Giancarlo Stanton tied the NL For the lead with 8 HRs yesterday, when he went deep in the Marlins 9 – 0 romp of the Atlanta Braves. Stanton also leads the NL in RBI with 32. He is one of each a HR and an RBI behind Jose Abreu for the MLB lead. Is this the year Stanton finally reaches projections? The MLB Reports picked him to lead the MLB in HRs all the way back in FEB of this year.
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Troy Tulowitzki is on fire. He homered for the 2nd consecutive game, and is now just 1 Roundtrip behind Giancarlo Stanton and Adrian Gonzalez for the NL Lead.
TULO is also tied with teammate Justin Morneau, for third in RBI this season at 22.
His efforts help the Rockies win last night in Arizona, and the club is now 16 – 12 on the young season, just 0.5 Games behind the Giants.
Mark Teixeira hit a HR for the second straight contest, and has now clubbed 3 HRs in the week he has been back from injury.
While the rest of the teams pitching is struggling or be hurt outside of Masahiro Tanaka, having the 1B hitting like this bodes well for the lineup.
Carlos Santana must be giving fantasy players a collective sigh of relief after putting forth another HR and 3 RBI effort for the 2nd time in as many games in Los Angeles, too bad they were both losses to the Angels.
Troy Tulowitzki is one of the best all-round shortstops in baseball. he plays Gold Glove caliber defense, and he actually hits well pretty much anywhere whether home (.935 OPS) and Away (.819 OPS). The team always plays better with their franchise Shortstop is in the lineup – and they have a punchers chance to compete in their Division. Tulo is owed $134 MIL over the next 7 years, and could easily command that type of salary on the open market
For Games Played Through Apr.29, 2014
Top 5 HR Leaders AL
Jose Abreu, White Sox – 10
Albert Pujols, Angels – 9
Jose Bautista, Blue Jays – 8
Brian Dozier, Twins – 7
Josh Donaldson, Athletics – 7
Nelson Cruz, Orioles – 7
Top 5 HR Leaders NL
Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers – 8
Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins – 8
Mark Trumbo, D’Backs – 7
Brandon Belt, Giants – 7
Justin Upton – Braves – 7
Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies – 7
Multi HR Games in MLB 2014
Ryan Braun – Brewers (3 HR Game) – April.8th
Ryan Braun – Brewers (2 HR Game) – April.19th
2nd Multi HR game of the year.
Jhonny Peralta, Cards (2) – Apr.27th
Kyle Seager, Mariners (2) – Apr.27th
2nd Multi HR game of the year
Starlin Castro, Cubs (2) – Apr.27th
Jose Abreu, White Sox – (2) Apr.25th
3rd Multi HR game of the year for Abreu
Josh Donaldson, Athletics (2) – Apr.24th
Nelson Cruz, Orioles, (2) – Apr.23rd
Mike Morse, Giants (2) – Apr.23rd
Kyle Seager, Mariners (2) – Apr.23rd
Hector Santiago, Giants (2) – Apr.23rd
Albert Pujols, Angels (2) including 500th HR Apr.22
Charlie Blackmon – Rockies – Apr.21
Wil Myers, Rays (2) April.19th
Ryan Hanigan, Rays (2) April 19th
6th teammates to do the feat this year
Howie Kendrick, Angels (2) – Apr.19
Neil Walker, Pirates (2) – Apr.14th
Gaby Sanchez, Pirates (2) – Apr.14th
5th teammates to do 2 HRs in a same game
Evan Gattis, Braves (2) – Apr.14th
Dan Uggla, Braves (2) – Apr.14th
- 4th teammates to both do it this year in the same game.
Ben Zobrist, Rays (2) – April 13th
Brian McCann, Yankees (2) – Apr 12th
Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins (2) – April 12th
Jose Abreu, White Sox (2) – April 10th (2nd time this year.)
Justin Upton – Braves (2) – April.10
Russell Martin – Pirates (2) – April.9th
Pedro Alvarez, Pirates (2) Multi HR Game Apr.9th
3rd teammates to do this in the same game
Corey Hart – Mariners (2) – April 8th
Avisail Garcia, White Sox (2) – April 8th
Jose Abreu, White Sox (2) – April 8th
2nd teammates to do this in the same game.
Jason Castro, Astros (2) – April.8th
Matt Kemp, Dodgers – (2) Multi HR Game Apr.06
Hanley Ramirez, Dodgers – (2) Multi HR Game Apr.06
1st teammates to do this in the same game this year.
Nolan Arenado, Rockies (2) Multi HR Game Apr.5
Pedro Alvarez, Pirates (2) Multi HR Game Apr.4
Lucas Duda, NY Mets (2) Multi HR Game Apr.4
Todd Frazier, Reds, (2) Multi HR Game Apr 3rd.
Jose Bautista – Blue Jays (2) Multi HR Game Apr 2nd
Brad Miller, Mariners – (2) Multi HR Game Apr 1st
Freddie Freeman – Braves (2) Multi HR Game Apr 1st
Alejandro De Aza – White Sox (2) – Multi HR Game Mar.31st.
