06-24-2019, 10:45 AM
(06-23-2019, 08:41 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Puig has somewhat quietly turned up the heat at the plate. He's up to .240 batting perhaps a point higher after today ? I don't have the stats but I'd say he's pushing .300 or better over the last couple weeks. He has 16 HR's and is 2nd on the team with 44 RBI's. Votto is up to .260. If those two can keep trending up and Suarez can get out of his funk then we get Scooter back if he can get on track quickly ? Senzel is getting it done. We could have a decent 2nd half on O.
Votto raised his average from .208 to .253 in just one week at the end of May when he went 13-22. Until last night when he went 3-3 he really had not raised his average that much. But he has started to find his power stroke in June. He has 9 extra base hit in just 19 games after having only 19 in his first 51. With three hits yesterday he has raised his batting average 13 points in June (.247 to .260), but his slugging percentage has gone up 41 points in June (.366 to .407).
Puig has raised his batting average 33 points (.207 to .240) by hitting .378 over his last 12 games (17-45). Even more impressive is that 10 of those 17 hits have been for extra bases (including 5 home runs) and he has raised his slugging percentage 83 points (.378 to .461)
