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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


21st May 2012


Game # 40 – Winnipeg [24-15] (J. Stinson 3-3, 4.98 ERA, 15 BB, 35 K, 1.41 WHIP) at Cincinnati [19-20] (A. Harang 3-3, 4.18 ERA, 15 BB, 53 K, 1.35 WHIP)

CF Jeremy Reed - 3B Sharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Chris Davis - C Josh Bard - 2B Alberto Gonzalez - RF Hiram Bocachica

Winnipeg at Cincinnati: 6-5

W: M. Mehlich (3-0); L: S. Feldman (1-4)
H: E. Gagne (4), M. Wuertz (8), T. Johnson (6)
BS: S. Feldman (4)
SV: S. Shelton (12)
HR: - / L. Anderson (8), E. Encarnacion (10), J. Hamilton (10)
CS: - / J. Turner (3), A. Gomez (1)
PoG: E. Encarnacion - 1/4, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 36786

Nr 5 starter Stinson was under pressure to deliver today, and he did very well until giving up a nasty 3 run homer to Encarnacion. The Reds relievers did great until closer Feldman entered the arena, giving up a 2 run double to rookie Grant who collected his two first career RBI's. Our closer Shelton did his job and hold on for his 12th save. CF Jeremy Reed (.232, 3 HR, 9 RBI) damaged his knee menicus and will make a 2 week trip to the DL. Rookie OF Felipe Javier (.302, 6 HR, 21 RBI - AAA) will take his roster spot.


Elsewhere:

Vancouver's Jeremy Powell (5-2, 3.95 ERA) pitched a 6-hit shutout against Texas today.

The Rays 3B Evan Longoria (.279, 15 HR, 36 RBI) had a 3 homerun game in 8-4 win over Boston.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


22nd May 2012


Game # 41 – Winnipeg [25-15] (T. Gorzelanny 3-3, 4.91 ERA, 20 BB, 39 K, 1.35 WHIP) at Cincinnati [19-21] (R. Hill 4-0, 2.28 ERA, 15 BB, 37 K, 0.99 WHIP)

CF Nate McLouth - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 3B Chris Davis - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Kendry Morales - RF Jayson Werth - LF Hiram Bocachica - C Rey Gonzalez

Winnipegat Cincinnati: 2-8

W: R. Hill (5-0); L: T. Gorzelanny (3-4)
HR: S. Schoop (2) / L. Anderson (9), J. Hamilton (11)
E: - / E. Encarnacion (7)
PoG: R. Hill - 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 37617

Our ace Gorzelanny struggled again giving up a dozen hits. He has now the worst ERA of our starters.

After the game we sent C Rey Gonzalez (.137, 1 HR, 2 RBI) to AAA Regina. He will be replaced by rookie C Michael Yates (.302, 6 HR, 18 RBI - AAA).


Elsewhere:

Former Brewer Franciso Rosario (4-3, 3.40 ERA) pitched another shutout for the Rays.

The Marlins gave their star C Gaby Sanchez (.366, 13 HR, 33 RBI) a new 3-year deal worth $22,860,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


I gave OOTP X another try, but once again it sucked badly. The AI released many proven starting pitchers and replaced them with low stamina relievers. Sad that they can't have a decent running game several months after it was published.


23rd May 2012


Game # 42 – Winnipeg [25-16] (B. Morris 4-4, 2.86 ERA, 10 BB, 50 K, 1.02 WHIP) at Cincinnati [20-21] (J. Rupe 3-3, 2.15 ERA, 30 BB, 22 K, 1.51 WHIP)

CF Nate McLouth - 3B Sharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Chris Davis - C Josh Bard - RF Jayson Werth -2B Alberto Gonzalez

Winnipeg at Cincinnati: 2-4

W: E. Gagne (3-0); L: B. Morris (4-5)
SV: S. Feldman (8)
HR: - / J. Hamilton (12)
SB: N. McLouth (2) / J. Turner (6)
CS: N. McLouth (3) / -
E: - / E. Encarnacion (8)
PoG: S. Schoop - 2/4, 1 R, 1 RBI
Time: 2:29
Attendance: 38420


