This summary includes in-game and off-field promotion from 10-16 August.
Al west
Hot: George Kirby stands out
Everyone knows that the rotation of Seattle Eng-good is, so it can be easy to consider their starters as a matter of course. This year, Kirby has added a sensational pitching performance to the books and the Orioles limited to three hits through seven frames while he hit seven. His 8-5 record, 3.71 ERA and 1.07 Whip do not make him the best pitcher in the rotation, but that must say enough about how deep and talented the Mariners starters are.
Not: Astros are losing a critical reliever
Houston received bad news on August 14 when Josh Hader was diagnosed with a sprain of the left shoulder capsule, which keeps him offside for at least three weeks. If Hader needs surgery, he will be out for the rest of the season and probably the first half of next year. Although the astros -bullpen is strong enough to come without Hader, the 2.05 ERA from the veteran and 97% savings percentage will be greatly issued because the club maintains a slim lead over the Mariners in the Al West.
Al Central
Hot: Tigers trust their bullpen to get the momentum back
Detroit shook his shaky July and is back to filling his division lead. The Tigers won five of their six games last week thanks to the 2.45 ERA of their bullpen and two saves. Kyle Finnegan and Rafael Montero, who were additions to the trade deadline, earned two wins and Finnegan has not allowed a point since he started throwing for Detroit. Although the margins have been slim, a victory is a victory at the end of the day.
Not: Singing twins for August suction
Minnesota became the victim of the classic Augustus who was fooled. The twins hit .143/.219/.270, which resulted in a -1.2 war and -15 run differential. They also led all teams with 58 strikeouts in seven competitions. At that pace, Minnesota is just lucky that they came with two wins.
East
Hot: Baltimore’s rotation continues to march
Although this year is over for Baltimore, the rotation did not give up. The Orioles starters spread four points over four games. Dean Kremer and Trevor Rogers achieved 12 strikeouts in 15 strong innings, and Tomoyuki Sugano earned his 10th victory in just 126 innings to lead the starters of Baltimore. Things certainly did not go on the way, but at least the orioles have a basis of starters to work with next year.
Not: Jarren Duran loses his swing
The Boston midfielder has cooled considerably since last year and his recent competitions are clear. Duran .125 stroke average did little to help the fluctuating attack of the Red Sox. Although he took at least four walks and contributed two points, his snail has certainly been reduced.
NL West
Hot: The rotation of San Diego dominates
The Padres have been on a role lately and much of the credit should go to the starters. The starters of San Diego have held a 1.82 ERA and have limited the Red Sox, Giants and Dodgers to five runs in five games. Yu Darvish, Nestor Cortes and Nick Pivetta were synchronous during the series against San Francisco, because each earned a quality start and combined for 17 strikeouts. With a lot of help from their elite rotation, the Padres fight for the division with the Dodgers.
Not: Giants Skid Hard
San Francisco is already a bit on the edge of the Playoff yacht, but their seven-game Losing Streak has certainly put them out of the fight. Justin Landander threw his worst match this year in the 8-0 loss of the Giants for the NATS, making five points and a home run in five innings possible. San Fran then became 16-2 in their series against the Padres, when Logan Webb, Robbie Ray and Rookie Kai-Wei Teng implied on the hill. Even with one of the most complete rotations in MLB, the starters have the team disappointed.
NL Central
Hot: Hunter Greene is blinded in exchange for this
After missing for more than two months with a Liesstam, Greene did not disappoint in his return: in his first game since 3 June, Greene de Phillies excluded the Phillies and held the hot line on three hits as he hit six. His presence on the field comes at the perfect moment, while the Reds moved within half a game of the Mets for the last Wildcard spot in the NL.
Not: The spark of Pete Crow-Armstrong dies
It is time for the hottest batter of the Cubs to touch a wall. PCA had a slow August, but he was even colder last week, hit 1-from-15 with a stolen base and runs outside his one decent performance against the Pirates. Although he has only been beaten three times, it does not make up for his inability to get base. As nice as it is to beat a dead horse when the dead horse is the cubs, let’s leave it at that.
NL East
Hot: Pete Alonso becomes Franchise HR leader
The notorious Slugger of MLB Brak Mets History on 12 August against Atlanta and broke his 253rd career in Atlanta’s Spencer Strider to pass the record of Darryl Strawberry and to become the home leader of all time in Queens. Alonso’s second home run later that evening, the deal sealed. Polar Pete broke the Strawberry record in just 965 games and this year has hit the third most home runs in MLB.
Not: Philly -throwers are starting to fall
This is not the moment that the pitchers of Philadelphia are injured. On August 16, Zack Wheeler was put on the 15-day IL with a blood clot in his right shoulder, a devastating blow that hopefully will not run in October. Another narrow call came on August 15, after Jhoan Duran had taken a line drive from his judge ankle and left the game in a bullpenkar. Fortunately, the X -rays of Duran came back negatively and the elite claimed to feel 100% closer the next day. Philadelphia will continue to evaluate Duran, but in the meantime it is safe to say that he will miss a few games until he gets medical approval to play. Losing one of the two pitcher for a considerable time would be a devastating blow.
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