[Sundance]

Recap

Monthly Record: 16-11
Overall Record: 99-62
Position: 2nd
Games Back: 13

The Good

Another month, another winning record. Manny Machado led the way at the plate this month with a .323/.391/.677 line. He also led the team in hits (30), doubles (9), HR (8), RBI (20), and runs (20). Corey Dickerson also had a fine month with a .322/.380/.556 line with 4 doubles, 5 HR, and 19 RBI.

Out on the mound, James Paxton continues to look every part our ace. He went 3-0 with 31.2 IP, 34 K, 2.56 ERA, and 1.14 WHIP. We also got some solid performances out of our pen. Tim Hill posted a 0.00 ERA with 1.00 WHIP over 8 games, Keone Kela had a 0.73 ERA and 0.49 WHIP over 8 games as well, and Will Vest had a 0.00 ERA and 0.75 WHIP over the course of 9 outings.

The Bad

Imagine having the third best record in all of baseball, your club’s best ever regular season, and yet you’re still 13 games back. That’s the situation we find ourselves in at the end of September. We have a chance at winning 100 games this season, and we’ll still end up as a wild card. We picked one hell of a time to put together some of the best teams that this club has ever had.

To speak on individual performances, Tatis Jr. finally cooled off. He went just ..224/.304/.337 for the month. We need him to find his form in a hurry since the playoffs aren’t literally right around the corner.

The Ugly

What in the world has happened to Drew Pomeranz? He entered this season looking like one of the premiere closers in the league, but he has had a couple of just plain awful months. A WHIP over 2.00 and 2 blown saves this month. I’m honestly not sure if I can trust him to close out games as we head into the playoffs. It’s difficult to switch things around when the team is playing so well, but I may have no choice.