The Good
Joel Hanrahan-
The pirates closer got his 20th save of the year in a 5-4 victory vs. the Phillies Thursday night. Thursday’s save gave Hanrahan his 5th save in a row, and has blown just 2 saves all year, in which the Pirates still got the victories in both. Harahan is 3rd in the N.L in saves this year with 20. Hanrahan is 3-0 with 35 strikeouts in just 30 innings pitched, and has a 2.10 ERA on the season now.
Bryce Harper
The Nationals outfielder went 2-6 in Thursday’s loss over the Colorado Rockies. Harper had a single, a homer, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBIs improving his average to .282 on the season. Harper’s 8th homer of the season came in fashion of the game tying homer to lead off the 9th inning. Harper had 7 hits in the 4 game series and is on his way to a rookie of the year award at age of just 19.
Tyler Colvin
The Rockies center fielder improved his average to .307 on the year after a 4-6 game vs. the Washington Nationals in Thursday’s 11-10 victory. Colvin had 2 singles, a triple, a homer, leaving him just a double shy of the cycle, and 5 RBIs on the night. Colvin’s 5 RBI night was a career high and the triple was just his 12th of his career.
Chris Young
The Diamondbacks center fielder only went 1-4 on the night, but his one hit got him on the good list for just one reason. Young’s homer came in the 9th inning with 1 out when the game was tied 3-3 at the time. Young’s 7th homer of the season ended up being the game winning run in Thursday’s 4-3 victory over the Braves. Young’s homer gave the Braves closer, Craig Kimbrel his first blown save on the season.
Alexi Amarista
The Padres 2nd baseman went 1-1 in a pinch hit roll Thursday night in a 11-3 victory over the Houston Astros. Amarista had a career day in just one swing giving him his 1st career homer, grandslam, and most RBIs in a game at 4. Amarista is hitting just .233 on the season.
Andrew Cashner
The Padres starting pitcher got a no decision despite throwing a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Cashner went 6.1 innings while giving up 2 runs on just 2 hits and striking out 9. Thursday’s outing was Cashner’s first role in the starting spot on the season and he now has a 3.63 ERA on the year.
David Wright
The Mets 3rd basemen went 2-3 in the Mets 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. Wright had a single, a homer, 1 runs scored, and 2 RBIs Thursday. Wright is now batting .361 with with 9 homers and 49 RBIs on the year.
Madison Bumgarner
The Giants starter improved to 10-4 on the season in Thursday’s 5-0 victory over the Reds. Bumgarner went 9 innings giving up no runs off just 1 hit and striking out 9. This was Bumgarner’s best start of the season and now has a 2.85 ERA with 92 strikeouts on the season.
The Bad
Todd Frazier
The Reds 3rd baseman went 0-3 in a 5-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Frazier dropped his average to .258 after a 3 strikeout game Thursday night. Frazier has just 5 hits over his last 10 games and has lowered his average by 20 points during that stand.
Clinton Barmes
Despite the victory for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Barmes average dropped to .196 on the season. The Pirates shortstop went 0-4 with 3 strikeouts Thursday vs. the Phillies. Barmes is just 7-32 over his last 10 games which has actually raised his average 8 points.
Nationals and Rockies pitching
In the Nationals and Rockies 11-10 game there were 34 totals hits and 22 runs. Lets start with the Nationals. Edwin Jackson went just 3 innings giving up 8 runs off 10 hits. Tom Gorzelanny went 2 innings giving up 2 runs off 3 hits. Now the Rockies pitching. Josh Outman went 3 innings giving up 5 runs off 5 hits. Josh Roenicke went 3 innings giving up 4 runs off 4 hits.
Dan Uggla
The Braves 2nd baseman went 0-3 with 3 strikeouts in the Braves 4-3 loss. Uggla is now 0-10 over the last 3 games dropping his average to .235 on the season.
The Ugly
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers are now 43-34 on the season after dropping their 5th in a row and their 9th of their last 10th. The Dodgers were sitting in first place before their lossing ways and now sit 1 game behind the soaring Giants. The Dodgers have scored just 15 runs over their last 10 games while giving up 41 runs.
Coach Tom
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