“Money” Michael Harris’ new found dad strength to powered him into the top spot of our Week 4 #HighFive list.
1. “Money” Michael Harris
On April 13th Harris returned from the Paternity List after he and his wife welcomed their first child to the world and since then, he has been one of the best hitters in the Majors.
He is slashing .435/.480/1.000 with seven RBI and four home runs, two of which came during Wednesday’s contest against the Washington Nationals over his last seven games.
Harris, along with fellow MLBbros Dom Smith and Drake Balwin have been catalysts for a Braves team that entered Thursday winners of eight of their last 10 games and tied for the best record in the Majors.
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2. Drake Baldwin
Drake Baldwin, who has made a strong case for April’s National League Player of the Month award slides behind his teammate Harris into the two spot on our Week 4 #HighFive list.
In his second Major League season, Baldwin has been one of the most valuable players in the league, which has been crucial to the Braves success considering catcher Sean Murphy has yet to be cleared for game-action.
He currently leads all of baseball with 26 runs scored and 33 hits while ranking in the top five in both batting average and RBI.
Baldwin is hitting .345 over his last seven games and has recorded hits in eight of his last nine contests ahead of the Braves weekend series against the Phillies.
3. Kumar Rocker
Kumar Rocker battled through six innings of one-run baseball to earn his first victory of the season as well as a spot on our #HighFive.
He has avoided the dreaded sophomore slump allowing three or less runs in each of his first four starts, going at least five innings in three of them.
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In Tuesday night’s game against the Pirates Rocker got off to a slow start giving up a run in the first inning but would settle down after that going a season-high six innings allowing four hits, one walk, and an earned run while striking out five.
His next start will be Sunday afternoon in Arlington against “The Law Dog” Lawrence Butler and the Athletics.
4. Masyn Winn
An eight-game hitting streak lands one of the best young shortstops in the Majors in the fifth and final spot on our Week 5 #HighFive list.
Winn is one of the front line leaders for a Cardinals team that is the second youngest in terms of age in all of baseball.
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He entered Thursday hitting .367 with eight RBI and six runs scored over his last seven games, giving him a .306 average ahead of the last week of April.
Winn will face off against fellow #HighFive member Josh Naylor and the Mariners elite pitching staff this weekend before going on the road to take on their divisional rival Pirates.
5. Josh Naylor
The oldest of the Naylor Bros, Josh takes the fourth spot on our #HighFive list as he appears to have shaken off struggles that date back to the World Baseball Classic.
He had three multi-hit games this week including two where he recorded three as well as a walk-off single which helped salvage his Mariners from being swept by the A’s.
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Naylor is hitting .346 in his last seven games and has raised his season average to .194 as his Mariners prepare for a crucial three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
