The American League's best player of the week was Texas' Roger Romeo, who wins the award for the 9th time in his career. Roger went 15 for 27 (.556), while hitting 7 HR and collecting 15 RBI. He now has homered in 4 consecutive games as well! Nick Helvey wins his 6th Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. He had an on base percentage of .560 and hit .542, while driving in 8 runs.

OAKLAND - When you're in a zone, age does not matter. Tony Jaquez showed Oakland that he still has the thunder in his bat, driving three balls out of the park! In the 1st inning he unloaded a solo homerun off Cristobal Zambrano. His 2nd blast, a two-run homerun off Cristobal Zambrano in the 4th inning, landed an estimated 398 feet from home plate. A pitch from Gordon Mair in the 9th inning left his bat for a two-run homerun, landing 339 feet from home plate in left field. Overall he collected 3 hits in 4 trips to the plate, with three runs scored and driving in 6 runs. Jose Trevino was the last player to hit 3 homeruns in a game, doing it 8/12/2047. Cleveland scored 14 runs on 13 hits.

CHICAGO (N) - Jose Trevino powered Chicago (N) to a 7-0 win over San Francisco. He did it in style by homering three times. His 1st blast, a two-run homerun off Donald Haglund in the 1st inning, landed an estimated 453 feet from home plate. His 2nd shot, a solo homerun off Donald Haglund in the 3rd inning, cleared the fence in left field. Number 3 in the 5th inning, a shot estimated at 425 feet, cleared the wall in center field. Overall he stroked 4 hits in 4 AB, with three runs scored with 5 RBI. His homerun total this year is 18, along with 60 RBI. On 8/3/2047, Chisaburou Momoru was the last player to hit 3 dingers in a single game.

TEXAS - Roger Romeo saw the ball really well, leading Texas to a 15-3 win over Seattle. His five hits thrilled his teammates and coaches, and Roger seemed happy as well after the game. Number 1 in the 1st inning accounted for a double. In the 4th inning he belted a double off Alan Robinson. A pitch from Bill Wiley in the 6th inning left his bat for a double. His 5th hit, a solo homerun off Bill Wiley in the 8th inning, cleared the fence in left field. He had a single in the 3rd, driving in one run. Roger scored 3 runs, and he collected 2 RBI as well! He's having a very good season so far, batting .332.

BALTIMORE - Carl Garwood saw the ball really well, leading Baltimore to a 22-0 win over Seattle. His six hits thrilled his teammates and coaches, and Carl seemed happy as well after the game. He had singles in the 1st inning , in the 3rd , in the 4th inning (one RBI) , in the 5th , in the 8th Carl did drive in one while scoring 3 runs on his own. This season has been a good one for him so far, as he has 45 hits in 141 at bats, resulting in a .319 batting average.

BALTIMORE - Michael Silvey hits 'em where they ain't. Seattle certainly agrees as Baltimore's rightfielder unloaded five hits, adding to his reputation of being one of the best pure hitters in the game. Number 2 in the 3rd inning, a shot estimated at 420 feet, cleared the wall in center field. A pitch from Craig Todd in the 5th inning left his bat for a double. In the 7th inning he belted a double off Mark Wiggins. He had singles in the 2nd and in the 6th . Michael scored 3 runs, and he collected 2 RBI as well! His 5 hit performance increases his batting average to .249. Baltimore scored 22 runs on 31 hits.

The American League Player of the Week award goes to Christopher Bulter, New York (A)'s starting second baseman. He hit .650 with 10 RBI and slugged 1.300 in 20 at bats. His season features a batting average of .342 (142 hits in 415 AB), 23 doubles, no triples and 21 bombs. Bulter collected 85 RBI and 82 runs as well. St. Louis' centerfielder Ramon Evangelista had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Ramon was on fire, hitting .571 with 7 HR and 14 RBI. He hit in every game this week and extended his hitting streak to 9 games. He now has homered in 8 consecutive games as well!

NEW YORK (N) - Christopher Bulter is among the best pure hitters in the game, but his 5 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself. A 371 foot drive to right field marked his 1st hit, a two-run homerun off Lucas Garcia in the 1st inning. In the 2nd inning he belted a RBI double off Lucas Garcia. Number 4 in the 5th inning, a shot estimated at 449 feet, cleared the wall in center field. He collected singles in the 4th and in the 7th . Christopher scored 4 runs, and he collected 4 RBI as well! He now has a total of 142 hits this season, accounting for a .342 batting average. New York (A) scored 12 runs on 21 hits.

PORTLAND - Chisaburou Momoru was in a groove, and the results spoke for themselves. He powered Texas to a 12-7 win over Portland by homering three times. His 1st shot, off Edward Pellegrin in the 2nd inning, was a two-run homerun and cleared the fence in left field. In the 4th inning he unloaded a solo homerun off Edward Pellegrin. A 418 foot drive to center field marked his 3rd bomb, a two-run homerun off Edward Pellegrin in the 6th inning. Chisaburou finished with 3 hits in 3 AB, scoring FOUR runs and collecting 5 RBI. His homerun total this year is 17, along with 63 RBI. The induction into the Hall of Fame is almost a sure thing for him now!

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis' centerfielder Ramon Evangelista joined some elite company today, collecting his 2000th career hit! His best year so far was 2043 where he hit .315 with 49 homeruns and 131 RBI. 'I still remember my first hit. But the one today is something special. I'll definitely keep that ball!' He hit a double in the 8th off Joe Winland for number 2000.

