Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees did not play on Thursday, an off day for the team. They remain one and five respectively in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.of the Blue Jays did place, and hold second place with a two for four, including a double, in a 2-0 win over the Red Sox.

Yordan Alvarez of the Astros and Bobby Witt Jr.of the Royals went head-to-head in a 6-3 Houston win. Alvarez went two for four and ranks third, while Witt took an 0 for 4 to rank fourth.

The best game score of the day goes to Lawrence Butler of the Athletics, a 91. He went three for three with a walk and three home runs out of the lead-off slot in a 10-9 Reds win. It’s the second day in a row with a high game score above 90, both on three home run games. It was also Butler’s second three homer game this season. With 19 homer in 2024, nearly a third of them came in two games.