Five weeks after the 2022 season, we are starting to get a clearer picture of the Major League Baseball landscape. The teams played approximately 14 percent of their schedules with another weekend in the books. The sample size is growing and hope is being won or lost by baseball fans.
As the teams travel to start a new week, we wanted to summarize the weekend with some of the best moments of the last three days of baseball, as well as what will be on deck next week. Let’s get to it.
The focus of the weekend
We suck at the clever running of the baseron, so it should come as no surprise that we are signaling Randy Arozarena’s sensible play on Friday night, who saw him from second base for the Flight against the Mariners without the ball leaving the field.
Arozarena was in second place when Harold Ramirez hit a dribble to third base. Eugenio Suarez scored the ball and tried to play, but instead accidentally rolled the ground to second base. By the time the Mariners’ defense was able to recover, Arozarena had managed to get halfway home and was able to enter safely.
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Arozarena’s run will equalize the race, 5-5, and the Rays will later win the game thanks to a timely home run by Manuel Margo.
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Wins for the return / release of Mother’s Day
It seems possible that a large number of fans present on Sunday were there on Mother’s Day. MLB tickets remain a great gift idea, and after all, spending time in the stadium for daytime play is always a good family experience. The hosts prevailed in 13 of the 18 scheduled matches, so it was fun.
Moreover, four of the victories in particular should have been even more exciting for the hosts, who remain in attendance in the ninth.
Guardians
The guards started things. They lost 3-2 to the Blue Jays with just five outs at the table. Owen Miller’s home run tied things up. Then, with two outs, the Guardians organized a rally and took the lead with a single by Oscar Mercado. Emmanuel Claise has closed things and Cleveland is now 14-14.
This was at least the dramatic victory that we will emphasize here.
Padres
The Padres lagged behind for much of the game, trailing 1-0 in the fourth, and the Marlins met another in the sixth. It was still 2-0 Marlins with two outs and one in the ninth when CJ Abrams extended the game and brought the winning streak to the plate in the form of Jorge Alfaro. And then, boom. Walk number one.
Sailors
Seattle was in poor shape. After a 11-6 start, the Mariners lost 10 of their last 11, including a heart attack on Friday night. They were on the verge of being swept away and missed their seventh straight position, trailing 1-0 and heading for ninth. With one out, however, Abraham Toro went deep to level the game.
In the 10th Mariners keep the rays out of the board, despite the presence of the automatic runner. This made things a little simpler for the Mariners in the bottom half, as they moved the runner to third. After a deliberate walk to Adam Fraser, Ty France stepped into the clutch.
It should also be noted here: The Sailors made their debut with the prospect of directing George Kirby. The selection for the first round for 2019 (20th overall) jumped only from Double-A, where there was 1.82 ERA and 32 outs in 24 2/3 innings. Skipping this level did not create any problems on Sunday, as he made six zero innings, allowing only four hits, while striking out seven against no walks.
angels
The Angels were threatened to miss a series to the last place for nationals. It was 4-2 Nats to ninth. After a one-time walk, Taylor Ward stood out and the angels seemed to be cooking with Mike Trout, who comes to the plate as a winning streak. Trout, however, hit and when Shohei Ohtani went through the first field with two outs, things started to feel a little awful. But then Ohtani gave an equalizing double. Anthony Randon will follow with the winning shot.
The Angels hold the first place at 19-11.
An additional, fun wrinkle is that these three victories happened within about 15 minutes of each other.
Harper, Phyllis gives Scherzer a rare loss
Give Phyllis Bryce Harper outfielder so much: he knows how to make the most of the break. Harper wore a pair of custom shoes on Sunday in honor of Mother’s Day. Look at:
As expected, he drew more attention to his outfit by scoring a home run in the first inning of the first of two games on Sunday against the Mets. The blast gave Phyllis a 1-0 lead and got Harper’s mother to shout.
It was Harper’s sixth home run of the season for followers. He entered the day with hits of .240 / .297 / .490 (127 OPS +) in his first 111 appearances. Harper later made it 2-0 with an RBI single in the third inning.
The Philistines continued to win the 3-2 final (boxing result), giving the Mets aces Max Scherzer his first loss since – believe it or not – almost a year ago, or May 30, 2021. Scherzer was not credited (or charged) with a loss in any of his last 24 starts, including his first five this year.
Last place Red Sox lost fifth in a row
The Red Sox entered Sunday with the worst record and differential in the American East League. Unfortunately for Boston, an early game against the White Sox will not change that. Instead, the Red Sox lost their fifth straight game (a score in the box).
Planned starter Michael Wacha was put on the pre-match injury list, forcing manager Alex Cora to signal Tanner Hawk. He lasted only 2 2/3 innings, allowing three runs in four hits. The Boston Cruise gave six plus innings of relief with no result, but the Red Sox team could not count it.
Dallas Keuchel and a collection of relievers kept Boston up to two runs with nine strokes and a walk. Taken together, they hit 10, with Keuchel recording five. Sunday was the first time Keuchel has worked more than five shots this season.
The Red Sox will have a Monday off before embarking on a five-game trip that will include two games against the Braves and then three against the Rangers.
On the deck
Rays at Angels (three games starting Monday): The Angels and Rays will enter the week with two of the better running differentials in the American League, making this a credible review of the playoffs. If that doesn’t help, then we’ll point out that Wednesday’s likely match will face Shohei Otani against Shane McClanahan. That’s good watching, people.
Blue Jays in the Yankees (two games starting Tuesday): The Yankees and Blue Jays will meet for the third time this season, starting on Tuesday, albeit in a shortened two-game series. New York has held the lead so far, winning four of seven races and beating Toronto 24-14.
Astros at Twins (three games start on Tuesday): It’s not clear if Carlos Correa will play in these games – he didn’t get a broken finger as feared – but if he does, it will be the first time in his career he will faces the Astros. Korea, of course, spent the first seven years of its career in the major leagues with Houston, making two All-Star Games and winning the World Series along the way. Even if Correa can’t go, this should be another fun series between potential playoff teams.
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