After getting on base 5 times with a clutch double netting 3 RBI, Mike Rivera is back on the bench.  Why? Because that is what Ned Yost does.  He rides the 'hot hand'.  And since Riveria's last AB resulted in an out, he obviously isn't 'hot'. 

At this pace, the next time Kendall will not be starting, the September callups will have started and Vinny Rottino will get the start instead of Rivere

So Counsell starts at 3rd instead of Branyan and Kendall gets the start instead of Riveria.

Last 30 days

All Position Hitting Stats, Last 30 Days 2008																						Next Stats>>
	Select up to 5 players Picks left		Player		TEAM		POS		G		AB		R		H		2B		3B		HR		RBI		TB		BB		SO		SB		CS		OBP		SLG		AVG
			1. M Rivera		MIL		C		2		7		0		3		2		0		0		4		5		3		0		1		0		.600		.714		.429
			2. R Branyan		MIL		3B		14		29		6		7		3		0		1		1		13		4		6		0		0		.333		.448		.241
			3. B Hall		MIL		3B		17		55		10		11		2		0		2		6		19		9		19		1		1		.308		.345		.200
			4. J Kendall		MIL		C		24		84		10		15		7		0		0		7		22		8		11		0		1		.266		.262		.179
			5. C Counsell		MIL		SS		15		38		0		7		1		0		0		1		8		4		6		0		0		.256		.211		.184

All Position Hitting Stats, Last 30 Days 2008																						<< Previous Stats
	Select up to 5 players Picks left		Player		TEAM		POS		SF		SH		HBP		IBB		GDP		TPA		NP		XBH		SB%		GO		AO		GO/AO		OPS
			1. M Rivera		MIL		C		0		0		0		0		0		10		41		2		100.0		3		1		3.00		1.314
			2. R Branyan		MIL		3B		0		0		0		1		0		33		121		4		0.0		5		10		0.50		.782
			3. B Hall		MIL		3B		1		0		0		0		0		65		285		4		50.0		10		16		0.63		.653
			4. J Kendall		MIL		C		0		0		2		2		0		94		331		7		0.0		31		26		1.19		.528
			5. C Counsell		MIL		SS		1		0		0		0		0		43		168		1		0.0		12		14		0.86		.466

Ohhh... I see the hot hand that Ned is riding - Kendall has been hit by more pitches and Counsell has dirty pictures of Ned and a Donkey....