Who Owned Baseball May 18, 2018 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2018 #WOB

May 18

Posted by Paul Francis Sullivan

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Jacob deGrom struck out 13 Diamondbacks over 7 strong innings as the Mets came away with the 3-1 victory.

Charlie Morton threw 7 innings, allowing 4 hits and struck out 8 Indians and earned the 4-1 decision for Houston.

Jose Martinez got 4 hits, including a homer, driving in 5 runs to lead the Cardinals 12-4 pounding of Philadelphia.

Wilson Ramos homered twice and singled, driving in 3, as the Rays beat the Angels, 8-3.

They all owned baseball on May 18, 2018

To view the Yearly Leaders for Who Owned Baseball Standings, plus see who gained 1/2 WOB’s – Click the READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY ICON OR SCROLL DOWN.

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Zack Godley allowed 1 earned run and 2 unearned runs over 6 frames, striking out 6 Mets in Arizona’s 3-1 loss.

Marco Estrada pitched into the 7th, finishing with 6 2/3 innings, 3 runs and no walks, but the A’s beat his Blue Jays, 3-1.

Cesar Hernandez singled and homered, scoring twice in the Phillies 12-4 thrashing by St. Louis.

Mookie Betts went 3 for 5 with a homer in the Red Sox 7-4 defeat by Baltimore.

Leaders for American League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Mike Trout, – 4

Mookie Betts, – 3 1/2

Matt Davidson, – 3

Manny Machado, – 2 1/2

Justin Smoak, – 2 1/2

Xander Bogaerts, – 2

Carlos Correa, – 2
Didi Gregorius, – 2

Mitch Haniger, – 2

Francisco Lindor, – 2

Leonys Martin, – 2

Daniel Palka, – 2
Hanley Ramirez, – 2

Jose Ramirez, – 2

Jose Abreu, – 1 1/2

Andrew Benintendi, – 1 1/2

Khris Davis, – 1 1/2

Eduardo Escobar, – 1 1/2

Ryon Healy, – 1 1/2

Adam Jones, – 1 1/2

George Springer, – 1 1/2

Leaders for National League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Bryce Harper, – 4 1/2
Brandon Belt, – 3
Matt Adams, – 2 1/2
Javier Baez, – 2 1/2
Jose Martinez, – 2 1/2
Asdrubal Cabrera, – 2
Scooter Gennett, – 2
Ozzie Albies, – 1 1/2
Maikel Franco, – 1 1/2
Freddie Freeman, 1 1/2
Nick Markakis, – 1 1/2
A. J. Pollock, – 1 1/2
Anthony Rizzo, – 1 1/2
Eugenio Suarez, – 1 1/2

Leaders for American League Pitchers in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Charlie Morton, – 5 1/2

José Berríos, – 3

Gerrit Cole, – 3

David Price, – 3

Justin Verlander, – 3

Carlos Carrasco, – 2 1/2

Sean Manaea, – 2 1/2

Lance McCullers Jr., – 2 1/2

Jakob Junis, – 2

Corey Kluber, – 2

Luis Severino, – 2

Dylan Bundy, – 1 1/2

Kyle Gibson, – 1 1/2

Junior Guerra, – 1 1/2

Cole Hamels, – 1 1/2

Dallas Keuchel, – 1 1/2

Reynaldo Lopez, – 1 1/2

James Paxton, – 1 1/2

Aaron Sanchez, – 1 1/2

Leaders for National League Pitchers Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Jacob deGrom, – 3

