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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


15th May 2012

The last two games against Toronto were lost unluckily, but the fans really like this Canadian matchup. We still rank in the lower part of most stats offensively and are about average in pitch, but somehow still win enough games to have the wildcard lead. Of course we won't be able to keep this hot streak, but we want to enjoy as much as possible. We now travel to New York, where the Mets had a very disappointing start to the season. Of course I have something open with them after they kicked me and the Brewers out of the playoffs last year. They still have a very potent lineup, while their pitching more or less sucks.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
1B E. Duncan (2 weeks)
MR H. Martínez (8 months)
2B B. Upton (8 weeks)

New York:
CL B. Wagner (5 days)
2B J. Reyes (9 months)


Game # 35 – Winnipeg [20-14] (J. Stinson 3-3, 4.86 ERA, 13 BB, 31 K, 1.38 WHIP) at New York [14-20] (P. Humber 2-4, 4.76 ERA, 4 BB, 29 K, 1.19 WHIP)

Winnipeg:

CF Jeremy Reed (.217, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4 SB)
2B Sharlon Schoop (.321, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
LF John Rodriguez (.309, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB)
SS Joe Harrington (.287, 9 HR, 35 RBI)
3B Chris Davis (.282, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
1B Kendry Morales (.231, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
RF Jayson Werth (.182, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB)
C Rey Gonzalez (.150, 1 HR, 2 RBI)

New York:

RF Lastings Milledge (.338, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB)
2B Chris Coghlan (.219, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB)
1B Travis Hafner (.284, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
3B David Wright (.282, 8 HR, 17 RBI, 2 SB)
LF Cody Haerther (.269, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 3 SB)
C Michael Barrett (.224, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
SS Keith Ginter (.164, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
CF Skip Schumaker (.259, 1 HR, 3 RBI)


Winnipeg at New York: 6-4

W: C. Madden (2-0); L: A. Burgos (1-2)
H: J. Marshall (8)
BS: A. Burgos (1)
SV: M. Mehlich (2)
HR: J. Bard (5) / M. Barrett (8)
SB: J. Werth (2) / S. Schumaker (1)
E: J. Stinson (1), C. Davis (2) / -
PoG: J. Bard - 1/1, 1 R, HR, 4 RBI
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 45870

Gonzalez got ejected in the 7th, but his replacement Bard hit a grandslam with two outs in the 9th to give us a very lucky win.


Elsewhere:

The Marlins injuryprone 2B Kazuhide McDonald (.370, 8 HR, 23 RBI) will miss another three weeks with a hyperextended knee.

Charlotte 1B Matt Matulia (.245, 1 HR, 5 RBI) and Indianapolis pitcher Rick Vanden Hurk (2-3, 5.84 ERA) were suspended for five games for violent behaviour.

The Twins LF Jason Kubel (.430, 8 HR, 30 RBI) signed a new 3-year contract worth $20,460,000.