Corey Seager of the Dodgers stays atop the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings despite a rare poor day for him at the plate. He goes 0 for 4 with a strikeout. He still leads by about 9.5 points, now over his teammate Justin Turner. Turner homered to provide the insurance run in the 2-0 victory over the Padres.
Braves stand three and five in the standings. Ronald Acuna Jr.comes in third place after a two for four day with a walk in a 13-4 Cubs victory. Freddie Freeman takes fifth place after going 1 for 2 with two walks.
Rounding out the top five is Jose Ramirez of the Indians, who drops to fourth place after a one for four day in a 3-2, extra inning win by the Reds.
The best game of the day goes to Yadier Molina of the Cardinals. The veteran catcher posted a three for five day with a double and two home runs for a game score of 80. He’s hitting .340/.385/.660 on the season and now ranks 55 in the ratings.