We saw a full slate of 15 games yesterday as we near the middle of the week. While it was not a repeat of yesterday with home runs flying out every time you looked at the screen, it was still a action packed day of baseball with ups and downs for many teams. We saw a day with many more quality pitching performances, having 125 runs scored over the 15 games leading to around 4 runs scored per team yesterday.

2-1 was the common score of the day as we saw 4 different games finish with that score. The Reds outlasted the Giants 2-1 despite being out hit 3-7 and a great performance on the mound from Robbie Ray. The Tigers and Royals faced off in a pitchers duel where Framber Valdez and Cole Ragans both put their teams in a position to win, but the Tigers would deal all their damage in the 8th and also come out with a 2-1 win. Jeffery Springs continued his dominance for the Athletics, as he dealt 6.1 innings allowing only 3 hits. A two run single for Jacob Wilson would be enough to lead to a, you guessed it, 2-1 Athletics win. To round out our games finishing 2-1, the Dodgers once again took on the Mets in LA, where the stars took the hill with Yamamoto dealing against Noah McLean. The Mets finally got the spark they needed, as Francisco Lindor opened the game with a lead off home run. Unfortunately for them that would be the only run they managed and a Kyle Tucker RBI single in the 8th would lead to a Dodgers inevitable 2-1 win.

The Red Sox and Yankees continue their struggling ways, as the Red Sox once again take a loss in Minnesota following a 4 hit multi homer game from Byron Buxton. Unfortunately for the Red Sox fans their Sox were unable to put up a run, tallying 6 hits and losing 6-0. While Red Sox fans didn’t have much to cheer about, they can take solace in the fact that the Yankees looked beside themselves yesterday. Back to back to back home runs in the first inning by Mike Tout, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler, would be enough to beat the Yankees as they only managed one run and would lose 7-1.

Not including the 4 2-1 games we touched on earlier, we had a multitude of one runs games yesterday, making the game of the day slightly more difficult to choose. The Astros propelled a 6 run 6th inning to a 7-6 comeback win against the Rockies, Nathan Church walked off the Guardians for the Cardinals 6-5 after tying the game in the 9th, the Braves scored 3 in the 8th to shock the Marlins 6-5, and the Nationals ended the Pirates winning ways, fending off their comeback and winning 5-4. While all those games got the heart rate up, none had the same energy as the Blue Jays taking on the Brewers in Milwaukee. Misiorowski took the ball for the Brewers and put up another great start only allowing 2 through 5.1 innings of work. Guasman started for the Jays and was untouchable until a Jake Bauer 3 run home run in the 5th sparked the scoring, after solo shots from Andres Gimenez and Dalton Varsho the Brewers would still hold a 4-3 lead heading into the 9th. In typical Blue Jay fashion, small ball lead them to a 3 run 9th with single after single leading to a 6-4 lead. The Brewers were not done yet however, as an RBI single from Turang and a clutch game tying double from Lockridge would send this game to extras. The Blue Jays were able to outlast the Brewers, as a Vlad Jr and Myles Straw rbi double in the 10th would eventually lead to a 9-7 extra inning win for the Jays. 16 runs, 5 lead changes and 9 runs scored in the 9th inning or later makes this our game of the day.

Additionally, the Cubs offense continued to roll and had the pitching to back them up, leading to a 10-4 win over the Phillies. The Diamondbacks evened the series and took down the Orioles ace Trevor Rodgers, winning 4-3. The Rays spoiled Noah Shultz first career start, beating the White Sox 8-5. Finally the Padres won the pitching duel between Michael King and Bryan Woo, beating the Mariners 4-1 in San Diego.