The Warriors - Salsa League - Week 9 - Post-Game Report

jeffjagoe (72)in #mlb • 6 years ago

Salsa League - Week 9 - Post-Game Report

Final Score:

The Warriors - 275

Octavio Dotelevision - 274

The Warriors were able to notch their 2nd win of the season in Week 9 after taking it down to the wire and winning by one point at the end of Sunday night. When it was all said and done, the Warriors finished with the most points out of any team in the league. They look to carry some of the momentum into Week 10 when they face off against the first place team, Straight Cash Homie!.

The Warriors Box Score

Batting

In Week 9, The Warriors bats were the best they have been in a while, putting up a total of 160 points. Brian Dozier (2B, Minnesota Twins) had the most points on the team for the 2nd week in a row with 34. Eric Hosmer (1B, San Diego Padres), Eduardo Escobar (3B, Minnesota Twins), Jorge Soler (OF, Kansas City Royal) and Manny Machado (SS, Baltimore Orioles) all had over 20 points on the week. Overall, it was an impressive performance by the Warriors batting lineup.

Pitching

The Warriors pitching staff totaled up 115 points in Week 9. Gio Gonzalez (SP, Washington Nationals) put up a team high 42 points over two starts with 12 Ks in 14.2 innings pitched. Rick Porcello (SP, Boston Red Sox) was right behind with 37 points over two starts. The only sore spot on the pitching staff in Week 9 was Alex Wood (SP, Los Angeles Dodgers) who gave up 6 runs in 2 innings for -12 points. Overall the pitching staff looked solid, and it was enough to bring home the W.

Octavio Dotelevision's Box Score

Octavio Dotelevision had a tough loss in Week 9. They put up the 2nd most points out of all the teams in the league, but failed to bring home a W. Jose Ramirez (3B, Cleveland Indians) and Francisco Lindor (SS, Cleveland Indians) both scored over 30 points for the team and the bats totaled 171 points, but it was not enough to beat the Warriors.