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
- Kenley Jansen placed on IL with irregular heartbeat
- Bryce Harper (thumb) needs surgery, could return in six weeks
- Juan Yepez homers twice in Monday’s win over Marlins
- Jarren Duran placed on restricted list for Toronto series
- Tanner Houck placed on restricted list for Toronto series
- Julio Rodriguez receives two-game suspension
- J.P. Crawford receives five-game suspension
- Jesse Winker receives seven-game suspension
- Anthony Rendon receives five-game suspension
- Ryan Tepera receives three-game suspension
- Vinnie Pasquantino promoted from Triple-A
- Carlos Santana traded to Mariners
Fun!
Juan Soto is the 19th player in MLB history to reach 1,000 total bases and 100 HR before turning 24 ?
(via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/KYK8X0ymVZ
— ESPN (@espn) June 28, 2022
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Chad Kuhl – 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K
- Kevin Gausman – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 10 K
- Sonny Gray – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K
- Adam Wainwright – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 9 K
- Tyler Wells – 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Juan Yepez – 2-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
- Paul Goldschmidt – 4-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Gary Sanchez – 3-for-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Mitch Garver – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Brandon Marsh – 3-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 R
- Gio Urshela – 3-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Elvis Andrus – 2-for-3, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
- Maikel Franco – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Austin Hays – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
- Alex Kirilloff – 3-for-3, 1 RBI, 2 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Triston McKenzie – 6 IP, 7 Er, 8 H, 1 BB, 7 K
- Connor Seabold – 4.2 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 7 K
- George Kirby – 4 IP, 7 Er, 9 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 4 HR Allowed
- Jordan Montgomery – 6.2 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 6 K
- Pablo Lopez – 5 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Duds (Hitters)
Small slate yesterday, and NO ONE struck out more than three times. Hooray for contact!
- Byron Buxton – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Trevor Story – 0-for-3, 3 K
- AJ Pollock – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Mike Trout – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Nolan Arenado – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Jesus Sanchez – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Nelson Cruz – 0-for-4, 1 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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 | Juan Yepez (STL – 1B,3B,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 12% |
| 6 | Paul Goldschmidt (STL – 1B,DH) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 99% |
| 11 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR – 1B,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 99% |
| 22 | George Springer (TOR – CF,DH,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 99% |
| 31 | Anthony Rizzo (NYY – 1B) DTD | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 97% |
| 40 | Giancarlo Stanton (NYY – LF,RF,DH) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 98% |
| 53 | Austin Hays (BAL – LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 84% |
| 63 | Ryan Mountcastle (BAL – 1B,LF,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 87% |
| 71 | Carlos Correa (MIN – SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 96% |
| 81 | Matt Chapman (TOR – 3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 79% |
| 96 | Anthony Santander (BAL – DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | 55% |
| 126 | Oneil Cruz (PIT – SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 66% |
| 173 | Maikel Franco (WSH – 3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 6% |
| 194 | Jose Iglesias (COL – 2B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 6% |
| 200 | Jorge Mateo (BAL – 2B,SS,CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 17% |
| 202 | Gary Sanchez (MIN – C,DH) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.200 | 1.800 | 50% |
| 206 | Mitch Garver (TEX – C,DH) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 27% |
| 221 | Adley Rutschman (BAL – C) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 58% |
| 279 | Nick Gordon (MIN – 2B,SS,LF,CF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 1% |
| 333 | Cal Raleigh (SEA – C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 3% |
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tim Anderson (CWS – SS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .833 | 98% |
| 36 | Bobby Witt Jr. (KC – 3B,SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .500 | 95% |
| 37 | Tommy Edman (STL – 2B,RF,SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .500 | 97% |
| 56 | Whit Merrifield (KC – 2B,CF,RF) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.000 | 96% |
| 92 | Shohei Ohtani (LAA – SP,DH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | .833 | 50% |
| 101 | DJ LeMahieu (NYY – 1B,2B,3B) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .933 | 95% |
| 120 | Taylor Ward (LAA – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 91% |
| 181 | Bobby Dalbec (BOS – 1B,3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | 11% |
| 208 | Jon Berti (MIA – 2B,3B,SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | 56% |
| 270 | Elvis Andrus (OAK – SS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .667 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Raisel Iglesias (LAA – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95% |
| 187 | Keegan Akin (BAL – SP,RP) | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% |
| 216 | Kyle Finnegan (WSH – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% |
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