buffalo made a pair of trades, although both were somewhat surprising for a team in contention. First, the Bills acquired closer Brent Douglas(30 G, 0-1, 21 SV, 2.86 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 40/14 K/BB, 34 2/3 IP) from Green Bay in exchange for veteran starting pitcher Christopher Cooper(10-5, 3.40 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 123/20 K/BB, 153 2/3, 1 CG). Certainly, Douglas is a good reliever, but trading a front-line starter seems to make no sense at all. Of course, the trade doesn't make that much sense from Green Bay's perspective, either. An expensive, aging, free agent-to-be pitcher doesn't seem like the kind of return that a mediocre team would be looking for. Still, with the Packers hovering around .500, maybe Cooper can help them make a run. The second trade that Buffalo made had the Bills sending veteran shortstop Harvey Clark(.246/.278/.362/.640, 6 2B, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 7 R, 69 AB) to Rochester for 21 year old minor league catcher Shawn Moyes(A-ball: .312/.365/.435/.799, 24 2B, 6 HR, 48 RBI, 48 R). Clark has struggled as a backup this season, but he would still seem to have more value to a contending team than a last place team. The somewhat bizarre trades continued on the final day of July when Atlanta acquired 3 youngsters from Portland- 23 year old starter Steven Beal(3-5, 5.03 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 50/45 K/BB, 87 2/3 IP), 19 year old minor leage first-baseman Everette Gonshiro(AA-ball: .250/.297/.317/.614, 16 2B, 4 HR, 32 RBI, 42 R), and 21 year old left-fielder James Bailey(A-ball: .275/.343/.349/.692, 18 2B, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 43 R)- in exchange for veteran second-baseman John McQuillen(.239/.352/.399/.750, 12 2B, 11 HR, 37 RBI, 53 R). Los Angeles acquired the suddenly well-traveled 22 year old rookie second-baseman Jason Green(.294/.328/.417/.745, 16 2B, 6 HR, 42 RBI, 41 R) from Kansas City in exchange for reliever Mark McAnulty(50 G, 4-3, 1 SV, 5.13 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 24/22 K/BB, 59 2/3 IP) and 22 year old minor league reliever Gerald Dumont(A-ball: 31 G, 0.49 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 37/4 K/BB, 36 2/3 IP; AA-ball: 13 G, 1.59, 0.71 WHIP, 13/2 K/BB, 11 1/3 IP); Green had been acquired by Kansas City from Green Bay in late June. Pittsburgh, finding itself unexpectedly in a playoff race this season, made a couple of moves that may or may not help. The Pirates picked up veteran starter Edward Carbonell(7-11, 6.52 ERA, 1.87 WHIP, 83/74 K/BB, 143 2/3 IP, 5 CG) from Grand Rapids for some minor league flotsam: 34 year old starting pitcher Tony DeFrancisco(AAA-ball: 4.19 ERA, 18 GS; career: 30 G, 27 GS, 7.53 ERA), 28 year old third-baseman Edward Pena(AAA-ball: .325/.403/.464/.867, 34 2B, 6 HR, 39 RBI, 51 R; career: .294/.331/.438/.769, 19 2B, 6 HR, 47 RBI, 41 R(272 AB)), 34 year old reliever Andrew Murphy(AAA-ball: 26 G, 6.33 ERA; career: 71 G, 3.60 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 37/22 K/BB, 70 IP), and 33 year old catcher Ahmed Fiore(AAA-ball: .542 OPS(30 AB); career: .523 OPS, 144 AB). The 38 year old Carbonell might improve his numbers slightly with a return to the National League, where he has spent virtually his entire career. The Pirates also acquired second-baseman Ciro Joubert(.330/.366/.520/.886, 13 2B, 10 HR, 31 RBI, 35 R) from Charlotte in exchange for starting pitcher Marcus Ybanez(8-8, 5.31 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 81/61 K/BB, 142 1/3 IP, 2 CG, 2 SH), 29 year old minor league shortstop Michael Robinson(AAA-ball: .301/.350/.544/.894, 40 2B, 17 HR, 70 RBI, 46 R; MLB: 2 for 14; career: .233/.283/.382/.665, 65 2B, 22 HR, 133 RBI, 108 R), and 25 year old minor league third-baseman Federico Suarez(AA-ball: .261/.375/.490/.865, 16 2B, 20 HR, 53 RBI, 54 R). The 35 year old Joubert has put up some of the best numbers of his career this season. Finally, the defending champion New Jersey