Mormon Baseball

Yes, Mormon outfielders like Jacoby Ellsbury and Bryce Harper are well-known and exciting to watch, but given last week, maybe fans should give some love to the Mormon pitchers active in the majors. Kyle Farnsworth, Doug Fister and Jeremy Guthrie were all stellar in the games they pitched—Farnsworth and Fister didn’t give up an runs while Guthrie gave up just one run in 6 and 2/3rds innings while striking out 9. And both Fister and Guthrie ended up with a 0.75 WHIP for the week. Fister now has a season era of 2.65.

On the other side of the plate, Darwin Barney and Jacoby Ellsbury were the best Mormon performer for the week. Barney was 4 for 15 (.267) with 2 runs scored and a stolen base. Ellsbury was 6 for 23 (.261) but managed 3 stolen bases, 3 walks and 4 runs scored.

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

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 21 stolen bases (4th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

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Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  4 for 15 (.267), 2 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 1 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .200, 14 runs, 14 rbi, 2 hr, 9 bb, 1 sb, 23 so in 140 at bats..
• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  0 for 10 (.000), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .232, 9 runs, 5 rbi, 1 hr, 8 bb, 0 sb, 19 so in 69 at bats..
• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  6 for 23 (.261), 4 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 3 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .280, 37 runs, 31 rbi, 4 hr, 31 bb, 21 sb, 52 so in 275 at bats..
• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — Houston Astros
  0-0, 0.00 era, 2 hits, 0 er, 2 bb, and 1 k in 2.0 innings; 2.00 WHIP
  YTD: 0-3, era 4.13, 31 hits, 13 er, 15 bb and 18 k in 28.1 innings; 1.62 WHIP.
• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  1-0, 0.00 era, 5 hits, 0 er, 1 bb, and 3 k in 8.0 innings; 0.75 WHIP
  YTD: 6-2, era 2.65, 54 hits, 17 er, 6 bb and 36 k in 57.2 innings; 1.04 WHIP.
• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  1-0, 1.35 era, 4 hits, 1 er, 1 bb, and 9 k in 6.2 innings; 0.75 WHIP
  YTD: 4-6, era 3.86, 95 hits, 42 er, 25 bb and 59 k in 98.0 innings; 1.22 WHIP.
• 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..
• 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..
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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..
• 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..
• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  0 for 3 (.000), 2 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 2 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .196, 17 runs, 9 rbi, 0 hr, 14 bb, 6 sb, 18 so in 143 at bats..

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