Mormon Baseball

The Kansas City Royals’ Jeremy Guthrie started September with another strong start as his team battles to win the AL Central. Guthrie gave up just 1 run and 8 hits over 7.0 innings against the Texas Rangers. But Royals fans are more concerned with Guthrie’s start tonight against their division rivals, the Detroit Tigers. If Guthrie can bring the same level of pitching, the Royals may be able to hold onto their 2-game lead.

Also strong on the mound this past week was the White Sox’ Matt Lindstrom, who pitched a total of 2 innings in relief, giving up just 2 hits and no runs. Unfortunately, the White Sox are well out of the post-season, so Lindstrom’s performance will only make a difference for his own career, not the White Sox’ season.

At the plate, Bryce Harper was outstanding again, going 7 for 23 (.304) with a home run. In recent weeks Harper has been very strong, raising hopes for his performance in the National’s post-season (which seems very likely, given their 7-game lead in the division). Also impressive last week was the A’s Eric Sogard, who was 3 for 9 (.333) with an rbi, raising his season average to an almost respectable .222.

Josh Johnson remains on the DL, and isn’t expected back this season. John Buck and Shane Peterson both returned to the majors this past week as the major league rosters expanded from 25 men to 40 men.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 37 stolen bases (5th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Jeremy Guthrie — 1 complete game (tied 21st)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Los Angeles Dodgers
  0 for 0 (.000), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 0 so
  YTD: .230, 19 runs, 20 rbi, 2 hr, 12 bb, 1 sb, 33 so in 222 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Los Angeles Angeles
  0 for 2 (.000), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .221, 9 runs, 6 rbi, 1 hr, 8 bb, 0 sb, 26 so in 86 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  3 for 23 (.130), 3 runs, 2 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .281, 67 runs, 66 rbi, 14 hr, 48 bb, 37 sb, 87 so in 527 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 5.40, 10 hits, 3 er, 2 bb and 2 k in 5.0 innings; 2.40 WHIP
  YTD: 12-6, era 2.66, 138 hits, 40 er, 18 bb and 82 k in 135.1 innings; 1.15 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  0-0, era 1.29, 8 hits, 1 er, 0 bb and 1 k in 7.0 innings; 1.14 WHIP
  YTD: 10-10, era 4.31, 193 hits, 86 er, 44 bb and 113 k in 179.2 innings; 1.32 WHIP
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  7 for 23 (.304), 2 runs, 1 rbi, 1 hr, 2 bb, 0 sb, 9 so
  YTD: .271, 36 runs, 29 rbi, 11 hr, 32 bb, 1 sb, 94 so in 292 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 0.00, 2 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 2.0 innings; 1.00 WHIP
  YTD: 2-2, era 4.23, 32 hits, 13 er, 10 bb and 17 k in 27.2 innings; 1.52 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
  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
  5 for 24 (.208), 2 runs, 2 rbi, 1 hr, 2 bb, 2 sb, 8 so
  YTD: .294, 16 runs, 17 rbi, 4 hr, 9 bb, 3 sb, 27 so in 102 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  3 for 9 (.333), 1 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .222, 36 runs, 19 rbi, 1 hr, 29 bb, 10 sb, 32 so in 248 at bats.
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• Carlos Torres — New York Mets, relief pitcher
  1-0, era 3.38, 4 hits, 2 er, 3 bb and 4 k in 5.1 innings; 1.31 WHIP
  YTD: 6-5, era 3.31, 82 hits, 31 er, 33 bb and 90 k in 84.1 innings; 1.36 WHIP
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