The Shin-Soo Choo Report
The Cardinals can live with Shin-Soo Choo hitting his 17th homer of the season last night as they defeated the Reds, 6-1.
The Reds have lost four of five and have fallen 4.5 out of the NL Central lead after their third consecutive loss to St. Louis, making them 4-10 against the Cardinals this year. The Cardinals are 34-22 against their division this season with 22 NL Central games remaining.
Choo leads all leadoff batters in homers this season
| Rk | Player | Split | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shin-Soo Choo | Batting 1st | 117 | 17 |
| 2 | Alejandro De Aza | Batting 1st | 122 | 14 |
| 3 | Coco Crisp | Batting 1st | 99 | 14 |
| 4 | Austin Jackson | Batting 1st | 101 | 11 |
| 5 | Starling Marte | Batting 1st | 112 | 11 |
| 6 | Brian Dozier | Batting 1st | 70 | 10 |
| 7 | Alex Gordon | Batting 1st | 89 | 10 |
Choo now has 100 homers in his career
| Year | G | PA | AB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Yrs | 826 | 3552 | 3028 | 100 |
| CLE (7 yrs) | 685 | 2932 | 2524 | 83 |
| SEA (2 yrs) | 14 | 33 | 29 | 0 |
| CIN (1 yr) | 127 | 587 | 475 | 17 |
