MVPs of the Weekend (1st, 2nd and 3rd of August 2014): Tommy Medica, Jacob deGrom and Madison Bumgarner

The MVPs of the weekend are Tommy Medica, Jacob deGrom, and Madison Bumgarner!

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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MVP of Yesterday (July 31, 2014): Clayton Kershaw

9 Innings. 1 ER. 9 hits allowed but also 9 strikeouts. Zero outs recorded by the outfielders! Clayton Kershaw out-dueled Julio Teheran and won the game for the Dodgers yesterday. It’s his… FIFTH MVP OF YESTERDAY, PUTTING HIM IN THE LEAD!

 

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MVPs of the last three days (July 28, 29th and 30th): Ervin Santana, JP Arencibia

I was going to just have a “MVP of the last two days”, but then Corey Kluber had to go and be awesome again with a 85-pitch (!!) shutout, and I realized nobody was beating that, so I decided to delay it until early Thursday.

 

So, the MVPs of the three days covered here: Ervin Santana, J.P. Arencibia and Corey Kluber.

Standings, of course, after the jump:

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MVPs of the Weekend (July 25, 26, 27, 2014): Yasiel Puig, Clayton Kershaw and Carlos Santana

Yasiel Puig, Clayton Kershaw and Carlos Santana are the MVPs of the weekend. A special mention should go to Puig, who had THREE TRIPLES AND A DOUBLE on Friday. That’s impressive. Amazingly, this is his first MVP of Yesterday of the season.

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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MVP of Yesterday (7-24-2014): Corey Kluber

Corey Kluber was awesome last night. No, he wasn’t just awesome, he was spectacular, going 9 innings of 2-hit ball! He struck out 10!

And… he got the no-decision. Because THIS happened:

(Facepalm) Well, at least you won MVP of Yesterday. It’s your second of the year.

Standings after the jump:

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MVP of Yesterday (7-23-2014): Jorge De La Rosa

The MVP of Yesterday is Jorge De La Rosa of the Rockies. While he did give up an earned run during his 7.1 innings pitched, he also struck out 11, and even got a hit at the plate as well.

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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MVP of Yesterday (July 22, 2014): Jacob DeGrom

Jacob DeGrom of the Mets wins the MVP of Yesterday, striking out seven in seven innings of work while giving up just 5 hits, one walk, and one ER.

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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MVP of Yesterday (July 21st, 2014): Adam Jones

Adam Jones was the MVP of Yesterday (apologies to David Ortiz and Ian Desmond)! It’s his 3rd of the season.

Standings after the jump:

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MVPs of the Weekend (18th, 19th, 20th): Travis D’Arnaud, Adam Jones and Jon Lester

On Friday, Travis D’Arnaud led the Mets to victory over San Diego.

On Saturday, Adam Jones had 5 RBIs and 2 steals, the first since 2005 to do so.

And on Sunday, Jon Lester pitched 8 shutout innings, striking out 8 and giving up just 4 hits in the Red Sox win.

Standings, as always, after the jump (also, note I added one for Mike Trout due to him being the MVP of the ASG):

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MVPs of the Weekend (July 11, 12, 13)

The MVPs of the weekend were  Garrett Richards, Chris Johnson, and Elian Herrera.

 

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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