1. Lake Nation DockHounds (26-18, 1st, East)
File final week: 5-1 @ Cleburne
The rollercoaster that’s the East division this season continues with the DockHounds taking place south to Texas and taking all however certainly one of six video games in opposition to the RailRoaders, surging two video games up over Chicago in first place. It was a typical wild and wacky collection down in Cleburne, with the DockHounds scoring at the least eight runs in 4 of the six video games whereas nonetheless displaying off their league-best pitching workers by permitting two runs or much less in two of these video games.
2. Sioux Metropolis Explorers (29-18, 2nd, West)
File final week: 2-1 vs. Winnipeg, 2-1 @ Sioux Falls
Per week with two collection wins for the Explorers sees them pull even atop the West with Kansas Metropolis, together with two enormous wins over rival Sioux Falls with each of them being blowouts (10-4 and 14-3). As we’ve alluded to in previous weeks, when the Explorers can rating runs, their pitching workers will help them extra instances than not. The offense got here to play this week and this Explorers squad is harmful after they do, but additionally harmful when not given they gained a sport over Winnipeg 1-0 this week as effectively.
3. Sioux Falls Canaries (26-20, third, West)
File final week: 2-1 @ Chicago, 1-2 vs. Sioux Metropolis
After taking down the most well liked crew within the East to begin the week, the Canaries took a step again with two blowout losses at house in opposition to Sioux Metropolis over the weekend, dropping them 2.5 again of first within the aggressive West division. Their pitching workers has dropped right down to eighth within the league in crew ERA which is a priority, however the offense is one level again of first in crew OPS (.848) led by June participant of the month Josh Rehwaldt who’s a triple-crown contender.
4. Kansas Metropolis Monarchs (28-17, 1st, West)
File final week: 1-2 @ Lincoln, 2-2 vs. Gary SouthShore
As soon as operating away with the highest file within the league the Monarchs are nonetheless hanging onto that high spot within the West, however with extra competitors. In per week in opposition to the 2 last-place squads in Lincoln and Gary SouthShore, practically each sport was tightly contested outdoors of a 12-1 blowout loss in Lincoln. The Monarchs have a uncommon alternative to bounce proper again as they play these identical two groups all through the course of this week as effectively.
5. Chicago Canines (25-21, 2nd, East)
File final week: 1-2 vs. Sioux Falls, 1-2 @ Kane County
After a really sturdy stretch of profitable it was an 0-2 week when it comes to collection losses for Chicago, falling in a battle of what was then the 2 hottest groups with them and Sioux Falls after which falling in two of three in opposition to their in-state rival Kane County. The pitching workers allow them to down, permitting a complete of 21 runs within the ultimate two video games over the weekend to Kane County. Nonetheless, Chicago fought for 2 tightly contested wins and is in good place, three video games up over second-place Cleburne.
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