Baseball Chatter 08/07

Angels

• Have scored 60 runs and hit .294 in their past nine games.
• The Angels can thank their bullpen for giving them a glimmer of hope to make the post-season, but they gave up six runs in the ninth yesterday, and blew the lead for the second Sunday in a row.
• Blake Parker ended his streak at 27 outings without allowing an earned run at home.

Astros

• The Astros put on their rally caps and scored four runs in the ninth inning, beating the Blue Jays 7-6
• Alex Bregman has an extra base hit in each of the last eight games, which is the third-longest streak in team history and first since 2006.
• Chris Devenski has 7 ER in his last 9 ⅔ innings A.J. Hinch says he struggles with command of his fastball and slider.

Braves

• Lucas Sims has allowed three homers in 12 major league innings and 19 in 115 1/3 innings at Triple-A
  • Marcel Ozuna and J.T. Realmuto hit home runs off Sims

Yeah, they both were just bad pitches,I didn’t execute. They were bad pitches.Sims

• Sims’ next scheduled start is Sunday in St. Louis. It will be his first away from SunTrust Park.

• Braves lead the National League grounding out into double plays. Matt Kemp has done it 22 times

 

Cardinals

• Adam Wainwright
  • 3 IP, 3ER, 4 H, 5 BB, 1 K

Cubs

• Willson Contreras went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homers
  • has five home runs in the past four games, and 10 since the All-Star break
  • Is hitting .281/.349/.532.

• Kyle Schwarber went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk
  • His batting average is still .198

• Jon Lester allowed three runs on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts over 6.2 innings

Diamondbacks

• 5-for-30 (.167) with runners in scoring position in the series
• 15 for 84 (.179) with runners in scoring position on their 10-game road trip through three cities
• Hitting .223 since June 25
• Still have a five-game lead on a wild-card spot

Dodgers

• Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed only one hit and struck out eight over seven scoreless innings and the Dodgers won 8-0
  • Retired 21 of the 22 including the first four batters he faced.
  • 3.53 ERA and 1.28 WHIP through 17 starts

 

Giants

• Jarrett Parker hit his first homer
• Jeff Samardzija tossed 6 ⅓ innings, allowed five hits and three walks while striking out three.

Indians

• Have scored one run or fewer for the 21st time this season.
  • Last season they reached 68 wins before they had their 50th loss.
• Jason Kipnis struck out three times in four plate appearances

 

Marlins

• J.T. Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a solo home run
  • He is hitting .306/.366/.489, with 13 homers, 45 RBI, five stolen bases and 50 runs

• Marcell Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run
  • Has hit three home runs in his past seven games
  • 26 HR, 87 RBI, 63 R and a .306/.364/.553 slash line on the season

• Jose Urena allowed one run on three hits and walked one while striking out three through six innings
  • Urena continues to impress and now sports a rock-solid 3.70 ERA and 1.19 WHIP to go along with his 10 wins. He only strikes out 6.2 per nine.

Mets

• Steven Matz
  • 5.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
  • is winless over his last seven
  • 5.77 ERA, 1.51 WHIP

Nationals

• Matt Wieters went 1-for-3 with a homer and five RBI. He is still having a rotten season

Orioles

• Manny Machado is hitting .352/.398/.505 since the break, bringing his season average to .257.
• Ubaldo Jiménez pitched well for the third straight time.

Padres

• Clayton Richard allowed four runs on five hits and one walk across six innings, but none of those four runs were earned. He struck out five.

Pirates

• Jameson Taillon allowed two runs on five hits walked two in 6 ⅓ innings. He struck out eight.
• Felipe Rivero blew his first save, allowing two runs on two hits and walked two.

Phillies

• Maikel Franco went 2-for-4 with a solo home run
  • .230/.285/.407 is down across the board compared to his .255/.306/.427 output in 2016.

• Aaron Nola limited the Rockies to two runs on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts over seven strong innings in Sunday’s no-decision at Coors Field.
  • Ninth consecutive quality start

Reds

• Homer Bailey allowed 10 runs on 10 hits and four walks across 3.1 innings
  • He is 3-6 with an ERA of 8.86.
  • That is not what $19 million is supposed to buy, even in this era of superheated salaries for starting pitchers.

Red Sox

• Five consecutive multi-homer games
• Chris Young and Eduardo Nunez both homered in the first inning

Rockies

• Entered yesterday:
  • 59-0 when leading after eight innings this season.
  • They were 14-6 in one-run games, including a trio of one-run victories on the current homestand.
  • Greg Holland 34-1 in save opportunities.

• Now
  • Greg Holland is 34-2
  • Half game in front of the D-Backs and 5.5 games in front of the Brewers

• Jeff Hoffman pitched seven innings allowed one run on four hits, struck out eight and walked one.
  • Hoffman (6-3, 5.03 ERA) said his curveball had not been as effective since May 22 at Philadelphia when he pitched seven innings, allowed one run on three hits and whiffed seven.
  • Antonio Senzatela is back in the rotation and Tyler Chatwood has been sent to the bullpen.
    • Taking the spot of rookie left-hander Kyle Freeland (DL)
    • Chatwood 6-12 with a 5.11 ERA and 1.46 WHIP.
    • Senzatela is scheduled to start Wednesday
• Chatwood’s Command Sucks

Royals

• The Royals finished their double-header with five home runs
  • Eric Hosmer hit home run number 17.
  • Mike Moustakas hit number 31
  • Melky Cabrera finished 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs in the second game
  • Lorenzo Cain finished 6 for 10 after two three-hit games, raising his batting average eight points to .283.
  • Whit Merrifield hit number 13
    • Frank White is the only Royals second baseman to ever hit more.

Tigers

• Jeimer Candelario (3B) was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.
  • Acquired from the Chicago Cubs in the trade for Justin Wilson and Alex Avila when Jose Iglesias was placed on the bereavement list Sunday.

• Victor Martinez:
  • Came into the season a career .300 hitter from both sides of the plate (.299 right-handed).
  • recorded his 2,000th career hit a couple of weeks ago. But this year, other than the month of May, nothing is working. Since going 3 for 4 on July 29, he’s gone 3 for 29, including an 0-for-5 on Sunday. He’s 3 for 15 with runners in scoring position in that stretch.
  • Hitting .318 with a .936 OPS in May

White Sox

• Yoan Moncada went 5-for-17 with three walks in the series vs. the Red Sox.
  • He struck out five times giving him 21 strikeouts since getting called up July 19.
  • Moncada struggles with off speed pitches

The swings-and-misses on both sides of the plate have been in breaking-ball countsRentaria