Warning! Wildlife on the Loose in the EFL

 

EFL
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB	RS	RA
Old Detroit Wolverines	47	19	.712	—	382.9	243.8
Peshastin Pears	44	21	.673	2.7	311.9	218.3
Kaline Drive	44	23	.651	3.8	352.4	257.6
D.C. Balk	38	19	.669	4.3	308.4	218.0
Flint Hill Tornadoes	42	24	.642	4.6	316.1	235.9
Haviland Dragons	43	24	.639	4.6	318.0	242.6
Canberra Kangaroos	34	23	.588	8.9	310.2	262.0
Cottage Cheese	34	31	.520	12.6	352.6	350.1
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	34	31	.520	12.7	313.5	301.4
Portland Rosebuds	29	36	.453	17	326.7	363.9
Bellingham Cascades	29	36	.439	18	251.4	285.8

 

 

AVG: 0.406

OBP: 0.486

SLG: 0.563

OPS: 1.049

ERA: 1.24

WHIP: 0.922

The Wolverines responded to their owners complaints yesterday with a resounding day, adding not one but two wins and removing a loss. So many Wolverine hitters did well it might make more sense to mention who didn’t do well – James McCann went 0 for 2, and Tommy Edman went 0 for 4. The rest? JP Crawford, Carlos Correa and Austin Riley all collected 3 hits apiece, and Gavin Lux added 2. The one blemish might be the lack of slugging, with only one home run and 2 doubles amidst a 13 hit attack. But even if the hitters would have not shown up yesterday, the pitchers certainly did. Chris Paddack had the worst Wolverine outing, giving up 2 runs in 6 innings. Yes, that was the worst. Logan Gilbert tossed 6.7 innings giving up one run, and Walker Buehler topped them all with 6 innings and 0 runs. A trio of relievers appeared an inning each without surrendering a run, and the Wolverines added 1.2 games to their lead over the Pears.

ERA: 6.00

WHIP: 2.000

After last night’s OD performance, coupled with last night’s Pear performance, Peshastin should feel grateful to still be within 2.7 games of first place. I am not sure how the Pears eked one win out of that stat line, but they did, and for that they should be commended. No player collected more than one hit, and each pitcher gave up a run. We could applaud Jazz Chisholm for his double, but would have to mention his 3 Ks, too. Yoan Moncada had the other double, but did nothing else. The Pears now need to regroup and show the Wolverines that a tasty fruit cannot be intimidated so easily.

ERA: 8.00

WHIP: 1.778

The Balk outscored their opponents but couldn’t quite summon the courage to win the game. The hitters can’t be blamed, as you can see. 10 batters appeared on the day, and all but one (Shed Long, who isn’t allocated) got a hit. Myles Straw, Joey Gallo and Jorge Alfaro all led the team with two hits, and the rest got one each. Xander Bogaerts, Ryan McMahon and Matt Chapman all added a home run as their lone hit. The pitchers, however, can be blamed. Martin Perez got lit up by the Blue Jays, allowing 5 runs in 1.3 innings (including 3 home runs). The other starter, Bruce Zimmerman, gave up another 3 runs in 5.7 innings. After beginning day 3.3 games out of first place, the Balk fell to 4.3 games out of first.

ERA: 1.08

WHIP: 0.361

The Tornadoes had their best day of the year, I think, helped in large part by our favorite MLB team getting lit up by the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette and Teoscar Hernandez combined to go 7 for 11 with 2 doubles and 3 home runs. Mookie Betts joined the fun, going 2 for 3 with his own home run, and the offense put up 13 runs on the day. Carlos Rodon and Nick Tepera combined for 8.3 innings pitched, allowing only one earned run on 1 hit. The Tornadoes were the only EFL team to gain in winning percentage on the Wolverines, inching .010 points closer to the top.

ERA: 11.93

WHIP: 2.289

It was only one loss but it was a terrible tumble on this dreadful Dragon day. From third place to 6th place on one day, thanks to awful pitching and nearly awful hitting. Domingo German and Pablo Lopez were uncharacteristically bad, combining to give up all 11 runs in 7.3 innings. On the offensive side, Nelson Cruz had two hits including a home run, but every other hit was only a single, and 5 players didn’t get any hits, combining to go 0 for 18. The surprising thing is that the Dragons only had 3 strikeouts, meaning they hit the ball, just right at people (which everyone knows you shouldn’t do). The Dragons lost a whopping 2.2 games off the leading Wolverines, and now sit 4.6 back, tied with the Tornadoes (good company, if you ask me).

