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JUNE IN REVIEW
The Braves had a horrendous month of June, going 8-18 and falling into last in the NL East. Brian McCann has dropped off the map, going from .336 to .286, with 11 home runs and 36 RBIs.

TEAM RANKS:
BATTING AVERAGE: 29th
AT-BATS: 30th
RUNS: 30th
HITS: 29th
DOUBLES: 30th
TRIPLES: T-13th
HOME RUNS: 29th
RUNS BATTED IN: 30th
STOLEN BASES: 27th
CAUGHT STEALING: T-9th
STOLEN BASE PERCENTAGE: 23rd
WALKS: 30th
STRIKEOUTS: 29th
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE: 30th
ON-BASE PERCENTAGE: 30th
TOTAL BASES: 30th
PLATE APPEARANCES: 30th
DOUBLE PLAYS: T-6th
ASSISTS: 15th
PUT-OUTS: 26th
ERRORS: 29th
FIELDING PERCENTAGE: 29th

PITCHING RANKS:
ERA: 12th
COMPLETE GAMES: T-18th
SHUTOUTS: T-12th
SAVES: T-13th
BLOWN SAVES: T-10th
HITS ALLOWED: 6th
RUNS ALLOWED: T-7th
EARNED RUNS: 10th
HR ALLOWED: T-6th
WALKS ALLOWED: 4th
STRIKEOUTS: T-23rd
WIN PERCENTAGE: 24th

NL EAST STANDINGS:
Mets (48-38)
Marlins (46-40 2 GB)
Phillies (44-42 4 GB)
Nationals (40-46 8 GB)
Braves (38-48 10 GB)

MINOR LEAGUE CHECK-IN:
The Gwinett Braves (AAA) lead their division. The Mississippi Braves (AA) are in 4th.

Wow, 8-18 hurts. What happened to McCann? Just going through a slump, hopefully?

Looks like your pitching is still ok, but your offense is awful.

That's what I'm trying to improve upon, looking into some prospects, I'll probably make a trade before the deadline.

UPDATE 7/5

(41-44) Colorado Rockies
@
(38-48) Atlanta Braves

Colorado Rockies - 4
Atlanta Braves - 0

WP: Ubaldo Jimenez (7-9)
LP: Tommy Hanson (7-5)
SV:

The scoring began in the top of the third, when Iannetta got a base hit, Jimenez got him to second, Fowler hit a single, stole a base, so now runners on second and third. Then, Todd Helton went to the plate and got a run home on a fielder's choice. Then, in the top of the fourth, after a Seth Smith leadoff triple, Ian Stewart hits him home with a base hit. Then, in the top of the seventh, with the bases loaded, Seth Smith comes up and hits a sac fly to score another run. The next run came in the top of the ninth, with runners on first and second, Brandon Hicks commits his second error of the ballgame and the ball skips into center field, to score one run. That's all, as the Braves are shutout, 4-0.

Colorado Rockies:
Ubaldo Jimenez: CG, 3 H, 12 K, 0 ER
Seth Smith: 1-3, RBI, 3B

Atlanta Braves:
Tommy Hanson: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K
Bobby Ladd: 1-1, 2B

vs. Rockies:
7/6: L 4-0 (Alex Gonzalez's first game back: 0-3)
7/7: L 6-3

@ Phillies:
7/8: W 7-2
7/9: W 8-4
7/10: World 3, USA 1 (futures game), W 4-3 (regularly scheduled game)

Home run derby next!

HRD PARTICIPANTS:
1. Albert Pujols (SLT)
2. Shin-Soo Choo (CLE)
3. Matt Kemp (LAD)
4. Kevin Youkilis (BOS)
5. Jason Kubel (FLA)
6. Andruw Jones (NYY)
7. Prince Fielder (MIL)
8. Miguel Cabrera (DET)

ROUND 1:
1. Matt Kemp: 13
2. Albert Pujols: 12
3. Kevin Youkilis: 11
4. Miguel Cabrera: 7*
4. Prince Fielder: 7
6. Jason Kubel: 5
7. AndruwJones: 4
8. Shin-Soo Choo: 2

ROUND 2 PARTICIPANTS:
1. Miguel Cabrera
2. Kevin Youkilis
3. Albert Pujols
4. Matt Kemp

ROUND 2 RESULTS:
1. Matt Kemp: 8 (21)
2. Kevin Youkilis: 8 (19)
3. Albert Pujols: 2 (14)
4. Miguel Cabrera: 2 (9)

FINAL ROUND PARTICIPANTS:
1. Kevin Youkilis
2. Matt Kemp

FINAL ROUND RESULTS:
1. Matt Kemp: 6
2. Kevin Youkilis: 5

Congratulations to Matt Kemp and the Dodgers, who win the annual State Farm Home Run Derby!

