Jewish Jocks

Thursday 21 Sivan, 5774 - June 19, 2014

	Baseball: Several Jewish Major Leaguers are having good seasons thus far in 2014. Milwaukee Brewers' left fielder Ryan Braun (Jewish father) has a .284 batting average, with 10 home runs and 37 runs-batted-in. He has hit 12 doubles and 3 triples, and has 6 stolen bases. Detroit Tigers' second baseman Ian Kinsler (Jewish father) is batting .291 with 7 HR and 32 RBI, He has hit 21 doubles and 2 triples, and has 7 stolen bases. Manager Brad Ausmus is leading the Tigers to a 36-31 won-loss record.
	Baseball: On the pitcher's mound, Craig Breslow has a 2-2 won-loss record. In 24 relief appearances for the Boston Red Sox this season, he has a 4.30 earned-run- average in 23 innings pitched, with 16 strike outs and 15 walks. Houston Astros' pitcher Scott Feldman (Jewish father) has a 3-4 won-loss record. In 11 games he has struck out 33 batters and given up just 16 walks in 61 innings. Feldman has a 3.98 ERA this season. Also pitching for Houston, Josh Zeid has a 2.53 ERA with 11 SO and 3 walks in 10 2/3 innings in 11 game appearances. Aaron Poreda has a 2-0 won-loss record, with 11 SO and 4 walks and a 3.14 ERA in 14 1/3 innings in 17 game appearances for the Texas Rangers.
	Women's Basketball: The Israeli National Team split their last two games in European competition. Naama Shafir scored 10 and 12 points respectively in those two games.
	Men's Tennis: As of June 16, Dudi Sela was ranked 107th in the World on the ATP circuit. He has a singles won-loss record of 7-12 this year with earnings of $ 148,573, and an additional $ 3040 in earnings in doubles.
	Women's Tennis: Shahar Peer improved her WTA ranking to 78th. In 14 events this year, through June 16, she has a singles won-loss record of 9-14 and a doubles record of 7-6, with earnings of $ 148,930.

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