WEEK 20
1 vs Washington OFF DAY 3 @ OKC 2 vs San Francisco
RUNS SCORED: 704 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 524 (2nd)
OBP: .348 (1st)
STARTERS ERA: 4.00 (5th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 3.93 (1st)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .718 (1st)
ZONE RATING: +19.2 (4th)
ERRORS: 63 (3rd)
RESULTS (74-51 +15)
1-0 vs Washington 2-1 @ OKC 2-0 vs San Francisco
8/10- CIP 12 WAS 0 Merera (W) 8.2 IP 4 H 6 K (16-2 2.73) Guzman 2H 2B (35) 3R Garcia 3H 3B (7) HR 3R 4 RBI (81) SB (10) Brumfield 3H 2B (27) Nieves 3H 2B (17) 2 RBI (44) Cho 2B 2 HR 3R 3 RBI (53)
HR- Cho 2 (15) Garcia (24)
8/11- OFF DAY
8/12- OKC 3 CIP 1 Morris (L) 6+ IP 4 H 5 K 2 ER (12-11 3.66)
HR- Brumfield (30)
- In a seemingly effortless performance, Jared Ventura of the Phoenix Roadrunners shot down the Pittsburgh Miners, 3-0, on 4 hits. "Jared was just locating so well and using his pitches," Phoenix manager Marco Delgado said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate."
- Ventura recorded 8 strikeouts and no walks in a strong outing. "When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Pittsburgh manager Raul Chavez said in postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him." This year, Ventura has recorded a 12-8 mark. In 27 starts he has fanned 139 batters in 200 innings with a 3.69 ERA.
- Manny Martinez of the Chicago Hitmen went on a hitting spree against the Denver Saints pitching staff, racking up 5 hits in 5 at-bats, but to no avail -- the Saints put a damper on his day and prevailed, 10-6, over the Hitmen. "It was a heck of a day and I was kind of looking forward to a better ending than that," he said later. Manny Martinez hit a GRAND SLAM off Andres Angel in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and doubled in the 9th.
- Martinez is currently hitting at a .285 pace with 8 home runs and 45 RBIs. He has played in 110 games and scored 56 times.
8/13- CIP 10 OKC 2 Bruen (W) 7.1 IP 7 H 8 K 2 ER (1-1 3.75) Guzman 2H HR 2R 2 RBI (72)
HR- Guzman (13) OKC- Cooper (9) Woods (11)
- The strong arm of Brent Risinger dealt a lot of misery to the Revolution. He tossed a complete-game shutout to spark the New York Punishers to a 7-0 win. In today's contest at Judges Park, Risinger limited New England to 2 hits and had 9 strikeouts and 2 walks. This year, Risinger has a 7-14 mark in 26 starts with a 5.79 ERA. He has given up 162 hits in 147.2 innings, struck out 111 and issued 45 walks. Opposing clubs have compiled a .274 batting average against him.
8/14- CIP 12 OKC 3 Sainsbury (W) 6.2 IP 6 H 3 ER (3-1 3.66) Guzman 4-4 BB 3R 2 RBI (74) Brumfield 2 HR BB 3R 3 RBI (97)
HR- Brumfield 2 (32) Cho (16) Krieg (12) Garcia (25) Chiquete (4) Guzman (14)
8/15- CIP 10 SF 4 Sandberg (W) 5.1 IP 6 H 5 BB 2 ER (13-2 4.26) Avendano SV (2) 3.2 IP 2 ER Roberts 3H SB (11) 2R RBI (47) Nieves 3-3 HR 2R 4 RBI (49)
HR- Nieves (13) SF- Henderson (12)
- In a remarkable performance, Minneapolis Berserkers (AA) starter Richard Cabales beat the Medicine Hat Fire Dogs, 4-0, in an impressive 3-hit shutout. "My arm felt good, mechanics were good and my stuff was working," he said later. "It doesn't get any better than this." The Berserkers hurler finished with 10 strikeouts and 2 walks. He showed pinpoint control and a sharp fastball. "It was a rough one for my guys," Medicine Hat manager Justin Sanders said, following the game. "We weren't at our best and their guy was." This year, Cabales has worked 60.2 innings with 67 strikeouts en route to a 5-2 record and a 2.82 ERA. Cabales was taken in the 4th round of this years draft, 141st overall.
8/16- CIP 10 SF 1 Merera (W) CG 3 H 7 K ER (17-2 2.64) Guzman 3H HR SB (40) 3R 2 RBI (77) Garcia 3H HR 2R 4 RBI (87)
HR- Garcia (26) Roberts (9) Guzman (15) SF- Corona (30)
LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- When it came to hitting the baseball,
Mike LaFountain had few peers in the American League this past week.
The talented left fielder for San Jose tagged opposing pitchers for a .519 average and was voted the Player of the Week Award. Included in his stats were 14 hits in 27 at-bats, 5 homers, 9 runs scored and 9 RBIs.
LaFountain is hitting .246 this year with 16 home runs, 63 RBIs and 56 runs scored. He has 109 hits in 443 at-bats, 27 walks and a .290 on-base percentage. LaFountain has played in 119 games.
NL POTW- Chicago fans have something to crow about today as Chicago center fielder
Rico Guzman nabbed the National League Player of the Week Award for his performance over the last seven days.
"I know there are times when it's hard to lay off pitches. Everyone goes through stretches when he's too eager to put the ball in play. You know, though, I feel like this past week I was able to get in the right frame of mind and just let things come naturally," said Guzman.
He posted a .500 average (13-for-26) this past week with 3 home runs, 8 RBIs, and 12 runs scored.
For the season, Guzman has hit .312 with 15 home runs and 77 RBIs. He has played in 114 games and scored 98 times.