Week 15: All-Star Break, 3vs
Pittsburgh Pirates
July 13th – July 16th
All-Star Break
News:
The
American League won the All-Star Game 7-2 with
White Sox 1B
Jose Abreu getting named Player of the Game.
Texas traded for SP
Asher Wojcierchowski(26, 1.5*, 7-7 4.01 18GS) from the
Astros, giving up a couple of prospects.
Houston gets prospect 1B
Ronald Guzman(20, 3* HS, 2* OSA, A) and prospect C
Kellin Deglan(23, 1*, A).
San Diego added upcoming free agent SP
Mike Leake(27, 2.5*, 7-6 3.46 18GS) from the
Reds. Coming back to
Cincy will be LF
Abraham Almonte(26, 1.5/2.5*, .249-12-17 51G) and prospect RHRP
Emmanuel Clase(17, 1* HS, 0.5* OSA, R).
Atlanta added
Rockies OF
Drew Stubbs(30, 2.5*, .277-8-29 85G) in a deal that will sent LHRP
Josh Outman(30, 2.5* 0-1 4.26 19IP) and #28 prospect SS
Ozhaino Albies(18, 5*, A) to
Colorado... a high prize for
Stubbs...
Giants SS
Brandon Crawford(28, 1.5*) is out for the year with a fractured hip. The left handed batter was .255-2-26 in 86G/60GS prior to the injury.
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Trade Deadline thoughts:
We are 14 days away from the deadline and are 43-47, 17GB in the division and 8.5GB in the Wild Card race. However, since May 1st, we are 36-32 and trending up since then... There are basically three ways to go about this trade deadline for us.
1. Try to trade the expiring contracts of waiver wire claims SP
Travis Wood and OF/1B
John Mayberry Jr. away for prospects.
2. Do nothing and keep the group together.
3. Add pieces in order to make a desperation run
The last one is out of question... #1 and #2 will depend on the next two weeks, e.g. if we can creep closer to the second WC... and if we can get a good deal for those two if not.
July 17th
Pittsburg Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 6-7
MIL SP
Mike Fiers 7IP 7H 4R 4ER 3BB 5K
MIL 2B
Luis Sardinas 2-4 R RBI BB HR SB(19)
MIL RF
Ryan Braun 2-5 R RBI HR
MIL LF
Khris Davis 1-3 2R RBI 2BB HR
MIL CF
Carlos Gomez 2-4 R
MIL 1B
Jon Singleton 1-3 R RBI BB HR
HR PIT:
Gregory Polanco(6)
HR MIL:
Khris Davis(11),
Luis Sardinas(4),
Jon Singleton(4),
Ryan Braun(9)
W:
Chris Hatcher(7-0 2.30) L:
Kelvin Herrera(0-3 2.45) SV:
Jeremy Jeffress(22 3.10)
Fiers put us in the hole with a 4-run 3rd but we scored three in the 4th and single runs in every inning till the end to give
Jeffress the ball for the save.
News:
Oriole SP
Kevin Gausman(24, 4.5*) pitched a complete game 8-1 victory over the
Tigers, going 9IP 3H 1ER 2BB 5K. The youngster is 8-5 3.80 79K in 19 starts in his third year.
Athletics SP
Jacob deGrom(27, 2.5/3.5*) missed a 6-hitter by one out and settled in for 8.2IP 6H 0ER 1BB 9K in a 6-0 win over the
Twins. He is 2-0 since coming over from the
Mets and 9-5 2.89 91K in 19 starts for the season.
Angels LF
Josh Hamilton(34, 3*) collected a 2HR day in a 7-2 win over the
Red Sox, going 3-4 2R 4RBI DB 2HR today. The veteran has been nothing but great since returning from the DL, batting .298-6-12 in 11 games.
Detroit added RHRP
Jeurys Familia(25, 3/3.5*) from the
Mets, sending one of their last prospects in CF
Austin Schotts(21, 2* HS, 2.5* OSA, A) back in the deal.
July 18th
Pittsburg Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 2-1
MIL SP
Wily Peralta 7IP 5H 2R 2ER 3BB 5K
MIL C
Jonathan Lucroy 2-3
HR PIT:
Andrew McCutchen(18)
HR MIL: none
W:
Gerrit Cole(8-4 3.30) L:
Wily Peralta(3-3 3.42) SV:
Mark Melancon(22 1.83)
Well, we ran into
Gerrit Cole today...
July 19th
Pittsburg Pirates - Milwaukee Brewers 1-12
MIL SP
Tyler Thornburg 7IP 6H 1R 1ER 2BB 7K
MIL 2B
Luis Sardinas 1-4 R 3RBI BB DB
MIL 1B
Jon Singleton 1-1 3R 2RBI 3BB HR
MIL 3B
Mike Moustakas 1-2 R 2BB SB(5)
MIL SS
Jean Segura 2-3 3R 3RBI BB TP HR
HR PIT: none
HR MIL:
Jon Singleton(5),
Jean Segura(4)
W:
Tyler Thornburg(7-7 2.31) L:
Vince Worley(6-8 3.16)
We literally walked our *** off as we took NINE walks and only had six hits... but scored twelve runs including a big 8-run 5th.
News:
Rangers 1B
Prince Fielder(31, 3.5*) hit
#300 today in a 8-4 win over the
Astros. The 5x All-Star and 3x Silver Slugger played for the
Brewers, the
Tigers and now the
Rangers throughout his career and is a .285/.398/.518 hitter with 300HR, 932RBI and 794 runs scored in 1454 career games.
Cubs SP
Kyle Hendricks(25, 4*) pitched a complete game 5-hitter in a 9-0 win over the
Braves, allowing 5H 0BB 6K. In 19 starts this year, the right hander is 6-9 3.48 85K.
Mets 3B
David Wright(32, 3.5*) collected a 2-4 2R BB 4RBI 2HR day in a 9-3 win over the
Cardinals. The 7x All-Star is batting .237-10-35 in 90 games, having quite a bad first half.
The
Twins added SP
Rubby De La Rosa(26, 1/2*, 6-7 3.75 20GS) from the
D'backs, sending #32 prospect SP
Stephen Gonsalves(21, 2* HS, 4.5* OSA, S A) back in a great deal for
Arizona.
Kansas City lost RHRP
Wade Davis(29, 4.5*) for 7-8 weeks to elbow tendinitis. The elite setup man was 2-1 1SV 3.03 in 34G, 32.2IP for 2015.
Week:
Power Rankings: #16(+6)
Runs scored: 331(13)
Starters ERA: 3.67(7)
Bullpen ERA: 4.01(13)
Defensive Eff.: .696(8)
Fan Interest: 75(-2)
Who's hot?
RHCL
Jeremy Jeffress 18G 12SV 0.89ERA 20.1IP 22K
Who's not?
Nobody
Oriole 3B
Manny Machado(23, 4/5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 5-9 3HR 6RBI's. Already a Gold Glover and 2x All-Star at his age,
Machado is batting .311-15-44 in 88G.
Marlins LF
Christian Yelich(23, 3/5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 8-15 1HR 5RBI's. The 2010 first rounder is batting .310-4-39 in 89 games... but unfortunately sprained his elbow in the final game of the week and will be out for 4 weeks.
| NL Central | W-L | GB |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 61-32 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 53-39 | 7.5 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 45-48 | 16 |
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| Chicago Cubs | 45-48 | 16 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 40-50 | 19.5 |
Second WC: 6.5GB