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Harold Castro Evan Longoria Kole Calhoun Cristian Javier Erick Fedde
Harold Castro Evan Longoria Kole Calhoun Cristian Javier Erick Fedde

May 25, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Harold Castro (DET): 3-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Evan Longoria (SFG): 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Kole Calhoun (TEX): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB

Dansby Swanson (ATL): 4-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Joey Votto (CIN): 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Seth Brown (OAK): 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB

Jack Suwinski (PIT): 1-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB

Josh VanMeter (PIT): 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Bryce Harper (PHI): 4-5, 1 R

Trevor Larnach (MIN): 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

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

Pitchers:

Cristian Javier (HOU): 5.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 9 K, 71 GmSc

Erick Fedde (WSN): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 69 GmSc

Yu Darvish (SDP): 6.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 K, 65 GmSc

JP Sears (NYY): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 64 GmSc

Paul Blackburn (OAK): 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 5 BB, 2 K, 63 GmSc

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

Hottest Teams (Last 15 Days)

WLPCT
BOS 9 4 .692
HOU 10 5 .667
TBR 8 4 .667
NYY 10 5 .667
MIN 9 5 .643

MLB OPS Leaders, Last 30 Days

OPS
Aaron Judge 1.186
Bryce Harper 1.181
Taylor Ward 1.179
Paul Goldschmidt 1.163
J.D. Martinez 1.123

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Colorado Rockies 5 13 0
  Pittsburgh Pirates 10 9 0  
 
 
WP D. Peters (4-2)
 
LP J. Lawrence (1-1)
 
   
 
 
  Detroit Tigers 4 8 1 10 inn.
  Minnesota Twins 2 7 1  
 
 
WP A. Lange (1-1)
 
LP T. Megill (0-1)
 
SV  A. Chafin (1) 
 
 
  New York Mets 3 5 0
  San Francisco Giants 9 8 0  
 
 
WP J. Junis (2-1)
 
LP T. Szapucki (0-1)
 
   
 
 
  Los Angeles Dodgers 0 6 0
  Washington Nationals 1 6 0  
 
 
WP E. Fedde (3-3)
 
LP J. Urias (3-4)
 
SV  T. Rainey (4) 
 
 
  Milwaukee Brewers 2 4 1
  San Diego Padres 1 5 0  
 
 
WP L. Perdomo (1-0)
 
LP Y. Darvish (4-2)
 
SV  D. Williams (4) 
 
 
  Oakland Athletics 4 9 0
  Seattle Mariners 2 5 0  
 
 
WP P. Blackburn (5-0)
 
LP R. Ray (4-5)
 
SV  D. Jimenez (10) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Jeimer Candelario (DET)

Pitcher: Trevor Megill (MIN)

Situation: Top 10th, 1 out, 0-0 count, Runner On 2nd

Score:  DET 2, MIN 2

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2 runs scored on the play, and DET's win probability increased 40% points, to 80%
DET went on to win the game, 4-2

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

P Yerry De Los Santos (PIT)

Born: December 12, 1997 (Age: 24-164d)

Debut: 1.0 ip, 0 er, 2 k, 1 bb

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) vs. Aaron Nola (PHI): 36 PA, .379/.500/.793, 3 HR
  • Austin Riley (ATL) vs. Aaron Nola (PHI): 28 PA, .370/.393/.815, 3 HR
  • AJ Pollock (CHW) vs. Michael Wacha (BOS): 15 PA, .455/.533/.909, 1 HR
  • Kole Calhoun (TEX) vs. Frankie Montas (OAK): 19 PA, .389/.421/.833, 2 HR
  • Jed Lowrie (OAK) vs. Martin Perez (TEX): 36 PA, .419/.472/.548, 0 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

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NYY (31‑13) Nestor Cortes (LHP, 3-1, 1.80)
TBR (26‑17) Ryan Yarbrough (LHP, 0-0, 4.20)
6:40 pm
LAD (29‑14) Mitch White (RHP, 1-0, 6.17)
ARI (23‑22) Humberto Castellanos (RHP, 3-1, 4.29)
9:40 pm
MIL (28‑16) Eric Lauer (LHP, 4-1, 2.16)
STL (24‑19) Adam Wainwright (RHP, 5-3, 2.87)
7:45 pm
TOR (23‑20) Hyun Jin Ryu (LHP, 1-0, 6.00)
LAA (27‑18) Shohei Ohtani (RHP, 3-2, 2.82)
9:38 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY3113--.705
TBR26174.5.605
TOR23207.5.535
BOS202310.5.465
BAL182713.5.400
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN2717--.614
CHW22214.5.512
CLE18227.0.450
DET152811.5.349
KCR142812.0.333
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU2916--.644
LAA27182.0.600
TEX19238.5.452
OAK192710.5.413
SEA182711.0.400

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM2917--.630
ATL21237.0.477
PHI20248.0.455
MIA18249.0.429
WSN153013.5.333
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL2816--.636
STL24193.5.558
CHC18259.5.419
PIT18259.5.419
CIN133014.5.302
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD2914--.674
SDP28161.5.636
SFG24195.0.558
ARI23227.0.511
COL20239.0.465

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1947: Darrell Evans: 58.8 WAR (turns 75)

1981: Ben Zobrist: 44.5 WAR (turns 41)

1990: Alex Dickerson: 1.6 WAR (turns 32)

1975: Travis Lee: 7.3 WAR (turns 47)

1965: Ricky Jordan: 4.9 WAR (turns 57)

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

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