Great hitting was able to overcome no pitching, and the Cheese not only won but managed to once again sneak past the Alleghenys. In a great convergence of fandoms, Zach McKinstry led the Cheese with 3 hits, including a double and a walk. Marcus Semien (you guessed it, also facing the Red Sox) continued his torrid season, going 2 for 4 with one of the Blue Jays 8 home runs yesterday. Randy Arozarena added his own homerun, and the Cheese, though tied in record with Pittsburgh, are .1 game ahead in the standings.

ERA: 2.57

WHIP: 0.714

With a solid day on the mound, even one more hit might have made the difference for Pittsburgh on a day when they got jumped by the Cheese in the standings. Will Crowe, the only Pittsburgh starter, went 5 innings giving up 2 runs. Two relievers, Bryan Abreu and Lou Trivino added two more innings of scoreless pitching to give the Allegheny hitters a great chance of winning. But they hitters just couldn’t quite do enough at the plate. Trevor Larnach tried his hardest to summon the Beaver magic, going 2 for 4 with a double, but the team as a whole collected only two more hits on the day, not enough to outscore their opponents.

ERA: 4.50

WHIP: 1.000

The June monsoon in Portland has certainly dampened the spirits of the Rosebuds. At a time of year when they should be in full bloom, they had to close up in order to withstand the much-needed rain the area received. Luis Urias hit a triple, and Ryan Jeffers and Andrew Benintendi each added a home run. The Rosebuds managed to score 11 runs, but their pitching wasn’t able to match that potency, giving up 16 runs in their two losses. 

 

 Bellingham: “W,” 3-7; 28PA, 3.3IP

AVG: 0.200

OBP: 0.286

SLG: 0.320

OPS: 0.606

ERA: 8.18

WHIP: 1.515

The Cascades also did not enjoy the rain, though you would think mountain ranges are impervious to such displays of weather. Rowdy Tellez took advantage of his one AB against Red Sox pitching, hitting a ball over the fence for the 8th Blue Jay home run on the day. DJLM added two hits, trying to either escape the confines of New York or perhaps spark his team to more inspired play. Michael Wacha added 2 innings pitched, giving up one earned run for the best pitching performance of the day for Bellingham. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AL East
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Old Detroit Wolverines	47	19	.712	—
Flint Hill Tornadoes	42	24	.642	4.6
Tampa Bay Rays	42	24	.636	5
Boston Red Sox	39	27	.591	8
Toronto Blue Jays	33	30	.524	12.5
New York Yankees	33	32	.508	13.5
Baltimore Orioles	22	42	.344	24

NL East
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
D.C. Balk	38	19	.669	—
Canberra Kangaroos	34	23	.588	4.6
New York Mets	32	25	.561	6.1
Philadelphia Phillies	32	31	.508	9.1
Atlanta Braves	30	33	.476	11.1
Miami Marlins	29	36	.446	13.1
Washington Nationals	27	35	.435	13.6

 

AL Central
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Chicago White Sox	41	24	.631	—
Cleveland Indians	34	28	.548	5.5
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	34	31	.520	7.2
Kansas City Royals	30	34	.469	10.5
Bellingham Cascades	29	36	.439	12.5
Detroit Tigers	26	39	.400	15
Minnesota Twins	26	39	.400	15

NL Central
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Milwaukee Brewers	38	27	.585	—
Chicago Cubs	38	27	.585	—
Cottage Cheese	34	31	.520	4.2
Cincinnati Reds	32	31	.508	5
St. Louis Cardinals	32	33	.492	6
Pittsburgh Pirates	23	41	.359	14.5

 

AL West
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Kaline Drive	44	23	.651	—
Haviland Dragons	43	24	.639	0.8
Oakland A’s	40	27	.597	3.6
Houston Astros	37	28	.569	5.6
Los Angeles Angels	33	32	.508	9.6
Seattle Mariners	32	35	.478	11.6
Texas Rangers	25	41	.379	18.1

NL West
TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	PCT.	GB
Peshastin Pears	44	21	.673	—
San Francisco Giants	40	25	.615	3.8
Los Angeles Dodgers	39	26	.600	4.8
San Diego Padres	38	29	.567	6.8
Portland Rosebuds	29	36	.453	14.3
Colorado Rockies	25	41	.379	19.3
Arizona Diamondbacks	20	46	.303	24.3