The Good
Ricky Nolasco
The Marlins starting pitcher went 7 cool innings to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Nolasco went 7 innings giving up just 2 runs off 5 hits while striking out 6 on just 97 pitches. Nolasco improved his record to 7-6 on the year, and his first victory since June 2nd. Nolasco also improved his ERA to 4.62 on the season.
Ryan Zimmerman
The Washington Nationals 3rd baseman Ryan Zimmerman went 3-5 in the Nationals 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Zimmerman had a single, a double, a homer, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBIs on the night improving his batting average to .241 on the season. Zimmerman now has 14 hits including 4 doubles and 3 homers improving his average 23 points during that span. Zimmerman’s 3 RBIs gives him 35 on the season and helped Gio Gonzalez get his 11th victory on the year.
Freddie Freeman
Despite the 4-8 loss Freeman went 2-4 in Sunday’s game vs the Nationals. Freeman had a single, a homer, a run scored, and 3 of the 4 Braves RBIs. Freeman now has a 6 game hit streak with 10 hits during that span. Freeman has improved his average by 14 points to .266 on the season. Freeman looks to extend his hit streak against the Cubs, Monday night.
Tyler Wood
The Cubs starting pitcher, Tyler Wood, got his 3rd win of the season as the Cubs completed to sweep of the Houston Astros in a 3-0 victory Sunday afternoon. Tyler Wood went 7.2 scoreless innings while giving up just 3 hits and striking out 4. Wood has now won 3 straight games and has gone 14.2 innings without giving up a single run. During this span Wood has lowered his ERA 3.05 on the season with a 3-3 record.
Kip Wells
The Colorado Rockies starting pitcher got his vs 1 win of the season in just his 2nd start on the year. Wells went 7 inngings in Sunday’s 2-0 victory over the Padres, giving up 6 hits while striking out 2 on the day. This was Wells first stint back in the big leagues since he was with the Nationals in 2009. Wells has a 1.50 ERA on the season.
Giants Bats
In the San Francisco Giants 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds the Giants had 12 hits. 5 of the 6 players who had a hit had at least 2 including Ryan Theriot(2), Melky Cabrera(2), Buster Posey(3), and Brandon Belt(3). The Giants were 5-15 with runners in scoring positon. Beltran hit a walkoff double in the ninth to give the Giants their 45th victory on the season.
The Bad
Zack Cozart
The Cincinnati Reds leadoff hitter went a stagering 0-5 in the Reds 4-3 Sunday vs the Giants. To make matters worse Cozart saw just 13 pitches on the night, not something you want to see from you lead off hitter. Cozart is now hitting just .245 on the season.
Drew Stubbs
Drew Stubbs struggles continued Sunday as Stubbs went 0-4 with a strikeout in the Reds 3-4 loss vs the Giants. The Reds center fielder and 2nd hitter in the lineup is now 0-15 in his last 5 games. Stubbs has struke out 4 times and lowered his average by 16 points to .227.
Erik Bedard
The Pirates starting pitcher took the loss vs the St.Louis Cardinals 4-5. Bedard could only manage to go 4.2 innings while giving up 5 runs off 8 hits making this Bedard’s 3 loss in 4 outings. Bedard is now 4-9 on the season with an ERA of 4.57 and hasn’t gotten a victory since June 8th.
The Ugly
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros lost their season worse 6th straight road game against the Chicago Cubs Sunday afternoon. The Astros have now lost 4 in a row after being swept by the worse team in baseball, and kept into the running for worst team with a record of 32-47. The Astros are now just 2 games better then both the Padres and Rockies, and are 3 games better than the Cubs. Astros look to stop the streak tonight vs the Pirates.
Coach Tom
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