MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster!

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Week 13: 4@ Philadelphia Phillies , 3@ Cincinnati Reds

June 29th

Milwaukee Brewers – Philadelphia Phillies 10-2
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 7H 2R 2ER 0BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 4-5 R 4RBI TP HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 2R 2RBI BB HR SB(21)
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-4 2R RBI TP
MIL 1B Shane Peterson 2-4 2RBI
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(11), Luis Sardinas(2)
HR PHI: none
W: Mike Fiers(4-6 3.88) L: Chad Billingsley(1-6 6.22)
We took a 5-0 lead after two and Luis Sardinas then added a 3-run shot in the 8th to put the game away for good.

News:
Reds 3B Todd Frazier(29, 3.5*) lifted two out of the park in a 2-3 2R 2RBI 2BB 2HR day, but wasn't able to lift his team past the Twins in a 5-6 loss. The 2014 All-Star has been struggling with consistency this year, batting .210-12-40.

In an attempt to bolster their rotation, the Blue Jays added SP Derek Holland(28, 2*, 5-3 4.24 76K 17GS) from the Rangers. Going back to Texas will be C Dioner Navarro(31, 1*, .227-2-10 24G) and prospect SS Sterling Guzman(17, 1*, R).

June 30th

Milwaukee Brewers – Philadelphia Phillies 7-4
MIL SP Travis Wood 6.2IP 5H 4R 4ER 2BB 8K, 1-3 R RBI HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL SS Cliff Pennington 3-3 R RBI BB DB
MIL 2B Hector Gomez 2-4 2RBI DB
HR MIL: Travis Wood(1), Khris Davis(7)
HR PHI: Cody Asche(7)
W: Travis Wood(5-5 4.65) L: Cliff Lee(0-1 15.00) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(19 3.12)
We spoiled Cliff Lee's season debut today with 5ER in 3IP and tailored together two more runs top 9th.

News:
Rangers SP Yovani Gallardo(29, 3*) pitched a complete game in a 7-1 win against Baltimore, allowing 4H 1ER 0BB 7K. The former Brewer is 5-10 5.88 55K in 17 games this year.

Padres SP Robbie Erlin(24, 2*) completed eight innings of 3-hit ball, walking two and striking out 6 in a 2-0 win over Seattle. The young right hander is 5-7 4.11 67K in 15 starts.

Tigers SP Jeff Niemann(32, 2*) posted 8IP 4H 0ER 0BB 6K in a 1-0 win over the Pirates. Signed as free agent on March 30th, he is 7-4 3.83 65K in 16G/15 starts in Detroit.

The Reds will be without ace SP Johnny Cueto(29, 4*) for the next eight weeks. He is suffering from a strained shoulder and won't be able to continue his 7-7 4.76 73K campaign till approximately the end of August.

Interlude: Trades July 1st



In the end, two years of a elite lefty are worth more for us than a half year of Kyle Lohse. Logan(4*) will be back for 2016 for $6.25M and we will try to waive and DFA LHP Christian Friedrich again...



I never really planned to keep Pennington for long as he has no long term upside at age 30. The Astros were willing to add him for Singleton(1/2.5* HS, 1/2* OSA), who is locked up till 2020 with a team option for 2021... for $16.5M guaranteed. Singleton should help us bridge the gap at first base till Bird is ready.

Subsequently, SP Wily Peralta, who was 2-0 3.26 17K in two rehab starts, was recalled from AAA.

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We ended up with a 15-13 record in June and that alone... means that I'm getting alot of heat by local media. The Milwaukee Star, a newspaper I started to hate quickly, characterizes me as a GM that tends to 'screw up his own work' as the team 'would've had a shot at the NL Wild Card without all those rebuilding like trades and shutting down Braun with a minor injury.'. Maybe they are right, but I think by adding pieces like Mous, Singleton, Wood and all the pen guys, we stand a chance after dealing away all those veterans.

I never really planned to keep Pennington here and we got a possible power bat out of a waiver claim with a movable contract if things don't work out. As for Lohse, the trade market was slim here and Boone Logan was the best package of production and money going forward compared to offers like Mike Napoli(free agent after this year) or Hanley Ramirez(dat contract).

As for our draft picks, nine of our first ten picks signed and we only missed out on a couple of high school picks late in the draft. We went with high school upside and payed up to get it. We still have budget room to play with and will throw some money at the international FA that will be coming up tomorrow... hoping to add to system.

Rotation:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	Status
Mike Fiers(R)	29	ML	4-6	3.88	17GS	1.12	7.4
Jimmy Nelson(R)	26	ML	5-5	3.38	12G/10GS	1.31	7.7
Wily Peralta(R)	26	ML	1-2	4.32	5GS	1.60	11.2
Tyler Thornburg(R)	26	ML	6-6	2.14	15G/14GS	1.21	8.2
Travis Wood(L)	28	ML	5-5	4.65	14GS	1.39	7.0	(CHC/MIL)
Taylor Jungmann(R)	25	AAA	7-2	3.01	15GS	1.42	4.5	All stats AAA
Christian Friedrich(L)	27	Waivers	1-6	4.95	20G/12GS	1.51	6.7	(COL)
Dylan Bundy(R)	22	A	0-1	5.17	8G/3GS	1.66	5.6
Hunter Harvey(R)	20	A	6-1	1.99	11G/8GS	0.89	8.0

This group has been rock solid and there has been a major turnaround for Travis Wood who is 4-0 2.53 40K in seven starts since coming over. Unfortunately, he wants a $7.5M extension for 2016... which is a bit costly in my oppinion... I would love to keep him, but more at a $3M-$4M range...

Wily Peralta made a good impression in AAA and our scouts still think he is the best starter on our staff... and he hopefully will stay healthy to show that. We made room for him by trading Lohse so hopefully he stays healthy. Friedrich's stint with us was short and we hope to smuggle him through waivers to get im to AAA. Our depth is not that great since dealing away Paul Maholm so we could need him.

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	SV	Status
Jonathan Broxton(R)	1	ML	1-1	3.48	34G	1.35	10.2	4
Justin Freeman(R)	28	ML	2-0	1.29	7G	1.14	11.6	0
Chris Hatcher(R)	30	ML	5-0	2.53	19G	1.08	10.1	1	(LAD/MIL)
Jeremy Jeffress(R)	27	ML	2-3	3.12	33G	1.33	9.3	19
Boone Logan(L)	30	ML	3-5	2.45	33G	1.09	12.5	14	(COL)
Juan Nicasio(R)	28	ML	3-0	4.30	30G	1.25	9.1	1	(LAD/MIL)
Will Smith(L)	25	ML	2-2	4.12	37G	1.53	8.5	0
Michael Blazek(R)	26	AAA	1-1	5.29	40G	1.27	8.9	0	All stats AAA
Brandon Kintzler(R)	30	AAA	2-2	4.22	25G	1.78	4.6	11	All stats AAA
Corey Knebel(R)	23	AAA	0-0	4.38	12G	1.70	10.9	0	All stats ML
Chris Perez(R)	29	AAA	4-1	3.31	34G	1.47	8.3	1	All stats AAA

Claiming relievers off waivers has been a remarkebly success this season, especially if they are Dodger relievers. Adding Boone Logan should solidify this group and with young talented Corey Knebel and some veterans in AAA, we are looking good. Jeremy Jeffress responded to our trust after a bad April... with 13.1 scoreless innings in June, collecting eight saves and a win... Our head scout doesn't like our depth in the minors here and things we could use a relief prospect or two... We'll see about that.

Catchers:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
Jonathan Lucroy(R)	29	ML	.253-3-17	.664	69	1.0	22	2/3
Martin Maldonado(R)	28	ML	.158-1-2	.471	24G/15GS	-0.6	3	1/1
Juan Centeno(L)	25	AA	.276-0-11	.599	28G	0.2	14	0/0	All stats AA

Basically the whole group has been a disappointment here. Lucroy batted .259 with a .726OPS which is still a disappointment and Maldonado is not getting anything done... and still, we will stay with this group for now as we are without alternatives and not in a pennant race. David Ross was waived by the Cubs this month... but a 37-year old veteran is not the answer here...

Our head scout snagged a ton of high school catchers with upside this draft so... maybe they can be an option in 2-3 years.

Infield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
1B Shane Peterson(L)	27	ML	.128-0-3	.354	27G	-1.0	3	0/0
1B Jon Singleton(L)	23	ML	.218-10-37	.680	79G	0.2	36	2/3	All Stats AAA(HOU)
2B/SS Luis Sardinas(S)	22	ML	.328-2-18	.876	32G	1.2	19	14/20
3B Luis Jimenez(R)	27	ML	.294-6-16	.895	40G/17GS	0.8	11	0/0
3B Mike Moustakas(L)	26	ML	.242-6-16	.784	26G	1.2	9	2/0
SS Hector Gomez(R)	27	ML	.266-1-7	.649	54G/29GS	-0.1	12	3/5
SS Jean Segura(R)	25	ML	.289-2-12	.717	68G/49GS	0.6	19	8/10
1B Greg Bird(L)	22	AAA	.303-12-42	.891	73G	2.0	48	1/1	All stats AAA
SS Orlando Arcia(R)	20	AA	.240-1-21	.577	71G	-0.2	35	9/13
SS Jorge Mateo(L)	20	A	.170-1-5	.447	24G	-0.6	12	5/8	All stats AA
§B Zach Ramzy(R)	18	A	.286-2-6	.848	11G	0.6	5	0/0

It didn't take us long to find out that Luis Sardinas seems to be the second baseman of the future and our leadoff hitter for a significant amout of time. He really sparked this club this month with his bat and his speed. His fielding has been a problem as he made a number of errors that led to some losses aswell, but he is young and our coaching staff thinks he has room to grow.

Moustakas came around lately as you may have noticed, and we want to keep him here for another year or two. However, we plugged in another unknown commodity in Jon Singleton for the rest of the year to get rid of Shane Peterson's bat everyday. His numbers are not spectacular in AAA but our scouts think he will improve with 300AB's for us at the major league level.

Outfield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
LF Khris Davis(R)	27	ML	.234-7-33	.662	76G	0.2	28	1/3
CF Carlos Gomez(R)	29	ML	.250-11-33	.711	76G	2.0	32	22/29
OF Logan Schafer(L)	28	ML	.185-1-5	.458	57G/24GS	-0.7	10	2/3	(MIL/NYM)
OF Ryan Kalish(L)	27	ML	.333-3-8	1.022	25G/8GS	0.6	9	3/3
LF/RF Ryan Braun(R)	31	DL	.282-6-14	.874	32G	1.0	18	2/2	DL 4 days
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis(L)	27	AAA	.149-2-6	.461	39G/15GS	-0.5	8	3/4	All Stats ML(MIL/NYM)
CF Tyrone Taylor(L)	21	AA	.243-5-19	.646	64G/63GS	0.2	31	8/12
RF Clint Coulter(L)	21	AA	.292-5-20	.771	58G/32GS	0.4	19	2/3
CF Monte Harrison(R)	19	A	.245-3-28	.666	64G/63GS	0.3	38	11/13

As you would expect, Ryan Braun got hot... and went down with injury. We took the cautious way with him as we have to stick with him till the end of 2020 and need him healthy. Unfortunately, the rest of the outfield was rather disappointing lately as Khris Davis isn't quite producing consistently and Carlos Gomez only hit .240 this month... problems everywhere...

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Week 13: 4@ Philadelphia Phillies , 3@ Cincinnati Reds

July 1st

Milwaukee Brewers – Philadelphia Phillies 1-2
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 5.1IP 7H 2R 2ER 2BB 6K
MIL RF Logan Schafer 3-4 2DB
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4
HR MIL: none
HR PHI: Ryan Howard(5)
W: Cole Hamels(9-5 2.13) L: Tyler Thornburg(6-7 2.20) SV: Jerome Williams(1 3.42)
Hamels was too much for us today...

News:
Cardinals SP James Shields(33, 4*) seems unstoppable as he pitched a 4-hitter with 0BB and 2K in a 8-0 win over the White Sox. The right hander is 8-0 1.92 92K in 17G/16GS. His mate RF Jason Heyward(25, 5*) had a 4-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR day in the win, improving to bat .323-10-36 in 76 games.

Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki(30, 5*) had a 4-hit day aswell, going 4-5 2R 2RBI HR in a 10-1 win at Oakland. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .260-6-35 in 63 games.

July 2nd

Milwaukee Brewers – Philadelphia Phillies 3-4(14)
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 4IP 3H 3R 3ER 4BB 7K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 4-5 R DB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-6 R RBI HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-5 RBI DB
HR MIL: Khris Davis(8)
HR PHI: none
W: Luis A. Garcia(9-5 2.13) L: Will Smith(2-3 4.20)
Our pen held the fort until Ben Revere hit a walkoff single in the 14th...

News:
Cardinals SP Seth Maness(26, 1*) collected a complete game as he went 9IP 6H 2ER 1BB 8K in a 12-2 win over the Padres. The control wizard is 4-5 2SV 2.50 44K in 23G/8Gs in 2015.

The Braves added an arm today as they traded for SP Jeremy Hellickson(28, 1/1.5*, 6-6 3.21 76K 17GS). The D'backs get back #39 prospect SP Ricardo Sanchez(18, 2.5* HS, 4* OSA, S A) and prospect SP Jason Hursh(23, 1* HS, 2* OSA, A).

July 3rd

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 6-3
MIL SP Wily Peralta 8.1IP 6H 2ER 0BB 3K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 R 2RBI
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-5 R RBI HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-5 R 2RBI HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-3 R RBI BB HR
MIL RF Ryan Kalish 2-3
HR MIL: Khris Davis(9), Jonathan Lucroy(4), Carlos Gomez(12)
HR CIN: none
W: Wily Peralta(2-2 3.78) L: Mike Leake(7-6 3.57) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(20 2.92)
Peralta was great today and only a bad outing by Freeland forced out our closer.

News:
Giants SP Tim Hudson(39, 2*) used all his experiance to dominate the Nats in a 8-0 win, going 8IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K. The 4x All-Star is 9-7 4.22 85K in 18 starts.

Rays SS Asdrubal Cabrera(29, 2.5*) drove in fine in a 12-7 win over the Yankees, having a nice 4-5 5RBI DB day. The 2011 AL Silver Slugger is batting .268-8-44 in 78G with his new team.

Royals 1B Eric Hosmer(25, 1/3*) delievered the power in a 9-8 win over the Twins with a 3-3 2R 4RBI 2BB DB 2HR day. The 2x Gold Glover is batting .245-5-41 in 77G.

Angels RF Matt Joyce(30, 3*) had a power outburst in a 3-7 loss to Oakland, driving in all three runs with a 2-3 2R 3RBI BB 2HR day. The 2011 All-Star is batting .329-4-22 in 53G this year.

It was a busy day for trading... and Billy Beane and the A's kicked things off, acquiring reigning NL Rookie of the Year SP Jacob deGrom(27, 3/4*, 7-5 3.21 17GS) from the Mets for prospect RHRP Raul Alcantara(22, 3.5* HS, 4* OSA, AA) and prospect SP Branden Kelliher(19, 1*, R).

On the other hand, the Mets acquired minor league SP Dan Straily(26, 2.5*, AAA) from Houston for prospect SS Luis Guillorme(20, 3* HS, 1* OSA, A).

To wrap things up, the Cubs added a new closer in LHRP Antonio Bastardo(29, 4.5*, 0-4 3.55 38IP) from the Pirates. Pittsburgh received prospect SP Duane Underwood(20, 2.5* HS, 3.5* OSA, A) and prospect RF Jeffrey Baez(21, 1*, S A) in the deal.

July 4th

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 9-2
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 2H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K, 2-2 2R
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 R 3RBI HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 4-5 2R 3RBI TP HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 3-5 R 2RBI HR SB(4)
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 2-5 R RBI HR
HR MIL: Luis Sardinas(3), Jon Singleton(1), Carlos Gomez(13), Mike Moustakas(7)
HR CIN: none
W: Mike Fiers(5-6 3.80) L: Anthony DeSclafani(7-4 2.70)
It was a hit parade today as we collected 17 knocks... and Singleton's first homer for the Brew Crew.

News:
Nationals SP Jordan Zimmerman(29, 4*) collected another big game, allowing no runs over 8.1IP of 4H 1BB 6K ball in a 1-0 win over the Giants. The 2x All-Star leads all of baseball in wins with a 12-3 1.85 106K record in 17 starts.

The Twins will be without the services of RHRP Joaquin Benoit(37, 4.5*) for the next 4-5 weeks as he has shoulder soreness. The veteran is 3-1 7SV 3.12 in 36G between SDP and MIN.

The Phillies added another bat in minor league LF Jaff Decker(25, 3/3.5*, .291-6-23 AAA) from the Pirates. Coming back will be prospect C Deivi Grullon(19, 4.5* HS, 3.5* OSA, S A) and prospect RF Kelly Dugan(24, 2.5* HS, 3.5* OSA, A).

July 5th

Pregame News:
Milwaukee announced a some roster moves today. First, OF Ryan Kalish(27, 1*) was sent back to AAA and SP Christian Friedrich(27, 0.5/1*) passed through waivers and sent to AAA. Second, LF/RF Ryan Braun(31, 4*) was activated from the DL and third, LHRP Neal Cotts(36, 0.5*) was granted his release. The veteran refused to get demoted to AAA and no trade partner was found.

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 5-4
MIL SP Travis Wood 4IP 8H 4R 4ER 4BB 2K
MIL SS Hector Gomez 2-5
MIL RF Ryan Braun 4-5 2R RBI DB HR
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-3 R 2RBI BB HR
MIL 2B Jean Segura 1-3 R RBI BB HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(7), Jon Singleton(2), Jean Segura(3)
HR CIN: none
W: Boone Logan(4-5 2.15) L: Jumbo Diaz(2-4 3.77) SV: Justin Freeman(1 2.16)
A interesting game that we turned around on a Braun homer in the 7th to tie it... and a Segura homer in the 8th to win it.

News:
The Angels clobbered Yovani Gallardo and the Rangers today and a couple of players had big days in a 15-7 win. Angels C Chris Ianetta(32, 3.5*) drove in seven in a 3-4 3R BB 7RBI TP HR day, improving to .246-8-39 in 74 games, and LF Josh Hamilton(34, 3.5*) collected a vintage 4-5 4R RBI BB HR night and is batting .276-2-3 in six games since returning from the DL.

The Indians added SP Sam Dyson(27, 2*, 3-2 4.36 34G/4GS) from the Miami Marlins. They payed a big prize as prospect C Simeon Lucas(19, 4* HS, 1* OSA, S A) and prospect SP Jeff Hoffman(22, 0.5* HS, 4* OSA S A) will go over to the Fish.

Week: 5-2(2-2@ PHI, 3-0@ CIN)
Power Rankings: #11(+6)
Runs scored: 286(15)
Starters ERA: 3.75(8)
Bullpen ERA: 3.87(11)
Defensive Eff.: .694(8)
Fan Interest: 78

Who's hot?
RHRP Jeremy Jeffress 15G 10SV 0.00ERA 16.2IP 17K
CF Carlos Gomez 5G 11-20 .550 2HR 5RBI
RF Ryan Braun 6G 10-22 .455 2HR 4RBI

Who's not?
C Martin Maldonado 13G 3-34 .088 0HR 0RBI

Astros RF George Springer(25, 4.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 12-21 2HR 7RBI's. The May Batter of the Month is batting .298-18-47 16/21SB in 79 games.

Brewers CF Carlos Gomez(29, 4*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 14-28 3RBI 7RBI's. The 2x All-Star is batting .269-13-38 22/31SB in 81 games.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	55-28	-
Cincinnati Reds	48-34	6.5
Milwaukee Brewers	40-44	15.5
Chicago Cubs	39-45	16.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	36-44	17.5

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Week 14: 3vs Atlanta Braves , 3@ Los Angeles Dodgers

July 6th

Atlanta Braves - Milwaukee Brewers 4-1
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 3H 1R 1ER 3BB 5K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-4 RBI
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-4 DB
HR ATL: Jose Peraza(1), Nick Markakis(6), Kelly Johnson(6)
HR MIL: none
W: Julio Teheran(9-4 2.56) L: Jonathan Broxton(1-2 4.09) SV: Jason Grilli(16 2.23)
In the end, a couple of homers hit off Broxton lost us the game in the 8th.

