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Games of the Day
The Giants continue their series at the Marlins with Jordan Hicks against Ryan Weathers. So far, the conversion of Hicks from a reliever to a starter worked well. He pitched eighteen innings in t...
Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method Yields these top picks: 0.323 — Freddie Freeman batting against Patrick Corbin. 0.319 — Shohei Ohtani batting against Patrick Corbin. 0.318 — Mookie Betts batting against Pa...
Best Batter Today
Monday’s games shook up the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings a bit. Jose Altuve of the Astros continued his hot hitting to move into fourth place on the list. He went three for four in a 6-1 Br...
Tuesday Update
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
Voice Retires
John Sterling, radio voice of the Yankees since 1989, retired today due to health reasons. I’m sorry his health is not good. I first heard Sterling when I was an Islanders fan in the 1970s. Whe...
Holtzman Passes
Former pitcher Ken Holtzman, author of two no-hitters, died Sunday: Ken Holtzman, a former left-handed pitcher who threw two no-hitters with the Cubs and won three straight World Series champions...
Lots of Walks
It struck me that the six runs the Padres scored on fourteen walks Sunday night against the Dodgers seemed low. Looking at all games from 2021 on, the linear regression provides the formula runs ...
Games of the Day
The Yankees visit the Blue Jays in an early AL East battle. As expected, the division is a good one, with the Toronto in last place with a .500 record, four games behind New York. Luis Gil takes ...
Weekly Look at Offense
Every Monday Baseball Musings compares scoring in the current season to the same number of full weeks from the previous year. Offense is down slightly from two weeks into 2023, with the 2024 seas...
Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.290 — Nolan Arenado batting against Ross Stripling. 0.281 — Trea Turner batting against Cal Quantrill. 0.280 — William Contreras batting against Jo...
Best Batter Today
Juan Soto of the Yankees remains atop the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings after going two for four with a walk in an 8-7, 10 inning win by the Guardians. Josh Naylor of Cleveland posted a two fo...
Jackie Robinson Day Update
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
Improper Rubbing
Kenley Jansen complains about baseballs not properly rubbed with mud: “I don’t hit guys, I don’t walk people this much. And I start to get frustrated.” Jansen said. “Any balls that came...
Franken Berrios
Jose Berrios of the Blue Jays continues to be a monster on the mound in 2024 as he pitches seven shutout innings against the Rockies on Sunday. It was no contest as Berrios allowed just two hits ...
Pirates in Control
The Pirates pitching staff came into the day with the third lowest BB per 9 IP in the NL at 2.7 batters. They improved on that rate today as the walked none in a 9-2 win over the Phillies. It’s...
Return to Form
Tyler O’Neill of the Red Sox hit his seventh home run of the young season Sunday afternoon, also reaching base on a single and a walk as Boston downed LAnaheim 5-4. O’Neill seems to have retu...
Pinto Pair
Rene Pinto of the Rays becomes the first Pinto to homer twice in a game as he goes two for four with four RBI to help the Rays beat the Giants 9-4. He needs one more homer to tie Josmil Pinto for...
Dry Pen
The Twins get seven strong innings out of starter Bailey Ober and reliever Brock Stewart who combine to shut out Detroit on three hits and one walk. In the eighth inning, however, the Tigers bats...
You Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape
Triston Casas throws shade on Ted Williams home run seat. The Red Sox first baseman expressed doubts over Ted Williams’s famous home run after hitting a 429-foot homer in Saturday’s 7-2 win o...
Games of the Day
The Brewers go for a sweep of the Orioles in Baltimore, with Colin Rea facing former Milwaukee pitcher Corbin Burnes. Rea, with a rather high era over his career, comes into the game with a 1.64 ...
Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.310 — Bo Bichette batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.303 — Justin Turner batting against Kyle Freeland. 0.291 — Isiah Kiner-Falefa batting against Ky...
Best Batter Today
Saturday brought a slight change to order of the top five of the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Mookie Betts of the Dodgers went three for five with two RBI to help defeat the Padres 5-2. That...
Sunday Update
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
Tibia Return
Nick Lodolo returned to the Reds rotation on Saturday after a tibia injury caused him to miss most of 2023. He pitched briefly but brilliantly against the White Sox, holding them to one hit while...
Witty Win
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals scored four times and hit his third triple of the young season as Kansas City beat the Mets 11-7 The four runs breaks a tie for the AL lead with Steven Kwan and Tyler...
Games of the Day
The Royals meet the Mets for game two of their series with Alec Marsh facing Sean Manaea. Marsh needs to improve his walk and strikeout rates from his rookie season of 2023. These categories look...
Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top picks: 0.290 — Harold Ramirez batting against Logan Webb. 0.284 — Steven Kwan batting against Clarke Schmidt. 0.271 — Josh Naylor batting against Clarke Sch...
Best Batter Today
Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers moves up to third place in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings after a big game in an 8-7 Padres victory. He went three for five with two doubles and a home run, rai...
Saturday Update
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Inspector Gadget’s Favorite Player?
Colton Cowser keeps knocking out the extra-base hits. He doubled and homered in two at bats against the Brewers to raise his slugging percentage to 1.077. Seven of his eleven hits have gone for e...