Jose Siri was named the Player of the Month for July in the Midwest League. Perhaps you have heard that he set a new league record for longest hitting streak as he reached 39 games before it came to an end.
For the month, Jose Siri played in 28 games in July. He hit .344/.362/.680 in 130 plate appearances. That line came along with an impressive six doubles, three triples and 10 home runs. The center fielder also stole six bases and was caught just one time. That pushed his season total to 29 (he’s now at 30). With such an impressive hit streak running through the entire month he was able to rack up an incredibly 43 hits during July.
Austin Brice recalled from Louisville
The Cincinnati Reds have recalled reliever Austin Brice from Triple-A Louisville. He’s taking the place on the roster of catcher Devin Mesoraco who was placed on the paternity list after he and his wife had a child.
Austin Brice has been pitching with Louisville for the last month after being sent down from the big league club. With the Bats he’s been solid, but unspectacular. Over 11.1 innings pitched he’s posted a 3.97 ERA with five walks and 15 strikeouts. Despite an incredibly high .452 BABIP in that span, he’s held opposing hitters to a .699 OPS. Over 46 official at-bats by the opposition he’s only allowed one extra-base hit, a double.
Anthony DeSclafani is feeling better
Cincinnati Reds rehabbing big leaguer Anthony DeSclafani suffered a setback last Thursday while pitching for the Dayton Dragons. He left the game with forearm tightness. Zach Buchanan of the Cinicnnati Enquirer just tweeted out an update on the right hander:
Anthony DeSclafani has not received the second opinion on his elbow yet, but said he’s feeling better.
— Zach Buchanan (@ZachENQ) August 7, 2017
That’s a good sign. We already knew that there was no further damage inside of his elbow from the issue, but that he’s also now feeling better from the issue is a step in the right direction. We still don’t know whether we will see him again this season or not, though.