Derek Norris crushed a 3 run homer in the first inning and finished the game going 3-5 as the A’s pounded the Yankees, 10-5.

Troy Tulowitzki got on base 4 times, homered and drove in 2, helping the Rockies come from behind and stun the Giants 8-7.

Hisashi Iwakuma threw 8 strong innings, letting up only 6 hits, 1 run and walking no Rangers, earning the 5-1 victory for the Mariners.

Travis Wood held the Phillies hitless into the 6th inning and finished with 8 innings of 3 hit shutout ball for the Cubs 3-0 win.

They owned baseball on June 15, 2014.

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Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.

Mike Trout went 3-5 including a homer in the Angels 7-3 loss in Atlanta.

Chris Tillman pitched 7 innings, letting up just 3 runs and walking no Blue Jay batter. But his Orioles dropped the game 5-2.

Jonathan Lucroy went 2-4 with a homer in a losing cause as his Brewers were blown out by the Reds, 13-4.

Madison Bumgarner not only pitched 7 strong innings, striking out 9, but also hit a home run. But the Giants bullpen once again collapsed and dropped the 8-7 decision to the Rockies.

So Lets See the Up to date Standings when we factor in yesterday’s heroics

 

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitter,

 

Andrew McCutchen, 5 1/2,

Troy Tulowitzki,  4,

Paul Goldschmidt, 3 1/2,

Dee Gordon,  3 1/2,

Justin Upton,  3 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  3,

Daniel Murphy,  3,

Carlos Gomez,  2 1/2,

Hunter Pence, 2 1/2,

Christian Yelich, 2 1/2,

Ryan Braun,  2,

Allen Craig, 2,

Freddie Freeman, 2,

Michael Morse, 2,

A.J. Pollock, 2,

Hanley Ramirez, 2,

Anthony Rizzo, 2,

Giancarlo Stanton, 2,

Scott Van Slyke, 2,

Pedro Alvarez, 1 1/2,

Nolan Arenado, 1 1/2,

Brandon Belt,  1 1/2,

Emilio Bonifacio,  1 1/2,

Evan Gattis, 1 1/2,

Curtis Granderson, 1 1/2,

Matt Holliday,  1 1/2,

Starling Marte,   1 1/2,

Miguel Montero, 1 1/2,

Angel Pagan,  1 1/2,

Joey Votto,  1 1/2,

David Wright, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,

 

Johnny Cueto,  6 1/2,

Henderson Alvarez, 4,

Tim Hudson,  4,

Clayton Kershaw,   3,

Mike Leake,  3,

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Kyle Lohse, 3,

Lance Lynn, 3,

Stephen Strasburg,  3,

Adam Wainwright, 3,

Madison Bumgarner, 2 1/2,

Tom Koehler,  2 1/2,

Tanner Roark,  2 1/2,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  2 1/2,

Julio Teheran, 2 1/2,

Homer Bailey,  2,

Andrew Cashner, 2,

Bartolo Colon, 2,

Nathan Eovaldi, 2,

Cliff Lee, 2,

Jeff Samardzija, 2,

Ryan Volgelsong, 2,

Alex Wood,  2,

Travis Wood, 2,

Josh Beckett, 1 1/2,

Gerrit Cole,  1 1/2,

Cole Hamels, 1 1/2,

Jason Hammel,  1 1/2,

Charlie Morton, 1 1/2,

Jordan Zimmermann, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Josh Donaldson,  5,

Jose Abreu,   4,

Edwin Encarnacion, 4,

Kyle Seager,  3 1/2,

Mike Trout ,3 1/2,

Miguel Cabrera,  3,

Brandon Moss,  2 1/2,

Jose Bautista, 2,

Adrian Beltre, 2,

Michael Brantley, 2,

Lonnie Chisenhall, 2,

Nelson Cruz, 2,

Chris Davis, 2,

Brock Holt, 2,

John Jaso,  2,

Derek Jeter, 2

Adam Jones, 2,

Joe Mauer,  2,

Derek Norris, 2,

Grady Sizemore, 2,

Dayan Viciedo, 2,

Ben Zobrist, 2,

Xander Bogaerts, 1 1/2,

Yoenis Cespedes, 1 1/2,

Jacoby Ellsbury, 1 1/2,

David Murphy,  1 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia,  1 1/2,

