Billy Hamilton had his first start yesterday- every previous appearance had been as a replacement- and, boy, he had one for the ages. He went 3-4 and had an RBI, 2 walks and 4 stolen bases in the Reds’ 13-inning win over the Astros. The four stolen bases is the most in a players’ first start during the live-ball era (1920-present)
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
Chase Utley was 3-4 with a HR and 4 RBIs yesterday, so I’m naming him yesterday’s MVP.
Standings after the jump:
Andrew Cashner picked the wrong night to almost throw a no-hitter, because last night’s MVP was Cliff Lee. Why? Well, for one thing, he had 14 strikeouts. For another, he had 4 RBIs and a triple. His WAR yesterday as a pitcher on Fangraphs was 0.7, and hit hitting WAR was 0.2! That means his total WAR yesterday was 0.9, meaning he was worth almost a entire win more than what the average replacement player would have been.
Anyway, standings after the jump:
Paul Goldschmidt had 4 hits, a HR, and 5 RBIs yesterday… which is a good way to become the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings after jump:
Wladimir Balentien broke the NPB single-season HR mark early this morning, hitting his 56th home run of the year, breaking a record held by the great Sadaharu Oh since 1964. Check out this video, it’s awesome:
And, later in the game, he hit number 57.
However, the MVP of Yesterday is technically meant just for MLB, and thankfully, there is a very good candidate: Brandon Belt, who went 5-6 with a HR and 6 RBI in the Giants’ runaway 19-3 victory over the Dodgers. He JUST edges out Hunter Pence, who had 7 RBI, but only 3 hits.
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
Jarrod Saltalamacchia has a long name and he hit a big home run yesterday- a grand slam, to be exact, one of his two hits. So, I’m naming him the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
Jose Reyes went 4-4 with a HR, 2 doubles and a walk, making him the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
It wasn’t his best start of his young career- he gave up five hits and only struck out five in his seven innings- but in the final start of his first season, Jose Fernandez made up for it at the plate, with two hits, including a home run that led to a clearing of the benches.
Sadly, we now have to wait until next year to see more of this exceptional young talent, but, hey, he goes out as MVP of Yesterday. Standings under the jump:
Hunter Pence went 4-5 with a HR and 6 RBI last night, and while the Giants didn’t win the game, Pence wins MVP of Yesterday.
(Apologies to David Price and Mark Trumbo)
Standings, as usual, under the jump:
Juan Uribe had 3 HRs yesterday. Since Gio Gonzalez failed to throw a no-hitter, that gives him the MVP of Yesterday award.
Standings, well… you know the drill:
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