Ten more Days to be Awed (odd?)

EFL
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB	RS	RA
Old Detroit Wolverines	65	30	.688	—	541.7	364.3
Flint Hill Tornadoes	63	32	.668	1.9	490.5	341.7
Peshastin Pears	60	34	.634	5.3	466.8	359.8
D.C. Balk	58	34	.629	6	505.3	388.1
Kaline Drive	59	37	.615	6.8	503.2	397.9
Haviland Dragons	57	39	.594	8.8	488.3	415.2
Canberra Kangaroos	54	38	.586	9.9	469.1	400.7
Cottage Cheese	51	45	.531	14.8	543.3	523.3
Bellingham Cascades	49	46	.515	16.5	401.3	389.9
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	48	47	.508	17.1	474.1	464.6
Portland Rosebuds	40	54	.425	24.9	472.0	556.7

 

 

AVG: 0.313

OBP: 0.333

SLG: 0.625

OPS: 0.958

ERA: 1.13

WHIP: 0.875

The Wolverines had a nice day yesterday, however they did not play a game due to the rainout in Buffalo. Two batters posted pinch hit home runs – Josh Bell and Will Smith – and Smith’s was a game winner for the Dodgers. Too bad it didn’t win a game for OD. How’s this for a rarity – Wolverine hitters didn’t walk a single time all day yesterday! Mike Minor tossed 6 innings of one run baseball, and the Wolverines padded their lead by .8 games, and now sit 1.9 ahead of the Torndoes.

ERA: 2.84

WHIP: 1.368

The Tornado hitting line was weak last night, but losing 8 runs because of it seems dramatic. I wonder if something else was going on? I don’t know, it just seems odd. To be fair, the hitting was horrendous over those 38PA. Only 3 hits were earned by allocated hitters! Let’s move past that and focus on the pitching, which was essentially sterling. James Kaprielian, who has turned out to be a steal from this past year’s Rookie draft (drafted 101 for $750k) tossed 6 scoreless innings (season ERA is now 2.65). Yu Darvish returned from the IL to throw 5.7 innings and allow 2 runs, while Ryan Tepera and Jake Brentz added relief innings and no runs. The only blemish was one bad inning from German Marquez, who allowed 4 runs (all in the same inning to the Mariners) in 6 total innings. Those stored up IP with a 2.84 ERA will come in handy as July finishes up.

ERA: 3.46

WHIP: 1.462

The Pears passed the Balk after a strong day of their own. Though their score, like the Tornadoes, doesn’t seem to add up. Here is what I mean – their pitchers gave up a total of 5 earned runs on the day, and because they have been using replacement innings this month (still 12 replacement innings being used after 13IP yesterday), there should have been some runs allowed instead of the 0 in the score line. At least, I think so. Anyway, Trevor Rogers and Alex Wood both tossed 5 innings, giving up 2 and 3 runs, respectively. Three relievers each threw one scoreless inning, too. At the plate, Yoan Moncada went 3 for 4 with a double and a home run and Juan Soto went 1 for 3 with two walks. 

ERA: 7.89

WHIP: 2.105

The Balk’s end of July swoon continued, and the Pears were ready to overtake them (for now). Tristan McKenzie was the main culprit, allowing 5 runs in 4 innings, including two home runs. The offense didn’t really help, either, outside of Bryce Harper (2 for 4 with a walk) and home run derby champion Pete Alonso (2 for 5 with, you guessed it, a home run). The Balk are now 6 games out and need to find a way to right the ship in the last 10 days of July.

ERA: 7.89

WHIP: 1.579

John Means returned last night from a lengthy stay on the IL, and the opposing team did not treat him nicely. John means well, but didn’t perform well, giving up 5 runs in 5 innings, including two home runs. Jose Altuve did his best to recover some of those runs, hitting two home runs and earning a walk, but it wasn’t enough. 

ERA: 4.42

WHIP: 1.350

Chalk the Dragons line up to another oddity because their pitchers gave up 8 earned runs on the day, but their score line show 0 runs allowed. Like the Pears, the Dragons are carrying a lot of replacement innings (25IP to be exact) so those 9 extra innings could be the reason? Anyway, the Dragons went doubles crazy, getting one from four different players – Brandon Lowe, Amed Rosario, Ramon Laureano and Harrison Bader. And that was all they needed, it seems, because they didn’t much more than that.

