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Carlos Carrasco threw 8 shutout innings, allowing 4 hits while striking out 9 Oakland batters as Cleveland took the tense 1-0 pitchers duel.
Xander Bogaerts reached base 3 times, homered, scored 2 and drove in 2 to help the Red Sox move back into a first place tie with a 6-2 win in Tampa Bay.
Jon Lester struck out 8 Padres in 6 innings, allowing 1 run and earned the 5-1 decision for the Cubs.
Adrian Gonzalez homered 3 times and drove in 8 in the wild 18-9 Dodgers victory in Cincinnati.
They All Owned Baseball on August 22, 2016.
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Earning 1/2 WOBs:
Andrew Triggs was solid over his 6 shutout innings, striking out 6 Indians. He would not get the decision in Oakland’s 1-0 defeat.
Gary Sanchez went 3 for 4 with a pair of homers but the Yankees could not out slug the Mariners and fell, 7-5.
Jameson Taillon struck out 8 in 8 innings, allowing 2 runs and 4 hits. He would take the hard luck 3-1 Pittsburgh loss to Houston.
Freddie Freeman reached base 4 times, including 2 homers, but the Braves bullpen let the Diamondbacks walk off with the 9-8 final.
2016 WOB Leaders for the National League Hitters,
Freddie Freeman, 7 1/2,
Nolan Arenado, 7,
Daniel Murphy, 6 1/2,
Kris Bryant, 5,
Trevor Story, 4 1/2,
Brandon Belt, 4,
Matt Carpenter, 4,
Chris Carter, 4,
Gregory Polanco, 4,
Yasmany Tomas, 4,
Melvin Upton Jr., 4,
Brandon Crawford, 3 1/2,
Starling Marte, 3 1/2,
Marcell Ozuna, 3 1/2,
Chase Utley, 3 1/2,
Jay Bruce, 3,
Aledmys Diaz, 3,
DJ LeMahieu, 3,
Nick Markakis, 3,
Andrew McCutchen, 3,
Wil Myers, 3,
Wilson Ramos, 3,
Yangervis Solarte, 3,
Ichiro Suzuki, 3,
Neil Walker, 3,
Ryan Braun, 2 1/2,
Maikel Franco, 2 1/2,
Giancarlo Stanton, 2 1/2,
Charlie Blackmon, 2,
Welington Castillo, 2,
Adonis Garcia, 2,
Paul Goldschmidt, 2,
Carlos Gonzalez, 2,
Cesar Hernandez, 2,
Odubel Herrera, 2,
Aaron Hill, 2,
Tommy Joseph, 2,
Matt Kemp, 2,
Jake Lamb, 2,
Jean Segura, 2,
Justin Turner, 2,
Christian Yelich, 2,
Michael Bourn, 1 1/2,
Michael Conforto, 1 1/2,
Curtis Granderson, 1 1/2,
Bryce Harper, 1 1/2,
Jeremy Hazelbaker, 1 1/2,
Chris Herrmann, 1 1/2,
Hernan Perez,1 1/2,
Tommy Pham, 1 1/2,
Martin Prado, 1 1/2,
Mark Reynolds, 1 1/2,
Corey Seager,1 1/2,
Dernard Span, 1 1/2,
Joey Votto, 1 1/2,
2016 WOB Leaders for the National League Pitcher,
Max Scherzer, 7 1/2,
Madison Bumgarner, 7,
Jose Fernandez, 7,
Clayton Kershaw, 7,
Jake Arrieta, 6 1/2,
Jon Lester, 6 1/2,
Stephen Strasburg, 6,
Jacob deGrom, 5,
Johnny Cueto, 4 1/2,
Steven Matz, 4 1/2,
Drew Pomeranz, 4 1/2, (NL ONLY)
Noah Syndergaard, 4 1/2, (1 as hitter)
Bartolo Colon, 4,
Jeremy Hellickson, 4,
John Lackey, 4,
Kyle Hendricks, 3 1/2,
Carlos Martinez, 3 1/2,
Tanner Roark, 3 1/2,
Jeff Samardzija, 3 1/2,
Julio Teheran, 3 1/2,
Jaime Garcia, 3,
