MVP of Yesterday (June 8, 2015): Chris Sale

Chris Sale dominated last night against the Astros, going 8 innings and striking out 14 while allowing just one run. He’s the MVP of Yesterday.

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MVPs of the Weekend (June 5, 6 and 7, 2015)

MVPs of the weekend? They were, in order: Chi Chi Gonzalez, Clayton Kershaw, and Jose Bautista.

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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MVPs of Yesterday and the day before (June 3rd and 4th, 2015)

I screwed up and somehow didn’t post the MVP of Yesterday… Yesterday. So today is a twofer.

The MVP of Wednesday was Mike Leake, who struck out 9 and held the Phillies hitless until their were 2 outs in the 7th (of course, the Reds’ bullpen then blew the lead, but that’s not Leake’s fault).

And the MVP of Thursday was Adam Jones, who finally broke out of his slump and went 3-4 against the Astros, including a homer.

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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MVP of Yesterday (June 2, 2015): Joey Gallo

Joey Gallo, one of the best prospects in baseball, lived up to the hype in his first MLB game for the Rangers, going 3-4 with a 2B, a HR and four RBIs.

Nice.

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MVP of Yesterday (June 1, 2015): Jacob deGrom

Jacob deGrom had an excellent day yesterday, striking out eight and allowing only two hits over 8 innings in a Mets win over San Diego. He’s de (sic) MVP of Yesterday.

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MVPs of the weekend (May 29, 30 and 31, 2015)

The MVPs of the weekend, in order, were  Josh Hamilton (!), Dallas Keuchel, and Martin Maldonado.

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MVP of Yesterday (May 28, 2015): Corey Kluber

Corey Kluber kontinues to be kompletely dominating this month. He had thirteen Ks last night over 7 innings. He’s the MVP of Yesterday. And, yes, all spelling errors were intentional.

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MVP of Yesterday (May 27, 2014): Noah Syndegaard

Ah, almost forgot!

Yesterday’s MVP was Mets rookie P Noah Syndegaard, he of the curveball that is so good it has been called “The Hammer of Thor”. In addition to 7.1 shutout innings and 6 Ks, he also went 3-3 with a HR!

BEHOLD THE POWER OF THOR!

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MVP of Yesterday (5-26-2015): Josh Donaldson

Josh Donaldson had a great night last night, going 4-4, with 2 HRs (including the walk-off), a walk, 4 RBIs and 5 Rs. He’s the MVP of Yesterday.

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MVPs of the Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-25, 2015)

In order, the MVPs of this past weekend were: Kendrys Morales, Mike Wright, Justin Upton, and Drew Hutchinson.

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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