{"id":17281,"date":"2021-07-15T10:36:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=17281"},"modified":"2021-07-14T17:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T23:15:54","slug":"2021-all-star-break-pitching-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/2021-all-star-break-pitching-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 All Star Break Pitching Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/baseball.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11752\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/baseball.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/baseball.jpg 378w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/baseball-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/baseball-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a>The second half gets kicked off tonight, with the White Sox holding an 8 game lead in the AL Central and the Cubs looking to be sellers after losing 13 of their final 15 games heading in to the break, dropping them from first place to third, with an 8 game deficit.\u00a0 Let\u2019s wrap up the first half with a look at the leaders on the defensive side of the ball for the 32 games I attended, starting with everyone&#8217;s favorite stat:<\/p>\n<p>Wins<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Lance Lynn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Codi Heuer<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Michael Kopech<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Lucas Giolito<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Dallas Keuchel<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Losses<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Lucas Giolito<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Carlos Rodon<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Lance Lynn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Jorge\u00a0Alcal\u00e1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">22 tied with <\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>ERA (&gt; 6 IP)<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Michael Kopech<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1.53<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Dylan Cease<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1.61<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Mike Minor<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1.64<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Lance Lynn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1.70<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Liam Henriks<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">2.03<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Strikeouts<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Lance Lynn<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">51<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\"><!--more-->Lucas Giolito<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">41<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Carlos Rodon<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">32<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Dylan Cease<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">26<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Michael Kopech<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Appearances<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Liam Hendriks<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Codi Heuer<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Jose Ruiz<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Aaron Bummer<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Garrett Crochet<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot><\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<p>Saves<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Name<\/span><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\" width=\"50%\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Total<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Liam Hendriks<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Craig Kimbrel<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">Emmanuel Clase<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Kyle Zimmer<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Brad Hand<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Jose Cisnero<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Kendall Graveman<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; 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