Devils made a move to bolster their struggling bullpen. The Devils traded for veteran reliever Jonathan Troutman(41 G, 4-3, 3.78 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 37/24 K/BB, 52 1/3 IP), sending catcher Cefe Perez(.293/.321/.443/.763, 18 2B, 11 HR, 61 RBI, 45 R), rookie reliever Jacob Vitagliano(39 G, 2-2, 2 SV, 6.15 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 39/19 K/BB, 52 2/3 IP), and 28 year old minor league reliever Justin Seth(AAA-ball: 63 G, 4.09 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 72/28 K/BB, 88 IP) to Grand Rapids in return. Injury News: The month of July saw several significant injuries to contending teams. Tucson lost starting pitcher Brandon Schrupp(9-4, 4.19 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 78/50 K/BB, 135 1/3 IP, 3 CG) for about 6 weeks with a ruptured bicep tendon. He is expected to return to the rotation one week from now. Miami's left-handed reliever Joseph Carpenter(2-3, 3 SV, 2.88 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 38/7 K/BB, 40 2/3 IP) missed about two weeks with a hyper-extended elbow. Atlanta's catcher Bill Baker(.291/.369/.498/.867, 16 HR, 49 RBI, 59 R) was in and out of the lineup, first with a bruised heel, and then with a scratched cornea. He collected only 39 at bats during the month. Baker will come off of the disabled list in 2 days. Knoxville lost slugging left-fielder Joshua Kier(.232/.361/.519/.880, 24 2B, 20 HR, 58 RBI, 65 R, 60 BB) until September with a broken hand. Veteran Memphis third-baseman Eric Jameson(.292/.355/.453/.809, 8 2B, 7 HR, 34 RBI, 31 R) played just 2 games in July before injuring his ACL. He won't return to the lineup for another two weeks. The Grizzlies also lost 24 year old starting pitcher Russell Mangano(9-4, 3.71 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 94/20 K/BB, 143 IP, 5 CG) until mid-August with a strained triceps. Hartford's reliever Mitchell Larson(3-3, 1 SV, 4.04 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 36/10 K/BB, 49 IP) missed half of the month with a strained triceps. He will come off of the DL in 4 days. The Whalers will also be without the services of southpaw starter Benjamin Guertin(8-6, 3.96 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 104/52 K/BB, 150 IP, 4 CG) for the next month, as he suffered a pulled triceps on the final day of the month. Although he wasn't playing for a contender, Grand Rapids' shortstop Anthony Champ still deserves mention. The 2085 All Star wasn't having a very good season(.261/.311/.351/.662, 9 2B, 7 HR, 61 RBI, 42 R), and it got a whole lot worse this past month. Champ ruptured his Achilles' tendon, an injury that has put his career in jeopardy. Next: League Batting and Pitching statistics as of August 1st, and Denver's batting and pitching statistics.
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League Batting and Pitching Statistics as of August 1st, 2086
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National League Batting
West Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
San Jose .275 110 586 3755 1032 178 42 364 545 .340 .432 .773 69
San Diego .268 125 585 3707 994 186 25 402 543 .343 .433 .776 83
Los Angeles .273 124 557 3856 1051 207 21 359 708 .337 .434 .770 50
Sacramento .263 123 520 3754 989 171 22 348 653 .328 .419 .747 37
Phoenix .273 153 618 3884 1061 244 27 381 712 .340 .468 .808 63
Portland .273 96 509 3762 1027 195 19 320 637 .330 .411 .741 58
Northeast Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
New Jersey .292 152 649 3859 1126 191 31 347 651 .352 .476 .827 76
Hartford .288 120 628 3835 1104 245 23 353 624 .351 .458 .808 37
Pittsburgh .273 109 573 3847 1050 191 37 349 735 .337 .427 .764 30
Buffalo .271 112 516 3729 1011 191 18 319 712 .331 .422 .753 55
Harrisburg .269 64 503 3669 988 197 27 383 745 .340 .390 .730 100
Rochester .268 122 561 3719 997 192 11 344 697 .331 .424 .755 136
Total .274 1410 6805 45376 12430 2388 303 4269 7962 .338 .433 .771 794
American League Batting
