The Guardians’ difficult schedule run continued with 3-game series against Roland and Deerborn this week. As we begin to track the Wild Card standings more closely, this run could be a crucial test to set up Northsouth’s path to the playoffs in the season’s second half.
White Sox 3B Rygh Ogg is on a roll at the plate and his team is on pace to break Platte’s record for most wins in a season. The White Sox have also continued to be on of the most active teams in the transaction market, strengthening their roster for the future while dominating in the present.
The Spiders and Canaries faced off in 3 games this week to determine the top spot in the NPL standings as the season nears the midway mark.
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UA News:
7/27:
- Terrible news for Prissley CL Lass Len: His elbow pain has been diagnosed as a torn elbow ligament. He will have surgery this week in Taawa. He hopes to return by the beginning of next season, but with his contract with the Trail Blazers ending this year, his future is uncertain.
- League home run leader Curt Sawyer hits his 25th dinger of the year in a 4 for 5 day. The White Sox roll over the Owls, 14-0.
- Rivals LHP George Webb strikes out 10 batters and allows 1 run on 4 hits in Railey’s 8-1 win over Taawa. The Chargers’ win streak ends at 6 games.
- Stags RH SP Jose Verdier leaves in the 4th inning, complaining of pain in his right leg. The injury appears minimal, but we will await word from team doctors. The Stags beat the Guardians, 5-2.
7/28:
- The Deerborn White Sox are the first team to 40 wins. The White Sox beat the Owls today, 3-1. Bob Hove and Rygh Ogg have both homered in back-to-back games.
- Rivals RHP Sonny Hernankez notches 9 Ks in 7 IP as Railey takes 2 of 3 games from Taawa, winning 8-2 today.
- Roland 2B Albert Pentana takes 2 pitches out of the park today in a 3 for 4 performance with 5 RBI. The Stags beat the Guardians, 7-1. Roland takes 2 of 3 games from Northsouth in the series.
- Cherricaw infielder Jeff Brown records 5 hits in a 5 hour, 15 minute marathon in Prissley. Trail Blazers LF Juan Tumaini drives home the winning run with a single in the bottom of the 16th. Tumaini also hits a double and his 21st home run in the 6-5 win.
- Stars RF Antonio Teakowa has mashed 9 homers in the last two weeks, and that’s with three days off for the All-Star break. He hits a solo shot today, but the Brothers avoid the sweep with a 4-2 win.
- With ace pitcher Jorge Takato out for 6 weeks, the first-place White Sox have traded for RHP Isaac Lee, along with prospect C Todd James. They give the Miners LF Steve Jiteoko and a handful of prospects in return.
7/29:
- Rivals RHP Noa Dutertre allows 4 hits and zero runs over 8 innings as Railey stomps the Herders, 10-1.
- White Sox 3B Rygh Ogg is on fire! He’s hit 5 home runs in the last 5 games, with 2 today. He had all 3 RBI in Deerborn’s 3-2 win at Northsouth.
- Bears 3B Juan Tokorres hits his 21st home run and starter Travis Voelker strikes out 10 in 8 scoreless innings as Platte blanks the Chargers, 6-0.
- All-Star MVP Mario Olivo blasts 2 HRs today in the Stars’ 11-5 win against the Trail Blazers.
- RF Jorge Akil and 1B Victor Thabet each go deep twice as the Owls pile on the Miners with 15 runs on 20 hits for a 15-3 win in Lia Kompos.
7/30:
- Bears 3B Juan Tokorres homers in back-to-back games as Platte downs Taawa, 9-4.
- The Brothers beat the Stags, 6-2, and are back up to .500 on the year. However, they are slipping further behind Platte in the UA West standings, now 6 games back.
- Deerborn 3B Rygh Ogg does it again! This time, he hits 2 HR for 5 RBI. He’s homered in 4 straight games, with 2-HR performances yesterday and today. Deerborn hands Northsouth their 4th straight loss, 8-2. White Sox RF Curt Sawyer hits his league-leading 26th HR in the win.
7/31:
- A heartbreaking day in Taawa as 24-year old RP Millard Clark announces his abrupt retirement. He left Wednesday’s game against Platte after 2 pitches and he “immediately knew something was way, way wrong.” Doctors have informed him that the ligament tear in his elbow is unrepairable. His career in baseball is over.
- CF Stan Davis hits 2 homers and 3B Juan Tokorres homers in his 3rd straight game for his 23rd of the year as the Bears beat the Chargers, 8-6.
- The Stars sweep the Trail Blazers with a 4-0 win today, keeping pace with the Stags as the top early Wild Card contenders.
- Deerborn’s new starter, Isaac Lee, pitches 8 innings with 7 Ks in his White Sox debut, allowing just 1 run on 6 hits in the 3-1 win at Northsouth. The White Sox sweep the Guardians and have now won 5 in a row, and 9 of their last 10.
- Stags 1B Francisco Kosgei hobbles off the field after seeming to twist his ankle while running the bases in Roland’s 7-4 win at Salvation.
