Week 10: 3@
Pittsburgh Pirates, 4vs
Washington Nationals
June 8th
Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 1-3
MIL SP
Mike Fiers 5.2IP 6H 3R 3ER 1BB 4K
MIL RF
Ryan Braun 1-2 R RBI BB HR
HR MIL:
Ryan Braun(5)
HR PIT: none
W:
Gerrit Cole(3-2 4.24) L:
Mike Fiers(2-5 4.11) SV:
Mark Melancon(15 1.73)
We had only four hits today... while the
Pirates had six... all for extra bases.
News:
Off all parts,
Blue Jays SS
Jose Reyes(31, 4*) missed the single for the cycle today, going 3-4 2R 4RBI DB TR HR in a 13-10 win over the
Marlins at home, his former team. The 4x All-Star is batting .296-4-34 7/9SB in 56G for
Toronto.
Houston RF
George Springer(25, 4.5*) collected his second 2HR game of his season with a 2-4 2R 4RBI BB 2HR day as they won 8-4 over the
White Sox. The young speedy outfielder is having .301-14-32 11/14SB year after making his debut in 2014.
The
Twins added a veteran arm(and $3M to be able to pay his salary) from the
Padres, trading for RHRP
Joaquin Benoit(37, 4.5*, 2-1 2SV 3.55 26G) and announced him as their new closer. Going back to the
Padres, who decided to start a rebuild, will be prospect LF
Amaurys Minier(19, 2.5* HS, 1.5* OSA, A) and prospect RHRP
Nick Burdi(22, 3* HS, 4* OSA, A).
June 9th
Pregame News:
OF
Kirk Nieuwenhuis cleared waivers and was assigned to AAA Colorado Springs.
Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5
MIL SP
Travis Wood 5.1IP 6H 4R 4ER 4BB 5K
MIL 2B
Luis Sardinas 3-4 2R 2RBI BB 3SB(8)
MIL RF
Ryan Braun 2-3 R 2RBI DB TP
MIL PH/3B
Luis Jimenez 2-2 2R 3RBI DB HR
HR MIL:
Luis Jimenez(3)
HR PIT:
Josh Harrison(5),
Andrew McCutchen 2(13)
W:
Juan Nicasio(3-0 3.54) L:
Tony Watson(0-2 9.00) SV:
Jeremy Jeffress(15 4.26)
Our bats were there to pick up
Alex Wood in his first bad start with us.
Sardinas set the basepaths on fire today... but it was
Luis Jimenez who lifted us with a pinch hit 2-run homer in the 7th and a RBI-double in the 9th.
News:
Pirates CF
Andrew McCutchen(28, 5*) had a good day at the plate, going 2-5 2R 2RBI 2HR, but his team still fell to the
Brewers 5-8. The 2013 MvP and 3x Silver Slugger is batting a torrid .358-13-43 11/13SB clip this year.
Mariners 1B
Luke Scott(36, 1*) had another big game in him, posting a 4-5 3R 4RBI 2DB HR line in the box score of a 13-2 win over the
Indians. The veteran is batting .205-6-15 in 34/21GS. His hurler SP
J.A. Happ(32, 0.5*) collected a complete game in the win, going 9IP 4H 2ER 2BB 8K and improving to 3-1 3.38 39K in 9GS.
Rays OF
Kevin Kiermaier(25, 4/4.5*) drove in four of the
Rays five runs in a 5-1 win over the
Angels with a 2-4 2R 4RBI 2HR performance. The young outfielder is batting .272-7-33 in 58G for 2015.
June 10th
Milwaukee Brewers – Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1(13)
MIL SP
Tyler Thornburg 8IP 7H 0R 0ER 2BB 6K
MIL RF
Ryan Braun 2-5 RBI BB
MIL LF
Khris Davis 2-6 RBI
HR MIL: none
HR PIT:
Andrew McCutchen(14)
W:
Jeremy Jeffress(2-3 3.90) L:
Jared Hughes(1-3 3.00) SV:
Chris Hatcher(1 2.51)
Thornburg pitched a hell of a game, but so did
Vance Worley and it ended up being a couple of RBI-singles top 13th by
Braun and
Davis that won this one.