Southeast Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
Miami .274 144 618 3738 1026 200 26 482 530 .358 .457 .816 36
Knoxville .274 169 667 3813 1043 227 22 490 802 .357 .478 .835 88
Atlanta .288 157 646 3789 1093 251 25 458 740 .367 .492 .860 89
Washington .280 111 597 3795 1062 219 18 407 506 .352 .435 .786 47
Nashville .270 153 597 3752 1012 208 16 394 724 .342 .456 .798 46
Charlotte .276 152 596 3851 1061 248 20 343 571 .337 .469 .806 64
Central Division
Team AVG HR R AB H 2B 3B BB K OBP SLG OPS SB
Denver .297 163 706 3978 1183 281 11 429 608 .368 .496 .865 58
Tucson .299 105 637 3903 1167 246 18 393 554 .365 .452 .817 83
Memphis .272 128 590 3763 1023 222 19 366 639 .340 .443 .783 50
Green Bay .257 103 507 3687 946 217 19 341 727 .322 .410 .732 37
Kansas City .277 138 604 3791 1050 196 38 418 732 .352 .458 .810 141
Grand Rapids .271 105 597 3813 1035 201 25 485 645 .356 .420 .776 47
Total .278 1628 7362 45673 12701 2716 257 5006 7778 .352 .456 .807 786
Thoughts: Offense is down slightly in both leagues this season. The NL OPS is down 8 points from last year's .779, while the AL OPS is down 5 points from last year's .812 total. One number above that stands out is Harrisburg's woefully bad HR total. The Capitals could become the first team since the 2041 Sacramento Kings to fail to reach at least 100 team homeruns. Those Kings hit only 97, however, they still managed to win 93 games and were one of 5 teams to top 900 runs scored that season. The record for fewest homeruns was achieved by the San Jose Sharks in their expansion year of 2038, with just 78 homeruns. The only other teams that failed to reach 100 were the '38 expansion Miami Dolphins, with 96, and both the 2012 and 2013 Knoxville 79ers' teams, with 97 and 95, respectively. Pitching Statistics: Code:
National League Pitching
West Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
San Jose 3.99 26 965.0 859 463 428 141 340 716 .236 8 3
San Diego 4.56 28 956.2 1077 529 485 94 233 648 .284 15 2
Los Angeles 4.71 27 981.2 1040 553 514 111 340 713 .270 7 3
Sacramento 5.61 32 967.0 1173 655 603 120 414 699 .301 3 2
Phoenix 6.28 24 977.0 1227 781 682 178 378 621 .304 2 0
Portland 5.22 22 952.2 992 611 553 152 455 610 .268 6 0
Northeast Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
New Jersey 4.36 31 976.2 986 511 473 112 320 657 .259 6 1
Hartford 4.65 18 960.2 977 536 496 84 387 644 .264 19 3
Pittsburgh 4.22 21 965.2 1058 501 453 111 262 692 .275 7 2
Buffalo 4.10 23 953.2 890 480 434 93 375 740 .246 11 2
Harrisburg 5.21 27 943.0 1118 593 546 105 264 579 .294 7 3
Rochester 5.26 22 945.2 1033 592 553 109 501 643 .281 9 4
Total 4.85 301 11545.1 12430 6805 6220 1410 4269 7962 .274 100 25
American League Pitching
Southeast Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
Miami 3.92 28 961.0 915 459 419 88 365 803 .248 7 2
Knoxville 4.48 29 971.1 999 536 484 105 385 633 .265 23 3
Atlanta 5.38 31 959.1 991 626 573 149 517 657 .266 13 0
Washington 5.51 24 959.1 1117 655 587 157 412 632 .287 15 2
Nashville 6.01 17 934.1 1113 691 624 166 476 570 .295 0 0
Charlotte 7.24 23 944.1 1307 852 760 146 527 547 .328 3 0
Central Division
Team ERA S IP HA R ER HRA BB K OAVG CG SHO
Denver 4.66 31 985.2 1150 546 510 92 270 654 .289 2 2
Tucson 4.89 29 977.1 1023 574 531 174 379 688 .266 15 2
Memphis 4.49 25 957.1 979 527 478 128 357 681 .263 27 5
Green Bay 4.64 26 950.1 900 537 490 130 403 702 .248 15 0
Kansas City 5.87 22 948.0 1027 654 618 166 467 573 .274 10 4
Grand Rapids 5.99 20 955.2 1181 705 636 127 448 638 .302 12 1
Total 5.25 305 11504.0 12702 7362 6710 1628 5006 7778 .278 142 21
Thoughts: Just as offensive numbers are down, pitching numbers are significantly better than last season. The NL ERA has improved by 0.11, from last year's 4.96 figure, while the AL ERA has improved by 0.16, from last year's 5.41 total. Charlotte's team ERA is the number that jumps out the most from the pitching stats. The Panthers would be the first team since the 2077 Phoenix Cardinals to have a team ERA over 7.00(Phoenix had an ERA of 7.25 that season).
