Bama in the Big Leagues: Weekend Recap

As teams around Major League Baseball gear up for the annual trade deadline, Tuscaloosa’s David Robertson returned to the New York Yankees and saw plenty of work over the weekend.

Although not the team’s closer, Robertson appeared in all three of New York’s contests at Seattle over the weekend. The former White Sox closer allowed only one run on one hit while striking out five Mariners batters in three innings out of the bullpen.

Staying in the AL East, Tommy Hunter continues his solid work out of the bullpen for Tampa Bay. The former Alabama pitcher fanned five batters in 3.1 scoreless innings of work against Oakland and Texas. Hunter has not surrendered a run in his last 11.1 innings pitched.

Find out how the rest of Alabama’s products on MLB rosters fared this past week.

Alex Avila - Catcher (Detroit Tigers)

2017:

72 games, .282 avg. 11 HR, 30 RBI, 29 runs, 11 doubles, 43 BB, 73 K, 1 error, .406 OBP

Last Week:

July 17 at Kansas City: 1-3, 1 run, 2 BB, 1 K

July 18 at Kansas City: Did not play

July 19 at Kansas City: 0-4, 2 K

July 20 at Kansas City: 0-0, 1 BB

July 21 at Minnesota: 0-4, RBI, Sacrifice Fly, 1 K

July 22 at Minnesota: 0-3, 1 K

July 23 vs. Texas: Did not play

This Week:

July 24-26 vs. Kansas City

July 27: Off Day

July 28-30 vs. Houston

Tommy Hunter - RHP (Tampa Bay Rays)

2017:

34 appearances, 0-2, 1 save, 1.74 ERA, 31 IP, 23 hits, 7 runs (6 earned), 8 BB, 36 K, 2 HR allowed, 2 errors

Last Week:

July 17 at Oakland: 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 BB, 1 K

July 18 at Oakland: Did not play

July 19 at Oakland: Did not play

July 20: Off Day

July 21 vs. Texas: Did not play

July 22 vs. Texas: 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 BB, 2 K

July 23 vs. Texas: 1.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB, 2 K

This Week:

July 24-26 vs. Baltimore

July 27-30 at New York Yankees

Wade LeBlanc - LHP (Pittsburgh Pirates)

2017:

37 appearances, 4-2, 1 save, 4.76 ERA, 51 IP, 52 hits, 27 runs (27 earned), 13 BB, 39 K, 7 HR allowed

Last Week:

July 17 vs. Milwaukee: Did not play

July 18 vs. Milwaukee: Did not play

July 19 vs. Milwaukee: Did not play

July 20 vs. Milwaukee: 0.2 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 BB, 1 K

July 21 at Colorado: Did not play

July 22 at Colorado: Did not play

July 23 at Colorado: 0.2 IP, 4 hits, 5 runs (5 earned), 2 BB, 1 K, 2 HR allowed

This Week:

July 24-26 at San Francisco

July 27: Off Day

July 28-30 at San Diego

Jimmy Nelson - RHP (Milwaukee Brewers)

2017:

20 appearances (20 starts), 8-5, 3.43 ERA, 120.2 IP, 118 hits, 50 runs (46 earned), 30 BB, 132 K, 13 HR allowed, 1 error

Last Week:

July 17 at Pittsburgh: Did not play

July 18 at Pittsburgh: Did not play

July 19 at Pittsburgh: Did not play

July 20 at Pittsburgh: Loss, 5 IP, 6 hits, 4 runs (4 earned), 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR allowed

July 21 at Philadelphia: Did not play

July 22 at Philadelphia: Did not play

July 23 at Philadelphia: Did not play

This Week:

July 24: Off Day

July 25-27 at Washington

July 28-30 vs. Chicago Cubs

David Robertson - RHP (New York Yankees)

2017:

34 appearances, 4-2, 13 saves, 2.72 ERA, 36.1 IP, 22 hits, 11 runs (11 earned), 11 BB, 52 K, 5 HR allowed

Last Week:

Chicago White Sox:

July 17: Off Day

July 18 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Did not play

New York Yankees:

July 19 at Minnesota: Did not play

July 20 at Seattle Did not play

July 21 at Seattle: 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB, 3 K

July 22 at Seattle: 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 run (1 earned), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR allowed

July 23 at Seattle: 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 BB, 1 K

This Week:

July 24: Off Day

July 25-26 vs. Cincinnati

July 27-30 vs. Tampa Bay

Josh Rutledge - Third Base (Boston Red Sox)

10-Day Disabled List (Concussion)

2017:

37 games, .224 avg. 0 HR, 9 RBI, 10 runs, 1 triple, 2 doubles, 9 BB, 31 K, 1 SB, 4 errors, .297 OBP

Last Week:

July 17 vs. Toronto: Did not play

July 18 vs. Toronto: Did not play

July 19 vs. Toronto: Did not play

July 20 vs. Toronto: Did not play

July 21 at Los Angeles Angels: Did not play

July 22 at Los Angeles Angels: Did not play

July 23 at Los Angeles Angels: Did not play

This Week:

July 24-26 at Seattle

July 27: Off Day

July 28-30 vs. Kansas City