Clayton Kershaw pitched a masterpiece of a no hitter, the second for the Dodgers this season. He walked none, struck out a career high 15 and only an error prevented his 8-0 triumph over the Rockies from being a perfect game.

John Lackey pitched 9 shutout innings, allowing just 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 9 Twins. He got a no decision as the game went into extra innings, but the Red Sox walked off as 2-1 winners.

Starlin Castro went 3-5 with a pair of doubles, drove in a pair and scored twice, leading the Cubs past the Marlins, 6-1.

Brian McCann homered, tripled and drove in 5 runs as the Yankees beat the first place Blue Jays, 7-3.

They owned baseball on June 18, 2014.

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Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.

Matt Garza pitched into the 8th inning, finishing with 7 2/3, allowing just 2 earned runs and walking none. The Brewers bullpen would watch the Diamondbacks walk off with a 4-3 win.

Felix Hernandez threw 7 dominant innings, letting up just 3 hits, 1 run and no walks while striking out 10 Padres hitters. He was pulled after 7 and the bullpen lost the game for Seattle, 2-1.

Ryan Doumit went 3-4 with a homer, a stolen base and 3 RBI in the Braves 10-5 loss to Philadelphia.

Chris Parmelee got 3 of the Twins 4 hits, including a go ahead 10th inning homer. The Red Sox would come from behind to win, 2-1.

 

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,

Dee Gordon,  4 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  4,

Troy Tulowitzki,  4,

Paul Goldschmidt, 3 1/2,

Justin Upton,  3 1/2,

Daniel Murphy,  3,

Carlos Gomez,  2 1/2,

Hunter Pence, 2 1/2,

Giancarlo Stanton, 2 1/2,

Christian Yelich, 2 1/2,

Ryan Braun,  2,

Allen Craig, 2,

Freddie Freeman, 2,

Jonathan Lucroy, 2,

Michael Morse, 2,

A.J. Pollock, 2,

Hanley Ramirez, 2,

Anthony Rizzo, 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,   4,

Mike Leake,  3,

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Kyle Lohse, 3,

Lance Lynn, 3,

Stephen Strasburg,  3,

Julio Teheran, 3,

Adam Wainwright, 3,

Madison Bumgarner, 2 1/2,

Cole Hamels, 2 1/2,

Tom Koehler,  2 1/2,

Tanner Roark,  2 1/2,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  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,

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,

Mike Trout ,4 1/2,

Jose Abreu,   4,

Edwin Encarnacion, 4,

Kyle Seager,  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,

Brian McCann, 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,

Rougned Odor, 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 1/2,

Dallas Keuchel,  4,

John Lackey,  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,

Bud Norris, 3,

Chris Sale,  3,

Phil Hughes,  2 1/2,

Jon Lester,  2 1/2,

Justin Masterson, 2 1/2,

Chris Archer,    2,

Jesse Chavez,  2,

Danny Duffy, 2,

Sonny Gray, 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, Coco Crisp, Khris Davis, Ike Davis, Jacob deGrom, Jorge De La Rosa, Rubby 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, Ryan Ludwick, Jordan Lyles, Leonys Martin, Victor Martinez, John Mayberry Jr., Casey McGehee, Jordy Mercer, Devin Mesoraco, Shelby Miller, Tommy Millone, Mike Minor, Donnie Murphy,  Wil Myers, Juan Nicasio, 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, Matt Shoemaker,  Alfredo Simon, Justin Smoak, Yangervis Solarte, Denard Span, George Springer,  Dan Straily, Eugenio Suarez, Dan Uggla, Juan Uribe, Michael Wacha, 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, Kevin Correia, Jarred Cosart. Brandon Cumpton,  John Danks,  David DeJesus, Daniel Descalso, Sean Doolittle, Ryan Doumit, Adam Dunn, Adam Eaton, Ryan Flaherty, Tyler Flowers, Brett Gardner, Matt Garza, Jonny Gomes, Gio Gonzalez, Brandon Guyer, Josh Harrison, 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, Chris Parmelee, 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 Villar, Zack Wheeler, C. J. Wilson, Ryan Zimmerman,

 

 

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