Who Owned Baseball April 28, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2018 #WOB

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Lance McCullers Jr. did not allow a base runner until the 6th and finished with 7 innings of 2 hit shutout ball, striking out 7 Oakland batters as the Astros won the 11-0 laugher.

Jose Quintana blanked the Brewers over 7 innings, striking out 7 and earning the 3-0 decision for the Cubs.

Daniel Palka got 4 hits, including a double and a homer, as the White Sox took the opener of their double header in Kansas City, 8-0.

David Peralta hit 2 homers, including a game tying shot, to help the Diamondbacks beat Washington, 4-3.

They all owned baseball on April 28, 2018

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Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Matt Belisle threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, helping preserve Cleveland arms in the 12-4 thrashing by Seattle.

Junior Guerra allowed 3 hits and 1 run over 6 strong innings, striking out 6 Cubs but took the hard luck 3-0 loss for Milwaukee.

Kevin Pillar homered twice in the Blue Jays 7-4 loss to the Rangers.

Maikel Franco singled and homered, producing the Phillies only run as the Braves won, 4-1.

Leaders for American League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Matt Davidson, – 3

Mike Trout, – 3
Mookie Betts, – 2

Carlos Correa, – 2
Didi Gregorius, – 2

Manny Machado, – 2
Hanley Ramirez, – 2

Jose Abreu, – 1 1/2

Adam Jones, – 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

Maikel Franco, – 1 1/2

Scooter Gennett, – 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

Lance McCullers Jr., – 2

David Price, – 2

Dylan Bundy, – 1 1/2

Carlos Carrasco, – 1 1/2

Kyle Gibson, – 1 1/2

Aaron Sanchez, – 1 1/2

Justin Verlander, – 1 1/2

Leaders for National League Pitchers Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Johnny Cueto, – 2 1/2

Jacob deGrom, – 2

Hyun-Jin Ryu, – 2

Max Scherzer, – 2

Chris Stratton, – 2

Jon Lester, – 1 1/2

Kenta Maeda, – 1 1/2

Ivan Nova, – 1 1/2

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)

Players Who Owned Baseball For One Day in 2017 MLB

Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Adams, Chase Anderson, Jake Arrieta, Homer Bailey, Andrew Benintendi, Xander Bogaerts, Matthew Boyd, Lorenzo Cain, Shane Carle, Nicholas Castellanos, Bartolo Colon, Patrick Corbin, Danny Duffy, Adam Eaton, Todd Frazier, Kyle Freeland, Greg Garcia, Jarlin Garcia, Mychal Givens, Jon Gray, Mitch Haniger, J. A. Happ, Austin Hedges, Teoscar Hernandez, Aaron Hicks, Rhys Hoskins, Ian Kennedy, Clayton Kershaw, Reynaldo Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Tyler Mahle, Starling Marte, Carlos Martinez, Andrew McCutchen, Daniel Mengden, Yoan Moncada, Colin Moran, Mike Moustakas, Wil Myers, Shohei Ohtani (As Hitter), Shohei Ohtani (As Pitcher), Daniel Palka, Joe Panik, James Paxton, David Peralta, Jose Peraza, Luis Perdomo, Gregory Polanco, Rick Porcello, Jose Quintana, Jose Ramirez, J. T. Realmuto, Josh Reddick, Garrett Richards, Tanner Roark, Tyson Ross, Anibal Sanchez, Gary Sanchez, Corey Seager, Luis Severino, Andrelton Simmons, Tyler Skaggs, Justin Smoak, Denard Span, Stephen Strasburg, Jameson Taillon, Chris Tillman, Vince Velasquez, Christian Villanueva, Zack Wheeler,

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

Abraham Almonte, Tim Anderson, Nolan Arenado, Tyler Austin, Trevor Bauer, Matt Belisle, Josh Bell, Ty Blach, Charlie Blackmon, Justin Bour, Alex Bregman, Lewis Brinson, Kole Calhoun, Wellington Castillo, Francisco Cervelli, Yonny Chirinos, Khris Davis, Nicky Delmonico, Derek Dietrich, Adam Duvall, Edwin Encarnacion, Eduardo Escobar, Jacob Faria, Mike Fiers, Wilmer Font, Freddie Freeman, Michael Fulmer, Kevin Gausman, Tyler Glasnow, Carlos Gonzalez, Yasmani Grandal, Zack Greinke, Junior Guerra, Yuli Gurriel, Cole Hamels, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, Derek Holland, Chris Iannetta, Tommy Kahnle, Howie Kendrick, Matt Koch, Dallas Keuchel, Juan Lagares, Francisco Liriano, Joey Lucchesi, Dixon Machado, Nick Markakis, Hernan Perez, Tommy Pham, Kevin Pillar, Buster Posey, Anthony Rendon, Clayton Richard, Trevor Richards, Sean Rodriguez, Austin Romine, Chris Sale, Yolmer Sanchez, Miguel Sano, Jonathan Schoop, Kyle Schwarber, George Springer, Noah Syndergaard, Justin Upton, Jose Urena, Joey Votto, Luke Weaver, Alex Wood, Ryan Zimmerman

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