Eight periods remain in the RDBL Regular Season with just 3.5 periods remaining until the league's Trade Deadline. The race for the Playoffs is as hot as ever with 10 teams actively seeking upgrades.
Here's the latest around the league for Tuesday.
Scherzer Return for 'Crats
It's hard to overstate the importance of Tuesday's return of Max Scherzer both for the league and for the 'Crats. Now close to full health following the return of Joe Ryan, Shane Baz, Mike Clevinger and Aaron Ashby in recent weeks, Scherzer's return marks the first time the 'Crats have been able to send out their full rotation. The club enters Tuesday 185 points out of the final Wild Card spot and would prefer to give Scherzer at least three turns in the rotation before making the decision to buy or sell.
3-Start Day for Goutfish
The Lake Merced Goutfish enter Tuesday with a 4.5 point lead over the Meinert Hops and 6.5 points over the Lunatic Fringe. GM Ryan Atkinson will send Mitch White (vs.COL), Noah Syndergaard (@MIA) and Jeffrey Springs (@BOS) to the mound. The Hops are without a starter while the Fringe send ace Sandy Alcantara to the mound.
Additionally for the Goutfish, Josh Bell looks to continue to wreak havoc on opposing pitchers. Bell leads all hitters in scoring over the last 28 days, slashing .367/.459/.722 over that span with seven home runs and seven doubles.
Alcantara Continues Pursuit of POY Honors
Alcantara carries a 1.95 ERA and 0.95 WHIP into Tuesday's start against the Angels, leading all pitchers in scoring by a margin of 27.0 points. Alcantara is looking to become the second Fringe pitcher in Franchise History to win the Pitcher of the Year Award, joining Madison Bumgarner who accomplished the feat in 2016.
Pivetta Debut for Stacks
The Alamo Short Stacks certainly added some firepower on offense in their deal with the Cloverdale Clovers but Nick Pivetta adds another strong arm to the club's rotation. Pivetta (3.23 ERA, 1.12 WHIP) is in line for a two start week starting with a home matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Pivetta is joined by Logan Gilbert and Alex Wood for a 3-start day for the Stacks as they look to close the gap on the leading Maltese Falcons.
Garcia Starting for Devils?
The Luis Garcia sweepstakes appeared to be close to an end Monday, but the right-hander remains with the Mt. Diablo Devils as of Tuesday morning. Garcia is scheduled to start at 5:10pm PST but would need to be traded for players yet to appear on a game today in order for the deal to be effective for his appearance.
Outside of the Mariners and Padres, the majority of games start at 4:10pm PST today.
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