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Top Stories
- Nolan Gorman (back) remains out of lineup Wednesday
- Evan Longoria dealing with shoulder injury
- Giancarlo Stanton could return this weekend
- Jean Segura suffers fractured finger on Tuesday
- Kyle Lewis dealing with concussion symptoms
- Wander Franco (quad) placed on 10-day injured list
- Juan Soto not being traded per Nationals GM Mike Rizzo
Fun!
Yesterday’s MLBMetrics player of the day goes to Adam Wainwright
His line: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 Ks
In his 314th start as Yadier Molina’s batterymate, he threw 10 strikeouts for just the 13th time in his career.
All of this at age 40. Incredible pic.twitter.com/PuPcKXIv72
— MLB Metrics (@MLBMetrics) June 1, 2022
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Adam Wainwright – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 10 K
- Luis Castillo – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 10 K
- Martin Perez – 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K
- George Kirby – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 8 K
- Jordan Montgomery – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 4 K
- Blake Snell – 6 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K
- Frankie Montas – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Alejandro Kirk – 3-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Matt Olson – 4-for-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
- Christian Walker – 3-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
- Andrew Vaughn – 4-for-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Jose Trevino – 3-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Jonathan Schoop – 2-for-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
- Willson Contreras – 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Mark Canha – 4-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Max Kepler – 3-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Taylor Trammell – 3-for-4, 4 RBI, 1 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Patrick Corbin – 4.1 IP, 7 ER, 12 H, 2 BB, 6 K
- Lucas Giolito – 5 IP, 6 Er, 7 H, 1 BB, 7 K
- Daniel Lynch – 4 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 3 BB, 2 K
- Noah Syndergaard – 2.1 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 0 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Jeimer Candelario – 0-for-7, 3 K
- Trevor Story – 0-for-4, 3 K (including a game-ending K with the tying run on 3rd base)
- Adley Rutschman – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Yasmani Grandal – 0-for-5, 3 K
- J.D. Martinez – 0-for-3, 3 K
- Gio Urshela – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 0-for-5, 1 K
- Andrew McCutchen – 0-for-5, 1 K
- Now in an 0-for-26 slump
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188 | Alejandro Kirk (TOR – C,DH) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.250 | 3.000 | 24% |
| 5 | Trea Turner (LAD – 2B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 99% |
| 25 | Starling Marte (NYM – CF,RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .800 | 1.000 | 99% |
| 28 | Matt Olson (ATL – 1B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.800 | 2.600 | 99% |
| 32 | Corey Seager (TEX – SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 98% |
| 56 | Adolis Garcia (TEX – CF,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 66% |
| 88 | Willson Contreras (CHC – C,DH) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.500 | 2.100 | 96% |
| 101 | Patrick Wisdom (CHC – 1B,3B,LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 56% |
| 122 | Joc Pederson (SF – CF,DH,LF,RF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.667 | 2.333 | 71% |
| 143 | Christian Walker (ARI – 1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.750 | 2.550 | 31% |
| 153 | Eduardo Escobar (NYM – 1B,2B,3B) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 54% |
| 158 | Jonathan Schoop (DET – 1B,2B,DH) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .714 | 1.089 | 32% |
| 163 | Trent Grisham (SD – CF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 42% |
| 194 | Andrew Vaughn (CWS – 1B,LF,RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.600 | 2.400 | 45% |
| 211 | Gary Sanchez (MIN – C,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 50% |
| 247 | Michael Chavis (PIT – 1B,2B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 4% |
| 258 | Chas McCormick (HOU – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.500 | 2.250 | 1% |
| 340 | Austin Hedges (CLE – C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 0% |
| 375 | Jose Trevino (NYY – C) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.250 | 1% |
| 392 | Victor Caratini (MIL – C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.667 | 2.417 | 0% |
| 402 | Luis Rengifo (LAA – 2B,3B,RF,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 1% |
