I will be highlighting specific games and player performances for the weekly period.
Sunday April 11th
Red Sox vs. Orioles
Trey Mancini hit his first home run of the season.
J.D. Martinez hit three home runs.
Xander Bogaerts went 3-5, scoring a run.
Alex Verdugo went 2-5 driving in three and scoring twice.
Yankees vs. Rays
Yankees Gio Urshela hit a two-run home run.
Rays Randy Arozarena hit a two-run home run.
Rays Brent Honeywell Jr. made his debut pitching two innings.
Mariners vs. Twins
Mariners Taylor Trammell went 2-5 with a home run and three RBI.
Kyle Seager went 4-4 with two home runs and four RBI.
Twins Byron Buxton went 3-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Nelson Cruz went 1-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Nationals vs. Dodgers
Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw faced off.
Scherzer and Kershaw both pitched six innings.
Scherzer allowed one run while striking out five.
Kershaw pitched six scoreless innings striking out six and getting the win.
Phillies vs. Braves
Phillies Bryce Harper homered.
Didi Gregorius hit a 3-run home run.
Rhys Hoskins homered.
Braves Ozzie Albies hit a two-run home run.
Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuna Jr. both hit solo home runs.
In the 9th inning, Phillies Alec Bohm tagged up from third and scored the game winning run. Replay showed his foot never touched the plate which created controversy.
Other Notable Player Performance's From Sunday's Regular Season Games:
Cubs Javier Baez hit a solo home run.
Padres Trent Grisham and Manny Machado both homered.
Giants Anthony DeSclafani pitched six scoreless innings, striking out eight.
Monday April 12th
Marlins vs. Braves
Marlins Adam Duvall homered.
Garrett Cooper went 3-5 with three RBI.
Braves Marcell Ozuna went 1-4 with an RBI.
Ozzie Albies drove in two RBI.
Huascar Ynoa pitched six innings of one run ball striking out 10.
Nationals vs. Cardinals
Nationals Juan Soto went 3-4 with one RBI and one run scored.
Cardinals Tommy Edman went 1-4 with an RBI.
Yadier Molina homered.
Tigers vs. Astros
Tigers rookie Akil Baddoo went 2-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Casey Mize pitched seven scoreless innings striking out five and getting the win.
Astros Michael Brantley and Carlos Correa homered.
Zack Greinke struggled, only pitching 4.2 innings and giving up six runs on 10 hits.
Other Notable Player Performances From Monday's Regular Season Games:
Padres Wil Myers drove in five RBI against the Pirates, a career high.
Yankees Gerrit Cole pitched six innings of one-run ball striking out eight Blue Jays and getting the win.
Yankees Kyle Higashioka homered twice, driving in three.
Rays Tyler Glasnow pitched an absolute gem. Glasnow pitched 7.2 innings striking out 14 and getting the win.
Cubs Kris Bryant homered.
Angels Shohei Ohtani doubled twice going 3-5 with three RBI and two runs scored.
Angels Mike Trout homered.
Cleveland's Eddie Rosario homered.
A's Matt Chapman homered going 3-5 driving in two.
Reds Wade Miley pitched five scoreless innings against San Francisco receiving the win.
Tuesday April 13th
Phillies vs. Mets- Game 2
Aaron Nola and Marcus Stroman both pitched outstanding for their respective teams.
Aaron Nola pitched five innings giving up three runs and striking out seven.
Marcus Stroman pitched six scoreless innings getting the win.
Yankees vs. Blue Jays
Hyun Jin Ryu tossed 6.1 terrific innings receiving the win.
Marcus Semien homered.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 2-4 with an RBI.
Bo Bichette went 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Yankees Giancarlo Stanton drove in two RBI.
Marlins vs. Braves
Marlins Adam Duvall homered twice going 4-5 and driving in seven!
Brian Anderson homered.
Miguel Rojas went 3-6 with one run and two RBI.
Braves Marcell Ozuna went 3-4 with a home run and three RBI's.
Ozzie Albies homered.
Freddie Freeman went 2-4 with two runs and an RBI.
Indians vs. White Sox
Shane Bieber and Lucas Giolito started for their respective teams in a spectacular pitching matchup.
Bieber went nine innings striking out 11 and getting the win.
Giolito went seven innings allowing no runs and striking out eight.
Rockies vs. Dodgers
Trevor Bauer made his first Dodgers home start.
Bauer pitched seven scoreless innings and getting the win.
Corey Seager and Mookie Betts both homered.
Max Muncy homered twice going 2-3.
Other Notable Player Performances From Tuesday's Regular Season Games:
Red Sox Bobby Dalbec went 2-3 with two RBI.
Padres Trent Grisham homered.
Cubs Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run.
Cardinals Arenado, Carpenter, and Goldschmidt all homered in a big win.
Cardinals Jack Flaherty pitched five innings of one-run ball getting the win.
Tigers Wilson Ramos homered twice.
Angels Shohei Ohtani homered.
Reds Joey Votto and Mike Moustakas both hit two-run homers.
