Who Owned Baseball May 7, 2015 (Daily AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2015 #WOB Standings
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Yasmani Grandal put on quite a show, reaching base 6 times, scoring 3, hitting a 2 RBI single and a pair of 3 run homers, giving him 8 RBI for the day as the Dodgers blew out Milwaukee 14-4.
Eric Hosmer hit a 3 run homer in the first, got another hit and another walk, scoring twice, helping the Royals top the Indians 7-4.
John Lackey kept the Cubs off the board until the 7th and finished with 7 2/3 innings, 5 hits, 1 walk and 10 strikeouts, winning the 5-1 game for the red hot Cardinals.
Kyle Lobstein allowed only 5 hits, 2 walks and an unearned run over 7 2/3 innings, earning the 4-1 decision for the Tigers over the White Sox.
They all owned baseball on May 7, 2015.
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Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing efforts.
Todd Frazier got 2 hits including a game tying homer but the Reds would fall to Pittsburgh, 7-2.
Ike Davis got on base 3 times, doubled and homered, scoring 2 and driving in 2 in Oakland’s 6-5 loss in Minnesota.
Hector Santiago pitched 1 hit shutout ball into the 7th inning, finishing with 6 1/3 frames. The Angels bullpen would meltdown and Houston won the game 3-2 in the 9th.
So Let’s factor in yesterday’s heroics into the year long WOB standings
2015 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitter,
Freddie Freeman, 2,
Giancarlo Stanton, 2,
Zack Cozart, 1 1/2,
Odubel Herrera, 1 1/2,
Matt Kemp, 1 1/2,
Andrew McCutchen, 1 1/2,
Anthony Rizzo, 1 1/2,
Joey Votto, 1 1/2,
2015 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,
Johnny Cueto, 2 1/2,
Mike Leake, 2 1/2,
Josh Collmenter, 2,
Anthony DeSclafani, 2,
Matt Harvey, 2,
John Lackey, 2,
Francisco Liriano, 2,
Jacob deGrom, 1 1/2,
Zack Greinke, 1 1/2,
Chris Heston, 1 1/2,
Jimmy Nelson, 1 1/2,
Tyson Ross, 1 1/2,
Max Scherzer, 1 1/2,
2015 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,
Miguel Cabrera, 3,
Xander Bogaerts, 2,
Michael Brantley, 2,
Nelson Cruz, 2,
Eric Hosmer, 2,
Jose Iglesias, 2,
Steven Souza Jr., 2,
Devon Travis, 2,
Josh Donaldson, 1 1/2,
Hanley Ramirez, 1 1/2,
Mike Trout, 1 1/2,
2015 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,
Sonny Gray, 4 1/2,
Chris Archer, 2 1/2,
Dallas Keuchel, 2 1/2,
Shane Greene, 2,
Scott Kazmir, 2,
James Paxton, 2,
David Price, 2,
Alfredo Simon, 2,
Nathan Karns, 1 1/2,
Colby Lewis, 1 1/2,
Hector Santiago, 1 1/2,
Edinson Volquez, 1 1/2,
C. J. Wilson, 1 1/2,
Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2015 MLB,
Matt Adams, Jose Altuve, Chase Anderson, Nolan Arenado, Jake Arrieta, Mookie Betts, Kyle Blanks, Ryan Braun, A. J. Burnett, Lorenzo Cain, Robinson Cano, Andrew Cashner, Starlin Castro, Wei-Yin Chen, R. A. Dickey, Lucas Duda, Danny Duffy, Jacoby Ellsbury, Edwin Encarnacion, Kyle Gibson, Hector Gomez, Adrian Gonzalez, Yasmani Grandal, Jason Hammel, Aaron Harang, Bryce Harper, Adeiny Hechavarria, Felix Hernandez, Elian Herrera, Jason Heyward, Tim Hudson, Adam Jones, Joe Kelly, Kevin Kiermaier, Corey Kluber, Jon Lester, Tim Lincecum, Kyle Lobstein, Evan Longoria, Shelby Miller, Tommy Milone, Logan Morrison, Brandon Morrow, Daniel Murphy, Wil Myers, Jonathon Niese, Derek Norris, Jake Odorizzi, Marcell Ozuna, Angel Pagan, Jimmy Paredes, Steve Pearce, Joc Pederson, David Phelps, Michael Pineda, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmy Rollins, Jordan Schafer, Kyle Seager, Jean Segura, Jorge Soler, Stephen Strasburg, Kurt Suzuki, Masahiro Tanaka, Mark Teixeira, Justin Turner, Dan Uggla, Justin Upton, Luis Valbuena, Scott Van Slyke, Adam Wainwright, Taijuan Walker, Travis Wood, Kolten Wong, David Wright,
Guys Who Owned Earned
1/2 A WOB 2015 MLB,
Jose Abreu, Pedro Alvarez, Cody Asche, Scott Baker, Trevor Bauer, Kole Calhoun, Jarred Cosart, Michael Cuddyer, Ike Davis, Khris Davis, Rubby De La Rosa, Odrisamer Despaigne, Roenis Elias, Scott Feldman, Todd Frazier, Avisail Garcia, Billy Hamilton, Roberto Hernandez, Howie Kendrick, Clayton Kershaw, Adam Lind, Manny Machado, Wade Miley, Brandon Moss, John Ryan Murphy, Daniel Norris, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Brandon Phillips, A. J. Pierzynski, Trevor Plouffe, Buster Posey, David Ross, Darin Ruf, Addison Russell, Chris Sale, Anibal Sanchez, Marcus Semien, Jordan Schafer, Andrelton Simmons, Seth Smith, Yangervis Solarte, Chase Utley, Stephen Vogt,
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