Regular Season, Week 6: May 5-11
Last Week’s Results
5/5: Chicago Black Sox @ Yellow Springs Nine - Loss, 1-6.
Nine Bang Out 6-1 Win Versus Chicago
W: E. Ramos (2-2) L: P. Jaramillo (4-2) .
HR - CHI: D. Dave (11)
5/7: Chicago Black Sox @ Sacramento Mad Popes - Loss, 4-5.
Mad Popes Beat Chicago, 5-4
W: M. Vitalle (2-1) L: J. Matarazzo (0-1) .
HR - CHI: D. Dave (12), A. Budding (7) SAC: D. Simpson (11)
5/8: Chicago Black Sox @ Sacramento Mad Popes - Loss, 3-6.
6-3 Loss Extends Chicago Skid
W: C. Morales (4-2) L: A. Moelling (2-3) S: M. Cruz (6).
HR – None
5/9: Chicago Black Sox @ Sacramento Mad Popes - Loss, 1-6.
6-1 Loss to Mad Popes Extends Chicago Losing Streak
W: M. Ramos (1-1) L: J. Nicto (2-2) .
HR - CHI: R. Wattson (7) SAC: Q. Kouros (2)
5/10: Valencia Stars @ Chicago Black Sox - Loss, 9-4.
On Road, Valencia Beats Chicago, 9-4
W: J. Haamid (2-2) L: P. Jaramillo (4-3) .
HR - VAL: P. Salazar (3), M. Rolo (4) CHI: H. Hang 2 (5)
5/11: Valencia Stars @ Chicago Black Sox - Win, 7-11.
Lee Hits 2 home runs in Black Sox Win
W: B. Smith (1-0) L: D. García (1-4) .
HR - CHI: G. Lee 2 (6), R. Wattson (8)
Heroes of the Week
Juan Solís, DH: 7 AB, 5 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .714 AVG, 1.921 OPS
Hao Hang, OF: 26 AB, 7 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .269 AVG, .846 OPS
Rocky Wattson, 2B: 18 AB, 5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .278 AVG, .982 OPS
Bums of the Week
Grant Lee, OF: 21 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .048 AVG., .095 OPS
Aarnoud Budding, 1B: 15 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .133 AVG, .635 OPS
Pepe Jaramillo, SP: 2 GS, 7.2 IP, 18 HA, 14 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 16.43 ERA
The Halt and the Lame
Relief ace Francisco Salgado’s season ended on May 9 with a serious elbow injury that will require ligament reconstructive surgery. He’ll be on the shelf at least 10 months, and was placed on the 60-day disabled list. Luis Gonzáles has been removed from the starting rotation and assigned long relief duties for now. Two-way player Paul Kemp will join the rotation for the time being.
First Baseman Mark Simpson strained a hamstring during the team’s May 10 game against Valencia, and will be out for at least two weeks. He was placed immediately on the 7-day disabled list. Infielder José Silva was recalled from AAA Carolina to take his roster spot.
Record as of May 11
W-L Record for Week 6: 1-5, .167
Overall Record: 16-21, .432
Position in Standings: In 7th Place in the Frick Heartland Division, 8 games behind Louisville and Madison.
Hot Take
How to put this delicately: The Black Sox suck.
Thank you.
The Week Ahead
1 Game Vs. Valencia
4 Games Vs. Louisville
2 Games At Nashville.