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
- Tim Anderson (groin) set to start rehab assignment Tuesday
- Ozzie Albies (foot) placed on 60-day IL
- Juan Soto dealing with sore knee
- Matthew Boyd has setback in rehab on Monday
- Jakob Junis (hamstring) expected to miss 4-6 weeks
- Alex Cobb (neck strain) to throw live batting practice Tuesday
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has CT scan on Monday
- Aristides Aquino lands on the IL on Monday
- Paul DeJong impressing in Triple-A
Fun!
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Alek Manoah – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 7
- Yu Darvish – 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 7 K, 7
- Justin Steele – 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 3 K, 6
- Aaron Nola – 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 6 K, 6
- Sandy Alcantara – 7.2 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 K, 6
Studs (Hitters)
- José Abreu – 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Paul Goldschmidt – 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
- Dylan Carlson – 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 3-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Lane Thomas – 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Dansby Swanson – 2-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
- Adam Duvall – 1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R
- Marcell Ozuna – 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Michael Chavis – 2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
- Brendan Donovan – 3-4, 2 RBI, 1 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Merrill Kelly – 6 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 7 K
- Kyle Bradish – 5 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K
- Zack Thompson – 5 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 2 BB
Duds (Hitters)
- Jesus Aguilar – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Spencer Torkelson – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Rostership by site:
- CBS = 61%
- Yahoo = 30%
- ESPN = 51%
- Slashing .181 / .281 / .292 through 55 games…
- Rostership by site:
- Abraham Toro – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Eugenio Suarez, “Points King” – 0-for-4, 2 K
- Josh Rojas – 0-for-5, 1 K
- Hunter Dozier – 0-for-4, 3 K
Minor Improvements
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Jose Abreu (CWS – 1B,DH) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.250 | 3.050 | 97% |
| 10 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR – 1B,DH) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.200 | 1.800 | 99% |
| 12 | Paul Goldschmidt (STL – 1B) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.750 | 2.550 | 99% |
| 27 | Byron Buxton (MIN – CF,DH) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 98% |
| 33 | Dansby Swanson (ATL – SS) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 92% |
| 76 | Marcell Ozuna (ATL – DH,LF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 85% |
| 126 | Brandon Drury (CIN – 2B,3B,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 78% |
| 134 | Christian Walker (ARI – 1B) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.750 | 35% |
| 147 | Adam Duvall (ATL – LF,CF,RF) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.000 | 2.750 | 30% |
| 152 | Dylan Carlson (STL – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 47% |
| 177 | Lane Thomas (WSH – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 10% |
| 227 | Travis d’Arnaud (ATL – C) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 | 68% |
| 234 | Michael Chavis (PIT – 1B,2B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 4% |
| 281 | Willi Castro (DET – 2B,CF,LF,SS) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 1% |
| 344 | Yan Gomes (CHC – C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 1% |
| 422 | Diego Castillo (PIT – 2B,3B,RF,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 1% |
| 431 | Taylor Trammell (SEA – CF,LF,RF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.000 | 2.667 | 1% |
| 488 | Michael Harris II (ATL – CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 18% |
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Marcus Semien (TEX – 2B,SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .800 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1.550 | 97% |
| 54 | Tyler O’Neill (STL – LF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 1.000 | 80% |
| 157 | Jonathan Villar (CHC – 2B,3B,SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 11% |
| 273 | Jordan Luplow (ARI – 1B,CF,DH,LF,RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .583 | 0% |
| 297 | Jon Berti (MIA – 2B,3B) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 10% |
| 318 | Alek Thomas (ARI – CF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | 14% |
| 347 | Dylan Moore (SEA – 2B,3B,LF,RF) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | 1% |
| 353 | Matt Vierling (PHI – 1B,CF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .500 | 0% |
| 385 | Mauricio Dubon (HOU – 2B,3B,SS,CF) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 | 0% |
| 426 | Matt Reynolds (CIN – 2B,3B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1% |
| 434 | Charlie Culberson (TEX – 3B,LF) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0% |
| 536 | Ezequiel Duran (TEX – 2B,3B,SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .750 | 1.250 | 9% |
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%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Taylor Rogers (SD – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93% |
| 134 | Ryan Helsley (STL – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48% |
| 223 | Emilio Pagan (MIN – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28% |
| 379 | Matt Moore (TEX – SP,RP) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 482 | Hunter Strickland (CIN – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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