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
- Joe Girardi fired by the Phillies on Friday
- Ross Stripling expected to fill spot in rotation
- Willson Contreras X-rays are negative
- Jacob deGrom (shoulder) progressing as planned
- Omar Narvaez placed on COVID IL
- Kevin Pillar (shoulder) placed on injured list
- Clayton Kershaw (pelvis) to go on rehab assignment Sunday
- Max Muncy (elbow) scheduled to go on rehab assignment this weekend
- Cody Bellinger (groin) returns to lineup Thursday
- Dylan Carlson to begin rehab assignment on Friday
- Jack Flaherty (shoulder) hopes to begin rehab assignment next week
Fun!
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Jameson Taillon – 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K
- Sandy Alcantara – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K
- Nestor Cortes – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 K
- Tony Gonsolin – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K
- Graham Ashcraft – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K
- Sean Manaea – 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K
- Alek Manoah – 7.2 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Travis d’Arnaud – 3-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R
- Frank Schwindel – 3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Jorge Alfaro – 2-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Jace Peterson – 2-3, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
- Joey Votto – 1-2, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Teoscar Hernandez – 2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Harrison Bader – 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Kyle Farmer – 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 SB
- Connor Joe – 2-3, 3 R
- Charlie Blackmon – 4-5, 2 RBI, 1 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Austin Gomber – 5 IP, 9 ER, 10 H, 2 BB, 5 K
- Ian Anderson – 6 IP, 5 ER, 10 H, 1 BB, 9 K
- Matthew Liberatore – 3.1 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 1 K
- Shohei Ohtani – 3 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 3 HR allowed
- Taylor Rogers – 0.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 H
- Last 3 outings: 3 losses, 2 blown saves
- Reynaldo Lopez – 0.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 H
Duds (Hitters)
- Mike Trout – 0-for-6, 3 K
- Shohei Ohtani – 1-for-8, 3 K
- Joey Gallo – 1-for-7, 3 K
- Pete Alonso – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Christian Yelich – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Randy Arozarena – 0-for-5
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216 | Travis d’Arnaud (ATL – C) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.800 | 2.400 | 68% |
| 4 | Aaron Judge (NYY – CF,RF,DH) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .714 | 1.159 | 99% |
| 22 | C.J. Cron (COL – 1B,DH) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .800 | 1.000 | 96% |
| 37 | Teoscar Hernandez (TOR – DH,LF,RF) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.200 | 1.600 | 90% |
| 40 | Josh Bell (WSH – 1B,LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 96% |
| 62 | Marcus Semien (TEX – 2B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 95% |
| 64 | Ian Happ (CHC – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 75% |
| 69 | Gleyber Torres (NYY – 2B,SS) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 1.000 | 82% |
| 70 | Willson Contreras (CHC – C,DH) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.933 | 97% |
| 84 | Harrison Bader (STL – CF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 55% |
| 109 | DJ LeMahieu (NYY – 1B,2B,3B) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .571 | .821 | 95% |
| 110 | Joey Votto (CIN – 1B) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.750 | 58% |
| 114 | Frank Schwindel (CHC – 1B,DH) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .600 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.750 | 2.350 | 41% |
| 190 | Kyle Farmer (CIN – 3B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 28% |
| 297 | Garrett Hampson (COL – 2B,CF,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 1% |
| 310 | Jorge Alfaro (SD – C,LF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.500 | 3.500 | 2% |
| 441 | Matt Carpenter (NYY – 1B,2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 2% |
| 444 | Daz Cameron (DET – CF,RF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 0% |
| 452 | Matt Reynolds (CIN – 2B,3B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 1% |
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa (NYY – SS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 1.417 | 16% |
| 2 | Mookie Betts (LAD – 2B,CF,RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | 99% |
| 19 | Luis Robert (CWS – CF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 99% |
| 46 | Dansby Swanson (ATL – SS) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 | 1.100 | 90% |
| 50 | Julio Rodriguez (SEA – CF,RF) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.000 | 86% |
| 52 | Randy Arozarena (TB – DH,LF,RF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 93% |
| 58 | Jorge Polanco (MIN – 2B,SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 94% |
| 139 | Gavin Lux (LAD – 2B,SS,LF,CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.333 | 51% |
| 190 | Kyle Farmer (CIN – 3B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 28% |
| 276 | Jace Peterson (MIL – 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .667 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 2.083 | 5% |
| 301 | Nick Gordon (MIN – 2B,SS,LF,CF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 1% |
| 446 | Miguel Andujar (NYY – LF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .833 | 1% |
| 610 | Sam Haggerty (SEA – LF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0% |
Arm Barn Report
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Craig Kimbrel (LAD – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92% |
| 119 | Clay Holmes (NYY – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78% |
| 123 | Gregory Soto (DET – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% |
| 209 | Tanner Scott (MIA – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 241 | Ryan Thompson (TB – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1% |
| 301 | Wandy Peralta (NYY – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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