Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Carlos Gonzalez 5 for 5 vs Braves 072913

Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies was 5 for 5 in a 9-8 loss to the Atlanta Braves on July 29, 2013. For the game he was 5 for 5 with 2 RBI, 1 R and 2 SB while playing left field. This season he is now hitting .306/.373/.602 with 26 HR, 69 RBI, 72 R, 21 SB in 99 games. This is his second 5 for 5 performance this season with the first coming on May 15. He also joined the 20/20 club for the fourth season in a row after 34 HR and 26 SB in 2010, 26 HR and 20 SB in 2011 and 22 HR and 20 SB in 2012. For his MLB career he is hitting .300/.358/.531 with 125 HR, 418 RBI, 448 R, 107 SB in 680 games. He originally signed with the Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent in 2002. Gonzalez will be 28 on October 17.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Deacon White MLB Hall of Fame 2013

Deacon White was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 2013 along with Hank O' Day and Jacob Ruppert. White was a 3B\C\OF with 20 seasons MLB experience playing with the Cleveland Forest Citys (1871-1872), Boston Red Stockings (1873-1875, 1877), Chicago White Stockings (1876), Cincinnati Reds (1878-1880), Buffalo Bisons (1881-1885, 1890), Detroit Wolverines (1886-1888) and Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1889). For his MLB career he hit .312/.346/.393 with 24 HR, 988 RBI, 1140 R, 70 SB in 1560 games.

I believe his three best seasons were 1873 when he hit .392/.392/.508 with 1 HR, 77 RBI, 79 R, 19 SB in 60 games, 1875 when he hit .367/.372/.453 with 1 HR, 60 RBI, 76 R, 2 SB in 80 games and 1877 when he hit .387/.405/.545 with 2 HR, 49 RBI, 51 R, 0 SB in 59 games.

He was the National Association batting champ in 1875 and the National League batting champ in 1877. He led the National Association in RBI in 1873 and led the NL in RBI in 1876 (60) and 1877. He led the NL in triples in 1877 (11).

White also briefly served as Manager for Cleveland (1872) with an 0-2 record and Cincinnati (1879) with a 9-9 record.

Hall of Fame page

Jacob Ruppert MLB Hall of Fame 2013

Jacob Ruppert was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 2013 along with Hank O' Day and Deacon White. Ruppert was a U.S. Congressman (1899-1907) and later the owner of the New York Yankees (1915-1939). Ruppert laid the foundation for the Yankees by hiring Miller Huggins as Manager in 1917, purchasing the contract of Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox in 1919 and building Yankee stadium which was completed in 1923. The Yankees won their first seven World Series Championships under Ruppert (1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937 and 1938).

Hall of Fame page

Hank O' Day MLB Hall of Fame 2013

Hank O' Day was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 2013 along with Jacob Ruppert and Deacon White. O'Day was a RHP\OF with seven seasons MLB experience playing with the Toledo Blue Stockings (1884), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885), Washington Nationals (1886-1889) and New York Giants (1889-1890). For his MLB career he was 73-110 with a 3.74 ERA, 663 K, 1.35 WHIP, 4 SV, 177 complete games, 5 shut outs in 1651.1 IP over 201 games. For his career he hit .190/.228/.224 with 1 HR, 46 RBI, 76 R, 7 SB in 232 games.

O' Day later served as Manager for the Cincinnati Reds (1912) with a 75-78 record and Chicago Cubs (1914) with a 78-76 record.

However it was his career as an Umpire that warranted his induction to the MLB Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee. He started as a substitute Umpire in 1896 and was an Umpire full-time in the National League (1897-1911, 1913, 1915-1924). It was unusual that his managerial stints were sandwiched into his time as an Umpire. Some thought those ties gave him an unfair advantage as manager. He was the Umpire in the first modern World Series in 1903. O' Day also spent many years on the Major League rules committee.  

Hall of Fame page

NL West week 17 072813

Here are the National League West standings from week 17 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Los Angeles Dodgers 55-48 --- Home: 29-24 Road: 26-24

Hot: Hanley Ramirez (40 for 103) .388/442/.699 w/ 6 HR, 20 RBI, 24 R, 5 SB in 25 games
Clayton Kershaw 4-1, 1.62 ERA, 38 K, 0.59 WHIP in 39.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Juan Uribe (15 for 64) .234/.286/.375 w/ 2 HR, 14 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 21 games
Chris Capuano 1-2, 7.23 ERA, 17 K, 1.77 WHIP in 18.2 IP over 4 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 54-50 --- Home: 30-23 Road: 24-27

Hot: Martin Prado (32 for 96) .333/.393/.510 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 25 games
Wade Miley 3-1, 1.89 ERA, 24 K, 1.14 WHIP in 33.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Gerardo Parra (12 for 84) .143/.217/.179 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 24 games
Tyler Skaggs 1-2, 5.32 ERA, 19 K, 1.36 WHIP in 22.0 IP over 4 games


Colorado Rockies 50-55 --- Home: 30-26 Road: 20-29

Hot: Carlos Gonzalez (21 for 71) .296/.367/.563 w/ 5 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R, 5 SB in 20games
Jorge De La Rosa 2-1, 2.22 ERA, 22 K, 1.20 WHIP in 28.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Nolan Arenado (17 for 85) .200/.253/.224 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Drew Pomeranz 0-4, 8.10 ERA, 13 K, 2.52 WHIP in 16.2 IP over 4 games


San Diego Padres 47-58 --- Home: 27-23 Road: 20-35

Hot: Will Venable (22 for 71) .310/.338/.479 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 20 games
Huston Street 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K, 0.50 WHIP, 3 SV in 6.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Chris Denorfia (12 for 54) .222/.288/.231 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Andrew Cashner 2-2, 5.76 ERA, 19 K, 1.56 WHIP in 25.0 IP over 5 games


San Francisco Giants 46-57 --- Home: 28-26 Road: 18-31

Hot: Buster Posey (26 for 86) .302/.358/.523 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Madison Bumgarner 3-1, 1.50 ERA, 33 K, 0.81 WHIP in 36.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Gregor Blanco (13 for 76) .171/.264/.211 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 21 games
Barry Zito 0-2, 6.95 ERA, 15 K, 2.09 WHIP in 22.0 IP over 5 games

NL Central week 17 072813

Here are the National League Central standings from week 17 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

St Louis Cardinals 62-39 --- Home: 32-17 Road: 30-22

Hot: Matt Carpenter (31 for 92) .337/.396/.576 w/ 3 HR, 20 RBI, 21 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Joe Kelly 1-0, 2.35 ERA, 15 K, 1.22 WHIP in 23.0 IP over 4 games

Cold: Pete Kozma (11 for 54) .204/.232/.222 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 18 games
Lance Lynn 2-3, 5.52 ERA, 24 K, 1.67 WHIP in 29.1 IP over 5 games


Pittsburgh Pirates 61-41 --- Home: 32-18 Road: 29-23

Hot: Andrew McCutchen (32 for 92) .348/.434/.630 w/ 6 HR, 17 RBI, 12 R, 6 SB in 24 games
Francisco Liriano 4-1, 2.12 ERA, 31 K, 1.03 WHIP in 34.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Garrett Jones (16 for 67) .239/.282/.507 w/ 4 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 22 games
Gerrit Cole 2-3, 3.56 ERA, 21 K, 1.25 WHIP in 30.1 IP over 5 games


Cincinnati Reds 59-46 --- Home: 32-17 Road: 27-29

Hot: Shin-Soo Choo (34 for 103) .330/.420/.485 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 19 R, 3 SB in 26 games
Mike Leake 3-1, 3.09 ERA, 15 K, 1.25 WHIP in 32.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Zack Cozart (19 for 85) .224/.244/.353 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Homer Bailey 1-4, 3.44 ERA, 36 K, 1.21 WHIP in 34.0 IP over 5 games


Chicago Cubs 47-55 --- Home: 22-26 Road: 25-29

Hot: Starlin Castro (33 for 106) .311/.360/.472 w/ 3 HR, 6 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Edwin Jackson 3-1, 2.51 ERA, 24 K, 0.93 WHIP in 32.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Darwin Barney (17 for 96) .177/.190/.292 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Jeff Samardzija 1-2, 5.87 ERA, 24 K, 1.70 WHIP in 30.2 IP over 5 games


