August 18, 2021

Best Batter Today

Juan Soto of the Nationals stays atop the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings with a walk, a hit by pitch, and a double against the Blue Jays in a 12-6 Washington win. Soto now holds a ten point lead over Matt Olson of the Athletics. Olson singles in a 9-0 White Sox win. Max Muncy of the Dodgers stands in third place as he did not start in the game.

Brandon Lowe and Randy Arozarena of the Rays take slots four and five respectively. Lowe doubles in four trips to the plate, while Arozarena goes four for five with a double to move up to fifth on the list. Tampa Bay pounds Baltimore 10-0.

The highest game score of the night goes to Riley Adams of the Nationals. The young catcher goes three for four with a double and a home runs for a score of 74. He has ten hits in his career, five of them for extra bases.

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