[Mick]

Stanford alums showed well on Father's Day in a 13-6 win. Erik Miller gave up an unearned run in the first inning as the opener, ERA still just 3.58. Slater had a breakout day as he continues his ascent. Two for two with a home run and a walk. He's batting .230, up from the .170 ish range, but his OBP is even more impressive at .373. If he had enough ABs, he'd be 15th in the league.

Also improving rapidly is Soler, 2/4 with an HR and 4 RBIs. His career OPS is .743 1st half (he's .697) and .897 2nd half. I suspect he's going to really take off shortly. Ramos continues to crush it at .326, Wisely is at .313, both had two hits. Bailey was 2/5, he's hitting .280. Slight concern re: Bailey, he had another passed ball yesterday. He's leading the NL in passed balls with 5 (he was 1st last year as well) and last year he led the league in errors by catchers. At least his errors are down markedly, from 13 to 3. He's blocking the plate better too, WPs are down from 21 to 7 in 1/2 as many games caught.

And feelgood story of the year, Spencer Bivens had his first MLB pitching appearance at the age of 29, threw three innings, gave up one hit (a HR) and earned the win.

Only down side was Camilo Doval, giving up four runs in 1/3rd of an inning. ERA now 4.88. Blew up the water cooler, threw his glove, lost his cool. Walker came in, struck out the last two batters to close it out.

[Mick]

Stanford alums showed well on Father's Day in a 13-6 win. Erik Miller gave up an unearned run in the first inning as the opener, ERA still just 3.58. Slater had a breakout day as he continues his ascent. Two for two with a home run and a walk. He's batting .230, up from the .170 ish range, but his OBP is even more impressive at .373. If he had enough ABs, he'd be 15th in the league.

Also improving rapidly is Soler, 2/4 with an HR and 4 RBIs. His career OPS is .743 1st half (he's .697) and .897 2nd half. I suspect he's going to really take off shortly. Ramos continues to crush it at .326, Wisely is at .313, both had two hits. Bailey was 2/5, he's hitting .280. Slight concern re: Bailey, he had another passed ball yesterday. He's leading the NL in passed balls with 5 (he was 1st last year as well) and last year he led the league in errors by catchers. At least his errors are down markedly, from 13 to 3. He's blocking the plate better too, WPs are down from 21 to 7 in 1/2 as many games caught.

And feelgood story of the year, Spencer Bivens had his first MLB pitching appearance at the age of 29, threw three innings, gave up one hit (a HR) and earned the win.

Only down side was Camilo Doval, giving up four runs in 1/3rd of an inning. ERA now 4.88. Blew up the water cooler, threw his glove, lost his cool. Walker came in, struck out the last two batters to close it out.