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C.J. Cron Jeremy Pena Marcell Ozuna Charlie Morton Triston McKenzie
C.J. Cron Jeremy Pena Marcell Ozuna Charlie Morton Triston McKenzie

Jul 3, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

C.J. Cron (COL): 2-4, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R

Jeremy Pena (HOU): 4-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Marcell Ozuna (ATL): 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Ji-Man Choi (TBR): 3-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

Edward Olivares (KCR): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

David Peralta (ARI): 2-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R

Josh Bell (WSN): 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

J.T. Realmuto (PHI): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB

Rhys Hoskins (PHI): 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

Emmanuel Rivera (KCR): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

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

Pitchers:

Charlie Morton (ATL): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 10 K, 84 GmSc

Triston McKenzie (CLE): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 81 GmSc

Clayton Kershaw (LAD): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 8 K, 76 GmSc

Zack Wheeler (PHI): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 73 GmSc

Robbie Ray (SEA): 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 12 K, 72 GmSc

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

WAR Leaders

NL Position Players

Paul Goldschmidt (STL) 4.4
Tommy Edman (STL) 4.3
Nolan Arenado (STL) 4.1

NL Pitchers

Sandy Alcantara (MIA) 4.4
Max Fried (ATL) 3.8
Tony Gonsolin (LAD) 3.4

AL Position Players

Mike Trout (LAA) 3.9
Shohei Ohtani (LAA) 3.9
Kyle Tucker (HOU) 3.9

AL Pitchers

Shane McClanahan (TBR) 3.2
Martin Perez (TEX) 3.1
Alek Manoah (TOR) 3.1

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Kansas City Royals 7 11 1
  Detroit Tigers 4 9 0  
 
 
WP J. Cuas (2-0)
 
LP T. Skubal (5-7)
 
SV  S. Barlow (12) 
 
 
  Milwaukee Brewers 2 5 0
  Pittsburgh Pirates 0 9 1  
 
 
WP B. Woodruff (7-3)
 
LP Z. Thompson (3-6)
 
SV  J. Hader (25) 
 
 
  Miami Marlins 7 8 0 10 inn.
  Washington Nationals 4 5 0  
 
 
WP T. Scott (4-2)
 
LP C. Edwards (2-3)
 
SV  D. Floro (1) 
 
 
  Tampa Bay Rays 7 14 0
  Toronto Blue Jays 3 11 1  
 
 
WP S. Baz (1-1)
 
LP R. Stripling (4-3)
 
SV  J. Adam (3) 
 
 
  Atlanta Braves 3 9 1
  Cincinnati Reds 4 7 0  
 
 
WP H. Strickland (1-2)
 
LP A. Minter (4-2)
 
   
 
 
  New York Yankees 0 1 2
  Cleveland Guardians 2 7 1  
 
 
WP T. McKenzie (5-6)
 
LP J. Montgomery (3-2)
 
SV  E. Clase (19) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Jesus Sanchez (MIA)

Pitcher: Tanner Rainey (WSN)

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

Score:  WSN 3, MIA 2

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2 runs scored on the play, and MIA's win probability increased 74% points, to 81%
MIA went on to win the game, 7-4

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

P Cristofer Ogando (TBR)

Born: October 23, 1993 (Age: 28-253d)

Debut: 2.0 ip, 1 er, 1 k, 1 bb

Others

  • Michael Stefanic (LAA), 2B, 26-129d

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Miguel Rojas (MIA) vs. Patrick Corbin (WSN): 38 PA, .406/.500/.719, 3 HR
  • C.J. Cron (COL) vs. Julio Urias (LAD): 17 PA, .412/.412/.882, 2 HR
  • Darin Ruf (SFG) vs. Madison Bumgarner (ARI): 19 PA, .375/.444/.688, 1 HR
  • Willi Castro (DET) vs. Zach Plesac (CLE): 11 PA, .400/.455/.700, 0 HR
  • José Abreu (CHW) vs. Dylan Bundy (MIN): 19 PA, .389/.368/.611, 1 HR

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Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

TBR (43‑36) Jalen Beeks (LHP, 1-1, 2.70)
BOS (44‑35) Austin Davis (LHP, 1-1, 2.45)
1:35 pm
STL (44‑37) Dakota Hudson (RHP, 6-4, 3.83)
ATL (46‑34) Kyle Wright (RHP, 9-4, 3.03)
7:20 pm
COL (35‑44) Kyle Freeland (LHP, 4-5, 4.31)
LAD (49‑29) Julio Urias (LHP, 6-6, 2.64)
9:10 pm
KCR (29‑48) Jonathan Heasley (RHP, 1-4, 5.20)
HOU (51‑27) Jake Odorizzi (RHP, 3-2, 3.13)
4:10 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY5822--.725
BOS443513.5.557
TOR443614.0.550
TBR433614.5.544
BAL364422.0.450
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN4537--.549
CLE40362.0.526
CHW38394.5.494
DET304712.5.390
KCR294813.5.377
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU5127--.654
SEA394213.5.481
TEX374013.5.481
LAA374415.5.457
OAK265526.5.321

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM4930--.620
ATL46343.5.575
PHI42387.5.525
MIA374011.0.481
WSN295221.0.358
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL4635--.568
STL44372.0.543
CHC324713.0.405
PIT324713.0.405
CIN275117.5.346
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD4929--.628
SDP47343.5.580
SFG40378.5.519
ARI354414.5.443
COL354414.5.443

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1859: Mickey Welch (HOF): 62.3 WAR

1985: Jared Hughes: 8.4 WAR (turns 37)

1963: Jose Oquendo: 13.3 WAR (turns 59)

1967: Vinny Castilla: 19.3 WAR (turns 55)

1971: Brendan Donnelly: 7.6 WAR (turns 51)

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