[Muskies]

Record: 76-77, .497, 11GB
Position: 4th
Avg.: .275 (3rd in NL)
OBP: .335 (9th in NL)
Bullpen ERA: 4.68 (15th in NL)
Defense: .696 (4th in NL) – We are getting healthier
Fan Interest: 98
Power Ranking: 90+, 17th in ABL

2-1 vs. New York

9/10: MAD 7, NY 5
WP: Davila (1-0, 2.70), LP: Davis (4-1, 2.89), SV: Aquino (16)
HR: Nishikawa (43), Pena (25), Stevenson (13)
POG: Nishikawa 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR

9/11: MAD 4, NY 2
WP: MacFadden (4-2, 4.47), LP: Campbell (14-6, 2.79), SV: Aquino (17)
POG: MacFadden 7.1 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

9/12: NY 5, MAD 3 (10)
WP: Williams (2-11, 3.60), LP: Snow (7-5, 3.18)
HR: Pena (26), Stevenson (14)
POG: Nishikawa 4-5, R, RBI, 2B

1-2 vs. Baltimore

9/13: BAL 4, MAD 1
WP: Leon (14-11, 3.54), LP: Campbell (13-9, 3.21), SV: Rojas (35)
HR: Watts (19)
POG: Leon 8.2 IP, 6 H, ER, 3 BB, K

9/14: MAD 3, BAL 0
WP: Polledo (14-10, 3.69), LP: Smith (10-9, 4.56), SV: Aquino (18)
HR: Vallejo (9)
POG: Polledo 8 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K

9/15: BAL 8, MAD 7
WP: Reyes (1-0, 0.00), LP: Rios (0-5, 6.93), SV: Rojas (36)
HR: O’Malley (10), Smith (7), Vallejo (10), Kuono (20)
POG: Vallejo 3-4, R, 4 RBI, HR

Mallard News
9/8: Personal message from J. Snow, he believes that he should be the closer. I seem to have a lot of relievers who believe they should be closer.
9/13: AAA player of the week Elias Murphy 11-21, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 11 R

Around the League
Few teams have made some last minute trades to try and improve their chances in the play-offs. We have received couple of offers, but they are so far off the wall they haven’t been worth mentioning.

Rookie Pitching Leader in innings pitched
Jason Johnston, BOS, 182.1
Ken Melanson, JAC, 111.2
Ed Moore, BOS, 104.2
Andrew Lynch, SJ, 104.0
Mike Wheeler, CHI, 94.0

Players of the Week
NL – Nishikawa 11-26, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R
AL – Michael Marsh 13-22, 3 HR, 8, RBI

Next week: 3 vs. Kansas City (70-83), 3 @ Austin (76-77), 3 vs. San Francisco (81-72)