Mormon Baseball

While Jeremy Guthrie isn’t known as the kind of pitcher who will lead your rotation, he does usually provide the kind of solid starts that a good team can use. He fits well as a 4th or 5th starter, let’s say. But occasionally even 5th starters show a little brilliance, like Guthrie managed last week. He pitched for 7 innings against the White Sox, giving up just 1 run, 3 hits and 2 walks. For the game he had a 1.29 era and a 0.71 WHIP—exactly what you want from the ace of your staff. I’m sure Guthrie wishes he could pitch like this every start.

Once again the bright lights among the Mormons in the majors were pitchers, like Guthrie. Reliever Kyle Farnsworth is settling in on the Astros’ staff, striking out 2 last week in two single-inning-long appearances without runs, hits or walks. And the Nationals’ Doug Fister continued his strong work in two starts last week, in which he gave up just 3 runs over 12+ innings.

At the plate, on the other hand, the only bright spot was the As’ Eric Sogard, who was 3 for 11 (.273) with a run and a walk for the week—not exactly stellar. But with Bryce Harper on the DL and Jacoby Ellsbury working his way out of a slump, Sogard’s batting was the best among our known Mormons.

Along with Harper (thumb), Josh Johnson remains on the DL following Tommy John surgery.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 11 stolen bases (tied 11th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Matt Lindstrom — 6 saves (tied 24th)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  2 for 9 (.222), 1 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .181, 8 runs, 8 rbi, 2 hr, 9 bb, 0 sb, 18 so in 83 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  1 for 6 (.167), 0 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .222, 3 runs, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 4 bb, 0 sb, 9 so in 36 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  4 for 26 (.154), 2 runs, 3 rbi, 1 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 9 so
  YTD: .258, 24 runs, 17 rbi, 2 hr, 19 bb, 11 sb, 38 so in 178 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — Houston Astros
  0-0, 0.00 era, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb, and 2 k in 2.0 innings; 0.00 WHIP
  YTD: 0-3, era 3.66, 20 hits, 8 er, 8 bb and 12 k in 19.2 innings; 1.42 WHIP
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  2-0, 2.19 era, 12 hits, 3 er, 1 bb, and 9 k in 12.1 innings; 1.05 WHIP
  YTD: 2-1, era 3.42, 26 hits, 9 er, 1 bb and 17 k in 23.2 innings; 1.14 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  0-0, 1.29 era, 3 hits, 1 er, 2 bb, and 2 k in 7.0 innings; 0.71 WHIP
  YTD: 2-3, era 4.39, 64 hits, 32 er, 14 bb and 29 k in 65.2 innings; 1.19 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
  Reassigned to minor leagues
  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, 1 hits, 0 er, 0 bb, and 0 k in 0.0 innings; 0.00 WHIP
  YTD: 2-1, era 3.32, 19 hits, 7 er, 9 bb and 11 k in 19.0 innings; 1.47 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
  3 for 11 (.273), 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .185, 11 runs, 7 rbi, 0 hr, 11 bb, 4 sb, 12 so in 108 at bats.
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