AL East week two 041915

Here are the American League East standings from week two in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team.

Boston Red Sox 7-4 .636 --- Home: 3-2 Road: 4-2

Xander Bogaerts (15 for 41) .366/.435/.439 w/ 0 HR, 8 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB in 10 games
Joe Kelly 1-0, 2.13 ERA, 11 K, 0.71 WHIP, .119 BAA in 12.2 IP over 2 games

Allen Craig (1 for 13) .077/.200/.077 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 9 games
Wade Miley 0-1, 10.57 ERA, 7 K, 1.83 WHIP, .281 BAA in 7.2 IP over 2 games

Baltimore Orioles 6-5 .545 --- Home: 3-3 Road: 3-2

Adam Jones (17 for 41) .415/.457/.756 w/ 4 HR, 11 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 11 games
Miguel Gonzalez 1-1, 1.42 ERA, 15 K, 1.03 WHIP, .163 BAA in 12.2 IP over 2 games

Manny Machado (5 for 38) .132/.227/.237 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 11 games 
Bud Norris 0-1, 12.38 ERA, 8 K, 1.88 WHIP, .353 BAA in 8.0 IP over 2 games


Tampa Bay Rays 6-6 .500 --- Home: 1-4 Road: 5-2

Kevin Kiermaier (11 for 36) .306/.342/.667 w/ 2 HR, 4 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 11 games
Chris Archer 2-1, 1.37 ERA, 21 K, 0.66 WHIP, .136 BAA in 19.2 IP over 3 games

Allan Dykstra (2 for 20) .100/.308/.250 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 9 games
Erasmo Ramirez 0-1, 23.63 ERA, 6 K, 3.75 WHIP, .467 BAA in 5.1 IP over 2 games


Toronto Blue Jays 6-6 .500 --- Home: 2-4 Road 4-2

Devon Travis (16 for 45) .356/.396/.644 w/ 3 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 12 games
Mark Buehrle 2-0, 3.75 ERA, 5 K, 1.50 WHIP, .306 BAA in 12.0 IP over 2 games

Russell Martin (4 for 31) .129/.300/.323 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 10 games
Brett Cecil 1-1, 6.23 ERA, 6 K, 1.62 WHIP, .294 BAA, (1 BS) in 4.1 IP over 6 games


New York Yankees 5-6 .455 --- Home: 2-4 Road: 3-2

Alex Rodriguez (11 for 35) .314/.429/.714 w/ 4 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 11 games
Andrew Miller 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, 0.60 WHIP, .063 BAA, 3 SV in 5.0 IP over 4 games

Didi Gregorius (5 for 33) .152/.194/.152 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 10 games
CC Sabathia 0-2, 5.68 ERA, 15 K, 1.26 WHIP, .300 BAA in 12.2 IP over 2 games

Bubba and Logan Update 041815

The previous three seasons I had done the Bubba and Fred Update which centered on two players in the Kansas City Royals organization who grew up in the general area where the Royals play. Bubba Starling was the Royals first round pick in 2011 and is from Gardner, KS. Fred Ford was drafted by the Royals in the seventh round in 2012 and while he grew up in the Cardinals' backyard in St Peters, MO the Royals were not far away down I-70. But Ford was released by the Royals after the 2014 season. His replacement is Logan Moon who hails from Blue Springs, Mo which is just down the road from Kauffman Stadium. Moon was drafted by the Royals in the sixth round in 2014. Both Starling and Moon start out 2015 as teammates in the outfield at Class A Advanced Wilmington.

Starling is still young as he will be 23 on August 3rd. He is off to a good start hitting 10 for 32, .313/.389/.500 with 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB in 8 games.

Moon played in college at Missouri Southern and is a bit older having turned 23 on February 15. He is off to a slow start hitting 3 for 15, .200/.250/.267 with 1 2B, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB in 4 games.

Each week I will provide an update on these two as they hopefully continue to rise through the Royals organization.

Top 8 for Omaha 041815

This is the eighth segment of 2015 where I will show the top eight teams in the college baseball polls as the season progresses to the College World Series in Omaha. The poll used will be the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association or NCBWA poll because that is the default among the polls at NCAA.com. Like in my local college segment I'll list the teams' records, who they played the previous week and the top performers.

