Josh Naylor	Shohei Ohtani	Mauricio Dubon	Kyle Hendricks	Nestor Cortes

May 9, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Josh Naylor (CLE): 3-5, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 R

Shohei Ohtani (LAA): 3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R

Mauricio Dubon (SFG): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Mike Trout (LAA): 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

Nick Castellanos (PHI): 3-4, 2 RBI, 3 R

Jean Segura (PHI): 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Rhys Hoskins (PHI): 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

José Iglesias (COL): 3-4, 1 RBI, 2 R

AJ Pollock (CHW): 2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Andres Gimenez (CLE): 2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

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Pitchers:

Kyle Hendricks (CHC): 8.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 84 GmSc

Nestor Cortes (NYY): 7.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 BB, 11 K, 83 GmSc

Michael Kopech (CHW): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K, 71 GmSc

Paul Blackburn (OAK): 6.2 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 69 GmSc

Jose Quintana (PIT): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K, 69 GmSc

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Yesterday's Scores

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Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Josh Naylor (CLE)

Pitcher: Ryan Burr (CHW)

Situation: Top 11th, 2 out, 1-0 count, Runners On 1st and 2nd

Score:  CLE 9, CHW 9

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3 runs scored on the play, and CLE's win probability increased 57% points, to 89%
CLE went on to win the game, 12-9

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Stathead Spotlight

Josh Naylor's grand slam last night was just the 15th two-out, game-tying grand slam in the 9th inning or later in our database (the most recent such homers are shown in the table below). He followed it up with a three-run homer in the 11th. In total, his 8 RBI ranks second most in a game in Guardians franchise history.

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Yesterday's Debut

P Calvin Faucher (TBR)

Born: September 22, 1995 (Age: 26-229d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 10th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA).

Debut: 1.0 ip, 5 er, 1 k, 2 bb

Others

• Francisco Morales (PHI), P, 22-194d
• Danny Young (SEA), P, 27-347d

Today's Matchups to Watch

• Carlos Correa (MIN) vs. Justin Verlander (HOU): 13 PA, .500/.615/.900, 1 HR
• Brandon Belt (SFG) vs. Antonio Senzatela (COL): 22 PA, .450/.500/.700, 0 HR
• Bryce Harper (PHI) vs. Robbie Ray (SEA): 10 PA, .500/.600/.875, 1 HR
• Joey Gallo (NYY) vs. Yusei Kikuchi (TOR): 10 PA, .333/.400/1.000, 2 HR
• Charlie Blackmon (COL) vs. Alex Wood (SFG): 29 PA, .481/.500/.519, 0 HR

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Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

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Born This Day

1962: Robby Thompson: 33.8 WAR (turns 60)

1983: George Kottaras: 2.9 WAR (turns 39)

1984: Edward Mujica: 3.9 WAR (turns 38)

1990: Salvador Perez: 29.9 WAR (turns 32)

1969: Pete Schourek: 6.1 WAR (turns 53)

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