Who’s Hot
Clayton Kershaw
The Dodgers starting pitcher got the win in the Dodgers 4-0 win against the San Francisco Giants. Kershaw went 9 innings, getting the complete game shut out while striking out 7 Giants batters. Kershaw improved to 8-7 on the season with a 2.95 ERA on the season. Kershaw’s 9 innings pitched made him number 1 in the N.L. in innings pitched with 149.1 this season
R.A. Dickey
The New York Mets starting pitcher improved his league lead in wins with a victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday. Dickey got his 14th victory of the season, going 7 innings giving up 1 run off just 4 hits, while striking out 8. Dickey improved to 14-2 on the season with a 2.83 ERA which is 9th in the N.L. Dickey is also 2nd in both strikeouts with 147 and innings pitched with 146.1.
Anthony Rizzo
The Cubs young 1st baseman was the hero of the day, as his 2 run homer beat the Cardinals 4-2 in extra innings. Rizzo went 3-4 with 2 singles to go along with his walk off homer. Rizzo is now batting .333 on the season with 7 homers since being called up from the minors late in June. Rizzo is just 22.
Corey Hart
The Milwaukee Brewers right fielder, Corey Hart, went 4-5 despite the Brewers 11-10 loss to the Washington Nationals. Hart had 2 singles, a double, a homer, and a RBI in Sunday’s ball game. Hart’s homer gives hime 19 on the season, which ranks him 9th in the N.L. in homers. Hart is now batting just .267 on the year, raising his average 7 points in the game.
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are now 61-40 on the season after winning 10 games in a row and 14 of their last 16 games. The Reds are now 3 games ahead of the Pittsburg Pirates for the lead in the N.L. Central. Much can be said about the pitching staff, as they have given up just 57 runs in 151 innings which gives them a 3.91 ERA during the run. The Reds have also averaged 4.6 runs a game during the span.
Who’s Not
Brian LaHair
The Cubs all-star 1st baseman/outfielder has struggled mightily his last 10 games going just 5-32 and striking 15 times. LaHair went 0-3 in Sunday’s game against the Cardinals, including 3 strikeouts. LaHair started the season out hot, batting .390 in the month of April. Since April LaHair’s batting average has steadily been declining since. LaHair batted .253 in May, .231 in June, and just .203 in July. LaHair looked like he could have become one of the oldest rookie of the year’s at season start, but his luck is vastly fading away as he’s batting just .267 on the season.
James McDonald
The Pirates starting pitcher, James McDonald, has struggled his last 4 starts, going 1-2 during the span. McDonald got the loss Sunday against the Astros going just 5 innings and giving up 5 runs. Over his last 4 starts, McDonald has gone a total of 20.2 innings while giving up 21 runs in those innings. McDonald is 10-5 on the season, but his ERA has gone from 2.37 to 3.38 on the season over his last 4 starts.
 Jonathan Sanchez
The Colorado Rockies starting pitcher, Jonathan Sanchez, has now lost or gotten a no decision in every start this season since his first start. The Rockies pitcher got the loss against the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 Sunday. Sanchez went just 4.2 innings while giving up 6 runs off 8 hits. Sanchez is now 1-8 on the season with a 8.32 ERA on the year.
Coach Tom
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