NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2020 American League Date: 6/2/2020
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2020 TBR 41 21 K.Marte TBR .352 M.Moustak LAA 26 C.Yelich SEA 59
2020 TOR 36 25 A.Rizzo TOR .345 J.Altuve TBR 23 M.Muncy CLE 58
2020 BOS 25 37 F.Freeman MIN .344 M.Garver OAK 22 M.Moustak LAA 57
2020 BAL 23 37 J.Altuve TBR .336 E.Encarna TEX 22 F.Freeman MIN 52
2020 NYY 20 41 H.Alberto OAK .335 OTHERS TIED W 21 OTHERS TIED W 51
2020 KCR 33 27 WINS SAVES ERA
2020 CLE 33 28 C.Kershaw OAK 9 H.Robles MIN 15 C.Kershaw OAK 2.08
2020 MIN 30 31 M.Boyd TOR 9 I.Kennedy OAK 14 N.Synderg TBR 2.68
2020 CHW 28 32 M.Bumgarn TEX 8 H.Neris KCR 12 W.Buehler LAA 2.71
2020 DET 21 38 OTHERS TIED W 7 L.Jackson LAA 11 J.Musgrov CLE 2.74
S.Greene SEA 11 J.Gray CHW 3.14
2020 SEA 44 18
2020 OAK 41 20 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
2020 LAA 33 26 M.Cabrera BAL 9 J.Dyson KCR 20 L.Lynn SEA 105
2020 TEX 26 34 T.Beckham DET 9 D.Santana TOR 16 M.Bumgarn TEX 102
2020 HOU 18 42 A.Almora CLE 8 R.Acuna LAA 15 M.Boyd TOR 100
D.Vogelba OAK 8 B.Hamilto BOS 14 Y.Darvish TBR 99
C.Yelich SEA 8 OTHERS TIED W 12 W.Buehler LAA 98
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BOS 1 at CLE 4 HOU-Gibson(2-6, 4.41) at NYM-Hamels(3-3, 3.76)
LAA 2 at TEX 6 BOS-Velazqu(1-5, 7.34) at CLE-Roark(4-4, 4.59)
TBR 5 at MIN 2 BAL-Minor(6-6, 4.22) at CHC-Law(0-2, 9.82)
TOR 1 at STL 8 CHW-Leake(3-5, 4.50) at KCR-Bundy(4-7, 5.31)
NYY 5 at SEA 11 LAA-Buehler(5-3, 2.71) at TEX-Porcell(5-3, 5.23)
TBR-Darvish(7-4, 3.44) at MIN-Junis(5-6, 4.84)
TOR-Boyd(9-3, 3.38) at STL-Flahert(4-3, 2.57)
DET-Irvin(0-0, 9.64) at OAK-Gray(6-1, 3.38)
NYY-Nova(1-6, 6.56) at SEA-Nola(4-1, 4.20)
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Muncy CLE .292 24 7 13 8 6 Y.Darvish TBR 8 1 0 0 13 0 100
M.Canha OAK .364 33 12 11 7 5 G.Canning LAA 7 2 0 0 7 0 100
W.Myers TOR .375 32 12 9 4 5 Z.Plesac CLE 7 0 0 2 4 0 100
Y.Grandal OAK .375 32 12 7 11 3 N.Ramirez OAK 7 2 0 2 9 0 100
R.McMahon LAA .345 29 10 7 4 4 A.Bummer CHW 5 2 0 0 4 0 001
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.McCann TEX .118 34 4 0 2 0 M.Tanaka NYY 10 20 14 5 2 5 020
J.Peraza MIN .143 35 5 0 2 0 J.Berrios LAA 9 16 14 3 7 3 010
Y.Alonso HOU .111 27 3 1 2 0 D.Bundy KCR 7 13 10 3 5 4 010
R.Perez CLE .182 33 6 1 1 0 G.Marquez MIN 13 25 13 2 13 7 020
J.Alfaro MIN .115 26 3 2 2 0 M.Montgomery DET 8 14 9 4 7 0 020
INJURY REPORT
D.May, Boston - 38 more games
D.Cease, Chicago (AL) - 4 more games
T.Rogers, Chicago (AL) - 7 more games
C.Carrasco, Cleveland - 54 more games
J.McCann, Detroit - 4 more games
B.Farmer, Detroit - 5 more games
J.Barria, Detroit - 3 more games
M.Cabrera, Houston - 9 more games
F.Valdez, Houston - 26 more games
M.Duffy, Kansas City - 44 more games
H.Neris, Kansas City - 1 more games
E.Swanson, Kansas City - 8 more games
J.Winker, Minnesota - 2 more games
D.Smith Jr, Seattle - 7 more games
E.Encarnacion, Texas - 10 more games
M.Maldonado, Texas - 6 more games
R.Guzman, Texas - 1 more games
R.Buchter, Texas - 8 more games
A.Simmons, Toronto - 4 more games
R.Osuna, Toronto - 7 more games
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 2020 National League Date: 6/2/2020