Texas A&M 34-3 --- Home: 26-2 Away: 5-1 Neutral: 3-0 SEC: 11-3
Last week: Rice: W 4-3, Mississippi State: W: 3-1, Mississippi State: L: 3-2, Mississippi State: W: 13-5

Nick Banks .417/.473/.591 w/ 4 HR, 26 RBI, 33 R, 5 SB in 35 games
Mitchell Nau .383/.471/.523 w/ 3 HR, 31 RBI, 30 R, 0 SB in 35 games 
Logan Taylor .362/.426/.629 w/ 8 HR, 30 RBI, 21 R, 1 SB in 35 games

Grayson Long 7-0, 2.12 ERA, 60 K, 1.12 WHIP, .197 BAA in 51.0 IP over 9 games
Matt Kent 6-0, 3.12 ERA, 43 K, 1.31 WHIP, .308 BAA in 52.0 IP over 9 games


LSU 33-6 --- Home: 21-5 Away: 8-1 Neutral 4-0 SEC: 11-5
Last week: New Orleans: W 11-2, Northwestern St: W 9-6, Auburn: W 3-2, Auburn: L 6-1, Auburn: W 6-2

Kade Scivicque .388/.420/.574 w/ 4 HR, 29 RBI, 20 R, 0 SB in 33 games
Mark Laird .356/.422/.436 w/ 1 HR, 15 RBI, 38 R, 14 SB in 36 games
Alex Bregman .333/.420/.620 w/ 8 HR, 34 RBI, 37 R, 22 SB in 38 games

Alex Lange 6-0, 1.39 ERA, 61 K, 1.12 WHIP, .183 BAA in 51.2 IP over 8 games
Jared Poche' 6-1, 3.11 ERA, 37 K, 1.24 WHIP, .245 BAA in 55.0 IP over 9 games


UCLA 27-8 --- Home: 17-5 Away: 10-2 Neutral: 0-1 PAC 10: 13-4
Last week: USC: W 9-3, USC: L 5-0, USC: W 9-3

Ty Moore .366/.449/.511 w/ 3 HR, 35 RBI, 30 R, 3 SB in 35 games
Kevin Kramer .354/.450/.521 w/ 4 HR, 20 RBI, 35 R, 7 SB in 35 games
Chris Keck .323/.419/.546 w/ 6 HR, 31 RBI, 28 R, 0 SB in 35 games

Griffin Canning 6-1, 2.74 ERA, 51 K, 0.87 WHIP, .214 BAA in 49.1 IP over 12 games
David Berg 3-0, 1.04 ERA, 42 K, 0.84 WHIP, .208 BAA, 8 SV in 34.2 IP over 24 games


Louisville 29-9 --- Home: 18-3 Away: 8-3 Neutral: 3-3 ACC: 17-2
Last week: Virginia: W 4-0, Duke: W 1-0, Duke: L: 2-1, Duke: W 11-1

Sutton Whiting .350/.474/.448 w/ 0 HR, 18 RBI, 23 R, 11 SB in 37 games
Brendan McKay .318/.452/.411 w/ 1 HR, 17 RBI, 20 R, 2 SB in 33 games
Corey Ray .314/.380/.562 w/ 8 HR, 37 RBI, 28 R, 18 SB in 37 games

Kyle Funkhouser 5-2, 2.41 ERA, 66 K, 1.14 WHIP, .202 BAA in 67.1 IP over 10 games
Brendan McKay 5-1, 1.91 ERA, 63 K, 0.77 WHIP, .139 BAA, 4 SV in 47.0 IP over 12 games


Vanderbilt 29-12 --- Home: 19-6 Away: 8-4 Neutral: 2-2 SEC: 12-6
Last week: Lipscomb: L: 3-1, Ole Miss: W: 6-0, Ole Miss: L 6-5, Ole Miss: L 5-4

Dansby Swanson .360/.460/.640 w/ 7 HR, 36 RBI, 51 R, 12 SB in 41 games
Bryan Reynolds .340/.412/.494 w/ 3 HR, 35 RBI, 35 R, 11 SB in 41 games
Rhett Wiseman .326/.426/.552 w/ 7 HR, 27 RBI, 40 R, 9 SB in 41 games