July 7th

Atlanta Braves - Milwaukee Brewers 5-6
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 7IP 5H 2R 2ER 1BB 6K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-2 R 2BB SB(16)
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 3-4 R 4RBI DB TP
HR ATL: Christian Bethancourt(2), Kyeong Kang(3)
HR MIL: none
W: Chris Hatcher(6-0 2.36) L: Mike Foltynewicz(4-6 3.93) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(21 2.84)
Our pen had its troubles today until Jeffress took the mount... good that Mous had a big day at the plate.

News:
Angels RF Matt Joyce(30, 3*) collected seven RBI's in a 16-6 win over Colorado, posting a 4-4 3R 7RBI 2BB DB 2HR day. The veteran is heating up, batting .343-6-30 in 55G.

Cubs RF Jorge Soler(23, 3/4.5*) lifted his team to a 8-7 win over the Cardinals with a 4-5 4R 4RBI DB 2HR day. The young outfielder, signed till 2020, is batting .282-13-44 in his first full season.

Seattle RF Nelson Cruz(35, 3*) showed flashes of 2014 and hit two bombs in a 14-3 win over the Tigers in a 2-3 3R 2BB 2HR day. He took a step back from last year, batting .251-14-40 for 2015 in 83G.

July 8th

Atlanta Braves - Milwaukee Brewers 2-7
MIL SP Wily Peralta 7IP 6H 2R 2ER 2BB 4K, 2-3 R DB
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 2R RBI DB SB(17)
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-4 R RBI HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-4 R 2RBI HR
HR ATL: Christian Bethancourt(3)
HR MIL: Jon Singleton(3), Mike Moustakas(8)
W: Wily Peralta(3-2 3.57) L: Shelby Miller(7-8 5.26)
We jumped on Miller for six runs in the first two innigns and never looked back...

News:
Astros 2B Jose Altuve(25, 5*) collected six RBI's in a 12-6 win over the Indians on a 4-6 2R 6RBI HR day. The 2014 batting champ is having a .292-4-46 21/26SB year.

July 9th
offday

News:
Twins SP Ervin Santana(32, 1.5*) pitched a complete game in a 5-1 win over Detroit, posting a 9IP 7H 1ER 2BB 4K day. The veteran and 2008 All-Star is 1-0 3.14 7K in his second start after serving his suspension.

The Cardinals added a lefty for their pen, trading for Indians LHRP Nick Hagadone(29, 4*, 4-3 1SV 5.45 34.2IP), sending prospect SS Edmundo Sosa(19, 4.5* HS, 3.5* OSA, A) and prospect 1B Kavin Keyes(23, 1*, S A).

In a surprising deal, Angels and A's switched outfielders. The Angels will get CF Billy Burns(25, 2.5*, .251-1-18 46G 10/13 SB) and prospect SS Branden Cogswell(22, 1.5* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) while Oakland acquired LF Matt Joyce(30, 3*, .344-7-32 57G).

The Blue Jays added another arm in SP Daniel Hudson(28, 1.5*, 1-2 3.20 24G/3GS) from the D'backs. Going back to Arizona will be prospect 1B/3B Mitch Nay(21, 2* HS, 1* OSA, A) and prospect 3B Bryan Lizardo(17, 1*, R).

July 10th

Milwaukee Brewers – Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2(10)
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 2H 0R 0ER 3BB 6K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 4-5 R 2SB(4)
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 2RBI
HR MIL: none
HR LAD: none
W: Jeremy Jeffress(3-3 3.18) L: Paco Rodriguez(1-7 2.97) SV: Chris Hatcher(2 2.33)
Jeffress got the win... as he blew the save with 2ER in the 9th. For his luck, Singleton walked and Braun and Davis singled to plate the winning run in the 10th.

News:
Rangers RF Joey Gallo(21, 1.5/4.5*) hit a couple of home runs in a 5-0 win over the Padres, going 2-4 2R 5RBI 2HR. Over a 23G career, the young outfielder is batting .190-3-16.

Astros SS Cliff Pennington(31, 1.5*) had a big 4-5 2R 2RBI HR day in a 10-3 win over the Rays. This is his third team this season and he is batting .229-5-19 in 72G/55GS between ARI, MIL and HOU.

The Indians and Cardinals tailored together another deal as RHRP Bryan Price(28, 2.5*, 1.65 32.2IP) will go to St. Louis in exchange for prospect SP Ronnie Williams(19, 1* HS, 3* OSA, R).

July 11th

Milwaukee Brewers – Los Angeles Dodgers 2-4
MIL SP Travis Wood 5IP 6H 4ER 3BB 2K, 1-2
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-3 BB
MIL RF Ryan Braun 4-5 R 2SB(4)
MIL SS Hector Gomez 2-4 DB
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 1-4 R RBI HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(8), Luis Jimenez(7)
HR LAD: none
W: Brett Anderson(7-9 3.67) L: Travis Wood(5-6 4.99) SV: J.P. Howell(1 4.71)
A couple of solo shots was all we got today despite eleven base hits and a walk... we left too many on.

News:
Blue Jays LF Michael Saunders(28, 2.5*) went 4-5 2R 4RBI 2HR in a 10-4 win over the Royals. The former Mariners outfielder is batting .259-6-36 in 65G and has recently signed a 4y/27.16M extension.

White Sox SP John Danks(30, 1.5*) pitched eight shutdown innings in a 2-0 win over the Cubs, allowing 3H 0BB 4K. The lefty is 5-5 3.52 45K in 15G/12GS for 2015.

The Dodgers announced that CF Joc Pederson(23, 4.5/5*) will be out for 6-7 weeks with a hammy strain. The rookie was batting .246-15-49 in 86 games prior to the injury.

The Nationals added a proven reliever, trading for Arizona RHCL Addison Reed(26, 4.5*, 1-3 16SV 3.22) to take over the closer role. The Nats will receive $3M aswell while sending away prospect 3B Drew Ward(20, 1.5*, A) and prospect SS Bryan Bencosme(17, 1*, 2.5* OSA, R).

July 12th

Pregame News:
The Brewers have claimed OF/1B John Mayberry Jr.(31, 2.5*, .336-3-10 37G) off waivers from the New York Mets. 1B/OF Shane Peterson was demoted to AAA Colorado Springs to make room. Mayberry Jr. will backup LF, RF and 1B for a couple of days and then Ron Roenicke may use him as regular based on his great numbers.

Milwaukee Brewers – Los Angeles Dodgers 6-7
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 5K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-3 2R 2RBI 2BB SB(5)
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-3
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 RBI
HR MIL: Khris Davis(10)
HR LAD: Hector Olivera(4)
W: Justin De Fratus(2-1 2.98) L: Will Smith(2-4 4.00) SV: Paco Rodriguez(2 2.90)
Thornburg and the pen had nothing today and despite putting a 5-spot on the board in the 3rd, we lost today.

News:
Cardinals 1B Matt Adams(26, 2/2.5*) hit alot of balls hard on a 4-5 2R3RBI HR day in a 9-2 win over the Pirates. The left handed slugger is batting .317-15-54 in 83 games this year.

Angels SP Hector Santiago(27, 1*) pitched another great game, going 8IP 3H 0ER 1BB 4K in a 2-0 win over the Mariners. The lefty improved to 10-3 3.64 75K in 17 starts.

Week: 3-3(2-1vs ATL, 1-2@ LAD)
Power Rankings: #19(-8)
Runs scored: 311(15)
Starters ERA: 3.70(8)
Bullpen ERA: 4.03(13)
Defensive Eff.: .696(8)
Fan Interest: 77(-1)

Who's hot?
RHRP Jeremy Jeffress 17G 11SV 0.93ERA 19.1IP 20K
SP Mike Fiers 2G 1-0 1.29 14IP 11K
RF Ryan Braun 11G 18-42 .429 3HR 9RBI

Who's not?
Nobody

Athletics LF Matt Joyce(30, 3*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 10-17 4HR 11RBI's. The right handed batter did this between LAA and OAK, getting traded this week, and is batting .351-8-34 in 59 games.

Marlins 2B Derek Dietrich(25, 1.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 12-24 3HR 8RBI's. Acquired from the Rays in 2012 for Yunel Escobar, the left handed batter is .288-9-21 in 67G/43GS.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	60-30	-
Cincinnati Reds	51-38	8.5
Milwaukee Brewers	43-47	17
Chicago Cubs	42-48	18
Pittsburgh Pirates	39-48	19.5

[Griever20]

Week 15: All-Star Break, 3vs Pittsburgh Pirates

July 13th – July 16th
All-Star Break

News:
The American League won the All-Star Game 7-2 with White Sox 1B Jose Abreu getting named Player of the Game.

Texas traded for SP Asher Wojcierchowski(26, 1.5*, 7-7 4.01 18GS) from the Astros, giving up a couple of prospects. Houston gets prospect 1B Ronald Guzman(20, 3* HS, 2* OSA, A) and prospect C Kellin Deglan(23, 1*, A).

San Diego added upcoming free agent SP Mike Leake(27, 2.5*, 7-6 3.46 18GS) from the Reds. Coming back to Cincy will be LF Abraham Almonte(26, 1.5/2.5*, .249-12-17 51G) and prospect RHRP Emmanuel Clase(17, 1* HS, 0.5* OSA, R).

Atlanta added Rockies OF Drew Stubbs(30, 2.5*, .277-8-29 85G) in a deal that will sent LHRP Josh Outman(30, 2.5* 0-1 4.26 19IP) and #28 prospect SS Ozhaino Albies(18, 5*, A) to Colorado... a high prize for Stubbs...

Giants SS Brandon Crawford(28, 1.5*) is out for the year with a fractured hip. The left handed batter was .255-2-26 in 86G/60GS prior to the injury.

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Trade Deadline thoughts:

We are 14 days away from the deadline and are 43-47, 17GB in the division and 8.5GB in the Wild Card race. However, since May 1st, we are 36-32 and trending up since then... There are basically three ways to go about this trade deadline for us.
1. Try to trade the expiring contracts of waiver wire claims SP Travis Wood and OF/1B John Mayberry Jr. away for prospects.
2. Do nothing and keep the group together.
3. Add pieces in order to make a desperation run

The last one is out of question... #1 and #2 will depend on the next two weeks, e.g. if we can creep closer to the second WC... and if we can get a good deal for those two if not.

July 17th

Pittsburg Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 6-7
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 7H 4R 4ER 3BB 5K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 R RBI BB HR SB(19)
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 R RBI HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 2R RBI 2BB HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-3 R RBI BB HR
HR PIT: Gregory Polanco(6)
HR MIL: Khris Davis(11), Luis Sardinas(4), Jon Singleton(4), Ryan Braun(9)
W: Chris Hatcher(7-0 2.30) L: Kelvin Herrera(0-3 2.45) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(22 3.10)
Fiers put us in the hole with a 4-run 3rd but we scored three in the 4th and single runs in every inning till the end to give Jeffress the ball for the save.

News:
Oriole SP Kevin Gausman(24, 4.5*) pitched a complete game 8-1 victory over the Tigers, going 9IP 3H 1ER 2BB 5K. The youngster is 8-5 3.80 79K in 19 starts in his third year.

Athletics SP Jacob deGrom(27, 2.5/3.5*) missed a 6-hitter by one out and settled in for 8.2IP 6H 0ER 1BB 9K in a 6-0 win over the Twins. He is 2-0 since coming over from the Mets and 9-5 2.89 91K in 19 starts for the season.

Angels LF Josh Hamilton(34, 3*) collected a 2HR day in a 7-2 win over the Red Sox, going 3-4 2R 4RBI DB 2HR today. The veteran has been nothing but great since returning from the DL, batting .298-6-12 in 11 games.

Detroit added RHRP Jeurys Familia(25, 3/3.5*) from the Mets, sending one of their last prospects in CF Austin Schotts(21, 2* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) back in the deal.

July 18th

Pittsburg Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 2-1
MIL SP Wily Peralta 7IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-3
HR PIT: Andrew McCutchen(18)
HR MIL: none
W: Gerrit Cole(8-4 3.30) L: Wily Peralta(3-3 3.42) SV: Mark Melancon(22 1.83)
Well, we ran into Gerrit Cole today...

July 19th

Pittsburg Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 1-12
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 7IP 6H 1R 1ER 2BB 7K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-4 R 3RBI BB DB
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-1 3R 2RBI 3BB HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-2 R 2BB SB(5)
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-3 3R 3RBI BB TP HR
HR PIT: none
HR MIL: Jon Singleton(5), Jean Segura(4)
W: Tyler Thornburg(7-7 2.31) L: Vince Worley(6-8 3.16)
We literally walked our *** off as we took NINE walks and only had six hits... but scored twelve runs including a big 8-run 5th.

News:
Rangers 1B Prince Fielder(31, 3.5*) hit #300 today in a 8-4 win over the Astros. The 5x All-Star and 3x Silver Slugger played for the Brewers, the Tigers and now the Rangers throughout his career and is a .285/.398/.518 hitter with 300HR, 932RBI and 794 runs scored in 1454 career games.

Cubs SP Kyle Hendricks(25, 4*) pitched a complete game 5-hitter in a 9-0 win over the Braves, allowing 5H 0BB 6K. In 19 starts this year, the right hander is 6-9 3.48 85K.

Mets 3B David Wright(32, 3.5*) collected a 2-4 2R BB 4RBI 2HR day in a 9-3 win over the Cardinals. The 7x All-Star is batting .237-10-35 in 90 games, having quite a bad first half.

The Twins added SP Rubby De La Rosa(26, 1/2*, 6-7 3.75 20GS) from the D'backs, sending #32 prospect SP Stephen Gonsalves(21, 2* HS, 4.5* OSA, S A) back in a great deal for Arizona.

Kansas City lost RHRP Wade Davis(29, 4.5*) for 7-8 weeks to elbow tendinitis. The elite setup man was 2-1 1SV 3.03 in 34G, 32.2IP for 2015.

Week:
Power Rankings: #16(+6)
Runs scored: 331(13)
Starters ERA: 3.67(7)
Bullpen ERA: 4.01(13)
Defensive Eff.: .696(8)
Fan Interest: 75(-2)

Who's hot?
RHCL Jeremy Jeffress 18G 12SV 0.89ERA 20.1IP 22K


Who's not?
Nobody

Oriole 3B Manny Machado(23, 4/5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 5-9 3HR 6RBI's. Already a Gold Glover and 2x All-Star at his age, Machado is batting .311-15-44 in 88G.

Marlins LF Christian Yelich(23, 3/5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 8-15 1HR 5RBI's. The 2010 first rounder is batting .310-4-39 in 89 games... but unfortunately sprained his elbow in the final game of the week and will be out for 4 weeks.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	61-32	-
Cincinnati Reds	53-39	7.5
Milwaukee Brewers	45-48	16
Chicago Cubs	45-48	16
Pittsburgh Pirates	40-50	19.5

Second WC: 6.5GB

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Week 16: 2vs Cleveland Indians, 4@ Arizona Diamondbacks

July 20th
offday

News:
Reds C Devin Mesoraco(27, 4.5*) had a 3-4 3R 4RBI BB 2HR day in a 7-8 loss against the Cubs. The 2x All-Star is batting .272-16-47 for 2015.

Phillies LF Jaff Decker(25, 3/3.5*) hit a couple of bombs in a 10-4 win over the Rays, going 3-4 3R 4RBI BB 2HR. Decker came over from the Pirates just two weeks ago and is batting .313-3-9 in 12 games.

Tigers CF Felix Pie(30, 2) had a 4-hit day in a 10-3 win over Seattle, going 4-5 3R 2RBI HR. Signed as a free agent to start the season, he is batting .234-5-14 in 53 games.

The Mariners took on veteran RF Michael Cuddyer(36, 1.5*, .310-5-26 63G/30GS) from the Mets, sending away prospect RF Corey Simpson(21, 1*, S A) and SS Gianfranco Wawoe(20, 1* HS, 2* OSA, A).

July 21st

Cleveland Indians - Milwaukee Brewers 6-7
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 5IP 8H 4R 4ER 3BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-2 2BB
MIL RF Ryan Braun 3-5 R 2RBI HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 3-4 2R
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-5 2R 2RBI HR
MIL C/PH Martin Maldonado 1-1 2R RBI BB HR
HR CLE: Jose Ramirez(7)
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(10), Carlos Gomez(14), Martin Maldonado(2)
W: Jonathan Broxton(2-2 4.10) L: Kyle Crockett(1-5 4.21) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(23 3.46)
We got ahead with a 4-run 8th including a 2-run Braun blast... and Jeffress made it close with a Ramirez 2-run shot in the 9th... Boone Logan also left the game injured... and will be unavailable for a week.

News:
Reds 3B Todd Frazier(29, 3.5*) had a 2-3 2R 5RBI BB 2HR day in a 6-4 win over the Cubbies. The hard hitting 2014 All-Star is batting .230-17-56 in 91G for the year.

Cardinals 3B Matt Carpenter(29, 3.5*) collected four hits in a 6-4 win over the White Sox, having a 4-5 R 4RBI DB HR day. The 2013 NL Silver Slugger is batting .295-13-47 in 91G.

Tigers SP Jeff Niemann(32, 2*) had another great start in a 3-0 win over the Mariners, going 8IP 4H 0R 1BB 6K. The veteran improved to 9-4 3.69 83K in 19 starts.

In a surprising deal, the Minnesota Twins added SP Jeff Samardzija(30, 3*, 5-6 5.86 18GS) and $3M of cash. Coming back to the White Sox will be 3B Trevor Plouffe(29, 3*, .239-7-38 90G) and prospect RF Edgar Herrera(18, 2.5* HS, 1.5* OSA, R).

July 22nd

Cleveland Indians - Milwaukee Brewers 1-3
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 3H 1R 1ER 1BB 2K, 1-2
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-3 R 2RBI HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-2 R SB(24)
HR CLE: Carlos Santana(18)
HR MIL: Jon Singleton(6)
W: Mike Fiers(6-6 3.55) L: Corey Kluber(10-8 4.23) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(24 3.38)
Jon Singleton has hit alot of homers in 16 games...

News:
Oriole SP Miguel Gonzalez(31, 3*) pitched a complete game 4-hitter against the Yankees, allowing 4H 3BB 6K. Posting a 10-4 3.03 100K year in 18 starts, he once again delievers a quality season.

Phillies 2B Chase Utley(36, 2*) missed the cycle by a single in a 8-7 Rays win, going 3-4 2R 6RBI DB TP HR. The 4x Silver Slugger is batting .284-7-37 in 86 games.

Angels C Chris Iannetta(32, 3*) had a 3-3 3R 2RBI BB 2HR day, but his team lost to the Twins 5-9. The 4th rounder in 2004 is batting .252-11-45 in 86 games for the year. In the same game, Twins 1B Kennys Vargas(24, 2/3.5*) also hit two home runs, but drove in five in a 2-4 2R BB 5RBI 2HR day, improving to bat .295-3-18 in 26 games.

The Blue Jays added RHRP Bryan Shaw(27, 2.5*, 2-3 1SV 4.95 40IP) from the Indians, dealing away SS Dawel Lugo(20, 4* HS, 3.5* OSA, A).

The Angels reacquired 2B Howie Kendrick(32, 3.5*, .271-3-23 73G) from the Dodgers today. Going back to the Dodgers will be RHRP Joe Smith(31, 2.5*, 2-0 2SV 2.43 40.2IP) and prospect RHRP Trevor Gott(22, 3.5* HS, 4* OSA, A).

July 23rd

Milwaukee Brewers – Arizona Diamondbacks 6-7
MIL SP Wily Peralta 7IP 4H 2R 2ER 1BB 5K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-4 2R 2RBI BB 2SB(26)
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 0-2 RBI 2BB
HR MIL: Logan Schafer(2)
HR ARI: Paul Goldschmidt(24)
W: Evan Marshall(2-2 3.97) L: Justin Freeman(2-1 2.92)
Hatcher, Nicasio and Freeman allowed five earned and they walked us off with a 2-run Nick Ahmed double.

