Regular Season: Week 16, July 14-20
Last Week’s Results:
7/14: Chicago Black Sox @ Valencia Stars - Win, 12-2.
Jaramillo Lifts Black Sox to Win
W: P. Jaramillo (2-7) L: J. Martínez (6-8) .
HR - CHI: A. Budding (10), R. Wattson (25) VAL: J. Guerra (10), A. Haney (23)
7/15: Chicago Black Sox @ Valencia Stars - Win, 9-2.
Black Sox Get Win, Extend Streak to 4
W: D. Bates (8-3) L: J. Haamid (2-7) .
HR - CHI: M. Simpson (16) VAL: Á. Zalapa (26), R. Pagán (32)
7/16: Chicago Black Sox @ Valencia Stars - Win, 3-0.
Black Sox Stymie Valencia, Take 3-0 Win
W: J. Nicto (6-5) L: N. Hanlon (3-4) S: G. Sosa (21).
HR - CHI: H. Hang (26)
7/17: Chicago Black Sox @ Omaha Hawks - Win, 4-3.
Black Sox Continue Hot Streak with Extra-Inning Win
W: M. Peña (4-3) L: T. Medine (2-4) S: G. Sosa (22).
HR - CHI: A. Budding (11), H. Hang (27) OMA: J. Monger (16)
7/18: Chicago Black Sox @ Omaha Hawks - Loss, 5-10.
Victory Pushes Hawks Record to 49-46
W: I. Yi (7-6) L: A. Moelling (8-4) S: N. Hayashi (1).
HR - CHI: M. Simpson (17) OMA: O. Ordóñez (19), C. Hamiton (21)
7/19: Chicago Black Sox @ Omaha Hawks - Loss, 0-1.
Black Sox Fall to .500 After Loss to Hawks
W: T. Dooley (5-8) L: P. Jaramillo (2-8) S: N. Hayashi (2).
HR – None
7/20: Des Moines Kernels @ Chicago Black Sox - Loss, 10-3.
Aranda Slugs Kernels to 10-3 Win
W: T. Karnes (2-4) L: D. Bates (8-4) .
HR - DM: T. York III (3), M. Dunn (2), J. Aranda 2 (12) CHI: R. Wattson (26)
Heroes of the Week
Rocky Wattson, 2B: 25 AB, 13 H, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .520 AVG, 1.432 OPS
Aarnoud Budding, DH: 23 AB, 9 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI, .391 AVG, 1.169 OPS
Pepe Jaramillo, SP: 2 GS, 16.0 IP, 6 HA, 3 R, 2 BB, 10 Ks, 1.69 ERA
Bums of the Week
Amayas Moelling, SP: 1 GS, 4.2 IP, 6 HA, 8 R, 2 BB, 3 Ks, 15.43 ERA
Manuel De Los Santos, CF: 25 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .080 AVG, .235 OPS
Tomás Durán, 3B: 30 AB, 5 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, .167 AVG, .465 OPS
PQS Scores of the Week
| Pitcher | Date | Opp | Decision | 6+ Innings | H<IP | 5 Ks | 3K=>BB | 0 HR | Total PQS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepe Jaramillo | 07-14-42 | @ Valencia | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| David Bates | 07-15-42 | @ Valencia | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Juan Nicto | 07-16-42 | @ Valencia | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Frits Brinson | 07-17-42 | @ Omaha | ND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amayas Moelling | 07-18-42 | @ Omaha | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepe Jaramillo | 07-19-42 | @ Omaha | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| David Bates | 07-20-42 | Des Moines | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Pardon us if we’re wrong, but is that Pepe Jaramillo on a bit of a hot streak for the Black Sox? And is Juan Nicto on a bit of a tear himself?
Well, tie us down and beat us silly with a Jon Reed Messy Burrito, but that appears to be the case: Jaramillo actually showed up in our “Hero of the Week” feature this week, and Nicto nearly did. Jaramillo pitched two excellent games last week (including a 1-0 heartbreak loss to Omaha), and Nicto is 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA over his last 13.1 innings. His ERA, in fact, has been dropping steadily over the past month, and now is an exceedingly respectable 4.12. His FIP is still a worrisome 5.20, but that’s also down considerably from the stratospheric numbers he posted early in the year.
If those two guys can keep going, there may be hope yet …
Yeah, yeah, I know. We’re cockeyed optimists, but we can’t help but get a little dewy-eyed thinking about the rotation with functional 4- and 5-spot pitchers in it.
Also, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the absurd performance (see Heroes of the Week for details) just turned in by 2B Rocky Wattson – good enough to earn him the Frick Player of the Week award.
Nice going, mustache man!
The Week Ahead
3 Games vs Des Moines at Chicago
2 Games vs Long Beach at Chicago
1 Game vs Portland at Chicago