If you've heard of some of these rookies before, then great! You can call yourself a savvy baseball fan! If not, there is no shame because there are so many rookies on teams and it would take a long time to get to know all of them! Hunter Renfroe The right fielder for the Padres has steadily improved this month and is hitting .353 in five games. All of his hits this month have come from three two-hit games. Renfroe has 20 home runs and 45 RBIs in 371 at-bats. Previously this year, he was known for landing one at the top of the roof at Petco Park, a difficult place to homer. If he hits 24 or more home runs this season, he will either tie or beat Nate Colbert's record with the Padres in 1969. Right now he ranks fourth among all MLB rookies in home runs. Trey Mancini I hope your August is going nearly as well as Mancini's is right now because he is hitting .333 so far. Part of that average includes his fifth 3-hit game of the season yesterday vs. Detroit. Mancini's three hits involved two singles and 388 ft home run (18) that gave him his 58th RBI of the season. Those three hits have boosted his average back up to .300. Improvement has already happened for the designated hitter in August, where as in July he had an On-Base Percentage of .352 in five games compared to his .429 OBP in these past five games. Ty Blach Blach is solid throughout this season and pitched more innings, 121.0, than all rookie pitchers that are not named Kyle Freeland. He also is the only to have a complete game shut out so far this season. Last Thursday, he marked off a new milestone in his career, his first home run. Madison Bumgarner is not the only Giants pitcher to launch them out in the Bay and Blach's 425 ft. smash proved that as the Giants took that game easily, 11-2, vs. Oakland. Not only did Blach provide the offense in that game, but he also allowed only 2 runs on 6 hits in eight innings. It feels to go to not only earn the win, but to also defeat the team from across the Bay. Next Start: TUESDAY, August 8 vs. Chicago Cubs (9:15 CT). Hey, Chicago, what do you say? Time to face a rookie today! Parker Bridwell Bridwell is a nice suprise this season for a struggling rotation that needed a healthy, dependable arm. Bridwell earned a no-decision on Thursday, which was better for him since he allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 5.0 innings and did not have his best game. Back on July 29 however, Bridwell pitched a great game and allowed 1 run on only 3 hits in 7.1 innings. His ERA is at a good 3.20, which sits him at fourth in MLB rookie pitchers. Next Start: TUESDAY, vs. Baltimore Orioles (7:07 PT). Let's see if he can get his groove back and win this decision against the team that dumped him for cash! Congrats to Yulieski Gurriel (Houston) and Paul DeJong (St. Louis) on winning July Rookie of the Month!
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