Elsewhere:

My former Brewers C and one of the biggest prospects in the game Antónia Cuarenta (.254, 2 HR, 18 RBI) suffered a career ending injury today.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


24th May 2012

The Reds series was just the 2nd of this season we lost. Nothing spectacular, but the division seems slowly to tighten with the Brewers almost back to .500. We still have the wild card lead, but I think we slowly begin to feel the injuries. And now we welcome the NL West leading Dodgers to town, who are among the top teams in almost all categories unless starting pitchers ERA.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
1B E. Duncan (6 days)
MR H. Martínez (8 months)
2B B. Upton (6-7 weeks)
CF J. Reed (12 days)

Los Angeles:
1B D. Lee (4 months)


Game # 43 – Los Angeles [27-15] (B. Penny 3-1, 4.42 ERA, 12 BB, 23 K, 1.28 WHIP) at Winnipeg [25-17] (R. Wells 4-1, 3.29 ERA, 25 BB, 39 K, 1.19 WHIP)

Winnipeg:

CF Nate McLouth (.294, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 SB)
SS Sharlon Schoop (.345, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
LF John Rodriguez (.281, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 2 SB)
3B Chris Davis (.293, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
1B Kendry Morales (.228, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
RF Jayson Werth (.200, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB)
C Michael Yates (NR)
2B Billy Grant (.333, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

Los Angeles:

RF Gerald Boe (.282, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 27 SB)
1B Justin Huber (.275, 10 HR, 24 RBI)
CF Matt Kemp (.361, 10 HR, 26 RBI, 5 SB)
3B Andy LaRoche (.301, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 2 SB)
SS Billy Hall (.269, 10 HR, 21 RBI, 5 SB)
LF Matt Murton (.268, 7 HR, 19 RBI)
2B Josh Bell (.264, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 1 SB)
C Ramon Hernandez (.225, 6 HR, 17 RBI)


Los Angeles at Winnipeg: 11-8

W: A. Carr (2-0); L: R. Wells (4-2)
H: C. Hoorelbeke (3)
SV: K. Fujikawa (12)
HR: J. Huber (11), B. Hall (11), A. LaRoche (8) / K. Morales (4), C. Davis (4)
SB: M. Kemp (6) / -
CS: - / N. McLouth (4)
E: B. Hall (7) / C. Davis (3)
PoG: C. Davis - 2/4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 38005

Our five runs in the 1st, were not nearly enough to contain the 17 hit attack by the Dodgers.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


25th May 2012


Game # 44 – Los Angeles [28-15] (G. Miller 5-1, 4.09 ERA, 21 BB, 44 K, 1.47 WHIP) at Winnipeg [25-18] (J. Marceaux 5-3, 3.51 ERA, 21 BB, 39 K, 1.21 WHIP)

CF Nate McLouth - 3B Sharlon Schoop - 1B Kendry Morales - SS Joe Harrington - RF Jayson Werth - C Josh Bard - LF Hiram Bocachica - 2B Billy Grant


Los Angeles at Winnipeg: 3-5

W: J. Marceaux (6-3); L: G. Miller (5-2)
H: Z. Braddock (3), M. Mehlich (5)
SV: S. Shelton (13)
SB: G. Boe (28) / -
E: B. Hall (8), J. Bell (1) / J. Bard (6)
PoG: K. Morales - 3/4, 2 R, BB
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 39183

Marceaux laboured, but our three best relievers pitched three good innings to preserve his league leading 6th win.


Elsewhere:

Cardinals CF Carlos Beltran (.273, 7 HR, 29 RBI) will miss up to three weeks with a torn hip muscle.

