Who Owned Baseball April 17, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings

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Alex Rodriguez homered twice and drove in 4, including the game winning run with an RBI 8th inning single as he led the Yankees to a 5-4 win in Tampa Bay.

Wil Myers stole the spotlight in Chicago with a 3-4 performance including a controversial 3 run shot that ultimately gave the Padres a 5-4 decision against the Cubs,.

David Price pitched 8 strong innings, letting up just 4 hits and 1 walk. He did not get the decision but his great performance set up Detroit’s walk off 9th inning rally to beat the White Sox, 2-1.

Josh Collmenter not only threw a complete game 4 hit 1 walk shut out against the Giants, but he helped lead the Diamondbacks offense with a 3-5 day, complete with a run scored and driven in.

They all owned baseball on April 17, 2015.

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Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.

Josh Donaldson homered twice and drove in 3 runs but his Blue Jays fell to Atlanta, 8-7.

Khris Davis went 3-4 with a double and a run scored in Milwaukee’s 6-3 loss to the Pirates.

Corey Kluber threw a no hitter into the 6th and finished with 8 innings, 2 hits, 1 walk and 2 earned runs. He got a no decision as the Indians fell to Minnesota, 3-2 in 11 innings.

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

2015 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitter,

Giancarlo Stanton, 1 1/2,

2015 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,

Johnny Cueto, 1 1/2,

Jacob deGrom, 1 1/2,

Zack Greinke, 1 1/2,

2015 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Xander Bogaerts, 2,

Steven Souza Jr., 1 1/2,

2015 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,

Sonny Gray, 1 1/2,

Edinson Volquez, 1 1/2,

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2015 MLB,

Chris Archer, Jake Arrieta, Mookie Betts, Miguel Cabrera, Lorenzo Cain, Starlin Castro, Josh Collmenter, Anthony DeSclafani, Lucas Duda, Freddie Freeman, Adrian Gonzalez, Shane Greene, Matt Harvey, Adeiny Hechavarria, Jason Heyward, Jose Iglesias, Adam Jones, Nathan Karns, Scott Kazmir, Joe Kelly, Kevin Kiermaier, Corey Kluber,, John Lackey, Andrew McCutchen, Tommy Milone, Brandon Morrow, Wil Myers, Jimmy Nelson, Jake Odorizzi, Steve Pearce, David Price, Hanley Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmy Rollins, Tyson Ross, Alfredo Simon, Jorge Soler, Kurt Suzuki, Devon Travis, Joey Votto, Adam Wainwright, C. J. Wilson, Travis Wood, David Wright

Guys Who Owned Earned 1/2 A WOB 2015 MLB,

Pedro Alvarez, Nolan Arenado, Cody Asche, A. J. Burnett, Kole Calhoun, Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz, Khris Davis, Odrisamer Despaigne, Josh Donaldson, Scott Feldman, Avisail Garcia, Odubel Herrera, Chris Heston, Matt Kemp, Adam Lind, Francisco Liriano, John Ryan Murphy, James Paxton, Brandon Phillips, Buster Posey, David Ross, Max Scherzer, Mike Trout, Chase Utley

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