There have been some fine pitching performances this year so far. Tanner Roark of the Nationals, for example, had a 3-hit complete-game shutout yesterday, good for being MVP of Yesterday!
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A vintage 11-K performance yesterday gives Stephen Strasburg the MVP of Yesterday for…. yesterday.
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Corey Kluber had the game of his life yesterday, pulling off a complete game with no earned runs allowed (there was an unearned run) and striking out 11 as the Indians beat the Royals.
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He wasn’t as good as Fernandez was two days ago, but John Lackey was good enough for being the MVP of Yesterday, allowing only one earned run in 8 innings while striking out 11.
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There was a time, a time before today. When the starting pitcher reigned supreme. When people believed everything they read on Twitter. This was an age when only aces were allowed to strike out 14 while giving up just three hits. And in Miami, one pitcher was more ace then the rest. His name was Jose Fernandez. He was like a god walking amongst mere mortals. He had a fastball that could make a wolverine purr and breaking pitches so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo. In other words, Jose Fernandez was the balls.
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Cliff Lee still has it. going 8 innings of 4-hit shutout ball against the Dodgers while striking out 10. He also had a hit. So, he’s the MVP of Yesterday.
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Ryan Howard was just a double away from the cycle yesterday, so he’s a good pick for MVP of Yesterday, especially since he also had 3 RBIs.
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Henderson Alvarez had a complete-game 2-hit shutout yesterday as the Marlins beat the Mariners 7-0, making him the MVP of Yesterday.
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Giancarlo Stanton did it again, going 3-3 with two walks and a walk-off Grand Slam in the Marlins’ 8-4 win yesterday. (Aaron Harang doesn’t get it because, well, he only went 7 innings of no-hit ball and honestly it was a rather ugly 7 innings, for a no-hitter) With this, Stanton now has 3 MVPs of Yesterday on the year… two more than anybody else!
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Jon Lester was perfect into the 6th and struck out 9, giving up just one earned run in eight innings in the Red Sox’s win over the White Sox.
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