Weekly Update- Who's Hot (All-Star Edition)

Since the All-Star Break came in the middle of the week, let's look at who was playing well from Monday up until the break.

AL- Louisville Legends

Recap: The Legends won 11 out of 13 this week up until the break (they haven't slowed down after it either, winning 3 straight coming out of the break). The swept 3 at home against Vancouver, lost 2 out of 3 at home to Cleveland, won 4 straight at Las Vegas and took 3 in a row at Toledo.

Key Series: I know it's not as much of a challenge as it was last season, but it's still fairly impressive to take 4 straight at Las Vegas. They outscored the Gamblers 29-16.

Key Player: DH Ernest Montgomery hit .511 in the 13-game set, hitting 10 home runs and driving in 24, including an epic 4 HR game against Vancouver.

Outlook: They've won 11 straight and opened up a 14 game lead in the division. Life is good for Kentucky baseball fans.

This week: A key 4-game series coming up late in the week against the always-tough Nashville Sounds. At this point you'd have to think Louisville is cruising to a division title but this is a possible playoff preview.

NATIONAL LEAGUE: 3 Teams

In the National League the Chicago Cubs, Houston Riverdogs, and New Orleans Voodoo all finished the 13 game stretch at 8-5.

The Cubs took 2 out of 3 from Houston and then 3 out of 4 from Salem to put themselves in 2nd place in the division and squarely in the wild card race. Their next series is a 4-game set with division-leading Fargo.

The Riverdogs recovered from the Cubs series and finished the week in style, taking 3 out of 4 from North-leading Fargo and sweeping a quality Norfolk team. They may be only 2 games above .500 right now but they lead the division. They'll play a split 4-game series (2 at home, 2 on the road) with 2nd place Memphis in their next series.

The Voodoo are very happy to be done with interleague play (league worst 2-10) and won 3 out of the 4 series they played. They're currently in last place at 42-52 but only 6 games back of Houston. They'll get their shot at the Riverdogs mid-week with a 3 game set at Minute Maid Park.