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July 21, 2020
60-38, 1st place, 3rd in Power Rankings
--We have been playing .500 ball for a little over a month now, but luckily the Mets have been dreadful and we've built a 6 game lead in the division. We are still looking to upgrade before the deadline - most likely in the bullpen. Austin Riley has played extremely well as of late and is running a 121 OPS+. He has effectively won the starting 3B job at this point. Joey Bart has struggled in 71 plate appearances, but we will give him some more time to figure things out. Clayton Kershaw, Zach Britton, Freddie Freeman, and Ozzie Albies were selected to represent Atlanta in the All-Star Game.
7/18: Luiz Gohara activated from DL. Sent to AAA for rehab assignment.
Around the League:
-Justin Verlander (BOS) is out for the season with radial nerve decompression
-Brian McCann (TOR) hits three home runs against Oakland
-Sean Doolittle signs a 3 year/40m extension with Washington
-Seattle sends 1B Mike Ford to Toronto for C Danny Jansen
-San Diego sends Shelby Miller and 2B Willy Escala to Detroit for RHP Blair Henley and OF Jhenrry Moreno
-Kyle Freeland (MIN) is out for the season after undergoing surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow
-Aroldis Chapman signs a 3 year/60m extension with the Dodgers
-Anthony Rizzo hits 3 home runs against us
-Lance McCullers is out for the season after undergoing Tommy John
-Alex Wood is out for the season after fracturing his elbow
-Freddy Peralta is out for the season with a torn back muscle
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