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May 15, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Kolten Wong (MIL): 2-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB

Adolis García (TEX): 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R

Paul Goldschmidt (STL): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

Julio Rodriguez (SEA): 4-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Kole Calhoun (TEX): 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Emmanuel Rivera (KCR): 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Yadier Molina (STL): 2-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R

Harold Castro (DET): 3-4, 2 RBI, 1 R

Yuli Gurriel (HOU): 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

Miguel Cabrera (DET): 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

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

Pitchers:

Nestor Cortes (NYY): 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 7 K, 79 GmSc

Hunter Greene (CIN): 7.1 IP, 1 ER, 0 H, 5 BB, 9 K, 78 GmSc

Jose Quintana (PIT): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 75 GmSc

Tarik Skubal (DET): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 11 K, 75 GmSc

Justin Steele (CHC): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K, 68 GmSc

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

WAR Leaders

NL Position Players

Manny Machado (SDP) 2.8
Tommy Edman (STL) 2.4
Nolan Arenado (STL) 2.3

NL Pitchers

Pablo Lopez (MIA) 2.3
Merrill Kelly (ARI) 1.9
Keegan Thompson (CHC) 1.8

AL Position Players

Mike Trout (LAA) 2.5
Jeremy Pena (HOU) 2.2
J.P. Crawford (SEA) 2.0

AL Pitchers

Paul Blackburn (OAK) 1.8
Justin Verlander (HOU) 1.8
Nestor Cortes (NYY) 1.8

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  San Diego Padres 7 7 1 11 inn.
  Atlanta Braves 3 5 3  
 
 
WP N. Crismatt (2-0)
 
LP J. Stephens (0-1)
 
   
 
 
  Cincinnati Reds 0 4 0
  Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0  
 
 
WP C. Stratton (2-1)
 
LP H. Greene (1-6)
 
SV  D. Bednar (7) 
 
 
  Houston Astros 8 11 0
  Washington Nationals 0 4 0  
 
 
WP J. Verlander (5-1)
 
LP P. Corbin (0-6)
 
   
 
 
  Baltimore Orioles 1 4 0
  Detroit Tigers 5 12 0  
 
 
WP T. Skubal (3-2)
 
LP T. Wells (1-3)
 
   
 
 
  Milwaukee Brewers 7 9 1
  Miami Marlins 3 5 2  
 
 
WP B. Woodruff (4-2)
 
LP E. Hernandez (2-3)
 
SV  A. Ashby (1) 
 
 
  Seattle Mariners 8 16 0
  New York Mets 7 9 0  
 
 
WP R. Ray (4-3)
 
LP C. Shreve (1-1)
 
SV  D. Castillo (2) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Stathead Spotlight

Yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates became the sixth NL / AL team since 1901 to win a game without a hit.

Date Tm Opp Rslt H
2022‑05‑15PITCINW 1‑00
2008‑06‑28LADLAAW 1‑00
1992‑04‑12 (1)CLEBOSW 2‑10
1990‑07‑01CHWNYYW 4‑00
1967‑04‑30 (1)DETBALW 2‑10
1964‑04‑23CINHOUW 1‑00

See the list on Stathead.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Gavin Lux (LAD)

Pitcher: Corey Knebel (PHI)

Situation: Bottom 9th, 2 out, 2-1 count, Runners On 1st and 3rd

Score:  PHI 4, LAD 3

Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2 runs scored on the play, and LAD went from a 20% win probability to a 5-4 walk-off win.

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

P Michael Grove (LAD)

Born: December 18, 1996 (Age: 25-148d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV).

Debut: 3.2 ip, 0 er, 3 k, 3 bb

Others

  • Colin Holderman (NYM), P, 26-219d

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Miguel Cabrera (DET) vs. Corey Kluber (TBR): 73 PA, .362/.397/.681, 6 HR
  • Elvis Andrus (OAK) vs. Chris Archer (MIN): 21 PA, .500/.571/.833, 1 HR
  • Corey Seager (TEX) vs. Noah Syndergaard (LAA): 13 PA, .538/.538/.923, 1 HR
  • Brandon Belt (SFG) vs. Antonio Senzatela (COL): 25 PA, .435/.480/.696, 0 HR
  • Xander Bogaerts (BOS) vs. Jake Odorizzi (HOU): 45 PA, .314/.400/.600, 1 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

NYY (25‑9) Luis Severino (RHP, 2-0, 4.08)
BAL (14‑21) Kyle Bradish (RHP, 1-1, 4.24)
7:05 pm
STL (19‑15) Miles Mikolas (RHP, 3-1, 1.49)
NYM (23‑13) Trevor Williams (RHP, 0-2, 5.73)
7:10 pm
ARI (18‑17) Madison Bumgarner (LHP, 2-1, 1.78)
LAD (21‑12) Tony Gonsolin (RHP, 3-0, 1.33)
10:10 pm
LAA (24‑13) Noah Syndergaard (RHP, 3-1, 2.45)
TEX (14‑19) Jon Gray (RHP, 0-1, 5.51)
8:05 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY259--.735
TBR21144.5.600
TOR18177.5.514
BAL142111.5.400
BOS132112.0.382
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN2015--.571
CHW16173.0.485
CLE16173.0.485
KCR12206.5.375
DET12238.0.343
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU2312--.657
LAA2413--.649
SEA16197.0.457
TEX14198.0.424
OAK15229.0.405

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM2313--.639
PHI17185.5.486
ATL16196.5.457
MIA15197.0.441
WSN122411.0.333
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL2213--.629
STL19152.5.559
PIT15196.5.441
CHC13208.0.394
CIN92613.0.257
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD2112--.636
SDP2213--.629
SFG20141.5.588
ARI18174.0.514
COL17174.5.500

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1949: Rick Reuschel: 69.5 WAR (turns 73)

1953: Rick Rhoden: 35.4 WAR (turns 69)

1984: Jensen Lewis: 2.2 WAR (turns 38)

1967: Doug Brocail: 10.6 WAR (turns 55)

1959: Mitch Webster: 14.3 WAR (turns 63)

1955: Jack Morris: 43.5 WAR (HOF) (turns 67)

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

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