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Jack Suwinski Christian Walker Sean Murphy Ian Anderson Nick Pivetta
Jack Suwinski Christian Walker Sean Murphy Ian Anderson Nick Pivetta

Jun 19, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Jack Suwinski (PIT): 3-3, 3 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

Christian Walker (ARI): 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Sean Murphy (OAK): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Gleyber Torres (NYY): 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Maikel Franco (WSN): 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR): 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Robbie Grossman (DET): 2-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R

Victor Caratini (MIL): 2-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Christian Vazquez (BOS): 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Seth Brown (OAK): 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

View All of Yesterday's Batters at Baseball-Reference.com

Pitchers:

Ian Anderson (ATL): 6.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 72 GmSc

Nick Pivetta (BOS): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 BB, 10 K, 71 GmSc

Sandy Alcantara (MIA): 8.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 8 K, 69 GmSc

Merrill Kelly (ARI): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 68 GmSc

Logan Gilbert (SEA): 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K, 62 GmSc

View All of Yesterday's Pitchers at Baseball-Reference.com

Stathead Spotlight

Jack Suwinski of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three homers, including a walk-off dinger, in yesterday's victory over the San Francisco Giants. The game was just the 47th of Suwinski's major league career: he becomes the 12th player in the AL/NL since 1901 with a three homer game within the first 50 games of a career.

Player Date Team
Jack Suwinski2022‑06‑19PIT
Seby Zavala2021‑07‑31CHW
Yordan Álvarez2019‑08‑10HOU
Aristides Aquino2019‑08‑10CIN
Christian Villanueva2018‑04‑03SDP
Jarrett Parker2015‑09‑26SFG
José Ortiz2001‑08‑17COL
Bobby Estalella1997‑09‑04PHI
Norm Zauchin1955‑05‑27BOS
Merv Connors1938‑09‑17 (2)CHW
Hal Trosky1934‑05‑30 (2)CLE
Mickey Cochrane1925‑05‑21PHA

See the list on Stathead.com

WAR Leaders

NL Position Players

Tommy Edman (STL) 4.2
Manny Machado (SDP) 4.0
Paul Goldschmidt (STL) 3.8

NL Pitchers

Sandy Alcantara (MIA) 4.1
Aaron Nola (PHI) 2.8
Tony Gonsolin (LAD) 2.7

AL Position Players

Rafael Devers (BOS) 4.0
Mike Trout (LAA) 3.8
Jose Ramirez (CLE) 3.4

AL Pitchers

Paul Blackburn (OAK) 3.0
Alek Manoah (TOR) 2.8
Martin Perez (TEX) 2.7

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Philadelphia Phillies 3 6 1
  Washington Nationals 9 12 2  
 
 
WP J. Tetreault (1-1)
 
LP Z. Eflin (2-5)
 
   
 
 
  Tampa Bay Rays 1 9 0
  Baltimore Orioles 2 4 1  
 
 
WP N. Vespi (2-0)
 
LP C. Kluber (3-4)
 
SV  J. Lopez (11) 
 
 
  St. Louis Cardinals 4 7 0
  Boston Red Sox 6 9 1  
 
 
WP N. Pivetta (7-5)
 
LP A. Pallante (2-2)
 
SV  T. Houck (4) 
 
 
  San Francisco Giants 3 4 1
  Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 1  
 
 
WP D. Bednar (3-1)
 
LP T. Rogers (0-3)
 
   
 
 
  New York Yankees 9 11 1
  Toronto Blue Jays 10 7 0  
 
 
WP Y. Garcia (1-3)
 
LP W. Peralta (1-1)
 
SV  J. Romano (17) 
 
 
  Milwaukee Brewers 6 8 0
  Cincinnati Reds 3 6 0  
 
 
WP A. Houser (4-7)
 
LP M. Minor (1-3)
 
SV  D. Williams (5) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Teoscar Hernandez (TOR)

Pitcher: Wandy Peralta (NYY)

Situation: Bottom 7th, 1 out, 2-1 count, Runners On 1st and 2nd

Score:  NYY 8, TOR 7

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
3 runs scored on the play, and TOR's win probability increased 43% points, to 87%
TOR went on to win the game, 10-9

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

LF Sean Bouchard (COL)

Born: May 16, 1996 (Age: 26-034d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 9th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

Debut: 0-3

Others

  • Max Castillo (TOR), P, 23-046d
  • Jerar Encarnacion (MIA), RF, 24-240d

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Ji-Man Choi (TBR) vs. Gerrit Cole (NYY): 24 PA, .474/.583/1.105, 3 HR
  • David Peralta (ARI) vs. Yu Darvish (SDP): 25 PA, .429/.520/.857, 3 HR
  • Gleyber Torres (NYY) vs. Shane McClanahan (TBR): 12 PA, .545/.583/1.000, 1 HR
  • Yoan Moncada (CHW) vs. Jose Berrios (TOR): 45 PA, .308/.386/.615, 3 HR
  • Omar Narvaez (MIL) vs. Miles Mikolas (STL): 10 PA, .444/.500/.889, 0 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

NYY (49‑17) Gerrit Cole (RHP, 6-1, 3.33)
TBR (36‑30) Shane McClanahan (LHP, 7-3, 1.84)
7:10 pm
STL (38‑30) Miles Mikolas (RHP, 5-4, 2.62)
MIL (38‑30) Corbin Burnes (RHP, 4-4, 2.52)
8:10 pm
SFG (37‑28) Logan Webb (RHP, 6-2, 3.43)
ATL (38‑29) Max Fried (LHP, 7-2, 2.90)
7:20 pm
MIA (29‑35) Trevor Rogers (LHP, 3-5, 5.87)
NYM (44‑24) David Peterson (LHP, 3-1, 3.60)
1:10 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY4917--.742
TOR382811.0.576
TBR363013.0.545
BOS363113.5.537
BAL303820.0.441
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN3830--.559
CLE34281.0.548
CHW31335.0.484
DET264011.0.394
KCR234213.5.354
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU4125--.621
LAA33369.5.478
TEX313510.0.470
SEA293913.0.426
OAK234519.0.338

Full Standings

Most Likely Playoff Scenario
BYE: NYY, HOU
CLE vs. BOS
TOR vs. TBR
See Full Playoff Odds

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM4424--.647
ATL38295.5.567
PHI36328.0.529
MIA293513.0.453
WSN244621.0.343
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL3830--.559
STL3830--.559
PIT263910.5.400
CHC254112.0.379
CIN234314.0.348
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD4025--.615
SDP41270.5.603
SFG37283.0.569
ARI32369.5.471
COL303711.0.448

Full Standings

Most Likely Playoff Scenario
BYE: LAD, NYM
STL vs. SDP
SFG vs. ATL
See Full Playoff Odds

Born This Day

1983: Kendrys Morales: 13.3 WAR (turns 39)

1978: Bobby Seay: 3.0 WAR (turns 44)

1958: Dickie Thon: 23.9 WAR (turns 64)

1976: Carlos Lee: 28.3 WAR (turns 46)

1978: Kevin Gregg: 4.6 WAR (turns 44)

See All of Today's Birthdays on Baseball-Reference.com

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