8/1:
- Deerborn 3B Rygh Ogg wins UA Batter of the Month with 13 HR, 39 RBI, and a .319 average in July.
- Platte’s Adam Evans is July’s UA Pitcher of the Month. In 6 starts, he struck out 41 batters and walked 11 in 39 innings for a 1.85 ERA.
- Bears 3B Juan Tokorres hits his 5th home run in 4 days. He goes deep twice for 4 RBI in Platte’s 12-3 rout of the Herders. He has 25 HR in 1931.
- White Sox starter Roberto Tokorres fans 11 batters in 8.2 innings; 1B Jorge Oko hits 2 HR, as the Sox down the Brothers, 9-1. It’s Deerborn’s 6th win in a row.
- Stars 3B Mario Olivo hits another home run, his 18th, in Delle’s 4-2 win at Railey.
- Northsouth snaps their 5-game losing streak with a 3-1 win in Redwood.
8/2:
- Rygh Ogg continues to hit out of this world. He hits another 2 HR today. The numbers are almost unbelievable: 2-HR performances in 3 of his last 4 games, 10 HR in his last 10 games. His 2nd moon shot today is a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the 10th to beat the Brothers, 7-6. The White Sox are really pulling away from the pack, now. They have an 8-game lead over their closest competitor and certainly seem like a lock for the playoffs in their quest to be the first team to win the Windsor Cup twice.
- Railey LF Julio Kastro hits a pair of home runs, but the Stars come back to beat the Rivals in 12 innings, 7-4.
- Stags RH SP Ed Mercier leaves with an apparent shoulder injury. We await word from team doctors. The Trail Blazers beat the Stags, 9-5. With a foot injury to 1B Francisco Kosgei still awaiting a diagnosis, Roland is hoping for the best as the playoff race looms.
- The Bears beat the Herders, 8-1, to win their 5th in a row. The Bears have a 4-game lead over the Guardians for first place in the UA West.
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NPL Watch:
7/28:
- Spiders 3B Mark Hammond hits a pair of home run today. He’s hit 3 in the last 2 games for a total of 7 on the year. The Spiders are a powerful lineup. DH Lier Semb and CF Jim Ellison also went deep today. Semb has 9 total HR this year, Ellison has 8.
- Reapers RH SP Ed Austin suffers an oblique strain in Plains City’s 1-0 loss to the Lakers. The injury will likely keep Austin out for his next scheduled start.
7/29:
- OF Jose Tokorres won the Windsor Cup in 1929 with the White Sox, but the team released him in early July after his playing time and production both declined this season. Today, Tokorres signs a 4-year deal with the Tiny Sea Metros. The power hitter hits a home run in his debut today as the Metros beat the Spiders, 5-4.
- Canaries 1B Bob Jones stays hot with another 2 HR today to bring his season total to 11, tops in the league. Carver beats Lia Puedris, 4-2.
- Toppers 3B Claudio Adragon wins a wild back-and-forth affair with a walk-off single in the 10th. Trimble beats Petchon, 7-6.
7/30:
- Wight LHP Rayan Bouchet allows just 3 hits over 8.1 scoreless innings in the Spiders’ 5-0 win over Tiny Sea.
- Elderwood RHP Manny Vazquiza strikes out 8 in 7 IP as the Lakers sweep the Reapers with a 5-2 win in Plains City today. The Reapers now trail the Spiders by the 2 games for the NPL lead.
- Canaries 1B Bob Jones hits his league-leading 12th HR in Carver’s 5-2 win over the Kings. Carver starts a series with Wight tomorrow trailing by 2 games. They can take the lead with a sweep.
7/31:
- Wiley Ellysian allows 2 runs on 5 hits over 8 innings as Carver beats Wight, 6-2. Bob Jones hits his 4th HR in the last 3 games, his 13th overall. The Canaries pull within a game of first place with the win.
- The Reapers beat the Kings, 3-2, to pull within a game of Wight.
8/1:
- The Metros walk off in a thriller as Carp RF Pedro Lia Suunu’s throwing error brings home the winning run in the bottom of the 9th. Final: TS 6, PET 5.
- Canaries LF Bruce Hutchinson goes 4 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI. Canaries starter Jose Elewa allows just 1 run on 3 hits over 7 innings. Carver beats Wight, 4-1, to draw even with them for first place in the NPL.
- Elderwood RF Pancho Retoyes goes 3 for 3 with a double and 2 home runs as the Lakers beat the Toppers, 5-3.
- The Reapers beat up on the Kings, 14-3. The win brings them back into a tie for first with Carver and Wight.
8/2:
- Carp LHP Kent McConnish throws 9 scoreless innings with just 4 hits, but doesn’t get a decision. It takes 14 innings for the Metros to beat Petchon, 1-0. They walk off on a throwing error by Carp RF Terry Brown. It’s the second straight walk-off loss to Tiny Sea on an error for the Carp.
- Spiders RF Theron Landry hits a pair of home runs for 4 RBI as Wight crushes the Canaries, 13-0, to keep their place atop the NPL standings with a 20-11 record.
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