By Ron Kaplan, contributor The Hebrews were homer happy over the last few days. Mazel of the weekend goes to Joc Pederson, who went 4-for-5 on Sunday with two solo home runs (three on the year) and a double in the LA Dodgers’ 12-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, 12-4. He was unsuccessful…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Sorry, kids, no home runs for the boys last night. Alex Bregman was 1-for-3 with a walk as the Houston Astros (55-28) beat the host Tampa Bay Rays, 1-0. According to the New Orleans Time-Picayune, Bregman’s walk-off home run against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 27 was his third walk-off hit…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Danny Valencia had another multi-hit game, going 3-for-4, but the Seattle Mariners (41-43) still lost to the visiting KC Royals, 3-1. In fact, Valencia accounted for 75 percent of his team’s hit total. Ryan Braun was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Milwaukee Brewers (45-40) beat the visiting Baltimore…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Interesting game Sunday between the Toronto Blue Jays (67-82, fourth in the AL East) and host New York Yankees. The two Blue MOTS were “responsible” for the come-from-behind, 3-2 win. Trailing 2-1 in the eighth inning with runners on first and third — the former in the person of Kevin Pillar,…

By Scott Barancik, Editor Minor-league baseball is in business again, and here are some highlights from the first week. Bregman’s double-dinger heroics Alex Bregman, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft, is off to a fast start playing for the Astros’ Double-A club, the Corpus Christi Hooks. On Monday (4/11/2016), the 22-year-old…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Alex Bregman was 1-for-2 with two walks, his fifth stolen base, and a caught stealing as the Houston Astros (32-18) beat the visiting San Francisco Giants, 4-1. Danny Valencia was 1-for-4 with a run scored as the DH for the Baltimore Orioles (15-34), who were crushed, 11-1, by the host Chicago White Sox….