[gehrig38]

• SCHEDULE
• 2 @ Milwaukee 2-0
• 3 vs Phoenix 1-2
• 2 @ Chicago 2-0

RESULTS

• 8/20: Florida 9 Milwaukee 4
• W – Willoughby (18-4 3.45) L – Stanfield (2-7 4.63) S – Ballard (3)
• HR: FLA-Adams (13) Nakamura (9) Elizondo (3) MIL-Bathke (22) Jimmison (2)
• POTG: Nakamura 2-4 HR (9) 2 R 2 RBI (39)
• Cortezo 3-5 2B (36) 2 R 2 RBI (75)

• 8/21: Florida 4 Milwaukee 2
• W – Yamada (9-5) L – Aleman (1-3 3.96)
• HR: FLA-Hayashi (24) Saldana (22) Wild (20) MIL-Reilly 2 (24)
• POTG: Reilly 2-3 BB 2 HR (24) 2 R 2 RBI (86)
• Saldana 3-4 HR (22) R 2 RBI (56)
• Coronado 6.2 IP 5 H 2 ER 4 BB 6 K

• Keenan Hallamore has a bad wrist. Not going to DL him but I'll sit him for a few days, to a week, to get it better and move Sharp over to SS, Nakamura to 3B until Chase is back in 3 days.

• 8/22: Phoenix 3 Florida 1
• W – Janzen (10-11 4.43) L – Flores (11-4 3.35) S – Clark (11)
• HR: PHX-Burgos (20) Ahumada (21)
• POTG: Janzen 8.2 IP 10 H 1 ER 2 BB 3 K lost SHO in the 9th
• Sharp 3-5 2B (6) Cortezo 3-4 RBI (76)

• 8/23: Phoenix 10 Florida 7
• W – Kawahara (10-10 3.46) L – Samvdio (12-9 5.45) S – Clark (12)
• HR: PHX-Rivera (2) Richards (6) Madura (1) Reinosa (14) FLA-Wild (21)
• POTG: Kawahara 6 IP 3 H 1 ER 3 BB 7 K
• Wild 3-5 HR (21) 2 R RBI (65)

• 8/24: Florida 4 Phoenix 3
• W – Pollock (12-8) L – Stolz (1-1 4.13) S – Turner (26)
• HR: PHX-Burgos (21) FLA-Molina (20)
• POTG: Burgos 3-4 2B (16) HR (21) 2 R RBI (61)

• Former Tarpon Chris Linn (BUF) went 4-5 drilling 3 home runs and drove in 4 in the Nickels 9-8 win over Jacksonville.
• 2011 NL Koufax winner Sean Cockley (WAS) struck out 6 in a 3-hitter to beat New England 9-0.

• 8/25: Florida 9 Chicago 6
• W – Willoughby (19-4 3.46) L – Strickler (8-10 4.85) S – Yamada (8)
• HR: FLA-Legion (2*) Adams (14)
• POTG: Adams 4-4 3 R 2 RBI (55)
• Cortezo 3-4 3 R

• 8/26: Florida 5 Chicago 4
• W – Coronado (11-4 3.60) L – Cordero (13-8 4.90) S – Turner (27)
• HR: FLA-Saldana (23) CHI-J Cummings (16)
• POTG: Saldana 3-4 HR (23) R 3 RBI (59)
• Bursey 3-4 3B (7) 2 R

• Jorge Hurtado (WAS) struck out 7 in a 2-0 win over Kansas City. He's 13-7 4.57
• Jonathan Doherty (LA) scattered 5 hits in beating Buffalo 4-0. Juan Portio (BUF) tossed a CG as well striking out 13 and giving up 4 unearned runs to fall to 14-11 4.22.

• AL POTW – Eric Bathke (MIL) 11-24 5 HR 7 RBI (.281-26-69)
• NL POTW – Esteban Cobos (JAX) 15-31 3 HR 6 RBI (.287-7-49)

• TARPONS IN THE MINORS NEWS
• Whip Dooks (A) took home POTW honors going 13-25 2 HR 5 RBI (.299-35-90)

• RECORD: 5-2 (92-42)
• STANDINGS: 1st +15
• RUNS SCORED: 792 2nd
• RUNS AGAINST: 572 1st
• DEFENSE: .681 5th
• POWER RANKINGS:

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