Brent Rooker of the Athletics joins the top five in the five slot in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings after a four for five in a 6-4 (which averages to five), two time five inning Rangers win. Rooker hovered on the edge of the top five for a while, hitting very well over his last 18 games. A slump by Juan Soto game him the in.

Aaron Judge of the Yankees remains in the top slot after drawing a walk in five trips to the plate in a 14-7 Cardinals victory, St. Louis one of three teams to score exactly 14 runs on the day. Jordan Walker led the way for the Cardinals with a five for five game, including a home run, for a game score of 85, the best on the day. That was the highlight of his 27 game season as that performance raised his averages to .195/.261/.305.

For a while, Judge and Soto carried the Yankees offense. Lately it seems that the rest of the team is hitting well, while Judge and Soto have gone a bit silent.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.of the Blue Jays stays in second place as the Blue Jays gave him a day off.

Yordan Alvarez of the Astros and Bobby Witt Jr.squared off in Houston, and kept their respective third and fourth slot standings. Alvarez went two for four, both hits home runs. It’s his third multi-home run game in the last 18. Witt went one for four with a walk and a home run as Houston took the game 7-2.