Greetings, friends. We’re back for another baseball season. More importantly, we have a fun new series this year.
Welcome to the Daily Opener.
Every morning, I’ll be with you to recap the previous day of baseball and talk about what stood out to me. We’ll find fun stats. We’ll lament some injuries. We’ll take a peek at the day ahead. And we’ll have a few laughs.
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Top Stories
Wander Franco (quad) placed on 10-day injured list
Luis Robert activated from COVID-19 IL on Tuesday
Clayton Kershaw will throw another bullpen in ‘next 2-3 days’
Max Muncy (elbow) ramping up activity
Tim Anderson placed on 10-day IL on Tuesday
Carlos Correa placed on COVID IL
Seiya Suzuki (finger) placed on 10-day IL
Fun!
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from the holiday weekend.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Nathan Eovaldi – 9 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 6 K
- Framber Valdez – 9 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 7 K
- Sandy Alcantara – 8 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 14 K
- Shane Bieber – 8 IP, 1 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 5 K
- Jameson Taillon – 8 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K
- Logan Webb – 8 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 10 K (3 HR allowed)
- Triston McKenzie – 7.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 8 K
- Corbin Burnes – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 11 K
- Aaron Ashby – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 12 K
- Gerrit Cole – 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 10 K
- MacKenzie Gore – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K
- Alek Manoah – 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 9 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Mookie Betts – 6-for-17, 3 HR, 1 SB
- Paul Goldschmidt – 6-for-15, 3 HR, 8 RBI
- Evan Longoria – 4-for-14, 3 HR, 5 RBI
- Austin Riley – 5-for-16, 3 HR, 4 RBI
- Jose Ramirez – 4-for-11, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 SB
- Anthony Santander – 4-for-18, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB
- Gio Urshela – 7-for-17, 2 HR, 7 RBI
- Marcus Semien – 6-for-17, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB
- Francisco Lindor – 6-for-15, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB
- Victor Robles – 6-for-16, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 4 SB
Duds (Pitchers)
- Austin Gomber – 1.1 IP, 8 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 1 K
- Zach Eflin – 6 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 4 K
- Aaron Sanchez – 3.2 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 3 K
- Justin Verlander – 6 IP, 6 ER, 10 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 4 HR allowed
- Miles Mikolas – 5.2 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 1 BB, 6 K
- Rich Hill – 4 IP, 6 ER, 11 H, 3 BB, 5 K
- Jose Berrios – 2.1 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 1 K
- Kyle Bradish – 1.3 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 2 K
- Spencer Strider – 4.1 IP, 5 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K
- Patrick Sandoval – 3 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K
- Jose Urquidy – 4.2 IP, 5 ER, 12 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Ian Happ – 0-for-15, 7 K
- Jacob Stallings – 0-for-10, 7 K
- Alec Bohm – 2-for-17 (.118 AVG), 4 K
- Anthony Rizzo – 0-for-10, 3 K
- Will Smith – 1-for-15 (.067)
- Christian Yelich – 1-for-15 (.067)
- Santiago Espinal – 1-for-14 (.071)
- Javier Baez – 1-for-12 (.083)
- Salvador Perez – 1-for-12 (.083)
From the News Desk
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- Luis Robert activated from COVID-19 IL on Tuesday
- Tim Anderson placed on 10-day IL on Tuesday
- Carlos Correa placed on COVID IL
- Max Muncy (elbow) ramping up activity
- Clayton Kershaw will throw another bullpen in ‘next 2-3 days’
- Nick Ahmed is dealing with fatigue
- Carson Kelly progressing slowly from oblique strain
- Drew Smyly exits Monday’s start early with right oblique soreness
- Cody Bellinger scratched on Monday with left leg tightness
- Jose Altuve being evaluated for a concussion
- Matt Strahm placed on COVID-19 IL on Monday
- Seiya Suzuki (finger) placed on 10-day IL
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