Another week, another update on how the two front runners are doing in the AL and NL. Both maintain their second and third place in the MLB for home runs and get ready to hear a lot about those, because that's what these two love to do. Other than that, they also like to put their names in records that we forgot existed and that makes us even more amazed. Aaron Judge Wed., 8/2 vs. Det: 1-for-4, single 8/4 at Cle: 1-for-2, 2 walks (77, 78) and a single 8/5 at Cle: 1-for-4, single 8/6 at Cle: 1-for-2, three-run home run (35) at 396 ft. Tues., 8/8 at Tor: 0-for-3 Judge was struggling for a long time and is still on the strikeout streak at 25 games, but he's making progress this week and finally broke his home run drought of four games last Sunday. He is hitting .190 in August but he has managed to keep his season average around .297. Even though he is slumping majorly right now, he still has had a great season. His 35th home run made him one of 11 rookies to hit that many and if he hits only 4 more, he can become the second all-time for rookies. Don't be phased by this big slump because it cannot take away from the amazing season he is having. Cody Bellinger Wed., 8/2 at Atl: 2-for-4, solo home run (30) at 434 ft., RBI (71) 8/3 at Atl: 0-for-5 8/4 at NYM: 0-for-4 8/5 at NYM: 1-for-5, two-run home run (31) at 401 ft., 2 RBIs (72, 73) 8/6 at NYM: 1-for-3, two-run home run (32) at 447 ft., 2 RBIs (74, 75), 1 walk (42) Bellinger's latest home run was his longest in his career of 337 at-bats. He's already hit 4 home runs this month which ties his total for all of July. August's batting average sits at a decent .241, considering half of his hits are home runs. Another interesting fact about his home runs are that 16 out of 32 have come in the 7th inning or later, which ties Frank Robinson's rookie record. Hope to see more good things happen here!
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