Nelson Cruz nearly hit for the cycle, reaching base 5 times, tripling, homering twice, including in the 11th inning, and driving in all of Baltimore’s 7 runs, leading the way to a 7-5 victory in Tampa Bay.

Adrian Gonzalez hit a 3 run homer in the 6th inning to give the Dodgers the lead and hit another 3 run homer the next inning to pad the score, leading the Dodgers to a 7-2 win against the Diamondbacks.

Carlos Carrasco pitched into the 9th, finishing with 8 2/3 innings of 4 hit, shutout ball, striking out 8 White Sox while walking none as Cleveland won, 2-0.

Adam Wainwright pitched a complete game, allowing 7 hits and 1 run and earning his 17th win for the Cardinals this season in the 9-1 blow out in Milwaukee.

They owned baseball on Sept 7, 2014.

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James Loney went 4-6 with a homer in the Rays 7-5, 11 inning loss to the Orioles.

Jedd Gyorko reached base 3 times, including a double, but the rest of his San Diego teammates were shut down as Colorado won, 6-0.

Scott Carroll gave the White Sox 7 strong innings, giving up just 2 runs. But Cleveland’s pitching shut down their line up and won, 2-0.

Mat Latos let up no earned runs over 6 innings pitched but his defense betrayed him, chalking up 3 unearned runs, as Cincinnati lost to the Mets 4-3.

 

