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Giancarlo Stanton Yordan Álvarez Aaron Judge Taijuan Walker Taylor Hearn

May 12, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Giancarlo Stanton (NYY): 3-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R

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

Aaron Judge (NYY): 2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

Mark Canha (NYM): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Tyler Stephenson (CIN): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Bryce Harper (PHI): 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Brad Miller (TEX): 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

Will Smith (LAD): 3-4, 3 RBI, 1 R

Josh Donaldson (NYY): 2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Juan Soto (WSN): 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

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

Pitchers:

Taijuan Walker (NYM): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 71 GmSc

Taylor Hearn (TEX): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 5 K, 67 GmSc

Luis Garcia (HOU): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 9 K, 64 GmSc

Connor Overton (CIN): 6.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 4 BB, 1 K, 64 GmSc

Bryan Baker (BAL): 2.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 58 GmSc

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Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  New York Mets 4 5 0
  Washington Nationals 1 4 0  
 
 
WP T. Walker (1-0)
 
LP J. Adon (1-6)
 
   
 
 
  Oakland Athletics 5 5 0
  Detroit Tigers 3 6 1  
 
 
WP A. Puk (1-0)
 
LP M. Fulmer (1-2)
 
SV  D. Jimenez (6) 
 
 
  Baltimore Orioles 3 8 1
  St. Louis Cardinals 2 6 0  
 
 
WP K. Akin (1-0)
 
LP S. Matz (3-3)
 
SV  F. Bautista (2) 
 
 
  Houston Astros 5 9 0
  Minnesota Twins 0 7 1  
 
 
WP L. Garcia (3-1)
 
LP J. Winder (2-1)
 
   
 
 
  Cincinnati Reds 4 9 0
  Pittsburgh Pirates 0 4 0  
 
 
WP C. Overton (1-0)
 
LP J. Brubaker (0-3)
 
   
 
 
  Kansas City Royals 1 5 0
  Texas Rangers 3 6 0  
 
 
WP T. Hearn (2-2)
 
LP J. Heasley (0-1)
 
SV  J. Barlow (6) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Seth Brown (OAK)

Pitcher: Michael Fulmer (DET)

Situation: Top 8th, 2 out, 3-2 count, Runner On 1st

Score:  OAK 3, DET 3

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2 runs scored on the play, and OAK's win probability increased 40% points, to 84%
OAK went on to win the game, 5-3

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

P Cam Alldred (PIT)

Born: July 25, 1996 (Age: 25-291d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH).

Debut: 1.0 ip, 0 er, 1 k, 0 bb

Others

  • Rylan Bannon (BAL), 3B, 26-020d

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Mookie Betts (LAD) vs. Kyle Gibson (PHI): 22 PA, .400/.455/.850, 3 HR
  • Rhys Hoskins (PHI) vs. Clayton Kershaw (LAD): 12 PA, .444/.545/1.000, 1 HR
  • Adam Frazier (SEA) vs. Max Scherzer (NYM): 22 PA, .350/.409/.700, 1 HR
  • Bryan Reynolds (PIT) vs. Tyler Mahle (CIN): 17 PA, .417/.588/.500, 0 HR
  • Marcell Ozuna (ATL) vs. Yu Darvish (SDP): 18 PA, .313/.333/.688, 1 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

NYY (23‑8) Gerrit Cole (RHP, 2-0, 2.67)
CHW (15‑15) Vince Velasquez (RHP, 2-2, 3.97)
8:10 pm
SFG (19‑12) Logan Webb (RHP, 4-1, 3.82)
STL (17‑14) Jordan Hicks (RHP, 1-2, 3.78)
8:15 pm
PHI (15‑17) Kyle Gibson (RHP, 3-1, 2.94)
LAD (20‑10) Clayton Kershaw (LHP, 4-0, 1.80)
10:10 pm
SEA (14‑18) Marco Gonzales (LHP, 1-4, 3.91)
NYM (22‑11) Max Scherzer (RHP, 4-1, 2.92)
7:10 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY238--.742
TBR19134.5.594
TOR17156.5.531
BAL14189.5.438
BOS112012.0.355
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN1814--.562
CHW15152.0.500
CLE15152.0.500
KCR10196.5.345
DET9239.0.281
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU2111--.656
LAA21120.5.636
SEA14187.0.438
TEX13177.0.433
OAK14197.5.424

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM2211--.667
ATL15176.5.469
PHI15176.5.469
MIA14177.0.452
WSN112211.0.333
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL2012--.625
STL17142.5.548
PIT13186.5.419
CHC11198.0.367
CIN82412.0.250
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD2010--.667
SDP20121.0.625
SFG19121.5.613
ARI17154.0.531
COL16154.5.516

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1978: Barry Zito: 31.9 WAR (turns 44)

1990: Mychal Givens: 8.1 WAR (turns 32)

1992: Willson Contreras: 18.0 WAR (turns 30)

1971: Mike Sirotka: 9.9 WAR (turns 51)

1965: Jose Rijo: 36.5 WAR (turns 57)

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