SCHEDULE:
2 vs New York
OFF DAY
3 @ Phoenix
1 vs Memphis
RESULTS:
- 5/25: FLA 8 NY 7 Baud 2-4 2B (7) HR (2) 3 RBI (19) Saldana HR (3) 3 RBI (18) Funicello HR (4) Sugihara 5 IP 7 ER Balderas W (2-0) 2 IP Galindo SV (17)
- Bobby Rone (OH) shut out Milwaukee on a 2-hitter (5-3 4.29)
- 5/26: NY 5 FLA 0 (17) Alatorre 9 IP 7 K 2 H Galindo, Turner, Grab 6.2 IP 6 K 5 H 0 R Matsui 5 ER 0.2 IP
- Ernesto Banderas (OH) shut out Milwaukee 17-0 and punched out 13. He's 4-4 3.99
- Josh Mutschler (MEM) shut out Minnesota 3-0 scattering 5 hits. He's 5-4 3.60
- Nobunori Yamaguchi (SF) threw a 3-hit shutout to beat Texas 6-0. he's 5-5 5.37
- Chris Rivera (BUF) went 5-5 with 2 2B 3B and drove in 3 in their 12-10 loss to Portland.
- 5/27: OFF DAY
- SS Kevin Hallamore leads all AL vote-getters at SS. He's 70K votes ahead of Denver's Kenna Zasko. Juan Flores trails Detroit's Sergio Romero by just 5,000 votes.
- 5/28: FLA 3 PHX 0 Mendoza (5-1 4.02) 8 IP 3 H 4 K Grab 1 IP 2 K SV (2) Cummings HR (8) 2 RBI (30) Cortezo 2-4 2 2B (7) Flores 2-3 SB (30)
- Former Tarpon Leith Southorn moved to 7-1 4.85 with a 6 hit shutout of Milwaukee
- 5/29: FLA 6 PHX 4 Pollock W (4-3 3.65) 7 IP 8 K 0 BB 3 ER Galindo SV (18) (0.64 ERA) Daig 3-4 Cortezo HR (5) Flores SB (31) Error (3)
- Doug Schneider (SAN) set a new club and ABA record in a 13-4 win over Buffalo. The outfielder went 5-5 hitting 5 doubles and driving in 3. He's hitting .356-10-27 on the year.
- 5/30: PHX 4 FLA 3 Mendoza error leads to winning run. Cummings 3-5 2B (13) Cortezo HR (6) Willoughby ND 7 IP 7 K 3 ER Turner L (2-3) 1.2 IP 0 H 1 BB 1 R 0 ER
- Ernesto Ahumada went 3-5 homering (4) and driving in 2
- Makata Hayashi came out of the game in the 7th after throwing a ball in to the infield he doubled over and clenched his elbow. No word yet.
- 5/31: MEM 10 FLA 3 Mutschler CG 7 K 3 ER (6-4 3.54) Koo 4-5 HR (3) 2 RBI (20) Snyder 2-4 2B (6) 3B (4) 4 RBI (28)
- Samvdio 5 IP 9 H 6 BB 9 ER (5-3 4.55) Cummings 2-4 2 2B (15) Mendoza error (7)
- Dusty McCarthy (DEN) tossed a 4-hitter in a 6-0 win over St Louis. He's 5-1 3.23
- Bobby Rone (OH) tossed his 2nd consecutive CG SHO in a 8-0 win over Minnesota. He's now 6-3 3.75
- Man-Keung Yun (PIT) allowed just 2 hits in a 4-0 win over Buffalo. He is 7-2 1.83
- KC Star 1B Dave Manzer will be out at least a month from a severe hamstring strain (.344-11-40)
AL POTW – Joe Vertz (OH) 17-26 6 HR 14 RBI (.352-24-53)
NL POTW – Brad Kelly (POR) 13-23 HR 3 RBI (.309-5-21)
C Ernesto Duson took home Class A PotW honors going 7-12 3 HR 6 RBI (.301-9-29) He was our 11th rounder in 2005
RECORD: 3-3 (35-17)
STANDINGS: 1st + 3.5
RUNS SCORED: 256 4th
RUNS AGAINST: 212 2nd
DEFENSE: .674 11th
POWER RANKINGS:
1) San Antonio
2) Chicago
3) Las Vegas
4) Pittsburgh
5) Florida
- AL PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Joe Vertz (OH) .424-17-32 (wow, holy crap wow)
- NL PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Juan Reyna (KC) .420-10-30 (.374-12-34)
- AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH – Luis Anguiano (MEM) 5-1 2.86 (7-3 3.53) former Tarpon
- NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH – Luca Martignoni (SAN) 5-0 2.04 (5-1 3.23) former Tarpon
- AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH – Joe Cummings (FLA) .316-5-15 (.328-8-31)
- NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH – Juan Reyna (KC)