Zack Greinke, 3,
Francisco Liriano, 3, (NL ONLY)
Kenta Maeda, 3,
Adam Conley, 2 1/2,
Jon Gray, 2 1/2,
Mike Leake, 2 1/2,
Jeff Locke, 2 1/2,
Robbie Ray, 2 1/2,
Joe Ross, 2 1/2,
Gerrit Cole, 2,
Zach Eflin, 2,
Jerad Eickhoff, 2,
Junior Guerra, 2,
Jason Hammel, 2,
Scott Kazmir, 2,
Aaron Nola, 2,
David Phelps, 2,
Michael Wacha, 2,
Adam Wainwright, 2,
Wei-Yin Chen, 1 1/2,
Anthony DeSclafani, 1 1/2,
Brandon Finnegan, 1 1/2,
Tom Koehler, 1 1/2,
Jimmy Nelson, 1 1/2,
Ross Stripling, 1 1/2,
Jameson Taillon, 1 1/2,
2016 WOB Leaders for American League Hitter,
Mookie Betts, 7,
Jose Altuve, 6,
Miguel Cabrera, 5 1/2,
George Springer, 5,
Khris Davis, 4 1/2,
Manny Machado, 4 1/2,
Robinson Cano, 4,
Rougned Odor, 4,
Dustin Pedroia, 3 1/2,
Mike Trout, 3 1/2,
Josh Donaldson, 3,
Victor Martinez, 3,
Justin Upton, 3,
Xander Bogaerts, 2 1/2,
Lonnie Chisenhall, 2 1/2,
Nelson Cruz, 2 1/2,
Adam Eaton, 2 1/2,
Edwin Encarnacion, 2 1/2,
Eric Hosmer, 2 1/2,
Ian Kinsler, 2 1/2,
Evan Longoria, 2 1/2,
David Ortiz, 2 1/2,
Jose Ramirez, 2 1/2,
Michael Saunders, 2 1/2,
Kurt Suzuki, 2 1/2,
Devon Travis, 2 1/2,
Carlos Beltran, 2,
Adrian Beltre, 2,
Jackie Bradley Jr., 2,
Chris Davis, 2,
Rajai Davis, 2,
Brian Dozier, 2,
Yunel Escobar, 2,
Ryan Goins, 2,
Brandon Guyer, 2,
Max Kepler, 2,
Jason Kipnis,2,
Gary Sanchez, 2,
Steven Souza Jr., 2,
Mark Trumbo, 2,
Danny Valencia, 2,
Melky Cabrera, 1 1/2,
Lorenzo Cain, 1 1/2,
Carlos Correa, 1 1/2,
Cheslor Cuthbert, 1 1/2,
Jarrod Dyson, 1 1/2,
Todd Frazier, 1 1/2,
Alex Gordon, 1 1/2,
Kevin Kiermaier, 1 1/2,
Brett Lawrie, 1 1/2,
Adam Lind, 1 1/2,
Brad Miller, 1 1/2,
Kendrys Morales, 1 1/2,
Trevor Plouffe, 1 1/2,
Hanley Ramirez, 1 1/2,
Colby Rasmus, 1 1/2,
Jonathan Schoop, 1 1/2,
Stephen Vogt, 1 1/2,
2016 WOB Leaders for American League Pitcher,
Corey Kluber 11,
Chris Sale, 6,
Danny Duffy, 5 1/2,
David Price, 5,
Michael Fulmer, 4 1/2,
Jose Quintana, 4 1/2,
Hector Santiago, 4 1/2,
Carlos Carrasco, 4,
Rich Hill, 4,
Dallas Keuchel, 4,
Colby Lewis, 4,
Aaron Sanchez, 4,
Steven Wright, 4,
Ian Kennedy, 3 1/2,
Matt Shoemaker, 3 1/2,
Marcus Stroman, 3 1/2,
Justin Verlander, 3 1/2,
Trevor Bauer, 3,
Doug Fister, 3,
Kendall Graveman, 3,
Cole Hamels, 3,
J.A. Happ, 3,
Danny Salazar, 3,
Ervin Santana, 3,
Yordano Ventura, 3,
Matt Boyd, 2 1/2,
Hisashi Iwakuma, 2 1/2,
Matt Moore, 2 1/2, (AL ONLY)
Edinson Volquez, 2 1/2,
Chris Archer, 2,
Nathan Eovaldi, 2,
Kevin Gausman, 2,
Wade Miley, 2,
Ricky Nolasco, 2,
James Paxton, 2,
Drew Smyly, 2,
Jordan Zimmermann, 2,
Marco Estrada, 1 1/2,
Sonny Gray, 1 1/2,
Derek Holland, 1 1/2,
Sean Manaea, 1 1/2,
Jake Odorizzi, 1 1/2,
Masahiro Tanaka, 1 1/2,
Chris Tillman, 1 1/2,
Guys Who Have Multi League WOBs,
Francisco Liriano 3 1/2 (Pirates 1, Blue Jays 1/2)
James Shields 2 (Padres 1, White Sox 1)
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