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Denver's batting and pitching stats as of August 1st, 2086
Denver's batting stats:
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Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS R. Thomas 101 461 181 28 2 16 77 94 32 35 .393 .435 .566 17 3 A. Vasquez 102 455 152 26 0 17 84 72 15 76 .334 .360 .503 5 0 A. Stice 99 402 121 25 0 27 95 70 46 64 .301 .377 .565 3 0 M. Lore 98 388 135 30 0 10 64 70 42 72 .348 .410 .503 3 0 L. Chappel 92 383 118 41 2 28 76 105 62 20 .308 .403 .645 12 0 E. Bolling 91 348 82 30 1 16 69 58 35 66 .236 .306 .466 0 0 M. Shunji 86 323 88 24 1 17 60 51 48 94 .272 .369 .511 3 1 M. Phillips 66 240 59 18 0 3 31 40 31 9 .246 .336 .358 0 0 B. Romero 63 234 64 18 2 6 34 35 17 62 .274 .327 .444 12 5 B. Branco 56 183 37 3 1 12 28 29 36 26 .202 .342 .426 0 1 R. Shults 48 182 57 18 0 4 30 22 15 49 .313 .364 .478 0 0 A. Mingo 46 135 32 11 0 0 5 26 27 12 .237 .368 .319 2 0 J. Fuensanta 30 108 27 2 1 4 15 17 11 7 .250 .331 .398 1 0 G. Esqueda 27 99 21 5 1 2 6 13 11 6 .212 .288 .343 0 0 D. Churchill 11 37 9 2 0 1 5 4 1 10 .243 .263 .378 0 0 Denver's pitching stats: Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH K. Pillsbury 23 23 14 5 0 4.22 164.1 195 83 77 28 116 2 2 R. Mcnett 22 22 15 4 0 2.98 148.0 128 51 49 43 109 0 0 R. Lockridge 22 22 14 5 0 4.37 136.0 153 68 66 34 96 0 0 T. Fons 20 20 7 8 0 6.56 129.0 192 108 94 51 46 0 0 W. Ortiz 17 17 5 5 0 5.20 109.0 140 66 63 35 69 0 0 C. Saari 32 0 4 7 5 2.92 64.2 57 23 21 8 48 0 0 R. Soto 37 0 6 3 5 3.00 60.0 54 21 20 7 32 0 0 L. Ruvalcaba 35 0 2 0 19 4.17 41.0 42 22 19 12 27 0 0 L. Gwinn 26 0 2 0 2 4.69 40.1 39 21 21 13 42 0 0 L. Waltz 25 0 0 0 0 9.72 33.1 60 36 36 18 25 0 0 A. Haider 24 0 0 0 0 9.10 30.2 55 34 31 14 27 0 0 G. Buentello 5 5 3 0 0 3.94 29.2 35 13 13 7 17 0 0
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League Standings as of September 1st, 2086
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National League Standings West Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Stk Last10 San Jose 82 54 .603 - 79-57 3 46-24 36-30 7-5 25-14 23 W7 8-2 Los Angeles 79 58 .577 3.5 75-62 4 39-27 40-31 8-5 22-12 - L2 6-4 San Diego 76 60 .559 6.0 76-60 0 41-27 35-33 4-5 13-14 - W5 7-3 Sacramento 60 77 .438 22.5 55-82 5 26-43 34-34 4-9 21-22 - L4 2-8 Phoenix 59 78 .431 23.5 53-84 6 25-44 34-34 5-4 18- 9 - L1 4-6 Portland 57 79 .419 25.0 59-77 -2 27-38 30-41 6-9 21-25 - L2 6-4 Northeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Stk Last10 New Jersey 78 59 .569 - 79-58 -1 38-30 40-29 9-7 14-20 26 W3 6-4 Hartford 77 59 .566 .5 82-54 -5 45-23 32-36 9-5 20-22 - W2 6-4 Pittsburgh 69 68 .504 9.0 76-61 -7 35-31 34-37 5-5 19-23 - W3 6-4 Buffalo 68 68 .500 9.5 74-62 -6 40-28 28-40 9-6 18-29 - L4 4-6 Harrisburg 57 79 .419 20.5 56-80 1 27-44 30-35 3-5 16-19 - L6 1-9 Rochester 57 80 .416 21.0 60-77 -3 32-39 25-41 2-6 18-16 - W1 5-5 American League Standings Southeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Stk Last10 Miami 84 52 .618 - 85-51 -1 44-24 40-28 4- 1 15-16 23 W1 4-6 Knoxville 81 56 .591 3.5 81-56 0 43-26 38-30 7- 4 16-15 - W1 6-4 Atlanta 78 59 .569 6.5 72-65 6 40-25 38-34 9- 4 18-12 - L4 5-5 Washington 59 77 .434 25.0 57-79 2 33-35 26-42 5- 8 16-15 - W2 3-7 Nashville 50 87 .365 34.5 60-77 -10 28-43 22-44 1-10 9-21 - L2 3-7 Charlotte 48 89 .350 36.5 49-88 -1 26-40 22-49 3- 7 16-21 - L1 5-5 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run M# Stk Last10 Denver 93 44 .679 - 88-49 5 49-20 44-24 5-4 25-12 10 W8 9-1 Tucson 77 60 .562 16.0 74-63 3 39-30 38-30 9-3 21-16 - W2 5-5 Memphis 69 68 .504 24.0 73-64 -4 34-37 35-31 5-8 10-18 - L2 4-6 Green Bay 67 69 .493 25.5 68-68 -1 35-32 32-37 3-5 15-16 - L3 5-5 Kansas City 59 77 .434 33.5 64-72 -5 34-34 25-43 3-4 16-17 - L1 5-5 Grand Rapids 55 82 .401 38.0 58-79 -3 31-38 24-44 5-1 21-19 - W3 6-4 NL West- The month of August was not a good one for San Diego, which fell into third place. It also wasn't a great month for San Jose, as the Sharks saw a 6 game division lead shrink to 3 1/2 games. Los Angeles, on the other hand, had an excellent month. If the Dodgers hang on to their current spot, it would be their first playoff appearance since 2076. If they should surpass San Jose, it would be their