Carson Fulmer 7-1, 1.69 ERA, 90 K, 1.03 WHIP, .185 BAA in 64.0 IP over 10 games
Walker Buehler 3-1, 2.68 ERA, 47 K, 1.26 WHIP, .257 BAA in 43.2 IP over 8 games


Florida 30-10 --- Home: 23-3 Away: 6-6 Neutral: 1-1 SEC: 11-6
Last week: Stetson: W: 22-2, South Carolina: W 14-3, South Carolina: W 12-5, South Carolina: W 12-2 

Josh Tobias .378/.429/.630 w/ 4 HR, 27 RBI, 32 R, 5 SB in 35 games
Harrison Bader .343/.461/.694 w/ 11 HR, 43 RBI, 34 R, 5 SB in 37 games
Richie Martin .320/.418/.453 w/ 3 HR, 25 RBI, 37 R, 14 SB in 40 games

Logan Shore 6-2, 2.29 ERA, 40 K, 1.02 WHIP, .225 BAA in 59.0 IP over 10 games
Dane Dunning 4-1, 3.02 ERA, 40 K, 1.09 WHIP, .214 BAA in 47.2 IP over 10 games


TCU 28-8 --- Home: 18-2 Away: 9-6 Neutral: 1-0 Big 12: 7-5
Last week: Abilene Christian: W 4-3, Dallas Baptist: W 6-2, Kansas State: L 14-4, Kansas State: W 9-0, Kansas State: L 6-2

Connor Wanhanen .386/.456/.455 w/ 0 HR, 20 RBI, 19 R, 8 SB in 27 games
Cody Jones .353/.452/.474 w/ 2 HR, 18 RBI, 34 R, 15 SB in 35 games
Nolan Brown .310/.386/.362 w/ 0 HR, 16 RBI, 26 R, 11 SB in 34 games

Preston Morrison 7-1, 1.99 ERA, 46 K, 0.92 WHIP, .207 BAA in 58.2 IP over 9 games
Alex Young  6-2, 1.51 ERA, 48 K, 0.90 WHIP, .185 BAA in 47.2 IP over 9 games


Arizona State 23-10 --- Home: 18-7 Away: 4-3 Neutral: 2-0 PAC 12: 11-4
Last week: UNLV: L 7-6, Arizona: W 5-4, Arizona: W 13-7

David Greer .374/.433/.505 w/ 1 HR, 20 RBI, 13 R, 3 SB in 38 games
Trever Allen .341/.390/.488 w/ 1 HR, 15 RBI, 24 R, 3 SB in 33 games
Brian Serven .339/.408/.500 w/ 4 HR, 18 RBI, 19 R, 1 SB in 34 games

Ryan Kellogg 6-1, 3.82 ERA, 48 K, 1.32 WHIP, .295 BAA in 61.1 IP over 9 games
Ryan Burr 6-1, 2.73 ERA, 49 K, 1.14 WHIP, .255 BAA, 10 SV in 26.1 IP over 21 games

Chasing 50-50 041615

This is the fourth year of my Chasing 50-50 segment. It started three seasons ago as we followed Matt Kemp then of the Dodgers in his self proclaimed attempt to hit 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases. The 2015 season is under way and we are going to follow Kemp's efforts to see if he can make another run. As long as he is playing Kemp will always be part of this. Regulars Mike Trout of the Angels and Carlos Gonzalez of the Rockies are still in the mix because I think they also have the speed\power combo capable of reaching the mark some day. Plus we will also start with Carlos Gomez of the Brewers, George Springer of the Astros and Joc Pederson of the Dodgers. Others will be added throughout the season as their production warrants. 50/50 is a lofty goal but this is also a way to honor the guys that do possess the power and speed tools.

Matt Kemp

Kemp has started the season hitting .341/.364/.512 with 0 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 10 games. His power numbers may be dampened by the trade to San Diego but that we'll see.


Games Padres played: 10

Home Runs: 0  --- Projected Home Runs: 0

Steals: 1 --- Projected Steals: 16


Mike Trout

Trout has started the season hitting .438/.500/.594 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB in 9 games. The defending MVP will have the power numbers but the issue will be if he decides to put the effort in on the base paths this season. Off to a good start.


