Who Owned Baseball – May 31, 2019 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVPs) + 2019

Andy Cross – Denver Post

Let’s see owned baseball on May 31, 2019

Earning Full WOBs:

José Berríos struck out 8 Rays in 6 2/3 innings, allowing 3 hits and 3 runs, setting up the Twins 5-3 win.

Niko Goodrum went 5 for 5 with 2 homers and 3 RBI as the Tigers topped Atlanta, 8-2.

Miles Mikolas threw 7 strong innings, allowing 1 run and striking out a trio of Cubs. He did not get the decision but set up the 10th inning St. Louis walk off 2-1 victory.

Trevor Story homered twice, doubled and walked, driving in 7 and scoring 4 to lead the surging Rockies past Toronto, 13-6.

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Yu Darvish struck out 6 Cardinals in 6 innings, holding them to 1 run. He did not get the decision as the Cubs fell 2-1 in the 10th.

Mike Fiers pitched into the 7th, allowing 4 hits and 2 runs in 6 2/3 innings, striking out 3 Houston batters. But the Oakland bullpen blew the lead in the 7th and ultimately the 3-2 final.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base 4 times altogether, homering along the way, in the Blue Jays 13-6 slug fest loss to Colorado.

Juan Soto got 3 hits, including a homer, but the Nationals were tripled up by the Reds, 9-3.

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Leaders for American League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2019

Austin Meadows – 3 1/2

Mike Trout – 3 1/2

Tim Beckham – 3

C. J. Cron – 3

Yoán Moncada – 3

Jorge Polanco – 3

Gleyber Torres – 3

Khris Davis – 2 1/2

Edwin Encarnación – 2 1/2

Tim Anderson – 2

Elvis Andrus – 2

Xander Bogaerts – 2

Asdrubal Cabrera – 2

Alex Gordon – 2

Randal Grichuk – 2

Ryon Healy – 2

Hunter Pence – 2

Eddie Rosario – 2

Carlos Santana – 2

Luke Voit – 2

Mookie Betts – 1 1/2

Hunter Dozier – 1 1/2

Joey Gallo – 1 1/2

Aaron Judge – 1 1/2

Whit Merrifield – 1 1/2

Adalberto Mondesi – 1 1/2

Daniel Vogelbach – 1 1/2

Leaders for National League Hitters in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Josh Bell – 5 1/2

Christian Yelich – 5

Cody Bellinger – 4

Franmil Reyes – 3 1/2

Pete Alonso – 3

Nolan Arenado – 2 1/2

Derek Dietrich – 2 1/2

Bryce Harper – 2 1/2

Anthony Rendon – 2 1/2

Ronald Acuña Jr. – 2

Javier Baez – 2

Michael Conforto – 2

Jarrod Dyson – 2

Eduardo Escobar – 2

Juan Soto – 2

David Bote – 1 1/2

Ryan Braun – 1 1/2

Paul Goldschmidt – 1 1/2

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – 1 1/2

Mike Moustakas – 1 1/2

Hunter Renfroe – 1 1/2

Jose Martinez – 1 1/2

Ryan McMahon – 1 1/2

Trevor Story – 1 1/2

Leaders for American League Pitchers in Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Justin Verlander – 6

