Another week, another win, but still not able to pull away from the Thunderbirds. On the bright side, the Bison are the first team in the league to clinch a playoff berth! But there's still 4 weeks left, and we'd like to lock up the top seed in the American League still, so we'll keep pushing hard. Next we welcome the Turtles to Cox Ballpark, and we'll be in the standard creams for this one. Our featured player is second baseman Luis Garcia, who filled the stat sheet against the Deacons going 10-for-19, with 5 runs, 7 singles, 1 double, 2 home runs, 3 RBIs, and tacked on a walk and 2 stolen bases for good measure. #WeAreOK

A big win over the Turtles nets us our 15th win of the season. But with the Thunderbirds also winning, we're still only a game up on them for the AL race for home field advantage. The road is not getting any easier however, as we're heading up to Memphis to take on the Kings. The Kings are in the thick of the NL playoff hunt (though EVERYONE except Carolina is in that hunt) and are looking to get themselves into a stronger spot in that hunt. We'll be in the standard road grays in this one. Our featured player is rookie Shortstop/Outfielder Jackson Merrill. Jackson has been on an absolute tear of later, posting a cycle in the matchup against the Turtles with 4 singles, 1 double, 1 triple, and 4 home runs, totaling 8 RBI and 9 runs, and tacked on 3 walks and 2 stolen bases for funsies. #WeAreOK

After an unfortunate loss to the Thunderbirds, the Atoms hit the road for a matchup with yet another bird team (sort of): the Carolina Griffins. The Griffs are coming in with a 13-game losing streak and are hungry to avoid the basement of the NL, so this should be a much easier game than last week. Featured this week is 2B/SS Xavier Edwards, who has really heated up after joining the team last month. Edwards went 08/30 with 04 runs and 03 BB, with 02 of his 05 steals coming in a stellar performance on Saturday. #03dTimesTheCharm #UpAndAtom
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Now that's how you bounce back from a loss. The Atoms looked like worldbeaters against the Griffins (with the caveat that, well, we were playing the Griffins) and posted the highest score of any team this week by a large margin. We also (finally!) clinched a playoff spot in the process, being 3.5 games up on 05th-place San Diego, and with Arizona and OKC both losing this week, we're once again occupying the top spot in the entire AltLB. This week, we play the current 04 seed, the Kansas City Colts, who definitely need this win to keep pace in a wild playoff chase in the NL. Speaking of wins, we got a couple this week out of Clayton Kershaw, who made his Atoms debut just a couple weeks ago and is looking like he's hardly even missed a step, throwing 11 2/3 innings while striking out 08 and allowing just one earned run. #03dTimesTheCharm #UpAndAtom

It was a valiant effort, but the Colts finally ended our winning streak with a very close fought game between the both of us. Thankfully, the Bison also lost so the gap between us two is still a game. We'll have little time to recuperate from our loss, as we'll hit the road north towards another fellow bird team in the Oakland Squirrels. They're fighting for a spot in the postseason in the NL, so it will once again not come easy for us. Our first repeat feature is OF Ian Happ, who hit for 3 HR's, 4 RBI's, 5 walks, a double, and a stolen base as our most productive hitter last week. #Thunderstruck