Milwaukee Brewers 43-60 --- Home: 26-29 Road: 17-31

Hot: Norichika Aoki (31 for 100) .310/.349/.360 w/ 1 HR, 7 RBI, 12 R, 5 SB in 24 games
Wily Peralta 2-1, 1.64 ERA, 28 K, 1.06 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Rickie Weeks (15 for 88) .170/.291/.295 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 3 SB in 26 games
Yovani Gallardo 2-2, 7.56 ERA, 20 K, 1.76 WHIP in 25.0 IP over 5 games

NL East week 17 072813

Here are the National League East standings from week 17 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Atlanta Braves 59-45 --- Home: 33-15 Road: 26-30

Hot: Brian McCann (30 for 82) .366/.424/.646 w/ 5 HR, 14 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Julio Teheran 2-1, 2.45 ERA, 35 K, 1.09 WHIP in 36.2 IP over 6 games

Cold: Jason Heyward (16 for 70) .229/.333/.400 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 19 games
Paul Maholm 1-3, 7.65 ERA, 10 K, 2.00 WHIP in 20.0 IP over 4 games


Washington Nationals 51-54 --- Home: 30-25 Road: 21-29

Hot: Jayson Werth (34 for 93) .366/.445/.667 w/ 8 HR, 21 RBI, 19 R, 2 SB in 27 games
Gio Gonzalez 3-0, 1.95 ERA, 39 K, 1.24 WHIP in 32.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Anthony Rendon (16 for 91) .176/.227/.319 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Drew Storen 1-1, 11.81 ERA, 9 K, 1.78 WHIP, 1 SV (2 BS) in 10.2 IP over 13 games


Philadelphia Phillies 49-55 --- Home: 26-21 Road: 23-34

Hot: Domonic Brown (27 for 92) .293/.330/.348 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 24 gmes
Cole Hamels 2-2, 2.57 ERA, 30 K, 1.09 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 5 gmes

Cold: Carlos Ruiz (16 for 68) .235/.297/.265 w/ 0 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Kyle Kendrick 2-3, 5.76 ERA, 14 K, 1.58 WHIP in 29.2 IP over 5 games


New York Mets 46-55 --- Home: 21-30 Road: 25-25

Hot: Daniel Murphy (37 for 117) .316/.336/.479 w/ 3 HR, 17 RBI, 18 R, 3 SB in 26 games
Matt Harvey 1-1, 2.31 ERA, 43 K, 0.89 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Omar Quintanilla (17 for 84) .202/.337/.262 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Jeremy Hefner 2-2, 5.60 ERA, 23 K, 1.06 WHIP in 27.1 IP over 5 games


Miami Marlins 39-63 --- Home: 22-28 Road: 17-35

Hot: Adeiny Hechavarria (34 for 99) .343/.369/.394 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 4 SB in 25 games
Jose Fernandez 2-1, 2.00 ERA, 27 K, 0.93 WHIP in 27.0 IP over 4 games

Cold: Ed Lucas (17 for 80) .213/.267/.263 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 20 games
Tom Koehler 1-1, 4.24 ERA, 17 K, 1.53 WHIP in 17.0 IP over 3 games

AL West week 17 072813

Here are the American League West standings from week 17 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Oakland Athletics 61-43 --- Home: 32-16 Road: 29-27

Hot: Josh Donaldson (22 for 83) .265/.367/.458 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 24 games
Bartolo Colon 4-1, 1.66 ERA, 21 K, 1.08 WHIP in 43.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Yoenis Cespedes (14 for 69) .203/.304/.232 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 4 SB in 20 games
Jerry Blevins 0-0, 14.73 ERA, 5 K, 3.27 WHIP, (1 BS) in 3.2 IP over 8 games


Texas Rangers 56-48 --- Home: 29-24 Road: 27-24

Hot: Adrian Beltre (35 for 99) .354/.396/.636 w/ 8 HR, 17 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Yu Darvish 2-2, 2.16 ERA, 29 K, 1.16 WHIP in 25.0 IP over 4 games

Cold: Mitch Moreland (13 for 83) .157/.237/.253 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Martin Perez 2-2, 4.64 ERA, 23 K, 1.55 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 6 games


Seattle Mariners 49-55 --- Home: 28-28 Road: 21-27

Hot: Kyle Seager (34 for 97) .351/.423/.577 w/ 6 HR, 13 RBI, 21 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Felix Hernandez 3-0, 1.22 ERA, 35 K, 0.92 WHIP in 37.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Jason Bay (5 for 34) .147/.237.441 w/ 3 HR, 3 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 12 games
Oliver Perez 0-1, 5.91 ERA, 14 K, 1.31 WHIP, 1 SV in 10.2 IP over 11 games


Los Angeles Angels 48-54 --- Home: 27-28 Road: 21-26

Hot: Mike Trout (29 for 81) .358/.448/.617 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 11 R, 4 SB in 22 games
C J Wilson 4-1, 1.25 ERA, 35 K, 0.97 WHIP in 36.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Alberto Callaspo (16 for 77) .208/.282/.286 w/ 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Jerome Williams 0-4, 9.62 ERA, 14 K, 2.10 WHIP in 24.1 IP over 6 games


Houston Astros 35-68 --- Home: 18-37 Road: 17-31

Hot: J D Martinez (21 for 70) .300/.319/.371 w/ 0 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 20 games
Jarred Cosart 1-0, 0.60 ERA, 6 K, 1.00 WHIP in 15.0 IP over 2 games

Cold: Matt Domingez (13 for 67) .194/.253/.299 w/ 2 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Jordan Lyles 0-2, 7.96 ERA, 10 K, 1.77 WHIP in 26.0 IP over 5 games

AL Central week 17 072813

Here are the American League Central standings from week 17 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Detroit Tigers 58-45 --- Home: 31-19 Road: 27-26

Hot: Victor Martinez (40 for 105) .381/.414/.562 w/ 3 HR, 17 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 26 games
Rick Porcello 3-1, 2.08 ERA 16 K, 1.19 WHIP in 26.0 IP over 4 games

Cold: Austin Jackson (23 for 110) .209/.267/.373 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 26 games
Justin Verlander 2-3, 4.20 ERA, 22 K, 1.48 WHIP in 40.2 IP over 6 games


Cleveland Indians 55-48 --- Home: 32-19 Road: 23-29

Hot: Michael Brantley (27 for 84) .321/.389/.464 w/ 2 HR, 13 RBI, 14 R, 4 SB in 23 games
Justin Masterson 3-1, 2.31 ERA, 36 K, 0.97 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Drew Stubbs (15 for 64) .234/.324/.359 w/ 1 HR, 11 RBI, 10 R, 2 SB in 25 games
Ubaldo Jimenez 1-1, 4.21 ERA, 23 K, 1.83 WHIP in 25.2 IP over 5 games


Kansas City Royals 50-51 --- Home: 27-24 Road: 23-27

Hot: Eric Hosmer (34 for 101) .337/.370/.584 w/ 7 HR, 16 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Greg Holland 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 16 K, 0.80 WHIP, 10 K in 10.0 IP over 10 games

Cold: Alex Gordon (15 for 80) .188/.323/313 w/ 2 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 3 SB in 22 games
Wade Davis 1-4, 7.43 ERA, 23 K, 1.87 WHIP in 23.0 IP over 5 games


Minnesota Twins 45-56 --- Home: 23-24 Road: 22-32

Hot: Joe Mauer (23 for 78) .295/.391/.385 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Sam Deduno 3-2, 3.00 ERA, 18 K, 1.27 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Clete Thomas (15 for 77) .195/.279/.338 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Kevin Correia 1-2, 7.50 ERA, 15 K, 1.88 WHIP in 24.0 IP over 5 games


Chicago White Sox 40-61 --- Home: 22-27 Road: 18-34

Hot: Alejandro De Aza (35 for 99) .354/.434/.515 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 17 R, 4 SB in 25 games
Jose Quintana 2-1, 2.95 ERA, 35 K, 1.11 WHIP in 39.2 IP over 6 games