first West Division title since 2074. NL Northeast- This division has, for all intents and purposes, become a two team race between New Jersey and Hartford. Fortunately, the battle between the defending champion-Devils and the Whalers is the tightest of all of the playoff races, as only a 1/2 game separates the two teams. Assuming that Hartford doesn't completely collapse, it will be the Whalers first playoff appearance since 2077. If the Whalers emerge victorious in the division race, it will be their first division title since 2050, and only the third in franchise history. AL Southeast- There has been very little change in this division over the past month. At the start of August, Miami led Knoxville by 3 games, and Atlanta by 6 games. A month later, the Dolphins have gained only a 1/2 game on each of the other two teams. AL Central- Denver all but locked up its 6th consecutive division title after going 21-7 in the month of August. The Broncos turned an 8 1/2 game lead over Tucson on August 1st into a 16 game advantage on September 1st. Meanwhile, Tucson has pretty much secured the second playoff spot, which would mark the 6th straight season that the division has ended with Denver in first and Tucson in 2nd. It would be the 7th straight season that both the Diamondbacks and Broncos reached the postseason League News: The National League Batter of the Month Award went to Hartford's third-baseman, Louis Guerriero. This is Guerriero's 6th career BOTM award, and his third this season. The Whalers' third-baseman hit .422/.483/1.059/1.542 in the month of August, with 9 doubles, 1 triple, 18 homeruns, 38 RBI, and 32 runs scored. Guerriero has a very strong chance at winning the Triple Crown: he leads the NL in batting average by .023, in homeruns by 6, and in RBI by 45. He also leads the league in OPS, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, and runs scored. The National League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Sacramento's David Myers. It is the first ever POTM award for the 24 year old Myers. In the month of August, Myers made 5 starts, and posted a 5-0 record. In 42 innings pitched, he had a minuscule 0.86 ERA, a 0.57 WHIP, and 35 strikeouts against just 2 walks. He also fired 3 complete game shutouts: a 4-hit, 10-K outing against Phoenix, a 2-hit, 4-K, 1-BB win against Pittsburgh, and a 2-hit, 2-K performance against Phoenix. Myers also piled up 11 strikeouts in a win against Portland. The American League Batter of the Month Award went to Knoxville's second-baseman, Jack Forrester. It's Forrester's first ever BOTM award. In the month of August, Forrester hit .351/.419/.798/1.217, with 6 doubles, 12 homeruns, 26 RBI, and 28 runs scored. The 26 year old infielder is currently tied for the American League lead in homeruns, with 39. The American League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Denver's Kenny Pillsbury. This is the 4th time in his career that Pillsbury has won a POTM award. Pillsbury went 6-0 in 6 starts, with a 2.66 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and 32 strikeouts against 13 walks in 44 innings pitched. He also authored a 2-hit, 5-K, 3-BB shutout against Miami. Pillsbury currently leads the American League in wins, with 20. This is his 6th 20-win season, and 5th in a row. In other news, Los Angeles center-fielder Carlo Romero recently reached 500 career homeruns. The 34-year old outfielder has a career batting line of .299/.396/.532/.928, with 2610 career hits, 391 doubles, 75 triples, 500 homeruns, 1674 RBI, 1830 runs scored, and 1400 walks. Romero is a 7-time All Star, who has played for Phoenix, Grand Rapids, New Jersey, Nashville, and Los Angeles in his career.
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Denver's batting and pitching stats as of September 1st, 2086
Denver's batting stats:
