Tim Lincecum pitched like the ace of 2008-2010. He threw 7 2/3 innings, 2 hit, 1 run ball, striking out 11 Braves. He got the decision in San Francisco’s 4-2 win.

Eric Young Jr. led the Mets offense in a wild back and forth game in the Bronx. He went 3-5 with a two run homer and a stolen base in the 9-7 comeback victory against the Yankees.

Jesse Chavez pitched into the 9th, letting up just a pair of solo homers and keeping the White Sox from rallying. The A’s held on, 5-4.

Jose Bautista went 3-4 with his 10th homer of the season as the Blue Jays topped the Angels, 7-3.

They owned baseball on May.12, 2014.

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Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.

Christian Yelich got on base 3 times, homered and stole a base. It wasn’t enough as the Dodgers beat the Marlins, 6-5.

Bud Norris pitched into the 8th against the first place Tigers, holding them to 5 hits and 2 walks. The Orioles would fall short, 4-1.

Brett Gardner hit a grand slam, got another hit and stole a base, leading the Yankees offense. The Mets would come back to win, 9-7.

And because his great relief performance deserves SOMETHING, I’ll give another 1/2 WOB.

Sean Doolittle‘s Houdini act in the 9th inning, cleaning up 3 pitcher’s messes and getting a much deserved save in the A’s 5-4 win over the White Sox deserves a nod.

So Lets Update The Yearly Totals When We Factor In Yesterday’s Heroics:

Players with Multiple WOBS:

 

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitter,

Carlos Gomez,  2 1/2,

Dee Gordon,  2 1/2,

Daniel Murphy,  2 1/2,

Troy Tulowitzki,  2 1/2,

Justin Upton,  2 1/2,

Ryan Braun,  2,

Andrew McCutchen, 2,

Nolan Arenado, 1 1/2,

Brandon Belt,  1 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  1 1/2,

Allen Craig, 1 1/2,

Matt Holliday,  1 1/2,

Joey Votto,  1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,

Johnny Cueto,  4 1/2,

Tim Hudson,  4,

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Henderson Alvarez, 2,

Homer Bailey,  2,

Andrew Cashner, 2,

Tom Koehler,  2,

Cliff Lee, 2,

Stephen Strasburg,  2,

Adam Wainwright, 2,

Alex Wood,  2,

Gerrit Cole,  1 1/2,

Jason Hammel,  1 1/2,

Clayton Kershaw,   1 1/2,

Mike Leake,  1 1/2,

Tanner Roark,  1 1/2,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  1 1/2,

Jeff Samardzija, 1 1/2,

Julio Teheran, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Jose Abreu,   3,

Josh Donaldson,  3,

Mike Trout, 3,

John Jaso,  2,

Joe Mauer,  2,

Kyle Seager,  2,

Grady Sizemore, 2,

Dayan Viciedo, 2,

Jacoby Ellsbury, 1 1/2,

Edwin Encarnacion, 1 1/2,

Adam Jones, 1 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia,  1 1/2,

Albert Pujols,   1 1/2,

Alexei Ramirez, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,

Mark Buehrle,   3,

Jon Lester,  2 1/2,

Chris Archer,    2,

Jesse Chavez,  2,

Yu Darvish, 2,

Roenis Elias,  2,

Corey Kluber, 2

John Lackey,  2,

Martin Perez,   2,

Garrett Richards,  2,

Scott Feldman,  1 1/2,

Sonny Gray, 1 1/2,

Felix Hernandez,  1 1/2,

Justin Masterson, 1 1/2,

Bud Norris, 1 1/2,

Chris Sale,  1 1/2,

Jason Vargas, 1 1/2,

Justin Verlander,  1 1/2,

 

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2014 MLB,

Jose Altuve,  Pedro Alvarez, Jose Bautista, Adrian Beltre, Charlie Blackmon, Xander Bogaerts, Emilio Bonifacio, Jackie Bradley Jr., Miguel Cabrera, Matt Cain, Bartolo Colon, Hank Conger, Brandon Crawford, Ike Davis,  Chris Denorfia, Corey Dickerson, Matt Dominguez, Nathan Eovaldi, Yunel Escobar, Todd Frazier, Freddie Freeman, Yovani Gallardo, Dillon Gee, Alex Gonzalez, Carlos Gonzalez, Zack Greinke, Jedd Gyorko, Billy Hamilton, Aaron Harang, Roberto Hernandez, Ryan Howard,Phil Hughes, Ubaldo Jimenez, Scott Kazmir, Howie Kendrick, Dallas Keuchel, Ian Kinsler, Hiroki Kuroda, Tim Lincecum, Kyle Lohse, James Loney, Ryan Ludwick, Jordan Lyles, Lance Lynn, Starling Marte, Leonys Martin, Victor Martinez, Brian McCann, Collin McHugh, Wil Myers, Juan Nicasio, Derek Norris,  Jake Odorizzi, Lyle Overbay, Angel Pagan,  Wily Peralta, A.J. Pierzynski, Rick Porecllo, David Price, Aramis Ramirez,  Hanley Ramirez, Anthony Rizzo, Jimmy Rollins, Stefan Romero, Robbie Ross Jr., Carlos Ruiz, Hector Sanchez, Carlos Santana,  Alfredo Simon, Tyler Skaggs, Yangervis Solarte, Dan Straily, Giancarlo Stanton,  Masahiro Tanaka,  Dan Uggla, Juan Uribe, Scott Van Slyke, Yordano Ventura, Ryan Volgelsong, Jered Weaver, David Wright, Christian Yelich, Eric Young Jr.,  Ben Zobrist, Mike Zunino,

Guys Who Owned Earned 1/2 A WOB 2014 MLB,

Dustin Ackley, Cody Asche, Mike Aviles, Jeff Baker, Josh Beckett, Carlos Beltran,  Michael Brantley,  Jay Bruce, Matt Carpenter, Jason Castro, Jarred Cosart. Brandon Cumpton, David DeJesus, Sean Doolittle, Tyler Flowers, Brett Gardner,  Paul Goldschmidt, Adrian Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, Jeremy Guthrie, Eric Hosmer, Raul Ibanez, Omar Infante, Desmond Jennings, Matt Joyce, Ian Kennedy, George Kottaras, Jason Kubel, Adam LaRoche, Jonathan LuCroy, Russell Martin, Yadier Molina,  Miguel Montero, Justin Morneau, Charlie Morton, Brandon Moss, David Murphy, Ricky Nolasco, Gerardo Parra, Brayan Peña,,Hunter Pence, Jhonny Peralta,  Salvador Perez, A.J. Pollock, Colby Rasmus, Todd Redmond, Anthony Rendon, Danny Salazar, Gaby Sanchez, Hector Santiago,  Max Scherzer, James Shields, George Springer, Kurt Suzuki,  Mark Trumbo, Jonathan Villar, C. J. Wilson, Ryan Zimmerman,

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