Altuve, Olson, Lorenzen all garner Player of the Week honors
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, Braves first baseman Matt Olson and Phillies beginning pitcher Michael Lorenzen all offered huge lifts to their respective golf equipment in latest days. That’s why they have been named the Players of the Week offered by Chevrolet on Monday.
Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins captured Play of the Week honors together with his unimaginable residence run theft through the ninth inning of Sunday’s victory in Seattle.
Altuve led the Majors in batting common (.520) and on-base share (.613) through the week. He registered a number of hits in 4 consecutive video games at one level, highlighted by his four-hit displaying Thursday that left him a triple shy of the cycle vs. Baltimore.
This is Altuve’s fourth Player of the Week nod and his first since 2017. He owns a .406 common and a 1.134 OPS in 16 video games since getting back from a left indirect damage on July 26.
Lorenzen endeared himself to the Philly devoted in his first residence begin by tossing the 14th no-hitter in franchise historical past. In blanking the Nationals throughout a career-high 124 pitches, Lorenzen accomplished the Phillies’ first no-no since Cole Hamels’ gem towards the Cubs at Wrigley Field in 2015.
Lorenzen, who was acquired from Detroit on the Trade Deadline, additionally grew to become simply the second pitcher through the Modern Era (since 1900) to throw a no-hitter in his first residence recreation with a staff. He is the primary Phillie to be named Player of the Week this season.
Olson, who shares NL Player of the Week honors with Lorenzen, continued his trek towards 60 residence runs by bashing 4 dingers over eight video games. He posted a powerful .400/.539/.833 slash line with 10 RBIs and an MLB-best 10 runs.
He went deep twice for the seventh time this season throughout Atlanta’s 21-3 thrashing of the Mets within the first recreation of a doubleheader Saturday. He ended the weekend by slugging his Major League-leading forty third homer a projected 455 toes.
Olson, a two-time Player of the Week honoree, is the fifth Brave to win the award this 12 months.
Mullins didn’t begin Sunday’s recreation vs. the Mariners, however he completed it in model. First, he reached over the center-field wall to carry again a possible game-tying residence run by Ty France within the ninth inning. Then, after saving the sport, Mullins successfully gained it within the tenth by drilling a go-ahead two-run dinger.
