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| Marlins pitcher Dan Straily has held opponents to a .215 batting average this season. |
Ian Kennedy - Kansas City Royals: Kennedy is 1-1 with a 5.29 ERA (10 ER in 17.0 IP) in three career starts vs. the Red Sox. He’s allowed just four walks and fanned 23, including eight K’s in 5.1 innings last August 26 at Fenway Park in a 6-3 triumph. He went 1-1 with a 3.67 ERA in seven outings vs. A.L. East foes a year ago.
Dan Straily - Miami Marlins: Straily has held opponents to a .215 (62x288) batting average this season, which ranks seventh among National League starters. He is also seventh among NL starters in hits allowed per 9.0 innings (7.15).
First Baseman:
Ryan Zimmerman - Washington Nationals: This season, Zimmerman ranks in MLB in AVG (1st, .347), SLG (2nd, .661), OPS (2nd, 1.048), extra-base hits (T3rd, 39), total bases (5th, 162), RBI (T3rd, 57), and HR (T8th, 19).
Second Baseman:
Jose Peraza - Cincinnati Reds: Peraza has hit safely in 9 of his last 11 starts (13-41, .317, 1 RB, 1HR, 5RBI).
Shortstop:
Xander Bogaerts - Boston Red Sox: Bogaerts is 7-for-14 with 6 RBI in his last 3 games. He ecorded his 1st career multi-HR game on Sunday at Houston.
Third Baseman:
Evan Longoria - Tampa Bay Rays: Since May 5, Longoria is batting .278/.338/.449 (49-for-176) with 15 multi-hit games. Prior to that, he was batting .202/.282/.367 with 3 multi-hit games.
Catcher:
J.T. Realmuto - Miami Marlins: Realmuto Leads the MLB in hits (63) as a catcher, is 3rd in AVG (.293) and 5th in OBP (.356). His 12 CCS rank 3rd in the MLB, behind Yan Gomes (14) and Tucker Barnhart (14).
Outfielders:
Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox: Benintendi has 4 HR in his last 14 games since June 4. In that time, he has hit .333 (17-for-51) with a 1.007 OPS.
Corey Dickerson - Tampa Bay Rays: Yesterday vs. Cincinnati, Dickerson's homer off of Amir Garrett was his third vs. LHP this season, matching a career high (2014).
Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals: Harper has hit 22 home runs against the Marlins, more than any other team in his young career.