Cold: Josh Phegley (12 for 53) .226/.222/.453 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 15 games
John Danks 1-3, 4.98 ERA, 20 K, 1.22 WHIP in 34.1 IP over 5 games

AL East week 17 072813

Here are the American League East standings from week 17 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days

Tampa Bay Rays 62-42 --- Home: 34-19 Road: 28-23

Hot: Wil Myers (31 for 89) .348/.378/.517 w/ 3 HR, 14 RBI, 16 R, 4 SB in 22 games
Matt Moore 4-0, 0.91 ERA, 29 K, 0.67 WHIP in 29.2 IP over 4 games

Cold: Matt Joyce (10 for 58) .172/.284/.190 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 21 games
Roberto Hernandez 1-2, 4.70 ERA, 11 K, 1.30 WHIP in 23.0 IP over 4 games


Boston Red Sox 62-43 --- Home: 34-19 Road: 28-24

Hot: Jacoby Ellsbury (29 for 87) .333/.396/.483 w/ 3 HR, 7 RBI, 12 R, 6 SB in 21 games
Felix Doubront 3-1, 2.45 ERA, 27 K, 1.09 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Jose Iglesias (20 for 88) .227/.266/.239 w/ 0 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R, 2 SB in 24 games
Jon Lester 1-2, 4.01 ERA, 23 K, 1.38 WHIP in 24.2 IP over 4 games


Baltimore Orioles 58-47 --- Home: 30-21 Road: 28-26

Hot: Matt Wieters (24 for 83) .289/.337/.494 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Wei-Yin Chen 2-0, 2.18 ERA, 10 K, 1.11 WHIP in 20.2 IP over 3 games

Cold: J J Hardy (20 for 91) .220/.276/.352 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 25 games
Jason Hammel 0-3, 5.63 ERA, 16 K, 1.83 WHIP in 24.0 IP over 4 games


New York Yankees 54-50 --- Home: 28-25 Road: 26-25

Hot: Robinson Cano (34 for 93) .366/.445/.581 w/ 5 HR, 24 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB in 26 games
Hiroki Kuroda 3-1, 1.69 ERA, 23 K, 1.00 WHIP in 32.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Travis Hafner (9 for 61) .148/.224/.197 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 21 games
C C Sabathia 1-4, 6.32 ERA, 37 K, 1.54 WHIP in 37.0 IP over 6 games


Toronto Blue Jays 47-56 --- Home: 27-28 Road: 20-28

Hot: Jose Reyes (36 for 108) .333/.379/.528 w/ 5 HR, 13 RBI, 21 R, 6 SB in 25 games
Mark Buehrle 2-2, 3.86 ERA, 27 K, 1.14 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: J P Arencibia (15 for 71) .211/.273/.310 w/ 2 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Josh Johnson 0-5, 8.38 ERA, 33 K, 1.69 WHIP in 29.0 IP over 6 games

Saturday, July 27, 2013

site note 072713

Switching the Saturday and Sunday segments. Bubba and Fred update will now be on Saturdays. Weekly standings will be on Sunday. Hope to get back on track with the other weekly segments on Tuesday.

Bubba and Fred Update 072713

I am continuing to follow Bubba Starling and Fred Ford as they make their way up the minor league ranks of the Kansas City Royals. This is the 17th update for 2013. Both Bubba and Fred are at Class A Lexington in the South Atlantic League. The Legends finished the first half 33-35. They reset their records after the All Star break and the Legends are 22-12 in the second half.

Starling has been on a slight uptick hitting .257 over his last 10 gmes and is now hitting .217/.307/.358 with 9 HR, 44 RBI, 42 R, 15 SB in 93 games. 

Ford has spiraled going 4 for 35 over his last 10 games now hitting .203/.301/.367 with 10 HR, 34 RBI, 39 R, 3 SB in 94 games.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Bubba and Fred Update 072113

I am continuing to follow Bubba Starling and Fred Ford as they make their way up the minor league ranks of the Kansas City Royals. This is the 16th update for 2013. Both Bubba and Fred are at Class A Lexington in the South Atlantic League. The Legends finished the first half 33-35. They reset their records after the All Star break and the Legends are 18-9 in the second half.

Starling still trying to find his stroke but did have multiple hits in two of last four games and has had a steal in five of his last eight and is now hitting .219/.308/.353 with 8 HR, 42 RBI, 41 R, 14 SB in 87 games. 

Ford has spiraled going 3 for 38 over his last 10 games now hitting .205/.306/.366 with 9 HR, 32 RBI, 36 R, 3 SB in 89 games.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Brandon Barnes 5 for 5 and hits for cycle vs Mariners 071913

Brandon Barnes of the Houston Astros was 5 for 5 and hit for the cycle in a 10-7 loss to the Seattle Mariners on July 19, 2013. For the game he was 5 for 5 with a double, triple, home run, two RBI, and three runs while playing center field. He hit his home run in the second, tripled in the fourth, singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth to complete the cycle and added another single in the ninth. For the season he is hitting .250/.306/.375 with 5 HR, 21 RBI, 27 R, 9 SB in 76 games. For his two season MLB career he has hit .236/.289/.341 with 6 HR, 28 RBI, 35 R, 10 SB in 119 games. He was originally drafted by the Astros in the sixth round in 2005. Barnes turned 27 on May 15.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Nippon MLB Ties Pacific League 071913

Here are players in the Pacific League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the 16th week of the 2013 season


Michel Abreu (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .292/.372/.555 w/ 21 HR, 55 RBI, 37 R, 0 SB in 79 games

Micah Hoffpauir (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) .202/.286/.353 w/ 5 HR, 15 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 57 games

Bobby Keppel (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 3 K, 0.40 WHIP in 5.0 IP in 1 game

Dustin Molleken (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 0-0, 3.68 ERA, 5 K, 1.50 WHIP in 7.1 IP over 5 games

Brian Wolfe (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) 4-3, 3.29 ERA, 36 K, 1.27 WHIP in 68.1 IP over 12 games

Chris Carter (Saitama Seibu Lions) .154/.267/.154 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 5 games

Esteban German (Saitama Seibu Lions) .337/.442/.393 w/ 0 HR, 36 RBI, 37 R, 24 SB in 83 games

Jose Ortiz (Saitama Seibu Lions) .210/.279/.260 w/ 0 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 29 games

Ryan Spilborghs (Saitama Seibu Lions) .247/.335/.351 w/ 3 HR, 21 RBI, 16 R, 1 SB in 51 games

Dennis Sarfate (Saitama Seibu Lions) 4-0, 0.84 ERA, 33 K, 0.74 WHIP, 5 SV in 32.1 IP over 32 games

Randy Williams (Saitama Seibu Lions) 0-1, 0.56 ERA, 19 K, 1.06 WHIP, 2 SV in 16.0 IP over 22 games

Bryan LaHair (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) .235/.316/.438 w/ 12 HR, 43 RBI, 31 R, 2 SB in 78 games

Wily Mo Pena (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) .222/.319/.274 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 40 games

Brian Falkenborg (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) 0-2, 2.05 ERA, 29 K, 0.80 WHIP, 9 SV in 26.1 IP over 27 games

Vicente Padilla (Fukuoka Softbank Hawks) 2-5, 4.06 ERA, 32 K, 1.20 WHIP in 51.0 IP in 9 games

Andruw Jones (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .226/.380/.456 w/ 17 HR, 48 RBI, 43 R, 2 SB in 82 games

Casey McGehee (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) .290/.364/.527 w/ 18 HR, 54 RBI, 41 R, 0 SB in 82 games

Brandon Duckworth (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 4-4, 3.58 ERA, 38 K, 1.41 WHIP in 60.1 IP over 11 games

Jim Heuser (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 1-0, 10.97 ERA, 6 K, 2.25 WHIP in 10.2 IP over 15 games

Darrell Rasner (Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) 1-1, 2.64 ERA, 36 K, 1.08 WHIP, 12 SV over 30.2 IP over 29 games

