Who Owned Baseball – August 27, 2020

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Let’s see who owned baseball on August 27, 2020.

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Earning Full WOBs:

Clayton Kershaw blanked the Giants over 6 innings, striking out 4 and earned the 7-0 decision for the Dodgers.

Yusei Kikuchi struck out 6 Padres in 5 innings to get the 8-3 victory for the Mariners.

Manny Machado went 3 for 4 with 2 homers in the Padres wild 10-7 come from behind walk off win. He added another homer in the second game.

José Marmolejos doubled and hit a grand slam in the Mariners 8-3 win over the Padres. He also had a home run in the 10-7 opener.

 

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Kwang-Hyun Kim  held the Pirates to 1 run over 6 strong innings but the Cardinals bullpen dropped the 4-3 final.

Anthony Misiewicz retired all 4 batters he faced and was in line to earn the victory. But the Mariners bullpen imploded against the Padres, who walked off 10-7 winners.

Yadier Molina homered in the opener and singled in the night cap but the Cardinals were swept in the double header by Pittsburgh, 4-3 and 2-0.

Austin Nola reached base twice, driving in a run, but the Mariners blew the 10-7 game to the Padres.

 

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Who Owned Baseball – August 17, 2020

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Let’s see who owned baseball on August 17, 2020.

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Earning Full WOBs:

Brandon Bielak allowed 1 hit over 6 innings to help the Astros hang on against Colorado, 2-1.

Zac Gallen struck out 8 Oakland batters over 7 innings, allowing 1 run. He did not get the decision but set up the Diamondbacks 4-3 walk off victory.

Fernando Tatis Jr. drove in 7 runs with a pair of homers to lead the Padres to a convincing 14-4 thrashing of the Rangers.

Luke Voit homered twice as the Yankees doubled up the Red Sox, 6-3.

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Kyle Hendricks pitched into the 7th, allowing 3 hits and 3 runs in 6 1/3 innings, striking out 5 St. Louis batters. He would take the hard luck 3-1 decision for the Cubs.

Brad Miller reached base 3 times, including a pair of homers, in the Cardinals 5-4 loss to the Cubs.

Anthony Misiewicz stopped the Dodgers bats with 2 key shutout innings out of the bullpen, giving the Mariners time to mount a comeback. Unfortunately the rest of the Seattle relievers were torched in the 11-9 L. A. win.

Evan White homered twice but the Mariners bullpen collapsed in the 11-9 slugfest with the Dodgers.

 

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