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Juan Yepez Paul Goldschmidt Gary Sanchez Chad Kuhl Kevin Gausman
Juan Yepez Paul Goldschmidt Gary Sanchez Chad Kuhl Kevin Gausman

Jun 27, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Juan Yepez (STL): 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R

Paul Goldschmidt (STL): 4-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Gary Sanchez (MIN): 3-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Mitch Garver (TEX): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Brandon Marsh (LAA): 3-4, 1 RBI, 2 R

Gio Urshela (MIN): 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 R

Elvis Andrus (OAK): 2-3, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB

Maikel Franco (WSN): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Austin Hays (BAL): 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

Alex Kirilloff (MIN): 3-3, 1 RBI, 2 R

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

Pitchers:

Chad Kuhl (COL): 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 86 GmSc

Kevin Gausman (TOR): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 10 K, 77 GmSc

Sonny Gray (MIN): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 73 GmSc

Adam Wainwright (STL): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 9 K, 71 GmSc

Tyler Wells (BAL): 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 64 GmSc

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

Win Prob. Added (WPA) Leaders

Position Players

Manny Machado (SDP) 3.0
Mike Trout (LAA) 2.9
Aaron Judge (NYY) 2.8
Rafael Devers (BOS) 2.8
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 2.6

Pitchers

Sandy Alcantara (MIA) 3.3
Alek Manoah (TOR) 2.7
Shane McClanahan (TBR) 2.6
Clay Holmes (NYY) 2.6
Tony Gonsolin (LAD) 2.5

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Oakland Athletics 5 6 2
  New York Yankees 9 8 1  
 
 
WP A. Abreu (1-0)
 
LP A. Puk (1-1)
 
   
 
 
  Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 1
  Washington Nationals 3 10 0  
 
 
WP C. Edwards (2-1)
 
LP C. Stratton (4-4)
 
SV  K. Finnegan (1) 
 
 
  Boston Red Sox 2 8 0
  Toronto Blue Jays 7 10 0  
 
 
WP K. Gausman (6-6)
 
LP C. Seabold (0-1)
 
   
 
 
  Minnesota Twins 11 14 0
  Cleveland Guardians 1 5 1  
 
 
WP S. Gray (4-1)
 
LP T. McKenzie (4-6)
 
   
 
 
  Miami Marlins 0 8 0
  St. Louis Cardinals 9 11 0  
 
 
WP A. Wainwright (6-5)
 
LP P. Lopez (5-4)
 
   
 
 
  Texas Rangers 10 15 0
  Kansas City Royals 4 8 2  
 
 
WP M. Perez (6-2)
 
LP K. Bubic (1-5)
 
   
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Maikel Franco (WSN)

Pitcher: Chris Stratton (PIT)

Situation: Bottom 8th, 2 out, 0-0 count, Runner On 2nd

Score:  PIT 2, WSN 1

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2 runs scored on the play, and WSN's win probability increased 59% points, to 85%
WSN went on to win the game, 3-2

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

LF Conner Capel (STL)

Born: May 19, 1997 (Age: 25-039d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seven Lakes HS (Katy, TX).

Debut: 0-0

Others

  • James Naile (STL), P, 29-139d

Stathead Spotlight

Rockies starter Chad Kuhl is just the 10th pitcher to throw a shutout at Coors Field while allowing three hits or fewer.

Player H Date Team Opp
Chad Kuhl32022‑06‑27COLLAD
Germán Márquez12021‑06‑29COLPIT
Chad Bettis22016‑09‑05COLSFG
Tyler Matzek32014‑09‑05COLSDP
Kevin Millwood22012‑05‑18SEACOL
Roy Oswalt12008‑09‑06HOUCOL
Jeff Francis22006‑07‑24COLSTL
Sun‑Woo Kim32005‑09‑24COLSFG
Hideo Nomo01996‑09‑17LADCOL
Pat Rapp11995‑09‑17FLACOL

See the full list on Stathead.com

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Eric Hosmer (SDP) vs. Zac Gallen (ARI): 16 PA, .417/.563/1.083, 2 HR
  • Odubel Herrera (PHI) vs. Charlie Morton (ATL): 12 PA, .545/.583/1.182, 2 HR
  • Willson Contreras (CHC) vs. Luis Castillo (CIN): 18 PA, .467/.556/.867, 1 HR
  • Austin Hays (BAL) vs. Robbie Ray (SEA): 12 PA, .667/.750/.889, 0 HR
  • Miguel Cabrera (DET) vs. Carlos Rodon (SFG): 23 PA, .368/.435/.737, 2 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

HOU (45‑27) Luis Garcia (RHP, 5-5, 3.68)
NYM (47‑27) Carlos Carrasco (RHP, 8-3, 4.42)
7:10 pm
OAK (25‑50) Frankie Montas (RHP, 3-7, 3.21)
NYY (54‑20) JP Sears (LHP, 2-0, 0.00)
7:05 pm
BOS (42‑32) Michael Wacha (RHP, 6-1, 2.34)
TOR (41‑32) Ross Stripling (RHP, 4-2, 3.08)
7:07 pm
MIL (42‑33) Brandon Woodruff (RHP, 5-3, 4.74)
TBR (40‑32) TBD
7:10 pm

View Detailed Previews of All of Today's Games on Baseball-Reference.com

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY5420--.730
BOS423212.0.568
TOR413212.5.562
TBR403213.0.556
BAL354019.5.467
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN4233--.560
CLE36333.0.522
CHW34386.5.472
DET284412.5.389
KCR264614.5.361
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU4527--.625
TEX353710.0.486
LAA364011.0.474
SEA344112.5.453
OAK255021.5.333

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM4727--.635
ATL42325.0.568
PHI39358.0.527
MIA333913.0.458
WSN284820.0.368
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL4233--.560
STL42340.5.553
PIT294412.0.397
CHC284513.0.384
CIN254715.5.347
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD4527--.625
SDP45301.5.600
SFG39336.0.542
ARI334113.0.446
COL324214.0.432

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1981: Brandon Phillips: 28.4 WAR (turns 41)

1964: Mark Grace: 46.4 WAR (turns 58)

1973: Corey Koskie: 24.6 WAR (turns 49)

1975: Richard Hidalgo: 19.2 WAR (turns 47)

1949: Don Baylor: 28.5 WAR

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

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