Craig Brazell (Chiba Lotte Marines) .467/.467/.767 w/ 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 8 games


Josh Whitesell (Chiba Lotte Marines) .200/.301/.429 w/ 4 HR, 14 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 24 games 

Dicky Gonzalez (Chiba Lotte Marines) 0-1, 5.56 ERA, 6 K, 2.03 WHIP in 11.1 IP over 3 games

Seth Greisinger (Chiba Lotte Marines) 2-1, 4.03 ERA, 16 K, 1.17 WHIP in 22.1 IP in 4 games

Wil Ledezma (Chiba Lotte Marines) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 2.50 WHIP in 2.0 IP in 1 game

Carlos Rosa (Chiba Lotte Marines) 0-0, 1.40 ERA, 21 K, 1.16 WHIP in 16.1 IP over 20 games

Aarom Baldiris (ORIX Buffaloes) .290/.378/.455 w/ 11 HR, 57 RBI, 36 R, 0 SB in 82 games

Vinny Rottino (ORIX Buffaloes) .213/.289/.400 w/ 3 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 29 games

Brandon Dickson (ORIX Buffaloes) 5-3, 2.26 ERA, 49 K, 1.27 WHIP in 71.2 IP over 12 games

Mike Schultz (ORIX Buffaloes) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 K, 0.00 WHIP in 1.0 IP in 1 game

Nippon MLB Ties Central League 071913

Here are players in the Central League in Japan that have MLB ties. These results are after the 16th week of the 2013 season

John Bowker (Yomiuri Giants ) .288/.331/.527 w/ 7 HR, 25 RBI, 15 R, 0 SB in 48 games

Jose Lopez (Yomiuri Giants) .310/.353/.512 w/ 11 HR, 29 RBI, 30 R, 1 SB in 65 games

Manny Acosta (Yomiuri Giants) 1-0, 3.52 ERA, 7 K, 1.70 WHIP in 7.2 IP in 8 games

Dennis Houlton  (Yomiuri Giants) 4-2, 4.02 ERA, 37 K, 1.21 WHIP in 62.2 IP over 11 games

Scott Mathieson (Yomiuri Giants) 1-2, 1.53 ERA, 43 K, 1.10 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 36 games

Hector Luna (Chunichi Dragons) .369/.422/.556 w/ 9 HR, 50 RBI, 44 R, 3 SB in 77 games

Matt Clark (Chunichi Dragons) .231/.322/.432 w/ 13 HR, 36 RBI, 32 R, 0 SB in 79 games

Bradley Bergesen (Chunichi Dragons) 2-2, 3.75 ERA, 19 K, 1.41 WHIP in 50.1 IP over 12 games

Daniel Cabrera (Chunichi Dragons) 4-2, 3.20 ERA, 36 K, 1.31 WHIP in 56.1 IP over 10 games

Warner Madrigal (Chunichi Dragons) 2-0, 1.29 ERA, 4 K, 1.28 WHIP in 7.0 IP over 6 games
 
Wladimir Balentien (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) .313/.435/.740 w/ 32 HR, 71 RBI, 50 R, 0 SB in 70  games

Lastings Milledge (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) .252/.327/.419 w/ 11 HR, 39 RBI, 46 R, 6 SB in 82 games

Tony Barnette (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 0-5, 12.86 ERA, 24 K, 2.00 WHIP, 5 SV in 14.0 IP over 16 games

Orlando Roman (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 2-3, 4.97 ERA, 25 K, 1.58 WHIP, 1 SV in 41.2 IP over 19
games

Chris Leroux (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) 0-1, 6.63 ERA, 12 K, 1.84 WHIP in 19.0 IP over 4 games

Brad Eldred (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .204/.287/.355 w/ 6 HR, 16 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 42 games
 
Kila Ka'aihue (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .269/.406/.731 w/4 HR, 12 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 8 games

Fred Lewis (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .245/.327/.355 w/ 3 HR, 9 RBI, 25 R, 11 SB  in 60 games 

Nick Stavinoha (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) .154/.175/.231 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 14 games

Bryan Bullington (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 4-7, 2.70 ERA, 78 K, 0.97 WHIP in 113.1 IP over 17 
games

Kam Mickolio (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) 2-4, 2.27 ERA, 23 K, 1.18 WHIP, 15 SV in 35.2 IP over 35 games

Brooks Conrad (Hanshin Tigers) .175/.319/.281 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 24 games

Matt Murton (Hanshin Tigers) .332/.376/.467 w/ 7 HR, 48 RBI, 30 R, 6 SB in 81 games

Blaine Boyer (Hanshin Tigers) 0-0, 3.52 ERA, 3 K, 1.04 WHIP in 7.2 IP over 6 games
 
Randy Messinger (Hanshin Tigers) 8-4, 3.82 ERA, 88 K, 1.38 WHIP in 103.2 IP over 17 games

Jason Standridge (Hanshin Tigers) 5-6, 2.37 ERA, 72 K, 1.22 WHIP in 95.0 IP over 15 games

Tony Blanco (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .324/.428/.662 w/ 30 HR, 87 RBI, 52 R, 0 SB in 83  games

Nyjer Morgan (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .287/,375/.457 w/ 7 HR, 26 RBI, 31 R, 1 SB  in 62 games

Alex Ramirez (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) .185/.232/.231 w/ 2 HR, 13 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 55 games

Tom Corcoran (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 0-2, 7.88 ERA, 3 K, 2.50 WHIP in 8.0 IP over 2 games

Jorge Sosa (Yokohama DeNa Baystars) 2-2, 2.90 ERA, 25 K, 1.13 WHIP, 6 SV in 31.0 IP over 31 games

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Site Note 071613

I will be off line for a few days due to exhaustion. Hope to resume under normal schedule on Friday.

Monday, July 15, 2013

2013 AL All Star Reserves

Here are the American League reserves for the 2013 All Star game:

Catcher Jason Castro of the Houston Astros is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .269/.331/.475 with 12 HR, 31 RBI, 40 R, 2 SB in 81 games. For his three season MLB career he has hit .248/.321/.401 with 20 HR, 68 RBI, 95 R, 2 SB in 235 games. He was originally drafted by the Astros with the 10th pick of the first round in 2008.

Catcher Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .284/.314/.396 with 4 HR, 38 RBI, 25 R, 0 SB in 77 games. For his three season MLB career he has hit .301/.329/.442 with 18 HR, 98 RBI, 83 R, 0 SB in 192 games. He originally signed with the Royals as an amateur free agent in 2006 out of Venezuela.

First baseman Prince Fielder of the Detroit Tigers is in his fifth All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .267/.363/.457 with 16 HR, 69 RBI, 48 R, 1 SB in 94 games. For his nine season MLB career he has hit .285/.390/.532 with 276 HR, 833 RBI, 702 R, 18SB in 1254 games. He was originally drafted by the Brewers with the seventh pick of the first round in 2002.

Second baseman Jason Kipnis of the Cleveland Indians is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .301/.383/.514 with 13 HR, 57 RBI, 53 R, 21 SB in 84 games. For his three season MLB career he has hit .272/.350/.437 with 34 HR, 152 RBI, 163 R, 57 SB in 272 games. He was originally drafted by the Indians in the second round in 2009.

Second baseman Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox is in his fourth All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .316/.396/.436 with 6 HR, 56 RBI, 57 R, 13 SB in 96 games. For his eight season MLB career he has hit .304/.372/.459 with 96 HR, 465 RBI, 617 R, 115 SB in 952 games. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the second round in 2004.

Second baseman Ben Zobrist of the Tampa Bay Rays is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .260/.347/.383 with 6 HR, 48 RBI, 47 R, 6 SB in 92 games. For his eight season MLB career he has hit .260/.353/.435 with 98 HR, 436 RBI, 452 R, 87 SB in 853 games. He was originally drafted by the Astros in the sixth round in 2004.

Shortstop Jhonny Peralta of the Detroit Tigers is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .303/.361/.447 with 8 HR, 46 RBI, 40 R, 3 SB in 89 games. For his 11 season MLB career he has hit .267/.330/.424 with 153 HR, 689 RBI, 666 R, 13 SB in 1365 games. He originally signed with the Indians as an amateur free agent in 1999 out of the Dominican Republic.

