8/25/2082 to 8/31/2082
Denver @ Grand Rapids (6-8 Defeat)
Charlotte @ Denver (9-11 Defeat)
Charlotte @ Denver (8-7 Victory)
Charlotte @ Denver (13-5 Victory)
Kansas City @ Denver (1-4 Defeat)
Kansas City @ Denver (3-1 Victory)
Kansas City @ Denver (12-0 Victory)
Denver's slump continued into the final week of August, as they dropped the first two games, both of them 2 run losses. They rebounded, however, taking the final 2 games of the Charlotte series, and winning 2 of 3 against Kansas City to finish the month of August.
The discussion of who contributed most during the week for the Broncos has to begin with
Alexis Vazquez. Vazquez's bat was on fire through the week, as he went 16 for 31, with 4 doubles, and 10 RBI. The numbers were good enough to be named the AL Player of the Week. Additionally, Vazquez was torrid all through the month of August, batting .409/.447/.609/1.056, with 8 doubles, 5 homeruns, 30 runs batted in, and 19 runs scored.
Those numbers were good enough to get Vazquez named the American League Batter of the Month. It is the third time this season that Vazquez has been named BotM.
Other strong performers the past week include:
Russell Thomas, who went 13 for 26, with 1 homerun, 5 RBI, and 8 runs scored.
Ellis Bolling, who went 9 for 23, with 2 doubles, 3 homeruns, 12 RBI, and 8 runs scored.
Booker Romero, who went 8 for 26, with 2 doubles, 2 homeruns, 6 RBI, and 8 runs scored.
Christopher Kirk also threw just his second career shutout, a 7-hit, 4-strikeout, 0-walk affair against Kansas City.
Milestone Watch:
Hits:
Code:
# Career Hits H
1 S. Serrato* 3861
2 F. Mira 3826
3 S. Piche 3770
4 P. Sanchez 3447
5 R. Vega* 3410
6 C. Romeo 3383
7 D. Homan 3360
8 F. Cobos 3343
9 F. Garza* 3324
10 T. Guerrero 3301
HR:
Code:
# Career HRs HR
1 D. Murillo 691
2 C. Bohanon 670
3 R. Vega* 653
4 J. Paras 645
5 H. Abad 641
6 W. Byrd 639
RBI:
Code:
# Career RBIs RBI
1 R. Vega* 2287
2 D. Homan 2255
3 F. Mira 2218
4 E. Quon 2214
Next up: The standings as of September 1st, 2082, and Denver's batting and pitching stats.