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Yordan Álvarez Ronald Acuna Jr. Eugenio Suarez Jakob Junis Rich Hill
Yordan Álvarez Ronald Acuna Jr. Eugenio Suarez Jakob Junis Rich Hill

Jun 5, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Yordan Álvarez (HOU): 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R

Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL): 4-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB

Eugenio Suarez (SEA): 3-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R

Kolten Wong (MIL): 2-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

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

Brendan Rodgers (COL): 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Kyle Tucker (HOU): 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Salvador Perez (KCR): 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Jake Cronenworth (SDP): 2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R

Matt Chapman (TOR): 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

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

Pitchers:

Jakob Junis (SFG): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 70 GmSc

Rich Hill (BOS): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 67 GmSc

Zach Plesac (CLE): 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 8 K, 64 GmSc

Zach Thompson (PIT): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 61 GmSc

Jordan Montgomery (NYY): 6.1 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 59 GmSc

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WAR Leaders

NL Position Players

Manny Machado (SDP) 3.4
Mookie Betts (LAD) 3.3
Tommy Edman (STL) 3.2

NL Pitchers

Sandy Alcantara (MIA) 2.7
Pablo Lopez (MIA) 2.6
Max Fried (ATL) 2.4

AL Position Players

Rafael Devers (BOS) 2.9
Ty France (SEA) 2.8
Aaron Judge (NYY) 2.8

AL Pitchers

Martin Perez (TEX) 2.9
Nestor Cortes (NYY) 2.6
Paul Blackburn (OAK) 2.1

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Detroit Tigers 4 8 2 10 inn.
  New York Yankees 5 7 0  
 
 
WP M. King (3-1)
 
LP G. Soto (2-3)
 
   
 
 
  Cleveland Guardians 3 6 0
  Baltimore Orioles 2 4 0  
 
 
WP Z. Plesac (2-4)
 
LP D. Kremer (0-1)
 
SV  E. Clase (9) 
 
 
  Los Angeles Angels 7 8 2
  Philadelphia Phillies 9 9 2  
 
 
WP C. Knebel (2-4)
 
LP R. Iglesias (1-4)
 
   
 
 
  Arizona Diamondbacks 0 5 0
  Pittsburgh Pirates 3 9 0  
 
 
WP Z. Thompson (3-4)
 
LP Z. Gallen (4-1)
 
SV  D. Bednar (10) 
 
 
  Minnesota Twins 8 16 1
  Toronto Blue Jays 6 10 1  
 
 
WP J. Cotton (2-1)
 
LP K. Gausman (5-4)
 
SV  J. Moran (1) 
 
 
  Washington Nationals 5 7 0
  Cincinnati Reds 4 13 2  
 
 
WP P. Corbin (2-8)
 
LP L. Castillo (2-3)
 
SV  S. Cishek (1) 
 

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Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Bryson Stott (PHI)

Pitcher: Jimmy Herget (LAA)

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

Score:  LAA 7, PHI 6

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3 runs scored on the play, and PHI went from a 17% win probability to a 9-7 walk-off win.

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

LF Steele Walker (TEX)

Born: July 30, 1996 (Age: 25-310d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK).

Debut: 0-4

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Jose Altuve (HOU) vs. Robbie Ray (SEA): 18 PA, .429/.556/.786, 0 HR
  • Joey Votto (CIN) vs. Madison Bumgarner (ARI): 20 PA, .350/.350/.500, 1 HR
  • J.P. Crawford (SEA) vs. Cristian Javier (HOU): 10 PA, .286/.500/.286, 0 HR
  • Mike Moustakas (CIN) vs. Madison Bumgarner (ARI): 15 PA, .333/.333/.400, 0 HR
  • Brandon Drury (CIN) vs. Madison Bumgarner (ARI): 25 PA, .250/.280/.458, 1 HR

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Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

NYM (37‑19) Carlos Carrasco (RHP, 6-1, 3.63)
SDP (33‑21) Blake Snell (LHP, 0-2, 4.80)
9:40 pm
BOS (27‑27) Michael Wacha (RHP, 3-1, 2.43)
LAA (27‑28) Noah Syndergaard (RHP, 4-3, 4.02)
9:38 pm
SEA (24‑30) Robbie Ray (LHP, 4-6, 4.93)
HOU (35‑19) Cristian Javier (RHP, 3-2, 2.41)
8:10 pm
TEX (25‑28) Jon Gray (RHP, 1-2, 4.83)
CLE (24‑25) Cal Quantrill (RHP, 2-3, 3.52)
7:10 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY3915--.722
TOR31227.5.585
TBR31238.0.574
BOS272712.0.500
BAL233317.0.411
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN3224--.571
CLE24254.5.490
CHW25275.0.481
DET213310.0.389
KCR173513.0.327
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU3519--.648
LAA27288.5.491
TEX25289.5.472
SEA243011.0.444
OAK203616.0.357

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM3719--.661
ATL28278.5.509
PHI252911.0.463
MIA223013.0.423
WSN213516.0.375
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL3323--.589
STL32230.5.582
PIT24287.0.462
CHC23329.5.418
CIN183513.5.340
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD3519--.648
SDP33212.0.611
SFG29245.5.547
ARI26299.5.473
COL233112.0.426

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1907: Bill Dickey (HOF): 56.4 WAR

1990: Anthony Rendon: 33.5 WAR (turns 32)

1977: Mark Ellis: 33.5 WAR (turns 45)

1980: Matt Belisle: 7.3 WAR (turns 42)

1986: Junichi Tazawa: 2.2 WAR (turns 36)

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