Greetings, friends. We’re back for another baseball season. More importantly, we have a fun new series this year.
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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
- Pete Fairbanks (torn lat muscle) to throw bullpen sessions this week
- Kike Hernandez to begin short rehab assignment this week
- Manuel Margot may have torn ACL
- Mike Zunino (shoulder) receives botox injection, could still need surgery
- Anthony DeSclafani starting Tuesday
- Joe Musgrove likely to miss his next scheduled start
- Christian Arroyo (COVID IL) likely heading out on rehab assignment soon
- Wander Franco continuing rehab at Triple-A
- Cam Gallagher (hamstring) activated from 10-day IL Monday
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Corbin Burnes – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 10 K
- Gerrit Cole – 7.1 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 12 K
- Max Fried – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K
- Yu Darvish – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K
- Logan Webb – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 7 K
- Shane McClanahan – 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 8 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Andrew Vaughn – 4-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Andrew Benintendi – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
- Jarren Duran – 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 SB
- Cavan Biggio – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Hunter Dozier – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB
- Luis Robert – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Daniel Vogelbach – 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 3 R
- Salvador Perez – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Taylor Ward – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Jose Berrios – 4 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Duds (Hitters)
No one struck out more than 3 times last night, and only FOUR struck out exactly 3 times
- Nolan Gorman – 0-for-3, 3 K
- Vidal Brujan – 0-for-3, 3 K
- Bobby Witt – 0-for-5, 1 K
- Randy Arozarena – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Matt Chapman – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Christian Yelich – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Luke Voit – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Giancarlo Stanton – 0-for-4, 2 K
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Luis Robert (CWS – CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 99% |
| 22 | Anthony Rizzo (NYY – 1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 97% |
| 60 | Jake Cronenworth (SD – 1B,2B,SS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 95% |
| 68 | Salvador Perez (KC – C,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 97% |
| 97 | Andrew Benintendi (KC – LF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 78% |
| 130 | Taylor Ward (LAA – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 91% |
| 151 | Andrew Vaughn (CWS – 1B,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 57% |
| 165 | Trent Grisham (SD – CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 43% |
| 176 | Hunter Dozier (KC – 1B,3B,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 18% |
| 202 | Travis d’Arnaud (ATL – C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 72% |
| 221 | Raimel Tapia (TOR – CF,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 6% |
| 223 | Tyrone Taylor (MIL – LF,CF,RF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 4% |
| 240 | Cavan Biggio (TOR – 1B,2B,3B,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 6% |
| 273 | Josh Harrison (CWS – 2B,3B,SS,LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 4% |
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | Jarren Duran (BOS – CF) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 5% |
| 2 | Aaron Judge (NYY – CF,RF,DH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | 99% |
| 6 | Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL – DH,RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | 99% |
| 21 | George Springer (TOR – CF,DH,RF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .400 | 99% |
| 60 | Jake Cronenworth (SD – 1B,2B,SS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 95% |
| 62 | Gleyber Torres (NYY – 2B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .750 | 86% |
| 66 | Whit Merrifield (KC – 2B,CF,RF) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .400 | 96% |
| 97 | Andrew Benintendi (KC – LF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 78% |
| 176 | Hunter Dozier (KC – 1B,3B,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 18% |
| 194 | Miguel Rojas (MIA – SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 3% |
| 198 | Alek Thomas (ARI – CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 1.167 | 17% |
| 237 | Andrew Velazquez (LAA – SS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | 1% |
| 258 | Nicky Lopez (KC – 2B,3B,SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 1.250 | 6% |
| 308 | Jackie Bradley Jr. (BOS – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1% |
| 661 | Bligh Madris (PIT – LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 0% |
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Josh Hader (MIL – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99% |
| 52 | Taylor Rogers (SD – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93% |
| 71 | Tanner Houck (BOS – SP,RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% |
| 302 | Joe Kelly (CWS – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% |
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