I'm not exactly sure who Blackmon is referring to among the individual hitters. Singles-hitting Yonathan Daza leads the team with a .309 average in part-time play, but among qualified hitters, Ryan McMahon tops the team with a .263 average. Keep in mind, the Rockies have had at least one qualified .300 hitter every season in franchise history except 2018, and that year Blackmon, Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado each hit above .290.

FREDERICK, Maryland – For nearly two years, the Frederick Keys existed in an awful sort of limbo, their very existence in doubt, their last chance to impress their incoming overlords at Major League Baseball wiped out by a pandemic, the community that supported them confused, annoyed and ultimately befuddled by their fate.Seattle Mariners Circular Hamper

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Over the course of the 20 months since that quiet moment, the seemingly so-opposite pitchers have figured out a way to meet in the middle, shoring up their individual weaknesses by learning from each other's strengths and evolving into the nation's best one-two pitching punch and perhaps the top one-two picks in the 2021 MLB draft on July 12. This season, they are a combined 19-4 with 256 strikeouts (Rocker has 129, Leiter 127) and entered this week's SEC baseball tournament as the nation's third-ranked team. This past Monday, they were both named first-team All-SEC pitchers.San Francisco Giants Circular Hamper

"We said we need a story. What's our story?" Haberstroh says. "And it became B-Wayne. B-Wayne has become the story."

Jacob deGrom was dealing and Pete Alonso hit a home run in his first game back as the Mets beat the Diamondbacks 6-2.Baltimore Orioles Circular Hamper

Cleveland is playing early tonight, so Shane Bieber will not be in main slate contests. Instead, give strong consideration to Chris Bassitt. The Mariners offense is not particularly imposing, and the bottom half of the order is downright weak. This year they have just an 87 wRC+ against right-handed hurlers, which is a bottom-five figure. Evan White is on the injured list, and Kyle Lewis was pulled late in last night’s game with a sore knee. That leaves Mitch Haniger and Kyle Seager as the only real offensive threats. Bassitt does not get the credit he deserves pitching in relative obscurity with Oakland. He has held fellow righties to a miniscule .107 ISO over the last two-plus seasons, and while Seattle will be running out as many lefties as they can, it is a nondescript group after Seager and top prospect Jarred Kelenic. Do not let this lofty salary for Bassitt dissuade from making him the targeted SP1.Milwaukee Brewers Circular Hamper

Plesac is 4-3 with a 4.14 ERA in 10 starts. The 26-year-old Plesac was placed on the restricted list in August for violating team COVID-19 protocols.