Nolan Arenado Goes Deep For No. 17
6 years agoColorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado blasted his 17th home run on Monday, hitting the two-run shot off Cubs starter Yu Darvish to propel Colorado to an early lead. It had been eight days since Arenado hit a round-tripper, his longest drought in nearly a month, but he's still only had two hitless games in the last three weeks. The perennial MVP candidate has actually gotten better this year, cutting his strikeout rate by 7%, which has raised his batting average up to a career-best .329. He's also already stolen two bases, his traditional season-long amount, so a new career high in that category is to be expected as well. Basically, even though he keeps finishing in the top five in MVP votes, he's actually improved.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com