Third baseman Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .310/.337/.470 with 7 HR, 45 RBI, 57 R, 6 SB in 96 games. For his two season MLB career he has hit .295/.323/.462 with 14 HR, 71 RBI, 81 R, 8 SB in 147 games. He was originally drafted by the Orioles with the third pick of the first round in 2010.

Outfielder Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .277/.334/.517 with 22 HR, 69 RBI, 42 R, 5 SB in 92 games. For his nine season MLB career he has hit .269/.328/.496 with 152 HR, 482 RBI, 397 R, 65 SB in 787 game. He originally signed with the Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998 out of the Dominican Republic.

Outfielder Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .283/.355/.417 with 9 HR, 49 RBI, 48 R, 5 SB in 89 games. For his seven season MLB career he has hit .271/.349/.436 with 91 HR, 369 RBI, 436 R, 61 SB in 809 games. He was originally drafted by the Royals with the second pick of the first round in 2005.

Outfielder Torii Hunter of the Detroit Tigers is in his fifth All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .315/.352/.458 with  HR, 44 RBI, 56 R, 2 SB in 84 games. For his 17 season MLB career he has hit .278/.336/.466 with 304 HR, 1187 RBI, 1124 R, 188 SB in 2031 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins with the 20th pick of the first round in 1993.


 DH Edwin Encarnacion of the Toronto Blue Jays is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .264/.353/.532 with 25 HR, 72 RBI, 60 R, 4 SB in 91 games. For his nine season MLB career he has hit .264/.345/.476 with 184 HR, 574 RBI, 531 R, 46 SB in 1028 games. He was originally drafted by the Rangers in the ninth round in 2000.

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NL Team --- Starters --- Pitchers --- Reserves

2013 NL All Star Reserves

Here are the National League reserves for the 2013 All Star game:

Catcher Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .325/.395/.536 with 13 HR, 56 RBI, 38 R, 1 SB in 90 games. For his five season MLB career he has hit  .316/.383/.510 with 59 HR, 247 RBI, 192 R, 5 SB in 398 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants with the fifth pick of the first round in 2008.

Catcher Brian McCann of the Atlanta Braves is in his seventh All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .291/.374/.536 with 12 HR, 32 RBI, 22 R, 0 SB in 53 games. For his nine season MLB career he has hit  . He was originally drafted by the Braves in the second round in 2002.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt of the Arizona Diamondbacks is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .313/.395/.557 with 21 HR, 77 RBI, 60 R, 9 SB in 94 games. For his three season MLB career he has hit  . He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks in the eighth round in 2009.

First baseman Allen Craig of the St Louis Cardinals is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .333/.378/.494 with 10 HR, 74 RBI, 50 R, 2 SB in 90 gams. For his four season MLB career he has hit  .310/.357/.508 with 47 HR, 219 RBI, 171 R, 9 SB in 328 games. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the eighth round in 2006.

First baseman Freddie Freeman of the Atlanta Braves is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .308/.386/.468 with 9 HR, 61 RBI, 49 R, 0 SB in 81 games. For his four season MLB career he has hit  .277/.350/.453 with 54 HR, 232 RBI, 210 R, 6 SB in 405 games. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the second round in 2007.

Second baseman Matt Carpenter of the St Louis Cardinals is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .321/.394/.497 with 9 HR, 45 RBI, 72 R, 1 SB in 89 games. For his three season MLB career he has hit  .303/.378/.474 with 15 HR, 91 RBI, 116 R, 2 SB in 210 games. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the 13th round in 2009.

Second baseman Marco Scutaro of the San Francisco Giants is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .316/.367/.400 with 2 HR, 22 RBI, 37 R, 0 SB in 81 games. For his 12 season MLB career he has hit  .278/.341/.392 with 77 HR, 500 RBI, 662 R, 53 SB in 1340 games. He originally signed with the Indians as an amateur free agent in 1994 out of Venezuela.

Shortstop Everth Cabrera of the San Diego Padres is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .291/.373/.396 with 4 HR, 25 RBI, 43 R, 34 SB in 79 games. For his five season MLB career he has hit  .252/.333/.343 with 9 HR, 102 RBI, 174 R, 115 SB in 375 games. He originally signed with the Rockies as an amateur free agent in 2004 out of Nicaragua.

Shortstop Jean Segura of the Milwaukee Brewers is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .325/.363/.487 with 11 HR, 36 RBI, 54 R, 27 SB in 92 games. For his two season MLB career he has hit .306/.349/.440 with 11 HR, 50 RBI, 73 R, 34 SB in 137 games. He originally signed with the Angels as an amateur free agent in 2007 out of the Dominican Republic.

Third baseman Pedro Alvarez of the Pittsburgh Pirates is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .250/.311/.516 with 24 HR, 62 RBI, 39 R, 1 SB in 85 games. For his four season MLB career he has hit .240/.311.446 with 74 HR, 230 RBI, 163 R, 3 SB in 403 games. He was originally drafted by the Pirates with the second pick of the first round in 2008.

Outfielder Domonic Brown of the Philadelphia Phillies is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .273/.320/.535 with 23 HR, 67 RBI, 49 R, 8 SB in 95 games. For his four season MLB career he has hit .253/.317/.454 with 35 HR, 215 RBI, 106 R, 13 SB in 242 games. He was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round in 2006.

Outfielder Michael Cuddyer of the Colorado Rockies is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .330/.391/.568 with 16 HR, 55 RBI, 44 R, 6 SB in 74 games. For his 13 season MLB career he has hit .274/.344/.461 with 173 HR, 63 RBI, 703 R, 56 SB in 1314 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins with the ninth pick of the first round in 1997.

Outfielder Carlos Gomez of the Milwaukee Brewers is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .295/.337/.533 with 14 HR, 45 RBI, 51 R, 21 SB in 89 games. For his seven season MLB career he has hit .254/.300/.402 with 58 HR, 243 RBI, 342 R, 151 SB in 765 games. He originally signed with the Mets as an amateur free agent in 2002 out of the Dominican Republic.

Outfielder Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates is in his third All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he hit .302/.376/.471 with 10 HR, 49 RBI, 56 R, 20 SB in 90 games. For his five season MLB career he has hit .292/.374/.482 with 92 HR, 344 RBI, 418 R, 118 SB in 667 games. He was originally drafted by the Pirates with the 11th pick of the first round in 2005.


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2013 NL All Star Pitchers

Here are the National League pitchers for the 2013 All Star game:

LHP Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 10-5, 3.02 ERA, 122 K, 0.95 WHIP in 125.0 IP over 19 games. For his five season MLB career he is 46-35, 3.17 ERA, 600 K, 1.15 WHIP in 659.0 IP over 106 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants with the 10th pick of the first round in 2007.

LHP Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 3-3, 2.79 ERA, 64 K, 1.11 WHIP, 21 SV in 38.2 IP over 42 games. For his four season MLB career he is 14-11, 2.44 ERA, 276 K, 1.04 WHIP, 60 SV in 173.2 IP over 179 games. He originally signed with the Reds in 2010 out of Cuba.

LHP Patrick Corbin of the Arizona Diamondbacks is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 11-1, 2.35 ERA, 109 K, 1.00 WHIP in 130.1 IP over 19 games. For his two season MLB career he is 17-9, 3.34 ERA, 195 K, 1.15 WHIP, 1 SV in 237.1 IP over 41 games. He was originally drafted by the Angels in the second round in 2009.

RHP Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 5-5, 2.75 ERA, 103 K, 1.08 WHIP in 104.2 IP over 18 games. This is his first MLB season. He was originally drafted by the Marlins with the 14th pick of the first round in 2011.

RHP Jason Grilli of the Pittsburgh Pirates is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 0-1, 1.99 ERA, 63 K, 0.86 WHIP, 29 SV in 40.2 IP over 43 games. For his 11 season MLB career he is 21-26, 4.14 ERA, 452 K, 1.37 WHIP, 34 SV in 488.2 IP over 373 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants with the fourth pick of the first round in 1997.