News:
The Reds added 3B Ryan Rua(25, 3*, .302-8-30) from the Rangers, sending away veteran LHRP Sean Marshall(32, 4.5*, 0-1 6SV 2.84 12.2IP) and prospect 2B Shane Mardirosian(19, 1.5* HS, 4* OSA, S A).

SP Allen Webster(25, 1/1.5*, 2-6 1SV 6.39 28G/7GS) will suit up for the Indians as for today. In exchange, the D'backs receive CF Clint Frazier(20, 4* HS, 3.5* OSA, A).

July 24th

Milwaukee Brewers – Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 6H 2R 2ER 1BB 5K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-5 R
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 R RBI
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 3-4 2R 2RBI DB HR
HR MIL: Mike Moustakas(9)
HR ARI: none
W: Tyler Thornburg(8-7 2.34) L: Josh Collmenter(6-10 4.50) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(25 3.30)
We scored single runs in the first five inning and never looked back.

News:
Angels SP C.J. Wilson(34, 2.5*) had a great day in a 1-0 win over Texas, pitching 8IP 2H 0ER 0BB 6K today. The veteran and 2x All-Star is 7-73.27 89K in 21G/15GS.

Blue Jays SP Drew Hutchison(24, 2/3*) missed a complete game by one out in a 7-0 win over Seattle, going 8.2IP 5H 0ER 2BB 7K. The young right hander is 8-6 3.79 94K in 21 starts.

In a surprising deal, the Angels unloaded LF Josh Hamilton(34, 3.5*, .290-7-17 15G) to the Reds, sending $3M of cash with him. The Halos get 3B Todd Frazier(29, 3.5*, .228-17-57) and prospect 3B Taylor Sparks(22, 2*, A) in that deal.

July 25th

Milwaukee Brewers – Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1
MIL SP Travis Wood 6IP 3H 0R 0ER 2BB 6K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-3 2R RBI BB HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 3RBI 2DB
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 2-4 DB
HR MIL: Jonathan Lucroy(5)
HR ARI: none
W: Travis Wood(6-6 4.67) L: Robbie Ray(3-2 3.58) SV: Chris Hatcher(3 2.70)
Jean Segura broke this one open with a bases loaded double in the 6th... and the Brew Crew is back at .500!

News:
Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw(27, 5*) collected a complete game 4-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Mets, walking one and whiffing four. The 3x Cy Young winner and 1x MvP is 11-3 2.67 172K in 20 starts once again.

Rays SP Matt Moore(26, 2/4* HS, 3/4.5* OSA) made some fireworks in his third start off the DL, pitching a complete game victory, 2-1, over the Orioles. With a 9IP 6H 1ER 1BB 12K performance, he is now 1-2 3.98 22K for the year.

Tigers LF Yoenis Cespedes(29, 4.5*) took some revenge on his former team as he was a big part of a 10-3 win over Boston, going 3-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR. The Cuban outfielder is .295-15-56 in 80G this year.

Cleveland will be without SP Carlos Carrasco(28, 3*) for 12 month because of a damaged elbow ligament. The right hander was struggling all year long with a 5-8 6.41 73K record in 20 starts.

The Cubs also got news that SP Kyle Hendricks(25, 4*) will be out for the year with a torn flexor tendon. He had some nice starts this year and was 6-10 3.75 87K in 20 starts prior to the injury.

The Yankees added the bat of 1B C.J. Cron(25, 1/2* HS, 2.5/4.5* OSA, .253-17-52 86G) from the Angels, paying with RHRP David Carpenter(30, 4.5*, 0-3 2SV 2.22 44.2IP) and prospect 2B Gosuke Katoh(20, 4.5* HS, 3* OSA, A).

July 26th

Milwaukee Brewers – Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 2.1IP 2H 1ER 2BB 4K left injured
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 3R 2SB(21)
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 R 3RBI HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-3 2R RBI DB HR
HR MIL: Khris Davis(12), Mike Moustakas(10)
HR ARI: Paul Goldschmidt(25)
W: Justin Freeman(3-1 3.95) L: Aaron Blair(0-1 4.50)
We spoiled the ML debut of Aaron Blair... but Jimmy Nelson turned out to be DtD for 1-2 weeks with a tender shoulder and our next offday on August 10th... we had to make a move.

News:
Milwaukee placed SP Jimmy Nelson(26, 1* HS, 2/2.5* OSA, 5-5 3.70 16G/14GS) on the 15-day DL with a shoulder problem. SP Taylor Jungmann(25, 1/2.5* HS, 0.5/3.5* OSA, 9-4 3.20 AAA) was recalled and will make his ML-debut next week.

Padres SP Ian Kennedy(30, 3*) pitched a complete game 4-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Marlins, walking none and striking out 11. The right hander is 6-14 3.62 117K in 21 starts, collecting some tough losses this year.

Mariners 3B Kyle Seager(27, 4/4.5*) had a successful day at the plate in a 10-9 loss by the hands of the Blue Jays, going 2-3 2R 5RBI BB 2HR. The reigning Gold Glover is batting .265-11-47 in 90G this year.

Rays SP Chris Archer(26, 2.5/3.5*) struck out 12 in a 7-0 win over the Orioles, going 8IP 2H 0ER 1BB 12K. The young hurler has struggled in 2015 with a 7-9 5.54 107 season in 21 starts.

Phone lines were glowing today as several trades were made. The Giants and Mariners traded veterans as SP Jake Peavy(34, 2.5*, 5-6 2.54 19GS) will go over to Seattle in exchange for LF Seth Smith(32, 1*, .303-6-40 81G).

Baltimore will unload the contract of 1B/OF Steve Pearce(32, 2.5*, .265-11-51 92G) to the Angels, getting SP Matt Shoemaker(28, 1.5/2*, 9-5 4.18 72K 20GS) and 2B Gosuke Katoh(20, 4.5* HS, 3* OSA, A), the former Yankee, back.

Cleveland added the speed of CF Ben Revere(27, 1* HS, 2*OSA, .249-1-11 16/22SB, 66G/47GS) and $3M in a deal with Philadelphia. Ruben Amaro Jr. was able to get back RHRP Scott Atchison(39, 1*, 2-1 3.54 56IP) and #84 prospect C Francisco Mejia(19, 4.5* HS, 4* OSA, A).

Week: 5-1(2-0vs CLE, 3-1@ ARI)
Power Rankings: #9(+7)
Runs scored: 364(12)
Starters ERA: 3.62(5)
Bullpen ERA: 4.10(13)
Defensive Eff.: .695(8)
Fan Interest: 73(-2)

Who's hot?
SP Tyler Thornburg 2G 2-0 2.08ERA 13IP 12K

Who's not?
Nobody

Tigers LF Yoenis Cespedes(29, 4.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 16-29 2HR 11RBI's. His Tigers are 47-52 and struggling this year, but he is having a good season, batting .292-15-56 in 81 games.

Dodgers C Yasmani Grandal(26, 4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 10-22 3HR 4RBI's. He was part of the Kemp/Padres deal and is turning in a .290-12-38 season in 85G.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	65-33	-
Cincinnati Reds	57-41	8G
Milwaukee Brewers	50-49	15.5
Chicago Cubs	48-51	17.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	41-56	23.5

Second WC: 6.5GB

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Week 17: 3@ San Francisco Giants, 4vs Chicago Cubs

July 27th

Milwaukee Brewers – San Francisco Giants 3-0
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 8IP 3H 0R 0ER 1BB 5K
MIL LF John Mayberry Jr. 2-4 R RBI HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-4 R RBI HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 1-4 R RBI HR
HR MIL: John Mayberry Jr.(4), Carlos Gomez(15), Jean Segura(5)
HR SFG: none
W: Taylor Jungmann(1-0 0.00) L: Madison Bumgarner(12-4 2.89) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(26 3.15)
Jungmann's debut was a memorable one as he outpitched the Giants behind three solo shots.

News:
Phillies 2B Chase Utley(36, 1.5*) slammed five hits in five tries in a 7-6 loss against the Pirates as his 5-5 3R RBI BB 2DB HR day wasn't enough. The 13-year pro is batting .291-8-38 in 90 games.

Braves SP Mike Foltynewicz(23, 3.5/4*) pitched eight innings of 7-hit ball with 1BB and 7K in a 2-0 win in Baltimore. The young right hander who was part of the Houston-Gattis deal is 5-7 3.31 84K in 20G/14GS in Atlanta.

The Red Sox lost DH David Ortiz(39, 4*) for the next three weeks because of a knee sprain. The legendary DH is batting .261-17-55 in 97 games in 2015.

The great season of Tigers SP Jeff Niemann(32, 2*) is over as he has suffered a torn flexor tendon and will be out for approx. 10 months. He was 9-4 3.65 88K in 20G/19GS prior to the injury.

The Diamondbacks shipped lefty SP Andrew Chafin(25, 2.5*, 7-7 5.01 25G/15GS) to the White Sox, grabbing prospect RF Jacob May(23, 2.5* HS, 3* OSA, A) and prospect LF Keenyn Walker(24, 1* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) in the deal.

July 28th

Milwaukee Brewers – San Francisco Giants 4-2(10)
MIL SP Mike Fiers 6IP 5H 2R 1ER 4BB 6K
MIL SS Jean Segura 3-3 3R TP
MIL PH/2B Hector Gomez 1-1 2RBI DB
HR MIL: none
HR SFG: none
W: Will Smith(3-4 3.72) L: Jeremy Affeldt(2-5 5.77) SV: Juan Nicasio(2 3.91)
Hector Gomez hit a crucial 2-run double to win it top 10th... we are rolling folks...

News:
D'backs SP Patrick Corbin(26, 2*) had to battle to get a W tonight, and he pitched 9.1IP 6H 1R 0ER 3BB 4K in a 7-1 win over Seattle that his team scored six runs top 10th for him. In 10 starts, the lefty is 6-4 3.59 51K after returning from injury.

Indians SP Allen Webster(25, 1/1.5*) pitched a gem in his first start in Cleveland, going 8.1IP 4H 0ER 2BB 3K in a 4-0 victory over Kansas City. The righty has split the season between ARI and CLE and rotation and pen, good for a 3-6 1SV 5.65 49K in 29G/8GS year.

July 29th

Milwaukee Brewers – San Francisco Giants 3-0
MIL SP Wily Peralta 7IP 5H 0R 0ER 1BB 6K, 1-2 R
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 3-4 R RBI 2SB(23)
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 2RBI
HR MIL: none
HR SFG: none
W: Wily Peralta(4-3 2.93) L: Ryan Vogelsong(3-3 1.29) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(27 3.09)
Vogelsong got his first start after 26 games out of the pen... and ran into some great pitching and spot on offense today... that collected a 3-game sweep of the NL West Division leaders.

News:
The time of 1B Allen Craig(31, 1.5*, .289-6-34) in Boston is over. He will suit of for the New York Mets now and in that deal, the Boston Red Sox acquired the services of struggling veteran SP Bartolo Colon(42, 1.5*, 2-8 5.99 48K 16GS).

In a rather surprising deal for a division leader, the Cardinals sent CF Jon Jay(30, 4*, .264-1-12 59G/30GS) to the Indians. Jay, mostly used as backup OF this year, was flipped for RHRP Anthony Swarzak(29, 0.5*, 2-0 6.04 25.1IP) and prospect SS Edmundo Sosa(19, 4.5* HS, 3.5* OSA, S A)... who they got from St. Louis just three weeks ago in the Hagadone deal...

July 30th

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 5-7
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6.1IP 6H 3R 3ER 2BB 8K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 R RBI DB
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-4 RBI
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 2R
MIL LF Logan Schafer 1-3 3RBI
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 R RBI
HR CHC: Miguel Montero(5)
HR MIL: none
W: Will Smith(4-4 3.88) L: Pedro Strop(2-5 5.12) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(28 3.02)
The wild ride continues. Thornburg allowed three in the 1st and nothing else, we stormed back for a 5-3 lead, Will Smith blows it in the 8th... and we score two bottom 8th on a 2-run Schafer single to win it.

News:
Astros 1B Chris Carter(28, 1*) hit two bombs in a 12-2 win over the Angels, contributing with a 2-3 4R 4RBI 2BB 2HR day. He once again struggles to hit for average but shows power with a .212-21-57 season in 101 games.

July 31st

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 4-1
MIL SP Travis Wood 4IP 6H 4R 3ER 3BB 3K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-2 R 2BB SB(24)
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-3 BB SB(27)
HR CHC: Anthony Rizzo(16)
HR MIL: none
W: Tsuyoshi Wada(4-1 2.31) L: Travis Wood(6-7 4.76) SV: Antonio Bastardo(4 3.59)
A 2-run Rizzo homer in the 3rd and another great start by Wada(his eighth) ended a 7-game winning streak for us.

News:
Giants 2B Jose Miguel Fernandez(27, 2.5*) collected a 4-4 4R RBI BB DB day in a 14-5 win over the Rangers. Fernandez came over from Cuba and signed a 1y/$950k deal prior the season. He is batting .297-0-32 in 87G/62GS.

Rockies SP Jordan Lyles(24, 1.5/2.5*) continued a great year with eight shutdown innings against the Cardinals, going 8IP 4H 0ER 1BB 4K in a 2-1 win. The lefty is 5-7 3.25 89K in 22 starts.

Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsburg(31, 3.5*) has a 20-game hitting streak going. The second year Yankee is batting .323-7-23 21/30SB in 70G after losing 5-6 weeks with a intercostal strain.

Marlins RHCL Steve Cishek(29, 4.5*) will miss the rest of the season with a severe hamstring strain. He was 4-1 21SV 1.55 in 44G 46.1IP and is out for 2-3 month.

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The trade deadline has passed... and the 54-50 Brewers have done nothing. The Milwaukee Star says: 'How K.C. Martin blew a playoff push. Read how he spend millions of dollars on international amateurs instead of adding for the NL Wild Card'. I like those writers... Yes, we did spend all the money we saved on contracts this year on adding international amateurs, blowing our $3M budget wide and paying up for the big talent...

I wasn't really willing to pay big prospects to add to this team when I did that and despite a big July... I still wasn't on July 31st. What is happening here still feels very fluky and i'll get into that when talking about the rotation... but in general we have a team at our hands that is overperforming and trying to show their former teams that they are the real deal... a state of mind that can change and can come crashing down on OUR head quickly.

If I'm wrong... we still will exceed the expectations of our owner and maybe end up luring more fans into Miller Park then we do now... as attendance figures are down by approx. 11%. We will keep our eyes on the waiver wire which was a story of success more or less... and see how the season will end up...

Rotation:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	WAR	Status
Mike Fiers(R)	30	ML	6-6	3.46	22GS	1.08	7.2	2.4
Taylor Jungmann(R)	25	ML	1-0	0.00	1GS	0.50	5.6	0.3
Wily Peralta(R)	26	ML	4-3	2.93	10GS	1.19	7.9	1.2
Tyler Thornburg(R)	26	ML	8-7	2.44	21G/20GS	1.22	8.4	2.2
Travis Wood(L)	28	ML	6-7	4.76	18GS	1.47	6.9	1.0	(CHC/MIL)
Jimmy Nelson(R)	26	DL	5-5	3.70	16G/14GS	1.36	8.2	1.7	DL 9 days
Christian Friedrich(L)	27	AAA	1-6	4.95	20G/12GS	1.51	6.7	0.6	All Stats MLB(COL)
Dylan Bundy(R)	22	A	3-2	2.89	15G/10GS	1.38	6.3	1.3	All Stats A
Hunter Harvey(R)	20	A	6-4	2.90	18G/15GS	1.00	8.5	2.7	All Stats A

One reason why we didn't add to this team... lies in this group. Factoring in scouting reports, underlying numbers and track records... there is a discrepancy between those factors and the product on the field since May 1st... that worked to our advantage. While I would love to say something different... Tyler Thornburg is not an ace and won't continue on that path forever. Fiers... is in line I guess, but Jimmy Nelson has done way better than expected and Alex Wood is starting to struggle again.

I attribute some of this to our catchers and this is one reason why I tend to leave them alone despite them not hitting too well... but we are in the middle of the pack in defense... maybe I'm overanalysing but I see some regression in the final two months here.

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	SV	WAR	Status
Jonathan Broxton(R)	31	ML	2-2	4.10	47G	1.32	10.2	4	0.6
Justin Freeman(R)	28	ML	3-1	3.95	14G	1.61	11.2	1	0.3
Chris Hatcher(R)	30	ML	7-0	2.48	32G	1.16	10.5	3	0.3	(LAD/MIL)
Jeremy Jeffress(R)	27	ML	3-3	3.02	45G	1.36	9.3	28	-0.1
Boone Logan(L)	30	ML	4-5	2.66	45G	1.05	11.0	14	0.7	(COL/MIL)
Juan Nicasio(R)	28	ML	3-0	3.68	40	1.21	9.5	2	0.9	(LAD/MIL)
Will Smith(L)	25	ML	4-4	3.88	48G	1.50	8.1	0	-0.2
Michael Blazek(R)	26	AAA	2-1	3.81	55G	1.21	9.4	0	0.5	All stats AAA
Brandon Kintzler(R)	30	AAA	3-2	3.74	38G	1.46	6.1	12	0.2	All stats AAA
Corey Knebel(R)	23	AAA	1-0	1.19	18G	1.19	10.3	6	0.7	All stats AAA
Chris Perez(R)	30	AAA	4-2	3.40	50G	1.41	8.9	2	0.2	All stats AAA

Barring injury or a money waiver claim, this is the group we will roll out for the rest of the year. There have been some mishaps this month, looking at Broxton and Freeman, but if things to terribly wrong, we still can recall Corey Knebel from AAA, who has done a terrific job as their closer since getting sent down again. Things will reshuffle for the next season with Broxton leaving and Freeman being on the hot seat... but that is offseason talk.

Catchers:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
Jonathan Lucroy(R)	29	ML	.247-5-23	.660	92	1.20	32	2/3
Martin Maldonado(R)	28	ML	.149-2-3	.479	34G/18GS	-0.6	6	1/2
Juan Centeno(L)	25	AA	.263-0-13	.589	32G	0.1	18	0/0	All stats AAA

Well, Lucroy isn't quite catching up to the hype around the team and contines to swing a rather cold bat. As mentioned above and earlier, he is on a long leash because of his ability to handle this scrappy pitching staff and because he is one of the team leaders. Some of our hot bats startet to rip on him a bit... so maybe we can light a fire under him...

Infield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
1B Jon Singleton(L)	23	ML	.224-6-10	.902	23G/19GS	0.6	13	0/1
2B/SS Luis Sardinas(S)	22	ML	.317-4-33	.838	57G	2.3	35	24/34
3B Luis Jimenez(R)	27	ML	.289-7-17	.843	54G/23GS	0.89	12	0/0
3B Mike Moustakas(L)	26	ML	.270-10-30	.857	46G/44GS	2.0	20	5/7
SS Hector Gomez(R)	27	ML	.256-1-9	.628	67G/36GS	-0.2	14	3/5
SS Jean Segura(R)	25	ML	.282-5-26	.741	91G/68GS	1.1	31	11/14
1B Greg Bird(L)	22	AAA	.286-16-56	.871	101G	2.6	63	1/2	All stats AAA
SS Orlando Arcia(R)	20	AA	.227-3-27	.558	98G	-0.5	46	11/18	All stats AA
SS Jorge Mateo(L)	20	A	.260-1-4	.667	31G	0.8	11	9/10	All stats A
3B Zach Ramzy(R)	18	A	.336-4-22	.887	38G	2.2	13	1/1	All stats A

When the day comes... and Ron Ronenicke finally decides who is the starting shortstop for this team... I'll buy him a beer. He has gone back and forth between Gomez and Segura, platooning them, changing them every other day... it's rather maddening. He seemingly wants to go with Segura more as he sees a higher ceiling... and his regular season numbers look better anyways.

After all the moves and changes... Luis Sardinals leads our infield in WAR... and we offered a long-term team friendly extension to him recently... he is mulling about it right now.

