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

• TEX: Kole Calhoun hits two-run tater and scores three runs
• CWS: Lucas Giolito fans seven in victory over Red Sox
• HOU: Cristian Javier fans nine in win over Guardians
• WAS: Erick Fedde holds Dodgers scoreless over six
• SF: Evan Longoria pops first two homers of 2022
• DET: Harold Castro has first career multi-homer game
• TB: Shane Baz (elbow) throws 2 1/3 scoreless in rehab outing

Fun!

12 years ago today, Jacob deGrom of Stetson hit a home run against Florida Gulf Coast pitcher Chris Sale.

Sale was the Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year.

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— Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22) May 26, 2022

Rub Some Dirt On It (Injuries)

• NYY: Yankees place Giancarlo Stanton on injured list with “ankle inflammation”
• ATL: Ronald Acuna (quad) scratched from Braves lineup
• NYM: Jeff McNeil leaves game after colliding with wall
• OAK: Ramon Laureano heading for CT scan on Thursday

Studs and Duds

Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.

Studs (Pitchers)

• Cristian Javier – 5.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 9 K
• Erick Fedde – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K
• Yu Darvish – 6.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K
• JP Sears – 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K
• Paul Blackburn – 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 5 BB, 2 K
• Lucas Giolito – 6 IP, 1 Er, 5 H, 4 BB, 7 K
• Robbie Ray – 6 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 10 K

Studs (Hitters)

• Harold Castro – 3-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
• Evan Longoria – 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
• Kole Calhoun – 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB
• Dansby Swanson – 4-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
• Joey Votto – 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
• Seth Brown – 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
• Jack Suwinski – 1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
• Josh VanMeter – 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
• Bryce Harper – 4-5, 1 R
• Trevor Larnach – 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Duds (Pitchers)

• Someone named Thomas Szapucki – 1.1 IP, 9 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 4 HR allowed
• Reid Detmers – 6 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K
  • Since the no-hitter: 9.2 IP, 8 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 7 K
• Ranger Suarez – 4.1 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 4 K
• Kyle Hendricks – 4 IP, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• Charlie Morton – 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 4 K

Duds (Hitters)

• Jesus Aguilar – 0-for-5, 2 K
• Mike Trout – 0-for-4, 4 K
• Darin Ruf – 0-for-4, 4 K
• Byron Buxton – 0-for-5, 1 K
  • Hitting .152 in May, but does have 5 HR this month
  • AVG down to .202 through 30 games…
• Sheldon Neuse – 0-for-5, 1 K
• Trevor Story – 0-for-4, 2 K
• Kyle Schwarber – 0-for-4, 2 K
• Yoan Moncada 0-for-4, 2 K
• Pete Alonso – 0-for-4, 2 K

From the News Desk

We have an incredible news desk at FantasyPros. Seriously, they crush it. If you don’t already, you should sync your teams with My Playbook and check out the Fantasy News and Scores app for updates about your players.

• Aaron Civale placed on the injured list
• Anthony Bender placed on the 15 day IL
• Nico Hoerner activated from the IL
• Yan Gomes placed on the 10-day IL
• Manuel Margot activated from IL on Wednesday
• Kris Bryant placed on the 10-day IL
• Jake McGee likely to be activated Friday
• Jorge Polanco dealing with ankle soreness
• Ronald Acuna Jr. diagnosed with Grade 1 quad strain

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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.