Who Owned Baseball April 23, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2018 #WOB

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Tyler Skaggs shutout the mighty Astros over 7 innings, allowing 4 hits and earning a much needed 2-0 win for the Angels.

Sal Romano allowed 4 hits, 1 earned run and 1 unearned run over 6 innings, earning the Reds only their 4th victory of the season, 10-4 over the Braves.

Jose Abreu went 4 for 4 with a pair of homers in the White Sox 10-4 thrashing of the Mariners.

Wil Myers hit 2 doubles and added 2 singles and stole a base in the Padres wild 13-5 topping of Colorado.

They all owned baseball on April 23, 2018

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Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Kevin Gausman struck out 7 Cleveland batters over 8 strong innings, allowing just 2 runs. But the Orioles fell short, 2-1.

Jarlin Garcia kept the Dodgers to 1 run over 6 innings but Miami’s bullpen dropped the 2-1 final.

Mitch Haniger went 2 for 4 with a homer and 2 RBI in the Mariners 10-4 loss to the White Sox.

Nick Markakis singled twice and homered, driving in 3, but the Braves gave the Reds a rare win, 10-4.

Leaders for American League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Mike Trout, – 3
Mookie Betts, – 2

Carlos Correa, – 2
Didi Gregorius, – 2

Manny Machado, – 2
Hanley Ramirez, – 2

Jose Abreu, – 1 1/2

Leonys Martin, – 1 1/2

Leaders for National League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Bryce Harper, – 3 1/2
Javier Baez, – 2 1/2
Brandon Belt, – 2
Ozzie Albies, – 1 1/2
Asdrubal Cabrera, 1 1/2
Jose Martinez, – 1 1/2

Leaders for American League Pitchers in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Sean Manaea, – 2 1/2

Charlie Morton, – 2 1/2

José Berríos, – 2

Gerrit Cole, – 2

Jakob Junis, – 2

Corey Kluber, – 2

David Price, – 2

Dylan Bundy, – 1 1/2

Carlos Carrasco, – 1 1/2,

Leaders for National League Pitchers Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Johnny Cueto, – 2 1/2

Hyun-Jin Ryu, – 2

Max Scherzer, – 2

Chris Stratton, – 2

Sal Romano, – 1 1/2
Trevor Williams, – 1 1/2

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, Jake Arrieta, Homer Bailey, Andrew Benintendi, Xander Bogaerts, Matthew Boyd, Lorenzo Cain, Shane Carle, Bartolo Colon, Patrick Corbin, Matt Davidson, Jacob deGrom, Danny Duffy, Adam Eaton, Maikel Franco, Todd Frazier, Greg Garcia, Jarlin Garcia, Kyle Gibson, Mychal Givens, Austin Hedges, Teoscar Hernandez, Aaron Hicks, Rhys Hoskins, Adam Jones, Ian Kennedy, Clayton Kershaw, Jon Lester, Reynaldo Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Kenta Maeda, Tyler Mahle, Starling Marte, Carlos Martinez, Lance McCullers Jr., Andrew McCutchen, Daniel Mengden, Yoan Moncada, Colin Moran, Mike Moustakas, Wil Myers, Shohei Ohtani (As Hitter), Shohei Ohtani (As Pitcher), Joe Panik, Luis Perdomo, Gregory Polanco, Rick Porcello, Jose Ramirez, J. T. Realmuto, Josh Reddick, Garrett Richards, Tanner Roark, Tyson Ross, Aaron Sanchez, Anibal Sanchez, Gary Sanchez, Corey Seager, Luis Severino, Tyler Skaggs, Justin Smoak, Denard Span, Stephen Strasburg, Jameson Taillon, Vince Velasquez, Christian Villanueva, Zack Wheeler,

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

Abraham Almonte, Tim Anderson, Nolan Arenado, Tyler Austin, Trevor Bauer, Josh Bell, Ty Blach, Charlie Blackmon, Justin Bour, Alex Bregman, Lewis Brinson, Kole Calhoun, Wellington Castillo, Yonny Chirinos, Khris Davis, Nicky Delmonico, Derek Dietrich, Adam Duvall, Edwin Encarnacion, Jacob Faria, Wilmer Font, Michael Fulmer, Kevin Gausman, Scooter Gennett, Tyler Glasnow, Carlos Gonzalez, Yasmani Grandal, Zack Greinke, Yuli Gurriel, Jason Hammel, Mitch Haniger, Kyle Hendricks, Derek Holland, Chris Iannetta, Tommy Kahnle, Matt Koch, Dallas Keuchel, Juan Lagares, Francisco Liriano, Joey Lucchesi, Dixon Machado, Nick Markakis, Ivan Nova, Hernan Perez, Tommy Pham, Buster Posey, Anthony Rendon, Clayton Richard, Trevor Richards, Sean Rodriguez, Austin Romine, Chris Sale, Yolmer Sanchez, Jonathan Schoop, Kyle Schwarber, George Springer, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Luke Weaver, Alex Wood, Ryan Zimmerman

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