Trevor Bauer – 5

Mike Minor – 5

José Berríos – 3 1/2

Shane Bieber – 3 1/2

Gerrit Cole – 3 1/2

Blake Snell – 3 1/2

Masahiro Tanaka – 3 1/2

Yonny Chirinos – 3

Marcus Stroman – 3

Martín Pérez – 2 1/2

Griffin Canning – 2

Carlos Carrasco – 2

Mike Fiers – 2

Kyle Gibson – 2

Lucas Giolito – 2

Brad Keller – 2

Reynaldo López – 2

Matt Shoemaker – 2

Chris Bassitt – 1 1/2

Marco Gonzales – 1 1/2

Lance Lynn – 1 1/2

Frankie Montas – 1 1/2

Charlie Morton – 1 1/2

Jake Odorizzi – 1 1/2

Felix Peña – 1 1/2

David Price – 1 1/2

Chris Sale – 1 1/2

Trent Thornton – 1 1/2

Spencer Turnbull – 1 1/2

Leaders for National League Pitchers Who Owned Baseball for 2018

Patrick Corbin – 5

Zach Eflin – 3 1/2

Zack Greinke – 3 1/2

Miles Mikolas – 3 1/2

Hyun-Jin Ryu – 3 1/2

Stephen Strasburg – 3 1/2

Luis Castillo – 3

Jacob deGrom – 3

Kyle Hendricks – 3

Mike Soroka – 3

Sandy Alcantara – 2

Jerad Eickhoff – 2

Jon Gray – 2

Cole Hamels – 2

Clayton Kershaw – 2

Jordan Lyles – 2

German Márquez – 2

Steven Matz – 2

Max Scherzer – 2

José Ureña – 2

Zack Wheeler – 2

Walker Buehler – 1 1/2

Madison Bumgarner – 1 1/2

Zach Davies – 1 1/2

Pablo Lopez – 1 1/2

Joe Musgrove – 1 1/2

Jose Quintana – 1 1/2

Trevor Richards – 1 1/2

Noah Syndergaard – 1 1/2

Players Who Owned Baseball For One Day in 2019 MLB

Jose Abreu, Jesus Aguilar, Ozzie Albies, Albert Almora Jr., Brian Anderson, Chris Archer, Orlando Arcia, Jake Arrieta, Homer Bailey, Austin Barnes, Brandon Belt, Matthew Boyd, Alex Bregman, Kris Bryant, Dylan Bundy, Lorenzo Cain, Kole Calhoun, Jeimer Candelario, Andrew Cashner, Jason Castro, Michael Chavis, Willson Contreras, Yu Darvish, Chris Davis, Austin Dean, Rafael Devers, Steven Duggar, Dexter Fowler, Adam Frazier, Freddie Freeman, Freddy Galvis, Ben Gamel Avisail Garcia, Mitch Garver, Tyler Glasnow, Niko Goodrum, J. A. Happ, Kyle Hendricks, David Hess, Jason Heyward, Rhys Hoskins, Jose Iglesias, Merrill Kelly, Kevin Kiermaier, Scott Kingery, Ian Kinsler, Jason Kipnis, Eric Lauer, Jon Lester, Jorge Lopez, Brandon Lowe, Joey Lucchesi, Jonathan Lucroy, Jordan Luplow, Kenta Maeda, Nick Markakis, Ketel Marte, Justin Miller, Max Muncy, Marcell Ozuna, Chris Paddack, James Paxton, Joc Pederson, Josh Phegley, Stephen Piscotty, Buster Posey, Jose Ramirez, Victor Robles, Eduardo Rodriguez, Tyson Ross, Aaron Sanchez, Gary Sanchez, Domingo Santana, Jimmie Sherfy, Tyler Skaggs, Justin Smoak, George Springer, Hunter Strickland, Rowdy Tellez, Justin Turner, Ildemaro Vargas, Stephen Vogt, Luke Weaver, Brandon Woodruff

Players Who Owned Earned 1/2 A WOB 2019 MLB,

Hanser Alberto, Jorge Alfaro, Jacob Barnes, Tucker Barnhart, Jalen Beeks, Andrew Benintendi, Andrew Blackmon, Jackie Bradley Jr. Melky Cabrera, Miguel Cabrera, Trevor Cahill, Robinson Cano, Matt Carpenter, Jhoulys Chacín, Matt Chapman, Shin-Soo Choo, Kyle Dowdy, Brian Dozier, Danny Duffy, Jon Duplantier, Adam Eaton, Robbie Erlin, Marco Estrada, Jack Flaherty, Tyler Flowers, Kevin Gausman, Sam Gaviglio, Dee Gordon, Terrance Gore, Yasmani Grandal, Sonny Gray, Robbie Grossman, Ryne Harper, Matt Harvey, Adeiny Hechavarria, Felix Hernandez, Kiké Hernández, Dakota Hudson, Ian Kennedy, Tommy La Stella, Mike Leake, Francisco Liriano, Evan Longoria, Manny Machado, Tyler Mahle, Trey Mancini, Manuel Margot, Richie Martin, J. D. Martinez, Andrew McCutchen, Billy McKinney, Wade Miley, Dylan Moore, Adam Morgan, Colin Moran, Tom Murphy, Jake Newberry, Aaron Nola, Ivan Nova, Renato Núñez, Wes Parsons, Tim Peterson, Tommy Pham, Gregory Polanco, A. J. Pollock, Yasiel Puig, Albert Pujols, Robbie Ray, Zac Reininger, Anthony Rizzo, Ronny Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Pablo Sandoval, Danny Santana, Jean Segura, Marcus Semien, Pedro Severino, Travis Shaw, Andrelton Simmons, Caleb Smith,Dwight Smith Jr., Mallex Smith, Jorge Soler, Matt Strahm, Blake Treinen, Gio Urshela, Jason Vargas, Christian Vazquez, Adam Wainwright, Neil Walker, Ryan Weber, Tyler Webb, J. B. Wendelken, Trevor Williams, Matt Wisler, Kolten Wong