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August 2022
Recap
Monthly Record: 19-10
Overall Record: 83-51
Position: 2nd
Games Back: 8
The Good
With the dog days of summer in our rear view, we’re starting to see a separation between the good and the elite. Despite maintaining the second best record in the league, the Dodgers have now managed to pull 8 games ahead of us. They seem to always be just out of reach, but even so, I can’t be upset with how the team is playing.
Gallagher continues to swing a hot stick, hitting .333 for the month. Jose Abreu went .287/.331/.537 and led the teams in RBI (29) and co-led in HR (8). Ha-Seong Kim bounced back from a disappointing July with a .320/.364/.612 line, 7 doubles, and 7 HR. Machado matched Kim in doubles and HR and went .305/.383/.571 for the month. Dickerson went .314/.366/.500 and led the team with 13 doubles in August.
Tatis Jr. continues his run of excellence by posting a .296/.367/.556 line with a team leading 8 HR. In the NL, he now ranks 4th in average (.316), 1st in HR (40), 2nd in RBI (103), 3rd in OBP, 1st in slugging, 1st in WAR, 1st in hits, 1st in extra base hits, and 1st in runs.
The Bad
I mentioned it above, but it has to be the fact that we cannot keep pace with the Dodgers. I mean, I can’t complain about how the team is playing because we are doing great. It’s just super disheartening to see the gap between us and our rivals grow, despite how well we’re playing.
The Ugly
Mike Clevinger had an awful month. He started things off by being suspended for his participation in a brawl. Then he came back and just could not perform up on the hill. He went 0-1, throwing just 21 innings with 28 K, 7.11 ERA, and 1.78 WHIP over his 5 starts this month.
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