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
2020 ATL 38 23 D.Lemahie ATL .384 J.Soler COL 22 J.Soler COL 60
2020 MIA 28 32 J.Soler COL .329 M.Olson COL 22 E.Escobar STL 50
2020 NYM 25 34 D.Peralta SDP .324 G.Torres PHI 22 E.Jimenez ARI 47
2020 PHI 23 35 M.Semien ATL .313 M.Trout CHC 21 C.Cron ARI 46
2020 WSH 17 42 M.Brantle ATL .313 OTHERS TIED W 20 M.Sano CIN 46
2020 STL 36 25 WINS SAVES ERA
2020 MIL 33 27 M.Cleving ATL 9 A.Chapman ARI 14 M.Cleving ATL 1.68
2020 PIT 32 27 M.Soroka COL 8 B.Workman STL 14 K.Maeda ARI 2.09
2020 CIN 30 30 J.Means MIL 8 S.Oberg COL 13 A.Sanchez ARI 2.48
2020 CHC 29 32 OTHERS TIED W 7 K.Yates PIT 13 Z.Greinke PIT 2.53
W.Smith MIL 12 G.Cole STL 2.54
2020 COL 42 17
2020 ARI 39 21 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
2020 SDP 31 30 D.Lemahie ATL 24 M.Straw MIL 13 G.Cole STL 131
2020 LAD 28 31 T.Pham STL 11 T.Story COL 12 M.Cleving ATL 129
2020 SFG 20 40 I.Vargas ARI 10 M.Margot LAD 12 J.Verland CIN 120
OTHERS TIED W 7 A.Meadows PIT 12 M.Scherze PIT 118
OTHERS TIED W 11 B.Woodruf LAD 110
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
MIL 2 at WSH 14 MIL-Keller(3-7, 4.33) at WSH-Gausman(2-6, 6.92)
CIN 3 at CHC 4 CIN-Bailey(4-4, 6.27) at PIT-Greinke(6-4, 2.53)
TOR 1 at STL 8 HOU-Gibson(2-6, 4.41) at NYM-Hamels(3-3, 3.76)
COL 8 at ARI 4 PHI-Bauer(4-6, 4.79) at MIA-Wheeler(5-3, 3.94)
SDP 8 at SFG 1 BAL-Minor(6-6, 4.22) at CHC-Law(0-2, 9.82)
ATL 10 at LAD 2 TOR-Boyd(9-3, 3.38) at STL-Flahert(4-3, 2.57)
COL-Soroka(8-0, 2.58) at ARI-Maeda(7-3, 2.09)
SDP-Anderso(5-3, 3.68) at SFG-Allard(3-3, 3.44)
ATL-Hendric(5-3, 3.05) at LAD-Miller(0-0,18.00)
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
M.Olson COL .359 39 14 9 5 7 C.Morton ATL 6 1 0 1 10 0 000
E.Longoria MIL .387 31 12 8 1 4 T.Wingenter SDP 7 3 0 1 13 0 001
C.Cron ARI .273 33 9 11 3 4 R.Moronta COL 7 0 0 3 9 0 200
S.Kingery MIA .359 39 14 10 6 4 K.Yates PIT 6 1 0 3 12 0 103
Y.Diaz PHI .357 28 10 7 3 3 B.Peacock CIN 7 1 1 1 8 0 101
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
K.Cron MIL .087 23 2 0 2 0 W.Miley NYM 7 11 11 6 6 4 020
P.Severino WSH .192 26 5 0 0 0 K.Gausman WSH 8 15 12 3 9 7 010
A.Duvall MIL .185 27 5 0 1 0 J.Arrieta SDP 6 9 8 3 4 2 020
J.Bradley Jr ARI .147 34 5 0 4 0 W.Wang MIL 6 9 10 8 4 5 000
A.Diaz MIL .103 29 3 2 3 0 J.Cueto SFG 7 9 8 1 2 2 010
INJURY REPORT
D.Solano, Chicago (NL) - 7 more games
B.McKinney, Chicago (NL) - 15 more games
R.Cano, Miami - 8 more games
F.Peralta, Milwaukee - 3 more games
M.Stassi, Philadelphia - 30 more games
H.Pence, Philadelphia - 19 more games
A.Rosario, Pittsburgh - 39 more games
B.Kintzler, St. Louis - 3 more games
T.Naquin, San Diego - 32 more games
S.Selman, San Francisco - 17 more games
R.Lovelady, San Francisco - 9 more games
L.Forsythe, Washington - 5 more games
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2020 Franchise League Date: 6/2/2020
LOS ANGELES(AL) AT TEXAS
Angels.......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Rangers......... 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 - 6 14 0
Win:Bumgarner(8-6) Loss:Eovaldi(1-1)
Homeruns- R.Odor(16th), N.Mazara(5th)
At Globe Life Park the Texas Rangers outdistanced the Los Angeles(AL) Angels
by a final score of 6 to 2.