Outfield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
LF/RF Ryan Braun(R)	31	ML	.280-10-24	.856	53G	1.6	31	8/9
LF/RF/1B John Mayberry Jr.(R)	31	ML	.305-4-12	.799	47G/44GS	0.7	27	4/5	(MIL/NYM)
LF Khris Davis(R)	27	ML	.243-12-47	.699	98G	0.8	41	1/3
CF Carlos Gomez(R)	29	ML	.264-15-45	.739	100G	2.7	45	27/39
OF Logan Schafer(L)	28	ML	.213-2-13	.544	76G/32GS	-0.5	12	2/3
OF Ryan Kalish(L)	27	AAA	.282-1-17	.703	41G/37GS	0.9	16	9/9	All Stats AAA
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis(L)	27	AAA	.227-1-8	.629	31G/25GS	-0.2	7	1/2	All Stats AAA
CF Tyrone Taylor(L)	21	AA	.244-624	.629	91G/90GS	0.7	44	9/15	All Stats AA
RF Clint Coulter(L)	21	AA	.267-10-34	.754	85G/59GS	0.8	38	3/4	All Stats AA
CF Monte Harrison(R)	19	A	.250-7-41	.693	90G	0.8	56	15/19	All Stats A

All our outfielders improved this month and helped us to put some runs on the board. Khris Davis posted a .273-5-14 .841OPS month, finally giving us some more production. Carlos Gomez hit .308 and Ryan Braun hit .277-4-10 .830OPS... which is exactly what we want out of him and our outfield... Mayberry Jr. got some starts and some pinch hit appearances... but Singleton, Braun and Davis are blocking him.

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Week 17: 3@ San Francisco Giants, 4vs Chicago Cubs

August 1st

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 3-7
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 7IP 6H 3R 3ER 3BB 8K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 0-2 2R 3BB SB(9)
MIL LF Khris Davis 4-5 R 6RBI DB HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 2R DB
HR CHC: Anthony Rizzo(17), Addison Russell(4)
HR MIL: Khris Davis(13)
W: Taylor Jungmann(2-0 1.80) L: Jason Hammel(3-9 5.03)
It was the Khris Davis show with a grand slam off Hammel in the 6th and a 2-run double in the 5th...

News:
Nationals SP Doug Fister(31, 3*) pitched 8.2 scoreless in a 5-0 win over the Mets, allowing only 5H 1BB 5K. The sinkerballer recently signed a 3y/$36.3M extension and is 9-3 3.42 75K in 21G/16GS for 2015.

Mariners 3B Kyle Seager(27, 4.5*) had a 4-4 R 4RBI BB DB day in a 13-1 win over the Twins today. A 2014 All-Star and Gold Glover, Seager is batting .270-11-53 in 95G in 2015.

August 2nd

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 5-4(11)
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 8H 4R 4ER 2BB 6K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-4 RBI DB
MIL CF Logan Schafer 2-4 R 3RBI HR
HR CHC: Jorge Soler(19), Matt Szczur(5)
HR MIL: Logan Schafer(3)
W: Antonio Bastardo(3-4 3.44) L: Chris Hatcher(7-1 2.67) SV: Neil Ramirez(2 2.76)
Fiers had a rocky start and while we made it close, Hatcher succumbed to a Szczur RBI-single top 11th.

News:
White Sox SP Chris Sale(26, 5*) hurled a beauty in a 3-0 win against the Yankees, going 8IP 6H 0ER 1BB 12K. The 4x All-Star is 10-6 3.45 151K in 23G/22GS this season.

Week: 5-2(3-0@ SFG, 2-2vs CHC)
Power Rankings: #9(+-0)
Runs scored: 393(12)
Starters ERA: 3.56(5)
Bullpen ERA: 3.91(13)
Defensive Eff.: .697(7)
Fan Interest: 73

Who's hot?
SP Wily Peralta 2G 1-0 1.29ERA 14IP 11K

Who's not?
Nobody

Tigers RF J.D. Martinez(27, 2/2.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 14-29 2HR 7RBI's. He is having another solid season, batting .274-11-56 in 90G.

Reds 2B Eugenio Suarez(24, 1*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 12-25 2HR 3RBI's. Part of the Alfredo Simon-Tigers deal this offseason, Suarez is batting .274-2-7 in 24G this year.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	70-35	-
Cincinnati Reds	60-45	10
Milwaukee Brewers	55-51	15.5
Chicago Cubs	51-54	19
Pittsburgh Pirates	44-60	25.5

Second WC: 4.5GB

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Week 18: 4vs San Diego Padres, 3vs St. Louis Cardinals

August 3rd

San Diego Padres - Milwaukee Brewers 13-9
MIL SP Wily Peralta 5IP 12H 6R 5ER 1BB 8K
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-4 2R RBI
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-4 2R BB
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-3 R 2RBI BB DB
MIL RF John Mayberry Jr. 2-5 2R 2RBI
HR SDP: Jake Goebbert(2)
HR MIL: none
W: Mike Leake(9-6 3.47) L: Juan Nicasio(3-1 4.33)
Peralta's start was not good and our pen rolled over dead after he left anyways.

News:
Phillies SP Chad Billingsley(31, 3*) got hit by another injury... as he will be out 8 months with shoulder inflammation. In 15 starts, he as 2-9 5.50 65K as his career as took an ugly turn since 2012 with another big injury.

August 4th

San Diego Padres - Milwaukee Brewers 1-5
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 7IP 5H 1R 1ER 3BB 4K
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-3 2R 3RBI BB HR
HR SDP: none
HR MIL: Jon Singleton(7)
W: Tyler Thornburg(9-7 2.38) L: Andrew Cashner(8-11 4.69) SV: Justin Freeman(2 3.60)
Thornburg answered back with another strong start and the pen brought it home. Singleton got the deciding blow with a 3-run shot of Cashner top 5th.

News:
Rays LF Steven Souza(26, 3.5/4*) was not retired today as he went 2-2 2R 5RBI 2BB DB HR in a 11-4 win over the White Sox. The former Nationals farmhand is .242-12-62 in 105G with his new team. They also got the news that LHRP Jeff Beliveau(28, 4/4.5*) will miss the rest of the year as he requires surgery to remove bone chips. He was 2-0 1SV 4.05 in 53.1IP this year.

The Indians and Rockies executed a waiver wire deal that sent RHRP Adam Ottavino(29, 3*, 4-2 4SV 3.46 54.2IP) and $1.3M to Cleveland for prospect OF Bradley Zimmer(22, 3.5* HS, 3* OSA, AA).

August 5th

San Diego Padres - Milwaukee Brewers 2-0
MIL SP Travis Wood 8IP 3H 2R 2ER 5BB 4K, 1-2
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 BB
HR SDP: none
HR MIL: none
W: Josh Johnson(3-1 4.01) L: Travis Wood(6-8 4.57) SV: Craig Kimbrel(15 0.96)
Thats a combined 3-hitter.

News:
Padres SP Josh Johnson(31, 3.5*) pitched 8IP 3H 0ER 2BB 5K in a 2-0 win over the Brewers. Coming back from injury, the 2x All-Star made four starts with a 3-1 4.01 16K record in 2015.

Rays LF Steven Souza(26, 3.5/4*) continues to roll in another 8-6 win over the White Sox, going 4-6 2R 5RBI DB 2HR today. That gives him a .248-14-67 season in 106G.

August 6th

San Diego Padres - Milwaukee Brewers 0-6
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 8.1IP 4H 0R 0ER 3BB 6K
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-3 R RBI BB
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-5 2R RBI DB SB(28)
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 2RBI
HR SDP: none
HR MIL: none
W: Taylor Jungmann(3-0 1.16) L: Ian Kennedy(6-16 4.20)
Jungmann is making a strong case to stay up here... but who to sent down?

News:
The Twins and Blue Jays played a wild game at Rodgers Centre that the Twins won 16-8. Twins 3B Brian Dozier(28, 4.5*) had a 3-5 2R 5RBI 2HR day, improving to bat .224-10-44 in 107G, Jays 3B Josh Donaldson(29, 4.5*) had a 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR day to add to a .315-24-88 year in 107G and 1B Matt Hague(29, 1*, .228-4-20 54G) added to the party with a 2-3 2R 3RBI BB 2HR day.

Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury(31, 3*) saw his 24-game hitting streak end at home in a 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Ellsburg is batting .330-8-24 with 22/31SB in 75G this year.

August 7th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 5-2
MIL SP Mike Fiers 5IP 6H 4R 4ER 4BB 3K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-4 R 2RBI DB HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4
HR STL: Matt Adams(17), Matt Carpenter(15), Peter Bourjos(6)
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(11)
W: James Shields(12-0 2.13) L: Mike Fiers(6-7 3.66) SV: Trevor Rosenthal(30 2.26)
We couldn't beat unbeaten James today despite a Braun 2-run blast... as Mike Fiers delievered his second 4ER outing in a row.

News:
Yankees SP Michael Pineda(26, 4/4.5*) lost the perfect game in the 7th to Dalton Pompey and settled in with a 1-hit shutout with 0BB 6K against Toronto. Pineda has been sharp in 2015, going 11-4 3.61 111K in 23 starts.

Cubs CF Albert Almora(21, 1.5/4*) lifted his team to a 8-5 win over the Giants with a 2-4 2R 5RBI 2HR day. Drafted 6th overall in 2012, the rookie is batting .220-2-16 in 38G/29GS.

August 8th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 3-4
MIL SP Wily Peralta 7.1IP 4H 2R 1ER 3BB 3K
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-4 R
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-3 R DB
MIL PH John Mayberry Jr. 1-1 R RBI HR(5)
HR STL: none
HR MIL: John Mayberry Jr.(5)
W: Jeremy Jeffress(4-3 2.98) L: Trevor Rosenthal(3-4 2.42)
A wild game that saw Jeffress blow his fourth save after Mayberry Jr. homered as pinch hitter to give us the lead, that saw Rosenthal leave injured bottom 9th and Martin Maldonado hitting a walk-off sac to win it.

News:
Rockies SP Kyle Lohse(36, 1*) pitched a 3-hitter with 1BB and 3K against the Nationals. The right hander is 5-12 4.09 83K in 23G between MIL and COL.

Rays SP Jake Odorizzi(25, 1*) mirrored that one, going 9IP 3H 0ER 3BB 2K in a 9-0 win over the Yankees. He has had a good year, going 10-5 4.37 74K in 20 starts.

August 9th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 10-6
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 4.2IP 6H 6R 6ER 6BB 4K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 R RBI HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R RBI BB HR
MIL LF Logan Schafer 2-4 R RBI
HR STL: none
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(12), Carlos Gomez(16)
W: Michael Wacha(14-4 2.32) L: Tyler Thornburg(9-8 2.68) SV: Jordan Walden(4 2.38)
Tyler's downfall was his control as our scouts predicted it would be some day. We only got two hits off Wacha but collected six runs off their pen... not enough as Will Smith imploded for 4ER.

News:
Rangers SP Yovani Gallardo(29, 3/3.5*) pitched a 5-hitter in a 5-0 win over Seattle, allowing only 5H 1BB 6K. He is only 8-11 5.08 88K in 24 starts, being wildly inconsistent this year.

Oakland SP Chris Bassitt(26, 2.5*) won a 5-2 game against Houston that the pen tried to blow... as he went 8IP 5H 0ER 1BB 6K and got the W. Part of the White Sox-Samardzija deal, he is 8-9 2.94 107K in 23G/21GS in 2015.

Week: 3-4(2-2vs SDP, 1-2vs STL)
Power Rankings: #16(-7)
Runs scored: 425(10)
Starters ERA: 3.58(6)
Bullpen ERA: 4.06(13)
Defensive Eff.: .696(8)
Fan Interest: 72(-1)

Who's hot?
Nobody

Who's not?
Nobody

Rays LF Steven Souza(26, 3.5/4*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 13-27 4HR 16RBI's. He really was glowing white this week and improved to bat .251-14-71 in 109G for the year.

Cardinals CF Peter Bourjos(28, 4*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 9-19 2HR 6RBI's. Mostly known for his defense, Bourjos is .272-6-40 in 97G this year.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	74-37	-
Cincinnati Reds	63-48	10
Milwaukee Brewers	58-55	17
Chicago Cubs	55-57	19.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	47-63	26.5

Second WC: 6GB

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Week 19: 3@ Chicago Cubs, 3vs Philadelphia Phillies

August 10th
offday

News:

Brewers SP Jimmy Nelson(26, 0.5/1* HS, 2/2.5* OSA, 5-5 3.70 14GS) is eligible to come off the DL and subsequently SP Taylor Jungmann(25, 1.5/3* HS, 0.5/3.5* OSA, 3-0 1.16 3GS) was sent back to AAA. We told him that we want him to work on his control and his slider a bit more in order to make sure he won't get exploited when teams see him a second time.

White Sox RF Trevor Plouffe(29, 2*) went deep twice in a 4-1 win over the Angels, going 2-3 2R 4RBI BB 2HR today. The former 2004 first rounder is batting .236-11-48 between CWS and MIN.

Cardinals RHCL Trevor Rosenthal(25, 4.5*) will be out for 12 months with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow. He left a game against the Brewers last week and was having a 3-4 2.42 30SV year in 52IP.

August 11th

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 9-8
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 3IP 5H 6R 4ER 4BB 1K
MIL LF John Mayberry Jr. 1-3 R 3RBI HR
MIL PH/LF Mike Moustakas 1-2 R 2RBI HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 2R
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 2-3 2RBI 2DB
HR MIL: John Mayberry Jr.(6), Mike Moustakas(11)
HR CHC: Anthony Rizzo(19), Junior Lake(3)
W: Boone Logan(5-5 2.59) L: Hector Rondon(1-4 3.57) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(29 2.92)
Another wild game that saw a 5-3 Cubs lead after the first and both starters out after the 3rd. Apart from Junior Lake's 2-run shot off Broxton, out pen held the fort so that we were able to tailor together enough offense for the W.

News:
Giants RF Hunter Pence(32, 3*) collected four hits in a 9-1 win over Houston, going 4-5 3R 2RBI DB HR. The 3x All-Star is batting .245-10-54 in just 69G after returning from injury.

Mariners 1B/OF Logan Morrison(27, 1*) had a two homer day in a 6-4 win over Baltimore, going 2-3 2R 4RBI 2HR. The 6-year pro that played his first four years in Miami is batting .260-12-58 in 106G for 2015.

August 12th

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 3-9
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 3.2IP 8H 8R 4ER 2BB 2K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-2 R RBI BB HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-4 R RBI HR
HR MIL: Luis Sardinas(5), Mike Moustakas(12)
HR CHC: Anthony Rizzo(20)
W: Jake Arrieta(12-4 3.38) L: Mike Fiers(6-8 3.80)
Another bad start by Fiers, tho a mental error by Mayberry Jr. at first base sparked a 6-run fourth by Chicago.

News:
Cubs SP Jake Arrieta(29, 3.5*) collected a complete game 9-3 victory over the Brewers, going 9IP 7H 3R 1BB 9K with 108 pitches. The former Orioles farmhand is having a nice 12-4 3.38 121K year in 24 starts.

Twins SP Ricky Nolasco(32, 0.5*) pitched a complete game 6-hitter in a 11-0 win over Texas, allowing only 1BB and 8K. The highly payed veteran is 9-8 4.58 76K in 25 starts.

Rays SP Nate Karns(27, 2.5*) had a nice start against the Braves, pitching a 8IP 2H 0ER 1BB 6K game in a 2-0 win. The fastball/curveball/changeup hurler is 7-9 4.77 107K in 23G/22GS.

The Brewers announced that 2B/SS Luis Sardinas(22, 4/4.5*) and the tean agreed to a 8y/$28M extension that will pay Sardinas $3.5M p.a.. The young switch hitter is batting .302-5-35 27/38SB in just 67G this year.

August 13th

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 9-3
MIL SP Wily Peralta 6IP 5H 1R 1ER 1BB 5K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 R RBI BB 2SB(29)
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 2R RBI HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 R 2RBI DB
MIL 1B John Mayberry Jr. 3-4 R BB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-5 R 3RBI HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-5 R RBI HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 1-4 2R RBI BB SB(12) HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(13), Mike Moustakas(13), Jonathan Lucroy(6), Jean Segura(6)
HR CHC: Anthony Rizzo(21)
W: Wily Peralta(5-3 3.05) L: Jason Hammel(3-11 5.31) SV: Juan Nicasio(3 3.86)
The short story, we jumped on Hammel for seven runs in the 1st including three home runs and Peralta and Nicasio cruised it home.

News:
Indians SP Corey Kluber(29, 4*) pitched a 3-hit shutout against the Yankees, allowing no walks and 8K's in a 6-0 win. The 2014 AL Cy Young winner is 13-8 3.84 140K in 25 games this year.

August 14th

Philadelphia Phillies - Milwaukee Brewers 5-6
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 8H 5R 5ER 1BB 4K
MIL LF Khris Davis 3-4 R RBI HR
MIL 1B John Mayberry Jr. 3-4 R 3RBI DB HR
HR PHI: Jordy Mercer(6)
HR MIL: Khris Davis(14), John Mayberry Jr.(7), Carlos Gomez(17)
W: Tyler Thornburg(10-8 2.88) L: Scott Atchison(2-2 3.50) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(30 2.87)
Thornburg was cruising until getting into a complete mess in the 5th... allowing five runs but in a 5-4 game, Davis and Gomez went deep to get us the lead... and our pen pitched three scoreless to keep it.

News:
Giants C Buster Posey(28, 5*) hit a couple of shots in a 4-5 loss to the Nationals, going 3-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR. The 2012 NL MvP is batting .280-10-71 in 105G this year.

Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera(32, 5*) also homered twice in a 8-4 win over the Astros, driving in five runs on his own. The 2x AL MvP is batting .288-23-59 in 115G.

August 15th

Philadelphia Phillies - Milwaukee Brewers 3-10
MIL SP Travis Wood 7IP 3H 3R 2ER 3BB 5K, 2-3 R RBI HR
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 2R DB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 R 2RBI HR
MIL 1B John Mayberry Jr. 2-4 RBI DB
MIL 3B/1B Luis Jimenez 2-3 2R 3RBI BB 2HR
HR PHI: none
HR MIL: Khris Davis(15), Ryan Braun(14), Travis Wood(2), Luis Jimenez 2(9)
W: Travis Wood(7-8 4.45) L: Cole Hamels(14-7 3.07)
Wood won the duel of lefties today and actually had a solo shot in the 2nd as we ended up with a 5-2 lead early. A Khris Davis 2-run shot capped a 4-run 8th that made it save.

News:
Brewers 3B/1B Luis Jimenez(27, 1*) hit a couple of home runs in a 10-3 win over the Phillies, going 2-3 2R 3RBI BB 2HR. The right handed batter has spent time beween starting lineup and bench and is batting .295-9-21 in 59G/25GS this year.

August 16th

Philadelphia Phillies - Milwaukee Brewers 8-10
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 4.1IP 10H 7R 7ER 2BB 3K
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-3 2R RBI BB
MIL PH John Mayberry Jr. 1-1 1R 3RBI HR
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 R 2RBI 2DB
HR PHI: Cody Asche(13), Domonic Brown(10), Jaff Decker(9)
HR MIL: John Mayberry Jr.(8)
W: Boone Logan(6-5 2.45) L: Cesar Jimenez(3-6 6.10) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(31 2.82)
We were behind 8-0 going into the bottom 6th... and then lit their pitching up for seven runs there and a 3-run pinch hit HR bottom 7th by John Mayberry Jr. got us the lead!

News:
The Brewers announced that SP Jimmy Nelson was sent down to AAA to work on his mechanics. He allowed 13R/11ER in his last two starts over the span of 7.1IP. SP Taylor Jungmann was recalled after pitching another 8.1IP 2H 1ER 0BB 4K start in AAA.

Nationals SP Stephen Strasburg(27, 5*) held the Giants to six hits in a 8-0 shutout, walking two and striking out 12. The big right hander is 8-5 2.83 158K in 21 starts.

Rockies CF Carlos Gonzalez(29, 4.5*) had a big part in a 16-6 win over the Padres, going 3-4 5R 5RBI BB DB 2HR today. The 3x Gold Glover is batting .315-24-74 in 110G this year.

Braves 1B Freddie Freeman(25, 3.5/4.5*) also hit a couple of bombs in a 7-3 win over Arizona, going 3-3 3R 3RBI BB 2HR. The 3x All-Star is batting .293-20-62 in 116G.

