A Front Seat to a Free Clinic

 

EFL
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB	RS	RA
Old Detroit Wolverines	85	35	.709	—	686.3	439.4
Flint Hill Tornadoes	78	42	.651	7	638.7	467.8
Peshastin Pears	76	44	.632	9.2	602.3	462.6
D.C. Balk	76	44	.631	9.4	683.2	523.5
Kaline Drive	72	47	.607	12.4	640.1	516.5
Haviland Dragons	69	50	.577	15.9	620.0	545.5
Cottage Cheese	67	53	.557	18.2	689.7	629.5
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	66	54	.550	19	617.1	555.6
Canberra Kangaroos	64	56	.533	21.1	613.7	591.5
Bellingham Cascades	63	57	.527	21.9	522.5	494.3
Portland Rosebuds	56	64	.470	28.7	639.2	680.8

 

AVG: 0.224

OBP: 0.269

SLG: 0.306

OPS: 0.575

ERA: 3.00

WHIP: 1.111

The way Old Detroit has been methodically distancing itself from the rest of the league this month has been quite impressive. Even on a day when the offense was just ok, the pitching showed up to say that there is nothing anyone can do to rip the EFL title away from the Wolverines, even though there are still 7 weeks left in the season. For instance, only JP Crawford and Austin Riley had more than one hit yesterday (they each had two), and the entire team only had two extra base hits – a homerun from Riley (he’s having a pretty great season!) and a double from Crawford. But the pitching was solid, with 9 total innings combined from Marcus Stroman and Jonathan Loaisiga, and only 3 total runs allowed. On a day when the Wolverines only scored 2 runs, they only gave up 1. And their lead increased again, giving OD an unfair share of hope during these dog days of the season.

ERA: 5.12

WHIP: 1.301

Last night Teoscar Hernandez continued his tear this month, going 2 for 4 with a homerun. Tim Anderson added a triple and Reese McGuire a double. But even with a win, Flint Hill lost ground to OD, and at this point needs to game one game per week on a team that seemingly can do no wrong. It doesn’t look hopeful.

 

AVG: 0.212

OBP: 0.317

SLG: 0.455

OPS: 0.772

ERA: 0.00

WHIP: 0.635

The Pears got excellent pitching from Huascar Ynoa, who pitched 6.3 scoreless innings. No single hitter got more than one hit, but enough of them got a hit (7) and enough home runs (Zunino and Adell) to pull out a convincing win. 

ERA: 0.00

WHIP: 1.176

The Balk hitter were more more like the swing and missers, racking up 14 strikeouts to dwarf their 7 hits. Bryce Harper and Pete Alonso homered, but the Balk did not pull out a win. 

The Drive got 10 hits, including 3 total doubles in addition to 6 walks. Willy Adames, who one MLB writer hinted could be a sleeper MVP candidate this year, went 2 for 4 with a walk. But the pitching was bad, too bad for the hitters to overcome. 

ERA: 5.45

WHIP: 1.212

The Dragons had 5 hitters collect 2 hits apiece, which helped them score 6 runs, usually enough to win a game. Jake Cronenworth hit a home run, and the Brenden/Brandon duo (Rodgers and Lowe) each collected a double. But the pitching was not good nor was it plentiful, and thus, Haviland lost.

ERA: 13.50

WHIP: 2.000

The Cheese pitchers collected runs as though they were going out of stock, with Alek Manoah surrendering 6 in 3 innings and some replacement pitchers adding the rest. Good thing Randy Arozarena showed up to hit, collecting 4 of the Cheese’s 10 hits. 

ERA: 3.75

WHIP: 1.389

Pittsburgh had an incredible amount of innings pitched and they were all good innings. The best pitchers were Logan Webb and Vlad Gr., who combined for over 13 innings and 4 runs. Christian Vazquez went 2 for 3 with a home runs against the stinkin’ Yankees, who beat the Red Sox twice yesterday.

ERA: 2.57

WHIP: 1.286

AL East
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Old Detroit Wolverines	85	35	.709	—
Flint Hill Tornadoes	78	42	.651	7
Tampa Bay Rays	73	47	.608	12.1
New York Yankees	68	52	.567	17.1
Boston Red Sox	69	53	.566	17.1
Toronto Blue Jays	63	55	.534	21.1
Baltimore Orioles	38	80	.322	46.1

NL East
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
D.C. Balk	76	44	.631	—
Atlanta Braves	64	56	.533	11.7
Canberra Kangaroos	64	56	.533	11.7
Philadelphia Phillies	61	58	.513	14.2
New York Mets	59	60	.496	16.2
Washington Nationals	51	68	.429	24.2
Miami Marlins	51	69	.425	24.7

 

AL Central
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Chicago White Sox	70	50	.583	—
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	66	54	.550	4
Bellingham Cascades	63	57	.527	6.8
Cleveland Indians	58	60	.492	11
Detroit Tigers	58	63	.479	12.5
Minnesota Twins	53	67	.442	17
Kansas City Royals	51	67	.432	18

NL Central
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Brewers	73	47	.608	—
Cottage Cheese	67	53	.557	6.2
Cincinnati Reds	65	56	.537	8.5
St. Louis Cardinals	61	57	.517	11
Chicago Cubs	53	69	.434	21
Pittsburgh Pirates	42	78	.350	31

 

AL West
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Kaline Drive	72	47	.607	—
Houston Astros	70	49	.588	2.2
Haviland Dragons	69	50	.577	3.6
Oakland A’s	68	52	.567	4.7
Seattle Mariners	64	56	.533	8.7
Los Angeles Angels	60	61	.496	13.2
Texas Rangers	42	77	.353	30.2

NL West
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
San Francisco Giants	78	42	.650	—
Peshastin Pears	76	44	.632	2.1
Los Angeles Dodgers	74	46	.617	4
San Diego Padres	67	55	.549	12
Portland Rosebuds	56	64	.470	21.6
Colorado Rockies	54	66	.450	24
Arizona Diamondbacks	39	81	.325	39