Alex Rodriguez homered, reached base 4 times, scored twice, drove in a pair and seemed to effect every single aspect of the game, sparking the Yankees past the Red Sox in Fenway, 9-6.

Max Scherzer improved to 18-1 by throwing 8 solid innings against division rival Kansas City. He surrenders only 5 hits, 2 runs and no walks as the Tigers prevailed 6-3.

Adam Eaton went 4-7 and broke the tie in the 16th inning with a 2 run double, setting up the Diamondbacks’ 4-2 win it Pittsburgh.

Homer Bailey mystified the Brewers over 8 innings, letting up just 1 run, 3 hits and 1 walk. He got the decision in Cincinnati’s 9-1 thrashing of Milwaukee.

They all owned baseball on August 17, 2013.

My explanation for “Who Owns Baseball” can be found here.

At the end of the year, we will tally up who owned baseball the most individual days and see how it compares to the final MVP and Cy Young vote.

To view the Yearly Leaders for Who Owned Baseball Standings – Click the READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY ICON.

To View The List of just the nightly winners (WOB dedicated Page) starting from Mar.31/2013 – today click here

So let’s update the tally taking into account their heroics last night.

Players with Multiple Votes:

Leaders for the National League Hitter

Paul Goldschmidt– 9

Yasiel Puig – 7

Bryce Harper – 5 1/2

Buster Posey – 5

Brandon Belt – 4

Carlos Gonzalez – 4

Andrew McCutchen – 4

Justin Upton – 4

Shin-Soo Choo – 3

Brandon Phillips – 3

Andrelton Simmons – 3

Gregor Blanco – 2

Domonic Brown – 2

Marlon Byrd – 2

Zack Cozart – 2

Michael Cuddyer – 2

Adam Eaton – 2

Freddie Freeman – 2

Adrian Gonzalez – 2

Jonathan Lucroy – 2

Kirk Nieuwenhuis – 2

Angel Pagan – 2

Martin Prado – 2

Hanley Ramirez – 2

Wilin Rosario – 2

Giancarlo Stanton – 2

Troy Tulowitzki – 2

Neil Walker – 2

Rickie Weeks – 2

Leaders for the National League Pitcher

Clayton Kershaw – 10

Matt Harvey– 9

Francisco Liriano – 7

Adam Wainwright – 7

Jose Fernandez – 5

Zack Greinke – 5

Jordan Zimmermann– 5

Dillon Gee –4

Stephen Strasburg – 4

Bronson Arroyo – 3

Homer Bailey – 3

A.J. Burnett – 3

Patrick Corbin – 3

Yovani Gallardo– 3

Cliff Lee – 3

Shelby Miller – 3

Madison Bumgarner – 2

Matt Cain – 2

Jorge De La Rosa – 2

Jaime Garcia– 2

Gio Gonzalez – 2

Cole Hamels – 2

Mat Latos – 2

Tim Lincecum – 2

Mike Minor – 2

Ricky Nolasco – 2

Wily Peralta – 2

Hyun-Jin Ryu – 2

Eric Stults – 2

Travis Wood – 2

Barry Zito – 2

Leaders for American League Hitter

Miguel Cabrera – 7

Chris Davis – 7

Jacoby Ellsbury – 4

Prince Fielder – 4

Adam Jones – 4

Alfonso Soriano – 4 (3 AL and 1 NL)

