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: Patrick Sandoval spins gem in win over Athletics
• LAA: Mike Trout swats 12th homer Sunday vs. Athletics
• LAA: Shohei Ohtani hits solo homer in Angels’ victory
• SD: Manny Machado collects four extra-base hits Sunday
• CWS: Tim Anderson silences Yankees with three-run homer
  • MLB is expected to make an announcement today
• CWS: Michael Kopech flirts with perfection in victory
• CWS: AJ Pollock crushes go-ahead homer in ninth inning

Fun!

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Astros +800
Mets +800
Blue Jays +1000
Brewers +1100
Braves +1500
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Rub Some Dirt On It (Injuries)

• MLW: Freddy Peralta (shoulder) heading to 15-day IL
• LAA: Taylor Ward (neck) set to undergo MRI exam Monday
• NYY: Aroldis Chapman dealing with Achilles injury
• NYY: Chad Green is headed for Tommy John surgery

Studs and Duds

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

Studs (Pitchers)

• Zach Eflin – 7 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 12 K
• Nathan Eovaldi – 6.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 11 K
• Shane Bieber – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 10 K
• Jose Urquidy – 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 10 K
• Cristian Javier – 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 9 K
• Justin Steele – 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 9 K
• Justin Verlander – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 8 K
• Sandy Alcantara – 9 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K
• Patrick Sandoval – 7.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K
• MacKenzie Gore – 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
• Hunter Greene – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K
• Michael Kopech – 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K

Studs (Hitters)

• Josh Rojas – 3-for-5, 3 HR on Friday but then hurt his hand on Saturday
  • Rojas was hit by a pitch that the swung at and struck out before leaving the game. OUCH.
• Patrick Wisdom – 4-for-11, 3 HR, 1 BB
• Randy Arozarena – 8-for-13, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 1 SB
  • Hitting .321 with 4 HR in May
• Mookie Betts – 5-for-13, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB
• Bo Bichette – 3-for-12, 2 HR, 5 RBI
• Trevor Story – Just 2-for-11, but 2 HR and 6 RBI
  • Last 8 games: 9-for-28 (.321), 6 HR, 14 RBI, 3 SB, 10 R
• Wil Myers – 5-for-14, 2 2B, 5 RBI
• Manny Machado – 8-for-14, 1 HR, 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
• Kevin Kiermaier – 8-for-16, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI
• Tommy Edman – 7-for-16, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 1 SB
• Andrew Benintendi – 7-for-12, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB

Duds (Pitchers)

• Aroldis Chapman – 0.1 IP, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
  • Has allowed at least 1 ER in five straight appearances
• Kyle Hendricks – 5 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 4 HR allowed
• Dallas Keuchel – 4 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 0 K
• Bryse Wilson – 1.2 IP, 7 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K
• Kyle Bradish – 5.1 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K
• Trevor Rogers – 4 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 3 HR allowed
• Garrett Whitlock – 3 IP, 5 ER, 10 H, 0 BB, 3 K
• Freddy Peralta – 3 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 2 K

Duds (Hitters)

• Luis Robert – 2-for-14, 6 K
• Alec Bohm – 2-for-13, 5 K
• Jared Walsh – 0-for-7, 5 K
• Tyler Stephenson – 2-for-12, 5 K
• Harold Ramirez – 1-for-15 (.067) but amazingly ZERO Ks
• Yasmani Grandal – 2-for-14, 4 K
• Jorge Mateo – 0-for-14, 4 K
• Ke’Bryan Hayes – 2-for-14, 1 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.

• Nelson Cruz left Sunday’s game with sprained ankle
• James Paxton beginning to play catch from 60 feet
• Taylor Ward scheduled for an MRI on Monday
• Marcelo Mayer (wrist sprain) placed on IL
• Austin Meadows without timetable for return
• Aroldis Chapman dealing with Achilles injury
• Freddy Peralta (shoulder) to be placed on IL
• Brandon Belt (right knee inflammation) placed on the IL
• Mike Clevinger placed on the 15-day IL
• Joey Gallo, Kyle Higashioka placed on Covid-19 IL
• Jazz Chisholm Jr. exits Sunday’s game with hamstring tightness
• Andrew Kittredge (back) placed on 15-day IL
• Griffin Canning visiting back specialist on Monday
• Abraham Toro (shoulder sprain) placed on the IL
• Steven Matz leaves in the first inning
• Domingo German to be stretched out as starter
• Zack Britton (UCL) to begin throwing from 120 feet
• Luis Gil (UCL) to undergo Tommy John surgery
• Dylan Carlson (left hamstring) exits Saturday’s game early

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