Week: 5-1(2-1@ CHC, 3-0vs PHI)
Power Rankings: #5(+11)
Runs scored: 472(7)
Starters ERA: 3.71(7)
Bullpen ERA: 3.89(13)
Defensive Eff.: .694(8)
Fan Interest: 72

Who's hot?
LF Khris Davis 5G 10-21 .476 2HR 6RBI
1B/OF John Mayberry Jr. 8G 13-22 .591 4HR 12RBI
SP Wily Peralta 2G 1-0 1.35 13.1IP 8K

Who's not?
Nobody

Athletics 2B Ben Zobrist(34, 4*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 14-24 2HR 9RBI's. The utility player has been great in limited time, batting .324-5-44 in 75G.

Brewers 1B/OF John Mayberry Jr.(31, 2*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-20 3HR 10RBI's. Claimed off waivers from the Mets in July, Mayberry Jr. is batting .337-8-26 in 59G between both teams.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	77-40	-
Cincinnati Reds	66-52	11.5
Milwaukee Brewers	63-56	15
Chicago Cubs	58-60	19.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	51-65	25.5

Second WC: 3.5GB

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Week 20: 3vs Miami Marlins, 3@ Washington Nationals

August 17th

Miami Marlins - Milwaukee Brewers 3-4
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 8IP 8H 3R 3ER 1BB 4K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-4 2R 2RBI HR
MIL 1B John Mayberry Jr. 1-3 2RBI BB DB
MIL SS Hector Gomez 2-4
HR MIA: Christian Yelich(5)
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(15)
W: Taylor Jungmann(4-0 1.72) L: Brett Oberholzer(4-9 4.05) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(32 2.77)
A 2-run double by Mayberry in the 1st and a 2-run shot by Braun got us the win with Jungmann going eight incredibly stong!

News:
Giants 1B Brandon Belt(27, 4.5*) belted a couple of homers in a 13-3 win over the Cardinals, going 2-3 3R 4RBI 3BB 2HR. Playing for a division leader, he is batting .254-13-65 in 118 games.

Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsbury(31, 4*) had a 4-5 3R 3RBI DB 2HR day in a 12-8 win over the Twins. The speedy outfielder is on a torrid pace, batting .341-11-35 25/35SB in 85 games.

August 18th

Miami Marlins - Milwaukee Brewers 4-2
MIL SP Mike Fiers 6IP 7H 1R 1ER 3BB 6K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-4 R RBI DB
HR MIA: none
HR MIL: none
W: Jose Fernandez(3-5 3.68) L: Jonathan Broxton(2-3 3.86) SV: A.J. Ramos(5 3.48)
We had a 2-1 lead until Broxton botched a easy grounder and unearned runs started to come across... for a three spot top 8th.

News:
Seattle 2B Robinson Cano(32, 5*) went 3-3 4R 7RBI 4BB DB 2HR as part of a 21-1 rout of the Texas Rangers. The 7x All-Star is batting .310-15-61 in 96 games for the 65-55 Mariners.

August 19th

Miami Marlins - Milwaukee Brewers 6-0
MIL SP Wily Peralta 6IP 6H 4R 4ER 2BB 12K, 1-2
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-4 DB
HR MIA: Marcell Ozuna(14), Giancarlo Stanton 2(16)
HR MIL: none
W: Mat Latos(7-9 3.85) L: Wily Peralta(5-4 3.26)
The Marlins brought the lumber despite Peralta having his best stuff... and Latos dominated us through seven.

News:
Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton(25, 5*) hit two home runs in a 6-0 win over Milwaukee, going 2-4 2R 5RBI BB 2HR. The star outfielder is batting .198-16-47 in 89G and is a big disappointment after signing a 10y/$229M extension prior to this year.

Mets SP Noah Syndergaard(22, 1.5* HS, 1.5/4* OSA) collected a 2-hitter against the Orioles in a 5-0 win with 2BB and 8K. The #22 prospect is 4-6 3.38 83K in 16 starts.

August 20th
offday

News:
Royals SP Yordano Ventura(24, 2* HS, 2.5/3.5* OSA) collected a complete game in a 6-1 win over Boston, going 9IP 4H 1ER 1BB 4K. The right hander has struggled this year, going 8-10 4.94 114K in 26 starts.

Pirates 1B Pedro Alvarez(28, 2/2.5*) hit a couple of home runs in a 8-1 win over the Giants, going 3-5 3R 6RBI 2HR. Playing everyday instead of platooning, he is batting .213-17-57 in 116 games.

Orioles 1B Adam Lind(32, 1*) hit two solo shots an had a double in a 6-5 loss by the hands of the Twins. Between BAL and MIL, the left handed batter is having a .255-16-38 year.

August 21st

Milwaukee Brewers – Washington Nationals 5-4
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 5H 3R 3ER 4BB 5K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 4-5 R DB
MIL RF Ryan Braun 3-5 R 2DB
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-4 R RBI 2SB(32)
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 1-3 2RBI BB
HR MIL: none
HR WSH: Wilson Ramos(9), Jason Werth(17)
W: Tyler Thornburg(11-8 2.94) L: Gio Gonzalez(10-8 3.70) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(33 2.88)
We jumped on Gio for five runs in the 1st and while they started to chip away and got into one run on Jeremy... we brought it home.

News:
San Diego CF Wil Myers(24, 4*) had a 3-4 2R 4RBI TP 2HR day in a 7-5 win over the Cardinals. The 2013 AL Rookie of the Year is batting .261-13-34 in 95G/75GS for the 56-67 Padres.

Angels CF Mike Trout(24, 5*) had a four hit day in a 8-5 loss in Toronto, going 4-5 3R 2RBI DB HR. The reigning AL MvP is having a mediocre year, batting .269-17-46 29/36SB in 118 games, good for 'just' 3.7WAR.

August 22nd

Milwaukee Brewers – Washington Nationals 2-0
MIL SP Travis Wood 8IP 4H 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-4 R RBI HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-3
MIL LF Logan Schafer 2-3 RBI
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(16)
HR WSH: none
W: Travis Wood(8-8 4.15) L: Stephen Strasburg(8-6 2.80) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(34 2.83)
Wood outpitched Strasburg today... and a Braun homer in the 3rd as well as a run tailored together in the 7th got us ahead.

News:
Cardinals SP Carlos Martinez(23, 2/3.5*) only allowed one hit over 8.2 innings of 0BB 6H ball in 3-0 win over the Padres. The young righty is 8-0 1.80 54K in 12 starts since getting called up.

Giants 2B Jose Miguel Fernandez(27, 2.5*) will be out for the year with a broken kneecap. The Cuban defector was batting .304-0-35 in 108/83GS this year.

August 23rd

Milwaukee Brewers – Washington Nationals 2-0
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 7.1IP 6H 0R 0ER 3BB 7K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-4
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-4 R
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-4 R RBI TP
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-3 RBI
HR MIL: none
HR WSH: none
W: Taylor Jungmann(8-8 4.15) L: Max Scherzer(10-11 3.17) SV: Chris Hatcher(4 2.85)
Our arms tailored together another beauty and Lucroy, Singleton and Carlos teamed up for two runs off Scherzer in the 4th... and we are nine games over .500 now.

News:
Giants SP Madison Bumgarner(26, 4*) pitched a complete game 5-1 win over the Pirates, going 9IP 2H 1ER 0BB 12K. The lefty and 2x All-Star is 13-7 3.28 172K in 27 games.

Dodgers SP Brandon Beachy(28, 2.5*) also got a complete game to go in a 6-1 win over Houston, going 9IP 3H 1ER 3BB 4K. Returning from Tommy John, the righty is 4-0 2.76 35K in eight starts.

Week: 4-2(1-2vs MIA, 3-0@ WSH)
Power Rankings: #6(-1)
Runs scored: 487(9)
Starters ERA: 3.64(6)
Bullpen ERA: 3.83(13)
Defensive Eff.: .694(9)
Fan Interest: 73(+1)

Who's hot?
SP Taylor Jungmann 3G 3-0 1.14 23.2IP 17K
SP Travis Wood 2G 2-0 1.20 15IP 6K
1B/OF John Mayberry Jr. 9G 11-20 .550 2HR 10RBI

Who's not?
3B Mike Moustakas 7G 1-22 .045 0HR 0RBI

Twins LF Oswaldo Arcia(24, 4/4.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 9-25 6HR 10RBI's. The sophomore is batting .248-18-65 in 121 games.

Braves 1B Freddie Freeman(25, 3.5/4*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 10-25 2HR 7RBI's. Batting .298-22-69 in 123 games, he is one HR away from his career high already.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	81-42	-
Cincinnati Reds	67-57	14.5
Milwaukee Brewers	67-58	15
Chicago Cubs	60-65	22
Pittsburgh Pirates	55-68	26

Second WC: 0.5GB

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Week 21: 2@ Cleveland Indians, 3vs Cincinnati Reds

August 24th
offday

News:
Royals 3B Jorge Cantu(33, 2*) had a 4-4 3R 6RBI BB DB 2HR night in a 10-3 win over the Orioles. Cantu hasn't played in the majors since 2011 and was on waivers early even... but is batting.260-13-54 in 97 games after signing a 1y/$1.2M deal on April 9th.

August 25th

Milwaukee Brewers – Cleveland Indians 3-5
MIL SP Wily Peralta 7IP 6H 3R 3ER 3BB 4K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-3 R BB
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 RBI BB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-3 RBI DB
HR MIL: none
HR CLE: Michael Brantley(14)
W: Trevor Bauer(7-11 4.07) L: Jonathan Broxton(2-4 3.91) SV: Cody Allen(25 4.10)
The game was tied when Peralta left... but Broxton and Logan ended up conceding a 2-run Brantley HR bottom 8th that got the Indians a W.

News:
Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista(34, 4.5*) collected a 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR day in a 9-4 win over the Rangers. Bautista, leading the AL in home runs now, is batting .281-30-81 1.003OPS in 101 games. Former Mariner and now Toronto LF Michael Saunders(28, 3*) mirrored that game with a 3-4 3R 2RBI BB 2HR game. He is batting .256-11-48 7/12SB in 97 games and signed a 4y/$27.16M extension recently.

August 26th

Milwaukee Brewers – Cleveland Indians 3-10
MIL SP Mike Fiers 3.2IP 7H 6R 3ER 1BB 3K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-4 R RBI HR
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-2 2BB
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(17), Mike Moustakas(17)
HR CLE: Nick Swisher(10)
W: Allen Webster(6-6 4.93) L: Mike Fiers(6-9 3.80)
A 2-run Braun blast got us ahead right away but bad pitching and a couple errors by our middle infielders got us behind 6-2 and later 8-3 and we never recovered...

News:
Yankees SP Masahiro Tanaka(26, 4.5/5*) pitched a complete game in a 6-2 win over the Astros, going 9IP 4H 2ER 1BB 9K. In his second season, the 2x All-Star is 8-13 3.68 163K in 27 starts.

Phillies LF Jaff Decker(25, 3.5/4*) had a 2-HR day in a 6-2 win over the Mets, going 2-3 3R 3RBI BB 2HR SB in the win. Acquired from Pittsburgh in July, the young lefty is batting .301-12-38 in 45 games.

August 27th
offday

News:
Reds C Devin Mesoraco(27, 4.5*) helped his team immensely in a 5-2 win over the Dodgers, going 3-4 2R 2RBI DB 2HR. The 2x All-Star is signed on a cheap deal till 2018 and batting .260-20-60 .804OPS in 114 games.

Cardinals 3B Matt Carpenter(29, 4.5*) collected a 4-hit game in the leadoff spot in a 13-5 win over the D'backs. Carpenter went 4-4 4R 3DB and improved to bat .301-16-58 .866OPS in 124 games.

The upcoming three game set against Cincinnati will be a crucial one... as they won two out of three against the Dodgers while we dropped two in Cleveland. We are now 2GB for the second NL Wild Card and if we want that one, beating them here would help us immensely.

August 28th

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 1-3
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 7IP 3H 1R 1ER 4BB 5K, 1-3
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 0-1 R RBI 2BB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-4 R RBI DB
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-4 RBI
HR CIN: none
HR MIL: none
W: Tyler Thornburg(12-8 2.87) L: Jason Marquis(3-4 4.97) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(35 2.78)
With the game tied at 1, Mous walked in the 6th, Lucroy doubled him in and Carlos Gomez singled to make it 3-1... and Thorny and the pen never looked back.

News:
Indians SP Corey Kluber(29, 4/4.5*) notched a complete game in a 5-1 win over the Angels, pitching 9IP 5H 1ER 2BB 6K. As reigning AL Cy Young winner, he is 15-9 3.71 159K in 28 starts.

D'backs LF Ender Inciarte(24, 2/2.5*) collected a 5-hit day in a 14-5 rout of the Athletics, going 5-4 4R 2RBI 3DB. The speedy and defensive talented outfielder is batting .283-4-25 25/30SB in 96 games.

Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista(34, 4.5*) had ANOTHER two home run game in a 9-4 win over the Tigers, going 2-3 2R 2RBI BB 2HR. That gives him a .287-34-87 1.041OPS year, leading the AL in OPS, HR and BB(96).

Phillies SS Jordy Mercer(29, 1.5*) had a 2-HR run day in a 7-1 win over the Padres, going 2-4 2R 3RBI 2HR SB in the game. Dealed over from Pittsburg in May, Mercer is batting .210-10-39 in 101 games between PIT and PHI.

August 29th

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 5-2
MIL SP Travis Wood 5IP 5H 5R 5ER 2BB 3K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-4 R RBI HR
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 2-4 DB
MIL LF John Mayberry Jr. 3-4
HR CIN: Eugenio Suarez(3)
HR MIL: Mike Moustakas(15)
W: Johnny Cueto(8-8 4.51) L: Travis Wood(8-9 4.35) SV: Jumbo Diaz(16 3.34)
Wood fell apart in the 5th, allowing three runs to make it 5-1 and we couldn't collect the big hit.

News:
Tigers 3B Nick Castellanos(23, 4.5/5*) and his team beat the Blue Jays 12-6 today and he went 4-5 4R 3RBI 2DB HR in the win. Drafted in the first round in 2010, Castellanos is batting .271-8-39 in 94 games in his sophomore year.

August 30th

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 0-1
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 8IP 2H 0R 0ER 2BB 6K
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 R BB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-4 RBI
HR CIN: none
HR MIL: none
W: Taylor Jungmann(6-0 1.16) L: Anthony DeSclafani(12-7 2.68) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(36 2.73)
Jungmann was dominating today and Davis and Lucroy got the crucial hits in the 4th to give him a 1-run lead.

News:
Brewers SP Taylor Jungmann(25, 1.5/3* HS, 0.5/3.5* OSA) pitched 8IP of 2-hit ball with 2BB and 6K in a 1-0 win over the Reds. The rookie is a perfect 6-0 1.16 36K in six starts.

Giants SP Ryan Vogelsong(38, 0.5*) delievered a vintage outing in a 4-0 win over the Cardinals, going 8IP 5H 0ER 2BB 3K. Between pen and rotation, Vogelsong is 4-6 2SV 2.53 in 33G/7GS.

Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera(32, 5*) hit a couple of home runs today, but that was not enough to beat the Blue Jays in a 6-7 loss. Cabrera went 2-3 2R 4RBI BB 2HR in the game and is therefore batting .290-30-75 .928OPS in 129 games.

Week: 2-3(0-2@ CLE, 2-1vs CIN)
Power Rankings: #8(-2)
Runs scored: 499(11)
Starters ERA: 3.64(6)
Bullpen ERA: 3.82(13)
Defensive Eff.: .696(7)
Fan Interest: 74(+1)

Who's hot?
SP Taylor Jungmann 2G 2-0 0.00 15.1IP 13K
1B/OF John Mayberry Jr. 11G 14-28 .500 2HR 10RBI

Who's not?
Nobody

Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista(34, 4.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 11-21 8HR 13RBI's. With his torrid week, he is now batting .292-36-91 1.061OPS in 106 games.

Cardinals 3B Matt Carpenter(29, 4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 17-29 0HR 1RBI's 9R. Batting leadoff, Carpenter is .306-16-58 103R in 127 games.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	83-47	-
Cincinnati Reds	70-60	13
Milwaukee Brewers	69-61	14
Chicago Cubs	64-67	19.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	57-73	26

Second WC: 1GB

[Griever20]

The crazy ride continues as a 15-11 month puts us 1.5GB the second Wild Card as the Reds won yesterday while we were off. While a -37 run differential suggests that we are DEFINITLY playing over our heads... we are in striking distance to tailor together our fifth postseason berth of franchise history. We will bring in some september callups to help this push of course.

The good news is, we play six against the Pirates and three against the Marlins in September which should help us... as both are sub .500 teams. We also face off six times agaisnst the Reds and six times against the Cardinals... this is possible if we keep playing over our heads... stay tuned.

Rotation:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	WAR	Status
Mike Fiers(R)	30	ML	6-9	3.80	27GS	1.21	7.2	2.1
Taylor Jungmann(R)	25	ML	6-0	1.16	6GS	0.90	6.9	0.9
Jimmy Nelson(R)	26	ML	5-5	4.45	18G/16GS	1.46	8.2	1.2
Wily Peralta(R)	26	ML	5-4	3.30	15GS	1.25	8.4	1.8
Tyler Thornburg(R)	26	ML	12-8	2.87	26G/25GS	1.27	8.0	2.3
Travis Wood(L)	28	ML	8-9	4.35	22GS	1.35	6.3	1.3	(CHC/MIL)
Christian Friedrich(L)	27	AAA	1-6	4.95	20G/12GS	1.51	6.7	0.6	All Stats MLB(COL)
Dylan Bundy(R)	22	A	5-4	2.87	21G/16GS	1.21	7.4	2.3	All Stats A
Hunter Harvey(R)	20	A	8-4	3.02	24G/21GS	1.05	8.7	3.8	All Stats A

The story of August was Taylor Jungmann... and Ron Roenicke told me he would keep him in the rotation and slot Jimmy Nelson back into the rotation... putting Travis Wood into the pen. We showed some cracks here as Fiers was 0-3 5.68 and Thornburg had a 4.70ERA despite winning four games. The duo of Hunter Harvey and Dylan Bundy will get the callup to play in AA for the rest of the regular season... as they are looking very good in single A.

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	SV	WAR	Status
Jonathan Broxton(R)	31	ML	2-4	3.83	59G	1.30	10.6	4	0.7
Justin Freeman(R)	28	ML	3-1	2.95	22G	1.36	11.8	2	0.6
Chris Hatcher(R)	30	ML	7-1	2.79	43G	1.17	10.5	4	0.6	(LAD/MIL)
Jeremy Jeffress(R)	27	ML	4-3	2.73	56G	1.31	8.9	36	0.2
Brandon Kintzler(R)	30	ML	5-2	5.05	52G	1.51	6.0	12	-0.2	All stats AAA
Corey Knebel(R)	23	ML	3-3	2.41	32G	1:18	11.6	12	1.2	All stats AAA
Boone Logan(L)	31	ML	6-5	2.63	56G	1.03	11.4	14	0.7	(COL/MIL)
Juan Nicasio(R)	29	ML	3-1	3.72	51	1.24	9.8	3	1.2	(LAD/MIL)
Will Smith(L)	26	ML	4-4	4.33	56G	1.64	8.1	0	-0.4
Michael Blazek(R)	26	AAA	3-1	3.22	72G	1.15	9.1	1	0.6	All stats AAA
Chris Perez(R)	30	AAA	5-3	4.55	64G	1.38	9.3	2	0.2	All stats AAA

It has been a constant struggle to get a group of relievers on the field that posts an ERA under three and it continues. Will Smith as our second lefty posted a 6.17ERA this month and made the Logan trade so crucial for us... as Smith is incredibly inconsistent. Jeffress has not been the greatest closer in baseball... but has done his job and is 36/40 in save chances and could end up with a good number of saves... especially if he keeps this pace.

We recalled Corey Knebel who should be a fixture for years to come if you ask our scouts and our AAA coaching staff. Recalling 31-year old Brandon Kintzler is more or less for depth... as we will non-tender him in arbitration barring a sensational turnaround. Chris Perez has not impressed in AAA and Michael Blazek is not on the 40-man yet... so he will assume the closer role in AAA for now.

