Issue #5
Covering this Week in Replay Baseball
May 5, 2019
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Alex Bregman delivers walk-off grand slam
The Stat Column
Who's Hot
| 1. | Buster Posey GRA | .600 | 6-10 |
| 2. | Freddie Freeman HAL | .579 | 11-19 |
| 3. | Jonathan Lucroy ROS | .545 | 6-11 |
| 4. | Shohei Ohtani GRA | .500 | 8-16 |
| 5. | Edwin Encarnacion ROS | .467 | 7-15 |
and Who's Not
| 1. | Denard Span GRA | .050 | 1-20 |
| 2. | Brandon Nimmo GOO | .059 | 1-17 |
| 3. | Nomar Mazara LOS | .059 | 1-17 |
| 4. | Nick Markakis WIT | .059 | 1-17 |
| 5. | Ozzie Albies BRO | .059 | 1-17 |
Current Hitting Streaks
| 1. | Freddie Freeman HAL | 11 |
| 2. | Daniel Murphy GRA | 11 |
| 3. | Manny Machado ROS | 8 |
| 4. | Edwin Encarnacion ROS | 8 |
| 5. | Maikel Franco ROS | 8 |
Season Best: Jose Abreu POR (13)
Individual Highlights
Edwin Encarnacion racked up 8 RBIs in a 9-3 victory over Naperville Lost Soles at Target Field. Encarnacion is currently batting .252 with 4 home runs and 25 RBIs.
Trevor Bauer struck out 14 Wildwood Landsharks hitters, and led Wittenberg Doors to the 2-1 victory.
Salvador Perez was double-trouble on Friday as he belted out 3 doubles in the Naperville Lost Soles 11-7 win over Goose Island Gatekeepers.
Triple Crown Watch - Home Runs
| 1. | Mike Trout BRO | 19 |
| 2. | J.D. Martinez BRO | 18 |
| 3. | Christian Yelich ROS | 16 |
| 4. | Freddie Freeman HAL | 16 |
| 5. | Jose E. Ramirez ROS | 15 |
Triple Crown Watch - Strikeouts
| 1. | Trevor Bauer WIT | 55 |
| 2. | Chris Sale GRA | 51 |
| 3. | Zack Greinke GRA | 50 |
| 4. | Justin Verlander POR | 48 |
| 5. | Gerrit Cole WIL | 48 |
Alex Bregman blasted a game winning Grand Slam in the bottom of the 9th on Sunday, lifting Naperville Lost Soles to the 7-4 victory over Roslyn Fish.
Player of the Week
Daniel Murphy
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .421 |
Game of the Week
Fan Rating 456
The game of the week as voted by the fans was played at Target Field on May 5th. In an exciting L 1 Brodak game Naperville Lost Soles overcame Roslyn Fish 7-4.
Team of the Week
Roslyn Fish
Roslyn Fish has been awarded the team of the week award. Their record this week was 4-1, outscoring their opponents 44-28.
Key Play of the Week
The key play of the week took place in the game between Roslyn Fish and Naperville Lost Soles at Target Field on Sunday. Bottom of the 9th, Naperville Lost Soles batting, Bases Loaded, 2 outs trailing 4-3. Alex Bregman hits a game winning GRAND SLAM home run.