Who Owned Baseball April 15, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2018 #WOB

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Bartolo Colon took a perfect game into the 8th inning and finished with 7 2/3 innings, giving up 1 hit, 1 walk and 1 run while striking out 7 Astros. He would not get the decision but the Rangers prevailed in 10 innings, 3-1.

Clayton Kershaw gave the Dodgers a much needed head to head win over Arizona with 7 innings of 2 hit ball, allowing 1 run and striking out 12 in the 7-2 final.

Starling Marte went 5 for 5 with a homer and 4 runs scored as the red hot Pirates won again, 7-3 in Miami.

Andrew Benintendi singled, doubled and tripled, driving in the tying run as Boston came from behind to beat Baltimore, 3-1.

They all owned baseball on April 15, 2018

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Justin Verlander was as impressive as Colon on Sunday night. He allowed one hit, a solo homer, and 1 walk over 8 innings, striking out 11 Rangers. Houston would drop the game in 10 innings, 3-1.

Homer Bailey threw 7 strong innings, allowing 4 hits and 3 runs, striking out 4 Cardinals, but he was saddled with the tough luck 3-2 loss.

Adam Duvall got a pair of hits, including a homer, but the Reds fell again, 3-2 to St. Louis.

Dernard Span singled, walked and homered, knocking in 2, but the Rays were thumped by Philadelphia, 10-4.

Leaders for American League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Mike Trout, – 3

Hanley Ramirez, – 2

Leaders for National League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Bryce Harper, – 2 1/2
Ozzie Albies, – 1 1/2
Jose Martinez, – 1 1/2

Leaders for American League Pitchers in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Gerrit Cole, – 2

Corey Kluber, – 2

David Price, – 2

Dylan Bundy, – 1 1/2

Sean Manaea, – 1 1/2

Charlie Morton, – 1 1/2

Leaders for National League Pitchers Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Max Scherzer, – 2

Shohei Ohtani Combined Pitcher and Hitter WOB Total

Shohei Ohtani, – 2 (1 as Hitter, 1 as Pitcher)

Guys Who Owned Baseball For One Day in 2017 MLB

Chase Anderson, Javier Baez, Homer Bailey, Brandon Belt, Andrew Benintendi, José Berríos, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Matthew Boyd, Asdrubal Cabrera, Shane Carle, Carlos Carrasco, Bartolo Colon, Carlos Correa, Johnny Cueto, Matt Davidson, Adam Eaton, Maikel Franco, Todd Frazier, Greg Garcia, Kyle Gibson, Mychal Givens, Didi Gregorius, Austin Hedges, Aaron Hicks, Adam Jones, Jakob Junis, Ian Kennedy, Clayton Kershaw, Jon Lester, Reynaldo Lopez, Manny Machado, Kenta Maeda, Tyler Mahle, Starling Marte, Carlos Martinez, Andrew McCutchen, Colin Moran, Mike Moustakas, Shohei Ohtani (As Hitter), Shohei Ohtani (As Pitcher), Joe Panik, Luis Perdomo, Gregory Polanco, Rick Porcello, Garrett Richards, Aaron Sanchez, Anibal Sanchez, Gary Sanchez, Justin Smoak, Denard Span, Stephen Strasburg, Chris Stratton, Jameson Taillon, Vince Velasquez, Christian Villanueva, Zack Wheeler, Trevor Williams

Guys Who Owned Earned 1/2 A WOB 2017 MLB,

Jose Abreu, Tim Anderson, Tyler Austin, Trevor Bauer, Josh Bell, Justin Bour, Alex Bregman, Kole Calhoun, Wellington Castillo, Yonny Chirinos, Khris Davis, Nicky Delmonico, Derek Dietrich, Danny Duffy, Adam Duvall, Edwin Encarnacion, Jacob Faria, Wilmer Font, Michael Fulmer, Jarlin Garcia, Scooter Gennett, Tyler Glasnow, Carlos Gonzalez, Yasmani Grandal, Zack Greinke, Yuli Gurriel, Kyle Hendricks, Derek Holland, Chris Iannetta, Tommy Kahnle, Matt Koch, Juan Lagares, Jed Lowrie, Joey Lucchesi, Dixon Machado, Leonys Martin, Hernan Perez, Tommy Pham, Buster Posey, Anthony Rendon, Clayton Richard, Trevor Richards, Tanner Roark, Sal Romano, Austin Romine, Yolmer Sanchez, Jonathan Schoop, Kyle Schwarber, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Luke Weaver, Alex Wood

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WOB Stands For ‘Who Owned Baseball’ It is based on a Daily Look at the best players from the baseball games the day before. It is a great way to look at a League’s Daily MVP.

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