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Name G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG SB CS R. Thomas 127 581 228 31 2 21 100 118 38 44 .392 .432 .561 21 6 A. Vasquez 128 560 186 29 0 23 106 88 21 98 .332 .360 .507 6 0 A. Stice 125 512 156 29 0 35 120 87 54 81 .305 .377 .566 3 0 M. Lore 124 498 174 35 0 18 90 90 48 88 .349 .405 .528 7 0 L. Chappel 116 476 152 50 4 31 92 125 80 24 .319 .418 .637 14 0 E. Bolling 114 436 113 42 1 21 90 76 43 78 .259 .324 .505 0 0 M. Shunji 110 416 108 25 1 22 75 69 60 119 .260 .355 .483 9 1 B. Romero 86 323 91 28 2 8 48 57 21 90 .282 .332 .455 20 5 M. Phillips 82 294 79 24 1 4 41 51 41 14 .269 .363 .398 2 0 R. Shults 63 239 72 23 0 6 38 29 20 62 .301 .354 .473 0 0 B. Branco 70 223 45 5 1 14 33 39 42 34 .202 .338 .422 3 2 A. Mingo 55 161 39 11 0 0 6 32 30 18 .242 .365 .311 2 0 J. Fuensanta 35 128 34 4 1 4 15 19 12 8 .266 .338 .406 1 0 G. Esqueda 32 115 22 6 1 2 7 14 13 8 .191 .277 .313 0 0 D. Churchill 11 37 9 2 0 1 5 4 1 10 .243 .263 .378 0 0 Denver's pitching stats: Code:
Name G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SH K. Pillsbury 29 29 20 5 0 3.89 208.1 239 98 90 41 148 3 3 R. Mcnett 28 28 19 5 0 3.08 187.0 166 66 64 51 138 0 0 R. Lockridge 28 28 17 6 0 4.67 175.1 196 93 91 47 120 0 0 T. Fons 24 24 11 8 0 5.98 158.0 228 122 105 57 56 0 0 W. Ortiz 22 22 7 7 0 4.93 137.0 168 79 75 49 83 0 0 C. Saari 42 0 5 9 6 3.20 84.1 82 37 30 14 65 0 0 R. Soto 47 0 6 3 5 2.79 71.0 65 25 22 8 35 0 0 L. Gwinn 35 0 2 0 2 4.13 52.1 51 25 24 14 56 0 0 L. Ruvalcaba 43 0 3 0 24 3.54 48.1 46 22 19 12 33 0 0 A. Haider 32 0 0 0 0 8.19 40.2 67 40 37 18 34 0 0 L. Waltz 28 0 0 0 0 11.83 35.0 69 48 46 21 25 0 0 G. Buentello 5 5 3 0 0 3.94 29.2 35 13 13 7 17 0 0 T. Ripple 1 1 0 1 0 6.43 7.0 7 5 5 4 4 0 0 With the start of September comes the expansion of the active roster. Here are Denver's September call-ups: C Todd Borrero(28 yrs old)- Originally drafted by Washington in 2081, Denver signed him after AAA C Walter Knott suffered a broken ankle in late August. AAA: .848 OPS in 31 AB. Big league career: .578 OPS in 60 AB. 1B Henry Lewis, Jr.(26 yrs old)- AAA: .848 OPS, 46 2B, 19 HR. Big league career: .571 OPS in 14 AB. 1B Tamiko Teika(25 yrs old)- AAA: .739 OPS, 20 2B, 12 HR. Big league career: .835 OPS, 11 2B, 7 HR in 167 AB. 2B Dale Churchill(27 yrs old)- AAA: .743 OPS, 21 2B, 7 HR; Big leagues: .624 OPS in 37 AB. Big league career: .568 OPS in 63 AB. LF Arthur Elbert(29 yrs old)- AAA: .866 OPS, 27 2B, 33 HR. Big league career: .744 OPS, 13 2B, 12 HR in 205 AB. CF Shane Lattimer(26 yrs old)- AAA: .657 OPS, 26 2B, 4 HR. Big league career: .641 OPS in 49 AB. RF Emanuel Abadia(32 yrs old)- AAA: .868 OPS, 34 2B, 10 3B, 33 HR, 101 RBI, 100 R. Big league career: .510 OPS in 176 AB. RF Thomas Vassallo(27 yrs old)- AAA: .682 OPS, 27 2B, 5 HR. Big league career: .614 OPS in 8 AB. SP Travis Ripple(28 yrs old)- A 2nd round pick in 2079 by Denver, he made his big league debut in August as a spot starter. AAA: 11-7, 3.94 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 193/71 K/BB in 169 IP. SP Rafael Alvarez(26 yrs old)- He was a 3rd round pick by Denver in 2082. AA: 4-10, 5.14 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 119/46 K/BB in 126 IP; AAA: 4-0, 2.66 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 29/19 K/BB in 44 IP. No big league experience. SP Hector Jimenez(34 yrs old)- AAA: 10-10, 3.33 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 148/38 K/BB in 178 1/3 IP. Big league career: 120 G, 73 GS, 17-40, 7.07 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 232/190 K/BB in 472 1/3 IP.(Jimenez has played for Tucson, Knoxville, San Diego, New Jersey, Nashville, and Pittsburgh in his career.) MR Joshua Lis(34 yrs old)- AAA: 38 G, 3-1, 5 SV, 2.16 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 27/12 K/BB in 33 1/3 IP. Big league career: 99 G, 3-2, 3 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 55/23 K/BB in 122 1/3 IP.(All of his big league experience came with San Diego. He has only 20 appearances in the last 4 years combined.) MR Phillip Wass(27 yrs old)- AAA: 49 G, 2-2, 1 SV, 5.93 ERA, 2.18 WHIP, 67/22 K/BB in 54 2/3 IP. No big league experience. MR Daniel Weingartner(31 yrs old)- AAA: 52 G, 4-3, 3 SV, 4.37 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 45/19 K/BB in 47 1/3 IP. Big league career: 15 G, 0-0, 0 SV, 4.82 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 10/10 K/BB in 18 2/3 IP. MR Florencio Alvardo(26 years old)- He was a 5th round pick in 2078 by the Broncos. AAA: 56 G, 8-6, 32 SV, 2.94 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 67/26 K/BB in 67 1/3 IP. No big league experience.