HRs Streaks (Games Consecutive in MLB)
***Denotes Active Streak.
4 Games
Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers Apr.09 – Apr.13
Mark Trumbo, D’Backs – 4 Games – Apr.03 – Apr.08
Melky Cabrera, Blue Jays – 4 Games – Apr.04 – Apr.08
3 Games
Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers Apr.24 – Apr.26
Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies – Apr.22 – Apr.25
Andrew McCutchen, Pirates – Apr.21 – Apr.23
Charlie Blackmon, Rockies – Apr.20 – Apr.23
Torii Hunter, Tigers - Apr.04 – Apr.06
Carlos Beltran, Yankees, April.12 – Apr.16
2 Games
***Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies Apr.28 – Apr.29
***Mark Teixeira, Yankees Apr.27 – Apr.29
***Carlos Santana, Indians Apr.28 – Apr.29
Brandon Hicks, Giants Apr.27 – Apr.28
Kyle Seager, Mariners Apr.26 – Apr.27th
Juan Francisco, Blue Jays, Apr.25 – Apr.26
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Apr.25 – Apr.26
Justin Upton – Braves, Apr.25 – Apr.26
Josh Donaldson, Athletics - Apr.24 – Apr.25
Mike Morse, Giants – Apr.23 – Apr.25
Adam Dunn, White Sox – Apr.22 – Apr.24
Jose Abreu, White Sox – Apr.22 – Apr.23
Nelson Cruz, Orioles, – Apr.22 – Apr.23
Brett Lawrie, Blue Jays – Apr.22 – Apr.23
Mike Moustakas, Royals – Apr.22 – Apr.23
Chris Colabello, Twins – Apr.22 – Apr.23
Chris Carter, Astros – Apr.22 – Apr.23
Mike Napoli, Red Sox – Apr.21 – Apr.22
Nolan Arenado, Rockies – Apr.21 – Apr.22
Matt Dominguez, Astros – Apr.21 – Apr.22
Ryan Howard, Phillies – Apr.20 – Apr.21
Michael Brantley, Indians – Apr.20 – Apr.21
Mark Reynolds, Brewers – Apr.19 – Apr.20
Ryan Braun – Brewers – April.19th – Apr.20
Albert Pujols, Angels – Apr.18th – Apr.19th
3rd consecutive streak for Pujols (2 games each time for all 6 HRs)
Sean Rodriguez, Rays – Apr.17 – Apr.18
Zach Walters, Nationals – Apr.15 – Apr.16
Evan Gattis, Braves – Apr.14 – Apr.16
Brett Lawrie, Blue Jays – Apr.13 – Apr.15
Neil Walker, Pirates – Apr.14 – Apr.15
Todd Frazier, Reds – Apr.14 – Apr.15
Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals – Apr.14 – Apr.15
Juan Uribe, Dodgers – Apr.13 – Apr.15
Ryan Howard, Phillies, Apr.13 – Apr.14
Andrelton Simmons, Braves, Apr.13 – Apr.14
Garrett Jones, Marlins, Apr.13 – Apr.14
Joey Votto, Reds, Apr.13 – Apr.14
Devin Mesoraco, Reds, Apr.13 – Apr.14
Wilin Rosario, Rockies, Apr.13 – Apr.14
Albert Pujols, Angles, Apr.13 – Apr.14
-2nd consecutive streak for Pujols.
Yoenis Cespedes, Athletics, Apr.13 – Apr.14
Colby Rasmus, Blue Jays, Apr.12 – Apr.13
Josh Donaldson, Athletics, April.12 – Apr.13
Raul Ibanez, Angels, April.12 – Apr.13
Freddie Freeman, Braves, Apr.12 – Apr.13
Alfonso Soriano, Yankees, Apr.11 – Apr.12
Justin Upton, Braves, Apr.10 – Apr.11
Albert Pujols, Angels – Apr.08, Apr.09
Brian Dozier, Twins – Apr.09, Apr.10
Travis Snider, Pirates – Apr.09, Apr.10
Pedro Alvarez, Pirates – Apr.09, Apr.10
Jayson Werth, Nationals – Apr.09, Apr.10
Kelly Johnson, Yankees – 2 Games Apr.08, Apr.09
Derek Norris, Athletics – 2 Games – Apr.08 – Apr.09
Josh Hamilton, Angels – 2 Games – Apr.04 – Apr.05
Chase Utley, Phillies – 2 Games – Apr.04 – Apr.05
Jay Bruce, Reds – 2 Games – Apr.03 – Apr.04
Nelson Cruz, Orioles – 2 Games Apr.1 – Apr.03
Seth Smith, Padres – 2 Games Mar.30 – Apr.1
Brandon Belt, Giants – 2 Games – Mar.31 – Apr.1
Jose Bautista went deep for the 8th time last night and Melky Cabrera is playing at the same type of caliber he played at in 2012 before he was suspended for the rest of the season fro PED use. If Cabrera can keep this up, and the Jays get Jose Reyes going – and Brett Lawrie for that matter, all of a sudden the lineup becomes deep. On another positive note, Edwin Encarnacion also hit his 2nd HR of the year, and is showing signs of life – more to what he has been doing the last 2 years where he has hit 78 HRs.
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