C. J. Wilson threw 8 strong innings, allowing 1 run while striking out 9 and walking no Arizona batters for an Angels 7-1 win.

Zack Greinke pitched 7 shutout innings, striking out 8, 4 hits and no walks. He did not get the decision but the Dodgers got the 1-0 balk off win.

Preston Tucker doubled and homered, driving in 3 helping the Astros top Colorado 8-4.

Ryan Howard got 2 hits, including a 2 run homer that drove in all the Phillies runs, and made a diving stop in a 2-1 victory over Baltimore.

They all owned baseball on June 18, 2015.

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Earning 1/2 WOBs in losing

Anthony Ranaudo pitched shutout ball into the 7th, finishing with 6 2/3 innings, 5 hits and 2 walks. He would get a no decision as the Dodgers won 1-0 in the 9th over the Rangers.

Jaime Garcia threw 6 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 walks. But the Cardinals would lose in the bottom of the 9th, 2-1 in Minnesota.

Manny Machado went 2-4 with a homer and a stolen base in Baltimore’s 2-1 loss in Philadelphia.

Yunel Escobar went 5 for 5, including a double, an RBI and a run scored in Washington’s 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.

 

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

2015 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitter,

Giancarlo Stanton, 5 1/2,

Paul Goldschmidt, 5,

Bryce Harper, 3 1/2,

Andrew McCutchen, 3 1/2,

Todd Frazier, 3,

Justin Upton, 3,

Joey Votto, 3,

Zack Cozart, 2 1/2,

Freddie Freeman, 2 1/2,

Matt Kemp, 2 1/2,

Buster Posey, 2 1/2,

Anthony Rizzo, 2 1/2,

Nolan Arenado, 2,

Brandon Belt, 2,

Khris Davis, 2,

Lucas Duda, 2,

Adrian Gonzalez, 2,

Adam Lind, 2,

Martin Maldonado, 2,

Derek Norris, 2,

Scott Van Slyke, 2,

Ryan Braun, 1 1/2,

Carlos Gomez, 1 1/2,

Odubel Herrera, 1 1/2,

Ryan Howard,  1 1/2,

Joc Pederson, 1 1/2,

Ben Revere, 1 1/2,

Addison Russell, 1 1/2,

Jorge Soler, 1 1/2,

Kolten Wong, 1 1/2,

 

2015 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,

Matt Harvey, 4 1/2,

Chris Heston, 4,

Shelby Miller, 4,

Johnny Cueto, 3 1/2,

Jacob deGrom, 3 1/2,

Zack Greinke, 3,

Mike Leake, 3,

Francisco Liriano, 3,

Carlos Martinez, 3,

Jimmy Nelson, 3,

Chase Anderson, 2 1/2,

Anthony DeSclafani, 2 1/2,

Aaron Harang, 2 1/2,

Clayton Kershaw, 2 1/2,

Max Scherzer, 2 1/2,

Chad Bettis, 2,

Mike Bolsinger, 2,

Andrew Cashner,2,

Josh Collmenter, 2,

Cole Hamels, 2,

Jason Hammel, 2,

John Lackey, 2,

Tim Lincecum, 2,

Jon Niese, 2,

David Phelps, 2,

Tyson Ross, 2,

Jaime Garcia, 1 1/2,

Kyle Kendrick, 1 1/2,

Jon Lester, 1 1/2,

 

 

2015 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,

Miguel Cabrera, 4 1/2,

Josh Donaldson, 4 1/2,

Mike Trout, 4,

Adam Jones, 3 1/2,

Hanley Ramirez, 3,

Jose Bautista, 2 1/2,

Edwin Encarnacion, 2 1/2,

Manny Machado, 2 1/2,

Mark Teixeira, 2 1/2,

Xander Bogaerts, 2,

Michael Brantley, 2,

Nelson Cruz, 2,

Brian Dozier, 2,

Eric Hosmer, 2,

Jose Iglesias, 2,

Jason Kipnis, 2,

Steven Souza Jr., 2,

George Springer, 2,

Devon Travis, 2,

Alex Gordon, 1 1/2,

Chris Iannetta, 1 1/2,

Evan Longoria, 1 1/2,

Dustin Pedroia, 1 1/2,

 

 

 

