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Alright, so got some help on another thread and here's what has happened since then...
That was May 3; the rest of the month wasn't any better as we finished the month 8-19 for a record of 18-38 (.321). I had gone from 62 to 69 wins in the first two season (.382, .425), so this was a big step back.
Traded Gary Sanchez June 1 for Zack McKinstry and MiL RP Melvin Jimenez. This did not help immediately as we dropped three straight in Miami, couple of series wins vs the Cubs and Seattle, lost 2 of 3 at home to Atlanta then got swept at the Dodgers (record 23-48, .324). Won 2 of 3 in SF, went home to lose the 1st of 4 against the Pirates, but then we really turned a corner...11 straight wins! This included an 11 run comeback at home against the Padres (1st in the West) with an 11th inning walkoff homer. A 9-run 9th in Washington to beat the Nationals 20-8... A 2-1 win in Philadelphia... We won games all sorts of ways. Even a combined shutout against the Pirates.
Lost the last 2 games against the Nationals 10-5, 11-6 (bullpen finally was worn out), then finished our last series before the All-Star Break at home v. the Dodgers. After losing 6 of 7 to them going into that series we walked off games 1 & 3 (6-5, 7-6 (10)) to finish pre-AS break 38-53 (.417) and still -4 to our Pythag.
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