The Braves starting pitcher Matt Harrison (4-2, 3.47 ERA) will miss six weeks with a strained elbow ligament.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


26th May 2012


Game # 45 – Los Angeles [28-16] (J. McDonald 5-4, 3.66 ERA, 14 BB, 59 K, 1.08 WHIP) at Winnipeg [26-18] (J. Stinson 3-3, 5.11 ERA, 17 BB, 39 K, 1.42 WHIP)

CF Nate McLouth - 2B Sharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - 1B Kendry Morales - RF Jayson Werth - C Josh Bard


Los Angeles at Winnipeg: 5-4 (10)

W: K. Fujikawa (3-0); L: M. Mehlich (3-1)
H: A. Carr (5)
BS: T. Sipp (3)
HR: M. Kemp (11) / J. Harrington (12), C. Davis (5)
E: - / J. Harrington (5), C. Davis (4)
PoG: A. LaRoche - 4/5, 1 R, 1 RBI
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 41043


Elsewhere:

Pirates starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma (1-5, 4.82 ERA) will miss about three weeks with a strained elbow ligament.

The Reds 1B Lars Anderson (.335, 10 HR, 27 RBI) had five hits in a 10-1 victory over the Mets.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


27th May 2012


Game # 46 – Los Angeles [29-16] (A. Reyes 5-2, 4.28 ERA, 15 BB, 51 K, 1.39 WHIP) at Winnipeg [26-19] (T. Gorzelanny 3-4, 5.31 ERA, 22 BB, 43 K, 1.44 WHIP)

RF Hiram Bocachica - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 3B Chris Davis - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Kendry Morales - LF Jayson Werth - C Michael Yates - CF Felipe Javier


Los Angeles at Winnipeg: 2-3

W: S. Rleal (1-0); L: T. Kawauchi (1-2)
HR: - / C. Davis (5)
SB: - / H. Bocachica (2), N. McLouth (3)
CS: F. Diaz (2) / -
E: - / H. Bocachica (1)
PoG: C. Davis - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 40228

Chris Davis continues his hot bat by extending his hitting streak to 17 games. Nate McLouth singled home pinchrunner Gonzelez in the bottom of the ninth.


American League Player of the Week:
SS Sean Rodriguez - Los Angeles: .440, 6 HR, 11 RBI (.313, 13 HR, 35 RBI)

National League Player of the Week:
1B Lars Anderson - Cincinnati: .500, 4 HR, 10 RBI (.333, 11 HR, 29 RBI)

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


28th May 2012

Our fans really got a great seried for their money against the Dodgers and somehow we were even able to split the four games. Due to the Cardinals cold streak we moved within one game of the division lead. Our team numbers at the moment are .251 (13th), .420 (8th), .735 (9th) and 4.01 ERA (8th). We end the month with a four game series at Boise. Mark Teixeira's team had a rather bad start to the season and ranks last or next to last in almost all offensive categories, while pitching is among the league leaders.


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
1B E. Duncan (2 days)
MR H. Martínez (7-8 months)
2B B. Upton (6 weeks)
CF J. Reed (8 days)

Boise:
n/a


Game # 47 – Winnipeg [25-17] (B. Morris 4-5, 3.09 ERA, 12 BB, 54 K, 1.08 WHIP) at Boise [20-26] (T. Hanson 0-3, 3.47 ERA, 7 BB, 10 K, 1.33 WHIP)

Winnipeg:

CF Nate McLouth (.313, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB)
2B Sharlon Schoop (.326, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
3B Chris Davis (.302, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
SS Joe Harrington (.273, 12 HR, 44 RBI)
1B Kendry Morales (.271, 4 HR, 15 RBI)
LF John Rodriguez (.267, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 2 SB)
RF Jayson Werth (.214, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 2 SB)
C Josh Bard (.264, 5 HR, 16 RBI)


Boise:

2B Carlos Pena (.195, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB)
C Matt McBride (.239, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
LF Jason Denham (.285, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 6 SB)
1B Mark Teixeira (.241, 10 HR, 21 RBI, 1 SB)
3B Dallas McPherson (.191, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 1 SB)
CF Angel Fermin (.248, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 7 SB)
RF Mark Springer (.378, 0 HR, 11 RBI, 23 SB)
SS Eric Munson (.186, 4 HR, 11 RBI)>


Winnipeg at Boise: 5-1

W: B. Morris (5-5); L: T. Hanson (0-4)
HR: F. Javier* (1) / -
CS: N. McLouth (5) / -
E: K. Morales (2) / T. Hanson (1)
PoG: B. Morris - 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 25506

* first career homerun

Bryan Morris pitched his first complete game of his career and lowered his ERA to 2.84. Jason Werth was ejected after arguing a called strike 3.


