Lookout Linkage, 8/6/15

Good morning and Happy Nelson Cruz Day here on LL! Let's start off the linakge the right way, by chronicling every home run hit by Cruz as a Seattle Mariner so far:

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five
• Six
• Seven
• Eight
• Nine
• Ten
• Eleven
• Twelve
• Thirteen
• Fourteen
• Fifteen
• Sixteen
• Seventeen
• Eighteen
• Nineteen
• Twenty
• Twenty-One
• Twenty-Two
• Twenty-Three
• Twenty-Four
• Twenty-Five
• Twenty-Six
• Twenty-Seven
• Twenty-Eight
• Twenty-Nine
• Thirty
• Thrity-One

Now, let's get into the other news around baseball:

• A.J. Pierzynski teaches us that any pitch can be framed for a strike.
• Chris Mitchell at Fangraphs gives an in-depth look on new Rockies' starter Jon Gray.
• In case you've missed it, the Mets have put together an incredible run to take first place in the NL East.
• The Mets have also acquired pitcher Eric O'Flaherty from the A's.
• Richie Shaffer had a great reaction upon getting the silent treatment for hitting his first career major league home run.
• Eno Sarris at Fangraphs tries to figure out what kind of pitch Corey Kluber's breaking ball is.
• Brandon Morrow might be out for the season due to a shoulder injury.