Mormon Baseball

While last week the Mormons in the major leagues managed almost a bust, those who weren’t injured seemed to come roaring back last week, led by the Yankee’s Jacoby Ellsbury. Last week Ellsbury was 8 for 18 (.444) raising his season batting average to .333. He also hit a home run, earned 3 rbis and stole two bases and jumped back onto the stat leaders board in 3 more categories.

On paper, Ellsbury was followed by the Mariner’s John Buck, who hit .750 last week and scored two runs. But Buck’s performance came from one game, against the hapless Astros, in which he was 3 for 4. That game raised Buck’s season average to .300 — but since Buck is a backup catcher with only 20 at bats so far, its hard to see much significance in a single game’s performance.

Among pitchers, once again it was Matt Lindstrom who performed well, earning a save and giving up just 2 hits and a walk in 3 innings pitched. Lindstrom has pitched his era down to 3.21 over the 14 innings he has pitched in relief.

Unfortunately, the ranks of the Mormons in the majors are riddled with injuries at the moment. Pitchers Doug Fister and Josh Johnson, both often stellar performers, are on the DL — Johnson probably for the season after Tommy John surgery. And Bryce Harper joined them on the DL this week.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — .333 average (tied 12th); 10 stolen bases (tied 7th); .390 OBP (23rd); 37 hits (tied 14th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Matt Lindstrom — 4 saves (tied 23rd)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  2 for 12 (.167), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .122, 3 runs, 4 rbi, 1 hr, 7 bb, 0 sb, 9 so in 49 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  3 for 4 (.750), 2 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .300, 3 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 3 so in 20 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  8 for 18 (.444), 3 runs, 3 rbi, 1 hr, 2 bb, 2 sb, 5 so
  YTD: .333, 17 runs, 14 rbi, 1 hr, 11 bb, 10 sb, 21 so in 111 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — New York Mets
  0-1, 13.50 era, 3 hits, 2 er, 0 bb, and 0 k in 1.1 innings; 2.25 WHIP
  YTD: 0-2, era 3.55, 15 hits, 5 er, 2 bb and 8 k in 12.2 innings; 1.34 WHIP
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  Injured — 15-day DL
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  0-1, 6.00 era, 8 hits, 4 er, 2 bb, and 4 k in 6.0 innings; 1.67 WHIP
  YTD: 2-2, era 4.50, 41 hits, 19 er, 10 bb and 21 k in 38.0 innings; 1.34 WHIP
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  Injured, 15-day DL
  YTD: .289, 8 runs, 9 rbi, 1 hr, 8 bb, 1 sb, 21 so in 83 at bats.
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• Elliot Johnson — second base — Cleveland Indians
  1 for 7 (.143), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .105, 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 7 so in 19 at bats.
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• Josh Johnson — starting pitcher — San Diego Padres
  Injured, did not pitch (60-day DL — Tommy John Surgery)
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Matt Lindstrom — Chicago White Sox, closer
  0-0, 0.00 era, 2 hits, 0 er, 1 bb, and 2 k in 3.0 innings; 1.00 WHIP
  YTD: 2-1, era 3.21, 14 hits, 5 er, 7 bb and 8 k in 14.0 innings; 1.50 WHIP
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• Brandon Lyon — relief pitcher — Los Angeles Angels
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Clayton Mortensen — relief pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Shane Peterson — Oakland As minor league affiliate, infield
  Did not play — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats.
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• Adam Rosales — Texas Rangers, backup infielder
  Did not play — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  2 for 11 (.182), 1 runs, 3 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .200, 8 runs, 6 rbi, 0 hr, 9 bb, 3 sb, 8 so in 65 at bats.
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