The Hornets continue to outperform expectations though little more than a third of the season, leading the TML in HRs, scoring, and OPS. Star Bergeron is batting third and leading team in batting with a .335 BA and homeruns, with 15. Veteran secondbaseman McLernon is leading in RBIs, with 45.
The team was not expected to do well this early on, but the explosive offense and mostly-adequate pitching has helped them to be competitive. Second-year starter Royce Butterfield leads the rotation with a 3.73 ERA at age 21. Prospect Anthony Atkinson held his own in his first ML start, pitching 5 solid innings, allowing only 2 runs at the age of 19. He is in his third level on the season, after starting at AA, where he had 6 starts and a .73 ERA, then moving to AAA, where he had 5 starts and a 1.95 ERA. The Hornets need him to prove to be a consistent ML starter, because the starting rotation has proven to be the team's lone inconsistency to this point.
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