Birds on the Bat | MLB 23

[James]

National League Standings, Updated 8/2/24
National League East
1. Atlanta Braves, 82-55, - GB
2. Philadelphia Phillies, 78-60, 4.5 GB
3. New York Mets, 71-67, 11.5 GB
4. Miami Marlins, 68-69, 14.0 GB
5. Washington Nationals, 41-96, 41.0 GB

National League Central
1. St. Louis Cardinals, 74-64, - GB
2. Cincinnati Reds, 70-67, 3.5 GB
3. Milwaukee Brewers, 65-73, 9.0 GB
4. Pittsburgh Pirates, 64-73, 9.5 GB
5. Chicago Cubs, 65-75, 10.0 GB

National League West
1. Los Angeles Dodgers, 82-57, - GB
2. San Diego Padres, 78-60, 3.5 GB
3. San Francisco Giants, 70-68, 11.5 GB
4. Colorado Rockies, 58-78, 22.5 GB
5. Arizona Diamondbacks, 55-82, 26.0 GB

National League Wildcard
1. Philadelphia Phillies, 78-60, - GB
2. San Diego Padres, 78-60, - GB
3. New York Mets, 71-67, - GB
4. Cincinnati Reds, 70-67, 0.5 GB
5. San Francisco Giants, 70-68, 1.0 GB

National League Leaders, Updated 8/2/24
Average
1. Juan Soto, San Diego Padres - .326
2. Ian Happ, Pittsburgh Pirates - .316
3. Nick Gordon, New York Mets - .312
4. Jeff McNeil, New York Mets - .307
5. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies - .306

Home Runs
1. Pete Alonso, New York Mets - 38
2. Willy Adames, Los Angeles Dodgers - 35
3. Juan Soto, San Diego Padres - 32
4. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets - 31
5. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres - 31

RBI
1. Manny Machado, San Diego Padres - 104
2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets - 101
3. Francisco Lindor, New York Mets - 94
4. Rowdy Tellez, Milwaukee Brewers - 87
5. Teoscar Hernandez, Milwaukee Brewers - 86

Wins
1. Dustin May, Los Angeles Dodgers - 15
2. Yu Darvish, San Diego Padres - 15
3. Clayton Kersahw, St. Louis Cardinals - 14
4. Blake Snell, Atlanta Braves - 13
5. Jesus Luzardo, Miami Marlins - 13

Saves
1. A.J. Minter, Atlanta Braves - 47
2. Edwin Diaz, New York Mets - 42
3. Evan Phillips, Los Angeles Dodgers - 41
4. Robert Suarez, San Diego Padres - 41
5. Camilo Doval, San Francisco Giants - 39

ERA
1. Max Fried, Atlanta Braves - 2.44
2. Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins - 2.69
3. Jack Flaherty, St. Louis Cardinals - 2.76
4. Nick Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies - 2.82
5. Antonio Senzatela, Colorado Rockies - 2.91

Strikeouts
1. Hunter Greene, Cincinnati Reds - 184
2. Spencer Strider, Atlanta Braves - 184
3. Jack Flaherty, St. Louis Cardinals - 183
4. Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee Brewers - 172
5. Freddy Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers - 163

Players of the Month
Pitcher: Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins: 4-0, 1.50 ERA, 39 SO
Player: Ian Happ, Pittsburgh Pirates: .389 AVG, 6 HR, 21 RBI
Rookie: Roger Ramirez, Washington Nationals: .403 AVG, 12 RBI

[James]

American League Standings, Updated 8/2/24
American League East
1. New York Yankees, 87-51, - GB
2. Tampa Bay Rays, 85-53, 2.0 GB
3. Toronto Blue Jays, 79-58, 7.5 GB
4. Baltimore Orioles, 72-66, 15.0 GB
5. Boston Red Sox, 68-69, 18.5 GB