Max Scherzer, – 3

Johnny Cueto, – 2 1/2

Kenta Maeda, – 2 1/2

Jake Arrieta, – 2

Jon Gray, – 2

Zack Greinke, – 2

Tanner Roark, – 2

Hyun-Jin Ryu, – 2

Stephen Strasburg, – 2

Chris Stratton, – 2

Julio Teheran, – 2

Chad Bettis, – 1 1/2

Patrick Corbin, – 1 1/2

Kyle Freeland, – 1 1/2

Jon Lester, – 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., Chase Anderson, Tim Anderson, Homer Bailey, Matthew Boyd, Walker Buehler, Trevor Cahill, Lorenzo Cain, Shane Carle, Nicholas Castellanos, Welington Castillo, Starlin Castro, Bartolo Colon, Willson Contreras, Ian Desmond, Danny Duffy, Adam Eaton, Zach Eflin, Doug Fister, Todd Frazier, Greg Garcia, Jarlin Garcia, Brett Gardner, Kevin Gausman, Domingo German, Mychal Givens, Adrian Gonzalez, Niko Goodrum, Dee Gordon, Yasmani Grandal, J. A. Happ, Andrew Heaney, Austin Hedges, Jeremy Hellickson, Kyle Hendricks, Teoscar Hernandez, Aaron Hicks, Rhys Hoskins, Nick Hundley, Ian Kennedy, Clayton Kershaw, Nick Kingham, Chad Kuhl, Francisco Liriano, Jed Lowrie, Jordan Lyles, Tyler Mahle, Luke Maile, Starling Marte, Carlos Martinez, Andrew McCutchen, Daniel Mengden, Devin Mesoraco, Yoan Moncada, Colin Moran, Mike Moustakas, Wil Myers, Sean Newcomb, Shohei Ohtani (As Hitter), Shohei Ohtani (As Pitcher), Joe Panik, David Peralta, Freddy Peralta, Jose Peraza, Luis Perdomo, Nick Pivetta, Gregory Polanco, Rick Porcello, Adam Putko, Jose Quintana, Wilson Ramos, J. T. Realmuto, Josh Reddick, Mark Reynolds, Clayton Richard, Garrett Richards, Joey Rickard, Eduardo Rodriguez, Fernando Romero, Eddie Rosario, Tyson Ross, CC Sabathia, Chris Sale, Anibal Sanchez, Gary Sanchez, Corey Seager, Kyle Seager, Andrelton Simmons, Tyler Skaggs, Yangervis Solarte, Denard Span, Giancarlo Stanton, Trevor Story, Jameson Taillon, Chris Tillman, Nick Tropeano, Justin Turner, Jose Urena, Vince Velasquez, Christian Villanueva,Joey Votto, Luke Weaver, Zack Wheeler,

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

Nick Ahmed, Abraham Almonte, Albert Almora Jr., Nolan Arenado, Tyler Austin, Harrison Bader, Jaime Barria, Trevor Bauer, Matt Belisle, Josh Bell, Christian Bergman, Chad Bettis, Ty Blach, Charlie Blackmon, Justin Bour, Michael Brantley, Alex Bregman, Lewis Brinson, Kole Calhoun, Francisco Cervelli, Yoenis Cespedes, Jhoulys Chacin, Jesse Chavez, Yonny Chirinos, Mike Clevinger, Nicky Delmonico, Derek Dietrich, Brian Dozier, Adam Duvall, Edwin Encarnacion, Marco Estrada, Jacob Faria, Mike Fiers, Wilmer Font, Michael Fulmer, Tyler Glasnow, Zack Godley, Carlos Gomez, Carlos Gonzalez, Gio Gonzalez, Robert Gsellman, Yuli Gurriel, Jason Hammel, Cesar Hernandez, John Hicks, Jonathan Holder, Derek Holland, Jared Hughes, Chris Iannetta, Travis Jankowski, Tommy Kahnle, Matt Kemp, Howie Kendrick, Max Kepler, Matt Koch, Juan Lagares, Joey Lucchesi, Seth Lugo, Dixon Machado, Matt Magill, Steven Matz, Whit Merrifield, Mitch Moreland, Logan Morrison, Jake Odorizzi, Hernan Perez, Tommy Pham, Kevin Pillar, Buster Posey, Anthony Rendon, Trevor Richards, Sean Rodriguez, Austin Romine, Yolmer Sanchez, Miguel Sano, Jonathan Schoop, Kyle Schwarber, Blake Snell, Jackson Stephens, Noah Syndergaard, Justin Upton, José Váldez, Michael Wacha, Alex Wood, Ryan Zimmerman, Jordan Zimmermann

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