News:
Braves SP
Julio Teheran(24, 4*) missed a beauty by one out, settling for 8.2IP 3H 0ER 2BB 11K in a 5-0 win over the
Padres. The 2014 All-Star is 7-3 2.25 79K in 13 starts.
Rays SP
Nate Karns(27, 2/2.5*) cooled off the
Angels through eight, allowing 4H 0BB 7K in a 3-1 win. He is now 4-4 4.48 63K in 13G/12GS.
Cardinals 1B
Xavier Scruggs(27, 1.5*) had one of his best games of his young career, going 2-4 3R 4RBI BB 2HR but losing to the
Rockies 11-12. A 19th rounder in 2008,
Scruggs is batting .225-6-16 in 39G/17GS mostly in a backup role.
Giants 1B
Brandon Belt(27, 4.5*) collected three RBI's en route for a 4-4 2R 3RBI DB HR day an his team won over the
Mets 5-2. The left handed batter is .275-7-36 in 60GS for 2015.
June 11th
Washington Nationals - Milwaukee Brewers 9-1
MIL SP
Kyle Lohse 7IP 9H 4R 4ER 0BB 6K
MIL RF
Ryan Braun 1-4 RBI DB
HR WSH:
Tyler Moore(1)
HR MIL: none
W:
Gio Gonzalez(5-5 2.91) L:
Kyle Lohse(2-7 4.42)
Both
Lohse and
Will Smith(5ER in 0.1IP) gave up a big inning apiece and
Gio was too much for our bats today.
News:
One day after
Teheran's gem,
Braves SP
Trevor Cahill(27, 4*) repeated that feat, going 8.2IP 6H 1R 0ER 2BB 6K in a 5-1 victory over the
Padres. The 2010 All-Star is 6-5 2.18 63K in 12GS and has been a major force for
Atlanta.
Rockies SS
Troy Tulowitzki(30 ,5*) got some good news and some bad news. The good news, he went 4-4 R 2RBI HR and his team won 9-7 over the
Marlins. The bad news, the .251-5-30 58G batter is out for 2-3 weeks with a sprained ankle.
June 12th
Washington Nationals - Milwaukee Brewers 10-1
MIL SP
Jimmy Nelson 5IP 6H 7R 4ER 4BB 2K
MIL CF
Carlos Gomez 1-4 RBI DB
HR WSH:
Jordan Zimmerman(1),
Ryan Zimmerman(11),
Wilson Ramos(5)
HR MIL: none
W:
Jordan Zimmerman(9-2 1.88) L:
Jimmy Nelson(3-4 3.74)
The
Nats are doing a great job showing us who is boss and who is not... and I don't think having the veterans in the lineup would've changed that.
News:
Nationals SP
Jordan Zimmerman(29, 4*) collected a complete game 10-1 win over the
Brewers. His final numbers: 9IP 5H 1ER 1BB 6K. He recently signed a 4y/$68M extension and is 9-2 1.88 81K in 13GS this year.
Another day, another great pitching performance by
Braves pitching in a 4-0 win over the
Mets. SP
Shelby Miller(26, 2.5/4*) pitched 8.2IP scoreless, allowing only one hit, 2BB and 9K after losing the no-hitter bottom 6th. He improved to 5-5 5.09 62K in 13GS in a up and down season for him.
Cubs rookie 3B
Kris Bryant(23, 3.5/5*) had a historic day at the plate in a 10-5 win over the
Reds... as he drove in NINE RUNS today, going 4-5 3R 9RBI DB HR today. He is batting .276-13-44 in 59G and if this game is a sign for things to come... look out.
