Miguel Sano has a BABIP of .422. That is way too high, even for Sano
Anthony Rizzo has a career best 13 game hit streak. He has also been on base in the first inning each time he has hit atop the order, six games.
Ben Gamel has the best batting average in baseball so far in June, .412
Guess the pitcher who owns these stats: (answer at the end of chatter) Notice how many times this pitcher only needed to face the minimum number of hitters to get through an inning
Eric Sogard has been great while filling in for injured Jonathan Villar, but he should remain in the lineup once Villar returns.
Eric Sogard continues to play at a really high level and get on base at a really incredible pace He’s been a productive offensive and defensive player. There’s space to give Villar some playing time But we’re looking for the players who are helping us win gamesCraig Counsell
Injury Updates
Lance McCullers Jr. threw a bullpen before the game and could return to the rotation this week.
Gleyber Torres will miss the rest of the season to have Tommy John surgery
A.J. Pollock had a little setback yesterday when he had to leave the game due to right quad tightness.
The Astros sent Derek Fisher back down to Triple-A in order to activate Josh Reddick from the disabled list.
Teams
Orioles pitchers have allowed five or more earned runs in 16 straight games
Three teams in the same division have winning percentages of .620 or higher on Father’s Day for the first time since 1969 –
Arizona relievers rank second in the National League with a 3.38 ERA.
Players
Justin Verlander read this article that attempts to explain the increasing number of home runs in baseball.
There’s not much of a seam on the ball anymore, And that was always the case when you got to the big leagues. If you picked up a minor-league ball to a big-league ball, the seams were always wound tighter [on the big-league ball], they were always a little smaller, and it was noticeable. But now, you get a foul ball and look at the ball and kind of look at it from the side and try to see a seam sticking up off the ball, and there isn’t one. There is no seam. I think it’s more for aesthetics than anything at this point.Verlander on Home Runs
Adam Wainwright has allowed 20 earned runs over just 10 ⅓ innings in his last three starts
Answer: Fernando Rodney is 20 for 23 in save opportunities and has not given up a run in the past 17 innings.
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