Texas scored 3 runs in the decisive bottom of the 3rd inning with the help of
3 hits. Todd Frazier kicked off the action when he delivered a one-base hit.
Lewis Brinson came to the plate and laced a base-hit. Cameron Maybin dug
into the batters box next, but he struck out. Rougned Odor followed and he
launched a three-run homer. That was all the offense they were to need.
Texas out-hit Los Angeles(AL) for the game, 14 hits to 7.
Madison Bumgarner(8-6) got the win allowing 2 runs in 8 innings. Nathan
Eovaldi(1-1) took the loss in relief. He gave up 4 runs in 2 and 1/3 innings
of work.
MILWAUKEE AT WASHINGTON
Brewers......... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
Nationals....... 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 - 14 15 0
Win:Giolito(4-4) Loss:Means(8-4)
Homeruns- D.Santana(9th), C.Cuthbert(4th), B.Dixon(1st), V.Robles(10th)
Lucas Giolito had an impressive outing at Nationals Park as the Washington
Nationals belted the Milwaukee Brewers by the count of 14 to 2.
The Washington fans enjoyed the offense provided by Brandon Dixon. He
delivered a single resulting in a run in the 2nd inning and caught a hold of
a fastball for a Grand Slam homerun in the 8th inning. Washington had 15
hits for the game and Milwaukee had 5.
Giolito(4-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 innings and allowing 2
runs. John Means(8-4) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 2/3 of an inning
giving up 7 hits and no walks.
BOSTON AT CLEVELAND
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 2
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4 5 0
Win:Plesac(1-0) Loss:Velasquez(4-4) Save:Cimber(5th)
Homeruns- M.Chavis(9th), A.Almora Jr(5th)
Zach Plesac delivered 7 solid innings as the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston
Red Sox by a score of 4 to 1.
Plesac(1-0) was virtually untouchable. He gave up just no hits and 2 walks in
7 innings. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th
inning.
Adam Cimber gained credit for his 5th save. Vince Velasquez(4-4) was hit with
the loss. He pitched 5 innings allowing only 1 hit and 1 walk.
CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO (NL)
Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 9 2
Cubs............ 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 6 0
Win:Zeuch(7-0) Loss:Hendriks(3-3)
Homeruns- W.Smith(3rd), R.Martin(3rd)
In a thriling finish the Chicago (NL) Cubs pulled off the win over the
Cincinnati Reds by a score of 4 to 3 at Wrigley Field.
The game was won by Chicago (NL) when they scored a run in the bottom of the
9th inning. Renato Nunez lined a single. Travis D'Arnaud next to the plate
and he reached on an error. Charlie Culberson then ripped a one-base hit
giving Chicago (NL) the victory as 42,633 happy fans celebrated wildly.
Cincinnati out-hit Chicago (NL) 9 to 6, but Chicago (NL) ended up with more
runs.
T.J. Zeuch(7-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1/3 of an inning.
Liam Hendriks(3-3) suffered the loss in relief. When questioned, Chicago
(NL)'s manager remarked, 'It's been a while since a win felt this good -
heck, it's been a while since we had a win period!'
TAMPA BAY AT MINNESOTA
Rays............ 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 10 0
Twins........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
Win:Paxton(6-2) Loss:Gonzales(7-4) Save:Gott(6th)
Homeruns- R.Hoskins(6th), F.Freeman(19th)
Rhys Hoskins lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI at Target Field
where the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 5 to 2.
Minnesota never recovered after Tampa Bay took the lead in the 2nd inning
scoring 2 runners on 4 hits. Overall Tampa Bay out-hit Minnesota 10 to 5.
