Greg Bird's last six games - .263/.364/.684. Maybe, just maybe, he's finally turning the corner.
Credit where it's due - I can't stand Ellsbury and wanted him banished to the moon or something months ago, but he's killing it lately. In 19 games this month, he's hitting a ridiculous .429/.543/.625. 24-56, 13 BB against only 8 Ks, 7 doubles and 3 triples. 5 steals too. Bravo to him for turning his season around in a big way, hope it continues.
The one guy who really isn't hitting lately is Castro. Hitting .184 over the past two weeks, with no XBH and only 1 walk.
RAB suggests that the lineup we've been seeing lately will be the postseason lineup.
Gardner
Judge
Sanchez
Didi
Castro
Holliday/Headley
Ellsbury
Frazier
Bird
Works for me.
Lost in the agita caused by Dellin's recent meltdowns is the fact that the rest of the pen has been lights out lately. Kahnle hasn't allowed a run in Sept. Neither has Chapman, and has struck out 13 and only walked 2 in 9 innings. Green has allowed one in 12 innings, struck out 20 and only walked one. Robertson has dominated since putting the pinstripes back on in July - 4 runs allowed in 30 innings. Hell, even Ben Heller has looked good in his recent appearances. Warren should be back soon. If he can return to form, and Betances can get his act together, that pen is bulletproof, the best in baseball.
Still the ump is squeezing him on a lot of pitches that Estrada is getting.
Thanks, bc
I despise that sonofabitch
and the Twins won, which in the scheme of things may be good. They're now up 3.5 on the Angels and Rangers, while 5.5 behind us, so it seems like the battle lines are being drawn - absent surprises, the Bosox will take the division, we'll be WC 1 and the Twins will be WC 2.