American League Central
1. Cleveland Guardians, 81-56, - GB
2. Minnesota Twins, 74-63, 7.0 GB
3. Chicago White Sox, 62-76, 19.5 GB
4. Detroit Tigers, 59-79, 22.5 GB
5. Kansas City Royals, 50-88, 31.5 GB

American League West
1. Texas Rangers, 88-51, - GB
2. Houston Astros, 72-66, 15.5 GB
3. Los Angeles Angels, 65-73, 22.5 GB
4. Seattle Mariners, 60-77, 27.0 GB
5. Oakland Athletics, 42-95, 45.0 GB

American League Wildcard
1. Tampa Bay Rays, 85-53, - GB
2. Toronto Blue Jays, 79-58, - GB
3. Minnesota Twins, 74-63, - GB
4. Houston Astros, 72-66, 2.5 GB
5. Boston Red Sox, 72-66, 2.5 GB

American League Leaders, Updated 8/2/24
Average
1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees - .336
2. Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians - .335
3. Alejandro Kirk, Toronto Blue Jays - .333
4. Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox - .319
5. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros - .318

Home Runs
1. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees - 39
2. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros - 38
3. Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox - 37
4. Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays - 33
5. Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles - 33

RBI
1. Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros - 105
2. Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays - 105
3. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees - 100
4. Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians - 93
5. Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles - 92

Wins
1. Shane McClanahan, Tampa Bay Rays - 19
2. Martin Perez, Texas Rangers - 17
3. Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers - 17
4. Kevin Gausman, Toronto Blue Jays - 16
5. Luis Garcia, Houston Astros - 16

Saves
1. Michael King, New York Yankees - 49
2. Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland Guardians - 45
3. Reynaldo Lopez, Texas Rangers - 38
4. John Schreiber, Boston Red Sox - 38
5. Alex Lange, Detroit Tigers - 37

ERA
1. Shane McClanahan, Tampa Bay Rays - 2.26
2. Drew Rasmussen, Tampa Bay Rays - 2.55
3. Alek Manoah, Toronto Blue Jays - 2.60
4. Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees - 2.61
5. Matthew BOyd, Cleveland Guardians - 2.68

Strikeouts
1. Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers - 204
2. Carlos Rodon, New York Yankees - 188
3. Shane McClanahan, Tampa Bay Rays - 187
4. Triston McKenzie, Cleveland Guardians - 179
5. Dylan Cease, Washington Nationals - 176

Players of the Month
Pitcher: Shane McClanahan, Tampa Bay Rays: 5-1, 2.01 ERA, 36 SO
Player: Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles: .365 AVG, 8 HR, 20 RBI
Rookie: Termarr Johnson: Detroit Tigers: .312 AVG, 3 HR, 11 RBI

[Agent]

Reds didn’t stand a chance

[James]

Reds didn’t stand a chance

Gotta separate from them in the NL Central race. Was a big win.

[James]

Cardinals continue to sharpen for playoffs
Highlight Game: 9/3/24 - Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

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SD | 1 | 3 | 0
STL | 9 | 17 | 1
W: Zack Thompson: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 8 SO
L: Seth Lugo: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 SO



San Diego Padres:
Manny Machado: 2-4, 2 2B, RBI
Juan Soto: 1-3, R
Nick Castellanos: 0-3, BB
Jake Cronenworth: 0-3

St. Louis Cardinals:
Nolan Gorman: 3-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R
Nolan Arenado: 2-5, HR, 3 RBI, R
Brendan Donovan: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R
Tommy Edman: 1-3, 2B, 2 R

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SD | 10 | 16 | 0
STL | 3 | 9 | 0
W: Joe Musgrove: 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO
L: Jake Woodford: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 6 Er, 1 BB, 2 SO

SD HR: Juan Soto, Ha-seong Kim
STL HR: Taylor Motter

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SF | 2 | 4 | 0
STL | 4 | 9 | 0
W: Adam Wainwright: 3.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO
L: Jakob Junis: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 SO
S: Ryan Helsley: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO

