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
- Steven Matz (shoulder) suffers setback
- Tylor Megill starting Friday
- Andrew Kittredge (elbow) likely headed for surgery
- Hansel Robles (back spasms) expected to be activated on Thursday
- Luke Weaver (elbow) to throw bullpen Friday
- Carson Kelly (oblique) to be evaluated after catching on Thursday
- Chris Bassitt hit hard in loss to Padres on Wednesday
- Gabriel Moreno getting called up by Blue Jays
- Eloy Jimenez being taken off injury rehab after having leg discomfort
- Lance Lynn progressing towards return, pitches rehab game on Wednesday
Fun!
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Sandy Alcantara – 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 6 K
- Aaron Nola – 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K
- Merrill Kelly – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 5 K
- Alex Wood – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 5 K
- Tony Gonsolin – 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K
- Sean Manaea – 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Jake Cronenworth – 3-for-4, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
- Bryson Stott – 4-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
- Josh Rojas – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
- Kyle Schwarber – 4-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Austin Riley – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Carlos Santana – 4-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
- Adam Duvall – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Manuel Margot – 4-for-5, 2 R
- Tyler O’Neill – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
- Randy Arozarena – 3-for-5, 4 RBI, 1 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Chris Bassitt – 3.1 IP, 6 ER, 7 H 2 BB, 6 K
- Nestor Cortes Jr. – 4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- Jose Urquidy – 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 3 K
- Packy Naughton – 1.1 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 0 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Joc Pederson – 0-for-4, 4 K
- Mitch Garver – 0-for-4, 4 K
- Freddie Freeman – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Jazz Chisholm – 0-for-4, 3 K
- 2-for-23 over last 6 games, with both hits being home runs he hit on Tuesday
- Willy Adames returns…goes 0-for-4 with 3 K
Dingers
Here is every player who hit a home run yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
AB
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
BB
|
K
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Trea Turner (LAD – 2B,SS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 99% |
| 6 | Bryce Harper (PHI – DH,RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .800 | 1.000 | 99% |
| 22 | Austin Riley (ATL – 1B,3B) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 99% |
| 26 | Ozzie Albies (ATL – 2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.583 | 99% |
| 33 | Byron Buxton (MIN – CF,DH) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 97% |
| 40 | Ty France (SEA – 1B,2B,3B,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 97% |
| 56 | Tyler O’Neill (STL – LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 78% |
| 57 | Rhys Hoskins (PHI – 1B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 | 86% |
| 72 | Cody Bellinger (LAD – CF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 91% |
| 82 | Jake Cronenworth (SD – 1B,2B,SS) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.750 | 2.550 | 88% |
| 88 | Will Smith (LAD – C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 98% |
| 124 | Josh Rojas (ARI – 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.750 | 2.350 | 38% |
| 135 | Christian Walker (ARI – 1B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.200 | 1.600 | 37% |
| 157 | Adam Duvall (ATL – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 28% |
| 222 | Raimel Tapia (TOR – CF,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 6% |
| 243 | Jake Burger (CWS – 3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 1% |
| 251 | Bryson Stott (PHI – 2B,SS) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 4% |
| 260 | Odubel Herrera (PHI – LF,CF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 1% |
| 276 | Jordan Luplow (ARI – 1B,CF,DH,LF,RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .800 | 1.000 | 0% |
| 318 | William Contreras (ATL – C,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 42% |
| 319 | Ryan Jeffers (MIN – C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 2% |
| 347 | Cal Raleigh (SEA – C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 1% |
| 404 | Zack Collins (TOR – C,DH) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 1% |
| 420 | Jack Suwinski (PIT – CF,LF,RF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 2% |
Swipes
Here is every player who stole a base yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
AB
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
BB
|
K
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Ramirez (CLE – 3B,DH) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 99% |
| 19 | Luis Robert (CWS – CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | 99% |
| 24 | Trevor Story (BOS – 2B,SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | 98% |
| 52 | Christian Yelich (MIL – DH,LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | 96% |
| 86 | J.T. Realmuto (PHI – C,1B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .400 | 98% |
| 126 | Steven Kwan (CLE – CF,LF,RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.333 | 30% |
| 148 | J.P. Crawford (SEA – SS) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | 1.000 | 70% |
| 226 | Victor Robles (WSH – CF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 3% |
| 227 | Kevin Kiermaier (TB – CF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | 3% |
| 303 | Luis Gonzalez (SF – CF,LF,RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .933 | 7% |
| 336 | Jon Berti (MIA – 2B,3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .500 | 4% |
| 339 | Alek Thomas (ARI – CF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .933 | 15% |
Arm Barn Report
Matt Strahm with saves on back-to-back nights. Sure. Why not.
Here is every player who recorded a save yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
IP
|
K
|
W
|
QS
|
SV
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
ER
|
H
|
BB
|
HR
|
G
|
GS
|
L
|
CG
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | Gregory Soto (DET – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% |
| 157 | Diego Castillo (SEA – RP) | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% |
| 161 | Daniel Hudson (LAD – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% |
| 337 | Matt Strahm (BOS – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% |
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