Hot Rods Week in Review: June 8 to June 14

The Hot Rods were undefeated this past week, finishing the week riding a six game winning streak. With the first half of the season nearing an end, the Hot Rods reduced their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to four games. The Hot Rods are 37-28 on the season and sit just a ½ game back from the leader. The Hot Rods will send a team record four players to Tuesday’s All-Star game with Derek Diertrich, CJ Riefenhauser, Eliazer Suero and Phil Wunderlich making the trip to Quad Cities.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Phil Wunderlich (.286)
Slugging: Derek Dietrich (.475)
On Base Pct: Robby Price (.409, tied fourth in MID)
Hits: Phil Winderlich(63, tied ninth in MID)
Doubles: Derek Dietrich (14)
Triples: Kevin Kiermaier (6, first in MID)
Home Runs: Cody Rogers (10, tied fourth in MID)
RBI’s: Phil Wunderlich (46, tied second in MID)
Stolen Bases: Cody Rogers (16)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA: CJ Riefenhauser (2.47)
Wins: Victor Mateo (7, tied second in MID)
Saves: Chris Rearick (9, tied sixth in MID)
Strikeouts: CJ Riefenhauser and Enny Romero (68, tied ninth in MID)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .253 (5 of 16)
Slugging: .398 (1 of 16)
On Base Pct: .328 (6 of 16)
Hits: 542 (2 of 16)
Doubles: 112 (6 of 16)
Triples: 20 (tied 4 of 16)
Home Runs: 53 (1 of 16)
Runs Scored: 311 (2 of 16)
Stolen Bases: 62 (9 of 16)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 4.24 (15 of 16)
Runs Allowed: 305 (15 of 16)
Strikeouts: 544 (3 of 16)
Walks: 220 (10 of 16)

Transactions: None.

Disabled List: Jairo De La Rosa, Will Kline and Wilking Rodriguez.

The Week Ahead: 6/15/11-6/16/11: vs West Michigan White Caps. 6/17/11-6/19/11: at South Bend Silver Hawks. 6/20/11: No Game: All-Star Break. 6/21/11: Midwest League All-Star Game.