ERA: 5.74

WHIP: 1.064

Canberra’s Kyle Tucker led the way yesterday, going 3 for 4 with a double and a home run. Of the team total 8 hits, he and Eric Haase (1 for 4 with a home run) were the only ones to collect extra bases, though Javier Baez did contribute two singles to the cause. How that equated to 7 runs? I am not sure. But it did, and the Roos won.

It seems unusual to see a no pitching line on a full day of games in MLB. But the Cheese did it! And it cost them. The two Cheesy Rays enjoyed the pitching of John Means (sorry, Tom!), with Randy Arozarena and Francisco Mejia combining to go 4 for 8 with a double, triple, and two home runs. 

ERA: 2.45

WHIP: 0.909

The Cascades had a thin day at the plate in terms of PAs, but a fat day at the plate in terms of outcome. Only 5 batters appeared, but they collected 2 home runs (Rhys Hoskins and Jonathan India) and 3 walks. The pitchers were also very good, with Shan McClanahan (5IP, 1ER) and Brett Anderson (5IP, 2ER) leading the way. The Cascades doubles their lead over the Alleghenys!

ERA: 7.71

WHIP: 2.000

The Alleghenys slid a little further down the standings, due to some poor pitching. Their hitting was pretty good, led by Garrett Hampson (2 for 5 with a double) and Jorge Soler (1 for 3 with a home run and a walk). But Nick Sandlin gave up 3 runs while only pitching one third of an inning, and Tyler Anderson added another 3 earned runs, though his was over 6 innings, which is decent. 

ERA: 2.25

WHIP: 1.750

The Rosebuds almost eked out a real win, but will have to settle for an EFL win. Three relievers combined for 4 innings and 1 earned run. Four different batters hit home runs – Gary Sanchez, Max Kepler, CJ Cron and Jorge Polanco – but it wasn’t quite enough to outscore their opponents. 

 

 

 

 

 

AL East
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Old Detroit Wolverines	65	30	.688	—
Flint Hill Tornadoes	63	32	.668	1.9
Boston Red Sox	57	38	.600	8.4
Tampa Bay Rays	56	39	.589	9.4
Toronto Blue Jays	48	43	.527	15.4
New York Yankees	49	44	.527	15.4
Baltimore Orioles	31	63	.330	33.9

NL East
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
D.C. Balk	58	34	.629	—
Canberra Kangaroos	54	38	.586	4
New York Mets	49	43	.533	8.9
Philadelphia Phillies	47	46	.505	11.4
Atlanta Braves	46	47	.495	12.4
Washington Nationals	45	49	.479	13.9
Miami Marlins	40	55	.421	19.4

 

AL Central
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Chicago White Sox	58	37	.611	—
Bellingham Cascades	49	46	.515	9.1
Cleveland Indians	47	45	.511	9.5
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	48	47	.508	9.7
Detroit Tigers	45	51	.469	13.5
Minnesota Twins	40	55	.421	18
Kansas City Royals	38	55	.409	19

NL Central
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Brewers	56	40	.583	—
Cottage Cheese	51	45	.531	5
Cincinnati Reds	49	46	.516	6.5
St. Louis Cardinals	47	48	.495	8.5
Chicago Cubs	47	48	.495	8.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	36	59	.379	19.5

 

AL West
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Kaline Drive	59	37	.615	—
Houston Astros	58	38	.604	1.1
Haviland Dragons	57	39	.594	2
Oakland A’s	55	42	.567	4.6
Seattle Mariners	51	44	.537	7.6
Los Angeles Angels	46	48	.489	12.1
Texas Rangers	35	60	.368	23.6

NL West
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Peshastin Pears	60	34	.634	—
San Francisco Giants	59	35	.628	0.6
Los Angeles Dodgers	59	37	.615	1.6
San Diego Padres	55	42	.567	6.1
Colorado Rockies	41	54	.432	19.1
Portland Rosebuds	40	54	.425	19.7
Arizona Diamondbacks	29	68	.299	32.1