Tulowitzki nearly has an OPS of 1.200 – and has seen his club go 15 – 12 to start the 2014 season. They along with the Angeles, are the only two teams remaining this year to be blanked. Justin Morneau also clubbed a HR in yesterday’s game – giving him 6 HRs (like Tulo) but the big 1B has a 1 RBI lead (21 – 20). Tulowitzki had 2 Doubles and 2 Walks to add to his perfect evening Wed,
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It is quite surprising that the Rangers held out this long when you consider the power outage from Prince Fielder – couples with injuries to Adrian Beltre and Shin-Soo Choo, but they were blanked for the 1st time last night in the 2014 Season.
Sonny Gray of the Oakland A’s threw a Complete Game Shutout against them, and Yu Darvish so his lifetime record fall to 1 – 7, with a 5.23 ERA versus the Bay Area franchise.
The Rangers have scored 1 run on multiple occasions this year, but had yet to be bageled.
The Angels beat the Indians last evening, by scoring 8 runs. They have not been blanked. The Rockies also used a HR barrage to knock off the SF Giants, and run their streak of not having zero runs in the year yet.
The Angels have used hot starts from Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton (before he was injured) – to be the last remaining squad in the AL to be Shutout. They just came back to Los Angeles (arriving at 5 AM yesterday morning from the ESPN sunday night game in New York) to beat the Indians 6 – 3. It was a huge road trip that saw them swing through Detroit, Washington and New York.
I have to go with Colorado as the favorite out of these last two clubs. The ROX have 6 regulars in the lineup hitting over .300 – with many of them having a high propensity for the long ball.
Among the only few position players not to be hitting .300 is Carlos Gonzalez, who you have to feel is about to take off. He is just that caliber of player.
Troy Tulowitzki reached base 5 times last night – from a HR, 2 Doubles and 2 Walks. The SS is now featuring a 3 Slash in 2014 of .366/.476/.720 – with 6 HRs and 20 RBI.
If TULO has this type of season, he will win the NL MVP for sure, and the Rockies will contend for a playoff spot.
Justin Morneau also has 6 HRs and 21 RBI and a 3 Slash of .351/.376/.628. Charlie Blackmon is the other guy doing massive damage, at an NL Leading .389 with an OPS of 1.080 – to accompany 5 HRs and 18 RBI.
Colorado has an offense that is looking like the Pre-Humidor Rockies squads that had video game numbers.
The Angels have enjoyed hot starts by Albert Pujols and Mike Trout, and despite this team Striking out a lot, the guys are finding key times to place their hits.
Los Angeles continues a series with the Indians at home for the next two days. The Halos’ just returned from a decent 5 – 5 road trip that saw them have to travel to Detroit, Washington and New York.
The fact they escaped that time on traveling across the country facing those good teams without being Shutout is a feat. LAA is once again just one game below .500 on the season heading into tonight’s action.
With Trout and Pujols doing their magic, it may take a huge pitching effort from a team to have these guys not score a run in a game.
Encouraging is the offense is looking good, only if they can figure out their Bullpen, they could ascend to the top of the AL West Standings.
2 teams yet to be blanked: Rockies and Angels.
AL East
New York – Eliminated Apr.5
Toronto – Eliminated Apr.17
Boston – Eliminated Apr.6
Baltimore – Eliminated Apr.11
Tampa Bay – Eliminated Apr.2
AL Central
Detroit – Eliminated – Apr.11
Kansas City – Eliminated Apr 8th
Chicago White Sox – Eliminated Apr.18th
Cleveland Indians – Eliminated Apr.19th
AL West
Oakland – Eliminated Mar.31st
Texas – Eliminated Apr.28th
LA Angels -
Seattle – Eliminated Apr.09
Houston – Eliminated Apr.11
NL
NL East
Atlanta – Eliminated Mar.31st
Washington – Eliminated Apr.17
NY Mets – Eliminated Apr,.18
Miami Marlins – Eliminated Apr.08
Philadelphia Phillies – Eliminated Apr.16
NL Central
St. Louis Cardinals – Eliminated Apr.02
Cincinnati Reds – Eliminated Mar.31
Milwaukee Brewers – Eliminated Apr.02
Chicago Cubs – Eliminated Mar.31
Pittsburgh Pirates – Eliminated Apr.16
NL West
LA Dodgers – Eliminated Apr.21
SF Giants – Eliminated Apr.12
Arizona Diamondbacks – Eliminated Apr.02
San Diego Padres – Eliminated Apr.05
Colorado Rockies -
Texas did an awesome job not being Shutout until this late into the season when you factor in slow stats for several offensive weapons – and injuries to some of their core players. Texas has lost back to back games after tying the A’s for 1st place prior to Sunday’s game. The Rangers have Shutout their opponents 5 times, and had eliminated 3 clubs from this competition, so their 3rd place finish is well deserved,
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