Phillies RHRP/SP
Dustin McGowan(33, 1.5*) is out for the year with a torn back muscke. He did a good but not great job this year with a 2-2 record and a 3.83ERA 47K in 16G/7GS between pen and rotation.
The
Orioles added a big bat today, trading for C/LF
Evan Gattis(28, 4*, .273-9-35) from the
Astros.
Houston got back AAA RF
Chris Parmalee(27, 1.5*, .291-8-32 AAA) and prospect SP
Lazaro Leyva(19, 2* HS, 2.5* OSA).
June 13th
Washington Nationals - Milwaukee Brewers 4-2
MIL SP
Mike Fiers 7IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 1K
MIL CF
Carlos Gomez 2-4 R 2RBI HR
MIL C
Jonathan Lucroy 2-4
HR WSH: none
HR MIL:
Carlos Gomez(9)
W:
Stephen Strasburg(3-2 3.00) L:
Mike Fiers(2-6 4.19) SV:
Aaron Barrett(2)
Gomez' shot was not enough to win today as the
Nats scored four in the first three innings.
News:
White Sox 1B
Jose Abreu(28, 5*) won his battles, but lost the war as his team fell to the
Rays 12-13. He had a 4-4 3R 2RBI 2BB HR day and improved to bat a hot .339-113-47 bat in 61G.
Cardinals SP
Adam Wainwright(33, 4*) dominated the
Royals through eight innings, allowing only 6H 0BB 8K in a 3-0 win at home. The veteran ace is 7-4 3.41 81K in 14 starts this year.
June 14th
Washington Nationals - Milwaukee Brewers 6-8(12)
MIL SP
Travis Wood 6.1IP 8H 2R 2ER 2BB 7K
MIL C
Jonathan Lucroy 4-6 3R RBI SB(2) HR
MIL PH/1B
Luis Jimenez 1-1 R 2RBI BB HR
MIL SS
Jean Segura 2-4 2R 3RBI BB 2HR
HR WSH:
Tyler Moore 2(3),
Wilson Ramos(6)
HR MIL:
Jean Segura 2(2),
Jonathan Lucroy(2),
Luis Jimenez(4)
W:
Justin Freeman(2-0 0.00) L:
Blake Treinen(1-3 3.33)
A wild game... literally. We avoided a four game sweep with some longballs and despite
Wood,
Nicasio and
Broxton allowing 2 runs apiece... as
Luis Jimenez stepped in and hit a 2-run walkoff shot in the 12th.
News:
Arizona 1B/OF
Mark Trumbo(29, 1.5*) drove in six in a 2-4 3R 6RBI BB 2HR performance... that resulted in a 11-1 win in
SanFran.
Trumbo is batting .205-15-45 in 61G.
Week: 3-4(2-1@ PIT, 1-3vs WSH)
Power Rankings: #17(-3)
Runs scored: 191(15)
Starters ERA: 3.76(9)
Bullpen ERA: 4.24(12)
Defensive Eff.: .694(9)
Fan Interest: 74
Who's hot?
RHSP
Tyler Thornburg 2G 0-0 0.64 14IP 10K
Who's not?
C
Martin Maldonado 11G 3-24 .125 0HR 1RBI
3B
Mike Moustakas 6G 0-22 .000 0HR 0RBI
1B
Shane Peterson 7G 3-26 .115 0HR 0RBI
White Sox 1B
Jose Abreu(28, 5*) was named AL Player of the Week after going 17-25 4HR 7RBI's. With this dominant week, he is batting .348-14-48 for the year in 62G and is leading the AL batting race.
Giants 1B
Brandon Belt(27, 4.5*) was named NL Player of the Week after going 11-25 2HR 10RBI's. He seems to pick things up lately and is now batting .282-7-41 for the NL West leading
Giants(40-24).
| NL Central | W-L | GB |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 40-23 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 37-26 | 3 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 29-35 | 11.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 27-34 | 12 |
| Chicago Cubs | 25-39 | 15.5 |