The Good
Matt Garza
The Cubs starting pitcher got the win in a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the 3 game sweep. Garza went 7 innings giving up 0 runs off 5 hits while striking out 7. Garza got his 5th victory of the season and is now 5-7 with a 4.02 ERA.
Stephen Strasburg
The Washington Nationals starting pitcher got his 10th victory on the season in a 4-0 victory over the Miami Marlins. Strasburg went 6 innings giving up 0 runs off 6 hits while striking out 7. Strasburg now has a 2.66 ERA with 135 strikeouts on the season, and is just 2 wins behind R.A. Dickey for the lead in wins in the NL.
Ben Sheets
The Atlanta Braves starting pitcher got his first win in nearly 2 years after a 6-1 victory over the New York Mets. Sheets got his first start after coming off injury that has kept him out of the league for the past 2 seasons. Sheets is homing to help the the Braves make a push for the top spot in the NL East.
Andrew McCutchen
Despite the 1-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, McCutchen went 3-4 on the night to stay hot. McCutchen had 2 singles, a homer, a run scored, and a RBI on the night to extend his hitting streak to 6 games, with 14 hits during this span. McCutchen is now hitting .371 with 21 homers, 119 hits, and 64 RBIs on the season. MVP anyone.
Martin Maldonado
The Brewers catcher, Martin Maldonado went 3-4 in the Brewers 4-1 victory over the Pirates. Maldonado had a single, 2 doubles, and an RBI on the day. Maldonado is now hitting .285 with 3 doubles on the season for the Brewers.
Cole Hamels
The Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher got his 11th victory on the season with a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Hamels went 8 innings giving 1 run off 6 hits while striking out 7. Hamels is now tied for 2nd in wins in the NL with 11, and is 4th in strikeouts with 125. and innings pitched with 126. Hamels is 11-4 with a 3.04 ERA on the season.
Buster Posey
The San Francisco Giants catcher, Buster Posey, went 3-4 in the Giants 3-2 victory over Astros. Posey had 3 singles, and 2 RBIs in Sunday’s game and is now batting .297 with 11 homers, 16 doubles, and 47 RBIs on the season.
Matt Cain
The Giants starting pitcher, Matt Cain, got his 10th victory on the year over the Houston Astros. Cain went 6.1 innings giving up 2 runs off 5 hits while striking out 6. Cain improved to 10-3 on the year making him 6th in wins in the NL, 2nd in innings pitched(126.2), 6th in the NL in strikeouts(124), 5th in ERA(2.56), and 1st in WHIP(0.96). Cain is a definite candidate for cy young.
Aroldis Chapman
The Cincinnati Reds closer, Aroldis Chapman, got his 13th save of the season in a 4-2 victory over the St.Louis Cardinals. Chapman improved his ERA to 1.70 on the season with 79 strikeouts. Chapman struck out the side Sunday night, and now has 20 strikeouts over his last 8 innings.
The Bad
Hanley Ramirez
The Marlins 3rd baseman, Hanley Ramirez is went 0-4 in the Marlins 0-4 loss to the Nationals. Ramirez struck out once, and now has 5 strikeouts over the last 3 games, and just has 4 hits over his last 33 at bats giving him a .246 average for the season.
Johan Santana
The New York Mets starting pitcher, Johan Santana, got his second straight loss Sunday against the Braves. Santana went jsut 5 innings giving up 6 runs off 8 hits.Santana has now given up 21 hits and 13 runs over his last 9.2 innings thrown. Santana has a 6-6 record with a 3.59 ERA on the year.
Pedro Alvarez
The Pittsburgh Pirates 3rd baseman, Pedro Alvarez, went 0-3 in the Pirates 1- loss against the Brewers. Alvarez has 3 strikeouts, giving him 7 strikeouts over the last 3 games. Alvarez is just 7- 31 over his last 10 games giving him a .226 average on the season.
The Ugly
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost 7-2 Sunday against the Padres thanks to 5 errors on the day. This was a season high in errors for the Dodgers, and the3rd baseman Hairston Jr. had 2 errors in the same innining. The Dodgers are now 48-42 on the season, leaving them 1.5 games out of first.
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros have won just 1 game over their last 14 games, and are now officially the worse team in the NL. The Houston Astros are now just 33-56 on the year. Many of the problems come from the bats. The Astros are ranked 23rd in runs, 24th in batting average, 25th in on base percentage, and 25th in slugging percentage. Also on the rubber side the Astros rank 27th in ERA, 16th in quality starts, 27th in WHIP, and 28th in batters average,
Coach Tom
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