Elsewhere:

Royals 3B Alex Gordon (.308, 3 HR, 25 RBI) had 5 hits in a 13-12 win over Detroit.

The Padres Jeff Niemann (5-2, 3.04 ERA) pitched a 2-hit shutout against Atlanta.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


29th May 2012


Game # 48 – Winnipeg [28-19] (R. Wells 4-2, 3.88 ERA, 26 BB, 44 K, 1.28 WHIP) at Boise [20-27] (J. Litsch 4-2, 2.93 ERA, 12 BB, 18 K, 1.30 WHIP)


CF Nate McLouth - RF Jayson Werth - 3B Chris Davis - SS Joe Harrington - LF John Rodriguez - 1B Kendry Morales - C Josh Bard - 2B Billy Grant

Winnipeg at Boise: 2-3 (11)

W: J. Schmidt (1-3); L: M. Mehlich (3-2)
H: Z. Braddock (4), C. Armstrong (6)
BS: S. Shelton (1)
SB: - / M. García (10)
E: - / J. Litsch (2)
PoG: R. Wells - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 31958

Again two very good starting pitchers who did their job. But for this game our closer Shelton (1.60 WHIP) fell victim to the armada of baserunners who usually allows.

After the game we activated 1B Eric Duncan (.313, 6 HR, 9 RBI) from the DL, 1B John Cromsie (.217, 2 HR, 3 RBI) is sent back to AAA-Regina. Duncan will lose some playing time as his primary replacment Kendry Morales (.262, 4 HR, 15 RBI) did rather well during the last two weeks.


Elsewhere:

Tampa Bay reliever Chris Ray (0-0-1, 3.25 ERA) is out for the season with a torn bicep muscle..

The Marmots starting pitcher Kyle Winters (3-2, 3.90 ERA) threw a 3-hit shutout against the Hoosiers (who are 17-31 by the way).

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


30th May 2012


Game # 49 – Winnipeg [28-20] (J. Marceaux 6-3, 3.47 ERA, 24 BB, 47 K, 1.25 WHIP) at Boise [21-27] (N. Shimizu 5-3, 2.44 ERA, 23 BB, 40 K, 1.09 WHIP)


CF Nate McLouth - 3B Sharlon Schoop - 1B Eric Duncan - SS Joe Harrington - LF John Rodriguez - RF Jayson Werth - C Michael Yates - 2B Alberto Gonzalez

Winnipeg at Boise: 4-3

W: C. Armstrong (2-0); L: H. Kuo (0-2)
SB: - / M. Ellis (1)
E: M. Yates (1) / N. Shimizu (2), M. Ellis (3), J. Crede (4)
PoG: N. McLouth - 3/5, 1 R, 2 RBI
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 33090

When 2011 CY Young winner Shimizu left the game in the 8th, he game was tied at 3. But we were able to sneak in a run in the 9th and Armstrong pitched two perfect innings to get the win.


Elsewhere:

Indians 2B Joe Inglett (.240, 3 HR, 20 RBI) is out for the season with a fractured skull.

The Pirates LF Jason Bay (.300, 15 HR, 25 RBI) hit his 300th career homerun. He is in his 10th season with the team now and has a contract throught 2015.

40-year old closer Billy "the Kid" Wagner (0-2-6, 7.62 ERA) signed a new 1-year contract with the Mets worth $2,640,000.

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May 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


31st May 2012


Game # 50 – Winnipeg [29-20] (J. Stinson 3-3, 4.88 ERA, 20 BB, 44 K, 1.43 WHIP) at Boise [21-28] (J. Ravin 2-7, 6.61 ERA, 19 BB, 26 K, 1.73 WHIP)


CF Nate McLouth - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 1B Eric Duncan - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - RF Jayson Werth - C Josh Bard - LF Hiram Bocachica

Winnipeg at Boise 6-1

W: Z. Braddock (1-0); L: H. Sanada (1-3)
BS: H. Sanada (3)
HR: - / D. McPherson (8)
E: - / D. McPherson (5)
PoG: J. Ravin - 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 31875

Ravin pitched a beauty in Pitchers Paradise (formerly known as Boise Cascade Park), but closer Sanada completely blew the game when Harrington hit a double to clear the bases in the bottom of the ninth.


