WEEK IN REVIEW (2-4): After dropping two of six during the week, the third-place Spuds are under .500 for the month of July (11-12) and have fallen further back in the Frick Wild Card race (5½ games behind last spot).ORE-IDA® TATER-TOTS EMOJI SUMMARY OF THE WEEK:
HITTER OF THE WEEK: Yunosuke Terada - 10-for-18, 3 HR, 7 RBI (.556 AVG, 1.736 OPS)
PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Mario Contreras - 0-1, 3 G, 9⅓ IP, 2 ER, 10 K, 3 BB (1.93 ERA, 0.86 WHIP)
GAME OF THE WEEK: With Edmonton playing much better in the second-half of the season, they've creeped up the Frontier League standings and have been threatening to pass Boise. Luckily, the Spuds were able to keep the defending Landis Champions at-bay -- for now -- thanks to a 6-2 win over the Jackrabbits on July 25th. Pancho Germán continued his breakout season, giving the home team seven solid innings of one-run ball. Terada and Carlos Muñóz each chipped in with two-run homers, which was all Boise needed before Timofei Bakitski notched his second save since joining the Spuds via trade on July 14th.
Frick League Frontier Division Standings
| TEAM | WINS | LOSES | WIN% | GB | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Storm | 56 | 49 | .533 | - | +26 |
| Calgary Pioneers | 55 | 50 | .524 | 1 | +30 |
| Boise Spuds | 49 | 55 | .471 | 6.5 | -24 |
| Edmonton Jackrabbits | 48 | 55 | .466 | 7 | +27 |
| Vancouver Mounties | 41 | 62 | .398 | 14 | -116 |
NEWS AND NOTES: After an extremely poor June (.721 OPS), 2038 All-Star Terada has bounced back in July, slashing .267/.394/.442...RonCo Data Company (RCDC), a global leader in baseball analytics, recently published rankings by position for minor league systems in the Brewster...RCDC ranked Boise minor league starting pitchers #7 overall, catchers ranked #15, and outfielders and infielders were named 1st and 3rd best, respectively, out of the eight teams making up the future Johnson Frontier League
DOWN ON THE FARM: Salt Lake City (AAA) mirrored its parent club, going 2-4 during the week...20-year-old Naomichi Harada, whom many believe is Boise's closer of the future, is having a spectacular month of July, collecting five saves with a 0.00 ERA and 0.43 WHIP...Frank Metcalf's return to Salt Lake City (1-2, 12.86 ERA in 3 starts in 2038) after a successful stint in Double A hasn't been what the Alpines' coaching staff had hope, with Metcalf going 0-1 with an ERA of 7.71 in his first two starts...Buffalo (AA) went 3-4 for the week but still remain a distant second-place in its division...top-rated prospect Félix Román has continued his fantastic season, slashing .294/.382/.576 in 46 games since his promotion...SS Motonobu Yamashita returns to the Bisons line-up after a two-week stint on the injured list (shoulder strain)...Tulsa (A) was able to collect just one win during the week, dropping their record on the year to a lowly 44-57...Hot Springs (Short Season) took three of five to push their winning percentage above .600 (20-13)...SP Jen-ta Ba, 2B Ron Park and C Keith Watkins were all named to the Sunshine League Sub-2 Division All-Star Game...Tijuana (Rookie) went 2-2 during a short week due to the Spike Nolan League All-Star Game...SS Shannon Morrison was the Cutthroats' lone representative in the game
