Daniel Murphy had another huge night at the plate in last night’s 7-0 win over the Padres. Murphy collected four hits in five at-bats, including his 13th double of the season and fourth home run. With the fantastic night at the plate, Murphy raised his batting line to .286/.337/.418, back to almost exactly what he’s done over the past three seasons. Since an absolutely awful month of...
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Jacob deGrom improves to 6-4 on the season with a 2.41 ERA after another outstanding start during last night’s game. He pitched 8 scoreless innings while allowing just two hits against the Padres. San Deigo’s lineup looked completely overmatched as deGrom brought his best stuff to the mound. “This was probably the best game I have seen him pitch and I have seen him pitch some really,...
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Nashville 5, Las Vegas (29-23) 1 The 51’s were unable to avoid their 6th straight loss while being held to a combined 7 runs over that span. Tyler Pill was on the mound pitching fairly well before he ran into trouble in the 6th (2 runs) and the 7th (1 run) leading him to pick up the lose in three consecutive starts. Pill went 7 innings allowing five runs on nine hits (2 HR’s), BB,...
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Stat Line: 8 IP, 0 R, 8 K’s, 0 BB Jacob deGrom kept it simple in another sensational outing Monday night against the San Diego Padres. Just as he did in his last two DeGrominant outings, deGrom continued to attack opposing hitters with his fastball, throwing a fastball on over 67% of his pitches. Additionally, deGrom’s fastball lead to outs in 18 of the 24 Padres batters that he retired (I...
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Ruben Tejada continued to swing a hot bat on Monday night, going 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. He is now 8-for-17 with four RBI over his last four games since starting at third base. After the game manager Terry Collins told reporters that he doesn’t want Tejada to view this as a last chance to prove he’s an everyday player. (New York Post) “I don’t think it’s his last...
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Who’s Hot! Duane Below – Las Vegas. In his last three outings, the 29 year old lefty is 2-1 with a 1.13 ERA and a WHIP of 0.88 in 24 innings. Two of his last three starts were complete games, including a shutout on May 25th. Steven Matz – Las Vegas. Matz took the loss on 5/31 in a 1-0 game, but he still lowered his ERA on the season to a sparkling 1.98. Over his last two starts, he’s 1-1 with an...
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