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
- Pete Alonso initial X-rays come back negative
- Xander Bogaerts pulled from game Tuesday with shoulder tightness
- Tim Anderson on track for rehab assignment next week
- Starling Marte to have MRI Wednesday, IL is likely
- Hyun Jin Ryu (forearm) to miss significant time
- Hunter Renfroe reinstated from 10-day IL Tuesday
- Zack Wheeler placed on paternity leave list
- Craig Kimbrel placed on paternity leave list on Tuesday
- Ryan Yarbrough optioned to AAA
- Austin Meadows reinstated from the 10-day IL Tuesday
- Jeimer Candelario placed on the 10-day IL Tuesday
- Mike Trout (groin) removed from game
Fun!
7+ hits, 3 HR on single calendar day, since 1900:
6/7/22 Marcus Semien
7/31/73 Joe Morgan
8/1/72 Nate Colbert (5 HR)
7/26/70 Orlando Cepeda
9/5/61 Lee Thomas (9 hits)
6/28/39 Babe Dahlgren
5/22/30 Lou Gehrig
7/6/29 Jim Bottomley
9/1/1922 Reb Russell— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) June 8, 2022
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Yu Darvish – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 K
- Michael Kopech – 6 IP, 0 Er, 1 H, 1 BB, 8 K
- Dakota Hudson – 7 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K
- Justin Verlander – 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 12 K
- Kyle Wright – 8 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 7 K
- Graham Ashcraft – 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K
- Jeffrey Springs – 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K
- Tarik Skubal – 7 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 9 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 2-for-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- Ronald Acuna Jr. – 2-for-4, 2 HR
- Marcus Semien – 7-for-8, 3 HR, 2 SB
- Aaron Judge – 2-for-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Jorge Polanco – 4-for-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 2B
- Amed Rosario – 4-for-9, 1 RBI, 2 SB
Duds (Pitchers)
- Joan Adon – 3 IP, 8 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K
- Jon Gray – 5 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 3 K
- Tyler Gilbert – 1.2 IP, 6 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K
- Keegan Thompson – 3 IP, 7 Er, 5 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 HR allowed
- Garrett Whitlock – 4 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K
- Jose Quintana – 3.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Adolis Garcia – 0-for-8, 1 BB, 2 K
- Jose Ramirez – 0-for-7, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
- Jared Walsh – 0-for-5 with 3 K
- Jesse Winker – 0-for-5 with 3 K
- Austin Riley – 0-for-4 with 4 K
- Michael Chavis – 0-for-4 with 4 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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Marcus Semien (TEX – 2B,SS) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .875 | .889 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.889 | 96% |
| 2 | Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL – DH,RF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 99% |
| 38 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. (MIA – 2B,SS) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.600 | 2.000 | 97% |
| 3 | Aaron Judge (NYY – CF,RF,DH) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 99% |
| 12 | Yordan Alvarez (HOU – LF,DH) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 99% |
| 13 | Mike Trout (LAA – CF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.000 | 4.000 | 99% |
| 34 | Anthony Rizzo (NYY – 1B) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 | .833 | 96% |
| 37 | Giancarlo Stanton (NYY – LF,RF,DH) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .800 | 1.133 | 98% |
| 50 | Cedric Mullins II (BAL – CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 98% |
| 54 | Jorge Polanco (MIN – 2B,SS) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.600 | 2.400 | 94% |
| 62 | Ketel Marte (ARI – 2B,CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 95% |
| 63 | Jorge Soler (MIA – DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 78% |
| 69 | Charlie Blackmon (COL – DH,RF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 75% |
| 73 | Austin Hays (BAL – LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 76% |
| 75 | Tommy Pham (CIN – CF,DH,LF) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.100 | 39% |
| 80 | Willson Contreras (CHC – C,DH) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 98% |
| 82 | Trey Mancini (BAL – 1B,DH,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 77% |
| 95 | Joey Votto (CIN – 1B) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 64% |
| 117 | Nathaniel Lowe (TEX – 1B) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 | 1.000 | 30% |
| 123 | Wilmer Flores (SF – 1B,2B,3B,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.250 | 62% |
| 134 | Brandon Drury (CIN – 2B,3B,DH,LF,RF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 69% |
| 138 | Jurickson Profar (SD – 1B,2B,LF,CF,RF) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.800 | 73% |
| 143 | Connor Joe (COL – 1B,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 62% |
| 159 | Alec Bohm (PHI – 3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 31% |
| 164 | Tyler Stephenson (CIN – C,1B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 90% |
| 200 | Jorge Mateo (BAL – 2B,SS,CF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 22% |
| 241 | Ramon Urias (BAL – 2B,3B,SS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 1% |
| 266 | Jonah Heim (TEX – C) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 43% |
| 303 | Geraldo Perdomo (ARI – 3B,SS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 1% |
| 305 | Luis Garcia (WSH – 2B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 2% |
| 318 | Taylor Walls (TB – 2B,3B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 0% |
| 341 | Matt Vierling (PHI – 1B,CF) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 0% |
| 443 | Matt Reynolds (CIN – 2B,3B,SS) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 1% |
| 447 | Guillermo Heredia (ATL – CF,LF,RF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.667 | 0% |
| 452 | Christopher Morel (CHC – 2B,3B,CF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.400 | 1.800 | 43% |
| 492 | Nick Fortes (MIA – C) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.500 | 3.500 | 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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Marcus Semien (TEX – 2B,SS) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .875 | .889 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.889 | 96% |
| 119 | Myles Straw (CLE – CF) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .143 | .476 | 55% |
| 126 | Amed Rosario (CLE – CF,LF,SS) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .444 | .444 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .889 | 35% |
| 320 | Eli White (TEX – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1% |
| 1 | Jose Ramirez (CLE – 3B,DH) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .222 | 99% |
| 6 | Trea Turner (LAD – 2B,SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .833 | 99% |
| 14 | Juan Soto (WSH – RF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | 99% |
| 55 | Adolis Garcia (TEX – CF,DH,LF,RF) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .111 | 71% |
| 109 | Jeremy Pena (HOU – SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | 75% |
| 122 | Javier Baez (DET – 2B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 79% |
| 143 | Connor Joe (COL – 1B,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 62% |
| 147 | Gavin Lux (LAD – 2B,SS,LF,CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.167 | 50% |
| 175 | Kyle Farmer (CIN – 3B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1.350 | 43% |
| 177 | Bobby Dalbec (BOS – 1B,3B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .800 | 12% |
| 266 | Jonah Heim (TEX – C) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 43% |
| 284 | Adam Engel (CWS – CF,RF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0% |
| 290 | Garrett Hampson (COL – 2B,CF,SS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 1% |
| 306 | Oscar Mercado (CLE – LF,CF,RF) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.500 | 2% |
| 342 | Jon Berti (MIA – 2B,3B) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 3% |
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Emmanuel Clase (CLE – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94% |
| 61 | Ryan Pressly (HOU – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93% |
| 63 | Kenley Jansen (ATL – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97% |
| 83 | Corey Knebel (PHI – SP,RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76% |
| 117 | Gregory Soto (DET – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% |
| 150 | Daniel Bard (COL – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72% |
| 151 | Joe Barlow (TEX – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58% |
| 337 | Matt Strahm (BOS – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% |
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