Salvador Perez, 1 1/2,

A.J. Pierzynski, 1 1/2,

Albert Pujols,   1 1/2,

Alexei Ramirez, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,

Felix Hernandez,  6,

Dallas Keuchel,  4,

Masahiro Tanaka,  4,

Mark Buehrle,   3 1/2,

Yu Darvish, 3 1/2,

David Price ,  3 1/2,

Roenis Elias,  3,

Hisashi Iwakuma, 3,

Corey Kluber, 3,

John Lackey,  3,

Bud Norris, 3,

Chris Sale,  3,

Jon Lester,  2 1/2,

Justin Masterson, 2 1/2,

Chris Archer,    2,

Jesse Chavez,  2,

Danny Duffy, 2,

Sonny Gray, 2,

Phil Hughes,  2,

Collin McHugh, 2,

Martin Perez,   2,

Garrett Richards,  2,

Jered Weaver,  2,

Scott Feldman,  1 1/2,

Ubaldo Jimenez,   1 1/2,

Hiroki Kuroda, 1 1/2,

Jake Odorizzi, 1 1/2,

Max Scherzer, 1 1/2,

Tyler Skaggs, 1 1/2,

Chris Tillman, 1 1/2,

Jason Vargas, 1 1/2,

Yordano Ventura,  1 1/2,

Justin Verlander,  1 1/2,

 

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2014 MLB, 

 

Jose Altuve,  Bronson Arroyo, Erick Aybar, Charlie Blackmon, Jackie Bradley Jr., A. J. Burnett, Asdrubal Cabrera,  Matt Cain, Jhoulys Chacin, Josh Collmenter, Hank Conger, Collin Cowgill, Brandon Crawford, Khris Davis, Ike Davis, Jacob deGrom, Jorge De La Rosa,  Chris Denorfia, Corey Dickerson, R. A. Dickey, Matt Dominguez, Yunel Escobar, Andre Ethier, Doug Fister, Gavin Floyd, Dexter Fowler, Todd Frazier, Yovani Gallardo, Dillon Gee, Kyle Gibson, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez,  Carlos Gonzalez, Alex Gordon, Zack Greinke, Jeremy Guthrie,  Jedd Gyorko, Jesse Hahn, Billy Hamilton, Aaron Harang, Roberto Hernandez, Jason Heyward, Eric Hosmer, Ryan Howard, Torii Hunter, Drew Hutchison,  Edwin Jackson, Desmond Jennings,  Scott Kazmir, Howie Kendrick, Ian Kinsler, Tim Lincecum, Adam Lind, James Loney, Jonathan Lucroy, Ryan Ludwick, Jordan Lyles, Leonys Martin, Victor Martinez, John Mayberry Jr., Brian McCann, Casey McGehee, Jordy Mercer, Devin Mesoraco, Shelby Miller, Tommy Millone, Mike Minor,  Wil Myers, Juan Nicasio, Rougned Odor, Lyle Overbay, Chris Owings, Marcell Ozuna, Brad Peacock, Wily Peralta, David Phelps, Gregory Polanco, Drew Pomeranz, Rick Porecllo, Aramis Ramirez,  Josh Reddick, Ben Revere, Mark Reynolds, Shane Robinson, Jimmy Rollins, Stefan Romero, Robbie Ross Jr., Carlos Ruiz, Anibal Sanchez,  Hector Sanchez, Carlos Santana, Jonathan Schoop,  Alfredo Simon, Justin Smoak, Yangervis Solarte, Denard Span, George Springer,  Dan Straily, Eugenio Suarez, Dan Uggla, Juan Uribe, Brandon Workman, Eric Young Jr.  Mike Zunino,

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

 

Dustin Ackley, Cody Asche, Mike Aviles, Jeff Baker, Scott Baker, Carlos Beltran, Jay Bruce, Robinson Cano, Matt Carpenter, Jason Castro, Jarred Cosart. Coco Crisp, Brandon Cumpton,  John Danks,  David DeJesus, Daniel Descalso, Sean Doolittle, Adam Dunn, Adam Eaton, Ryan Flaherty, Tyler Flowers, Brett Gardner, Jonny Gomes, Gio Gonzalez, Brandon Guyer, Raul Ibanez, Omar Infante, Chris Johnson, Matt Joyce, Ian Kennedy, George Kottaras, Jason Kubel, Adam LaRoche, Mat Latos, Jeff Locke, Evan Longoria, Russell Martin, Brandon McCarthy, Nate McClouth, Wade Miley, Yadier Molina, Rafael Montero, Justin Morneau, Logan Morrison, Jonathon Niese. Ricky Nolasco, Eduardo Nunez, David Ortiz, Gerardo Parra, Brayan Peña,, David Peralta, Jhonny Peralta, Buster Posey, Jose Quintana, Colby Rasmus, Todd Redmond, Anthony Rendon, Tyson Ross, Danny Salazar, Gaby Sanchez, Ervin Santana, Hector Santiago,Michael Saunders,  Jean Segura, James Shields, Seth Smith, Kurt Suzuki, Justin Turner, Mark Trumbo, Luis Valbuena, Jonathan Villa, Zack Wheeler, C. J. Wilson, Ryan Zimmerman,

 

 

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