Although he only pitched six innings and did give up a earned run, Madison Bumgarner also struck out six, gave up just two hits, and had a hit of his own. He’s the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, always, after the jump:
If Chris Ianetta had hit that ball just a few inches to the left, it’s entirely possible that Justin Verlander would have had his third career no-hitter. Instead, he’ll have to settle for a 1-hit shutout and an MVP of Yesterday.
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Perhaps you can argue that Dallas Keuchel is a better choice, but I’m going with Michael Brantley, who was 3-5 with 2 HRs, 3 RBIs and a stolen base in Cleveland’s 11-6 win over Milwaukee.
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Corey Kluber struck out 11 and gave up just 4 hits and an earned run against the Cubs, and all he got was a no-decision (and also this MVP of Yesterday).
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Well, that was awhile. My computer crashed while I was on vacation, leaving me unable to do all of the MVPs of Yesterday from the 13th to the 23rd. Needless to say, to go back day-by-day would be a time-consuming folly, but thankfully, Sully over at MLB reports does something somewhat similar to “MVP of Yesterday”, called “Who Owned Baseball”. He’s given me permission to use his picks* as research to help to me retroactively give MVPs of Yesterday, for which I am very grateful. So, pay him a solid if you are reading this and go check out MLB Reports. They’ve got some good stuff over there.
So, without further adieu, here are the MVPs from when I was gone:
8-13: Mitch Moreland
8-14: Matt Kemp (the first cycle in Padres history)
8-15: Jackie Bradley Jr.
8-16: Madison Bumgarner
8-17: Brian McCann
8-18: Curtis Granderson
8-19: Jesse Chavez
8-20: Chris Archer
8-21: Mike Fiers (No-Hitter… so duh)
8-22: Paul Goldschmidt
8-23: Clayton Kershaw (seriously, what were they thinking pulling him?)
Standings, as always, after the jump, and thanks again to Sully!
*(He picks multiple WOB winners, including half-winners for people who were good in losing efforts, while I just pick one every day and it’s full credit even if they were in a losing effort)
Hisashi Iwakuma threw a no-hitter yesterday. Done.
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Madison Bumgarner might not have had a shutout yesterday against the Astros, but he did almost everything else right on the mound, going the distance and striking out 12.
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Johnny Cueto was dominating last night, throwing a complete-game shutout for the Royals in his home debut in KC. He struck out 8, and gave up 4 hits.
Standings, as always, after the jump.
The MVPs of the weekend, in order, are Mike Trout, Stephen Strasburg, and Corey Kluber.
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The MVPs of the past two days are, in order, Steven Wright and Michael Wacha.
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