RHP Matt Harvey of the New York Mets is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 7-2, 2.35 ERA, 147 K, 0.92 WHIP in 130.0 IP over 19 games. For his two season MLB career he is  10-7, 2.47 ERA, 217 K, 0.99 WHIP in 189.1 IP over 29 games. He was originally drafted by the Mets with the seventh pick of the first round in 2010.

LHP Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers is in his third All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 8-6, 1.98 ERA, 139 K, 0.91 WHIP in 145.1 IP over 20 games. For his six season MLB career he is 69-43, 2.69 ERA, 1113 K, 1.11 WHIP in 1089.1 IP over 171 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants with the seventh pick of the first round in 2006.

RHP Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves is in his third All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 2-2, 153 ERA, 54 K, 0.99 WHIP, 26 SV in 35.1 IP over 36 games. For his four season MLB career he is 13-6, 1.47 ERA, 337 K, 0.92 WHIP, 115 SV in 195.2 IP over 199 games. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the third round in 2008.

LHP Cliff Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies is in his fourth All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 10-3, .86 ERA, 125 K, 0.99 WHIP in 138.2 IP over 19 games. For his 12 season MLB career he is 135-81, 3.54 ERA, 1655 K, 1.20 WHIP in 1991.1 IP over 303 games. He was originally drafted by the Expos in the fourth round in 2000.

LHP Jeff Locke of the Pittsburgh Pirates is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 8-2, 2.15 ERA, 73 K, 1.13 WHIP in 109.0 IP over 18 games. For his three season MLB career he is 9-8, 3.32 ERA, 112 K, 1.26 WHIP in 160.0 IP over 30 games. He was originally drafted by the Braves in the second round in 2006.

RHP Mark Melancon of the Pittsburgh Pirates is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 2-1, 0.81 ERA, 46 K, 0.79 WHIP, 2 SV in 44.1 IP over 45 games. For his five season MLB career he is 12-8, 3.35 ERA, 185 K, 1.16 WHIP, 23 SV in 201.1 IP over 192 games. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the ninth round in 2006.

RHP Edward Mujica of the St Louis Cardinals is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 2-1, 2.20 ERA, 34 K, 0.73 WHIP, 26 SV in 41.0 IP over 41 games. For his eight season MLB career he is 19-19, 3.75 ERA, 338 K, 1.11 WHIP, 30 SV in 415.2 IP over 357 games. He originally signed with the Indians as an amateur free agent in 2001 out of the Venezuela.

RHP Sergio Romo of the San Francisco Giants is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 3-4, 2.86 ERA, 38 K, 1.04 WHIP, 21 SV in 34.2 IP over 38 games. For his six season MLB career he is 23-13, 2.28 ERA, 315 K, 0.90 WHIP, 38 SV in 268.0 IP over 314 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants in the 28th round in 2005.

RHP Adam Wainwright of the St Louis Cardinals is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 12-5, 2.45 ERA, 130 K, 1.01 WHIP in 146.2 IP over 20 games. For his eight season MLB career he is 92-53, 3.07 ERA, 1038 K, 1.19 WHIP, 3 SV in 1219.2 IP over 234 games. He was originally drafted by the Braves with the 29th pick of the first round in 2000.

 LHP Travis Wood of the Chicago Cubs is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 6-6, 2.79 ERA, 86 K, 1.03 WHIP in 122.2 IP over 19 games. For his four season MLB career he is 23-29, 3.86 ERA, 367 K, 1.20 WHIP in 487.1 IP over 84 games. He was originally drafted by the Reds in the second round in 2005.

RHP Jordan Zimmermann of the Washington Nationals is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 12-4, 2.58 ERA, 95 K, 0.97 WHIP in 132.1 IP over 9 games. For his five season MLB career he is 36-30, 3.28 ERA, 491 K, 1.16 WHIP in 611.2 IP over 100 games. He was originally drafted by the Nationals in the second round in 2007.



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2013 AL All Star Pitchers

Here are the American League pitchers for the 2013 All Star game:

RHP Grant Balfour of the Oakland Athletics is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 0-1, 1.63 ERA, 41 K, 1.03 WHIP, 25 SV in 38.2 IP over 40 games. For his 10 season MLB career he is 27-15, 3.23 ERA, 483 K, 1.17 WHIP, 59 SV in 449.0 IP over 438 games. He originally signed with the Twins as an amateur free agent in 1997.

RHP Clay Buchholz of the Boston Red Sox is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 9-0, 1.71 ERA, 81 K, 1.02 WHIP in 84.1 IP over 12 games. For his seven season MLB career he is 55-32, 3.66 ERA, 552 K, 1.30 WHIP in 720.2 IP over 119 games. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox with the 42nd pick of the first round in 2005.

LHP Brett Cecil of the Toronto Blue Jays is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 3-0, 1.94 ERA, 55 K, 0.97 WHIP in 46.1 IP over 41 games. For his five season MLB career he is  31-26, 4.52 ERA, 379 K, 1.38 WHIP in 497.1 IP over 128 games. He was originally drafted by the Blue Jays with the 38th pick of the first round in 2007.

RHP Bartolo Colon of the Oakland Athletics is in his third All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 12-3, 2.70 ERA, 70 K, 1.11 WHIP in 126.2 IP over 19 games. For his 16 season MLB career he is 183-125, 3.98 ERA, 1903 K, 1.31 WHIP in 2520.2 IP over 400 games. He originally signed with the Indians as an amateur free agent in 1993 out of the Dominican Republic.

RHP Jesse Crain of the Chicago White Sox is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 2-3, 0.74 ERA, 46 K, 1.14 WHIP in 36.2 IP over 38 games. For his 10 season MLB career he is 45-30, 3.05 ERA, 440 K, 1.23 WHIP, 4 SV in 532.0 IP over 532 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins in the second  round in 2002.

RHP Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 8-4, 3.02 ERA, 157 K, 1.05 WHIP in 119.1 IP over 18 games. For his two season MLB career he is 24-13, 3.56 ERA, 378 K, 1.19 WHIP in 310.2 IP over 47 games. He originally signed with the Rangers in 2012 out of Japan.

RHP Steve Delabar of the Toronto Blue Jays is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 5-1, 1.71 ERA, 58 K, 1.26 WHIP, 1 SV in 42.0 IP over 38 games. For his three season MLB career he is 10-5, 2.97 ERA, 157 K, 1.17 WHIP, 1 SV in 115.0 IP over 105 games. He was originally drafted by the Padres in the 29th round in 2003.

RHP Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners is in his fourth All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 10-4, 2.53 ERA, 140 K, 1.10 WHIP in 138.2 IP over 20 games. For his nine season MLB career he is 108-80, 3.16 ERA, 1627 K, 1.20 WHIP in 1759.0 IP over 258 games. He originally signed with the Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2002 out of the Venezuela.

RHP Greg Holland of the Kansas City Royals is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 2-1, 1.80 ERA, 60 K, 0.91 WHIP, 22 SV in 35.0 IP over 36 games. For his four season MLB career he is 14-7, 2.74 ERA, 248 K, 1.17 WHIP, 42 SV in 180.2 IP over 164 games. He was originally drafted by the Royals in the 10th round in 2007.

RHP Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 8-4, 3.02 ERA, 113 K, 0.94 WHIP in 131.1 IP over 20 games. For his two season MLB career he is 17-9, 3.09 ERA, 214 K, 1.10 WHIP, 2 SV in 256.2 IP over 50 games. He originally signed with the Mariners as a free agent in 2012 out of the Japan.

RHP Justin Masterson of the Cleveland Indians is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 10-7, 3.72 ERA, 137 K, 1.23 WHIP in 135.1 IP over 20 games. For his four season MLB career he is 49-60, 4.11 ERA, 781 K, 1.37 WHIP in 955.1 IP over 200 games. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the second round in 2006.

RHP Matt Moore of the Tampa Bay Rays is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 13-3, 3.44 ERA, 108 K, 1.29 WHIP in 107.1 IP over 19 games. For his three season MLB career he is 25-14, 3.64 ERA, 298 K, 1.32 WHIP in 294.0 IP over 53 games. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the eighth  round in 2007.

