An almost new crop of breakout stars has arrived and it's time to meet two pitchers and two very hot hitters. One hitter in particular just destroyed their rival this weekend, so look out for that when you are reading about everyone. Other than that, this group is doing alright... German Marquez Another rookie pitcher for the Rockies? I guess it's working because they still are in the Wild Card race and all their rookies have at least 10 wins this year. Marquez earned his 10th win of the season against Milwaukee, after giving up 4 earned runs of 7 hits. The positive was that he had 6 strikeouts and only issued 1 walk. His ERA is at 4.24 right now. Marquez definitely thrives on run support from his team because he is 6-1 when 6+ runs are scored, including this game. Offense also does well with his pitching because 11 of his games had 3-5 runs while only 3 had 0-2 scored. Symbiotic relationships make teams better. Next Start: Paul DeJong DeJong deserved to be the rookie of the month for July and he is keeping it up in August with his 9-game hitting streak, his longest yet. His hits do not go to waste either, because he's managed to bat in runs with them as well and went 5 straight games with an RBI or more (the most was 3!) until it ended but then started up again. Here's more on what went on for the man, myth, and legend... 8/13: 3-for-5, one home run (18), one RBI (42) 8/15: 2-for-4, one RBI (43) 8/16: 1-for-4, one double (17) 8/17: 1-for-4, one run (32), one RBI (44) 8/18: 3-for-5, two runs (33, 34), one home run (19), two RBIs (45, 46) 8/19: 1-for-3, one run (35), one home run (20), two RBIs (47, 48) His stats through 6 games: Avg: .440 Hits: 11 Runs: 5 Home Runs: 3 RBI: 7 Parker Bridwell Bridwell is continuing to look solid as a pitcher for Anaheim (I say Anaheim because THEY PLAY THERE!!!). He gave up only 1 run in 4 hits against a decent Mariner offense in Seattle. He only had 2 strikeouts, but his ERA dipped down to 2.88. Bridwell is enjoying the second half with a 1.000 winning percentage and dropped his ERA by .68 from the first half to now. Everything looks better than when the break began, which means that whatever they are teaching him in Anaheim right now is working. It also could be confidence and that makes all the difference. Next Start: Rafael Devers The next big Dominican talent to play for Boston is here and ready to take over. Devers has only had 80 at-bats, but he's already impressed with a hot start. This week against the Yankees, he became the second to hit three home runs in three straight games vs. New York before turning 21 (Elias Sports Bureau). It's a unique stat but it shows how young and ready he is to become a key player for the Sox. His power has come so quickly after he hit his 8th home run in 20 games, the hottest start for a player his age. Sorry, Bellinger, but if you were a little bit younger, you would be able to have that title.
8/13: 1-for-3, one run (9), one home run (4), one RBI (10) 8/14: 2-for-4, two runs (10, 11), two home runs (5, 6), two RBIs (11, 12) 8/15: 2-for-4, two runs (12, 13), one RBI (13) 8/16: 1-for-3, one double (4) 8/18: 2-for-4, two runs (14, 15), one home run (7), two RBIs (14, 15) 8/19: 2-for-4, two runs (16, 17), one home run (8), one RBI (16) His stats through 6 games: Avg: .455 Hits: 10 Runs: 9 Home Runs: 5 RBIs: 7 Leave a Reply. |
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