Games Angels played: 9

Home Runs: 1--- Projected Home Runs: 18

Steals: 2 --- Projected Steals: 36


Carlos Gonzalez

Gonzalez has started the season hitting .231/.244/.410 with 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 9 games. The issue with Gonzalez will be keeping his time on the DL to a minimum as the high altitude is hard on the body.


Games Rockies played: 9

Home Runs: 1 --- Projected Home Runs: 18

Steals: 0 --- Projected Steals: 0


Carlos Gomez

Gomez has started the season hitting .235/.247/.441 with 1 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 8 games. He was a member of the 20\20 club last year and is capable of taking it to the next level.


Games Brewers played: 9

Home Runs: 1 --- Projected Home Runs: 18

Steals: 0 --- Projected Steals: 0


George Springer

Springer has started the season hitting .147/.256/.176 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 2 SB in 9 games. He's struggling to start his sophomore campaign but two seasons ago in the minors was a 30/30 guy and challenged 40/40


Games Astros played: 9

Home Runs: .0 --- Projected Home Runs: 0

Steals: 2 --- Projected Steals: 36


Joc Pederson

Pederson has started the season hitting .310/.444/.517 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 9 games. The rookie put up 30/30 numbers last season in the minors.


Games Dodgers played: 9

Home Runs: 1 --- Projected Home Runs: 18

Steals: 1 --- Projected Steals: 18

Local College Baseball 041515

Here is the eighth weekly update for 2015 on how my five local college baseball teams are doing. Those five teams are Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska-Omaha, Creighton, Bellevue and Iowa Western. The updates include their standings and who the top three hitters and top two pitchers are.

Nebraska-Lincoln 27-11 --- Home: 17-2 Away: 6-6 Neutral: 4-3 \\ Big Ten: 5-4
Last week: Kansas State: W 5-4, Minnesota: L 3-0, Minnesota: W 7-4, Minnesota: W 12-3

Ryan Boldt .341/.449/.428 w/ 1 HR, 16 RBI, 34 R, 6 SB in 37 games
Jake Schleppenbach .326/.373/.379 w/ 0 HR, 7 RBI, 22 R, 2 SB in 35 games
Blake Headley .292/.360/.479 w/ 1 HR, 31 RBI, 24 R, 1 SB in 37 games

Kyle Kubat 4-1, 2.22 ERA, 37 K, 1.18 WHIP, .260 BAA in 56.2 IP over 9 games
Derek Burkamper 4-1, 3.47 ERA, 27 K, 1.09 WHIP, .225 BAA in 46.2 IP over 8 games


Nebraska-Omaha 16-16 --- Home: 10-4 Away: 2-6  Neutral: 4-6  \\ conf: 9-6
Last week: Kansas State: L 10-2, Fort Wayne: L 7-6, Fort Wayne: W13-3, Fort Wayne: L 5-2

Cole Gruber .434/.535/.495 w/ 0 HR, 14 RBI, 27 R, 16 SB in 27 games
Alex Schultz .356/.420/.481 w/ 2 HR, 14 RBI, 32 R, 10 SB in 32 games
Clayton Taylor .283/.392/.450 w/ 4 HR, 28 RBI, 32 R, 1 SB in 32 games

Tyler Fox 4-2, 3.86 ERA, 34 K, 1.51 WHIP, .275 BAA in 49.0 IP over 9 games
Zach Williamsen 5-4, 3.93 ERA, 35 K, 1.33 WHIP, .282 BAA in 52.2 IP over 10 games


Creighton 20-9-1 --- Home: 11-3-1 Away: 9-6 Neutral: 0-0 \\ Big East 5-1
Last week: Xavier: W 8-2. Xavier: W 6-1. Xavier: W 3-1

Reagan Fowler .343/.416/.435 w/ 0 HR, 23 RBI, 14 R, 1 SB in 29 games
Brett Murray .304/.352/.455 w/ 2 HR, 18 RBI, 17 R, 1 SB in 30 games
Daniel Woodrow .294/.379/.412 w/ 0 HR, 12 RBI, 22 R, 10 SB in 29 games

Rollie Lacy 3-0, 2.73 ERA, 20 K, 1.27 WHIP, .240 BAA in 33.0 IP over 12 games
Matt Warren 2-2, 3.68 ERA, 19 K, 1.04 WHIP, .229 BAA in 36.2 IP over 8 games


