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Dansby Swanson Cody Bellinger Brendan Rodgers Frankie Montas Devin Smeltzer
Dansby Swanson Cody Bellinger Brendan Rodgers Frankie Montas Devin Smeltzer

Jun 23, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Dansby Swanson (ATL): 3-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

Cody Bellinger (LAD): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB

Brendan Rodgers (COL): 4-5, 1 RBI, 1 R

Max Muncy (LAD): 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

Adley Rutschman (BAL): 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Tommy Pham (CIN): 2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Giancarlo Stanton (NYY): 1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Alex Bregman (HOU): 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Jose Altuve (HOU): 3-4, 2 R

Yordan Álvarez (HOU): 2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

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

Pitchers:

Frankie Montas (OAK): 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 84 GmSc

Devin Smeltzer (MIN): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 69 GmSc

Zach Plesac (CLE): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 66 GmSc

Robbie Ray (SEA): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 64 GmSc

Kyle Freeland (COL): 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 60 GmSc

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

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Colorado Rockies 2 12 0
  Miami Marlins 3 9 1  
 
 
WP S. Okert (5-0)
 
LP A. Colome (2-2)
 
SV  T. Scott (7) 
 
 
  San Francisco Giants 6 14 0
  Atlanta Braves 7 10 0  
 
 
WP K. Wright (8-4)
 
LP A. Wood (5-6)
 
SV  K. Jansen (19) 
 
 
  Los Angeles Dodgers 10 16 1
  Cincinnati Reds 5 13 0  
 
 
WP C. Kershaw (5-1)
 
LP H. Greene (3-8)
 
   
 
 
  Chicago Cubs 7 11 4 10 inn.
  Pittsburgh Pirates 8 9 0  
 
 
WP C. Stratton (4-3)
 
LP S. Effross (1-3)
 
   
 
 
  Cleveland Guardians 0 5 0
  Minnesota Twins 1 5 0  
 
 
WP D. Smeltzer (4-1)
 
LP Z. Plesac (2-5)
 
SV  C. Thielbar (1) 
 
 
  St. Louis Cardinals 4 7 0
  Milwaukee Brewers 6 8 2  
 
 
WP J. Alexander (2-0)
 
LP D. Hudson (5-4)
 
SV  J. Hader (21) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Aaron Hicks (NYY)

Pitcher: Ryan Pressly (HOU)

Situation: Bottom 9th, 0 out, 1-2 count, Runners On 1st and 2nd

Score:  HOU 6, NYY 3

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3 runs scored on the play, and NYY's win probability increased 45% points, to 64%
NYY went on to win the game, 7-6

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

2B Lenyn Sosa (CHW)

Born: January 25, 2000 (Age: 22-149d)

Debut: 0-1

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • C.J. Cron (COL) vs. Dylan Bundy (MIN): 19 PA, .353/.421/.941, 3 HR
  • Jazz Chisholm Jr. (MIA) vs. Taijuan Walker (NYM): 11 PA, .286/.545/.571, 0 HR
  • Mike Moustakas (CIN) vs. Alex Cobb (SFG): 17 PA, .333/.412/.600, 1 HR
  • Harrison Bader (STL) vs. Kyle Hendricks (CHC): 23 PA, .381/.435/.524, 0 HR
  • Trevor Story (BOS) vs. Cal Quantrill (CLE): 12 PA, .333/.333/.667, 1 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

HOU (43‑26) Justin Verlander (RHP, 8-3, 2.30)
NYY (52‑18) Luis Severino (RHP, 4-1, 3.27)
7:05 pm
LAD (43‑25) Julio Urias (LHP, 4-6, 2.56)
ATL (41‑30) Ian Anderson (RHP, 6-3, 4.35)
7:20 pm
TOR (39‑30) Alek Manoah (RHP, 8-2, 2.00)
MIL (40‑32) Adrian Houser (RHP, 4-7, 4.24)
8:10 pm
PHI (37‑34) Aaron Nola (RHP, 4-4, 3.11)
SDP (44‑28) MacKenzie Gore (LHP, 4-3, 3.64)
9:40 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY5218--.743
TOR393012.5.565
BOS393113.0.557
TBR373214.5.536
BAL323920.5.451
 
CentralWLGBWL%
CLE3629--.554
MIN3932--.549
CHW33354.5.485
DET264312.0.377
KCR254312.5.368
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU4326--.623
TEX33359.5.485
LAA343810.5.472
SEA323912.0.451
OAK234821.0.324

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM4526--.634
ATL41304.0.577
PHI37348.0.521
MIA323611.5.471
WSN254720.5.347
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL4032--.556
STL4032--.556
PIT29409.5.420
CHC264413.0.371
CIN234615.5.333
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD4325--.632
SDP44281.0.611
SFG38315.5.551
ARI323912.5.451
COL304014.0.429

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1986: Phil Hughes: 11.0 WAR (turns 36)

1989: Robbie Ross: 2.6 WAR (turns 33)

1956: George Vukovich: 2.1 WAR (turns 66)

1957: Doug Jones: 21.4 WAR

1938: Don Mincher: 23.1 WAR

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

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