Regular Season, Week 20: August 11-17
Last Week’s Results
8/11: Chicago Black Sox @ San Fernando Bears - Win, 1-0.
San Fernando Bats Go Silent in 1-0 Loss
W: A. Moelling (10-9) L: P. Germán (7-12) S: G. Sosa (30).
HR – None
8/12: Chicago Black Sox @ Madison Wolves - Loss, 4-8.
Black Sox Stumble, Lose to Wolves
W: J. Herrera (8-6) L: D. Bates (12-7) .
HR - CHI: D. Dave 2 (25), J. Figueroa (9)
8/13: Chicago Black Sox @ Madison Wolves - Win, 2-1.
Black Sox Need Extra Innings to Top Wolves, 2-1
W: G. Sosa (7-5) L: R. Castagna (4-8) .
HR - MAD: V. Rain (2)
8/14: Chicago Black Sox @ Madison Wolves - Win, 6-2.
Black Sox Deal Wolves 6-2 Defeat
W: P. Kemp (7-3) L: Y. Miyamoto (6-7) S: F. Brinson (1).
HR - CHI: J. Figueroa (10), H. Hang (18)
8/16: Chicago Black Sox @ Louisville Sluggers - Loss, 3-11.
Díaz Helps Louisville Cruise to 11-3 Win
W: J. Castro (4-9) L: P. Jaramillo (10-10) .
HR - LOU: E. Díaz (23), S. Kwakou (43), J. Medrano (2)
8/17: Chicago Black Sox @ Louisville Sluggers - Loss, 5-7.
Late Magic Gets Louisville 7-5 Win
W: E. Mercati (12-8) L: G. Cordero (2-1) S: A. Pires (5).
HR - CHI: H. Hang (19) LOU: B. White (33), M. Marín (12), D. Soethout (5)
Heroes of the Week
José Figueroa, OF: 23 AB, 10 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .435 AVG, 1.244 OPS
Tomás Durán, 3B: 26 AB, 8 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, .308 AVG, .819 OPS
Amayas Moelling, SP: 1 GS, 1 W, 7.2 IP, 2 BB ,3 K, 0.00 ERA
Zeroes of the Week
David Bates, SP: 1 GS, 1 L, 1.0 IP, 7 HA, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 54.00 ERA
Emilio Lugo, 1B: 15 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .067 BA, .192 OPS
Sebastian Fradesso, OF: 23 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .087 AVG, .279 OPS
Record as of Aug. 17
W-L Record for Week 20: 3-3, .500
Overall Record: 69-55, .556
Position in Division Standings: In 3rd Place in the Frick Heartland, 14.5 games behind Yellow Springs
Position in Frick Wild Card Standings: In 2nd Place, tied with San Fernando 2.5 games ahead of Nashville.
StatsPlus Playoff Odds: 77 Percent.
Hot Take
Shhh. Our bats are sleeping. If you keep up that racket, you’ll wake them up …
The Week Ahead
1 Game at Louisville
3 Games vs Des Moines (Ptooey!) at Chicago
3 Games vs Omaha at Chicago