Bellevue 33-11 --- Home: 10-4 Away: 15-7 Neutral: 8-0 \\ conf: 11-5
Last week: Northwestern (IA): W 5-1, Oklahoma Wesleyan: L 7-2, Oklahoma Wesleyan: L 4-2, Oklahoma Wesleyan: W 3-2, Oklahoma Wesleyan: L 3-0

Osvaldo Gonzalez .444/.543/.834 w/ 11 HR, 48 RBI, 23 R, 1 SB in 44 games
Gabriel De La Rosa .394/.476/.514 w/ 2 HR, 31 RBI, 33 R, 5 SB in 42 games
Colton Nash .340/.407/.619 w/ 8 HR, 44 RBI, 39 R, 5 SB in 44 games

Steve Sarcone 6-1, 1.90 ERA, 70 K, 1.18 WHIP, .220 BAA in 61.2 IP over 9 games
Stephan Meyer 7-2, 1.65 ERA, 69 K, 1.05 WHIP, .199 BAA in 60.0 IP over 9 games


Iowa Western 27-5 --- Home: 14-0 Away: 11-4 Neutral: 2-1 \\ conf: 10-2
Last Week: Marshalltown CC: W 12-2, Marshalltown CC: W 8-0, Marshalltown CC: W 7-0, Marshalltown CC: W 3-2

Michael Klein .520/.586/1.200 w/ 3 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 18 games
Alex Krupa .483/.519/.725 w/ 2 HR, 28 RBI, 43 R, 14 SB in 32 games
Ryan Merrill .410/.515/.675 w/ 5 HR, 34 RBI, 29 R, 8 SB in 31 games

Devon Perez 6-0, 1.91 ERA, 41 K, 0.63 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 7 games
Mitch McIntyre 5-1, 2.45 ERA, 44 K, 0.90 WHIP in 25.2 IP over 6 games

Two Major One Minor 041415

Here is the first Two Major One Minor segment of 2015. This is my fifth year of doing this series where I feature two Major League players and one minor league player each week. Looking back at some of the minor league players touched on over the last four years I wrote about Paul Goldschmidt, Jose Altuve, Matt Adams, Jedd Gyorko, Yasiel Puig , Mike Zunino and Mookie Betts. The initial three to start off are Mark Canha, Joc Pederson and Kris Bryant. One thing all three have in common is they were in the top six in total bases in spring training and have continued to hit once the regular season started.

Canha is a rookie OF\1B with the Oakland Athletics who was tied for third with 47 total bases in spring training as he hit .297/.342/.635 with 6 HR, 13 RBI, 13 R, 0 SB in 29 games. That has carried over into the season as he has started out hitting .367/.367/.567 with 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 6 games. He was traded to the Athletics in December after playing in 2014 at Triple A New Orleans where he hit 303/.384/.505 with 20 HR, 82 RBI, 83 R, 3 SB in 127 games. He was originally drafted by the Marlins in the seventh round in 2010 and went to the Rockies in the 2014 Rule 5 draft. Canha turned 26 on February 15. 

Pederson is a rookie outfielder with the Los Angeles Dodgers who was sixth in total bases in spring training with 45 as he hit .338/.377/.692 with 6 HR, 13 RBI, 14 R, 3 SB in 26 games. He has started out 2015 hitting .280/.357/.520 with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 7 games. He is trying to build on 2014 when he was the Pacific Coast League MVP as he hit .303/.435/.482 with 33 HR, 78 RBI, 106 R, 30 SB in 121 games. After a September call up he hit .143/.351/.143 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 18 games. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 11th round in 2010. Pederson turned 22 on April 21.

Bryant is a third baseman with the Chicago Cubs who was tied for third with 47 total bases in spring training as he hit .425/.475/1.175 with 9 HR, 15 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 14 games. The Cubs sent him down to start the season with Triple A Iowa where he has hit .381/.375/.714 with 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 2 SB in 5 games. Last season he hit .355/.458/.702 with 22 HR, 58 RBI, 61 R, 8 SB in 68 games at Double A Tennessee and .295/.418/.619 with 21 HR, 52 RBI, 57 R, 7 SB in 70 games at Iowa. He was originally drafted by the Cubs with the second pick of the first round in 2013. Bryant turned 23 on Januray 4th.