Mike Trout – 4

Jose Bautista – 3

Robinson Cano – 3

Yoenis Cespedes – 3

Josh Donaldson – 3

Stephen Drew – 3

Alex Gordon – 3

Victor Martinez – 3

Adrian Beltre – 2

Billy Butler – 2

Edwin Encarnacion – 2

Travis Hafner – 2

Torii Hunter – 2

Raul Ibanez – 2

Austin Jackson – 2

Desmond Jennings – 2

Howie Kendrick – 2

Evan Longoria – 2

Justin Maxwell – 2

Mitch Moreland– 2

Brandon Moss – 2

Mike Napoli – 2

Daniel Nava – 2

A. J. Pierzynski – 2

Josh Reddick – 2

Alex Rios – 2

Adam Rosales – 2

Leaders for American League Pitcher

Matt Moore– 7

Yu Darvish – 6

R.A. Dickey – 5

Felix Hernandez – 5

Max Scherzer – 5

Clay Buchholz – 4

Bartolo Colon –4

Derek Holland – 4

Justin Masterson – 4

David Price – 4

Anibal Sanchez – 4

Justin Verlander -4

Mark Buehrle – 3

Alex Cobb– 3

Jarred Cosart – 3

Jeremy Guthrie – 3

John Lackey – 3

Jon Lester –3

David Phelps – 3

Chris Sale – 3

James Shields –3

C. J. Wilson – 3

Chris Archer – 2

Joe Blanton – 2

Kevin Correia-2

A.J. Griffin – 2

Ubaldo Jimenez – 2

Corey Kluber – 2

CC Sabathia – 2

Ervin Santana – 2

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day:

Andrew Albers, Pedro Alvarez, Alexi Amarista, Brett Anderson, J. P. Arencibia, Jake Arrieta, Alex Avila, Brandon Barnes, Scott Barnes, Brandon Beachy, Erik Bedard, Carlos Beltran, Kyle Blanks, Jeremy Bonderman, Michael Brantley, Lorenzo Cain, Alberto Callaspo, Matt Carpenter, Andrew Cashner, Eric Chavez, Bruce Chen, Wei-Yin Chen, Lonnie Chisenhall, Gerrit Cole, Josh Collmenter, Tyler Colvin, Carlos Corporan, Coco Crisp, Nelson Cruz, Johnny Cueto, Brandon Cumpton, John Danks, Wade Davis, Sam Deduno, Ryan Dempster, Chris Denorfria, Scott Diamond, Chris Dickerson, Matt Dominguez, Felix Doubront, Ryan Doumit, Adam Dunn, Mark Ellis, Nathan Eovaldi, Scott Feldman, Doug Fister, Wilmer Flores, Dexter Fowler, Todd Frazier, David Freese, Freddy Garcia, Matt Garza, Chad Gaudin, Yan Gomes, Curtis Granderson, Didi Gregorius, Jason Grilli, Aaron Harang, J. J. Hardy, Dan Haren, Adeiny Hechavarria, Jeremy Hellickson, Jason Heyward, Aaron Hicks, Aaron Hill, Eric Hosmer, Ryan Howard, Tim Hudson, Edwin Jackson, Josh Johnson, Kelly Johnson, Matt Joyce, Scott Kazmir, Matt Kemp, Kyle Kendrick, Jason Kipnis, Pete Kozma, Hiroki Kuroda, James Loney, David Lough, Jed Lowrie, Lance Lynn, Manny Machado, Paul Maholm, Starling Marte, Joe Mauer, Brian McCann, Brandon McCarthy, Michael McKenry, Jordy Mercer, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wade Miley, Kendrys Morales, Justin Morneau, Mike Moustakas, Daniel Murphy, Dioner Navarro, Chris Nelson, Wil Nieves, Bud Norris, Ivan Nova, Eduardo Nunez, Brett Oberholtzer, David Ortiz, Lyle Overbay, Jarrod Parker, Gerardo Parra, Jake Peavy, Dustin Pedroia, Andy Pettitte, Albert Pujols, Anthony Rendon, Ben Revere, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez, Wandy Rodriguez, Sergio Romo, Cody Ross, Justin Ruggiano, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jeff Samardzija, Gaby Sanchez, Héctor Santiago, Josh Satin, Nate Schierholtz, Marco Scutaro, Kyle Seager, Jean Segura, J. B. Shuck, Kevin Slowey, Drew Smyly, Travis Snider, Dan Straily, Drew Stubbs, Jose Tabata, Julio Teherán, Nick Tepesch, Chris Tillman, Matt Tuiasosopo, Luis Valbuena, Jordany Valdespin, Jason Vargas, Will Venable, Shane Victorino, Edinson Volquez, Joey Votto, Chien-Ming Wang, Adam Warren, Jake Westbrook, Zack Wheeler, Matt Wieters, David Wright, Chris Young, Delmon Young, Ryan Zimmerman

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