A loss to the Blackbirds just kinda happened, and I'm going to put the blame for this one on the pitching staff, who just couldn't throw strikes or get their hitters out. Hopefully they figure it out for this one, as the undefeated Thunderbirds are coming to town, and we need a win to avoid dropping 3 games back on them in the AL. We are going to be in the cream home uniforms for this one, and are featuring former Thunderbird Willy Adames, who we just acquired from the Atoms and the change of scenery has done good things for the shortstop, who went 5 for 22 at the plate against the Blackbirds, with a single, a double, and three home runs, netting himself six runs and 4 RBI, with a trio of walks as well. #WeAreOK

Back-to-back losses is never a good thing, but when your pitching is as poor as the Bison's has been, it's not all that surprising when the other team hits the ball well. However, we're still in the playoff picture, so we'll head north to take on the OTHER City team, the Kansas City Colts looking to get back in the win column, with all hopes of the AL's top seed relying on other teams to knock of the Thunderbirds now. We'll be in the standard road uniforms for this one, with the gray pants, navy jersey, and the standard cap. Featured is electric outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who bounced back from some costly errors last week by going 9 of 30 at the plate with 5 singles, 3 doubles, a home run, 2 walks, and 2 hit by pitches, setting himself up for 5 runs an 3 RBI. #WeAreOK

The Bison could not get anything going the second time around, sweeping the season seasons and we now are 3 games up on the AL lead. We return home, and because it's our first home game in June, Gila River Field is hosting Pride Night against the Boston Masons, who were coincidentally the same foe we faced last year celebrating Pride Month.  Both teams will once again have special patches commemorating the occasion and this year we will be matching our field raffle winnings to donate to LGBTQIA+ causes. Featured for us this week was a player we just acquired from OKC in utility man Curtis Mead, who filled it at our vacant 3B position at hit 6/21 for 3 homers, 8 RBI's and drew 4 walks at the plate. #RideTheLightning

Welp. That was not a good game on our part. Our pitching staff gave way and allowed Boston to outscore us and hand us our first loss on the year. We can't mull over the loss for too long, as the rest of the AL is hot on our tails and the fact we have to hit the road to Kansas City for an attempt to keep our advantage over the league. Featured for this week is 2B Matt McLain, who may have only hit 5/15 last week, but made the most of those hits for 3 home runs and 5 RBI's. #RideTheLightning

For the second straight week, the Atoms got a tough fight from an underdog team, but were able to hold on as we beat the Griffins to pick up win #11 on the year. We stay here in Vegas to take on our next opponent, the Dallas Sidewinders. Dallas may be 5-7, but they've been much better than that statistically, so expect a good fight from them. Featured for the Atoms this week is 1B/OF Troy Johnston, who came up huge in the clutch against Carolina, with a double, a homer, and 4 RBI on Sunday alone. #UpAndAtom