College Spotlight 041315

Here is my seventh installment of College Spotlight for 2015. This week I am looking at Andrew Benintendi of Arkansas and Kyle Twomey of Southern Cal.

Benintendi is a sophomore outfielder out of Madeira High School in Cincinnati, OH. Last Friday in a 5-3 win over Kentucky he had his second consecutive two home run game and his sixth in a span of six games. He generates his power stroke from a 5-10, 180 pound frame. This season he is hitting .358/.464/.767 with 13 HR, 38 RBI, 32 R, 12 SB in 34 games. In his freshman campaign last year he hit .276/.368/.333 with 1 HR, 27 RBI, 45 R, 17 SB in 61 games. The Razorbacks are 20-16 this season.

LHP Twomey is a junior out of El Dorado High School in Placentia, CA. Last Saturday he gave seven strong innings for sixth ranked USC in a 5-0 victory over number 7 UCLA. His line for the game was 7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K in 112 pitches. This season he is 6-1, 1.79 ERA, 45 K, 1.27 WHIP, .245 BAA in 55.1 IP over 9 games. Last season while primarily in the bullpen he was 2-2, 3.11 ERA, 50 K, 1.27 WHIP, .258 BAA in 55.0 IP over 19 games. This season the Trojans are 26-9.

NL West week one 041215

Here are the National League West standings from week one in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. 

Colorado Rockies 4-1 .800 --- Home: 1-1 Road: 3-1

Nolan Arenado (9 for 20) .450/.500/.950 w/ 2 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Jordan Lyles 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.00 WHIP, .238 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game

Charlie Blackmon (3 for 20) .150/.261/.250 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games
LaTroy Hawkins 1-0, 9.00 ERA, 2 K, 2.50 WHIP, .455 BAA, 1 SV (1 BS) in 2.0 IP over 2 games


Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 .600 --- Home: 3-2 Road: 0-0

Paul Goldschmidt (7 for 17) .412/.524/.824 w/ 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB in 5 games
Archie Bradley 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.83 WHIP, .056 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game

Chris Owings (0 for 14) .000/.067/.000 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games
Josh Collmenter 0-1, 7.71 ERA, 4 K, 2.36 WHIP, .455 BAA in 4.2 IP in 1 game


San Diego Padres 3-3 .500 --- Home: 2-1 Road: 1-2

Yonder Alsonso (8 for 17) .471/.571/.529 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB in 5 games
James Shields 1-0, 2.08 ERA, 15 K, 0.92 WHIP, .184 BAA in 13.0 IP over 2 games

Jedd Gyorko (3 for 21) .143/.217/.190 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 6 games
Andrew Cashner 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 6 K, 2.20 WHIP, .364 BAA in 5.0 IP in 1 game


San Francisco Giants 3-3 .500 --- Home: 0-0 Road: 3-3

Norichika Aoki (10 for 25) .400/.464/.480 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 6 games
Chris Heaston 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0.83 WHIP, .143 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game

Gregor Blanco (3 for 18) .167/.286/.222 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 6 games
Ryan Vogelsong 0-1, 11.88 ERA, 7 K, 2.40 WHIP, .385 BAA in 8.1 IP over 2 games


Los Angeles Dodgers 2-3 .400 --- Home: 2-1 Road: 0-2

Adrian Gonzalez (12 for 18) .667/.727/1.611 w/ 5 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Zack Greinke 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 4 K, 0.50 WHIP, .095 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game

Yasiel Puig (1 for 17) .118/.211/.176 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games
Chris Hatcher 0-1, 18.00 ERA, 1 K, 3.00 WHIP, .600 BAA, 1 SV in 1.0 IP over 2 games

NL Central week one 041215

Here are the National League Central standings from week one in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. 

