Alejandro Kirk	Matt Olson	Christian Walker	Adam Wainwright	Luis Castillo

May 31, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Alejandro Kirk (TOR): 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Matt Olson (ATL): 4-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R

Christian Walker (ARI): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Andrew Vaughn (CHW): 4-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Jose Trevino (NYY): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Jonathan Schoop (DET): 2-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R

Willson Contreras (CHC): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Mark Canha (NYM): 4-5, 2 RBI, 2 R

Max Kepler (MIN): 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R

Taylor Trammell (SEA): 3-4, 4 RBI, 1 R

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Pitchers:

Adam Wainwright (STL): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 10 K, 82 GmSc

Luis Castillo (CIN): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 10 K, 77 GmSc

Martin Perez (TEX): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 76 GmSc

George Kirby (SEA): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 8 K, 71 GmSc

Jordan Montgomery (NYY): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 68 GmSc

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Yesterday's Scores

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Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Alec Bohm (PHI)

Pitcher: Camilo Doval (SFG)

Situation: Bottom 10th, 2 out, 1-0 count, Runner On 2nd

Score:  SFG 4, PHI 3

Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
1 run scored on the play, and PHI's win probability increased 42% points, to 56%
SFG went on to win the game, 7-4

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Yesterday's Debut

2B Kody Clemens (DET)

Born: May 15, 1996 (Age: 26-016d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 35th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Memorial HS (Houston, TX) and the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).

Debut: 0-3

Others

• Jose Cuas (KCR), P, 27-337d
• Jermaine Palacios (MIN), SS, 25-316d

Today's Matchups to Watch

• Nelson Cruz (WSN) vs. Carlos Carrasco (NYM): 36 PA, .371/.389/.886, 5 HR
• Nick Castellanos (PHI) vs. Carlos Rodon (SFG): 12 PA, .500/.583/1.000, 1 HR
• Jace Peterson (MIL) vs. Kyle Hendricks (CHC): 20 PA, .353/.450/.824, 2 HR
• Kolten Wong (MIL) vs. Kyle Hendricks (CHC): 56 PA, .360/.429/.520, 1 HR
• Corey Dickerson (STL) vs. Yu Darvish (SDP): 13 PA, .385/.385/.769, 1 HR

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Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

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AL Standings

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MIN vs. CLE
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NL Standings

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Born This Day

1869: Theodore Breitenstein: 50.6 WAR

1973: Derek Lowe: 34.3 WAR (turns 49)

1981: Carlos Zambrano: 43.9 WAR (turns 41)

1977: Brad Wilkerson: 11.0 WAR (turns 45)

1942: Ken McMullen: 34.0 WAR (turns 80)

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