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Andrew Vaughn Andrew Benintendi Jarren Duran Corbin Burnes Gerrit Cole
Andrew Vaughn Andrew Benintendi Jarren Duran Corbin Burnes Gerrit Cole

Jun 20, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Andrew Vaughn (CHW): 4-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Andrew Benintendi (KCR): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB

Jarren Duran (BOS): 2-3, 2 R, 2 SB

Cavan Biggio (TOR): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Bligh Madris (PIT): 3-4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB

Hunter Dozier (KCR): 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB

Luis Robert (CHW): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Daniel Vogelbach (PIT): 2-4, 2 RBI, 3 R

Salvador Perez (KCR): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Taylor Ward (LAA): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

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

Pitchers:

Corbin Burnes (MIL): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 10 K, 81 GmSc

Gerrit Cole (NYY): 7.1 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 12 K, 81 GmSc

Max Fried (ATL): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 69 GmSc

Yu Darvish (SDP): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 68 GmSc

Logan Webb (SFG): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 7 K, 68 GmSc

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

Win Prob. Added (WPA) Leaders

Position Players

Manny Machado (SDP) 3.0
Mike Trout (LAA) 2.8
Rafael Devers (BOS) 2.5
Aaron Judge (NYY) 2.2
Paul Goldschmidt (STL) 2.2

Pitchers

Sandy Alcantara (MIA) 3.6
Alek Manoah (TOR) 2.5
Jorge Lopez (BAL) 2.3
Clay Holmes (NYY) 2.3
Shane McClanahan (TBR) 2.3

MLB dWAR Leaders

dWAR
Tommy Edman 1.6
Jorge Mateo 1.5
Ke'Bryan Hayes 1.5
Andres Gimenez 1.3
Andrew Velazquez 1.2

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Miami Marlins 0 7 2
  New York Mets 6 9 1  
 
 
WP D. Peterson (4-1)
 
LP T. Rogers (3-6)
 
   
 
 
  Chicago Cubs 1 10 1
  Pittsburgh Pirates 12 11 0  
 
 
WP J. Brubaker (1-7)
 
LP C. Kilian (0-2)
 
   
 
 
  Detroit Tigers 2 10 1
  Boston Red Sox 5 9 0  
 
 
WP J. Winckowski (2-1)
 
LP A. Faedo (1-4)
 
SV  T. Houck (5) 
 
 
  New York Yankees 4 7 1
  Tampa Bay Rays 2 3 1  
 
 
WP W. Peralta (2-1)
 
LP J. Adam (0-2)
 
   
 
 
  San Francisco Giants 1 8 1
  Atlanta Braves 2 9 0  
 
 
WP K. Jansen (4-0)
 
LP C. Doval (2-3)
 
   
 
 
  Toronto Blue Jays 7 8 0
  Chicago White Sox 8 13 2  
 
 
WP L. Lynn (1-0)
 
LP J. Berrios (5-3)
 
SV  J. Kelly (1) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Aaron Hicks (NYY)

Pitcher: Jason Adam (TBR)

Situation: Top 9th, 1 out, 2-2 count, Runner On 1st

Score:  NYY 2, TBR 2

Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
1 run scored on the play, and NYY's win probability increased 38% points, to 89%
NYY went on to win the game, 4-2

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Stathead Spotlight

The New York Yankees have won 50 of their first 67 games. Only 11 other teams have accomplished that in the AL/NL since 1901 - the 2001 Mariners and the 1998 Yankees are the only other teams to do it since 1955.

Team Year W L Postseason Result
NYG*19125412NL Pennant
SEA20015215Division Champ
NYY19395116WS Champ
NYY19285116WS Champ
PIT*19025115NL Pennant
NYY20225017???
NYY19985017WS Champ
BRO19555017WS Champ
PHA19295017WS Champ
PHA19135017WS Champ
CHC*19075016WS Champ

*includes 1 tied game

See the full list on Stathead.com

Yesterday's Debut

RF Bligh Madris (PIT)

Born: February 29, 1996 (Age: 26-112d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO).

Debut: 3-4, 2 rbi, 1 r

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Didi Gregorius (PHI) vs. Martin Perez (TEX): 16 PA, .357/.438/1.000, 3 HR
  • Eric Hosmer (SDP) vs. Zac Gallen (ARI): 13 PA, .444/.615/1.000, 1 HR
  • Nick Castellanos (PHI) vs. Martin Perez (TEX): 14 PA, .500/.500/.917, 1 HR
  • Brad Miller (TEX) vs. Kyle Gibson (PHI): 23 PA, .444/.565/.556, 0 HR
  • Trent Grisham (SDP) vs. Zac Gallen (ARI): 12 PA, .333/.500/.889, 1 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

NYY (50‑17) Nestor Cortes (LHP, 6-2, 1.94)
TBR (36‑31) TBD
7:10 pm
NYM (45‑24) Trevor Williams (RHP, 1-3, 3.53)
HOU (41‑25) Jose Urquidy (RHP, 5-3, 4.99)
8:10 pm
STL (38‑31) Jack Flaherty (RHP, 0-0, 6.00)
MIL (39‑30) Chi Chi Gonzalez (RHP, 0-0, 7.71)
8:10 pm
SFG (37‑29) Anthony DeSclafani (RHP, 0-1, 6.08)
ATL (39‑29) Spencer Strider (RHP, 3-2, 2.45)
7:20 pm

View Detailed Previews of All of Today's Games on Baseball-Reference.com

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY5017--.746
TOR382912.0.567
BOS373113.5.544
TBR363114.0.537
BAL303820.5.441
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN3830--.559
CLE34281.0.548
CHW32334.5.492
DET264111.5.388
KCR244213.0.364
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU4125--.621
LAA333710.0.471
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%
NYM4524--.652
ATL39295.5.574
PHI36328.5.529
MIA293614.0.446
WSN244621.5.343
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL3930--.565
STL38311.0.551
PIT273910.5.409
CHC254213.0.373
CIN234314.5.348
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD4025--.615
SDP4227--.609
SFG37293.5.561
ARI323710.0.464
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

1981: Garrett Jones: 3.6 WAR (turns 41)

1956: Rick Sutcliffe: 33.9 WAR (turns 66)

1969: Donovan Osborne: 5.4 WAR (turns 53)

1953: Charlie Moore: 10.3 WAR (turns 69)

1918: Eddie Lopat: 32.2 WAR

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

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