Wednesday April 14th
Yankees vs. Blue Jays
Yankees Aaron Judge homered twice.
Blue Jays Bo Bichette homered twice.
Marlins vs. Braves
Marlins Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run home run.
Braves Ronald Acuna Jr. homered twice going 3-5 and collecting four RBI.
Freddie Freeman went 2-5 with an RBI.
Cleveland vs. White Sox
Carlos Rodon pitched the second no-hitter in the past week joining Joe Musgrove.
Rodon struck out seven, only allowing a cheap HBP to Cleveland's catcher Roberto Perez.
White Sox Yermin Mercedes went 3-5 with a three-run home run.
Luis Robert went 2-5 with an RBI and a run.
Other Notable Player Performances From Wednesday's Regular Season Games:
Cardinals Yadier Molina caught his 2,000th game for the franchise.
Brewers Corbin Burnes pitched six scoreless innings striking out 10 and getting the win.
Royals Salvador Perez went 2-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Red Sox Alex Verdugo went 3-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Red Sox Eduardo Rodriguez pitched five innings of one-run ball getting the win.
Giants Johnny Cueto left his start vs. the Reds with a lat strain but still got credit for the victory.
Rays Brandon Lowe homered.
Thursday April 15th
Marlins vs. Braves
Marlins Starling Marte homered.
Braves Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his seventh home run of the season going 2-5.
Dansby Swanson hit a walk-off single giving the Braves the win.
Blue Jays vs. Royals
Royals Whit Merrifield went 1-4 with one run scored.
Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered.
A's Matt Olson homered.
Other Notable Player Performances From Thursday's Regular Season Games:
Padres Manny Machado went 1-3 with a two-run home run and totaled three RBI.
Orioles Trey Mancini hit a two-run home run.
Cleveland's Jose Ramirez hit a two-run home run.
Rockies Ryan McMahon and Garrett Hampson both homered.
Friday April 16th
Twins vs. Angels
Mitch Garver went 2-4 with two RBI and one run scored.
Angels David Fletcher went 2-5 with an RBI.
Jared Walsh went 2-4 with a two-run home run and drove in three RBI in the game.
Mike Trout went 1-2 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Dodgers vs. Padres
One of the best games so far this season, the Dodgers won in 11 innings.
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered.
Eric Hosmer tied the game in the ninth inning with an RBI single.
Corey Seager hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the 11th.
Other Notable Player Performances From Friday's Regular Season Games:
Cubs Willson Contreras homered.
Phillies J.T. Realmuto homered.
Phillies Zach Eflin pitched seven innings of two-run ball against the Cardinals getting the win.
Yankees Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run home run.
Reds Nick Castellanos went 2-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Marlins Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Starling Marte both homered.
A's Matt Chapman homered.
Legendary Moment: Max Scherzer passed Cy Young in career strikeouts moving into 22nd all-time in MLB history with 2808 strikeouts! Congratulations to Max Scherzer on an amazing accomplishment!
Saturday April 17th
Braves vs. Cubs
Braves Marcell Ozuna went 1-3 with two RBI.
Cubs Willson Contreras and Kris Bryant both homered twice.
Javier Baez hit a three-run home run.
Anthony Rizzo went 3-4 with two runs scored.
David Bote went 2-4 with a two-run home run and collecting four RBI.
Cardinals vs. Phillies
Cardinals Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong hit back to back home runs in the 3rd inning.
Nolan Arenado and Yadier Molina hit back to back home runs in the 4th inning.
Phillies Alec Bohm went 1-4 with two RBI.
White Sox vs. Red Sox
White Sox Jose Abreu went 2-4 with an RBI.
Luis Robert went 2-4 with a stolen base.
Red Sox Xander Bogaerts went 4-5 with two RBI.
Enrique Hernandez went 4-5 with two RBI.
Mets vs. Rockies
Jacob deGrom pitched six innings in game one of a doubleheader. He gave up three runs but none were earned. He also struck out a whopping 14 batters. deGrom at one point struck out nine in a row, one away from tying the great Tom Seaver's record of striking out 10 in a row. He's the best pitcher right now and personally it is not even close. The deGrominator has a 0.45 ERA through three starts and has allowed one earned run in 20 innings, what a feat! He earned his first win of the season as well, about time!!!!
Pete Alonso went 2-4 with a home run driving in two.
Rockies Raimel Tapia hit a home run.
Other Notable Player Performances From Saturday's Games:
Rays Tyler Glasnow pitched five innings of one run ball and struck out seven. He also got the win.
Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered.
Blue Jays Steven Matz pitched six innings of one-run ball in a doubleheader.
Salvador Perez homered in the second game of the doubleheader.
A's Matt Olson homered.
Clayton Kershaw and Yu Darvish dueled in San Diego with Kershaw coming out with the win.
Astros Michael Brantley went 2-4 scoring a run.
Astros Zack Greinke pitched eight scoreless innings scattering four hits while striking out six and getting the win.
Final Thoughts: Boy what a week! A week full of amazing feats and accomplishments is just what the baseball universe needed to start the season.
See you at the Ballpark!!!
Adam
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