Mormon Baseball

Best among Mormon pitchers last week, Doug Fister continues his exceptional performance following his stint on the disabled list earlier this season. With a 2-run 7-inning (2.57 era) start this past week, Fister has his season era down to 2.90, good enough for 18th in the majors, if he had pitched enough innings to qualify. Perhaps the only black mark on the start was that Fister gave up his 7th and 8th walks of the season.

At the plate Darwin Barney continues to lead the Mormons in the majors, going 5 for 17 last week (.294) and raising his season batting average again, this time to .225.

Josh Johnson and Matt Lindstrom continue on the DL.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 24 stolen bases (tied 6th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Jeremy Guthrie — 19 games started (tied 17th)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  5 for 17 (.294), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .225, 18 runs, 16 rbi, 2 hr, 9 bb, 1 sb, 31 so in 200 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  Did not play — Designated for assignment
  YTD: .226, 9 runs, 6 rbi, 1 hr, 8 bb, 0 sb, 24 so in 84 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  8 for 31 (.258), 3 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 1 bb, 2 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .282, 44 runs, 42 rbi, 6 hr, 35 bb, 24 sb, 63 so in 355 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — Houston Astros
  Released — Free Agent
  YTD: 0-3, era 4.40, 32 hits, 14 er, 15 bb and 18 k in 28.2 innings; 1.64 WHIP
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  1-0, 2.57 era, 7 hits, 2 er, 2 bb, and 3 k in 7.0 innings; 1.29 WHIP
  YTD: 8-2, era 2.90, 75 hits, 25 er, 8 bb and 45 k in 77.2 innings; 1.07 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  0-1, 18.00 era, 8 hits, 8 er, 3 bb, and 2 k in 4.0 innings; 2.75 WHIP
  YTD: 5-8, era 4.56, 130 hits, 61 er, 32 bb and 75 k in 120.1 innings; 1.35 WHIP
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  2 for 19 (.105), 2 runs, 1 rbi, 1 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 7 so
  YTD: .244, 12 runs, 11 rbi, 2 hr, 13 bb, 1 sb, 37 so in 123 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
  2 for 7 (.286), 2 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .294, 2 runs, 3 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 5 so in 17 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  0 for 4 (.000), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 1 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .186, 18 runs, 9 rbi, 0 hr, 14 bb, 7 sb, 22 so in 156 at bats.
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