Edwin Encarnacion got on base 3 times including a 3 run, 2 out, bottom of the 9th walk off home run that gave the 7-4 game to Toronto against Milwaukee.

John Danks pitched into the 8th inning, finishing with 7 2/3, letting up 2 runs while striking out 10. He did not get the decision but helped set up the White Sox 3-2 walk off win against the Angels.

Justin Ruggiano singled,doubled and homered, driving in 5 runs in the Cubs 16-9 drubbing of the Red Sox.

Tyson Ross threw a 3 hit shutout with 9 strikeouts and none helping the Padres blank Cincinnati, 3-0.

 

They owned baseball on July 2, 2014.

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Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.

Brandon Moss went 4-4 with a double, a homer and 2 RBI but the A’s lost 9-3 in Detroit.

Tyler Skaggs pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, letting up just 2 runs in the Angels 3-2 loss to the White Sox.

Paul Goldschmidt went 3-4 with a double and a run scored in the Diamondbacks 5-1 loss in Pittsburgh.

Hyun-Jin Ryu gave the Dodgers not only 7 innings on the mound, letting up just 2 runs while striking out 8, but also went 2 for 2 at the plate with a double and an RBI. The bullpen, however, would collapse, and the Indians won 5-4 in Chavez Ravine.

 

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,

Freddie Freeman, 5,

Dee Gordon,  4 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  4,

Paul Goldschmidt, 4,

Daniel Murphy,  4,

Troy Tulowitzki,  4,

Justin Upton,  3 1/2,

Pedro Alvarez, 2 1/2,

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,

Curtis Granderson, 2,

Adam LaRoche, 2,

Jonathan Lucroy, 2,

Michael Morse, 2,

A.J. Pollock, 2,

Aramis Ramirez,  2,

Hanley Ramirez, 2,

Anthony Rizzo, 2,

Scott Van Slyke, 2,

Nolan Arenado, 1 1/2,

Cody Asche, 1 1/2,

Brandon Belt,  1 1/2,

Emilio Bonifacio,  1 1/2,

Corey Dickerson, 1 1/2,

Todd Frazier, 1 1/2,

Evan Gattis, 1 1/2,

Matt Holliday,  1 1/2,

Starling Marte,   1 1/2,

Miguel Montero, 1 1/2,

Angel Pagan,  1 1/2,

Gerardo Parra, 1 1/2,

Anthony Rendon, 1 1/2,

Seth Smith, 1 1/2,

Joey Votto,  1 1/2,

David Wright, 1 1/2,  

Ryan Zimmerman, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,

Johnny Cueto,  7 1/2,

Clayton Kershaw,   5,

Tim Hudson,  4 1/2,

Adam Wainwright, 4 1/2,

Henderson Alvarez, 4,

Mike Leake,  4,

Lance Lynn, 4,

Madison Bumgarner, 3 1/2,

Homer Bailey,  3,

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Cole Hamels, 3,

Tim Lincecum, 3,

Kyle Lohse, 3,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  3,

Stephen Strasburg,  3,

Julio Teheran, 3,

Tom Koehler,  2 1/2,

Tanner Roark,  2 1/2,

A. J. Burnett, 2,

Andrew Cashner, 2,

Bartolo Colon, 2,

Nathan Eovaldi, 2,

Zack Greinke, 2,

Cliff Lee, 2,

Charlie Morton, 2,

Tyson Ross, 2,

Jeff Samardzija, 2,

Ryan Volgelsong, 2,

Alex Wood,  2,

Travis Wood, 2,

Josh Beckett, 1 1/2,

Matt Cain, 1 1/2,

Gerrit Cole,  1 1/2,

Yovani Gallardo, 1 1/2,

Jason Hammel,  1 1/2,

Zack Wheeler, 1 1/2,

Jordan Zimmermann, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Jose Abreu,   6,

