Greetings, friends. We’re back for another baseball season. More importantly, we have a fun new series this year.
Welcome to the Daily Opener.
Every morning, I’ll be with you to recap the previous day of baseball and talk about what stood out to me. We’ll find fun stats. We’ll lament some injuries. We’ll take a peek at the day ahead. And we’ll have a few laughs.
Have questions or just want to talk baseball? Feel free to reach out on Twitter @mikeMaher with questions or feedback anytime.
Top Stories
- LAA: Shohei Ohtani leaves against Toronto with back stiffness
- TOR: Hyun Jin Ryu exited start vs. Angels with elbow tightness
- LA: Freddie Freeman posts homer, five RBI vs. D-backs
- TOR: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. goes deep in win over Angels
- TEX: Martin Perez spins seven-inning gem against A’s
- OAK: Frankie Montas fans 11 in no-decision vs. Rangers
- BOS: Trevor Story homers again, Red Sox rout White Sox
- MLW: Josh Hader records 16th save Thursday in return
- PHI: Aaron Nola strikes out 10 in gem versus Braves
Fun!
Two qualifying hitters have a batting average below .100 over the last two weeks:
🥶 Teoscar Hernandez – .089
🥶 Byron Buxton – .098— mike Maher. (@mikeMaher) May 27, 2022
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Aaron Nola – 8.1 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 10 K
- Frankie Montas – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 11 K
- Devin Smeltzer – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K
- Nestor Cortes – 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K
- Martin Perez – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K
- Tarik Skubal – 7 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Kyle Farmer – 4-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
- Freddie Freeman – 4-for-5, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
- Trevor Story – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
- Chris Taylor – 3-for-6, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Alex Verdugo – 4-for-6, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Andrew Vaughn – 2-for-5, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 R
- Nick Senzel – 4-for-4, 1 RBI, 3 R
- Albert Almora – 3-for-5, 3 RBI, 3 R
- Paul Goldschmidt – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
- Mookie Betts – 3-for-5, 3 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Justin Steele – 2 IP, 7 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K
- Dallas Keuchel – 2 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K
- Humberto Castellanos – 4 IP, 6 ER, 10 H, 1 BB, 1 K
- Michael Wacha – 4.1 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Alec Bohm – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Joey Gallo – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Cavan Biggio – 0-for-3, 3 K
- AJ Pollock – 0-for-5, 1 K
- Gleyber Torres 0 -for-5, 1 K
- Ozzie Albies – 0-for-4, 2 K
From the News Desk
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- Casey Mize close to beginning throwing program
- Seiya Suzuki (finger) day-to-day, hopes to avoid IL
- Eduardo Rodriguez (rib) throws Thursday
- Zack Britton (UCL) scheduled to throw bullpen Tuesday
- Clayton Kershaw throwing from 90 feet, could throw bullpen next week
- Zach Davies (leg) starting Sunday
- Hyun Jin Ryu dealing with elbow tightness
- Shohei Ohtani dealing with back stiffness
- Yoshi Tsutsugo lands on 10-day IL
- Josh Hader reinstated from the family medical emergency list
- Franmil Reyes (hamstring) placed on the 10-day IL
- Joe Kelly (hamstring) placed on IL
- Aaron Civale placed on the injured list
- Jake McGee likely to be activated Friday
- Andrew Heaney pitches simulated innings on Thursday
- Nate Pearson makes first appearance of 2022 in rehab outing on Thursday
- Ronald Acuna Jr. to remain out of lineup on Friday
- Marcell Ozuna to return to lineup on Friday
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Mike Maher is an editor and content manager at FantasyPros and BettingPros. For more from Mike, check out his archive, follow him on Twitter @MikeMaher, and visit his Philadelphia Eagles blog, The Birds Blitz.