Studs and Duds of the Week: 8/4-8/10
Studs
Marlon Byrd: Byrd was the hottest hitter in baseball this
week. He had 16 hits in 28 at bats for a .571 average. 2 of those
hits were home runs and also had 8 RBI and 2 stolen bases.
Carlos Lee: Lee improved his already impressive season by
getting 11 hits in 30 at bats with 3 long balls and 11 RBI.
Unfortunately, Lee was recently placed on the DL with a fractured
finger and will miss the next 6-8 weeks.
Brandon Webb: Webb continued his dominance by going 2-0; one
of the wins was a complete game. He had 9 strike outs with a 1.20 ERA
and a 1.13 WHIP.
Brian Moehler: Moehler came out of nowhere this week and
really turned some heads. He went 2-0 with 7 k's and a ridiculous 0.75
ERA and .a 0.75 WHIP. Moehler has now won his last 3 starts and his
last 4 decisions.
Duds
Jose Guillen: Guillen, who had previously been playing well,
has really cooled off this week. He had a low .208 (5/24) batting
average with only 1 run scored and only 1 run batted in.
Chase Utley: Utley has been scorching hot all season.
However, his numbers did sink a bit this week as he batted .182, with 1
run, 1 homer, and 3 RBI. His home run didn't come until Sunday.
Clay Buchholz: Buchholz has really struggled in the past week.
He lost both of his starts, had a miserable 9.00 ERA and gave up, on
average, 2.11 walks and hits per inning.
Aaron Cook: Cook has also struggled very badly this week. He went 0-2 in both games he pitched, had an 8.74 ERA and a 1.94 WHIP.
Duds

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