Edwin Encarnacion, 6,

Josh Donaldson,  5,

Kyle Seager,  4 1/2,

Mike Trout ,4 1/2,

Miguel Cabrera,  4,

Michael Brantley, 3,

Brandon Moss,  3,

Joe Mauer,  2 1/2,

Jose Bautista, 2,

Adrian Beltre, 2,

Lonnie Chisenhall, 2,

Nelson Cruz, 2,

Chris Davis, 2,

Brock Holt, 2,

John Jaso,  2,

Derek Jeter, 2,

Adam Jones, 2,

Ian Kinsler, 2,

Brian McCann, 2,

Derek Norris, 2,

Salvador Perez, 2,

Grady Sizemore, 2,

Dayan Viciedo, 2,

Ben Zobrist, 2,

Xander Bogaerts, 1 1/2,

Asdrubal Cabrera, 1 1/2,

Yoenis Cespedes, 1 1/2,

Jacoby Ellsbury, 1 1/2,

Matt Joyce, 1 1/2,

Leonys Martin, 1 1/2,

Logan Morrison, 1 1/2,

David Murphy,  1 1/2,

Eduardo Nunez, 1 1/2,

Rougned Odor, 1 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia,  1 1/2,

A.J. Pierzynski, 1 1/2,

Albert Pujols,   1 1/2,

Alexei Ramirez, 1 1/2,

Jose Reyes, 1 1/2,

Carlos Santana, 1 1/2,

George Springer,  1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,

Felix Hernandez,  7 1/2,

David Price,  5,

Masahiro Tanaka,  4 1/2,

Mark Buehrle,   4,

Dallas Keuchel,  4,

John Lackey,  4,

Yu Darvish, 3 1/2,

Corey Kluber, 3 1/2,

Chris Tillman, 3 1/2,

Roenis Elias,  3,

Hisashi Iwakuma, 3,

Bud Norris, 3,

Rick Porecllo, 3,

Chris Sale,  3,

Danny Duffy, 2 1/2,

Phil Hughes,  2 1/2,

Ubaldo Jimenez, 2 1/2,

Jon Lester,  2 1/2,

Justin Masterson, 2 1/2,

Jake Odorizzi, 2 1/2,

Chris Archer,    2,

Jesse Chavez,  2,

Sonny Gray, 2,

Scott Kazmir, 2,

Hiroki Kuroda, 2,

Collin McHugh, 2,

Martin Perez,   2,

Garrett Richards,  2,

Tyler Skaggs, 2,

Yordano Ventura,  2,

Jered Weaver,  2,

Jarred Cosart, 1 1/2,

John Danks,  1 1/2,

Rubby De La Rosa,  1 1/2,

Scott Feldman,  1 1/2,

Jose Quintana, 1 1/2,

Max Scherzer, 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, Jake Arrieta, Bronson Arroyo, Erick Aybar, Carlos Beltran, Charlie Blackmon, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jay Bruce, Marlon Byrd,  Jhoulys Chacin, Josh Collmenter, Hank Conger, Collin Cowgill, Brandon Crawford, Coco Crisp, Khris Davis, Ike Davis, Rajai Davis, Jacob deGrom, Jorge De La Rosa, Chris Denorfia, R. A. Dickey, Matt Dominguez, Yunel Escobar, Andre Ethier, Doug Fister, Gavin Floyd, Dexter Fowler, Matt Garza, Dillon Gee, Scooter Gennett, Kyle Gibson, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Gonzalez,  Carlos Gonzalez, Alex Gordon, 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,  Howie Kendrick, Mat Latos,  Adam Lind, James Loney, Ryan Ludwick, Jordan Lyles, Victor Martinez, John Mayberry Jr., Casey McGehee, Jordy Mercer, Devin Mesoraco, Wade Miley,  Shelby Miller, Tommy Millone, Mike Minor, Donnie Murphy,  Wil Myers, Juan Nicasio, Lyle Overbay, Chris Owings, Marcell Ozuna, Brad Peacock, Steve Pearce, Wily Peralta, David Phelps, Gregory Polanco, Drew Pomeranz, Josh Reddick, Ben Revere, Mark Reynolds, Shane Robinson, Jimmy Rollins, Stefan Romero, Robbie Ross Jr., Justin Ruggiano,  Carlos Ruiz, Anibal Sanchez,  Hector Sanchez, Jonathan Schoop, Matt Shoemaker,  Alfredo Simon, Justin Smoak, Yangervis Solarte, Denard Span, Dan Straily, Marcus Stroman, Eugenio Suarez, Nick Swisher, Josh Tomlin, Dan Uggla, Juan Uribe, Chase Utley, Luis Valbuena,  Michael Wacha, C.J. Wilson, Brandon Workman, Eric Young Jr.  Mike Zunino,

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

Dustin Ackley, Mike Aviles, Jeff Baker, Scott Baker, Mike Bolsinger, Robinson Cano, Melky Cabrera, Matt Carpenter, Jason Castro, Kevin Correia, C. J. Cron, Brandon Cumpton,  David DeJesus, Daniel Descalso, Sean Doolittle, Ryan Doumit, Adam Dunn, Adam Eaton, Ryan Flaherty, Tyler Flowers, Brett Gardner, Conor Gillaspie, Jonny Gomes, Gio Gonzalez, Brandon Guyer, Josh Harrison, Andrew Heaney, Raul Ibanez, Omar Infante, Chris Johnson, Ian Kennedy, George Kottaras, Jason Kubel, Jeff Locke, Evan Longoria, Nick Markakis, Russell Martin, Brandon McCarthy, Nate McClouth, Yadier Molina, Rafael Montero, Justin Morneau, Jonathon Niese, Hector Noesi, Ricky Nolasco, David Ortiz, Chris Parmelee, Brayan Peña,, David Peralta, Jhonny Peralta, Buster Posey, Colby Rasmus, Todd Redmond, Wilin Rosario, Danny Salazar, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Gaby Sanchez, Ervin Santana, Hector Santiago, Michael Saunders,  Jean Segura, James Shields, Kurt Suzuki, Justin Turner, Mark Trumbo, Jonathan Villar, Ryan Wheeler

 

 

 

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