SF HR: Ramon Urias, Colton Welker
STL HR: Tyler O'Neil, Mike Antico

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SF | 9 | 17 | 1
STL | 2 | 9 | 0
W: Sean Manaea: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO
L: Miles Mikolas: 3.2 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO

SF HR: Austin Slater, Jose Miranda, Edouard Julien
STL HR: Tyler O'Neil, Jordan Walker

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SF | 5 | 8 | 0
STL | 1 | 4 | 1
W: Alex Wood: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 SO
L: Adam Wainwright: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO

SF HR: Oswald Peraza, Mitch Haniger
STL HR: None

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SF | 6 | 10 | 0
STL | 7 | 12 | 0
W: Ryan Helsley: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER
L: Anthony DeSclafani: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 SO

SF HR: Ramon Urias
STL HR: Tyler O'Neil, Juan Yepez, Taylor Motter, Ivan Herrera

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Cardinals Current Record
77-67

Injury Report
Alec Burleson: Broken Ankle (1-2 months)
Lars Nootbaar: Fractured Forearm (2-3 weeks)

Upcoming Schedule
at Diamondbacks (57-85)
at Diamondbacks (57-85)
at Diamondbacks (57-85)
at Giants (73-71)
at Giants (73-71)
at Giants (73-71)

[Agent]

Wow what a series with San Francisco. Back & forth. Dbacks look like easy work.

[James]

Wow what a series with San Francisco. Back & forth. Dbacks look like easy work.

Yup, we got another series against them before the season ends too. Looks like an easy schedule to pad our record.

[James]

Cardinals continue to thump opponets
Highlight Game: 9/9/24 - Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ

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STL | 7 | 12 | 1
ARI | 1 | 6 | 0
W: Dakota Hudson: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 SO
L: Drew Smyly: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER



St. Louis Cardinals:
Brendan Donovan: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Jordan Walker: 2-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Dylan Carlson: 3-4, 2B, RBI
Tyler O'Neil: 2-5, 3B, RBI, R

Arizona Diamondbacks:
Pavin Smith: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Josh Rojas: 1-3, BB
Austin Meadows: 2-4, R
Corbin Carroll: 1-4

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STL | 7 | 9 | 1
ARI | 6 | 14 | 1
W: Adam Wainwright: 1.1 IP, 1 H
L: Miguel Castro: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
S: Ryan Helsley: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO

STL HR: None
ARI HR: None

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STL | 4 | 6 | 0
ARI | 2 | 7 | 0
W: Cooper Hjerpe: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB
L: Madison Bumgarner: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 SO
S: Ryan Helsley: 1.0 IP, 2 H

STL HR: Tyler O'Neil, Taylor Motter
ARI HR: Josh Rojas

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STL | 3 | 9 | 0
SF | 1 | 2 | 1
W: Clayton Kershaw: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO
L: Devin Smeltzer: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO
S: Ryan Helsley: 1.0 IP, 1 SO

STL HR: Dylan Carlson
SF HR: None

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STL | 1 | 7 | 0
SF | 2 | 4 | 2
W: Logan Webb: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 8 SO
L: Zack Thompson: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO
S: Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 1 H

STL HR: None
SF HR: Mitch Haniger

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STL | 5 | 9 | 0
SF | 9 | 11 | 0
W: Tyler Mahle: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO
L: Dakota Hudson: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO

STL HR: None
SF HR: Oswald Peraza, Mitch Haniger, Ramon Urias

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Cardinals Current Record
81-69

Injury Report
Alec Burleson: Broken Ankle (3-4 weeks)
Lars Nootbaar: Fractured Forearm (1-2 weeks)

Upcoming Schedule
vs Brewers (70-80)
vs Brewers (70-80)
vs Brewers (70-80)
vs Diamondbacks (57-92)
vs Diamondbacks (57-92)
vs Diamondbacks (57-92)

[Baze]

this is nice, but pause. When did you acquire Kershaw?

[James]

this is nice, but pause. When did you acquire Kershaw?

Off-season before the 2024 season. He was a free agent. I tried to get Ohtani but got him instead.