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
Some headlines:
- TEX: Willie Calhoun seeking trade following demotion
- CIN: Jonathan India is headed back to the 10-day IL with a hamstring injury
- NYM: Dominic Smith has four hits to lead Mets on Sunday
- NYM: Max Scherzer fans nine in victory over Phillies
- BOS: J.D. Martinez crushes grand slam in loss to O’s
- NYY: Aaron Judge homers three times over the weekend
- SD: Joe Musgrove whiffs eight in win over Pirates
- KC: Royals recall prospect MJ Melendez from Triple-A
- NYM: Mets designate Robinson Cano for assignment
Fun!
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Corbin Burnes – 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 10 K
- Marcus Stroman – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K
- Josiah Gray – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 BB, 3 K
- Nathan Eovaldi – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 8 K
- Merrill Kelly – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K
- Dane Dunning – 7.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 7 K
- Eric Lauer – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 11 K
- Miles Mikolas – 7.1 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 7 K
- Corey Kluber – 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 6 K
- Shane McClanahan – 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 11 K
- Kevin Gausman – 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 10 K
- Aaron Nola – 6.0 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 9 K
- Joe Musgrove – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 8 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Kyle Schwarber – 4-for-8, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 SB
- George Springer – 3-for-10, 2 HR, 1 SB
- Adolis Garcia – 4-for-12, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB
- Andres Gimenez – 6-for-13, 1 HR, 6 RB
- Aaron Judge – 3-for-9, 3 HR, 6 RBI
- Hunter Renfroe – 5-for-12, 3 HR, 5 RBI
- Victor Robles – 8-for-12, 1 2B, 5 RBI, 2 BB
- Yordan Alvarez – 4-for-11, 2 HR
- Christian Yelich – 4-for-12, 2 HR
- Corey Seager – 4-for-11, 2 HR
- Kyle Tucker – 7-for-12, 2 SB
- Darin Ruf – 5-for-14, 1 RBI, 2 SB?
- Carlos Correa – 7-for-13, 2 RBI
- Taylor Ward – 6-for-13, 1 HR, 1 2B
Duds (Pitchers)
- Dylan Bundy – 6.0 IP, 6 ER, 4 H, 6 BB, 3 K
- Aaron Civale – 4.0 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K
- Matt Brash – 2.0 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 3 K
- Kyle Hendricks – 4.1 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 3 HR allowed
- Frankie Montas– 5.0 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 4 BB, 6 K
- Sandy Alcantara – 5.2 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 6 K
- Alex Wood – 5.0 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 3 K
- Zach Eflin – 4.1 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Franmil Reyes – 1-for-10 with 7 K
- Brandon Marsh – 0-for-9 with 7 K
- Eduardo Escobar – 3-for-13 with 6 K
- Gary Sanchez – 1-for-13 with 6 K
- Jeremy Pena – 1-for-13 with 6 K
- Nick Castellanos – 1-for-12 with 6 K
- Joey Votto – 1-for-12 with 6 K
- Robbie Grossman – 0-for-7 with 6 K
- Eugenio Suarez – 0-for-12 with 6 K
From the News Desk
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- Luis Urias (quad) reinstated from 10-day IL
- Anthony Rendon not in lineup Monday
- Shohei Ohtani not in lineup Monday
- Justus Sheffield optioned to Triple-A
- Robinson Cano designated for assignment by Mets
- Josh Lowe optioned to AAA
- Willie Calhoun optioned to Triple-A; hopes to be traded
- Mike Clevinger will start for Padres Tuesday
- Miguel Sano (knee) to be placed on 10-day IL
- Robbie Grossman removed from Sunday’s game after HBP on hand
- Kyle Garlick leaves Sunday’s game with calf tightness
- Jonathan India (hamstring) placed back on 10-day IL
Minor Improvements
Jay Groome sighting!
And MJ Melendez is being called up:
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Today’s Starting Lineup
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- Smaller slate today, and no national games. The closest thing we have is Angels vs. White Sox on ESPN+. It’s an early game (2:10 p.m. ET first pitch), and we get two really good young starters in Patrick Sandoval vs. Dylan Cease.
- Braves vs. Mets features a good pitching matchup in Max Fried vs. Chris Bassitt
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