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May 22, 2022 Top Performers

Batters:

Manny Machado (SDP): 4-4, 2 RBI, 3 R

Albert Pujols (STL): 2-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

Mike Trout (LAA): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Brett Phillips (TBR): 3-3, 1 R, 2 SB

Tim Anderson (CHW): 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Adam Frazier (SEA): 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Garrett Stubbs (PHI): 2-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

Harrison Bader (STL): 2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

Patrick Wisdom (CHC): 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

Aaron Judge (NYY): 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

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

Pitchers:

Michael Kopech (CHW): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 79 GmSc

Sandy Alcantara (MIA): 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K, 74 GmSc

Patrick Sandoval (LAA): 7.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 72 GmSc

Zach Eflin (PHI): 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 12 K, 71 GmSc

Taijuan Walker (NYM): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K, 71 GmSc

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

WAR Leaders

NL Position Players

Manny Machado (SDP) 3.1
Tommy Edman (STL) 2.6
Nolan Arenado (STL) 2.3

NL Pitchers

Pablo Lopez (MIA) 2.2
Keegan Thompson (CHC) 2.0
Sandy Alcantara (MIA) 1.8

AL Position Players

Mike Trout (LAA) 2.9
Aaron Judge (NYY) 2.3
Taylor Ward (LAA) 2.3

AL Pitchers

Michael Kopech (CHW) 2.1
Justin Verlander (HOU) 2.1
Paul Blackburn (OAK) 1.8

Yesterday's Scores

max 6 games shown

 
  St. Louis Cardinals 18 20 1
  Pittsburgh Pirates 4 8 1  
 
 
WP A. Rondon (1-0)
 
LP B. Wilson (0-3)
 
   
 
 
  Tampa Bay Rays 6 12 3 11 inn.
  Baltimore Orioles 7 10 1  
 
 
WP C. Pérez (2-0)
 
LP D. Knight (0-1)
 
   
 
 
  Seattle Mariners 4 9 0 10 inn.
  Boston Red Sox 8 10 0  
 
 
WP J. Diekman (1-0)
 
LP A. Munoz (1-2)
 
   
 
 
  Los Angeles Dodgers 3 6 1 10 inn.
  Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 1  
 
 
WP C. Knebel (1-3)
 
LP E. Phillips (1-2)
 
   
 
 
  Cincinnati Reds 3 6 2
  Toronto Blue Jays 2 4 0  
 
 
WP A. Diaz (2-0)
 
LP Y. Garcia (0-3)
 
SV  A. Warren (2) 
 
 
  Detroit Tigers 4 7 0
  Cleveland Guardians 2 6 1  
 
 
WP A. Faedo (1-1)
 
LP S. Bieber (1-3)
 
SV  G. Soto (7) 
 

View the complete Scoreboard at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Biggest Play

Batter: Alec Bohm (PHI)

Pitcher: Evan Phillips (LAD)

Situation: Bottom 10th, 2 out, 2-2 count, Runners On 2nd and 3rd

Score:  LAD 3, PHI 2

Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
2 runs scored on the play, and PHI went from a 24% win probability to a 4-3 walk-off win.

View the full game Boxscore at Baseball-Reference.com

Yesterday's Debut

P Graham Ashcraft (CIN)

Born: February 11, 1998 (Age: 24-100d)

Drafted: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Huntsville HS (Huntsville, AL) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 6th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL).

Debut: 4.1 ip, 2 er, 3 k, 2 bb

Today's Matchups to Watch

  • Jonathan Schoop (DET) vs. Chris Archer (MIN): 40 PA, .375/.375/.900, 6 HR
  • Ian Happ (CHC) vs. Vladimir Gutiérrez (CIN): 10 PA, .500/.600/1.375, 2 HR
  • Miguel Cabrera (DET) vs. Chris Archer (MIN): 23 PA, .400/.478/.750, 2 HR
  • Javier Baez (DET) vs. Chris Archer (MIN): 15 PA, .533/.533/.800, 1 HR
  • Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) vs. Jordan Lyles (BAL): 17 PA, .467/.471/.800, 1 HR

View All Possible Matchup Histories for Today

Today's Games (and Probable Pitchers)

max 4 games shown

MIL (26‑15) Adrian Houser (RHP, 3-4, 3.22)
SDP (27‑14) Nick Martinez (RHP, 2-2, 3.89)
9:40 pm
NYM (28‑15) David Peterson (LHP, 1-0, 1.89)
SFG (22‑18) Alex Cobb (RHP, 3-1, 5.61)
9:45 pm
BAL (17‑25) Jordan Lyles (RHP, 2-4, 4.11)
NYY (29‑12) Gerrit Cole (RHP, 4-0, 2.89)
7:05 pm
TOR (22‑19) Jose Berrios (RHP, 3-2, 4.83)
STL (23‑18) Miles Mikolas (RHP, 3-2, 1.68)
7:45 pm

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AL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYY2912--.707
TBR24175.0.585
TOR22197.0.537
BOS192210.0.463
BAL172512.5.405
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIN2516--.610
CHW21204.0.512
CLE17206.0.459
DET142610.5.350
KCR142610.5.350
 
WestWLGBWL%
HOU2715--.643
LAA26171.5.605
TEX18228.0.450
SEA172510.0.405
OAK172610.5.395

Full Standings

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

NL Standings

EastWLGBWL%
NYM2815--.651
ATL19228.0.463
PHI19228.0.463
MIA18228.5.450
WSN142813.5.333
 
CentralWLGBWL%
MIL2615--.634
STL23183.0.561
CHC16249.5.400
PIT16249.5.400
CIN122813.5.300
 
WestWLGBWL%
LAD2713--.675
SDP27140.5.659
SFG22185.0.550
ARI21227.5.488
COL19218.0.475

Full Standings

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

Born This Day

1888: Zack Wheat (HOF): 60.5 WAR

1990: César Hernández: 12.9 WAR (turns 32)

1986: Jordan Zimmermann: 22.1 WAR (turns 36)

1973: Ramón Ortiz: 4.4 WAR (turns 49)

1985: Mike Dunn: 2.7 WAR (turns 37)

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

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