2015 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,

Sonny Gray, 6,

Dallas Keuchel, 4 1/2,

David Price, 4 1/2,

Chris Sale, 4 1/2,

Chris Archer, 4,

Corey Kluber, 3 1/2,

Colby Lewis, 3 1/2,

Felix Hernandez, 3,

Scott Kazmir, 3,

James Paxton, 3,

Michael Pineda, 3,

Trevor Bauer,2 1/2,

Wei-Yin Chen, 2 1/2,

Kyle Gibson, 2 1/2,

Shane Greene, 2 1/2,

Anibal Sanchez, 2 1/2,

Masahiro Tanaka, 2 1/2,

Edinson Volquez, 2 1/2,

C.J. Wilson, 2 1/2,

R.A. Dickey, 2,

Chi Chi Gonzalez, 2,

Alfredo Simon, 2,

Taijuan Walker, 2,

Jered Weaver, 2,

John Danks, 1 1/2,

Nathan Karns, 1 1/2,

Joe Kelly, 1 1/2,

Lance McCullers, 1 1/2,

Jake Odorizzi, 1 1/2,

Mike Pelfrey, 1 1/2,

Hector Santiago, 1 1/2,

 

 

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day In 2015 MLB,

Jose Abreu, Matt Adams, Jose Altuve, Brett Anderson, Nori Aoki, Jake Arrieta, Mike Aviles, Carlos Beltran, Mookie Betts, Charlie Blackmon, Kyle Blanks, Jay Bruce, Clay Buchholz, Madison Bumgarner, A.J. Burnett, Billy Butler, Lorenzo Cain, Robinson Cano, Starlin Castro, Chris Carter, Gerrit Cole, Brandon Crawford, Chris Davis, Jorge De La Rosa, Danny Duffy, Roenis Elias, Jacoby Ellsbury, Eduardo Escobar, Andre Ethier, Prince Fielder, Joey Gallo,  Hector Gomez, Dee Gordon, Yasmani Grandal, Kendall Graveman, Randall Grichuk , Jesse Hahn, Josh Hamilton, Dan Haren, Chase Headley, Adeiny Hechavarria, Roberto Hernandez, Elian Herrera, Jason Heyward, Brock Holt, Tim Hudson, Drew Hutchinson, Raisel Iglesias, Kevin Kiermaier, Ian Kinsler, Juan Lagares, Mat Latos, DJ LeMahieu, Kyle Lobstein, Kyle Lohse, James Loney, Russell Martin, John Mayberry Jr., Michael McKenry, Brad Miller, Tommy Milone, Kendrys Morales, Logan Morrison, Brandon Morrow, Charlie Morton, Mike Moustakas, Daniel Murphy, Wil Myers, Mike Napoli, Marcell Ozuna, Angel Pagan, Jimmy Paredes, Steve Pearce, Yasiel Puig, Albert Pujols, Colby Rasmus, Clint Robinson, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmy Rollins, Jeff Samardzjia, Jordan Schafer, Kyle Seager, Jean Segura, Marcus Semien, Matt Shoemaker, Justin Smoak, Stephen Strasburg, Noah Syndergaard, Kurt Suzuki, Preston Tucker, Justin Turner, Dan Uggla, Luis Valbuena, Ryan Vogelsong, Michael Wacha, Tsuyoshi Wada, Adam Wainwright, Travis Wood, David Wright, Jordan Zimmermann,

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

Pedro Alvarez, Cody Asche, Erick Aybar, Scott Baker, Michael Bourn, Mark Buehrle, Billy Burns, Kole Calhoun, Yoenis Cespedes, Jesse Chavez, Shin-Soo Choo, Chris Coghlan, Chris Colabello, Bartolo Colon, Jarred Cosart, Tyler, Cravy, Michael Cuddyer, Ike Davis, Rubby De La Rosa, Odrisamer Despaigne, Adam Eaton, Yunel Escobar, Scott Feldman, Ryan Flaherty, David Freese, Carlos Frias, Yovani Gallardo, Freddy Galvis, Avisail Garcia, Yan Gomes, Billy Hamilton, Matt Holliday, Phil Hughes, Austin Jackson, Ubaldo Jimenez, Matt Joyce, Howie Kendrick, Tom Koehler, Jonathan LuCroy, Leonys Martin, J. D. Martinez, Nick Martinez, Joe Mauer, Brian McCann, Wade Miley, Brandon Moss, J.R. Murphy, Daniel Norris, Vidal Nuno, David Ortiz, Chris Owings, Joe Panik, Hunter Pence, Jace Peterson, Brandon Phillips, A.J. Pierzynski, Trevor Plouffe, Martin Prado, Rick Porcello, Anthony Ranaudo,  Anthony Recker, Josh Reddick, Eduardo Rodriguez, Eddie Rosario, David Ross, Darin Ruf, Chris Rusin, Kyle Ryan, Danny Salazar, Aaron Sanchez, Jordan Schafer, Andrelton Simmons, Seth Smith, Yangervis Solarte, Julio Teheran, Ruben Tejada, Juan Uribe, Chase Utley, Jonathan Villar, Stephen Vogt, Adam Warren, Mike Wright, Christian Yelich,

 

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