TWiB Notes - June 1st thru 7th

[Frayed Knot]

Back after a week off (because no one took this up whilst I was away) we'll have some results and developments to follow as we complete our final week of late night starts as well as kick off the third month of the season.

- the best record in MLB Braves are kicking back at home until Tuesday when they'll welcome the Blue Jays and then the Pirates for three game series.

- the 2nd place NLE Nationals -- currently 4.5 G ahead of NYM -- will try to dominate the visiting Marlins as much as we just did this past weekend, before they head west later in the week.

- the 3rd place Phils (30-29) will give our next opponent a test drive (T-W-Th) before the Padres fly back to Sandy Eggo on Friday to host us. Be a shame if that Thursday (day) game went 16 innings and/or their flight was delayed.

 

 Elsewhere ...

- the 2nd place (1.5 G behind TBR) Yanx, coming off a 13-8 drubbing of ATH on Sunday in which they scored all 13 runs in the 2nd inning!!, have CLE - BOS - @CLE on their immediate agenda. The odd part about that gauntlet is that the Sawx series looks like it'll serve as a weekend breather for the pin-stripers sandwiched by six games against the 1st place (34 - 27) Guardians 

- Pete's rookie HR record looks safe for another year as White Sox (32 - 27 !!) slugger Munetaka Murakami was put on the IL with a hamstring injury. Murakami had slugged 20 HRs in his first 57 ML games prior to the injury, a pace which projected to right around 57 dingers for the season so he'll need to be a quick healer if he wants to go Alonso hunting in September.

[Frayed Knot]

The Guardians draw first blood in the meeting of ALE/ALC leaders by thumping the Yanx and Cam Schlittler 9-4. It was Schlittler's shortest outing of his career as he allowed 5 earned in 4-1/3 IP.  You might even say his game went into the .... nah!! too easy.

[Frayed Knot]

Angels OF Jo Adell, he of the triple HR robbery night of a few weeks ago, opted to give one of those thefts back in last night's game. Embarrassing, but he's still at Plus-2 for the season.

 

 

[The Hot Corner]

Adell took that one off his glove then headed it (ala Jose Conseco) over the fence.

[Edgy MD]

That's not even Adell's first career four-base error.