So Let’s factor in yesterday’s heroics into the year long WOB standings

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitter,

Andrew McCutchen, 8 1/2,

Freddie Freeman, 7,

Paul Goldschmidt, 6,

Buster Posey, 5 1/2,

Dee Gordon,  5,

Daniel Murphy,  5,

Troy Tulowitzki,  5,

Jonathan Lucroy, 4 1/2,

Hunter Pence, 4 1/2,

Justin Upton,  4 1/2,

Starlin Castro,  4,

Giancarlo Stanton, 4,

Pedro Alvarez, 3 1/2,

Billy Hamilton, 3 1/2,

Josh Harrison, 3 1/2,

Matt Holliday,  3 1/2,

David Peralta, 3 1/2,

Adrian Gonzalez, 3,

Jason Heyward, 3,

Adam LaRoche, 3,

Michael Morse, 3,

A.J. Pollock, 3,

Seth Smith, 3,

Chase Utley, 3,

Cody Asche, 2 1/2,

Carl Crawford, 2 1/2,

Todd Frazier, 2 1/2,

Scooter Gennett, 2 1/2,

Carlos Gomez,  2 1/2,

Jedd Gyorko, 2 1/2,

Aramis Ramirez,  2 1/2,

Denard Span, 2 1/2,

David Wright, 2 1/2,

Christian Yelich, 2 1/2,

Nolan Arenado, 2,

Charlie Blackmon, 2,

Ryan Braun,  2,

Marlon Byrd,  2,

Allen Craig, 2,

Travis d’Arnaud, 2,

Lucas Duda, 2,

Curtis Granderson, 2,

Adeiny Hechavarria, 2,

Matt Kemp, 2,

Ryan Ludwick, 2,

Starling Marte,   2,

Casey McGehee, 2,

Marcell Ozuna, 2,

Brayan Peña, 2,

Yasiel Puig, 2,

Hanley Ramirez, 2,

Anthony Rendon, 2,

Ben Revere, 2,

Mark Reynolds, 2,

Anthony Rizzo, 2,

Pablo Sandoval, 2,

Scott Van Slyke, 2,

Brandon Belt,  1 1/2,

Emilio Bonifacio,  1 1/2,

Corey Dickerson, 1 1/2,

Evan Gattis, 1 1/2,

Devin Mesoraco, 1 1/2,

Miguel Montero, 1 1/2,

Angel Pagan,  1 1/2,

Gerardo Parra, 1 1/2,

Gregory Polanco, 1 1/2,

Jimmy Rollins, 1 1/2,

Justin Ruggiano, 1 1/2,

Jorge Soler, 1 1/2,

Juan Uribe, 1 1/2,

Luis Valbuena, 1 1/2,

Joey Votto,  1 1/2,

Neil Walker, 1 1/2,

Ryan Zimmerman, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,

Clayton Kershaw,   13 1/2,

Johnny Cueto,  10,

Madison Bumgarner, 8 1/2,

Cole Hamels, 6 1/2,

Zack Greinke, 5 1/2,

Mike Leake,  5 1/2,

Stephen Strasburg,  5 1/2,

Adam Wainwright, 5 1/2,

Homer Bailey,  5,

Tim Hudson,  4 1/2,

Tim Lincecum, 4 1/2,

Henderson Alvarez, 4,

Bartolo Colon, 4,

Jacob deGrom, 4,

Yovani Gallardo, 4,

Lance Lynn, 4,

Alex Wood,  4,

A.J. Burnett, 3 1/2,

Nathan Eovaldi, 3 1/2,

Matt Garza, 3 1/2,

Tom Koehler,  3 1/2,

Justin Masterson,  3 1/2 ( 1 in NL, 2 1/2 in AL),

Julio Teheran, 3 1/2,

Jose Fernandez,  3,

Kyle Lohse, 3,

Mike Minor, 3,

Tyson Ross, 3,

Hyun-Jin Ryu,  3,

Ryan Volgelsong, 3,

Jake Arrieta, 2 1/2,

Jarred Cosart, 2 1/2 (1 in NL and 1 1/2 in AL),

Doug Fister, 2 1/2,

Wade Miley,  2 1/2,

Charlie Morton, 2 1/2,

Tanner Roark,  2 1/2,

Matt Cain, 2,

Andrew Cashner, 2,

Josh Collmenter, 2,

Jorge De La Rosa, 2,

Aaron Harang, 2,

Roberto Hernandez, 2,

Ian Kennedy, 2,

Mat Latos, 2,

Cliff Lee, 2,

Jeff Locke, 2,

Vidal Nuno,  2,

Wily Peralta, 2,

Jeff Samardzija, 2,

Edinson Volquez, 2,

Zack Wheeler, 2,

Travis Wood, 2,

Josh Beckett, 1 1/2,

Gerrit Cole,  1 1/2,

Dillon Gee, 1 1/2,

Jesse Hahn, 1 1/2,

Jason Hammel,  1 1/2,

Shelby Miller, 1 1/2,

Jake Peavy, 1 1/2 (1 with Boston, 1/2 with San Francisco),

Vance Worley, 1 1/2,

Jordan Zimmermann, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Mike Trout, 8 1/2,

Jose Abreu,   6 1/2,

Josh Donaldson,  6 1/2,

Edwin Encarnacion, 6 1/2,

Miguel Cabrera,  5 1/2,

Michael Brantley, 4 1/2,

Jacoby Ellsbury, 4 1/2,

Carlos Santana, 4 1/2,

Kyle Seager,  4 1/2,

Jose Altuve, 4,

Yoenis Cespedes, 4, (3 with Oakland. 1 with Boston.),

Nelson Cruz, 4,

Adam Jones, 4,

Brandon Moss,  4,

David Ortiz, 4,

Ben Zobrist, 4,

Jose Bautista, 3 1/2,

Adrian Beltre, 3 1/2,

Victor Martinez, 3 1/2,

Joe Mauer,  3 1/2,

David Murphy,  3 1/2,

Carlos Beltran, 3,

Brian McCann, 3,

Salvador Perez, 3,

Albert Pujols,  3,

Melky Cabrera, 2 1/2,

Desmond Jennings,  2 1/2,

Derek Jeter, 2 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia,  2 1/2,

Jose Reyes, 2 1/2,

Dayan Viciedo, 2 1/2,

Lonnie Chisenhall, 2,

Chris Davis, 2,

Brian Dozier, 2,

Brock Holt, 2,

Brett Gardner, 2,

Alex Gordon, 2,

Omar Infante,   2,

John Jaso,  2,

Ian Kinsler, 2,

Nick Markakis,  2,

Derek Norris, 2,

Steve Pearce, 2,

Josh Reddick, 2,

Grady Sizemore, 2,

Dustin Ackley, 1 1/2,

Xander Bogaerts, 1 1/2,

Billy Butler, 1 1/2,

Asdrubal Cabrera, 1 1/2,

Kole Calhoun, 1 1/2,

Robinson Cano, 1 1/2,

Chris Carter,  1 1/2,

Jason Castro, 1 1/2,

Rajai Davis, 1 1/2,

Eduardo Escobar,  1 1/2,

Tyler Flowers, 1 1/2,

Matt Joyce, 1 1/2,

James Loney, 1 1/2,

Leonys Martin, 1 1/2,

Logan Morrison, 1 1/2,

Eduardo Nunez, 1 1/2,

Rougned Odor, 1 1/2,

A.J. Pierzynski, 1 1/2,

Alexei Ramirez, 1 1/2,

George Springer,  1 1/2,

Mike Zunino, 1 1/2,

 

2014 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,

Felix Hernandez,  9 1/2,

Corey Kluber, 8 1/2,

Chris Sale,  8,

David Price,  7 1/2, (6 with Tampa Bay, 1 1/2 with Detroit.),

Hisashi Iwakuma, 6 1/2,

Phil Hughes,  6,

Max Scherzer, 5 1/2,

Mark Buehrle,   5,

Jon Lester,  5  ( 3 1/2 with Boston. 1 1/2 with Oakland),

Yu Darvish, 4 1/2,

Dallas Keuchel,  4 1/2,

Rick Porecllo,  4 1/2,

Masahiro Tanaka,  4 1/2,

Chris Tillman, 4 1/2,

Chris Archer,   4,

Scott Feldman,  4,

John Lackey,  4,

Jake Odorizzi, 4,

Clay Buchholz, 3 1/2,

Scott Kazmir, 3 1/2,

Bud Norris, 3 1/2,

Garrett Richards,  3 1/2,

James Shields, 3 1/2,

Drew Smyly,  3 1/2 (1 1/2 with Tigers, 2 with Rays)