Catchers:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
Jonathan Lucroy(R)	29	ML	.249-6-31	.666	116	1.7	42	4/6
Martin Maldonado(R)	29	ML	.182-2-8	.518	41G/21GS	-0.	7	1/2
Juan Centeno(L)	25	AA	.266-0-13	.601	34G	0.2	19	0/0	All stats AAA

Not alot of change here. Lucroy batted a .258/.302/.382 slash with 1HR and 8RBI in August and that is actually his second best month...

Infield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
1B Jon Singleton(L)	23	ML	.213-7-21	.757	47G/39GS	0.7	22	2/3
2B/SS Luis Sardinas(S)	22	ML	.304-5-39	.794	82G	2.8	50	32/45
3B Luis Jimenez(R)	27	ML	.295-9-23	.884	63G/27GS	1.2	15	0/0
3B Mike Moustakas(L)	26	ML	.245-15-40	.787	71G/66GS	2.1	32	5/7
SS Hector Gomez(R)	27	ML	.242-1-10	.587	79G/43GS	-0.5	16	3/5
SS Jean Segura(R)	25	ML	.265-6-33	.699	113G/89GS	1.0	40	12/16
1B Greg Bird(L)	22	AAA	.284-23-79	.867	130G	3.3	77	2/3	All stats AAA
SS Orlando Arcia(R)	21	AA	.233-4-38	.581	126G	-0.1	57	13/22	All stats AA
SS Jorge Mateo(L)	20	A	.259-1-11	.656	58G	1.3	24	20/21	All stats A
3B Zach Ramzy(R)	18	A	.322-4-28	.792	65G	2.7	24	1/1	All stats A

Unfortunately (and unsurprisingly), Jon Singleton went completely cold in August and John Mayberry Jr.(see below) got in some more swings at first. Actually, Moustakas and Segura also went cold and in this situations... I would love to see more Luis Jimenez on the field... Roenicke's lineup card. Luis Sardinas is still leading the pack in WAR depite only playing in 82 games... and hopefully the big contract extension will pay off here.

Outfield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
LF/RF Ryan Braun(R)	31	ML	.268-17-36	.847	79G	2.1	50	10/11
LF/RF/1B John Mayberry Jr.(R)	31	ML	.337-8-29	.912	66G/54GS	1.7	35	5/8	(MIL/NYM)
LF Khris Davis(R)	27	ML	.253-15-64	.714	123G	1.4	54	2/5
CF Carlos Gomez(R)	29	ML	.266-17-53	.739	125G	3.3	54	33/49
OF Logan Schafer(L)	28	ML	.232-3-18	.597	93G/38GS	-0.0	17	4/5
OF Ryan Kalish(L)	27	MLB	.291-1-21	.740	63G/53GS	1.3	28	11/12	All Stats AAA
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis(L)	28	AAA	.246-3-20	.673	53G/41GS	-0.2	22	3/4	All Stats AAA
CF Tyrone Taylor(L)	21	AA	.252-7-28	.661	109G/108GS	1.4	57	10/18	All Stats AA
RF Clint Coulter(L)	22	AA	.283-12-55	.775	112G/86GS	1.7	51	5/8	All Stats AA
CF Monte Harrison(R)	19	A	.280-9-60	.793	117GS	2.2	73	16/20	All Stats A

Looking at the outfield, Ryan Braun has been better than last year, but lost alot of playing time. Khris Davis clearly took a step back compared to his .244-22-69 .756OPS 2014 and the same goes for Carlos Gomez... who flashed more speed on the basepaths but less quality hitting.

We caught a hot bat on the wire in John Mayberry Jr. and will keep rotating him between 1B & LF in order to keep him hot... as he is .338-5-18 in 29G/18GS with us. We recalled Ryan Kalish who also swung a hot bat lately... and have alot of talent underway in the minors...

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Week 22: 3vs Pittsburgh Pirates, 3@ Cincinnati Reds

August 31st
offday

News:
Cardinals SP Michael Wacha(24, 4/4.5*) pitched eight scoreless in a 2-1 win over the Indians, allowing only 4H 0ER 0BB 2K. The All-Star is 14-5 2.44 147K for the NL Central leading Cardinals.

Orioles 1B Chris Davis(29, 3*) went 2-3 2R 5RBI BB 2HR in a 7-6 win over the Rays. The slugger us batting .241-26-80 .789OPS in 119 games.

Atlanta LF Jonny Gomes(34, 1*) had two homers in a 13-4 win over the Marlins, going 2-3 4R 4RBI 2BB 2HR in the win. The veteran is batting .224-12-31 in 90 games, mostly batting in the #2 spot.

The Athletics will be without veteran 2B Ben Zobrist(34, 4*) for the next five weeks due to a fractured wrist. He was hit by a pitch today's game and the team will miss his .313-7-53 88G bat.

September 1st

Pittsburgh Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 3-8
MIL SP Wily Peralta 1.1IP 3H 0ER 0BB 2K left injured, diagnosis pending
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 R RBI BB DB
MIL 1B John Mayberry Jr. 2-4 2R
MIL SS Hector Gomez 1-2 R 2RBI HR
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 1-3 R 2RBI BB HR
HR PIT: Pedro Alvarez(20)
HR MIL: Luis Jimenez(10), Hector Gomez(2)
W: Travis Wood(9-9 4.19) L: Francisco Liriano(7-10 3.37)
Wood ended up with his ninth win when Peralta left in the 2nd and a big 5-run 5th sparked by Luis Jimenez' 2-run shot got him the lead.

News:
Giants SP Chris Heston(27, 0.5*) pitched a 4-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Dodgers, allowing 3BB and 2K in the process. Since getting the callup in late July, Heston is 4-2 2.96 28K in seven starts.

Reds 1B Joey Votto(31, 5*) had two home runs today, but his team lost to the Cubs 5-8. With a 3-4 2R 3RBI 2HR day, Votto imrpvoed to bat .288-12-59 .845OPS in 124G.

The Dodgers announced that SP Brett Anderson(27, 2/2.5*) suffered a fractured elbow on a comebacker and will be out for seven months. The lefty was 10-13 3.97 120K in 27 starts.

September 2nd

Pittsburgh Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 6-0
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 5H 4R 3ER 1BB 6K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 3-4
HR PIT: none
HR MIL: none
W: Charlie Morton(7-7 3.32) L: Mike Fiers(6-10 3.80)
Morton completely dominated us today.

News:
Rockies SP Kyle Lohse(36 1*) pitched a 5-hitter against the Diamondbacks in a 10-0 win, going 9IP 5H 0ER 0BB 6K. Traded over to Colorado in July, Lohse is 8-14 4.17 105K in 28 starts.

Pirates SP Charlie Morton(31, 0.5*) pitched eight shutout innings in a 6-0 win over the Brewers, going 8IP 7H 0ER 1BB 2K. In 16 starts, the veteran is 7-7 3.32 55K who is locked up till 2017 on $8M p.a..

Angels 2B Erick Aybar(31, 2.5*) had a two home run day in a 13-2 win over the Athletics, going 3-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR. The veteran switch hitter is batting .249-6-50 in 129 games.

Indians 1B Carlos Santana(29, 4*) was 4-5 2R 3RBI HR in a 8-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Signed till 2017, the slugger is .246-23-75 .780OPS in 132G.

September 3rd

Pittsburgh Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 2-3
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 7H 2R 0ER 2BB 5K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-4 R RBI DB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-3 R BB DB
HR PIT: none
HR MIL: none
W: Jeremy Jeffress(5-3 2.69) L: Mark Melancon(3-4 1.97)
A Mous error led to two unearned runs in the 4th and it took us a Gomez single, a bunt, a stolen base... and a walk-off wild pitch to win it.

News:
Nationals 3B Anthony Rendon(25, 5*) collected four hits in a 7-3 win over the Braves, going 4-4 R 3RBI BB DB TP. The 6th overall pick in the 2011 draft is batting .299-9-38 .806OPS in 90 games.

Indians RHCL Cody Allen(26, 4.5*) will be out for 11 month with a torn rotator cuff. He didn't have a good season anyways, going 3-7 26SV 4.00 in 54IP.

September 4th

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 6-8
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 4.2IP 8H 6R 6ER 3BB 8K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-3 R BB DB
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 3-4 2R
MIL SS Jean Segura 1-3 R 3RBI HR
HR MIL: Jean Segura(7), Jon Singleton(8)
HR PIT: Jesse Winker(4), Eugenio Suarez(4)
W: Anthony DeSclafani(13-7 2.76) L: Jimmy Nelson(5-6 4.79)
Our pitching got hammered for eight runs in six innings... and down 8-1 we suddently hammered DeSclafani and Jumbo Diaz for a big 5-run rally top 9th that fell short for an upset.

News:
Blue Jays SP Derek Holland(28, 2*) missed a 4-hitter by one out in a 4-0 win over Baltimore, walking one and striking out ten. Acquired mid season from Texas, Holland is 9-7 3.85 132K in 30 starts.

Pirates C Francisco Cervelli(29, 1*) had a 4-5 R 5RBI DB day in a 11-1 win over the Cardinals. The former Yankee farmhand is batting .237-0-14 in 60G/44GS as backup catcher.

September 5th

The Brewers announced that SP Wily Peralta(26, 3.5*) was placed on the 60-day DL due to shoulder inflammation, which means his season is over. This is his third injury this year and he was limited to 16 starts, going 5-4 3.26 88K in 2015.

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 3-9
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 1.1IP 0H 1ER 1BB 2K left injured
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-5 RBI SB(35)
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-4 R RBI BB HR
MIL 2B Hector Gomez 2-4 2R RBI HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(18), Hector Gomez(3)
HR PIT: Zach Cosart(6), Devin Mesoraco(22), Jay Bruce(22)
W: Raisel Iglesias(11-8 3.89) L: Taylor Jungmann(6-1 1.31)
Jungmann left with a dead arm and his next start will be pushed back... and Nicasio and Freeman lost the game, allowing seven earned. We recalled SP Christian Friedrich from AAA.

News:
Orioles SP Kevin Gausman(24, 4.5*) pitched eight scoreless in a 4-0 win over the Blue Jays, allowing 4H 3BB 3K in the win. The 4th overall pick in 2012 is 12-6 3.86 125K in 29 starts.

Red Sox RF Mookie Betts(22, 4/5*) hit two home runs out of the leadoff spot in a 10-9 win over the Phillies, going 3-3 3R 3RBI 2BB DB 2HR. A 5th rounder in 2011, he is .287-15-69 14/19SB .820OPS in 123 games.

September 6th

Milwaukee Brewers – Cincinnati Reds 10-4
MIL SP Christian Friedrich 7IP 3H 1ER 0BB 4K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-3 3R RBI BB HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 2R RBI
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 2-4 2R 2RBI BB DB HR
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 3-5 2R 4RBI 2DB HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(19), Jon Singleton(9), Jonathan Lucroy(7)
HR PIT: Devin Mesoraco(23), Jay Bruce(23)
W: Christian Friedrich(2-6 4.63) L: Jose Cisnero(2-3 5.40)
Friedrich got a spot start to push back the rest of the starters... and avoided the sweep for us!

News:
Nationals SP Doug Fister(31, 3*) pitched eight innings of 5-hit ball in a 2-0 win over Atlanta, allowing no walks and five K's in the win. With a 12-5 3.01 94K season in 30G/21GS, he helped their playoff push alot.

Giants RF Hunter Pence(32, 3*) has a 20-game hitting streak going. The 3x All-Star is in his fourth year in San Francisco and batting .270-13-72 in 93 games this year.

Week: 3-3(2-1vs PIT, 1-2@ CIN)
Power Rankings: #10(-2)
Runs scored: 529(11)
Starters ERA: 3.64(6)
Bullpen ERA: 3.95(13)
Defensive Eff.: .694(7)
Fan Interest: 74

Who's hot?
SP Taylor Jungmann 3G 2-1 0.54 16.2IP 15K
SP Tyler Thornburg 2G 1-0 0.69 13IP 10K

Who's not?
SP Jimmy Nelson 3G 0-1 12.75 12IP 15K

Red Sox RF Mookie Betts(22, 4/5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 8-19 3HR 6RBI's. The youngster is batting .289-15-69 14/19SB .823OPS in 124 games.

Colorado LF Carlos Gonzalez(29, 4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 12-28 3HR 7RBI's. A 3x Gold Glover, 3x All-Star and 1x Silver Slugger, CarGo is batting .333-28-89 .960OPS in 129 games.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	85-50	-
Cincinnati Reds	73-64	12.5
Milwaukee Brewers	72-64	13.5
Chicago Cubs	66-65	17
Pittsburgh Pirates	60-76	25.5

Second WC: 1GB

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Week 23: 3@ Miami Marlins, 3@ Pittsburgh Pirates

September 7th

Milwaukee Brewers - Miami Marlins 2-1(10)
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 4H 0ER 2BB 5K
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-4 DB
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 2-4
MIL PH John Mayberry Jr. 1-1 R RBI HR
HR MIL: John Mayberry Jr.(9)
HR MIA: Giancarlo Stanton(18)
W: Jeremy Jeffress(6-3 2.64) L: A.J. Ramos(3-5 3.11) SV: Chris Hatcher(5 3.26)
The game was scoreless for seven... then we got the lead on a Mayberry Jr. pinch hit homer... Broxton blew it... before Jimenez doubled in Kalish top 10th.
The Reds lost 7-5 in 11 innings against the Pirates and we are tied.

News:
Houston 2B Jose Altuve(25, 4/5*) collected five hits in a 11-inning 9-10 loss to the Athletics, going 5-6 R RBI. Last year's batting champion(.341) is batting .299-9-72 40/48SB in 132 games.

Giants RF Hunter Pence(32, 3*) saw his hitting streak coming to an end today at 20... in a 5-2 win over the D'backs. The veteran is batting .267-13-72 in 94 games.

September 8th

Milwaukee Brewers - Miami Marlins 3-4
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 1.1IP 0H 1R 1ER 1BB 2K left injured, DtD
MIL SS Hector Gomez 2-4 RBI
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-4
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-4 R RBI HR
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 1-4 R
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(18)
HR MIA: Derek Dietrich(16), J.T. Realmuto(2)
W: Mike Dunn(5-5 3.49) L: Will Smith(4-5 4.41)
Thornburg left with a hammy injury and will be fine for his next start... and our pen did his best until Will Smith took the mound... and Donovan Solano walked us off bottom 9th.
The Reds won 7-1, lead us by one.

News:
Angels SP Drew Rucinski(26, 1.5*) pitched a complete game 5-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Dodgers, allowing 1BB and striking out seven. The right hander is 5-2 4.86 39K in nine starts for the Angels.

Padres RF Matt Kemp(30, 4.5*) lifted his team to a 8-2 win over the Rockies, going 3-4 2R 4RBI 2HR in the win. The 2x Silver Slugger (with the Dodgers) is batting .235-14-56 .683OPS in 129G/79GS.

Rockies LF Carlos Gonzalez(29, 4.5/5*) is capping his great season with a 20-game hitting streak. The Rockies superstar is batting .337-28-90 .963OPS 6.1WAR in 131 games.

The Dodgers got some more bad news... as both SP Brandon Beachy(29, 2.5*, 4-2 3.99 11GS) is out for 9 month with a partially torn UCL... AND SS Jimmy Rollins(36, 1.5*, .291-4-35 76G) is out for 10 month with a torn labrum.

September 9th

Milwaukee Brewers - Miami Marlins 1-9
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 5.2IP 9H 8R 6ER 3BB 3K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 1-3 R BB
HR MIL: none
HR MIA: Justin Bour(7), Marcell Ozuna(17)
W: Jarred Cosart(9-10 4.00) L: Jimmy Nelson(5-7 5.04)
And Nelson imploded again...
The Reds won 5-3 against the Pirates, they are two ahead.

News:
Nationals SP Jordan Zimmerman(29, 4*) added to his great season with a 1-hitter in a 7-0 win against the Mets, walking two and striking out eight. After signing a 4y/$68M extension, Zimmerman is 19-5 2.47 166K in 29 starts, leading the NL in wins.

Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright(34, 4*) pitched a 2-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Cubs, walking none and striking out eight. The veteran and 3x All-Star is 15-7 3.24 173K in 30 starts.

Rockies LF Carlos Gonzalez(29, 4.5/5*) hitting streak ended at 20 in a 4-1 win over the Padres.

Twins 3B Miguel Sano(22, 1.5/5*) will be out for the season with a herniated disc. In 22 games, the #15 prospect is batting .250-1-9 in 22 games.

September 10th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 2-4
MIL SP Travis Wood 7IP 9H 4R 3ER 2BB 4K, 1-3 R
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-4 RBI
MIL SS Jean Segura 3-4 R SB(13)
HR MIL: none
HR PIT: Sean Rodriguez(3)
W: Jameson Taillon(3-1 3.12) L: Travis Wood(9-10 4.14) SV: Sean Rodriguez(33 2.02)
Bad news... Wood allowed runs in the first three innings and we never came back... and RHRP Chris Hatcher(30, 3.5*) is out for three weeks with a oblique strain.
The Reds lost to the Cardinals 6-5, lead by two.

News:
Phillies 3B Maikel Franco(23 3/4.5*) had two home runs in a 7-4 win over the Cubs in a 2-4 2R 3RBI 2HR day. In 36 games, the youngster is batting .209-8-17 since getting called up in late July.

Seattle SP Jake Peavy(34, 2.5*) pitched a complete game 12-2 win over the Rangers, pitching a 9IP 9H 2ER 0BB 8K game. The veteran is 8-10 3.37 146K between SFG and SEA.

The Cubs will be without SP Jake Arrieta(29, 3*) is out for 14 month with a torn rotator cuff. The former Oriole was 13-7 3.60 139K in 29 starts prior to the injury.

September 11th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 0-16
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 1.2IP 8H 10R 10ER 3BB 2K
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-1 2BB
HR MIL: none
HR PIT: Francisco Cervelli(1)
W: Francisco Liriano(8-10 3.28) L: Taylor Jungmann(6-2 3.08)
Khris Davis was the hero... has his 4th inning single avoided a no-hitter. Jungmann was clobbered today we feared he would be... overexposure...
The Reds won 4-3... three games ahead.

News:
Pirates SP Francisco Liriano(31, 3*) pitched a 1-hitter against the Brewers in a 16-0 rout, allowing only 2BB and 4K with Khris Davis being the only baserunner. The veteran lefty is 8-10 3.28 147K in 28 games.

Rays SP Matt Andriese(26, 4*) pitched 8.2 scoreless in a 7-0 win over Boston, walking none and striking out eight. The right handed rookie is 9-11 4.26 127K in 27 games.

Mariners SP Hisashi Iwakuma(34, 2*) pitched eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over the Rockies, allowing 8H and 2BB while striking out three. The japanese veteran is 4-3 3.17 35K in 9 starts after losing the first half of the season to injuries.

Rangers 1B Prince Fielder(31, 3.5*) clobbered two homers in a 9-6 win over the Athletics, going 3-4 3R 3RBI DB 2HR. The 3x Silver Slugger is batting .277-20-76 .839OPS in 140 games.

September 12th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 5H 3R 3ER 3BB 8K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-2 R 2RBI HR left injured, DtD tomorrow
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 3-4 R RBI HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-5 R RBI HR
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(20), Khris Davis(16), Jonathan Lucroy(8)
HR PIT: none
W: Mike Fiers(7-10 3.66) L: Chris Morton(7-8 3.66) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(37 2.60)
Revenge for eight shutout innings by Morton in his last start and he left injured with a sprained elbow... Fiers was better this time and we jumped ahead 6-1 through six.
The Reds lost 5-6 to St. Louis... two games ahead.

News:
Blue Jays LF Michael Saunders(28, 3*) hit a couple of dingers in a 6-5 win over the Yankees, going 2-4 2R 3RBI BB. Batting .249-13-53 .766OPS in 113G, he is posting 2.9WAR for 2015.

Reds 3B Ryan Rua(25, 3/3.5*) hit two home runs but was not able to lift his team over the Cardinals in a 5-6 loss, going 2-5 2R 5RBI 2HR today. The former Ranger, part of a trade deadline deal, is batting .274-20-63 .802OPS in 134G between TEX and CIN.