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September 12, 2086
  Memphis Grizzlies @ Denver Broncos With a chance to reduce their magic number for clinching the Central Division to 1, the Denver Broncos instead found themselves on the losing end of the league's first no-hitter in two years. Yes, the team that leads all of baseball in hits, doubles, homeruns, runs scored, batting average, and on base percentage failed to record even a single hit against Memphis' starting pitcher, Roy Kelemen. It was the 65th no-hitter in league history, and the 8th in Memphis' history, which is the most of any team. It is the 3rd time in Denver's history that the Broncos have been no-hit. From the very beginning, it was clear that there was something strange in the air. Grizzlies' left-fielder Terrell Carillo led off the game with his 26th homerun. Denver starter Ray Lockridge responded by plunking the next batter, first-baseman John Henriques. Not surprisingly, Henriques was more than a little perturbed by this, and chose to express his displeasure by introducing Lockridge to his fists. Naturally, the rest of the Broncos' and Grizzlies' players decided to throw in their two cents. Once the dust had settled and the various disagreements had been, for the most part, settled, the home plate umpire ejected both Henriques and Lockridge. Reliever Lyndon Gwinn took over the pitching duties for the Broncos, and kept Memphis off the scoreboard again until the fifth inning, when he served up Joseph Ishmael's 40th homerun of the season. That's all Memphis needed to hold off Denver. The Broncos, on the other hand, were getting base-runners. Kelemen may not have allowed any hits, but he had great difficulty in finding the strike-zone. His 7 walks were the most allowed by any pitcher in a no-hitter. Fortunately for Kelemen, the Grizzlies' defense bailed him out repeatedly, with double plays in each of the first four innings. For Kelemen, it was actually his second career no-hitter. Nearly 5 years ago to the day(September 22, 2081), he no-hit the Grand Rapids Tigers. This makes him the 7th pitcher to throw at least 2 no-hitters(the record is 3, held by Hall of Famer, Hector Soriano). Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Memphis 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Memphis AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI T. Carrillo LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250 26 67 J. Henriques 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 21 83 R. Chapa 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .281 1 30 L. Welter RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 16 82 E. Phillips 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 18 75 J. Schwing CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .290 10 70 J. Ishmael DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 .237 40 110 R. Chouinard SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .258 26 87 F. Lamela C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .146 1 5 E. Jameson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .284 11 45 Totals 29 2 5 2 1 7 BATTING Doubles: T. Carrillo (28, 3rd inning off Gwinn, 0 on, 2 out.) Homeruns: T. Carrillo (26, 1st inning off Lockridge, 0 on, 0 out.) J. Ishmael (40, 5th inning off Gwinn, 0 on, 0 out.) Runs Batted In: T. Carrillo (67), J. Ishmael (110) FIELDING Errors: R. Kelemen (1), R. Chouinard (23) Denver AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI R. Thomas CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .383 22 102 L. Chappel C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 33 97 A. Stice SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 35 123 M. Shunji LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 22 75 M. Lore RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .344 18 94 A. Vasquez DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .325 24 110 E. Bolling 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .251 21 91 M. Phillips 3B 1 0 0 0 2 0 .257 4 42 B. Romero 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 8 49 Totals 25 0 0 0 7 4 Memphis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD R. Kelemen W 9 0 0 0 7 4 0 106 55 3.90 18-10 PITCHING Batters Faced: R. Kelemen 32 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R. Kelemen 14-7 Game Score: R. Kelemen 84 Denver IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD R. Lockridge L 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 3 4.62 17-8 L. Gwinn 5 3 1 1 0 4 1 48 32 4.43 C. Saari 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 19 2.97 R. Soto 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5 2.64 PITCHING Batters Faced: R. Lockridge 2, L. Gwinn 16, C. Saari 10, R. Soto 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R. Lockridge 0-0, L. Gwinn 3-6, C. Saari 4-2, R. Soto 2-0 Game Score: R. Lockridge 36
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2086 Final Standings