MIDSEASON STATS

LINEUPS:
1. Martin Prado: .269, 7 HR, 26 RBI
2. Dan Uggla: .238, 12 HR, 40 RBI
3. Brian McCann: .284, 12 HR, 40 RBI
4. Jason Heyward: .262, 12 HR, 38 RBI
5. Freddie Freeman: .223, 5 HR, 23 RBI
6. Nate McLouth: .233, 7 HR, 29 RBI
7. Alex Gonzalez: .242, 5 HR, 13 RBI (came back from injury 7/7)
8. Joe Mather: .192, 2 HR, 19 RBI (looking for 3B on trading block)
9. ~pitcher~

BENCH:
Bobby Ladd: .250, 0 HR, 3 RBI
David Ross: .294, 6 HR, 20 RBI
Brooks Conrad: .160, 1 HR, 7 RBI
Brandon Hicks: .221, 5 HR, 27 RBI

PITCHING ROTATION:
1. Tim Hudson: 10-7, 3.39 ERA
2. Tommy Hanson: 7-5, 3.36 ERA
3. Derek Lowe: 5-10, 4.08 ERA
4. Jair Jurrjens: 3-11, 3.59 ERA
5. Tim Wakefield: 2-5, 3.56 ERA

BULLPEN:
Kenshin Kawakami: 2-2, 4.85 ERA
George Sherrill: 0-4, 3.89 ERA
Scott Linebrink: 4-1, 4.36 ERA
Joaquin Benoit: 2-1, 4.01 ERA
Lucio Gomez: sent down to minors on July 2
Peter Moylan: 1-4, 6.25 ERA
Eric O'Flaherty: 1-1, 3.23 ERA
Jonny Venters: 1-1, 2.38 ERA, 26 SV

Gimme Uggla and Wakefield.

I realize I am late to the party...I'll just take a seat back here, by the men's room.

Brandon Hicks points out that he should at least be splitting time at SS, or playing 3B.

Not gonna split ime with him, I'm gonna give him third base all to himself, because Joe Mather sucks.

I'm still looking for a third baseman, though.



Done.

All-Star Game Time!

Lineups:
AL All-Star Lineups:
1. Carl Crawford - LF (BOS)
2. Robinson Cano - 2B (NYY)
3. Victor Martinez - C (DET)
4. Miguel Cabrera - 1B (DET)
5. Shin-Soo Choo - RF (CLE)
6. Kevin Youkilis - 3B (BOS)
7. Jacoby Ellsbury - CF (BOS)
8. Marco Scutaro - SS (BOS)
9. Jake Peavy - P (CHW)
ON TEH BENCH:
Matt Wieters (BAL)
Mike Napoli (TEX)
Billy Butler (KC)
Maicer Izturis (LAA)
Evan Longoria (TB)
Derek Jeter (NYY)
Adrian Gonzalez (BOS)
Chone Figgins (LAA)
PITCHERS ON TEH BENCH:
Phil Hughes (NYY)
Scott Baker (MIN)
Erik Bedard (SEA)
Felix Hernandez (SEA)
Kevin Gregg (BAL)
Matt Thornton (CHW)
Rafael Soriano (NYY)
Neftali Feliz (TEX)
Jose Valverde (DET)
Andrew Bailey (OAK)
Joakim Soria (KC)

NL All-Star Lineups:
1. Hanley Ramirez - SS (FLA)
2. Ryan Braun - LF (MIL)
3. Buster Posey - C (SF)
4. Albert Pujols - 1B (STL)
5. Andre Ethier - RF (LAD)
6. Chase Utley - 2B (PHI)
7. Ryan Zimmerman - 3B (WSH)
8. Matt Kemp - CF (LAD)
9. Stephen Strasburg - P (WSH)
ON TEH BENCH:
Brian McCann (ATL)
Ramon Hernandez (CIN)
Todd Helton (COL)
Neil Walker (PIT)
Melvin Mora (ARI)
Clint Barmes (HOU)
Prince Fielder (MIL)
James Loney (LAD)
Jayson Werth (WSH)
Jason Kubel (FLA)
Michael Stanton (FLA)
Shane Victorino (PHI)
PITCHERS ON TEH BENCH:
Clayton Richard (SD)
Tim Stauffer (SD)
Josh Johnson (FLA)
Chris Carpenter (STL)
Angel Guzman (CHC)
Jonny Venters (ATL)
John Axford (MIL)
Francisco Rodriguez (NYM)
Francisco Cordero (CIN)
Jonathan Broxton (LAD)
Heath Bell (SD)

AL All-Stars
@
NL All-Stars

AL All-Stars - 4
NL All-Stars - 3

WP: Erik Bedard
LP: Josh Johnson
SV: Joakim Soria

The scoring began early, in the top of the first, with Crawford on third, Victor Martinez hits a sacrifice fly to score a run. They score another run in the top of the fourth, with runners on second and third, on a fielder's choice. But the NL got both of those runs back in the bottom of the fifth, after a Chase Utley base hit, Ryan Zimmerman hit a 400-foot bomb to make it 2-2. But, the AL team will retake the lead with a solo blast from Shin-Soo Choo in the top of the sixth. Then, they'll score another run on an RBI ground out from Ellsbury to make it 4-2. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, Neil Walker comes in to pinch hit and blasts a solo homer. That's all that will happen in the all star game, as the AL seals home field advantage for the World Series.

AL All-Stars:
Jake Peavy: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER
Kevin Youkilis: 3-3, 3B, 2 2B

NL All-Stars:
Stephen Strasburg: 3 IP, 4 H, ER
Ryan Zimmerman: 1-2, HR, 2 RBI

Brandon Hicks grins...for now.

UPDATE 7/15

(44-48) Washington Nationals
@
(41-51) Atlanta Braves

Washington Nationals - 2
Atlanta Braves - 0

WP: John Lannan (10-2)
LP: Derek Lowe (5-11)
SV: Drew Storen (17)

The scoring began in the top of the first, off of an Adam LaRoche 407-foot solo blast. Then, in the top of the third, after a Nyjer Morgan single, LaRoche hits a double in the gap to score Morgan all the way from first. That's all that will score in this pitcher's duel, as the Braves lose 2-0.

Washington Nationals:
John Lannan: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, BB, 6 K
Adam LaRoche: 2-4, HR [20], 2 RBI, 2B

Atlanta Braves:
Derek Lowe: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 7 K
Brian McCann: 2-4