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Matt Carpenter Kyle Higashioka Ian Happ Robbie Ray Ross Stripling
Matt Carpenter Kyle Higashioka Ian Happ Robbie Ray Ross Stripling

Jun 12, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Matt Carpenter (NYY): 3-4, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R

Kyle Higashioka (NYY): 3-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R

Ian Happ (CHC): 3-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

Hunter Dozier (KCR): 4-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Adam Duvall (ATL): 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Christian Walker (ARI): 3-5, 3 RBI, 1 R

Richie Martin (BAL): 3-5, 2 RBI, 3 R

Jose Altuve (HOU): 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Randy Arozarena (TBR): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB

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

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

Pitchers:

Robbie Ray (SEA): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 74 GmSc

Ross Stripling (TOR): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K, 74 GmSc

Carlos Rodon (SFG): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 8 K, 73 GmSc

Jon Gray (TEX): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 10 K, 69 GmSc

Kutter Crawford (BOS): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 BB, 7 K, 68 GmSc

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

WAR Leaders

NL Position Players

Tommy Edman (STL) 3.7
Manny Machado (SDP) 3.4
Nolan Arenado (STL) 3.0

NL Pitchers

Sandy Alcantara (MIA) 3.6
Pablo Lopez (MIA) 2.7
Max Fried (ATL) 2.6

AL Position Players

Aaron Judge (NYY) 3.5
Rafael Devers (BOS) 3.2
Mike Trout (LAA) 3.1

AL Pitchers

Alek Manoah (TOR) 2.6
Martin Perez (TEX) 2.6
Paul Blackburn (OAK) 2.6

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Oakland Athletics 3 8 1
  Cleveland Guardians 6 10 0  
 
 
WP C. Quantrill (4-3)
 
LP C. Irvin (2-3)
 
SV  E. Clase (11) 
 
 
  Pittsburgh Pirates 3 7 1
  Atlanta Braves 5 7 0  
 
 
WP K. Wright (7-3)
 
LP J. Quintana (1-4)
 
SV  K. Jansen (18) 
 
 
  Chicago Cubs 4 11 1
  New York Yankees 18 17 1  
 
 
WP J. Taillon (7-1)
 
LP K. Thompson (6-2)
 
SV  M. Banuelos (1) 
 
 
  Arizona Diamondbacks 13 12 1
  Philadelphia Phillies 1 7 1  
 
 
WP L. Weaver (1-0)
 
LP R. Suarez (4-4)
 
   
 
 
  Milwaukee Brewers 4 9 0
  Washington Nationals 1 8 0  
 
 
WP H. Milner (3-1)
 
LP P. Espino (0-1)
 
SV  J. Hader (19) 
 
 
  Toronto Blue Jays 6 11 1
  Detroit Tigers 0 2 0  
 
 
WP R. Stripling (3-1)
 
LP T. Skubal (5-3)
 
   
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Rafael Devers (BOS)

Pitcher: Paul Sewald (SEA)

Situation: Top 8th, 2 out, 0-2 count, Runner On 1st

Score:  BOS 0, SEA 0

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2 runs scored on the play, and BOS's win probability increased 40% points, to 85%
BOS went on to win the game, 2-0

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

P Aneurys Zabala (MIA)

Born: December 21, 1996 (Age: 25-173d)

Debut: 0.2 ip, 0 er, 1 k, 0 bb

Stathead Spotlight

Matt Carpenter had the second 7-RBI game of his career yesterday - both games have come against the Chicago Cubs. Carpenter joins Orlando Cepeda as the only players with multiple games of 7 RBI or more vs the Cubs in the regular season (most recent games shown below).

Player RBI Date Team
Matt Carpenter72022‑06‑12NYY
Yasmani Grandal82021‑08‑27CHW
Josh Bell72019‑07‑01PIT
Matt Carpenter72018‑07‑20STL
Jonathan Lucroy72012‑08‑30MIL
Troy Tulowitzki72009‑08‑10COL
Jason Bay82003‑09‑19PIT
Carlos Lee72002‑06‑16CHW

See the full list on Stathead.com

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Kole Calhoun (TEX) vs. Cristian Javier (HOU): 10 PA, .700/.700/1.700, 3 HR
  • Michael A. Taylor (KCR) vs. Alex Wood (SFG): 16 PA, .500/.500/.813, 1 HR
  • Bryce Harper (PHI) vs. Sandy Alcantara (MIA): 33 PA, .360/.455/.600, 1 HR
  • Didi Gregorius (PHI) vs. Sandy Alcantara (MIA): 14 PA, .300/.429/.700, 1 HR
  • Tommy Edman (STL) vs. Mitch Keller (PIT): 13 PA, .400/.538/.500, 0 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

HOU (37‑23) Cristian Javier (RHP, 3-3, 3.22)
TEX (28‑31) Taylor Hearn (LHP, 4-4, 5.40)
8:05 pm
BAL (26‑35) Kyle Bradish (RHP, 1-3, 6.45)
TOR (35‑24) Alek Manoah (RHP, 7-1, 1.81)
7:07 pm
SDP (37‑24) Yu Darvish (RHP, 5-3, 3.61)
CHC (23‑36) Justin Steele (LHP, 1-5, 4.79)
8:05 pm
MIN (35‑27) Chris Archer (RHP, 1-2, 3.65)
SEA (27‑33) Chris Flexen (RHP, 2-7, 4.35)
10:10 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY4416--.733
TOR35248.5.593
TBR35259.0.583
BOS322912.5.525
BAL263518.5.426
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN3527--.565
CLE29273.0.518
CHW27316.0.466
DET24359.5.407
KCR203913.5.339
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU3723--.617
TEX28318.5.475
LAA29339.0.468
SEA273310.0.450
OAK214117.0.339

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM4022--.645
ATL34275.5.557
PHI30309.0.500
MIA273111.0.466
WSN233917.0.371
 
CentralWLGBWL%
STL3427--.557
MIL34280.5.548
PIT24348.5.414
CHC233610.0.390
CIN213912.5.350
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD3723--.617
SDP37240.5.607
SFG33263.5.559
ARI29339.0.468
COL273410.5.443

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1990: James McCann: 7.5 WAR (turns 32)

1989: Drew Smyly: 10.7 WAR (turns 33)

1985: Pedro Strop: 8.8 WAR (turns 37)

1986: Jonathan Lucroy: 17.7 WAR (turns 36)

1922: Mel Parnell: 27.7 WAR

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

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