Elsewhere:

Braves C Brian McCann (.261, 3 HR, 15 RBI) will miss up to three weeks with a fractured hand.

Milwaukee 3B Braun "Calamity Braun (.273, 8 HR, 19 RBI) had three home runs in 9-4 victory over Florida.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche

May Review:

Bisons record at 30-20 [18-11 for the month](1.0 games infront of St. Louis. Cubs and Brewers are slowly recovering, standing at a 23-27 record.

Other division leaders:
New York (31-19)
Kansas City (33-17)
Texas (30-20)
Florida (34-16)
Los Angeles (31-19)


Who was hot?

MR Zach Braddock (1-0-0, 11.0 IP, 12 H, 4 BB, 8 K, 2.45 ERA, 1.45 WHIP
SP Jacob Marceaux (3-2, 43.0 IP, 44 H, 14 BB, 31 K, 2.93 ERA, 1.35 WHIP)
CL Stephen Shelton (0-1-6, 10.0 IP, 11 H, 4 BB, 10 K, 2.70 ERA, 1.50 WHIP)
SS Joe Harrington (.306, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 20 R, 4 BB, 31 K, 0 SB, .994 OPS)
3B Chris Davis (.333, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 13 R, 6 BB, 19 K, 0 SB, .972 OPS)
IF Sharlon Schoop (.343, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 16 R, 15 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, .947 OPS)

And who was not?

SP Tom Gorzelanny (2-1, 32.1 IP, 41 H, 12 BB, 18 K, 5.29 ERA, 1.64 WHIP)
SP Josh Stinson (1-1, 36.1 IP, 38 H, 15 BB, 35 K, 5.20 ERA, 1.46 WHIP)
RF Jayson Werth (.207, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 6 BB, 28 K, 1 SB, .522 OPS)
SS Alberto Gonzalez (.220, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, .573 OPS)


We still do much better than all expectations. Guess most opponents under estimate our mostly no-name roster, who leads the league in runs allowed.


American League Player of the Month:
3B Evan Longoria - Tampa Bay: .333, 12 HR, 25 RBI, 29 R (.272, 19 HR, 43 RBI)

National League Player of the Month:
RF Carlos Gonazelz - Arizona: .410, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 22 R (.343, 13 HR, 37 RBI)

American League Pitcher of the Month:
SP Travis Chick - Seattle: 5-0, 3.18 ERA, 39.2 IP, 41 H, 9 BB, 33 K, 1.26 WHIP (6-2, 3.92 ERA)

National League Pitcher of the Month:
SP Greg Miller - Los Angeles: 5-1, 2.92 ERA, 40.0 IP, 33 H, 19 BB, 34 K, 1.30 WHIP (6-2, 4.36 ERA)

American League Rookie of the Month:
LF Cliff Strong - Washington: .316, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 21 R (.316, 2 HR, 17 RBI)

National League Rookie of the Month:
SS Joe Harrington - Winnipeg: .306, 8 HR, 34 RBI, 20 R (.268, 12 HR, 48 RBI)


Elsewhere:

Pirates reliever Dennys Reyes (0-0-1, 1.20 ERA) signed a new 2-year contract worth $6,640,000.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


2nd June 2012

After some very interesting games at Boise, we play another four games against a low scoring team: the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are riding on a five game winning streak and have - as we - a struggling ace. Maybe Snell and Gorzelanny are missing each other?