James Paxton(6-2) went 7 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Trevor Gott
preserved the game for Paxton, recording his his 6th save. The loss was
charged to Marco Gonzales(7-4). He got hammered, allowing 9 hits and 5 walks
in 6 and 2/3 innings.
TORONTO AT ST. LOUIS
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 - 8 8 1
Win:Cole(7-3) Loss:Stroman(4-5)
Homeruns- C.Biggio(7th), T.Turner(11th)
Gerrit Cole mowed down 17 Toronto batters and Tommy Pham had 2 base hits and 3
RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 8
to 1 at Busch Stadium.
Cole(7-3) was very good in the win. He didn't allow much, just 7 hits and no
walks in 8 innings. St. Louis banged out 8 hits on the night.
Marcus Stroman(4-5) took the loss. St. Louis scored big getting 6 runs off
him in 4 and 2/3 innings. Cole was pleased with his performance. He noted,
'I had good zip on my pitches. Just as important, my location was right on.
The fans really got into the game too - that always helps me. Now, if I can
only do that again in my next outing.'
COLORADO AT ARIZONA
Rockies......... 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 - 8 10 1
Diamondbacks.... 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 8 0
Win:Strasburg(7-0) Loss:Chatwood(3-3)
Homeruns- T.Story(15th), M.Olson(22nd), J.Soler-2(22nd), B.Lowe(11th),
E.Jimenez(19th)
Jorge Soler smashed 2 homeruns and Stephen Strasburg whiffed 11 batters at
Chase Field as the seemingly unstoppable Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona
Diamondbacks 8 to 4.
Strasburg(7-0) pitched well for Colorado in their victory. He went 7 and 1/3
innings allowing 8 hits and 3 walks and served up 2 'big flies'. Colorado
finished with 10 hits in the victory.
The loss was charged to Tyler Chatwood(3-3). He was knocked around,
surrendering 6 runs in 3 and 2/3 innings. Strasburg was asked about his big
strikeout performance, 'Well, it's a little odd when you rack up these
numbers on the road - instead of cheers and a running tally in the stands,
everything gets real still and quiet. Just strange - but it's nice to be
able to take the crowd out of the game.'
SAN DIEGO AT SAN FRANCISCO
Padres.......... 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 - 8 13 1
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 1
Win:Milone(5-3) Loss:Wojciechowski(2-8)
Homeruns- M.Betts(13th), Y.Molina(3rd)
Mookie Betts had 4 hits and 2 RBI at AT&T Park as the San Diego Padres beat
the San Francisco Giants 8 to 1.
San Francisco was unable to climb back into it after San Diego went ahead for
good in the top of the 3rd inning when they came up with 2 runs on 1 hit.
That was all Tommy Milone(5-3) needed. Overall San Diego out-hit San
Francisco 13 to 9.
Asher Wojciechowski(2-8) was hit with the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 3
walks in 6 innings.
ATLANTA AT LOS ANGELES(NL)
Braves.......... 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 - 10 9 1
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 0
Win:Corbin(5-4) Loss:Straily(0-1)
Homeruns- M.Brantley(11th), C.Vazquez(11th)
Patrick Corbin dominated striking out 10 Los Angeles(NL) batters as the
Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers by a score of 10 to
2.
Corbin(5-4) pitched a fine game. He allowed 8 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings
lowering his ERA from 4.03 to 3.69. Both teams ended up with 9 hits on the
night.
Dan Straily(0-1) was given the loss. Corbin was humble when questioned about
his performance, 'Well, I felt pretty confident in my pitches tonight. But,
I had great support behind me and I just threw what was called. That was an
extremely well called game!'
NEW YORK (AL) AT SEATTLE
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 - 5 8 1
Mariners........ 0 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 - 11 13 0
Win:Lynn(7-1) Loss:Tanaka(2-6)
Homeruns- A.Judge(12th), G.Sanchez(14th), A.Bregman(11th), A.Nola(2nd),
J.Stallings(3rd)
Austin Nola went deep and had 3 RBI at T-Mobile Park where the Seattle
Mariners beat the New York (AL) Yankees 11 to 5.
Lance Lynn(7-1) earned his pay with a solid performance for Seattle. He
surrendered 5 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings. Lynn struckout 8 New
York (AL) batters. Seattle finished with 13 hits while New York (AL) ended
up with 8.
Masahiro Tanaka(2-6) took the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 9 hits and 3
walks in 5 and 1/3 innings. Seattle continued their winnings ways improving
their record to a division leading 44-18. They are 8-2 in their last ten
games. With the loss, New York (AL) has a record of 4-6 lately, 20-41, worst
in the division overall.
