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SCHEDULE:
2 vs Memphis
3 @ Phoenix
2 vs St Louis

RESULTS:

• 7/11: Memphis 6 Florida 0
• W-Abeyta (7-3 3.48) L-Willoughby (12-3 4.40)
• HR: MEM-Campbell (3) Ansell (13)
• POTG: Campbell 2-3 HR (3) 3 RBI (17)

• 7/12: Florida 8 Memphis 6
• W-Ballard (5-0) L-Espinoza (6-7 3.47) S-Turner (14)
• HR: MEM-Herr (3) Koo (17) Goodman (27) FLA-Chase (26)
• POTG: Cortezo 2-4 2 2B (26) 2 RBI (65)
• Sugihara came out in the 5th with an apparent elbow issue. He's dtd right now.

• Shoji Ishibashi (BUF) struck out 7 in the Nickels 7-0 win over Portland to win his 6th. He's 6-1 2 SV 4.82

• 7/13: Florida 4 Phoenix 3
• W-Pollock (10-6 3.48) L-Kawahara (7-5 3.52) S-Turner (15)
• HR: FLA-Elizondo (5) PHX-Coyle (20) Romero (2) Ahumada (10)
• POTG: Pollock 7 IP 7 H 2 ER 7 K
• Bursey 3-4 RBI (42)

• 7/14: Phoenix 5 Florida 1
• W-Ellis (5-6 4.54) L-Samvdio (12-5 2.85) S-Clark (1)
• HR: PHX-Neumann (18)
• POTG: Ellis 6.2 IP 6 H 1 ER 5 K

• Two former Tarpon players were traded for each other today. Former closer Ernesto Galindo along with a prospect was sent from Denver to Texas for former Tarpon 3B Luis Salinas. Both are having outstanding seasons with Galindo at 0-3 12 Saves 1.90 and Salinas is hitting .358 with 2 HR and 38. Texas is 7 games up on San Antonio in the NL Central while Denver is 9 games in back of Vegas and 2.5 behind Memphis for the 2nd WC spot in the AL.

• 7/15: Florida 12 Phoenix 1
• W-Coronado (4-1 2.85) L-Poliskin (9-7 6.70)
• HR: Elizondo (6*) Funicello (7) Chase (27)
• POTG: Elizondo 3-5 grand slam (6) 4 RBI (19) 3 R
• Coronado 8 IP 5 H 1 ER 9 K 0 BB

• San Diego's Bobby Ruppe continues his push for the 2011 Hank Aaron award. The Missions lost to San Antonio today but it wasn't his fault. He went 5-5 with 2 solo HR's.
• 26 year old Toshiichi Ono (NE) struck out a career high 15 Buffalo Nickels in a 5-2 win.
• Jonathan Claypool (STL) beat Minnesota 5-0 and he struck out 10 while walking 1. He's 5-5 4.91.
• Former Tarpon Seb Broomhall (SF) shut out Texas on 6 hits 4-0. He's 6-6 5.09
• Top pitching prospect Arturo Flores went down in mid-May with a back issue. He returned today firing 7.2 innings scattering 11 hits to win 4-2. Hopefully, he'll get 15 or so more starts before the year ends. He's likely going to be one of the starting 5 next year given our financial situation and our starting rotation.
• BTW in the box scoring a * is a Grand Slam and a ' is a leadoff HR

• 7/16: Florida 9 St Louis 3
• W-Willoughby (13-3 4.37) L-Dennis (5-8 6.56)
• HR: FLA-Adams (12) STL-Braine (13)
• POTG: Cortezo 4-5 2B (27) 2 R 2 RBI (69)
• Willoughby 7 IP 4 H 3 ER 3 BB 5 K

• Chris Tharpe (PIT) struck out 8 giving up just 4 hits in the Miners 2-0 win over Portland. He's 9-7 3.78
• Sergio Marrero (DET) went 5-5 2 2B HR and 4 RBI in the Phantom's 13-2 win over Phoenix. He's hitting .291-11-50
• Seikichi Matsuda (BRK) tossed his 2nd shutout in 3 starts beating Minnesota 5-0. He's 10-4 2.49

• 7/17: Florida 7 St Louis 0
• W-Sugihara (8-7 4.13) L-Nakai (1-3 6.92)
• HR: NONE
• POTG: Sugihara 8.1 IP 5 H 1 BB 11 K 126 pitches
• Funicello 3-4 2 2B (16) 3 RBI (36)

• AL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alfredo Ulloa (ALK) 15-30 4 HR 9 RBI (.300-24-62)
• NL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Rob Anderson (WAS) 12-30 4 HR 15 RBI (.299-24-97)

• RECORD: 5-2 (61-34)
• STANDINGS: 1st +13.5
• RUNS FOR: 520 t-4th
• RUNS AGAINST: 397 1st
• DEFENSE: .715 1st
• POWER RANKINGS:

1. Washington
2. Florida
3. Pittsburgh
4. Ohio
5. Los Angeles