At 35-22, we’ve posted the 2nd-best record among American League teams since the start of June. (I bet the red sox have the best record in that time span).
We take the field today at 4:05 pm with a chance to win our 7th consecutive road series — which would set a new franchise record.
On the season, we now have eight shutout wins in which we’ve scored 8+ runs. We’re just the 4th MLB team since 1901 to reach that total in a single season:
9 — Baltimore Orioles (1969)
8 — Detroit Tigers (2026)
8 — Detroit Tigers (1949)
8 — Los Angeles Dodgers (2019)
Over the last century, Kevin McGonigle is the 12th MLB player to reach base safely 200+ times in his first 113 career games. The exclusive list includes Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio (1936), Ted Williams (1939), Richie Ashburn (1948), and Lloyd Waner (1927).
% of inherited runners scored:
Vest 54%
De Jesus 38%
Jansen 33%
Waguespeck 33%
League average 32%
Sommers 31%
Anderson 21%Holton 21%
Huerter 19%
Finnegan 13%
Holton BTW has the 8th highest leverage index in the BP..means 7 other relievers enter in higher leverage
Vest
Jansen
Finnegan
are the highest leverage
Zack McKinstry since 6/21 281/345/430 118 wRC+ 1.0 WAR.
thats more WAR than Greene Keith Torres and Torkelson playing 4 positions.
been quite good.
Troy Melton has a 1.90 ERA and 0.91 WHIP through his first 16 MLB starts, with Detroit going 13-3 in those games. He’s the first MLB pitcher since Cal Eldred in 1991-92 to post a sub-2.00 ERA through his first 16 career starts, and just the 14th pitcher in the last 100 years to accomplish the feat.
Jackson Jobe returned to the mound last night with a brand new fastball and many more whiffs! The only “below average” pitch Jobe throws now is his sinker, which is still considerably above average when compared to other sinkers!
Jobe told us that moving to the center of the rubber helped clean up some of his mechanics. I’ve heard this now from a few pitchers. Your angle to the plate affects your biomechanics obviously but sometimes positioning can be used to improve them. EnoSarris
Max Clark with a great play in CF.
