Mormon Baseball

Just as we learned that Mets reliever Carlos Torres comes from a Mormon family Torres had a gem of a week, including an “emergency” start in which he lasted 5 innings, striking out 6 while shutting out the Cubs. Overall, Torres lasted 6 and 1/3rd innings without giving up a run while striking out 8.

Torres was nearly matched last week by the Royals’ Jeremy Guthrie, who notched his 10th win. Guthrie gave up just 5 hits and a walk (resulting in a single run) in an 8-inning start, giving him a 0.75 WHIP for the game. But this only reduced his era to 4.32 and his WHIP to 1.31. Royals fans must wish that this past week’s Guthrie showed up more often.

At the plate, both Jacoby Ellsbury and Bryce Harper had outstanding weeks. Ellsbury was 9 for 22 (.409) with 4 stolen bases, bringing his total for the year to 35 stolen bases. Harper went 10 for 27 (.370) with a home run, raising his average for this injury-shortened season to .265—still below Harper’s potential.

Josh Johnson remains on the 60-day DL, and hope for his return before the end of the season is fading.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 35 stolen bases (5th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Doug Fister — 12 wins (tied 23rd)
• Jeremy Guthrie — 166.2 innings (23rd); 1 complete game (tied 17th); 26 games started (tied 19th)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Los Angeles Dodgers
  0 for 4 (.000), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .230, 19 runs, 18 rbi, 2 hr, 10 bb, 1 sb, 33 so in 217 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Los Angeles Angeles
  Signed with Angels – Did not play — assigned to the minors
  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
  9 for 22 (.409), 2 runs, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 4 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .277, 58 runs, 55 rbi, 10 hr, 47 bb, 35 sb, 83 so in 481 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
  0-1, era 6.00, 7 hits, 4 er, 1 bb and 3 k in 6.0 innings; 1.33 WHIP
  YTD: 12-4, era 2.38, 118 hits, 33 er, 15 bb and 77 k in 124.2 innings; 1.07 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  1-0, era 1.13, 5 hits, 1 er, 1 bb and 2 k in 8.0 innings; 0.75 WHIP
  YTD: 10-10, era 4.32, 176 hits, 80 er, 42 bb and 107 k in 166.2 innings; 1.31 WHIP
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  10 for 27 (.370), 4 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 6 so
  YTD: .265, 31 runs, 25 rbi, 7 hr, 29 bb, 1 sb, 77 so in 249 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, era 13.50, 3 hits, 3 er, 1 bb and 0 k in 2.0 innings; 2.00 WHIP
  YTD: 2-2, era 5.09, 26 hits, 13 er, 10 bb and 14 k in 23.0 innings; 1.57 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
  4 for 8 (.500), 1 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .345, 11 runs, 13 rbi, 3 hr, 7 bb, 1 sb, 14 so in 58 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  2 for 7 (.286), 2 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 2 bb, 0 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .216, 34 runs, 17 rbi, 1 hr, 27 bb, 10 sb, 29 so in 222 at bats.
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• Carlos Torres — New York Mets, relief pitcher
  0-0, era 0.00, 5 hits, 0 er, 3 bb and 8 k in 6.1 innings; 1.26 WHIP
  YTD: 5-5, era 3.38, 77 hits, 29 er, 30 bb and 84 k in 77.1 innings; 1.38 WHIP
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