RHP Joe Nathan of the Texas Rangers is in his sixth All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 1-0, 1.36 ERA, 42 K, 0.76 WHIP, 30 SV in 39.2 IP over 41 games. For his 13 season MLB career he is 52-28, 2.80 ERA, 881 K, 1.09 WHIP, 328 SV in 833.2 IP over 688 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants in the sixth round in 1995.

LHP Glen Perkins of the Minnesota Twins is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 1-0, 1.82 ERA, 47 K, 0.81 WHIP, 21 SV in 34.2 IP over 35 games. For his eight season MLB career he is 27-17, 3.94 ERA, 349 K, 1.31 WHIP, 39 SV in 470.0 IP over 250 games. He was originally drafted by the Twins with the 22nd pick of the first round in 2004.

RHP Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees is in his 13th All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 1-2, 1.83 ERA, 32 K, 1.25 WHIP, 30 SV in 34.1 IP over 38 games. For his 19 season MLB career he is 77-60, 2.20 ERA, 1151 K, 1.00 WHIP, 638 SV in 1254.0 IP over 1089 games. He originally signed with the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1990 out of the Panama.

LHP Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox is in his second All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 6-8, 2.85 ERA, 131 K, 1.01 WHIP in 120.0 IP over 17 games. For his four season MLB career he is 27-19, 2.88 ERA, 434 K, 1.09 WHIP, 12 SV in 406.1 IP over 126 games. He was originally drafted by the White Sox  with the 13th pick of the first round in 2010.

RHP Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 13-1, 3.19 ERA, 152 K, 0.98 WHIP in 129.2 IP over 19 games. For his six season MLB career he is 65-43, 3.79 ERA, 981 K, 1.25 WHIP in 934.1 IP over 161 games. He was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks with the 11th pick of the first round in 2006.

RHP Chris Tillman of the Baltimore Orioles is in his first All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 11-3, 3.95 ERA, 89 K, 1.35 WHIP in 111.2 IP over 19 games. For his five season MLB career he is 27-21, 4.50 ERA, 271 K, 1.39 WHIP in 378.1 IP over 70 games. He was originally drafted by the Mariners in the second round in 2006.

RHP Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers is in his sixth All Star game. Prior to the All Star break he was 10-6, 3.50 ERA, 125 K, 1.34 WHIP in 126.0 IP over 20 games. For his nine season MLB career he is 134-71, 3.41 ERA, 1579 K, 1.19 WHIP in 1679.2 IP over 252 games. He was originally drafted by the Tigers with the second pick of the first round in 2004.


AL Team --- Starters --- Reserves


NL Team --- Starters --- Pitchers --- Reserves


2013 NL All Star Starters

Here are the National League starters for the 2013 All Star as voted by the fans:

Yadier Molina of the St Louis Cardinals was selected at catcher. Prior to the All Star break he hit .341/.386/.489 with 7 HR, 49 RBI, 40 R, 3 SB in 87 games. For his 10 season MLB career he is hitting .284/.340/.401 with 84 HR, 515 RBI, 383 R, 40 SB in 1169 games. This is his fifth All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the fourth round in 2000.

Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds was selected at first base. Prior to the All Star break he hit .318/.434/.506 with 15 HR, 42 RBI, 66 R, 3 SB in 95 games. For his seven season MLB career he is hitting .317/.418/.547 with 148 HR, 499 RBI, 494 R, 44 SB in 823 games. This is his fourth All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Reds in the second round in 2002.

Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds was selected at second base. Prior to the All Star break he hit .266/.320/.413 with 12 HR, 74 RBI, 46 R, 1 SB in 87 games. For his 12 season MLB career he is hitting .272/.321/.432 with 160 HR, 675 RBI, 699 R, 155 SB in 1275 games. This is his third All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Expos in the second round in 1999.

David Wright of the New York Mets was selected at third base. Prior to the All Star break he hit .304/.396/.507 with 13 HR, 44 RBI, 50 R, 15 SB in 90 games. For his 10 season MLB career he is hitting .301/.382/.506 with 217 HR, 862 RBI, 840 R, 181 SB in 1352 games. This is his seventh All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Mets with the 38th pick of the first round in 2001.

Troy Tulowitzki of the Colorado Rockies was selected at shortstop. Prior to the All Star break he hit .332/.400/.608 with 16 HR, 52 RBI, 41 R, 0 SB in 64 games. For his eight season MLB career he is hitting .295/.367/.512 with 146 HR, 522 RBI, 512 R, 53 SB in 808 games. This is his third All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Rockies with the seventh pick of the first round in 2005.

Carlos Beltran of the St Louis Cardinals was selected in the outfield. Prior to the All Star break he hit .309/.346/.533 with 19 HR, 53 RBI, 51 R, 2 SB in 84 games. For his 16 season MLB career he is hitting .283/.359/.498 with 353 HR, 1296 RBI, 1318 R, 308 SB in 2003 games. This is his eighth All Star selection. He was originally drafted by Royals in the second round in 1995.

Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies was selected in the outfield. Prior to the All Star break he hit .302/.370/.610 with 25 HR, 64 RBI, 68 R, 16 SB in 91 games. For his six season MLB career he is hitting .300/.357/.531 with 124 HR, 413 RBI, 444 R, 102 SB in 672 games. This is his second All Star selection. He originally signed with the Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent in 2002 out of Venezuela.  

Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals was selected in the outfield. Prior to the All Star break he hit .264/.371/.522 with 13 HR, 29 RBI, 38 R, 6 SB in 58 games. For his two season MLB career he is hitting .268/.349/.489 with 35 HR, 88 RBI, 136 R, 24 SB in 197 games. This is his second All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Nationals with the first over all selection of the first round in 2010.

NL Team --- Pitchers --- Reserves

AL Team --- Starters --- Pitchers --- Reserves


2013 AL All Star Starters

Here are the American League starters for the 2013 All Star as voted by the fans:

Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins was selected at catcher. Prior to the All Star break he hit .320/.402/.473 with 8 HR, 32 RBI, 50 R, 0 SB in 88 games. For his 10 season MLB career he is hitting .323/.405/.468 with 102 HR, 619 RBI, 676 R, 43 SB in 1153 games. This is his sixth All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Twins with the first over all selection of the first round in 2001.

Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles was selected at first base. Prior to the All Star break he hit .315/.392/.717 with 37 HR, 93 RBI, 70 R, 0 SB in 95 games. For his six season MLB career he is hitting .268/.325/.512 with 114 HR, 315 R, 276 R, 7 SB in 531 games. This is his first All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Rangers in the fifth round in 2006.

Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees was selected at second base. Prior to the All Star break he hit .302/.386/.531 with 21 HR, 65 RBI, 53 R, 6 SB in 95 games. For his nine season MLB career he is hitting .308/.354/.505 with 198 HR, 780 RBI, 771 R, 37 SB in 1309 games. This is his fourth All Star selection. He originally signed with the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 2001 out of the Dominican Republic.

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers was selected at third base. Prior to the All Star break he hit .365/.458/.674 with 30 HR, 95 RBI, 73 R, 3 SB in 93 games. For his 11 season MLB career he is hitting .321/.399/.468 with 351 HR, 1218 RBI, 1034 R, 36 SB in 1605 games. This is his eighth All Star selection. He originally signed with the Marlins as an amateur free agent in 1999 out of Venezuela.

J J Hardy of the Baltimore Orioles was selected at shortstop. Prior to the All Star break he hit .251/.293/.428 with 16 HR, 52 RBI, 36 R, 1 SB in 96 games. For his nine season MLB career he is hitting .258/.312/.427 with 149 HR, 503 RBI, 520 R, 7 SB in 1055 games. This is his second All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Brewers in the second round in 2001.

Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays was selected in the outfield. Prior to the All Star break he hit .254/.351/.493 with 20 HR, 55 RBI, 61 R, 6 SB in 87 games. For his 10 season MLB career he is hitting .253/.361/.486 with 203 HR, 558 RBI, 580 R, 43 SB in 1064 games. This is his fourth All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Pirates in the 20th round in 2000.

Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles was selected in the outfield. Prior to the All Star break he hit .296/.324/.501 with 19 HR, 67 RBI, 67 R, 9 SB in 96 games. For his eight season MLB career he is hitting .280/.323/.458 with 126 HR, 440 RBI, 480 R, 69 SB in 882 games. This is his third All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Mariners with the 37th pick of the first round in 2003. 

Mike Trout of the Los Angles Angels was selected in the outfield. Prior to the All Star break he hit .322/.399/.565 with 15 HR, 59 RBI, 65 R, 21 SB in 92 games. For his three season MLB career he is hitting .312/.386/.544 with 50 HR, 158 RBI, 214 R, 74 SB in 271 games. This is his second All Star selection. He was originally drafted by the Angels with the 25th pick of the first round in 2009.

David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox was selected at DH. Prior to the All Star break he hit .317/.402/.606 with 19 HR, 65 RBI, 49 R, 3 SB in 77 games. For his three season MLB career he is hitting .286/.381/.550 with 420 HR, 1391 RBI, 1173 R, 14 SB in 1909 games. This is his ninth All Star selection. He originally signed with the Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1992 out of the Dominican Republic.


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NL Team --- Starters --- Pitchers --- Reserves


Sunday, July 14, 2013

Bubba and Fred Update 071413

I am continuing to follow Bubba Starling and Fred Ford as they make their way up the minor league ranks of the Kansas City Royals. This is the 15th update for 2013. Both Bubba and Fred are at Class A Lexington in the South Atlantic League. The Legends finished the first half 33-35. They reset their records after the All Star break and the Legends are 12-9 in the second half.

Starling started to slip again with one hit in his last seven games and is now hitting .213/.301/.353 with 8 HR, 40 RBI, 36 R, 10 SB in 81 games. 

Ford has started to struggle too as he is now hitting .215/.322/.384 with 9 HR, 30 RBI, 35 R, 3 SB in 84 games.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Tim Lincecum pitches no hitter vs Padres 071313

Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants pitched a no hitter in a 9-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on June 13, 2013. His line for the game was 9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4BB, 13 K in 148 pitches. This season he is 5-9, 4.26 ERA, 125 K, 1.33 WHIP in 116.1 IP over 19 games. For his seven season MLB career the RHP is 83-65, 3.42 ERA, 1429 K, 1.24 WHIP in 1321.1 IP over 207 games. He was originally drafted by the Giants with the 10th pick of the first round in 2006. Lincecum turned 29 on June 15.

NL West week 15 071313

Here are the National League West standings from week 15 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

Arizona Diamondbacks 49-44 --- Home: 26-19 Road: 23-25

Hot: Paul Goldschmidt (31 for 98) .316/.417/.561 w/ 6 HR, 18 RBI, 16 R, 3 SB in 27 games
Patrick Corbin 2-1, 2.47 ERA, 42 K, 0.85 WHIP in 43.2 IP over 6 games

Cold: Gerardo Parra (19 for 100) .190/.214/.300 w/ 2 HR, 5 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Heath Bell 0-1, 6.75 ERA, 7 K, 1.50 WHIP, 3 SV (3 BS) in 8.0 IP over 10 games


Los Angeles Dodgers 46-46 --- Home: 26-22 Road: 20-24

Hot: Hanley Ramirez (41 for 100) .410/.468/.740 w/ 7  HR, 21 RBI, 23 R, 3 SB in 27 games
Clayton Kershaw 3-2, 2.20 ERA, 43 K, 0.76 WHIP in 45.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Mark Ellis (20 for 87) .230/.269/.287 w/  HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 23 games
Hyun-Jin Ryu 1-1, 3.73 ERA, 18 K, 1.44 WHIP in 31.1 IP over 5 games


Colorado Rockies 45-49 --- Home: 26-21 Road: 19-28

Hot: Wilin Rosario (29 for 82) .354/.393/.585 w/ 3 HR, 15 RBI, 14 R, 1 SB in 23 games
Jhoulys Chacin 4-1, 1.78 ERA, 17 K, 1.05 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Tyler Colvin (9 for 64) .141/.179/.188 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Roy Oswalt 0-4, 7.64 ERA, 23 K, 1.75 WHIP in 17.2 IP over 4 games


San Francisco Giants 42-50 --- Home: 25-20 Road: 17-30

Hot: Buster Posey (37 for 102) .363/.426/.618 w/ 5 HR, 19 RBI, 10 R, 0 SB in 28 games
Madison Bumgarner 5-1, 1.93 ERA, 43 K, 0.74 WHIP in 42.0 IP over 6 games

Cold: Hunter Pence (22 for 114) .193/.231/.307 w/ 3 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB in 28 games
Matt Cain 1-3, 4.99 ERA, 28 K, 1.14 WHIP in 30.2 IP over 6 games


San Diego Padres 41-53 --- Home: 26-22 Road: 15-31

Hot: Carlos Quentin (24 for 78) .308/.372/.513 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 21 games
Eric Stults 2-2, 3.43 ERA, 17 K, 1.12 WHIP in 39.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Will Venable (15 for 73) .205/.227/.356 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Luke Gregorson 0-3, 7.04 ERA, 9 K, 1.70 WHIP, (2 BS) in 7.2 IP over 10 games

NL Central week 15 071313

Here are the National League Central standings from week 15 in 2013. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. The stats will reflect the last 30 days.

St Louis Cardinals 56-35 --- Home: 27-16 Road: 29-19

Hot: Allen Craig (34 for 91) .374/.423/.560 w/ 4 HR, 24 RBI, 14 R, 1 SB in 26 games
Adam Wainwright 3-2, 2.22 ERA, 35 K, 0.92 WHIP in 44.2 IP over 6 games

Cold: Pete Kozma (11 for 67) .164/.188/.209 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 20 games
Shelby Miller 2-2, 5.40 ERA, 21 K, 1.63 WHIP in 23.1 IP over 5 games


Pittsburgh Pirates 55-36 --- Home: 31-17 Road: 24-19

Hot: Pedro Alvarez (33 for 102) .324/.384/.667 w/ 10 HR, 24 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 26 games
Francisco Liriano 4-1, 1.56 ERA, 31 K, 1.10 WHIP in 34.2 IP over 5 games

Cold: Gaby Sanchez (11 for 61) .180/.296/.279 w/ 2 HR, 3 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB in 25 games
Jason Grilli 0-0, 4.91 ERA, 15 K, 1.27 WHIP, 5 SV (1 BS) in 11.0 IP over 11 games


Cincinnati Reds 52-41 --- Home: 30-16 Road: 22-25

Hot: Joey Votto (30 for 98) .306/.407/.490 w/ 4 HR, 10 RBI, 12 R, 1 SB in 27 games
Mike Leake 2-1, 2.55 ERA, 12 K, 0.85 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 5 games

Cold: Zack Cozart (21 for 100) .210/.243/.310 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 27 games
Mat Latos 2-3, 5.09 ERA, 53 K, 1.53 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 6 games


Chicago Cubs 41-50 --- Home: 21-25 Road: 20-25

Hot: Welington Castillo (21 for 66) .318/.400/.424 w/ 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB in 20 games 
Matt Garza 4-0, 0.97 ERA, 34 K, 0.86 WHIP in 37.0 IP over 5 games

Cold: Nate Schierholtz (19 for 86) .221/.340/.419 w/ 3 HR, 10 RBI, 15 R, 1 SB in 24 games
James Russell 0-1, 6.30 ERA, 5 K, 1.80 WHIP, (2 BS) in 10.0 IP over 14 games


Milwaukee Brewers 37-55 --- Home: 22-26 Road: 15-29

Hot: Juan Francisco (23 for 68) .338/410/.662 w/ 6 HR, 13 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 23 games
Kyle Lohse 3-0, 2.29 ERA, 20 K, 1.08 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 6 games

Cold: Yuniesky Betancourt (7 for 53) .132/.164/.208 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 22 games
Yovani Gallardo 2-2, 5.06 ERA, 27 K, 1.56 WHIP in 32.0 IP over 6 games