Padres SP Ian Kennedy(30, 3.5*) collected a complete game 5-1 win over the Giants, going 9IP 9H 1ER 0BB 8K. The righty had some bad run support this year, going 9-19 4.01 158K in 30 starts.

Indians LF Michael Brantley(28, 4/4.5*) had a big hand in a 8-7 walkoff win over the Tigers, going 3-5 2R 6RBI 2HR in the win. The reigning Silver Slugger is batting .319-17-95 .868OPS in 137 games.

September 13th

Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 2-4
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 5H 4R 4ER 4BB 3K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-3 R
MIL LF Khris Davis 3-4 R 2RBI HR
HR MIL: Khris Davis(17)
HR PIT: Alen Hanson(3)
W: Gerrit Cole(10-9 3.38) L: Tyler Thornburg(12-9 2.91) SV: Mark Melancon(34 2.12)
Pedro Alvarez collected a big 3-run double in the 6th and Khris Davis had half of our his today...
The Reds beat St. Louis 9-7, 3G ahead.

News:
Athletics SP Jacob deGrom(27, 4*) pitched a complete game 15-2 win over the Rangers, going 9IP 9H 2ER 1BB 7K in the win. The reigning NL RotY is 14-7 3.25 142K in 30 starts between NYM and OAK after getting traded in July.

Tigers SP David Price(30, 4*) won 1-0 against the Indians, pitching 8IP 4H 1BB 4K. The lefty is 11-12 4.30 153K in a contract year, starting in 29 games..

Braves 1B Freddie Freeman(26, 3.5/4.5*) had two home runs in a 8-0 rout of the Mets, going 2-4 2R 6RBI with two 3-run homers. The three time All-Star is batting .293-26-87 .911OPS in 143G, trying to lift his team(4.5GB) to a Wild Card berth.

The Dodgers lose another bat as 2B/3B Hector Olivera(30, 5*) has torn ankle ligaments and is out for the year. Olivera was batting .296-7-33 .819OPS in 67 games.

Week: 2-4(1-2@ MIA, 1-3@ PIT)
Power Rankings: #18(-8)
Runs scored: 545(11)
Starters ERA: 3.77(7)
Bullpen ERA: 3.92(13)
Defensive Eff.: .693(9)
Fan Interest: 75(+1)

Who's hot?
RHCL Jeremy Jeffress 20G 14SV 0.87 20.2IP 19K

Who's not?
SP Jimmy Nelson 4G 0-2 11.72 17.2IP 18K
SP Taylor Jungmann 2G 0-2 33.00 3IP 4K
2B Luis Sardinas 8G 3-28 .107 0HR 1RBI

Mariners 2B Robinson Cano(32, 5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 13-25 1HR 6RBI's. Signed till 2023 on a big deal, the 5x Silver Slugger is batting .317-17-74 .880OPS in 119 games this year.

D'backs 1B Paul Goldschmidt(28, 4/4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 9-23 5HR 9RBI's. Goldy is leading the NL in HR, RBI and SLG with a .290-38-99 .945OPS year in 142 games.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	88-54	-
Cincinnati Reds	77-66	11.5
Milwaukee Brewers	74-69	14.5
Chicago Cubs	72-72	17
Pittsburgh Pirates	64-79	24.5

Second WC: 3GB

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Week 24: 3vs St. Louis Cardinals, 3vs Cincinnati Reds

September 14th
offday
The Reds lost 3-4 in San Francisco, 2.5G ahead.

News:
Nationals SP Jordan Zimmerman(29, 4*) delievered another great start, pitching 8 scoreless with 5H 2BB 4K in a 8-0 win over the Phillies. That was Zimmerman's 20th win going 20-5 2.38 170K in 30 starts.

D'backs SP Patrick Corbin(26, 1.5*) hurled 8.1 scoreless in a 2-0 win over the Padres, allowing 4H 2BB 8K. Since returning from injury, the lefty is 8-8 3.02 97K in 19 starts.

September 15th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 1-10
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 6IP 8H 1R 0ER 1BB 4K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 R RBI HR
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-5 2R
MIL LF Khris Davis 3-4 3R
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 2-4 2R 3RBI HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 3-4 R 5RBI HR SB(39)
HR STL: none
HR MIL: Khris Davis(18), Ryan Braun(21), Jon Singleton(10)
W: Jimmy Nelson(6-7 4.77) L: Michael Wacha(14-6 2.65)
Singleton opened up the game with a 3-piece in the first, Nelson battled through six innings and Carlos put the game out of reach with a huge grand slam bottom 7th.
The Giants once again beat the Reds 6-4, we are 1.5G back now.

News:
Nationals 2B Anthony Rendon(25, 5*) went a perfect 5-5 with 3R 2RBI DB TP HR... which adds up to the CYCLE, in a 7-1 win over the Phillies. Rendon, after leading the NL in runs and winning a Silver Slugger last year, is batting .294-10-43 .807OPS in 101 games in 2015.

Orioles SP Miguel Gonzalez(31, 3*) pitched eight inning of 0ER 1H 4BB 10K ball in a 3-2 win over the Red Sox that the pen nearly blew in the 9th. The veteran is having another great season, going 13-6 2.99 157K in 28 starts.

Kansas City won 12-6 over the Indians, and CF Lorenzo Cain(29, 3.5*) had a 4-5 4R 3RBI BB TP daym improving to bat .269-2-48 in 135G, and C Salvador Perez(25, 4/4.5*) went 4-5 2R 2RBI BB, adding to his .291-14-72 year in 124 games.

September 16th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 8-6
MIL SP Travis Wood 7.1IP 9H 6R 6ER 2BB 2K, 2-3 RBI
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 RBI DB
MIL LF Logan Schafer 1-4 R RBI HR
HR STL: Matt Holliday(13), Peter Bourjos(9), Xavier Scruggs(11), Matt Adams(23)
HR MIL: Logan Schafer(4)
W: Bryan Price(2-1 3.18) L: Travis Wood(9-11 4.31) SV: Matt Belisle(1 4.84)
We had a 4-1 lead when balls started flying out of here with a torrid pace... as Wood(6ER) and Broxton(2ER) were hit around. We rallied against their new closer and ultimately chased him... but not enough.
Another day, another 6-3 Giants win, still 1.5G behind.

News:
Cubs SP Jason Hammel(33, 0.5*) missed a complete game by one out in a 4-0 win over the Pirates, going 8.2IP 3H 0ER 0BB 6K. The veteran is 7-13 4.83 104K over 29 starts and is signed through 2016 with a team option for 2017.

Orioles 1B Chris Davis(29, 3*) collected two home runs in a 6-1 win over the Red Sox, going 2-5 2R 5RBI 2HR. After posting a .196 BA last year, he is batting .245-30-87 .810OPS in 130 games.

September 17th

St. Louis Cardinals - Milwaukee Brewers 5-6
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 5IP 4H 4R 4ER 5BB 3K, 1-1 RBI
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 R 2RBI DB
MIL SS Jean Segura 1-3 R
HR STL: Jason Heyward(15), Kolten Wong(13), Matt Adams(23)
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(22)
W: Will Smith(5-5 4.24) L: Bryan Price(2-2 3.32) SV: Jeremy Jeffress(38 2.52)
We were down 5-3 going into the 8th when their pen evaporated and Khris Davis tied it with a 2-run double and scored the winning run on a Gomez single.
The Reds were off today... they are one game ahead with a huge 3-game series coming up and the Braves 0.5G behind us.

News:
Orioles LF Evan Gattis(29, 3.5*) collected a four hit game in a 8-3 win over the Rays, going 4-5 2R 2RBI HR. He was acquired from Houston in July and is batting .274-24-88 .791OPS in 143G between both teams.

Angels RF Kole Calhoun(27, 4*) contributed huge with a 4-4 3R 4RBI DB day in a 10-3 win over the Twins. The former 8th rounder in 2010 is batting .282-15-71 in 141G, his best year in the majors.

September 18th

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 4-2
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7.2IP 4H 4R 4ER 2BB 8K
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 R
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-3 R 2RBI BB HR
HR CIN: Billy Hamilton(9), Joey Votto(15)
HR MIL: Carlos Gomez(20)
W: Johnny Cueto(9-9 4.59) L: Mike Fiers(7-11 3.70) SV: Jumbo Diaz(19 3.86)
Carlos gave us a 2-run homer... and Mike Fiers was pitching a gem... and was left in way over 100 pitches to blow it with a 4-run bottom 8th... managerial mistake Mr. Roenicke...

News:
Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw(27, 5*) pitched a complete game 3-hitter with 2BB and 14K in a 8-0 win over the Pirates. With a 17-5 2.54 253K season in 30G, he is auditioning for his fourth NL Cy Young Award.

Indians RF Brandon Moss(32, 3*) lifted his team to a 10-4 victory over the White Sox with a 4-5 2R 4RBI 2HR game. The 2014 All-Star came over from Oakland this offseason and is batting .236-33-97 .778OPS in 144 games.

September 19th

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 9-5
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 4.1IP 10H 7R 6ER 0BB 7K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 3-5 3R SB(35)
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-4 R DB
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4
HR CIN: Brandon Phillips(6), Jay Bruce 2(25)
HR MIL: none
W: J.J. Hoover(3-1 3.50) L: Tyler Thornburg(12-10 3.14)
We scored four on Homer Bailey early but all the breaks Tyler got all year long swung the other way today.

News:
Reds RF Jay Bruce(28, 3*) collected a 2-HR day in a 9-5 win over the Brewers, going 3-5 3R 4RBI 2HR. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .249-25-72 .790OPS in 139 games.

Cardinals SP Lance Lynn(28, 2.5*) pitched a 3-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Cubs, walking four and striking out three. He improved to 11-10 3.88 137K in 28 starts and got a 3-3 3R 3RBI 2BB 2HR night from RF Jason Heyward(26, 5*, .311-17-54 142G) as quality run support.

Giants SP Madison Bumgarner(26, 4*) pitched eight scoreless in a 1-0 win over the D'backs, allowing 3H 1BB 4K. The reigning World Series MvP is 16-8 3.06 203K in 32 starts.

Mariners SS Brad Miller(25, 4.5*) had a career night, going 5-5 5R 6RBI BB 2TP 2HR in a 16-1 win over the Rangers. Drafted in the 2nd round in 2011, Miller is batting .281-12-60 .784OPS in 101 games this year.

September 20th

Cincinnati Reds - Milwaukee Brewers 3-4
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 6IP 4H 3R 3ER 4BB 3K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-5 2R
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-3 3RBI DB
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-5 RBI
HR CIN: Joey Votto(16)
HR MIL: none
W: Jeremy Jeffress(7-3 2.48) L: Ryan Dennick(1-2 4.50)
With the game tied going into the bottom 9th... Logan Schafer doubled to left... and Khris Davis sent everybody home with a walkoff single to right... and with 13 games to go, we are 2 games behind.

News:
Seattle RF Logan Morrison(28, 1.5*) continued the torturing of Texas pitching with a three home run day in a 14-4 win, going 3-5 3R 6RBI 3HR. Mostly batting #6 & #8 this year, Morrison is .268-19-79 .817OPS in 139 games.

Nationals SP Gio Gonzalez(30 3.5*) missed a 1-hitter by one out in a 3-0 Marlins win, settling in for a 8.2IP 1H 0ER 1BB 8K performance. The 2x All-Star is 12-9 3.42 156K in 30 starts.

Cubs LF Matt Szczur(26, 2/3*) had a 2-HR day in a 8-3 win over the Redbirds, going 2-4 2R 4RBI BB 2HR. A 5th rounder in the 2010 draft, Szczur is batting .280-7-42 in 115 games.

Week: 3-3(2-1vs STL, 1-2vs CIN)
Power Rankings: #14(+4)
Runs scored: 578(10)
Starters ERA: 3.85(8)
Bullpen ERA: 3.86(12)
Defensive Eff.: .693(10)
Fan Interest: 76(+1)

Who's hot?
RHCL Jeremy Jeffress 23G 15SV 0.76 23.2IP 23K

Who's not?
SP Taylor Jungmann 2G 0-1 18.90 6.2IP 5K

Mariners SS Brad Miller(25, 4.5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 11-25 4HR 13RBI's. His torrid week helped his team to a 2.5G lead in the AL West while he is batting .282-13-63 in 103 games.

Nationals 2B Anthony Rendon(25, 5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-29 2HR 5RBI's. The Nats are 90-59 and lead the NL East by 12.5G with Rendon batting .292-11-46 808OPS in 106 games.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	91-57	-
Cincinnati Reds	79-70	12.5
Milwaukee Brewers	77-72	14.5
Chicago Cubs	75-75	17
Pittsburgh Pirates	67-82	24.5

Second WC: 2GB

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Week 25: 3@ Chicago Cubs, 4@ St. Louis Cardinals

Go big or go home week...

September 21st

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 2-3
MIL SP Travis Wood 7IP 6H 3R 3ER 1BB 5K
MIL LF Khris Davis 1-3 R BB
MIL CF Logan Schafer 1-3 DB
HR MIL: none
HR CHC: Kris Bryant(26)
W: Jason Hammel(8-13 4.64) L: Travis Wood(1-2 4.50)
Bryant knocked in two in a 3-run 3rd for the Cubs and while we rallied top 9th off Hammel and Bastardo... we fell short.
Good news: The Cards won 4-0 against the Reds(see below). 1.5G to Atlanta, 2G to the 2nd WC.

News:
Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright(34, 4*) pitched eight shutout innings in a 4-0 win over the Reds, allowing two walks while fanning 7. Waino now has eight seasons with double diget wins in a row(with a injury break in 2011), posting a 16-7 3.23 182K in 32 starts. His team clinced the NL Central with this win.

The Washington Nationals(90-60) also have clinched the NL East.

September 22nd

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 10-2
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 7IP 4H 1R 1ER 3BB 4K, 2-3 2RBI
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 R
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 3-5 2R TP
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 3R RBI BB DB
MIL SS Jean Segura 2-4 2RBI
HR MIL: none
HR CHC: Arismendy Alcantara(9)
W: Taylor Jungmann(7-2 3.21) L: Dallas Beeler(1-2 4.30)
Jungmann singled in a pair in the 2nd and after we singled Beeler to death for a 6-0 lead... we never looked back.
The Reds won 8-5 over the Cards and (see below), the Braves won aswell, 1.5 behind ATL, 2 behind CIN.

News:
Philadelphia won 13-0 over the Marlins and a couple of Phillies had a big day. 2B Cody Asche(25, 2*) went 4-6 3R DB, improving to bat .249-19-63 in 140 games and young promising 3B Maikel Franco(23, 2.5/4.5*) collected a 4-6 R 2RBI HR day to add to his .234-10-22 year in 45 games.

Indians SP Corey Kluber(29, 4*) collected his 19th win in a 1-0 game against the Twins, going 8IP 3H 0ER 1BB 4K. The reigning AL Cy Young winner is 19-10 3.43 190K in 33 starts.

Braves SP Shelby Miller(24, 2.5/4*) pitched eight scoreless in a 4-0 win over the Mets, allowing 6 hits and striking out three while walking none. He is 10-10 4.14 127K in 27 starts in his first year with his new team.

Yankees SS Didi Gregorius(25, 4/4.5*) had a 4-5 3R 2RBI HR day in a 5-12 loss by the hands of the Blue Jays. The former D'back shortstop and heir of Derek Jeter is batting .299-12-51 .806OPS in 129 games.

September 23rd

Milwaukee Brewers – Chicago Cubs 1-7
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 4.1IP 7H 5R 5ER 2BB 4K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 DB
HR MIL: none
HR CHC: Jorge Soler(24), Anthony Rizzo(23), Miguel Montero(8)
W: Jon Lester(13-12 3.42) L: Tyler Thornburg(12-11 3.31)
We ran into Lester and only had five hits today... while the ball was flying out of here off their bats.
The Braves and Reds won... and we are running out of outs in this season.

News:
Seattle SP James Paxton(26, 2/3*) pitched 8.1 scoreless in a 2-0 win over the Royals, allowing 3 hits and two walks while striking out six. The young lefty is 12-10 4.16 124K in 30 starts after getting drafted in the 4th round in 2010.

Dodgers IF Alex Guerrero(28, 1* HS, 3.5* OSA) lifted his team to a 7-0 win over the D'backs, going 2-3 2R 3RBI BB 2HR in the win. The Cuban is batting .260-23-66 in 121 games in his first full year.

Twins 1B Joe Mauer(32, 2.5*) had a 4-5 3R RBI DB day in a 13-6 win over the Cleveland Indians. Mauer is trying to win a batting title with a .331-12-79 .840OPS in 148 games.

Athletics CF Coco Crisp(35, 2*) is out for the year with a concussion. The speedy outfielder was batting .265-5-43 18/25SB in 93 games.

September 24th

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 3-11
MIL SP Mike Fiers 3.2IP 9H 8R 8ER 5BB 1K
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 2-5 R RBI DB
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 2-3 R TP
HR MIL: none
HR STL: Yadier Molina(9), Jhonny Peralta(15)
W: Lance Lynn(12-10 3.87) L: Mike Fiers(7-12 3.99)
A 7-run 4th by the Cards broke our neck today.
The Mets beat the Reds 6-3 while the Braves had an offday. 2 behind ATL, 3 behind CIN.

News:
The Marlins won 12-1 against the Phillies, returning the favor and SP Brett Oberholzer(26, 1/1.5*) collected a complete game win, allowing 8H 1R 0BB while striking out seven. He is 7-10 4.37 84K between MIA and HOU. His RF Giancarlo Stanton(25, 5*) collected two homers in the win, going 3-5 2R 4RBI 2HR and improving a meager .207-20-62 season in 110 games.

Indians C Yan Gomes(28, 4.5*) hit a couple of jacks in a 5-0 win over the Twins, going 3-4 2R 5RBI BB 2HR. For the season, the reigning Silver Slugger is .256-8-67 in 124 games.

September 25th

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 6-1
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 6IP 4H 1R 1ER 6BB 1K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 3-5 R RBI DB
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 R RBI
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 2-4 R 3RBI HR
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 3-4 R RBI
HR MIL: Jonathan Lucroy(9)
HR STL: none
W: Jimmy Nelson(7-7 4.60) L: Michael Wacha(18-8 2.93)
Nelson hitting the strike zone was pure luck today... but they didn't get the big hit and stranded 20 individual... Lucroy hit a big 3-run homer top 6th to get us a comfortable lead tho.
The Reds won 4-3 and the Braves 4-1, 2 behind ATL, 3 behind CIN with eight to go.

News:
Dodgers RF Yasiel Puig(24, 5*) parked two solo shots in a 7-3 win over the Rockies, going 2-3 2R 2RBI 2BB 2HR. The 2x All-Star is batting .297-19-80 in 148 games. In the same game, COL 3B Nolan Arenado(24, 3.5/4.5*) had a 3-4 2R 2RBI 2HR day, improving to bat .289-19-90 in 149 games.

Yankees SP Nathan Eovaldi(25, 1.5*) collected a 2-0 win over the White Sox, pitching 8IP 4H 0ER 4BB 4K. The former Marlin is 9-9 4.27 104K in 30 starts.

September 26th

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 1-4
MIL SP Travis Wood 7IP 6H 3R 3ER 4BB 4K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-4 R
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 RBI DB
HR MIL: none
HR STL: Xavier Scruggs(14), Peter Bourjos(11)
W: Adam Wainwright(17-7 3.14) L: Travis Wood(9-13 4.27) SV: Jordan Walden(10 2.38)
Waino dominated us today and all we got was a meager run top 9th.
The Reds won 1-0 against New York... four out... this is basically over.

News:
Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado(24, 3.5/4.5*) collected another 2-HR game in 10-0 rout of the Dodgers, going 3-3 3R 3RBI BB in the win. Drafted in the 2nd round in 2009, Arenado is a 2x Gold Glover already and is batting .293-21-93 .811OPS in 150 games.

Boston DH David Ortiz(39, 4*) had a 5-hit game in a 8-7 win over the Orioles, going 5-5 3R RBI in the win. The veteran is .265-24-78 in 135 games , being a career 6x Silver Slugger and 9x All-Star.

