Mormon Baseball

After a few weeks of getting to the plate in dribs and drabs, the Texas Rangers’ backup infielder Adam Rosales finally saw some regular plate appearances, and responded with an exceptional week. Rosales was 7 for 14 (.500) last week, with 5 runs scored and 5 rbis on 2 home runs and 4 walks. And this past week’s performance boosted Rosales’ season average to .350, although on a mere 40 at bats.

Rosales was far from the only Mormon player who performed well last week. Jacoby Ellsbury was hot, going 10 for 24 (.417) while the backup shortstop for the As, Eric Sogard, was 7 for 16 (.438) with 4 runs scored, 3 rbis and 7 walks.

On the mound, Doug Fister led with another outing in which he didn’t give up an earned run. His era for the season is down to 2.49. And Jeremy Guthrie pitched another gem, giving up just 2 earned runs in a complete game, his first for the year. His WHIP for the game was a superior 0.78, improving his season WHIP to 1.32.

Josh Johnson and Matt Lindstrom remain on the disabled list.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 30 stolen bases (5th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Doug Fister — 11 wins (tied 23rd)
• Jeremy Guthrie — 1 complete game (tied 16th)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Los Angeles Dodgers
  Did not play — Reassigned
  YTD: .230, 18 runs, 16 rbi, 2 hr, 9 bb, 1 sb, 31 so in 204 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
  10 for 24 (.417), 4 runs, 3 rbi, 1 hr, 4 bb, 1 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .280, 56 runs, 52 rbi, 10 hr, 45 bb, 30 sb, 73 so in 439 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, era 0.00, 6 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 7 k in 7.1 innings; 1.77 WHIP
  YTD: 11-3, era 2.49, 99 hits, 29 er, 13 bb and 66 k in 104.2 innings; 1.07 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  1-0, era 2.00, 7 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 4 k in 9.0 innings; 0.78 WHIP
  YTD: 8-9, era 4.35, 155 hits, 71 er, 39 bb and 94 k in 147.0 innings; 1.32 WHIP
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  5 for 27 (.185), 4 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 4 bb, 0 sb, 12 so
  YTD: .254, 24 runs, 16 rbi, 4 hr, 26 bb, 1 sb, 65 so in 201 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
  7 for 14 (.500), 5 runs, 5 rbi, 2 hr, 4 bb, 0 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .350, 9 runs, 10 rbi, 3 hr, 5 bb, 0 sb, 11 so in 40 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  7 for 16 (.438), 4 runs, 3 rbi, 1 hr, 7 bb, 2 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .216, 31 runs, 14 rbi, 1 hr, 25 bb, 10 sb, 27 so in 199 at bats.
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