Bama in the Big Leagues: Half-Way Point of 2017 Regular Season
The Major League Baseball season approaches the half-way point as the month of June comes to a close.
Over the last few days, former Alabama pitchers Jimmy Nelson and Tommy Hunter contributed to big road wins for the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays respectively.
Nelson tossed one of his best games of the season Thursday night at Cincinnati. Milwaukee’s starting hurler fanned 11 batters, walked one and allowed two earned runs in seven innings of work.
Hunter earned his first save of the season in Tampa Bay’s 4-2 win over Pittsburgh Tuesday evening. Coming out of the bullpen in the 10th inning, the Indianapolis, Indiana native pitched a scoreless and hitless inning while striking one of his three batters faced.
In addition to Hunter and Nelson, find out how Alabama’s six alums on MLB rosters are doing this week.
Alex Avila - Catcher/First Base (Detroit Tigers)
2017:
56 games, .319 avg. 11 HR, 28 RBI, 25 runs, 11 doubles, 32 BB, 55 K, 1 error, .435 OBP
This week:
June 26: Off Day
June 27 vs. Kansas City: 0-1
June 28 vs. Kansas City: 1-4, HR, RBI, run, K
June 29 vs. Kansas City: 0-3, run, BB, 3 K
June 30 vs. Cleveland
July 1 vs. Cleveland (DH)
July 2 vs. Cleveland
Tommy Hunter - RHP (Tamp Bay Rays)
2017:
25 games, 0-2, 1 save, 2.38 ERA, 22.2 IP, 19 hits, 7 runs (6 earned), 7 BB, 24 K, 2 HR allowed, 1 error
This week:
June 26: Off Day
June 27 at Pittsburgh: Save, 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB, 1 K
June 28 at Pittsburgh: Did not play
June 29 at Pittsburgh:
June 30 at Baltimore
July 1 at Baltimore
July 2 at Baltimore
Wade LeBlanc - LHP (Pittsburgh Pirates)
2017:
30 games, 3-2, 1 save, 4.43 ERA, 42.2 IP, 43 hits, 21 runs (21 earned), 9 BB, 34 K, 4 HR allowed, 2 errors
This Week:
June 26: Off Day
June 27 vs. Tampa Bay: Did not play
June 28 vs. Tampa Bay: Did not play
June 29 vs. Tampa Bay:
June 30 vs. San Francisco
July 1 vs. San Francisco
July 2 vs. San Francisco
Jimmy Nelson - RHP (Milwaukee Brewers)
2017:
16 games (16 starts), 6-4, 1 CG, 3.43 ERA, 97 IP, 96 hits, 40 runs (37 earned), 25 BB, 104 K, 10 HR allowed, 1 error
This Week:
June 26: Off Day
June 27 at Cincinnati: Did not play
June 28 at Cincinnati: Did not play
June 29 at Cincinnati: Win, 7 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs (2 earned), 1 BB, 11 K, 2 HR allowed
June 30 vs. Miami
July 1 vs. Miami
July 2 vs. Miami
David Robertson - RHP (Chicago White Sox)
2017:
25 games, 3-2, 11 saves, 3.29 ERA, 27.1 IP, 17 hits, 10 runs (10 earned), 9 BB, 41 K, 4 HR allowed, 1 error
This Week:
June 26 vs. New York Yankees: Did not play
June 27 vs. New York Yankees: Did not play
June 28 vs. New York Yankees: Did not play
June 29 vs. New York Yankees: Save, 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 BB, 1 K
June 30 vs. Texas
July 1 vs. Texas
July 2 vs. Texas
Josh Rutledge - Third Base (Boston Red Sox)
2017:
Currently on 7-Day DL (Concussion)
37 games, .224 avg. 0 HR, 9 RBI, 10 runs, 1 triple, 2 doubles, 9 BB, 31 K, 4 errors, .297 OBP
This week:
June 26 vs. Minnesota: Did not play
June 27 vs. Minnesota: Did not play
June 28 vs. Minnesota: Did not play
June 29 vs. Minnesota: Did not play
June 30 at Toronto
July 1 at Toronto
July 2 at Toronto