Only positive things today!
Edwin Díaz is 2-1 with four saves, a 1.71 ERA (four earned runs/21.0 innings) with 11 walks and 45 strikeouts…Since August 1, Díaz owns a 0.96 ERA (two earned runs/18.2 innings) with 40 strikeouts…His 45 strikeouts are tied for the most among major league relievers and the most in the NL…His 19.29 strikeouts per 9 IP is the best mark in the majors…He has at least one strikeout in 20 of 21 games and two or more strikeouts in 15 of those 21 contests…Díaz has struck out 144 over the last two seasons…He has struck out 45 of the 89 batters he’s faced (50.6%) this year!
J.D. Davis went 3-4 with two runs, two doubles, a home run and three RBI last night…He has collected multiple hits in back-to-back games…Davis is batting .308/.400/.519 with 10 runs, five doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and a .919 OPS in 14 games this month…Davis owns a .310/.426/.512 slash line in 24 road games!
Reigning Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso had 63 home runs in his first 200 career games, two more than any other player in major league history!
Michael Conforto has hit 13 home runs at this ballpark, his highest total outside of Citi Field…Jeff McNeil owns a .394/.434/.549 career slash line with eight runs, six doubles, a triple, a home run, six RBI and four walks in 19 games at Citizens Bank Park…Wilson Ramos has hit .305/.349/.468 with 21 runs, 10 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 38 RBI and 14 walks in 65 career games at the yard…Dominic Smith is a .309/.390/.618 lifetime hitter in 23 career games at the ballpark!