| 445 | Matt Carpenter (NYY – 1B,2B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 1% |
| 479 | P.J. Higgins (CHC – C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 0% |
| 536 | Tucupita Marcano (PIT – 2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Ramirez (CLE – 3B,DH) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1.300 | 99% |
| 37 | Tommy Edman (STL – 2B,RF,SS) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 97% |
| 38 | Jared Walsh (LAA – 1B,RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 92% |
| 56 | Adolis Garcia (TEX – CF,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 66% |
| 66 | Ketel Marte (ARI – 2B,CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 95% |
| 92 | J.T. Realmuto (PHI – C,1B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .650 | 98% |
| 101 | Patrick Wisdom (CHC – 1B,3B,LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 56% |
| 109 | Andres Gimenez (CLE – 2B,SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.333 | 29% |
| 149 | Gavin Lux (LAD – 2B,SS,LF,CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | 51% |
| 214 | Andrew Velazquez (LAA – SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | 1% |
| 221 | Sheldon Neuse (OAK – 1B,2B,3B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .500 | 13% |
| 277 | Clint Frazier (CHC – LF,RF) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.500 | 1% |
| 301 | Willi Castro (DET – 2B,SS,LF) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .250 | 1% |
| 314 | Keston Hiura (MIL – 1B,2B,DH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | 2% |
| 323 | Eli White (TEX – LF,CF,RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.333 | 1% |
| 434 | Dee Strange-Gordon (WSH – 2B,SS,LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | 0% |
| 449 | Daz Cameron (DET – CF,RF) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .429 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .929 | 0% |
| 455 | Miguel Andujar (NYY – LF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | 1% |
| 456 | Matt Reynolds (CIN – 2B,3B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | 0% |
| 610 | Josh Smith (TEX – SS,RP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | 1% |
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Jordan Romano (TOR – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96% |
| 61 | Ryan Pressly (HOU – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92% |
| 150 | David Robertson (CHC – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62% |
| 153 | Joe Barlow (TEX – RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% |
| 300 | Tony Santillan (CIN – SP,RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% |
| 421 | Wil Crowe (PIT – RP,SP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% |
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Yesterday’s Points Leaders
| 1. Luis Castillo (CIN – SP) | 31 |
| 2. George Kirby (SEA – SP) | 27 |
| 3. Adam Wainwright (STL – SP) | 27 |
| 4. Alejandro Kirk (TOR – C,DH) | 22 |
| 5. Martin Perez (TEX – SP,RP) | 22 |
| 6. Julio Urias (LAD – SP) | 20 |
| 7. Jordan Montgomery (NYY – SP) | 20 |
| 8. Cal Quantrill (CLE – SP,RP) | 20 |
| 9. Mitch Keller (PIT – SP) | 19 |
| 10. Devin Smeltzer (MIN – RP,SP) | 19 |
| 11. Kevin Gausman (TOR – SP) | 19 |
| 12. Jonathan Schoop (DET – 1B,2B,DH) | 19 |
| 13. Lucas Giolito (CWS – SP) | 18 |
| 14. Blake Snell (SD – SP) | 17 |
| 15. Victor Caratini (MIL – C) | 17 |
| 16. Gary Sanchez (MIN – C,DH) | 17 |
| 17. Frankie Montas (OAK – SP) | 16 |
| 18. Matt Olson (ATL – 1B) | 16 |
| 19. Rony Garcia (DET – RP) | 16 |
| 20. Justin Steele (CHC – SP,RP) | 16 |
| 21. Eric Lauer (MIL – SP) | 15 |
| 22. Matt Carpenter (NYY – 1B,2B) | 15 |
| 23. Austin Hedges (CLE – C) | 15 |
| 24. Starling Marte (NYM – CF,RF) | 15 |
| 25. Trent Grisham (SD – CF) | 15 |
| 26. Willson Contreras (CHC – C,DH) | 15 |
| 27. Eduardo Escobar (NYM – 1B,2B,3B) | 15 |
| 28. Adolis Garcia (TEX – CF,DH,LF,RF) | 15 |
| 29. Jose Trevino (NYY – C) | 14 |
| 30. Christian Walker (ARI – 1B) | 14 |
| 31. Andrew Vaughn (CWS – 1B,LF,RF) | 14 |
| 32. Chas McCormick (HOU – LF,CF,RF) | 14 |
| 33. Ranger Suarez (PHI – SP,RP) | 13 |
| 34. Patrick Wisdom (CHC – 1B,3B,LF) | 13 |
| 35. Patrick Corbin (WSH – SP) | 13 |
| 36. Humberto Castellanos (ARI – SP,RP) | 13 |
| 37. Kenny Rosenberg (LAA – RP,SP) | 13 |
| 38. Charlie Morton (ATL – SP) | 13 |
| 39. Joey Wentz (DET – SP) | 12 |
| 40. Ryan Yarbrough (TB – SP,RP) | 12 |
| 41. Cristian Javier (HOU – SP,RP) | 12 |
| 42. Michael Wacha (BOS – SP,RP) | 12 |
| 43. Taylor Trammell (SEA – CF,LF,RF) | 12 |
| 44. Trevor Williams (NYM – SP,RP) | 12 |
| 45. Max Kepler (MIN – CF,RF) | 12 |
| 46. Joc Pederson (SF – CF,DH,LF,RF) | 11 |
| 47. Trevor Larnach (MIN – LF,RF) | 11 |
| 48. P.J. Higgins (CHC – C) | 11 |
| 49. Teoscar Hernandez (TOR – DH,LF,RF) | 11 |
| 50. Trea Turner (LAD – 2B,SS) | 11 |
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