Valencia Gets His Act Together In July

Batting 7th, Danny Valencia was 2-4 with 1 BB against the Rangers. Valencia has a July line of .309/.346/.495 for an OPS of .841 in 25 games. His counting stats are also impressive, as he has 4 HRs, 6 doubles, 19 RBIs, and 15 runs scored during that span.

Batting cleanup, Kevin Youkilis was 1-3 with 1 BB, 1 run scored, and 1 SB (his 2nd) against the Royals.

Batting 8th, Jason Kipnis was 0-3 against the A's. He was in good company, though, as his entire team was no-hit by Ervin Santana.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 0-4 against the Cubs.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 0-4 against the Twins.

Batting 8th, Sam Fuld was 0-4 against the A's.

Craig Breslow pitched 2/3 of an inning on 2 Ks against the Rays.