Saturday, July 7, 2007

Fearsome

Ryan Braun is on fire. National League pitchers, be afraid. The Milwaukee Brewer rookie is well on his way to NL Rookie of the Year with only Hunter Pence of the Astros standing in his way and a 16 game stretch from June 19, has made his stats even more impressive.

Braun played his first game in the Majors on May 25th and started off well, but nothing he did then compares with the hot streak he’s currently on. Braun has been dominant and has been enjoying the spoils of batting between J.J. Hardy and Prince Fielder in the Brewers potent lineup everyday.

In only 72 at-bats Braun has piled up 7 home runs and 21 RBI on 28 hits. The rookie has been instrumental in the Brewers success this season and he has been a huge factor in keeping them relevant and leading the NL Central. He has 11 homers and 32 RBI total this year so the 16 game tear he’s been on has been well over half of his stat production.

With Braun manning the hot corner for the foreseeable future, the Brewers look like they’re here to stay.

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