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TBT: May 12th
TOP STORYLINE: PLAYERS OF THE WEEK NAMED
The NBLPA has renamed the trophy to the General Motors Player of the Week, but it is practically the same thing.
The winner for the ABC: Cleveland 1st baseman Juan Rivera. He was hot, hitting .609 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs. He is currently .306 with 22 RBIs and 7 HRs.
For the NBC, it's Glaciers third baseman Luis Carino. The Juneau slugger hit .423 with 4 HRs and 12 RBIs. He's now batting .328 with 13 HRs and 35 RBIs.
OTHER NEWS
Beavers P Andy Grimes is injured with a dead arm, missing 2 weeks.
Albuquerque's Bobby Rhine shuts out the Irish 6-0 with 7 strikeouts.
Fusion 2B Raul Garcia goes 5-for-5 against the Legion.
Senators P Santos de la Garza shuts out the Swashbucklers 1-0 with 7 strikeouts.
Sun Dogs RF Alex Leyba goes 2-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 25 games.
Ricky Anaya of the Sunbirds shuts out the Sky Chiefs 1-0 with 9 strikeouts.
POWER RANKINGS + STANDINGS
Last week, the Tropics were on top with 133.1 points and a tendency of ++. Now, the leaders are the Memphis Otters, with 136 points and a tendency of +.
In the standings, the ABC Mountain division is tight, with all 4 teams being separated by 5 games. The NBC Pacific is tight as well, with all 4 teams being at most 3 games apart.
(I'll use text for standings, as I simmed to the end of the season, and I don't want to spoil it.)
ABC EAST
PHI: 22-15
NY: 21-16, 1 GB
BOS: 20-17, 2 GB
MIA: 8-29, 14 GB
ABC CENTRAL
CLE: 23-14
HOU: 20-17, 3 GB
FTW and TUL: 15-22, 8 GB
ABC MOUNTAIN
TUC: 23-14
DEN: 22-15, 1 GB
SA: 21-16, 2 GB
ALB: 18-19, 5 GB
ABC PACIFIC
LV: 20-17
SJ: 18-19, 2 GB
SD: 17-20, 3 GB
OAK: 13-24, 7 GB
NBC EAST
COL: 24-13
JAC: 22-15, 2 GB
CHI: 19-18, 5 GB
DET: 13-24, 11 GB
NBC CENTRAL
MEM: 26-11
OMA: 22-15, 4 GB
OKC: 16-21, 10 GB
MIL: 12-25, 14 GB
NBC MOUNTAIN
ELP: 20-17
LB: 19-18, 1 GB
AUS: 15-22, 5 GB
COS: 12-25, 8 GB
NBC PACIFIC
LA and SEA: 20-17
HON: 19-18, 1 GB
JUN: 17-20, 3 GB
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