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Cody Bellinger Paul DeJong Nick Maton Triston McKenzie Jesus Luzardo
Cody Bellinger Paul DeJong Nick Maton Triston McKenzie Jesus Luzardo

Aug 7, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Cody Bellinger (LAD): 3-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Paul DeJong (STL): 2-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

Nick Maton (PHI): 3-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Darick Hall (PHI): 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R

Mike Yastrzemski (SFG): 2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Nolan Arenado (STL): 3-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

MJ Melendez (KCR): 2-3, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 R

Kyle Isbel (KCR): 2-3, 3 RBI, 3 R

DJ LeMahieu (NYY): 3-6, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

Andrew Vaughn (CHW): 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

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

Pitchers:

Triston McKenzie (CLE): 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 8 K, 85 GmSc

Jesus Luzardo (MIA): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 80 GmSc

Tyler Anderson (LAD): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 75 GmSc

Matt Manning (DET): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 7 K, 73 GmSc

Corbin Burnes (MIL): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 9 K, 71 GmSc

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WAR Leaders

NL Position Players

N. Arenado (STL) 5.8
P. Goldschmidt (STL) 5.7
A. Riley (ATL) 4.8

NL Pitchers

S. Alcantara (MIA) 5.9
M. Fried (ATL) 4.6
A.Nola (PHI) 4.5

AL Position Players

A. Judge (NYY) 6.3
S. Ohtani (LAA) 5.1
Y. Álvarez (HOU) 4.8

AL Pitchers

D. Cease (CHW) 4.2
J. Verlander (HOU) 4.2
M. Perez (TEX) 3.8

Stathead Spotlight

The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres this weekend, extending their record to 8-2 over the Padres this season. L.A. has won 17 of their last 19 games versus the Friars.

Team Date Opp Result
LAD2022‑08‑07SDPW 4‑0
LAD2022‑08‑06SDPW 8‑3
LAD2022‑08‑05SDPW 8‑1
LAD2022‑07‑03SDPL 2‑4
LAD2022‑07‑02SDPW 7‑2
LAD2022‑07‑01SDPW 5‑1
LAD2022‑06‑30SDPW 3‑1
LAD2022‑04‑24@SDPW 10‑2
LAD2022‑04‑23@SDPL 2‑3 (10)
LAD2022‑04‑22@SDPW 6‑1

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Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  Houston Astros 0 2 0
  Cleveland Guardians 1 8 0  
 
 
WP T. McKenzie (8-8)
 
LP C. Javier (6-8)
 
SV  E. Clase (24) 
 
 
  Pittsburgh Pirates 8 9 1
  Baltimore Orioles 1 4 0  
 
 
WP B. Wilson (2-6)
 
LP S. Watkins (4-2)
 
   
 
 
  Washington Nationals 1 7 1
  Philadelphia Phillies 13 13 0  
 
 
WP A. Nola (8-8)
 
LP C. Abbott (0-1)
 
   
 
 
  Tampa Bay Rays 7 9 1
  Detroit Tigers 0 3 0  
 
 
WP C. Poche (4-1)
 
LP G. Soto (2-6)
 
   
 
 
  Boston Red Sox 5 10 0
  Kansas City Royals 13 11 0  
 
 
WP B. Keller (6-12)
 
LP K. Crawford (3-4)
 
   
 
 
  Cincinnati Reds 4 7 0 10 inn.
  Milwaukee Brewers 2 5 1  
 
 
WP H. Strickland (3-3)
 
LP D. Williams (2-2)
 
SV  R. Detwiler (1) 
 

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Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Keston Hiura (MIL)

Pitcher: Hunter Strickland (CIN)

Situation: Bottom 9th, 0 out, 3-2 count, Bases Empty

Score:  CIN 2, MIL 1

Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1 run scored on the play, and MIL's win probability increased 44% points, to 64%
CIN went on to win the game, 4-2

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Today's Matchups to Watch

  • David Fletcher (LAA) vs. Cole Irvin (OAK): 17 PA, .533/.588/.867, 1 HR
  • Matt Chapman (TOR) vs. Jordan Lyles (BAL): 19 PA, .353/.368/.941, 3 HR
  • Yan Gomes (CHC) vs. Anibal Sanchez (WSN): 23 PA, .364/.391/.818, 2 HR
  • Shohei Ohtani (LAA) vs. Cole Irvin (OAK): 22 PA, .318/.318/.727, 2 HR
  • Eugenio Suarez (SEA) vs. Jameson Taillon (NYY): 35 PA, .233/.314/.600, 3 HR

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Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

NYY (70‑39) Jameson Taillon (RHP, 10-2, 3.96)
SEA (59‑51) Logan Gilbert (RHP, 10-4, 3.09)
10:10 pm
CIN (44‑63) Justin Dunn (RHP, 0-0, )
NYM (70‑39) Chris Bassitt (RHP, 8-7, 3.61)
7:10 pm
TOR (60‑48) Yusei Kikuchi (LHP, 4-5, 4.86)
BAL (56‑52) Jordan Lyles (RHP, 8-8, 4.40)
7:05 pm
SFG (53‑55) Alex Wood (LHP, 7-9, 4.42)
SDP (61‑50) Blake Snell (LHP, 4-5, 4.16)
9:40 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY7039--.642
TOR60489.5.556
TBR585011.5.537
BAL565213.5.519
BOS545616.5.491
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN5751--.528
CLE56521.0.519
CHW55532.0.509
KCR446513.5.404
DET436715.0.391
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU7040--.636
SEA595111.0.536
TEX486021.0.444
LAA466323.5.422
OAK416828.5.376

Full Standings

Most Likely Playoff Scenario
BYE: NYY, HOU
MIN vs. TBR
TOR vs. SEA
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NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM7039--.642
ATL64466.5.582
PHI60489.5.556
MIA495920.5.454
WSN367434.5.327
 
CentralWLGBWL%
STL6048--.556
MIL58502.0.537
CIN446315.5.411
PIT446416.0.407
CHC436416.5.402
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD7533--.694
SDP615015.5.550
SFG535522.0.491
ARI485926.5.449
COL486328.5.432

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1947: Jose Cruz: 54.4 WAR (turns 75)

1989: Anthony Rizzo: 39.0 WAR (turns 33)

1989: Greg Garcia: 3.1 WAR (turns 33)

1991: Yandy Díaz: 7.0 WAR (turns 31)

1963: Ron Karkovice: 14.6 WAR (turns 59)

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