Mormon Baseball

The National’s Doug Fister has pitched 6 games since returning from the disabled list, and except for the first game they have all been fantastic. In those five games (32.1 innings) he is 4-0 with a 2.23 ERA and 0.84 WHIP. And even his season-to-date stats should put him among the league leaders, except that he hasn’t pitched enough innings to qualify. In fact, Fister probably needs another 7 or more 7-inning starts to qualify for the averaged pitching stats leader listing. So, assuming Fister stays healthy and continues to pitch well, it will be another month and a half before his performance shows up among the ERA and WHIP leaders.

At the plate, the Mormon to watch is still Jacoby Ellsbury. With 3 stolen bases last week he inched up on the stolen base leader list from a tie for 6th last week to 4th this week. And Ellsbury was also excellent with the bat, going 12 for 29 (.414) with a home run and 2 walks. His season batting average is up to a very respectable .287.

Bryce Harper, Josh Johnson and Matt Lindstrom remain on the disabled list.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 18 stolen bases (4th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Jeremy Guthrie — 85.2 innings pitched (15th)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  4 for 11 (.364), 4 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .198, 12 runs, 11 rbi, 2 hr, 9 bb, 0 sb, 20 so in 106 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  3 for 8 (.375), 3 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .245, 7 runs, 4 rbi, 1 hr, 5 bb, 0 sb, 12 so in 49 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  12 for 29 (.414), 2 runs, 3 rbi, 1 hr, 2 bb, 3 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .287, 30 runs, 25 rbi, 3 hr, 24 bb, 18 sb, 45 so in 230 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — Houston Astros
  0-0, 7.71 era, 2 hits, 2 er, 3 bb, and 2 k in 2.1 innings; 2.14 WHIP
  YTD: 0-3, era 3.80, 23 hits, 10 er, 13 bb and 14 k in 23.2 innings; 1.52 WHIP
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  1-0, 2.57 era, 4 hits, 2 er, 0 bb, and 5 k in 7.0 innings; 0.57 WHIP
  YTD: 4-1, era 3.19, 34 hits, 13 er, 2 bb and 28 k in 36.2 innings; 0.98 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  0-1, 5.14 era, 6 hits, 4 er, 1 bb, and 2 k in 7.0 innings; 1.00 WHIP
  YTD: 2-6, era 4.10, 85 hits, 39 er, 20 bb and 41 k in 85.2 innings; 1.23 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
  Injured, 15-day DL
  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
  1 for 9 (.111), 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .200, 13 runs, 7 rbi, 0 hr, 12 bb, 4 sb, 14 so in 130 at bats.
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