[Muskies]

Record: 37-18, .673
Position: 1st (4 game lead over Tampa)
OBP: .359 (2nd in NL)
Starter ERA: 4.16 (3rd in NL)
Bullpen ERA: 4.58 (13th in NL)
Defense: .700 (5th in NL)
Fan Interest / Owner Mood: 93 (+1) / Ecstatic
Power Ranking: 130.1 – 2nd in the ABL, behind Baltimore

Week: (6-1) 2-1 vs. Detroit, 3-0 vs. Mesa, 1-0 vs. San Francisco

5/23: MAD 5, DET 2
WP: Polledo (6-0, 5.55), LP: Stonehouse (2-5, 5.01), SV: Tavares (6)
HR: Nishikawa 2 (25)
POG: Nishikawa 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR

5/24: DET 7, MAD 4
WP: Murphy (5-4, 6.97), LP: MacFadden (4-3, 5.07), SV: Santoya (3)
HR: Kouno (13)
POG: Murphy 7.1 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 4 K

5/25: MAD 17, DET 4
WP: Campbell (5-2, 3.80), LP: Flint (4-3, 8.39)
HR: Donovan (5), Lane (8), Nishikawa (26)
POG: Shaffer 4-5, R, 5 RBI, 2B

5/26: MAD 6, MES 5
WP: Varela (3-1, 3.99), LP: Rivera (0-2, 2.74), SV: Tavares (7)
HR: Chamings (7), Cannon (7)
POG: Chamings 2-3, R, 3 RBI, HR

5/27: MAD 5, MES 4 (12)
WP: Davila (3-0, 6.75), LP: Salazar (2-1, 1.38)
HR: Hansen (7), Patterson (7), David (10)
POG: Hansen 2-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR – 2 run home run in the top of the 12th inning

5/28: MAD 10, MES 5
WP: Polledo (7-0, 5.17), LP: Johnston (2-3, 6.19)
HR: Nishikawa (27), Kouno 2 (15), Ruiz (7),
POG: Kouno 4-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
Mesa scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th, Farias allowed 3 runs in 1/3 innings pitched

5/29: MAD 8, SF 2
WP: MacFadden (5-3, 4.50), LP: Cooley (2-7, 7.05)
HR: Porter (2)
POG: MacFadden – 7.0 IP, H, 4 BB, 7 K
MacFadden pitched 7 innings of no hit ball, SF got its first hit in the top of the 8th.

Around the league
5/25: Goitom Chatuluka (AUS) collected his 2500 hit
5/26: Juan Esperaza (Ft.W) hurled a no hitter against Indianapolis
5/27: Jorege Ortiz (MEM) injured with a Torn Labrum out for 4 months.
5/30: Tampa has lost 2B Larry Wagner (.330/.440/.456) 4 HR, 20 RBI for 4 weeks with a fractured thumb.
5/30: Don David 32 year old RF (MES) signed a 4 year extension for $36 million. This year he is hitting .306, 10 HR, 37 RBI

Players of the Week
NL: Monzeamon Matsumoto (MEM) .462, 6HR, 14 RBI
AL: Mitchell Scott (PHI) - .522, 4 HR, 10 RBI

Who leads the ABL in at bats:
John MacDonald, OC, 233
Brooks Brown, CLE, 232
Ken Fletcher, CHI, 228
Xu-gang Liu, KC, 228
Nishikawa, MIL, 227