Who Owed Baseball – July 27, 2019

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Let’s see owned baseball on July 27, 2019

Earning Full WOBs:

Gerrit Cole struck out 7 Cardinals in 7 innings, allowing 1 run and earned the 8-2 decision for Houston.

Brandon Drury with 4 for 6 with 2 homers, the second one tied the game with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th to help the Blue Jays pull off a wild 10-9 comeback win against Tampa Bay in 10 innings.

Steven Matz threw a complete game 5 hit shutout, striking out 7, as the Mets blanked the Pirates, 3-0.

Will “Louisville” Smith doubled twice and homered, driving in 6 runs to help the Dodgers crush Washington, 9-3.

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Jon Lester threw 7 shutout innings, striking out 5 Brewers. But the Cubs bullpen blew the lead and eventually the game in extra innings, 5-3.

Martín Pérez threw 6 strong innings, holding the White Sox to 3 runs. But the Twins lost the 5-1 game.

Sean Rodríguez went 3 for 4 with a homers and 3 runs scored but the Phillies were hammered by Atlanta, 15-7.

Gio Urshela collected 4 hits, including a homer, in the Yankees 9-5 loss in Boston..

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The Summer Score – Updated for July 28, 2019

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My my my. The Red Sox have crawled back to a Summer Score and there is a three way scrum in the NL Wild Card.

It is time to update The Summer Score. For an explanation of The Summer Score, click HERE.

We are now in July. So this month, each day a team is in a playoff position is worth TWO POINTS on their Summer Score.

The Astros, Yankees, Twins, Indians, Red Sox and Athletics are from the American League.

The Cardinals, Braves, Dodgers, Cubs, Nationals and Brewers are from the National League.

SUMMER SCORE RANKINGS FOR JULY 28, 2019

AMERICAN LEAGUE

HOUSTON ASTROS – 86 (May 28 – July 28)
MINNESOTA TWINS – 86 (May 28 – July 28)
NEW YORK YANKEES – 86 (May 28 – July 28)
TAMPA BAY RAYS – 70 (May 28 – July 19, July 27)
CLEVELAND INDIANS – 49 (June 23 – June 27, July 3 – July 13, July 16 – July 28)
OAKLAND ATHLETICS  – 35 (May 28 – June 1, July 3, July 14 – July 26, July 28)
TEXAS RANGERS – 27 (June 1 – June 19, June 26 – July 2)
BOSTON RED SOX – 19 (May 28 – June 1, June 5 – June 8, June 17 – June 23, June 26, July 27)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA BRAVES – 86 (May 28 – July 28)
CHICAGO CUBS – 86 (May 28 – July 28)
LOS ANGELES DODGERS – 86 (May 28 – July 28)
MILWAUKEE BREWERS – 60 (May 28 – July 7, July 14, July 18 – July 19, July 21 – July 22, July 27)
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES – 54 (May 28 – June 20, June 26 – June 29, July 1 – July 4, July 6, July 13, July 15 – July 17, July 20)
WASHINGTON NATIONALS – 44 (July 4 – July 5, July 8 – July 28)
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS – 18 (June 23 – June 24, July 16, July 20, July 23 – July 28)
COLORADO ROCKIES – 14 (June 20 – July 2)
SAN DIEGO PADRES – 1 (June 1)

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