Who Owned Baseball – August 24, 2020

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Let’s see who owned baseball on August 24, 2020.

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Earning Full WOBs:

Javier Báez homered twice and added a single to lead the Cubs past the Tigers, 9-3.

Jack Flaherty allowed 1 hit and no runs over 5 innings to earn the 9-3 decision for St. Louis over the Royals.

Lance Lynn struck out 8 Oakland batters in 6 strong innings and the Rangers hung on to a 3-2 victory.

Kyle Tucker reached base 4 times, including a homer and a double, as the Astros pounded the Angels, 11-4.
 

Earning 1/2 WOBs:

Trevor Bauer pitched into the 7th, striking out 8 Brewers in 6 1/3 innings. But he was on the wrong end of a 6-4 decision for Cincinnati.

Blake Snell fanned 9 Blue Jays in 5 2/3 innings but the Rays bullpen dropped the 6-4 final.

Juan Soto went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles but the Nationals lost an 11-8 slugfest with Miami.

Yoshi Tsutsugo got on base 4 times, including a home run, scoring a pair of runs but the Rays fell short to Toronto, 6-4.

 

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