Texas' centerfielder Raymon Dike had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. In 30 at bats he hit .600 with 0 HR and 10 RBI. Alvin Vega wins his 5th Player of the Week award. National League pitchers couldn't figure out how to retire this guy all week long. Alvin pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .414 with 3 HR and 12 RBI while slugging .897. Vega has hit 33 bombs this year while batting .313. He adds 31 doubles, along with 80 runs scored. He's 2nd in the National League in RBIs and 3rd in homeruns!

The best month of July in the American League certainly had Chicago (A)'s left-hander Terrance Bovee, earning him the Pitcher of the Month award. He struck out 23 hitters in his 5 starts, putting together a record of 3-0 while pitching 23 innings. His ERA in July was 0.75. Terrance also fired a shutout. Terrance has a record of 7-7 this season, with an ERA of 3.71. In 121.1 Innings he was able to strike out 73 batters. Terrance has pitched one shutout and 5 complete games. It's the 3rd time that the National League Pitcher of the Month award goes to Atlanta's pitcher Eduardo Macias. He had an ERA of just 1.66 in 43.1 innings of work in which he struck out 19 hitters. His record in July is 6-0. In 23 starts this year Eduardo struck out 90 batters in 178 innings of work. His ERA is 2.28, his record 16-4. He has 10 complete games and 2 shutouts. He's 3rd in the National League in ERA and 1st in wins!

The American League Batter of the Month award goes to Walter Bogdan, Tampa Bay's starting first baseman. Walter was on fire, hitting .465 with 7 homeruns and 27 RBI. Walter has gone 111 for 341 (.326) this season, hitting 13 longballs and driving in 61 runs. He has scored 53 runs on his own. Los Angeles' second baseman Grant Hitz had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Batter of the Month. Grant pounded opposing pitchers, hitting .440 with 11 and 26 RBI while slugging .929. Hitz has hit for a .400 average this season. He has 52 extra base hits along with 243 total bases, resulting in a .715 slugging percentage. He's 1st in the National League in batting!

CHICAGO (A) - Salvador Lopez is among the best pure hitters in the game, but his 5 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself. A 440 foot drive to center field marked his 2nd hit, a solo homerun off Antonio Elizondo in the 4th inning. Number 4 in the 7th inning accounted for a double. Number 5 in the 8th inning accounted for a double. He collected singles in the 1st inning and in the 5th (one RBI). Salvador scored 2 runs, and he collected 2 RBI as well! His 5 hit performance increases his batting average to .290. Minnesota improved its record to 39-67, scoring 9 runs on 15 hits.

ARIZONA - Arizona is without its right-hander Bill Jones for at least 5 weeks. He injured himself while throwing a pitch to Brendan Reisinger in a game against San Francisco. His face showed signs of pain immediately after the ball left his hand. Jones was rushed to an hospital near the ballpark, where doctors took x-rays. Those revealed the serious injury, Torn Tricep Muscle. In 19 starts this year Bill struck out 70 batters in 76.1 innings of work. His ERA is 6.13, his record 5-7.

Toronto's third baseman Juwuk Bafou had some reason to celebrate, as the league named him the American League Player of the Week. In 24 at bats he hit .500 with 2 HR and 12 RBI. St. Louis' leftfielder Teo Martinez had some reason to celebrate as well, as the league named him the National League Player of the Week. Teo was on fire, hitting .652 with 3 HR and 7 RBI. He got at least one hit each game this week and is on a 7 game hitting streak right now.

HOUSTON - Florida's catcher Curtis Sinnott once again displayed his tremendous ability to make contact with that little white ball. He tore up Houston's pitching staff with a 4 hit performance on Friday. A triple off Bill Hollinger in the 2nd inning, accounted for his 1st hit. A pitch from Bill Hollinger in the 3rd inning left his bat for a two-run homerun, landing 415 feet from home plate in center field. Number 3 in the 4th inning accounted for a RBI double. A single in the 7th off Curtis Jones accounted for his 4th hit. That drive completed the cycle, causing a smile on his face! Curtis did drive in 3 while scoring 2 runs on his own. He now has a total of 71 hits this season, accounting for a .218 batting average. 220 players in league history have so far hit for the cycle, including Curtis. Joshua Cagle was the last player to hit for the cycle, doing it 6/30/2047.

LOS ANGELES - Gaby Encarnacion is among the best pure hitters in the game, but his 5 hit performance seemed to surprise even himself. His 2nd hit, a solo homerun off Donald Barbeau in the 4th inning, cleared the fence in center field. In the 7th inning he unloaded a two-run homerun off Alejandro Gamboa. He collected singles in the 2nd , in the 5th inning (one RBI) and in the 8th (two RBIs). Gaby scored 2 runs, and he collected 6 RBI as well! He now has a total of 78 hits this season, accounting for a .290 batting average. Los Angeles improved its record to 62-35, scoring 8 runs on 16 hits.

PORTLAND - Portland's Mason Mullins showed a smile on his face after he got his 2000th career hit against Los Angeles on Monday. With one out in the 8th inning, Mason drilled a double, causing a standing ovation from the crowd. His best year so far was 2038 where he hit .345 with 51 homeruns and 157 RBI. 'It's hard to believe that I did it. I want to thank my family, my friends and my teammates!'

MEXICO CITY - It was a great day for Chicago (A)'s left-hander Terrance Bovee. The 26-year old recorded his first career shutout, a 2-hitter, against Mexico City on Monday. 'I was able to keep´em off balance. That certainly helped.' Bovee (6-7) fanned 9 and walked none, throwing 105 pitches. Chicago (A)'s leftfielder Matthew Losh stroked 3 hits in 5 AB, homering once, stroking a double, scoring twice with 3 RBI. That was enough to support the brilliant performance of Bovee. Chicago (A) scored 11 runs on 17 hits.