Former Mississippi State standout Mitch Moreland is delivering for the Boston Red Sox so far in Major League Baseball’s truncated season.
Through Sunday’s games, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound first baseman has been a force offensively for the Red Sox in 2020 in just 10 games, hitting .323 with six home runs, 12 RBI and seven runs scored. Moreland had his best game of the season on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, hitting two home runs that include a two-run walk off shot in the ninth inning.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee Brewers ace Brandon Woodruff has continued to assert his dominance on the mound, pitching to a 2.53 ERA in 21.1 innings with 26 strikeouts. Woodruff sits with a 1-1 record this season.
New York Yankees reliever Jonathan Holder is having a magnificent start for the Yankees with a pristine earned run average of zero, not allowing a single run in 6.2 innings of work. The former MSU breakout has struck out six batters in 2020.
Moving from one reliever to the next, Pittsburgh’s Chris Stratton has also limited opponents’ bats, delivering a 2.89 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 9.1 innings of work in 2020.
Through 15 games, Adam Frazier is batting .177 with two home runs and four RBI for the Pirates.
Seattle Mariners pitcher Kendall Graveman started two games for the Seattle Mariners this season and struck out 10 batters in 8.2 innings of work while also allowing eight runs. Unfortunately for the former MSU standout, Graveman was recently placed on the 10-day IL by Seattle and will miss an unspecified amount of time.
In other news, outfielder Hunter Renfroe has clubbed two home runs and driven in nine runs for the Tampa Bay Rays in 15 games thus far.
It’s been a long wait to return to the mound for St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Dakota Hudson. Considering the Cardinals have only played five games this season due to multiple postponed games because of excessive players testing positive for COVID-19, Hudson has only made one start this year. Should the Cardinals return to action Friday against the Chicago White Sox, it is still unclear when Hudson will next take the mound.
Hodge is the former sports editor for The Dispatch.
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