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
MR H. Martínez (7-8 months)
2B B. Upton (5 weeks)
CF J. Reed (3 days)

Pittsburgh:
SP H. Iwakuma (2 weeks)
2B J. Lugo (2 weeks)


Game # 51– Pittsburgh [20-30] (I. Snell 2-7, 7.74 ERA, 21 BB, 36 K, 1.91 WHIP) at Winnipeg [30-20] (T. Gorzelanny 3-4, 5.10 ERA, 26 BB, 46 K, 1.46 WHIP)


Winnipeg:

CF Nate McLouth (.302, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 3 SB)
LF John Rodriguez (.266, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 2 SB)
2B Sharlon Schoop (.327, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
1B Eric Duncan (.293, 6 HR, 11 RBI)
3B Chris Davis (.287, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
RF Jayson Werth (.225, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 2 SB)
C Josh Bard (.261, 5 HR, 18 RBI)
SS Alberto Gonzalez (.211, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

Pittsburgh:

3B Mark Kiger (.190, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 5 SB)
SS Chad Huffman (.250, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB)
C Ryan Doumit (.228, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 1 SB)
LF Jason Bay (.305, 15 HR, 25 RBI, 4 SB)
RF Javier Brito (.263, 6 HR, 24 RBI)
1B Carlos Munoz (.337, 4 HR, 11 RBI)
CF Andruw Jones (.229, 6 HR, 12 RBI, 1 SB)
2B Luis Hernandez (.270, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 1 SB)

Pittsburgh at Winnipeg: 2-7

W: T. Gorzelanny (4-4); L: I. Snell (2-8)
HR: - / J. Bard (6), C. Davis 2 (8), J. Werth (5)
SB: - / J. Werth (3)
PoG: C. Davis - 2/4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 42205


Elsewhere:

Marlins CF Brian Barton (.270, 10 HR, 34 RBI) is out for two months with a dislocated shoulder.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


3rd June 2012


Game # 52 – Pittsburgh [20-31] (J. Salas 2-4, 2.98 ERA, 15 BB, 44 K, 0.95 WHIP) at Winnipeg [31-20] (B. Morris 5-5, 2.84 ERA, 14 BB, 61 K, 1.05 WHIP)


LF John Rodriguez - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 3B Chris Davis - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Kendry Morales - RF Jayson Werth - CF Felipe Javier - C Michael Yates


Pittsburgh at Winnipeg: 2-3 (10)

W: M. Mehlich (4-2); L: D. Reyes (0-1)
H: C. Armstrong (7)
BS: S. Shelton (2)
HR: J. Bay (16) / J. Werth (6)
CS: - / S. Schoop (2)
E: C. Munóz (5) / B. Morris (2), J. Harrington (6)
PoG: B. Morris - 7.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 15 K
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 42751

Bryan Morris had a hell of a game and carried a no-hitter into the 7th. He was in line for the loss as we gave up a run through two errors in the first. Sadly Stephen Shelton blew another save, but a Werth homerun in the 10th gave us the W.


Elsewhere:

Tigers LF Jerry Owens (.286, 2 HR, 19 RBI) had 5 hits in a 12-10 win over the Angels.

The Rangers 1B Adrian Gonzalez (.389, 9 HR, 27 RBI) is out for five weeks with a strained anterior cruciate ligament.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


4th June 2012


American League Player of the Week:
CF Nick Swisher - Oakland: .474, 5 HR, 12 RBI (.197, 17 HR, 42 RBI)

National League Player of the Week:
2B Rickie Weeks - Arizona: .400, 3 HR, 12 RBI (.284, 9 HR, 34 RBI)


3B Tripper Johnson (.298, 5 HR, 26 RBI) of our AAA team Regina won the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week award after hitting .444 with 3 HR and 7 RBI.


Game # 53 – Pittsburgh [20-32] (A. Cook 5-3, 3.25 ERA, 20 BB, 29 K, 1.24 WHIP) at Winnipeg [32-20] (R. Wells 4-2, 3.66 ERA, 28 BB, 50 K, 1.25 WHIP)

CF Nate McLouth - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 1B Eric Duncan - SS Joe Harrington - 3B Chris Davis - C Josh Bard - LF John Rodriguez - RF Hiram Bocachica


Pittsburgh at Winnipeg: 6-1

W: A. Cook (6-3); L: R. Wells (4-3)
HR: , R. Doumit (7), J. Brito (7), L. Hernandez (2), J. Bay (17) / -
PoG: A. Cook - 7.0 IP, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Attendance: 41548


Elsewhere:

The Nationals 1B Nick Johnson (.268, 9 HR, 26 RBI) had five hits in 8-7 loss against Oakland.