Angels SP Hector Santiago(27, 0.5/1*) collected #14 in a 3-0 win over the Mariners, going 8IP 4H 0ER 3BB 7K. He made his debut with the White Sox but was part of the Trumbo/Eaton deal between CWS-LAA-ARI in 2013. For the season, the lefty is 14-7 3.86 131K in 29 games.

In the same game, Seattle 2B Robinson Cano(32, 5*) collected his 2000th MLB hit. Discovered by the New York Yankees in the DR in 2001, Cano played nine years for the Yankees and becoming a annual .300-25-95 threat every year. After the 2013 season, he became a free agent and surprisingly didn't resign with New York, but instead signed a 10y/24M deal with Seattle. In 1661 career games, he is batting .309/.359/.498 with 236HR, 983RBI and exactly 2000 hits.

September 27th

Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals 0-7
MIL SP Taylor Jungmann 4.2IP 6H 6R 6ER 2BB 1K
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-4
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 1-4 DB
HR MIL: none
HR STL: Matt Holliday(14), Jhonny Peralta(16)
W: Carlos Martinez(10-1 2.74) L: Taylor Jungmann(7-3 3.80)
Another nail in our coffin with a 2-hit shutout(see below).

News:
Cardinals SP Carlos Martinez(24, 3/4*) pitched a 2-hit shutout against the Brewers, allowing two walks and whiffing six. Added as MFA in 2010, he was the #27 prospect in 2012 and is 10-1 2.74 81K in 19 starts this year.

Reds SP Jose Cisnero(26, 0.5*) pitched a 5-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Mets, allowing no walks and striking out three. In 12 starts, the right hander is 4-3 4.41 55K.

Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton(25, 5*) is becoming hot... too late tho, going 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR in a 6-7 loss to the Braves. The 2x All-Star and reigning Silver Slugger is batting .209-23-66 .730OPS in 113 games.

Astros 3B Luis Valbuena(29, 1*) was not retired today as he went 4-4 3R 4RBI BB DB 2HR in a 9-6 win over the Rangers. After getting traded to Houston for Dexter Fowler this offseason, Valbuena is batting .267-14-59 .770OPS in 126 games.

The Detroit Tigers(86-70) clinched the AL Central today... but lost SP David Price(30, 4*) for the next four weeks to a torn meniscus. The 2012 AL Cy Young winner was 13-10 4.10 172K in 34 starts. His team however... is on a 14-game winning streak!

Week: 2-5(1-2@ CHC, 1-3@ STL)
Power Rankings: #20(-6)
Runs scored: 601(9)
Starters ERA: 3-94(8)
Bullpen ERA: 3.86(13)
Defensive Eff.: .694(9)
Fan Interest: 77(+1)

Who's hot?
RHCL Jeremy Jeffress 23G 15SV 0.76 23.2IP 23K

Who's not?
SP Taylor Jungmann 5G 1-3 10.07 19.2IP 12K
SP Mike Fiers 2G 0-2 9.53 11.1IP 9K
SP Tyler Thornburg 2G 0-2 11.42 8.2IP 11K

Yankees CF Jacoby Ellsburg(32 3*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 10-20 3HR 6RBI's. In his second year after leaving the Boston Red Sox for New York, the speedy outfielder is batting .348-16-49 34/46SB in just 105 games... and his team is fighting for survival in the AL Wild Card race.

Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado(24, 3.5/4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 10-26 4HR 7RBI's. He had two multi home run games this week and improved to bat .292-21-93 for the year.

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	95-60	-
Cincinnati Reds	74-72	11.5
Milwaukee Brewers	79-77	16.5
Chicago Cubs	78-78	17.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	72-84	23.5

Second WC: 5GB
With six games to play next week, this is pretty much a hopeless endeavor.

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Week 26: 3@ Chicago Cubs, 3vs Chicago Cubs

September 28th
offday
Reds and Braves were also off today.

News:
Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw(27, 5*) looks to be in shape for postseason play, pitching a complete game 5-1 win over the Giants, going 9IP 3H 1ER 1BB 7K. Drafted 7th overall in 2006, Kershaw is the deadliest lefty on the planet and has a 19-5 2.41 272K year going through 32 starts.

Orioles CF Adam Jones(30, 2.5*) hit a couple of homers against the Blue Jays in a 13-3 win, going 3-4 3R 5RBI BB 2HR. The 4x Gold Glover lost more than a month to several injuries this year, limiting him to 125 games batting .273-13-66 .709OPS.

The Seattle Mariners(92-65) clinced the AL West today.

September 29th

RHRP Chris Hatcher(30, 3*) was eligible to come off the DL and was brought back to the Brewers. He is 7-1 5SV 3.19 in 48IP in 2015.

Milwaukee Brewers – San Diego Padres 0-2
MIL SP Mike Fiers 7IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 4K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-4 DB
MIL SS Jean Segura 1-3 DB
HR MIL: none
HR SDP: none
W: Josh Johnson(7-1 2.59) L: Mike Fiers(7-13 3.94) SV: Craig Kimbrel(27 1.99)
Johnson dominated us today while Fiers did his best to keep it close... combined 3-hit shutout.
The Reds lost against the Cubs in extra innings, so we are still mathematically in it...

News:
Padres SP Josh Johnson(31, 2.5*) pitched eight innings of shutout ball in a 2-0 win over the Brewers, allowing only three hits and 1BB while striking out 8. The 2x All-Star started his career with the Marlins where he led the league in ERA in 2010. After a short stint with the Blue Jays, he joined the Padres where he is 7-1 2.59 56K in 12 starts after missing most of the year due to injury.

Pirates SP Gerrit Cole(25, 3.5/4.5*) pitched a 5-hitter against the Cardinals in a 10-0 win, allowing 4BB and 5K's. Drafted 1st overall in 2011, Cole has developed into one of the better hurlers in the NL, posting a 12-10 3.40 132K year in 29 starts. His SS Jung-Ho Kang(28, 4.5*, .234-13-52 118G) collected a 4-5 4R 2RBI 2DB day in the win.

Angels LF Steve Pearce(32, 2.5*) had a 4-4 2R 2RBI HR day in a 6-3 win over the Athletics. This is his fifth organisation after getting traded for Matt Shoemaker earlier this year and he is batting .261-17-70 .759OPS in 146 games.

September 30th

The Brewers announced that they have claimed C Tim Federowicz(28, 3*) off waivers from the Padres. The right handed batter played four years in part time duty with the Dodgers before joining the Padres in the Kemp/Grandal deal this offseason. He was batting .255-6-16 in 54G/40GS as backup C.

Milwaukee Brewers – San Diego Padres 1-5
MIL SP Tyler Thornburg 6IP 5H 5R 5ER 2BB 3K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-4 DB RBI
MIL SS Jean Segura 1-3 R
HR MIL: none
HR SDP: Austin Hedges(5)
W: Tyson Ross(10-11 3.77) L: Tyler Thornburg(12-12 3.45)
And therefore, we are eliminated from playoff contention and back at .500 for the season.

News:
D'backs 1B Paul Goldschmidt(28, 4*) helped to bomb the Rockies pitching staff in a 16-3 win today, going 4-6 3R 3RBI 2DB TP. He was an 8th rounder in 2009 and was named an NL All-Star the first time this year. Goldy is batting .288-40-111 .928OPS in 157 games.

Angels 1B Albert Pujols(35, 4*) hit two bombs in a 9-5 win over the Athletics, going 3-5 2R 4RBI 2HR. After three MvP Awards and years of success in St. Louis, he is now in his fourth year with the Angels, batting .263-15-59 in 112 games.

Rangers 3B Joey Gallo(21, 3/5*) also hit two home runs in a 6-3 win over the Tigers, going 3-4 2R 4RBI TP 2HR. Drafted in the first round in 2012, he was the #47 prospect prior to this season. Gallo is batting .227-18-56 .748OPS in his first year in the majors, playing in 93 games.

October 1st

Milwaukee Brewers – San Diego Padres 2-3(11)
MIL SP Juan Nicasio 7.2IP 6H 2R 2ER 2BB 6K, 1-3
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-5 DB
MIL CF Carlos Gomez 3-5 2DB
MIL 3B Mike Moustakas 2-4 2R RBI BB DB HR
MIL LF Ryan Kalish 2-4 RBI
HR MIL: Mike Moustakas(16)
HR SDP: Wil Myers(17)
W: Nick Vincent(3-4 2.74) L: Jonathan Broxton(2-5 4.13)
Ron wanted to get Nicasio in to start a game to see if he could handle it... which worked quite well. Bad news... our offense is still horrible and the Padres walked off on a Jedd Gyorko pinch hit single bottom 11th.

News:
Indians RF Brandon Moss(32, 3*) hit three home runs in a 12-inning 9-6 win over the Twins, going 3-5 3R 7RBI BB 3HR. Acquired in a offseason deal for Joe Wendle, the left handed batter is .242-38-111 .805OPS in 156 games with the Tribe.

October 2nd

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 4-3(13)
MIL SP Jimmy Nelson 6IP 3H 2R 2ER 2BB 9K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 1-3 BB SB(37)
MIL RF Ryan Braun 1-5 R RBI HR
MIL PH/1B Tim Federowicz 1-3 R RBI HR
HR CHC: Anthony Rizzo 2(27)
HR MIL: Ryan Braun(25), Tim Federowicz(7)
W: Justin Grimm(3-0 1.72) L: Corey Knebel(0-1 3.92)
Another extra inning loss. We were behind 2-3 in the 12th when Federowicz bailed out Smith... but Rizzo's second homer won it.

News:
Yankees SP Michael Pineda(26, 4/4.5*) pitched 8 innings of 1-hit ball in a 7-0 win over the Orioles, walking one and striking out 9. Acquired from Seattle in 2011, he is playing his first full year in the majors, posting a 13-9 4.10 166K season in 33 starts.

Tigers C Alex Avila(28, 3*) had a big day in a 10-3 win over the White Sox, going 3-4 3R 5RBI with two home runs. After winning the 2011 AL Silver Slugger, Avila struggled with injuries and was never quite the same again. For 2015, he is batting .243-14-50 .754OPS in 129 games.

October 3rd

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 3-6
MIL SP Travis Wood 6IP 4H 3R 1ER 1BB 3K
MIL 2B Luis Sardinas 2-3 SB(38)
MIL RF Ryan Braun 2-3 R DB
MIL 1B Jon Singleton 1-3 R 2RBI BB HR
MIL PH/2B Hector Gomez 1-1 R 3RBI HR
HR CHC: none
HR MIL: Jon Singleton(11), Hector Gomez(4)
W: Boone Logan(7-5 2.40) L: Antonio Bastardo(7-6 2.97)
33754 fans came to see the final start of Travis Wood and got quite a show and a nailbiter... until Hector Gomez stepped to the plate in a 3-3 game bottom 9th... and ended this one with a 3-run walkoff homer.

News:
Nationals SP Max Scherzer(31, 4.5*) wrapped up his regular season with 8.1 shutout innings in a 5-0 win over the Mets, allowing four hits and two walks while fanning ten. Scherzer was signed to a crazy 7y/$210M deal this offseason after pitching for the D'backs and Tigers and winning the 2013 AL Cy Young Award. He finished the year with a 16-11 2.95 223K record in 33 starts.

Marlins SP Mat Latos(27, 4.5*) pitched eight scoreless in a 4-1 win over the Phillies, allowing four hits and four walks while whiffing eight. He was traded over this offseason for 13-game winner Anthony DeSclafani and ended up 10-11 3.78 145K in 32 games himself.

The Astros won 3-0 in Arizona today behind 8.2 shutout innings of SP Dallas Keuchel(27, 3*), who allowed only four hits and struck out two. That was his twelth win, going 12-11 4.26 127K in 36 starts. His catcher Hank Conger(27, 2*, .258-14-67 141G) ended up as provider of run support as he went 3-3 2R 2RBI BB 2HR.

Tigers RF Steven Moya(24, 1.5/2*) collected two homers in a 6-0 win over the White Sox, going 2-4 2R 3RBI 2HR. Moya became a regular occurance this year, batting .226-18-53 in 116 games.

October 4th

Chicago Cubs - Milwaukee Brewers 6-3
MIL SP Mike Fiers 5IP 10H 3R 2ER 3BB 4K
MIL LF Khris Davis 2-4 R DB
MIL C Jonathan Lucroy 1-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL 3B Luis Jimenez 2-3 RBI DB
HR CHC: Kris Bryant 2(30), Anthony Rizzo(28)
HR MIL: Jonathan Lucroy(10)
W: Jon Lester(14-12 3.33) L: Will Smith(5-6 4.22)
Fiers actually pitched a decent game without his best stuff... but it was our pen that failed to keep is close... again.

News:
Giants SP Tim Lincecum(31, 1*) pitched another impressive game in a 4-0 win over the Rockies, going 8IP 5H 0ER 1BB 6K. The 2x Cy Young Winner had a vintage 2015, going 15-4 3.04 174K in 31 starts.

Week: 1-5(0-3@ SDP, 1-2vs CHC)
Runs scored: 616(13)
Starters ERA: 3.92(8)
Bullpen ERA: 3.81(12)
Defensive Eff.: .696(7)
Fan Interest: 77

Who's hot?
RHCL Jeremy Jeffress 17G 10SV 0.47 19IP 18K

Who's not?
SP Taylor Jungmann 5G 1-3 10.07 19.2IP 12K
SP Tyler Thornburg 3G 0-3 9.82 14.2IP 14K

NL Central	W-L	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	98-64	-
Cincinnati Reds	87-75	11
Chicago Cubs	82-80	16
Milwaukee Brewers	80-82	18
Pittsburgh Pirates	74-88	24

[Griever20]

There are two ways to look at this. a.) I was right all the time and this 11-21 strech showed that, or b.) I jinxed it. The truth is that our pitching, hampered by the Peralta injury, started to shake and with out offense not getting things done(we scored 15 runs in 6 games the last week), this ship went down fast. We were 32-17 in one run games this year... and that was with a bad bullpen hanging around... there was so much luck involved getting in range of a playoff berth... and we actually never HAD a playoff spot.

Adding Federowicz should add some pressure on the other two lugs behind the dish, but that is only one area of concern. The pen will loose RHRP Jonathan Broxton as we won't pick up his team option, Kintzler will go and there are alot of question marks in this group... Travis Wood will be gone and Jungmann, Nelson, probably Nicasio, maybe Friedrich and somebody we bring in this offseason will fight for a rotation spot next year.

As for the offense... there are alot of guys in this group where we are unsure what the real deal is. We may end up trying to find the answers in 2016... if we like it or not. We decided to not call up either Bird nor one of the hurlers acquired from Baltimore... as we as the front office were pretty sure they wouldn't have been able to lift this team into the playoffs and into the NLDS.

Now, I will leave you alone with those numbers below... and try to explain all of that to my owner.

Rotation:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	WAR	Status
Mike Fiers(R)	30	ML	7-13	3.94	34GS	1.26	7.2	2.9
Taylor Jungmann(R)	25	ML	7-3	3.80	11GS	1.18	6.5	0.5
Jimmy Nelson(R)	26	ML	7-7	4.52	24G/22GS	1.50	8.0	1.3
Wily Peralta(R)	26	ML	5-4	3.26	16GS	1.27	8.4	1.9	DL 2-3 month shoulder inflammation
Tyler Thornburg(R)	27	ML	12-12	3.45	32G/31GS	1.32	7.9	2.1
Travis Wood(L)	28	ML	9-13	4.17	29G/27GS	1.32	6.1	1.5	(CHC/MIL)
Christian Friedrich(L)	28	ML	2-6	4.40	26G/13GS	1.38	6.9	0.5	(COL/MIL)
Dylan Bundy(R)	22	A	5-4	2.87	21G/16GS	1.21	7.4	2.3	All Stats A
Hunter Harvey(R)	20	A	8-4	3.02	24G/21GS	1.05	8.7	3.8	All Stats A

Bullpen:

Name	Age	League	W-L	ERA	G	WHIP	K/9	SV	WAR	Status
Jonathan Broxton(R)	31	ML	2-5	4.29	72G	1.35	10.7	4	0.2
Justin Freeman(R)	28	ML	3-1	4.25	28G	1.42	11.2	2	0.2
Chris Hatcher(R)	30	ML	7-1	3.22	51G	1.15	9.7	5	0.4	(LAD/MIL)
Jeremy Jeffress(R)	28	ML	7-3	2.30	65G	1.19	9.2	38	0.6
Brandon Kintzler(R)	30	ML	5-2	5.05	52G	1.51	6.0	12	-0.2	All stats AAA
Corey Knebel(R)	23	ML	0-1	3.74	20G	1.38	11.6	0	0.1	All stats MLB
Boone Logan(L)	31	ML	7-5	2.40	67G	1.00	12	14	0.9	(COL/MIL)
Juan Nicasio(R)	29	ML	3-1	4.04	60	1.30	9.5	3	1.2	(LAD/MIL)
Will Smith(L)	26	ML	5-6	4.22	69G	1.67	7.6	0	-0.4
Michael Blazek(R)	26	AAA	3-1	3.13	74G	1.16	9.3	3	0.6	All stats AAA
Chris Perez(R)	30	AAA	5-3	4.43	68G	1.34	9.1	2	0.3	All stats AAA

Catchers:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
Jonathan Lucroy(R)	29	ML	.248-10-43	.685	145	2.3	59	6/8
Tim Federowicz(R)	28	ML	.254-7-17	.701	59G/43GS	1.0	23	2/3	(SDP/MIL)
Martin Maldonado(R)	29	ML	.178-2-9	.488	51G/26GS	-0.7	8	1/2
Juan Centeno(L)	25	AA	.308-0-20	.690	79G	1.8	42	0/5SB	All stats aAA

Infield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
1B Jon Singleton(L)	24	ML	.201-11-34	.713	78G/66GS	0.7	33	2/3
2B/SS Luis Sardinas(S)	22	ML	.288-5-44	.749	112G	3.2	66	38/53
3B Luis Jimenez(R)	27	ML	.297-10-27	.888	72G/33GS	1.4	17	0/0
3B Mike Moustakas(L)	27	ML	.252-16-47	.757	98G/92GS	2.6	43	7/9
SS Hector Gomez(R)	27	ML	.235-4-19	.605	97G/51GS	-0.6	20	3/5
SS Jean Segura(R)	25	ML	.252-7-40	.661	141G/116GS	0.7	44	14/20
1B Greg Bird(L)	22	AAA	.294-25-90	.899	138G	4.1	85	2/3	All stats AAA
SS Orlando Arcia(R)	21	AA	.241-4-40	.601	132G	0.3	60	13/23	All stats AA
SS Jorge Mateo(L)	20	A	.250-1-14	.626	63G	1.1	24	20/21	All stats A
3B Zach Ramzy(R)	18	A	.301-5-30	.760	73G	2.7	28	1/1	All stats A

Outfield:

Name	Age	League	Avg-HR-RBI	OPS	G	WAR	R	SB	Status
LF/RF Ryan Braun(R)	31	ML	.279-23-47	.865	110G	3.5	65	12/14
LF/RF/1B John Mayberry Jr.(R)	31	ML	.326-9-31	.880	90G/59GS	1.7	40	9/12	(MIL/NYM)
LF Khris Davis(R)	27	ML	.251-17-75	.697	151G/138GS	1.4	65	2/5
CF Carlos Gomez(R)	29	ML	.264-20-69	.723	157G/149GS	3.9	65	43/61
OF Logan Schafer(L)	28	ML	.222-4-21	.613	116G/46GS	-0.0	21	5/7
OF Ryan Kalish(L)	27	ML	.302-3-9	.850	44G/10GS	0.6	11	5/6
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis(L)	28	AAA	.261-3-28	.694	61G/48GS	0.6	26	3/4	All Stats AAA
CF Tyrone Taylor(L)	21	AA	.254-7-28	.662	112G/111GS	1.4	57	10/19	All Stats AA
RF Clint Coulter(L)	22	AA	.282-13-61	.778	118G/92GS	1.8	54	5/8	All Stats AA
CF Monte Harrison(R)	20	A	.293-11-67	.796	124GS	2.9	81	16/21	All Stats A