Who Owned Baseball – August 26, 2020

Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Let’s see who owned baseball on August 26, 2020.

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Earning Full WOBs:

Michael Conforto reached base 4 times, homered, scored 3 and stole a base to lead the Mets to a 5-4 victory over Miami.

Jacob deGrom dominated the Marlins with 7 innings of 2 hit, 1 run ball, striking out 14 in the process. The bullpen blew his lead but the Mets wound up taking the 5-4 final.

Mike Fiers held the Rangers to an unearned run over 6 frames as the A’s won again, 3-1.

Rowdy Tellez homered twice and added a single as the Blue Jays clobbered the Red Sox, 9-1.

 

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Patrick Corbin threw 6 innings, allowing 2 runs, but was not involved in the decision as the Phillies edged his Nationals 3-2.

Whit Merrifield went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI in the Royals 6-5 loss to St. Louis.

Masahiro Tanaka was brilliant through 5 innings, allowing 3 hits, no walks and no rins. But he was lifted and the Yankee bullpen allowed the Braves to come back, 2-1, and finish the double header sweep.

Christian Walker got 3 hits and drove in 4 runs but the Diamondbacks came up short against Colorado, 8-7.

 

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Who Owned Baseball – August 7, 2020

Barry Chin – Boston Globe

Let’s see who owned baseball on August 7, 2020.

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Earning Full WOBs:

Chris Bassitt threw 7 strong innings, allowing 1 run and striking out 3 Astros. The A’s would walk off the 3-2 game in extra innings.

Trevor Bauer fanned 12 Brewers in 6 innings, allowing 1 run along the way, to earn the 8-3 decision for Cincinnati.

Nicholas Castellanos hit a 2 run home run, got another hit for 3 RBI total as the Reds topped the Brewers, 8-3.

Alex Verdugo homered twice and walked to power the Red Sox past Toronto, 5-3.

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Taylor Clarke retired all 9 batters he faced in 3 perfect innings of relief, striking out 3 Padres in the 3-0 Diamondbacks loss.

Erik González drove in 6 runs, going 4 for 5 with a homer as the Pirates came up short in the 17-13 extra inning slug fest against Detroit.

Austin Nola doubled and homered, driving in 3, but the Rockies doubled up the Mariners, 8-4.

Masahiro Tanaka held the Rays to 1 hit and no runs over 5 strong innings but the Yankee bullpen dropped the 1-0 game.

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The Two LCS Are Unfolding Very Differently: Locked on MLB, October 14, 2019

The Astros and Yankees are locking antlers in what could be an all time classic ALCS. Meanwhile the Nationals hope to make short work of the Cardinals.

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