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By Ron Kaplan, contributor Joc Pederson is on one of those streaks. He hit his third homer in the last three games to help the LA Dodgers shut out the host Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-0. Pederson’s fourth dinger of the year came in the second inning with one man on and was his only hit in four…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor In the only Major League contest with Jewish participation, Ian Kinsler was 0-for-4 with a walk as the LA Angels (33-28) scored three runs in the eighth to break a 6-6 tie and beat the visiting KC Royals, 9-6. The game followed a week in which Kinsler hit .429 with 3 HRs…

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 Scott Barancik, Editor   Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of May 28-June 3, 2018:   Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Zach Borenstein* LF Zach Borenstein* (Mets/AAA) hit .333 (8-for-24) with 3 HRs, a double, 7 RBIs, a stolen base and a .429 on-base percentage. He leads the Las Vegas…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Ian Kinsler continued his hot hitting, going 3-for-4 (see below) with his 10th double and a run scored, but it didn’t prevent the LA Angels (30-27) from losing to the host Detroit Tigers, 6-2. Maybe he just had some extra incentive versus his old team: he had nine hits in 14 at-bats…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Joc Pederson was 2-for-4 with a run scored and a sacrifice fly as the LA Dodgers (26-29) beat Gabe Kapler‘s visiting Philadelphia Phillies (30-23), 8-2. Speaking of Kap, Yahoo has an interesting interview with him. Ian Kinsler was back in the leadoff spot for the LA Angels (30-26), going 2-for-3 — including his ninth…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Ian Kinsler was dropped to seventh in the lineup and responded by going 3-for-3 with a double (#8), home run (#3), single and a walk. He scored three runs and drove in three for a nice line in the box score. The homer came in the second with two on and gave the…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor The Atlanta Braves (31-23) called up Max Fried to pitch the opening game of a day/night doubleheader with the visiting NY Mets. He had mixed results. On the one hand, he gave up four walks and four hits in five innings. On the other hand, he struck out six, picked off two runners…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Ryan Braun entered Friday’s game for the Milwaukee Brewers (34-20, first in NL Central) against the visiting NY Mets as a defensive replacement at first base; he did not come to bat. He was the starting left-fielder, batting third, in Saturday’s 17-6  blowout, going 1-for-4 with two runs scored, two walks, a…

By Scott Barancik, Editor   Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of May 21-27, 2018:   Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Michael Barash C Michael Barash (Angels/AA) hit .471 (8-for-17) last week with 3 doubles, 3 RBIs, 6 walks and a .583 on-base percentage. This is his second straight Hitter of the…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Ian Kinsler was 1-for-5 with his seventh double of the year as the LA Angels (28-22) crushed the host Toronto Blue Jays, 8-1. Kevin Pillar was o-for-2 with a walk for the Jays (23-27), who have lost seven of their last nine games. Neither Danny Valencia nor Richard Bleier appeared for the Baltimore Orioles (16-34),…

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….

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Alex Bregman had two RBI doubles (14, tied for fourth in the American League) and a walk in five plate appearances along with a stolen base (#4) to help the Houston Astros (31-18) beat the visiting San Francisco Giants, 11-2. As per CBSSports.com, “Bregman extended his hitting streak to six games (8-for-23,…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Richard Bleier picked up his second hold in a row for the Baltimore Orioles (15-32), who held off the host Chicago White Sox, 3-2. He allowed one hit in one inning of work. Danny Valencia was 0-for-4 as the starting third baseman (batting fifth). Joc Pederson was 0-for-4 as the leadoff batter and starting…

By Scott Barancik, Editor Here are your minor-league highlights from the week of May 14-20, 2018: Jewish Baseball News Hitter of the Week: Michael Barash C Michael Barash (Angels/AA), a 2016 draftee out of Texas A&M, hit .500 (5-for-10) last week with a home run, 5 RBIs, 3 walks and a stolen base. Jewish Baseball…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Joc Pederson, batting leadoff and playing left field, was 2-for-5 with a triple (#3) and a run scored as the LA Dodgers took the first game of a doubleheader against the host Washington Nationals on Saturday, 4-1. He also threw out a runner at second base, his second outfield assistant in…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Kevin Pillar was 2-for-4 with his MLB-best 18th double of the year as the Toronto Blue Jays (22-22) lost 10-5 to the visiting Oakland A’s. He drove in a run with a sac fly and scored another. Sadly, there are some who see his strong start in a less-than-charitable light. Speaking of Pillar, his mom…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Kevin Pillar was 2-for-5 with an RBI (and two strikeouts) as the Toronto Blue Jays (22-21) beat up on the host NY Mets in a rain-soaked game, 12-1. Joc Pederson had a double (#5) in five at-bats as the LA Dodgers fell to the host Miami Marlins, 6-5. He had a couple of…

By Ron Kaplan, contributor Sorry no post on Monday, but just my luck that my street lost power during the storms that hit the area. Won’t get it back until tonight at the earliest but since I have the day off, I’m writing remotely from my local library. So without further adieu… Alex Bregman was 1-for-3…