hello, Brantley faithful! the All Star Break is finally upon us. why do i say finally? because the break is later than normal this year due to extra off days having been added to the schedule. that makes it even more ironic to call what has passed thus far as the "first half," but that's just how it goes. this part of July has always been considered the halfway point in baseball regardless of teams having played more than 81 games--the true half mark in the sport. the Indians, in particular, have already played 95 games!
it won't be much of a break for those players who are going to the Midsummer Classic in Washington, D.C., however, and that includes our boy, Michael Brantley! in case you missed it, Michael was selected as an
OF reserve for the American League team for the second straight ASG, third time overall in his career. so while he and the other All Stars prepare for the 89th annual affair, i shall provide you with Michael's first half numbers of 2018.
so far in 2018, Michael has
372 plate appearances and
341 at bats in
84 games
(655.1 innings). in total, he has 105
hits, 38 extra base hits, 67 singles, 25 doubles, 1 triple, 12 home
runs (2 grand slams), 56 RBI, 4 sac flies, 55
runs, 25 walks, 2 hit by pitches, 6 stolen bases
(2nd), 3 caught stealing (2 - 2nd, 1 - 3rd), 3 reached on fielder's
choice, 1 reached on forceout, 2 reached on fielding error, 1 reached on
throwing error, 10