Cincinnati Red 4-1 .800 --- Home: 4-1 Road: 0-0

Joey Votto (8 for 21) .381/.409/.810 w/ 3 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB in 5 games
Aroldis Chapman 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA, 2 SV in 4.0 IP over 4 games

Marlon Byrd (2 for 20) .100/.100/.100 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Kevin Gregg 0-0, 27.00 ERA, 0 K, 4.00 WHIP, .571 BAA, (1 BS) in 1.0 IP over 2 games


Chicago Cubs 2-2 .500 --- Home: 1-1 Road: 1-1

Starlin Castro (6 for 16) .375/.375/.563 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 4 games
Jake Arrieta 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K, 0.86 WHIP, .125 BAA in 7.0 IP in 1 game

Mike Olt (2 for 12) .167/.231/.417 w/ 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games
Jon Lester 0-1, 6.23 ERA, 6 K, 2.31 WHIP, .400 BAA in 4.1 IP in 1 game


St Louis Cardinals 2-2 .500 --- Home: 0-0 Road: 2-2

Matt Holliday (5 for 15) .333/.444/.333 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 1 SB in 4 games
Adam Wainwright 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.83 WHIP, .217 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game

Yadier Molina (2 for 14) .143/.250/.143 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 4 games
John Lackey 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 1 K, 1.00 WHIP, .190 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game


Milwaukee Brewers 1-4 .200 --- Home: 1-4 Road: 0-0

Adam Lind (9 for 17) .529/.619/.882 w/ 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Jimmy Nelson 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, 0.57 WHIP, .100 BAA in 7.0 IP over 1 game

Jonathan Lucroy (1 for 20) .050/.136/.150 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Kyle Lohse 0-1, 21.60 ERA, 1 K, 3.00 WHIP, .526 BAA in 3.1 IP in 1 game


Pittsburgh Pirates 1-4 .200 --- Home: 0-0 Road: 1-4

Pedro Alvarez (5 for 16) .313/.353/.750 w/ 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Francisco Liriano 0-0, 2.57 ERA, 7 K, 0.71 WHIP, .087 BAA in 7.0 IP in 1 game

Andrew McCutchen (2 for 16) .125/.263/.313 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 4 games
Vance Worley 0-1, 8.58 ERA, 4 K, 1.42 WHIP, .280 BAA in 6.1 IP in 1 game

NL East week one 041215

Here are the National League East standings from week one in 2015. Also listed are hot and cold players for each team. 

Atlanta Braves 5-0 1.000 --- Home: 2-0 Road: 3-0

Chris Johnson (5 for 10) .500/.500/.800 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 sB in 3 games
Julio Teheran 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 9 K, 1.25 WHIP, .238 BAA in 12.0 IP over 2 games

Jace Peterson (2 for 14) .143/.250/.143 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Eric Stults 0-0, 5.40 ERA, 3 K, 1.60 WHIP, .350 BAA in 5.0 IP in 1 game


Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 .600 --- Home: 3-2 Road: 0-0

Carlos Ruiz (5 for 13) .385/.529/.385 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games
Aaron Harang 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 K, 0.47 WHIP, .095 BAA in 6.1 IP in 1 game

Darin Ruf (0 for 11) .000/.154/.000 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 4 games
David Buchanan 0-1, 18.00 ERA, 1 K, 3.67 WHIP, .467 BAA in 3.0 IP in 1 game


New York Mets 2-3 .400 --- Home: 0-0 Road: 2-3

Travis D'Arnaud (6 for 18) .333/.368/.444 w/ 0 HR, 5 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Matt Harvey 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, 0.83 WHIP, .182 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game

Curtis Granderson (1 for 16) .063/.318/.063 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Dillon Gee 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 2 K, 1.60 WHIP, .381 BAA in 5.0 IP in 1 game


Miami Marlins 1-4 .200 --- Home: 1-4 Road: 0-0

Christian Yelich (6 for 19) .316/.409/.368 w/ 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Dan Haren 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 2 K, 0.67 WHIP, .200 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game

Adeiny Hechavarria (1 for 18) .056/.106/.111 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Mat Latos 0-1, 94.50 ERA, 0 K, 12.00 WHIP, .857 BAA in 0.2 IP in 1 game


Washington Nationals 1-4 .200 --- Home: 1-2 Road: 0-2

Michael Taylor (6 for 21) .286/.318/.524 w/ 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB in 5 games
Jordan Zimmermann 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 4 K, 0.83 WHIP, .217 BAA in 6.0 IP in 1 game

Ryan Zimmerman (2 for 19) .105/.190/.263 w/ 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 5 games
Stephen Strasburg 0-1, 5.06 ERA, 5 K, 2.25 WHIP, .360 BAA in 5.1 IP in 1 game