The 23-game hitting streak of the Reds SS Chris Valaika (.346, 9 HR, 38 RBI) came to an end.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


5th June 2012


Game # 54 – Pittsburgh [21-32] (A. Soler 4-2, 4.13 ERA, 20 BB, 37 K, 1.50 WHIP) at Winnipeg [32-21] (J. Marceaux 6-3, 3.25 ERA, 24 BB, 50 K, 1.27 WHIP)

CF Nate McLouth - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 3B Chris Davis - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Kendry Morales - RF Jayson Werth - C Josh Bard - LF Hiram Bocachica


Pittsburgh at Winnipeg: 4-11

W: J. Marceaux (7-3); L: A. Soler (4-3)
HR: C. Munóz (5) / K. Morales 2 (6), S. Schoop (3), H. Bocachica (3)
SB: J. Bay (5), D. Majewski (3) / -
CS: M. Kiger (3) / N. McLouth (6)
E: J. Brito (4) / -
PoG: K. Morales - 3/5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 40479


Elsewhere:

The Yankees starting pitcher Paul Maholm (4-4, 4.62 ERA) pitched a 5-hit shutout against Indianapolis.

Angels RF Vladimir Guerrero (.300, 12 HR, 28 RBI) will miss seven weeks with a strained achilles tendon.

Marmots ace Jeremy Powell (7-2, 3.71 ERA) pitched a 4-hitter against the Twins.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


6th June 2012

A very important series around the 2nd placed Cardinals (1.0 game back). On the paper they are a much better team than we are and with probably pitching matchups even sweep us. But so far we show no signs of getting cold after our sensational start to the season.

Before game 1 we activate CF Jeremy Reed (.232, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 5 SB) from the DL, while CF Felipe Javier (.294, 1 HR, 6 RBI) makes the trip back to Regina. Reed might have lost his every day job, after a string of great performances by Nate McLouth (.300, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB).


Injury Report:

Winnipeg:
MR H. Martínez (7 months)
2B B. Upton (4-5 weeks)

St. Louis:
SS T. Mitchell (4 days)
CF C. Beltran (6 days)


Game # 55 – Winnipeg [33-21] (J. Stinson 3-3, 4.48 ERA, 24 BB, 53 K, 1.36 WHIP) at St. Louis [32-22] (W. Watkins 2-1, 3.15 ERA, 10 BB, 42 K, 1.13 WHIP)


Winnipeg:

CF Jeremy Reed (.232, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 5 SB)
2B Sharlon Schoop (.319, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
3B Chris Davis (.306, 8 HR, 26 RBI)
SS Joe Harrington (.271, 12 HR, 48 RBI)
1B Kendry Morales (.284, 6 HR, 19 RBI)
LF John Rodriguez (.263, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 2 SB)
RF Jayson Werth (.244, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 3 SB)
C Michael Yates (.250, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

St. Louis:

CF Colby Rasmus (.328, 13 HR, 40 RBI, 6 SB)
RF Ken Duffy (.216, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 5 SB)
LF Albert Pujols (.254, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 4 SB)
1B David Carpenter (.333, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 1 SB)
C Bryan Anderson (.278, 5 HR, 30 RBI)
SS David Uribes (.168, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
2B Orlando Hudson (.321, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 7 SB)
3B Scott Rolen (.261, 4 HR, 24 RBI)


Winnipeg at St. Louis: 2-4

W: W. Watkins (3-1); L: J. Stinson (3-4)
SV: R. Owen (10)
HR: J. Rodriguez (8) / A. Pujols (8), C. Rasmus (14), K. Duffy (2)
E: K. Morales (3) / D. Carpenter (1)
PoG: W. Watkins - 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 39234

Kind of strange game in which we blew the lead with two outs in the 7th. That Watkins guy looks scary and could be one of the most dominating pitchers of the game for years to come.


