Jake Arrieta (P/Chicago Cubs) – Jake hasn’t pitched since we covered him last weekend. He was originally scheduled to pitch yesterday but will now face Milwaukee today in Chicago. Arrieta currently has a 5.44 ERA, with a 1.46 WHIP. To follow Jake Arrieta this season, click here.
Matt Carpenter (3B/St. Louis Cardinals) – Carpenter had a quiet week. On May 16, he and the Cardinals were home against Boston for a 2-game series. He hit a sac-fly in the top of the 3rd to bring in Dexter Fowler and put the Cardinals up 3-2. The Red Sox would come back later and snatch the win away. The Cardinals lost 6-3.
On May 17, Carpenter didn’t have much luck at the plate. The Cardinals took a tough 5-4 loss, and Boston went home with the series.
On May 19, the Cardinals’ struggles continued when they faced San Francisco. In addition to a line out and groundout, Carpenter walked in the 1st inning but never made it around the diamond. The Cardinals lost 6-5.
On May 20, the second game against San Francisco was full of drama. The game was tied at 0 through 9 innings when Carpenter hit a double off the left field wall in the bottom of the 9th. He tried to stretch it into a triple and got beat.
Joe Davis and Matt Carpenter's "Cardinal sin" pic.twitter.com/S5Jn9ndmsb
— MLB Insider Dinger (@atf13atf) May 21, 2017
Twitter went a little crazy.
There is absolutely no excuse for Matt Carpenter to have done what he just did. He'd be the first to acknowledge he let his team down.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) May 21, 2017
Cardinals fans across the country watching Matt Carpenter being thrown out at third base. pic.twitter.com/sqtYrHvss3
— Baseball Season (@CardinalTales) May 21, 2017
Giants player of the game has to be Matt Carpenter, thanks for getting greedy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
— Sean Bialaszek (@MissedCutoffMan) May 21, 2017
Then there was a rain delay.
A rain delay is the baseball gods’ way of telling Matt Carpenter to carefully rethink his baserunning choices.
— #dennis (@gr33nazn) May 21, 2017
41 minutes later, the game was back on. In the top of the 13th, the Giants scored 3. The Cardinals managed a single run before taking the tough 3-1 loss.
Carpenter currently has 30 hits, 21 runs, and 25 RBIs, including 8 home runs. He has a .236 AVG. They’ll play San Francisco again today. For all the stats during Carpenter's 2017 season, click here.
Andrew Cashner (P/Texas Rangers) – Cashner faced the Phillies in Arlington on May 17. He pitched a strong 7 innings, allowing just 2 runs (earned) on 9 hits. Those 2 runs came on a home run by Michael Saunders in the top of the 7th. Cashner also walked 1 while striking out 2. The Rangers won 9-3. This was his first career win in the state of Texas, and I couldn’t be happier to see him succeeding right now!
Andrew Cashner delivers another special night for a Rangers rotation that could keep getting better https://t.co/G5mLx4i5av pic.twitter.com/8wnwPKtypr
— SportsDay Rangers (@dmn_rangers) May 18, 2017
#Rangers Andrew Cashner has held opponents to a .103 batting average with men on this season. Best in baseball among starting pitchers.
— Ryan M. Spaeder (@theaceofspaeder) May 20, 2017
Cashner currently has an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.34. He’s scheduled to pitch Tuesday in Boston. For more of Cashner's stats, click here.
Stefan Crichton (P/Baltimore Orioles) — Crichton was recalled to Baltimore on May 17.
#Orioles news: After long night, O's add pair of relievers https://t.co/k1g6hKShtN
— Orioles Beat (@OriolesBeat) May 17, 2017
Orioles recall Stefan Crichton from Triple-A Norfolk https://t.co/DjKPQhTPIb pic.twitter.com/2SpaOAZ1H7
— Sportnewall (@Sportnewsall) May 17, 2017
He pitched that night against the Tigers in Detroit. He pitched a groundout-fly out-line out in the bottom of the 6th, then allowed a groundout and fly out in the bottom of the 7th before an error put a runner on for Detroit. Crichton was relieved with zeros all around--no runs, no hits, no walks, no strikeouts. The Tigers were already ahead, and Baltimore couldn’t catch up. They took a 5-4 loss.
Crichton hasn’t been sent back to Norfolk yet. Shhhhhh....nobody tell the Orioles. Maybe he’ll get to sleep in the same place for more than a week.
You can follow Crichton this season here.
Brandon Finnegan (P/Cincinnati Reds) – Finnegan was placed on the 60-day DL while he continues to heal from a strained left trapezius. We’re wishing him the best as he continues to recover.
To make room for O'Brien on the 40-man roster, LHP Brandon Finnegan (left shoulder) was transferred to the 60-day DL. #Reds
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) May 16, 2017
Finnegan currently has a 2.70 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP.
For more on Finnegan's 2017 season, you can go here.