September 7, 2024

Best Batter Today

Yordan Alvarez of the Astros makes a big move on Friday night, going from sixth place to third in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. His two for four with two home runs and five RBI produced a game score of 75, tied for third best on the day. Houston beat Arizona 8-0.

Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees rank one and four respectively. Judge doubled and walked in the 3-0 win over the Cubs, while Soto picked up a single. Judge leads the AL and the majors with 85 extra-base hits.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.of the Blue Jays sits in second place after a one for four in a 3-1 Braves win. Brent Rooker of the Athletics takes fifth place after going three for five with a double in a 7-6, 13 inning win over the Tigers.

Mark Vientos of the Mets and Manny Machado of the Padres tie for highest game score of the day, a 79. Both homered twice, Vientos second an extra-inning walk off to give the Mets a 6-4 win over the Reds. At seasonal age 24, Vientos emerged as a solid offensive player with excellent power, now batting .289/.342/.563 on the season. Machado got off to a slow start this season, with a .241/.293/.361 slash line through the end of May. It looks like the rust came off starting in June, as he has hit .298/.348/.544 since.

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