Elsewhere:

Blue Jays 3B Jeff Baker (.296, 11 HR, 36 RBI) had 5 hits in at 13-11 win over Colorado.

The Royals (!) closer Jonathan Papelbon (5-4-14, 3.55 ERA) signed a new 1-year deal worth $5,630,000.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


7th June 2012


Game # 56 – Winnipeg [33-22] (T. Gorzelanny 4-4, 4.86 ERA, 27 BB, 54 K, 1.45 WHIP) at St. Louis [33-22] (R. Nolasco 4-3, 2.71 ERA, 22 BB, 62 K, 1.09 WHIP)


CF Jeremy Reed - 3B Sharlon Schoop - LF John Rodriguez - SS Joe Harrington - RF Jayson Werth - 1B Eric Duncan - C Josh Bard - 2B Alberto Gonzalez


Winnipeg atSt. Louis: 8-6

W: T. Gorzelanny (5-4); L: R. Nolasco (4-4)
H: C. Madden (3), C. Armstrong (8)
SV: S. Shelton (14)
HR: - / A. Pujols (9)
CS: J. Werth (1) / -
E: J. Bard (7) / J. Kirby (1), A. Pujols (6)
PoG: A. Pujols - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 40888

Gorzelanny almost gave a six run lead away, but the bullpen bailed him out after Pujols hit a huge homerun in the 7th.


Elsewhere:

Colorado lost its starting pitcher Kevin Fox (4-4, 2.78 ERA) for the season with bone chips in his elbox.

The Brewers 3B Ryan Braun (.293, 12 HR, 28 RBI) had his second three homer game in 10 days as his team won 5-3 over the Giants.


Our C Josh Bard (.276, 6 HR, 20 RBI) signed a new 2-year contract worth $1,430,000. The second year is optional in case one of our young catchers is ready for every day duty.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


8th June 2012


Game # 57 – Winnipeg [34-22] (B. Morris 5-5, 2.57 ERA, 15 BB, 76 K, 0.98 WHIP) at St. Louis [33-23] (R. Nolasco 4-3, 2.71 ERA, 22 BB, 62 K, 1.09 WHIP)


CF Nate McLouth - 3B Sharlon Schoop - 1B Kendry Morales - RF Jayson Werth - C Josh Bard - LF Hiram Bocachica - SS Alberto Gonzalez - 2B Billy Grant


Winnipeg at St. Louis: 6-7

W: R. Ring (1-2); L: M. Mehlich (4-3)
BS: M. Mehlich (1)
SV: R. Owen (11)
HR: K. Morales (7), J. Werth (7) / K. Duffy (3)
SB: - / C. Rasmus (7), M. Rodriguez (3)
CS: H. Bocachica (1) / C. Rasmus (7)
E: J. Bard (8), B. Morris (3), J. Werth (1) / O. Hudson (10)
PoG: K. Morales - 2/4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 39992

Setup man Mehlich blew the lead after giving up a homerun to backup outfielder Duffy.


Elsewhere:

Giants CF Ryan Patterson (.314, 12 HR, 47 RBI) collected 5 hits in 12-3 victory over Milwaukee.

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June 2012 - Winnipeg Bisons
Manager and GM Fritsche


9th June 2012


Game # 58 – Winnipeg [34-23] (R. Wells 4-3, 3.86 ERA, 28 BB, 55 K, 1.27 WHIP) at St. Louis [34-23] (A. Ottavino 5-3, 3.33 ERA, 21 BB, 65 K, 1.21 WHIP)


CF Jeremy Reed - 2B Sharlon Schoop - 3B Chris Davis - SS Joe Harrington - 1B Kendry Morales - LF John Rodriguez - RF Jayson Werth - C Michael Yates


Winnipeg at St. Louis: 11-1

W: R. Wells (5-3); L: A. Ottavino (5-4)
HR: J. Rodriguez (9) / -
E: - / J. Howell (1)
PoG: J. Rodriguez - 2/4, 1 R, HR, 4 RBI
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 41854

SS Harrington (.275, 12 HR, 48 RBI) damaged his meniscus and will miss about a week. He will not be placed on the DL.