Jewish Jocks

Thursday 23 Elul 5774 - Sep 18, 2014

	Baseball (MLB): As Rosh Hashana is around the corner, and baseball season is winding down, and the play-offs are set to commence, manager Brad Ausmus is poised to enter the post-season in his first year at the helm of a Big League team, as the Detroit Tigers are leading the American League Central Division with an 84-67 won-loss record. Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler (Jewish father) has a .274 batting average, with 14 home runs and 82 runs-batted-in. Milwaukee Brewers' left fielder Ryan Braun (Jewish father) is batting .272 with 19 HR and 81 RBI. Oakland A's center fielder Sam Fuld (Jewish father) is batting .245 with 4 HR and 33 RBI. Toronto Blue Jays' third baseman Danny Valencia is batting .267 with 4 HR and 25 RBI. Pittsburgh Pirates' first baseman Ike Davis is batting .233 with 11 HR and 49 RBI. On Sept. 17, Davis helped catapult the Pirates to a 9-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox, by going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and 3 RBI.
	On the pitcher's mound, Scott Feldman (Jewish father) has an 8-11 won-loss record for the Houston Astros, with a 3.95 earned-run-average for 166 1/3 innings in 27 games. He has struck out 99 batters and walked 45. Boston Red Sox' relief pitcher Craig Breslow has a 2-4 won-loss record with one save through 54 1/3 innings in 58 outings this season. He has recorded 37 strike outs and has walked 28 batters.
	Women's Golf (LPGA): Morgan Pressel finished the Evian Championship tied for 41st place. She has made the cut in 17 of 22 events she has played in 2014, with a 71.519 scoring average for 77 rounds, 37 of which were under par. Pressel has two top-10 finishes this year, and earnings of $311,450.
	Men's Tennis (ATP): Dudi Sela is ranked in 83rd place in the World. He has a singles won-loss record of 18-20 and a doubles record of 1-3, with combined earnings of $357,425 thus far this year.
	Women's Tennis (WTA): Shahar Peer is ranked 135th in the World. She has a singles record of 14-23 and a doubles record of 11-12 through 23 events this year with earnings of $284,567.

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