The Mexican southpaw Julio Urías remains in the first place, while the Dominican Sandy Alcantara rose to second place, displacing his compatriot Freddy peralta, according to the latest report from “Al Rojas Vivo”, which for the 16th. consecutive year publishes ESPN Digital weekly during the regular season of Major League Baseball in the United States.
“Al Rojas Vivo”, which is published on Tuesday of each week, takes into account the statistics for the whole year up to the games on Monday. Players are not considered by their salary, level or fame, but by their performance throughout the current season.
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Pos .: Opener | Team: Dodgers| Previous Rank: 1
The Mexican did not allow runs in seven innings in his last outing, has only conceded three laps in the past three and is 8-1 with a 2.44 ERA in his last 15 appearances, a spectacular close to a great season in his debut as regular rotation pitcher for the Dodgers. Urías (17-3) leads MLB in wins, has a 2.98 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP, with 175 strikeouts in 163.1 innings.
Pos .: Opener | Team: Miami Marlins | Previous Rank: 3
According to Fangraphs, only Julio Urías (3.9) surpasses Sandy Alcántara (3.8) in WAR among Latin American pitchers this season. Alcantara (9-13, 3.10) has a 1.55 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 52.1 innings in his last seven outings. On the season, he is third in innings (188.2) and 10th in strikeouts (185) and Zack Wheeler, Walker Buehler and Adam Wainwright have the best ERAs among those who threw at least 180 innings this year in the National League.
Pos .: Opener | Team: Brewers | Previous Rank: 2
The Dominican allowed a run in 3.2 innings in his third straight outing conditioned by Milwaukee on a postseason preparation program. The right-hander was recently on the disabled list for shoulder discomfort. Peralta is 9-4 with a 2.69 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 172 strikeouts in 127.0 innings. He has not pitched five innings in an appearance since August 10.
Pos .: Opener | Team: Toronto Blue Jays | Previous Rank: 4
The Puerto Rican right-hander has had three great consecutive starts (5 earned runs in 21.1 innings), amid the rise of the Blue Jays to the second wild card in the American League. Two of those dates were against the Yankees and Oakland, Toronto’s two rivals in the battle for the wild cards. The right-hander is 11-7 with a 3.52 ERA and 177 strikeouts and 42 walks in 166.1 innings. Accumulate 3.4 WAR in 28 appearances.
Pos .: Opener | Team: Oakland Athletics | Previous Rank: 5
The Oakland Athletics’ Dominican remains in the Top 5 with another mountain gem in his last outing (7IL 1CL 7K vs. White Sox). The right-hander is 3-1 with a 2.22 ERA in his last seven starts and 6-3, 2.98 in 15. For the full season, he’s 12-9. 3.57, 181 strikeouts and 163.2 innings in 28 starts.
REST OF THE RANKING
6- German Marquez, Colorado Rockies (12-10, 3.93, 167 K, 56 BB, 167.0 IL)
7- Raisel Iglesias, Los Angeles Angels (7-4, 2.71, 31 SV, 94 K, 11 BB, 63.0 IL)
8- Jonathan Loaisiga, New York Yankees (9-4, 2.25, 18 Holds, 66 K, 15 BB, 68.0 IL)
9- Framber Valdez, Houston Astros (10-5, 3.08, 109 K, 50 BB, 116.0 IL)
10- Luis Garcia, Houston Astros (10-7, 3.43, 158 K, 42 BB, 139.0 IL)
eleven- Emmanuel Class, Cleveland Indians (3-5, 1.46, 22 SV, 65 K, 15 BB, 61.2 IL)
12- Kenley jansen, Los Angeles Dodgers (2-4, 2.43, 32 SV, 70 K, 34 BB, 59.1 IL)
13- Gregory soto, Detroit Tigers (6-3, 3.06, 18 SV, 73 K, 38 BB, 61.2 IL)
14- Yusmeiro Petit, Oakland Athletics (8-1, 3.30, 34 K, 12 BB, 71.0 IL)
fifteen- Aroldis chapman, New York Yankees (5-4, 3.70, 26 SV, 83 K, 36 BB, 48.2 IL)
Note: Statistics until Monday’s game.
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