Heading into this weekend's series against the Somerset Patriots, the Bears will be in an unfamiliar position; second place. After staying in first place for most of May behind solid pitching from bullpen arms Keith Foulke and Sendy Rleal and some big offensive output from Carl Everett, Rob Mackowiak and Jay Gibbons, the Bears find themselves slumping as the calendar gets set to turn to June.
The Bears are percentage points behind the Patriots with one more loss as they are 18-13 and 18-12 respectively. While Manager Tim Raines is probably not pleased with the outcomes recently, he does have quite a few bright spots on the roster so far. Carl Everett is hitting .350 with 6 home runs and 21 RBI's at this point already, putting him on pace to finish with over 100 RBI's on the season, all that to go with an eye popping .473 OBP. Jay Gibbons is also providing some run production as he has knocked in 15 runs, and Ramon Nivar is batting .349 and getting on base at an impressive clip. Keith Foulke has looked like he has been in top form as he has 8 saves and an ERA of only 1.84. Starter Bobby Brownlie has pitched a team high 44 and 1/3 innings with a respectable 3.65 ERA. Clearly, Raines has some blocks with which to build on.
Big weekend ahead as the Bears can get back into first place in the Freedom Division with a series win over last years champions.
Majors Update:
Quick roundup of Bears who are now with MLB teams:
Daryle Ward- Ward, who signed with the Chicago White Sox, is playing with the White Sox AAA affiliate and playing very well. He is currently batting .309 with 4 home runs and 7 RBI's. With the White Sox struggling to produce runs at the major league level so far this season, Ward could be looking at a call up to the majors soon.
Abraham Nunez- Nunez is also in AAA right now, after having signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Currently, he's hitting .308 with 3 runs scored and 6 RBI's.
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