Arizona Falters Again
Arizona falters again as the Rockies took the finale of their series at Coors Field. With the victory, Colorado moved to stay one and a half games ahead of the Dodgers who win in St. Louis and 4.5 ahead of …
Tag: NL West
West Leaders Continue to Win
Houston continued their winning ways by taking the final game against Detroit 5–4. Alex Bregman went 2 for 5 with his 50th double. He also nabbed his 100th RBI and 100th run scored to make him a viable MVP candidate. …
Baseball Honors America
On 9/11 all of baseball took time to recall the horrific events that took place 17 years ago. Each game remembered the day in their own way and honored America. There were no politics, there was no kneeling, there was …
Leaders Pick Up Wins
Monday was a day where the leaders in their respective divisions picked up wins and some ground. The Astros only increased their lead by half a game since the Athletics weren’t on the field Monday but Colorado picked up a …
Second Places Advance
Sunday was a day where the 2 second place teams in the West advanced in the standings, at least in that they gained ground on their respective leaders. Oakland won early over Texas 7–3, and had to watch a tense …
Colorado Holds On To First
Kyle Freeland outdueled Walker Buehler to keep the Rockies in first place in the NL West. The gained a game on the Dodgers with the victory to move 1 1/2 games ahead but the division is still close. Arizona, who …
LA Gets Close, Houston Takes Down the Giant
Friday featured some of the playoff contenders going head to head with the top of the card belonging to Houston and Boston. While the Red Sox got out to an early lead it was the Astros who came roaring back …
Relatively Quiet Day
Thursday was a reletively quiet day in the West as there were only 2 teams that played. Actually, there were only 4 games total in MLB so it was quite all around. Even so, the Diamondbacks lost some ground in …
Offense Reigns Supreme
Today featured a couple of crazy games from a couple of stars. I’m not really sure which performance is supreme but I would gladly take either one on my team or my fantasy team. I’ll start with Trevor Story who …
Defense is Important
With all the home runs hit this year it’s easy to overlook a critical part of the winning equation – defense. Sure, pitchers able to strike out opponents and batters able to Smack the ball out of the park are …