Jason Vargas, 3 1/2,

Roenis Elias,  3,

Sonny Gray, 3,

Hiroki Kuroda, 3,

Collin McHugh, 3,

Jose Quintana, 3,

Yordano Ventura,  3,

Justin Verlander,  3,

Jered Weaver,  3,

Alex Cobb, 2 1/2,

Danny Duffy, 2 1/2,

Ubaldo Jimenez, 2 1/2,

Justin Masterson, 2 1/2,

Jeff Samardzija, 2 1/2 (2 with Cubs, 1/2 with A’s.),

Marcus Stroman, 2 1/2,

Jesse Chavez,  2,

John Danks,  2,

Jeremy Guthrie,  2,

Drew Hutchison, 2,

Martin Perez,   2,

Matt Shoemaker,  2,

Tyler Skaggs, 2,

Carlos Carrasco, 1 1/2,

Jarred Cosart, 1 1/2,

Rubby De La Rosa,  1 1/2,

R.A. Dickey, 1 1/2,

Brandon McCarthy, 1 1/2,

Brett Oberholtzer, 1 1/2,

Danny Salazar, 1 1/2,

C.J. Wilson, 1 1/2,

Brandon Workman, 1 1/2,

 

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2014 MLB,

Arismendy Alcantara, Nori Aoki, Oswaldo Arcia,  Bronson Arroyo, Erick Aybar, Javier Baez, Jackie Bradley Jr., Jay Bruce, Matt Carpenter, Chris Carter,  Santiago Casilla, Nick Castellanos,  Shin-Soo Choo,  Hank Conger, Kevin Correia,  Collin Cowgill, Brandon Crawford, Coco Crisp, Michael Cuddyer, Khris Davis, Ike Davis, Randall Delgado, Chris Denorfia, Odrisamer Despaigne, Matt Dominguez, Adam Eaton, Yunel Escobar, Andre Ethier, Mike Fiers, Gavin Floyd, Dexter Fowler, Sam Fuld, Kyle Gibson, Alex Gonzalez,  Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, Miguel Gonzalez, Brandon Guyer,  Dan Haren, Eric Hosmer, Ryan Howard, Torii Hunter, Edwin Jackson, Howie Kendrick, Jason Kipnis, Colby Lewis,  Adam Lind, Francisco Liriano,  Jordan Lyles, Manny Machado, Tyler Matzek,  John Mayberry Jr., Jordy Mercer,  Tommy Millone, Rafael Montero,  Kendrys Morales, Justin Morneau,  Donnie Murphy,  Wil Myers, Juan Nicasio, Jonathon Niese,   Hector Noesi, Ricky Nolasco, Lyle Overbay, Chris Owings, Jimmy Paredes, James Paxton, Brad Peacock, Glen Perkins, David Phelps, Yohan Pino, Trevor Plouffe,  Drew Pomeranz, Martin Prado, Rene Rivera, Brian Roberts, Shane Robinson, Stefen Romero, Robbie Ross Jr.,  Carlos Ruiz, Anibal Sanchez,  Hector Sanchez, Ervin Santana,  Hector Santiago, Jordan Schafer, Jonathan Schoop, Alfredo Simon, Justin Smoak, Travis Snider, Yangervis Solarte, Denard Span, Dan Straily, Eugenio Suarez, Nick Swisher, Nick Tepesch, Josh Tomlin, Dan Uggla, Kennys Vargas, Michael Wacha, Tsuyoshi Wada, Jerome Williams, Delmon Young, Eric Young Jr.

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

Matt Adams, Yonder Alonso, Brett Anderson, J.P. Arencibia, Mike Aviles, Jeff Baker, Scott Baker, Gordon Beckham, Gregor Blanco, Mike Bolsinger, Peter Bourjos, Lorenzo Cain, Alberto Callaspo, Scott Carroll, Francisco Cervelli, C.J. Cron, Brandon Cumpton,  David DeJesus, Daniel Descalso, Jake Diekman, Sean Doolittle, Ryan Doumit, Adam Dunn, Ryan Flaherty, Nate Freiman, Avisail Garcia, Ken Giles, Conor Gillaspie, Jonny Gomes, Yan Gomes, Didi Gregorius, J.A. Happ, Brad Hand, Bryce Harper,  Andrew Heaney, Jeremy Hellickson, Dilson Herrera, Derek Holland, Nick Hundley, Raul Ibanez, Ender Inciarte, Chris Johnson, Kevin Kiermaier, George Kottaras, Jason Kubel, Juan Lagares,  Evan Longoria, Russell Martin, Nate McClouth, Jordy Mercer, Miles Mikolas, Yadier Molina, Jimmy Nelson, Jonathan Papelbon, Chris Parmelee, Jhonny Peralta, Michael Pineda. Jose Ramirez, Colby Rasmus, Todd Redmond, Alex Rios, Wilin Rosario, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Gaby Sanchez, Danny Santana, Michael Saunders, Skip Schumaker, Jean Segura,  Eric Stults, Kurt Suzuki, Justin Turner, Mark Trumbo, Danny Valencia, Jonathan Villar, Zach Walters, Tony Watson, Jayson Werth, Ryan Wheeler,  Josh Willingham,  Tom Wilhelmsen, Chris Young, .

 

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