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Alex Kirilloff Kyle Schwarber Max Muncy Sandy Alcantara Max Scherzer
Alex Kirilloff Kyle Schwarber Max Muncy Sandy Alcantara Max Scherzer

Jul 5, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Alex Kirilloff (MIN): 3-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R

Kyle Schwarber (PHI): 2-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R

Max Muncy (LAD): 2-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 1 SB

Sam Haggerty (SEA): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SB

Nathaniel Lowe (TEX): 2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Cedric Mullins (BAL): 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R

Austin Riley (ATL): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Corey Seager (TEX): 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Alex Bregman (HOU): 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Aledmys Díaz (HOU): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

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

Pitchers:

Sandy Alcantara (MIA): 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 10 K, 88 GmSc

Max Scherzer (NYM): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 11 K, 79 GmSc

Nick Lodolo (CIN): 4.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 8 K, 63 GmSc

Cristopher Sanchez (PHI): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 63 GmSc

Ryan Pepiot (LAD): 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 60 GmSc

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

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Seattle Mariners 6 11 1
  San Diego Padres 2 8 1  
 
 
WP L. Gilbert (10-3)
 
LP M. Clevinger (2-1)
 
   
 
 
  New York Mets 0 6 0
  Cincinnati Reds 1 4 1  
 
 
WP H. Strickland (2-2)
 
LP S. Lugo (1-2)
 
   
 
 
  Los Angeles Angels 1 3 2
  Miami Marlins 2 8 1  
 
 
WP S. Alcantara (9-3)
 
LP N. Syndergaard (5-7)
 
SV  T. Scott (10) 
 
 
  Texas Rangers 9 12 0 10 inn.
  Baltimore Orioles 10 14 1  
 
 
WP J. Krehbiel (4-3)
 
LP M. Moore (3-2)
 
   
 
 
  Washington Nationals 0 3 0
  Philadelphia Phillies 11 13 0  
 
 
WP C. Sanchez (1-1)
 
LP P. Espino (0-2)
 
   
 
 
  New York Yankees 2 10 1
  Pittsburgh Pirates 5 9 0  
 
 
WP J. Quintana (2-4)
 
LP J. Taillon (9-2)
 
SV  D. Bednar (13) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Corey Seager (TEX)

Pitcher: Félix Bautista (BAL)

Situation: Top 9th, 1 out, 2-0 count, Runner On 1st

Score:  BAL 8, TEX 7

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2 runs scored on the play, and TEX's win probability increased 63% points, to 81%
BAL went on to win the game, 10-9

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Stathead Spotlight

Max Scherzer's first start after coming back from the injured list saw him strike out 11 batters and allow no runs in six innings. Since 1901, Scherzer has the fifth most games of double digit strikeouts and no runs allowed in the NL/AL.

Rk Player Count
1Nolan Ryan58
2Randy Johnson44
3Roger Clemens31
4Pedro Martínez30
5Max Scherzer26
6Chris Sale24
7Clayton Kershaw24
8Tom Seaver21

See the full list on Stathead.com

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Juan Soto (WSN) vs. Aaron Nola (PHI): 43 PA, .233/.465/.600, 3 HR
  • Jackie Bradley Jr. (BOS) vs. Corey Kluber (TBR): 23 PA, .333/.455/.722, 2 HR
  • Ian Happ (CHC) vs. Corbin Burnes (MIL): 18 PA, .313/.389/.625, 1 HR
  • Jonathan Schoop (DET) vs. Shane Bieber (CLE): 26 PA, .292/.346/.500, 1 HR
  • J.D. Martinez (BOS) vs. Corey Kluber (TBR): 31 PA, .290/.290/.548, 2 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

NYY (58‑23) Luis Severino (RHP, 4-3, 3.35)
PIT (33‑47) Mitch Keller (RHP, 2-5, 5.14)
7:05 pm
TBR (44‑37) Corey Kluber (RHP, 3-5, 3.91)
BOS (45‑36) Brayan Bello (RHP, MLB Debut)
7:10 pm
STL (44‑39) Miles Mikolas (RHP, 5-6, 2.61)
ATL (48‑34) Max Fried (LHP, 8-2, 2.66)
7:20 pm
KCR (29‑50) Brad Keller (RHP, 3-9, 4.24)
HOU (53‑27) Cristian Javier (RHP, 6-3, 2.58)
8:10 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY5823--.716
BOS453613.0.556
TBR443714.0.543
TOR443814.5.537
BAL384420.5.463
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN4737--.560
CLE40394.5.506
CHW38416.5.481
DET334712.0.412
KCR295015.5.367
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU5327--.662
SEA414213.5.494
TEX374215.5.468
LAA374517.0.451
OAK285526.5.337

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM5031--.617
ATL48342.5.585
PHI43387.0.531
MIA394010.0.494
WSN295422.0.349
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL4736--.566
STL44393.0.530
PIT334712.5.412
CHC334813.0.407
CIN285217.5.350
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD5129--.637
SDP47365.5.566
SFG403910.5.506
ARI374414.5.457
COL354616.5.432

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1954: Willie Randolph: 65.9 WAR (turns 68)

1994: Brandon Lowe: 10.9 WAR (turns 28)

1992: Manny Machado: 49.1 WAR (turns 30)

1994: Andrew Benintendi: 14.5 WAR (turns 28)

1967: Omar Olivares: 15.5 WAR (turns 55)

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

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