September 3, 2024

Best Batter Today

Juan Soto moves back into the top five of the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Soto went two for four with a walk in an 8-4 win over the Rangers. His teammate, Aaron Judge, remains in the top spot after a double.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.and the Blue Jays took Monday off, and Guerrero stays in second place.

The Astros did play and Yordan Alvarez doubled and walked in a 5-3 Reds win for third place. Brent Rooker of the Athletics doubled in four trips in a 5-4 win over the Mariners, spoiling Seattle’s chance to close ground on Houston. Rooker holds fifth place.

The best game score of the day came off the bat of Teoscar Hernandez of the Dodgers, he went five for five with a double and a triple in a 11-6 win over the Diamondbacks. That was good for a game score of 81, three points ahead of teammate Freddie Freeman, who homered twice. Six of Hernandez’s last eleven hits have gone for extra bases.

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