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.
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Top Stories
- Aaron Ashby leaves Thursday’s game with injury
- Yadier Molina to land on 10-day IL
- Tylor Megill leaves with trainer in fourth inning on Thursday
- Bo Bichette not expected to miss time with injury
- Garrett Hampson placed on COVID IL
- Mike Trout blasts two HR Thursday in win over Mariners
Fun!
12 different MLB starters threw 5.0+ innings without allowing an earned run today:
Bassitt
Cease
Cole
Davies
Dunning
Gilbert
Gonsolin
Kluber
Liberatore
Mahle
Mikolas
WebbThat's the most such starts on any single day in the live-ball era (since 1920).
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) June 15, 2022
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Beau Brieske – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
- Shohei Ohtani – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
- Zack Wheeler – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 3 K
- Joe Musgrove – 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 9 K
- Martin Perez – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Mike Trout – 2-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Kyle Schwarber – 2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Mark Canha – 1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
- Nomar Mazara – 2-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Anthony Rizzo – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
- Christopher Morel – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
- Rougned Odor – 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Connor Joe – 4-for-5, 1 RBI
- Nick Castellanos – 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Kevin Gausman – 2.1 IP, 7 R (5 ER), 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K
- Tylor Megill – 3.1 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K
- Aaron Ashby – 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 5 K
- Patrick Corbin – 3.1 IP, 9 R (only 2 ER), 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Luke Voit – 0-for-5, 4 K
- Brandon Marsh – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Trevor Story – 0-for-5, 3 K
- Willy Adames – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Brendan Rodgers – 0-for-5, 1 K
- Ryan McMahon – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Alex Verdugo – 0-for-5
Dingers
Here is every player who hit a home run yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
AB
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
BB
|
K
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mike Trout (LAA – CF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.000 | 2.600 | 99% |
| 28 | Kyle Schwarber (PHI – 1B,DH,LF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.600 | 96% |
| 32 | Anthony Rizzo (NYY – 1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 97% |
| 42 | Josh Bell (WSH – 1B,LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 96% |
| 45 | Teoscar Hernandez (TOR – DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 93% |
| 47 | Christian Yelich (MIL – DH,LF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .800 | 1.000 | 97% |
| 61 | Austin Hays (BAL – LF,RF) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .800 | 1.000 | 80% |
| 113 | Jurickson Profar (SD – 1B,2B,LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 85% |
| 122 | Mark Canha (NYM – LF,CF,RF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.933 | 54% |
| 144 | Christopher Morel (CHC – 2B,3B,CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 45% |
| 358 | Francisco Mejia (TB – C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 3% |
| 416 | Nomar Mazara (SD – RF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.750 | 1% |
| 497 | Yairo Munoz (PHI – 2B) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 0% |
Swipes
Here is every player who stole a base yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
AB
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
BB
|
K
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aaron Judge (NYY – CF,RF,DH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .500 | 99% |
| 32 | Anthony Rizzo (NYY – 1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 97% |
| 38 | Cedric Mullins II (BAL – CF) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | 1.200 | 98% |
| 84 | Amed Rosario (CLE – CF,LF,SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .583 | 40% |
| 122 | Mark Canha (NYM – LF,CF,RF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.933 | 54% |
| 144 | Christopher Morel (CHC – 2B,3B,CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 45% |
| 165 | Trent Grisham (SD – CF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | 43% |
| 331 | Tyler Wade (LAA – 2B,3B,SS,CF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | 2% |
Arm Barn Report
Here is every player who recorded a save yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
IP
|
K
|
W
|
QS
|
SV
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
ER
|
H
|
BB
|
HR
|
G
|
GS
|
L
|
CG
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Emmanuel Clase (CLE – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95% |
| 48 | Edwin Diaz (NYM – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98% |
| 52 | Raisel Iglesias (LAA – RP) | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95% |
| 57 | Taylor Rogers (SD – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93% |
| 115 | Dany Jimenez (OAK – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% |
| 156 | Joe Barlow (TEX – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57% |
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Today’s Starting Lineup
|
PLAYER
|
OPP
|
AB
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
BB
|
SO
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kyle Schwarber (PHI – 1B,DH,LF) | @WSH | 8.11 | 1.43 | 0.71 | 1.46 | 0.05 | .262 | .338 | 2.13 | 0.42 | 0.01 | 0.86 | 2.22 | 96% |
| 5 | Rhys Hoskins (PHI – 1B) | @WSH | 7.95 | 1.17 | 0.69 | 1.36 | 0.03 | .248 | .321 | 1.98 | 0.51 | 0.03 | 0.77 | 2.34 | 90% |
| 1 | Bryce Harper (PHI – DH,RF) | @WSH | 7.29 | 1.61 | 0.60 | 1.38 | 0.15 | .390 | .480 | 2.84 | 1.08 | 0.02 | 1.27 | 1.49 | 99% |
| 4 | Nick Castellanos (PHI – RF) | @WSH | 7.79 | 1.15 | 0.54 | 1.33 | 0.04 | .288 | .336 | 2.24 | 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.52 | 1.86 | 98% |
| 6 | Juan Soto (WSH – RF) | PHI | 7.37 | 1.22 | 0.41 | 1.14 | 0.13 | .245 | .356 | 1.81 | 0.28 | 0.02 | 1.24 | 1.82 | 99% |
| 7 | Nelson Cruz (WSH – DH) | PHI | 7.34 | 1.31 | 0.40 | 1.27 | 0.04 | .252 | .321 | 1.85 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.69 | 2.27 | 80% |
| 9 | Tyler O’Neill (STL – LF) | @BOS | 3.70 | 0.88 | 0.34 | 0.63 | 0.11 | .388 | .417 | 1.44 | 0.29 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 1.40 | 81% |
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