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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
- James Paxton (Tommy John) throwing from 120 feet
- Hansel Robles (back spasms) will head out on rehab assignment Tuesday
- Jack Flaherty throws three innings in a rehab start Sunday
- Jeimer Candelario could land on the IL
- Wander Franco (right quad strain) yet to resume baseball activities
- Jake Odorizzi still with no timetable to return
- Shane Baz strikes out 10 in dominant rehab outing
- Andrew Benintendi (calf) leaves game Sunday, not expected to miss time
- Clayton Kershaw with strong rehab start; next outing will be with Dodgers
- Corey Dickerson (calf) placed on 10-day IL Sunday
- Eloy Jimenez (hamstring) still building up leg strength
- Taylor Ward placed on the 10-day IL Sunday
- Anthony Rendon (wrist) could begin baseball activities soon
Fun!
Nick Pivetta has a 1.98 ERA in his last 8 starts.
— Jack Fritz (@JackFritzWIP) June 5, 2022
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from the weekend.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Jose Berrios – 7 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 13 K
- Shane Bieber – 7 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 11 K
- MacKenzie Gore – 6 IP, 0 Er, 3 H, 3 BB, 10 K
- Luis Severino – 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 10 K
- Aaron Ashby – 6 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 9 K
- Gerrit Cole – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 9 K
- Josiah Gray – 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K
- Zach Eflin – 8 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K
- Joe Musgrove – 8 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 6 K
- Max Fried – 8 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K
- Zach Davies – 7.2 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K
- Nick Pivetta – 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K
- 1.98 ERA over his last 8 starts
Studs (Hitters)
THREE HOME RUN CLUB
- Juan Soto – 3-for-13, 3 HR, 5 RBI
- Pete Alonso – 5-for14, 3 HR, 7 RBI
- Bryce Harper – 4-for-10, 3 HR, 8 RBI
- Lane Thomas – 7-for-14, 3 HR, 4 RBI
- Eugenio Suarez – 5-for-9, 2 HR, 7 RBI
- Ooo baby. .556 AVG and .1949 OPS over the weekend
- Jake Cronenworth – 5-for-13, 2 HR, 7 RBI
- Salvador Perez – 4-for-11, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- Brendan Donovan – 7-for-18, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 1 SB
- Yordan Alvarez – 7-for-11, 2 HR, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Nelson Cruz – 7-for-13, 1 HR
- Is he back?!
- Aaron Judge – 6-for-13, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Duds (Pitchers)
- Marcus Stroman – 4 IP, 9 ER, 10 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 3 HR allowed
- Elieser Hernandez – 4.1 IP, 8 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 7 K, 4 HR allowed
- Brady Singer – 5 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 4 K, 3 HR allowed
- Paul Blackburn – 4 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 3 K
- Logan Webb – 4.2 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K
- Yusei Kikuchi – 4.2 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 6 K, 3 HR allowed
- Ryan Yarbrough – 1.2 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 0 K
- Corbin Burnes – 3.2 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 6 K
- Kyle Gibson – 3.1 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K
- Walker Buehler – 2.1 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Nolan Gorman – 2-for-15, 1 HR, 8 K (.133 AVG)
- Trevor Larnach – 1-for-12, 8 K (.083 AVG)
- Brandon Marsh – 1-for-12, 6 K (.083)
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. – 0-for-10, 5 K
- Ha-Seong Kim – 1-for-14, 4 K (.071 AVG)
- Charlie Blackmon – 2-for-14, 2 K (.143 AVG)
- Kevin Kiermaier – 1-for-13 (.077)
- Abraham Toro – 0-for-13
- Ty France – 1-for-12 (.083)
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