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National League Standings West Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 San Jose 96 66 .593 - 92- 70 4 52-29 44-37 9- 9 29-17 W1 5-5 Los Angeles 89 73 .549 7.0 82- 80 7 44-37 45-36 8- 5 26-12 L2 3-7 San Diego 88 74 .543 8.0 90- 72 -2 45-36 43-38 4- 7 15-19 W1 4-6 Sacramento 72 90 .444 24.0 68- 94 4 33-48 39-42 4- 9 24-23 L1 5-5 Phoenix 68 94 .420 28.0 59-103 9 29-52 39-42 6- 5 20-12 L1 3-7 Portland 67 95 .414 29.0 72- 90 -5 33-48 34-47 6-11 24-31 L1 3-7 Northeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Hartford 96 66 .593 - 99-63 -3 56-25 40-41 10-5 23-23 W1 8-2 New Jersey 94 68 .580 2.0 95-67 -1 46-35 48-33 10-8 22-25 L1 7-3 Buffalo 84 78 .519 12.0 93-69 -9 47-34 37-44 11-7 21-31 W1 7-3 Pittsburgh 82 80 .506 14.0 91-71 -9 44-37 38-43 7-5 22-29 L1 5-5 Rochester 69 93 .426 27.0 72-90 -3 37-44 32-49 4-6 19-19 W2 6-4 Harrisburg 67 95 .414 29.0 65-97 2 31-50 36-45 5-7 21-25 W1 4-6 American League Standings Southeast Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Miami 101 61 .623 - 99- 63 2 54-27 47-34 6- 2 21-17 W1 5-5 Atlanta 92 70 .568 9.0 84- 78 8 47-34 45-36 9- 5 22-13 L1 7-3 Knoxville 89 73 .549 12.0 90- 72 -1 46-35 43-38 7- 5 18-22 L1 2-8 Washington 75 87 .463 26.0 71- 91 4 41-40 34-47 6- 8 21-18 W1 3-7 Nashville 63 99 .389 38.0 73- 89 -10 33-48 30-51 1-12 11-25 W1 7-3 Charlotte 59 103 .364 42.0 59-103 0 33-48 26-55 4- 7 21-23 W1 4-6 Central Division Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run Stk Last10 Denver 105 57 .648 - 100-62 5 57-24 48-33 6-7 28-18 L1 6-4 Tucson 90 72 .556 15.0 87-75 3 44-37 46-35 9-3 23-17 W1 6-4 Memphis 80 82 .494 25.0 88-74 -8 39-42 41-40 6-9 11-22 L1 4-6 Green Bay 76 86 .469 29.0 79-83 -3 41-40 35-46 4-5 18-22 L1 5-5 Kansas City 72 90 .444 33.0 77-85 -5 41-40 31-50 5-4 21-22 L1 5-5 Grand Rapids 70 92 .432 35.0 73-89 -3 39-42 31-50 6-2 26-22 W1 6-4 Thoughts: NL West- Los Angeles barely held onto the second place playoff spot in the season's final week, but hold on the Dodgers did. They got some help from New Jersey, which swept a 3-game series from San Diego; all three wins were by one run(5-4, 4-3, and 6-5). NL Northeast- In the end, this division came down to a 3-game series between Hartford and New Jersey to close out the regular season. The Whalers entered the series with a 94-65 record and the host Devils came in with a 93-66 record. In the first game, Hartford rallied from a 3-2 deficit to win 7-3. The Devils pasted the Whalers, 7-0, in the second game. In the final game, New Jersey scored 6 runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, but that wasn't enough to overcome a 7-0 Hartford lead. With the win, the Whalers clinched their first division title in 36 years. AL Southeast- Atlanta took 2 out 3 from Knoxville in the final week of the season to help secure its first postseason appearance since 2069. AL Central- Denver topped 100 wins for the 4th time in the last 5 seasons. Other than that, this division was fairly boring in the final month of the season. For the sixth straight season, Denver and Tucson finished 1-2 in the divisional race. The last time someone other than those two teams reached the postseason from the Central was in 2079, when Memphis won the division(Denver finished in 2nd that year). League News: The National League Batter of the Month Award went to Pittsburgh's first-baseman, James Sequeira. This is his first ever BOTM award. During the month of September, Sequeira hit .408/.437/.673/1.110, with 6 doubles, 1 triple, 6 homeruns, 25 RBI, and 21 runs scored. Sequeira ended the season with a .358 batting average, which ranked 3rd in the National League. The National League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Buffalo's Joseph Oliver. It was his second career POTM award. Oliver made 6 starts in September, and posted a 4-0 record, a 1.34 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and had 20 strikeouts against 18 walks in 40 1/3 innings pitched. The American League Batter of the Month Award went to Nashville's second-baseman, Lewis Lagunas. It's the first time that Lagunas has won a BOTM award. Lagunas hit .368/.421/.793/1.214 in September, with 11 doubles, 1 triple, 8 homeruns, 22 RBI, and 26 runs scored. The American League Pitcher of the Month Award went to Miami's Christian Hokusai. This is the 7th POTM award of Hokusai's career, and second this season(April). In 5 September starts, Hokusai went 3-2, with a 1.06 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and 26 strikeouts against 9 walks in 34 innings pitched. Hokusai's 2.34 ERA paced the American League this season. The past month also saw Sacramento's left-fielder Ramon Montalvo hit the 500th homerun of his career. The 34 year old slugger has a career batting line of .274/.382/.531/.913, with 2100 career hits, 311 doubles, 78 triples, 500 homeruns, 1516 RBI, 1491 runs scored, and 1327 walks. Despite the impressive career totals, Montalvo has only been named to 2 All Star games. He was the 2072 NL Rookie of the Year, and has also won 3 Gold Glove Awards. The biggest news of the season, however, relates to Hartford's third-baseman, Louis Guerriero, who became just the third player in league history to win the Triple Crown. Guerriero topped the National League in batting average(.380), homeruns(47), and RBI(176). The other two Triple Crown winners were Pittsburgh's John Rockwood in 2041(.388 AVG, 69 HR, 176 RBI) and Hartford's Ronald Ralston in 2045(.378 AVG, 57 HR, 144 RBI). In addition to leading the league in the Triple Crown categories, Guerriero also led the NL in OPS(1.183), slugging percentage(.755), hits(234), doubles(78), and runs scored(132). The doubles broke the NL single season record of 68, which Guerriero had tied just last year. He's pretty much a shoe-in for the Silver Slugger Award. Next: The final league batting and pitching statistics.
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