Juan Soto may be all that’s left of the Nationals star players by the end of the day, but the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings rate him as the best in baseball right now. He singled with two walks in game one of the doubleheader, a 3-1 win over the Phillies. He followed that with a three for five in game two, won by the Phillies 11-8 in eight innings, Brad Miller of the Phillies hitting a walk-off grand slam.
Matt Olson of the Athletics sits five points back in second place. He drew a walk and was hit by a pitch in the 4-0 victory over the Angels. (Shohei Ohtani drew three walks in that game, and ranks 13th.) Manny Machado of the Padres doubled in a 3-0 win over the Rockies for third place.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.of the Blue Jays used a two for five night with a walk and a home run to help pound the Red Sox 13-1. He sits in fourth place. Max Muncy of the Dodgers goes one for four in a 5-0 loss to the Giants for fifth place. San Francisco now holds a three game lead over Los Angeles.
Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers relived his glory days with a three for three day at the plate. He homered twice and walked for a game score of 84, the best of the day as Detroit beats Baltimore 6-2. Cabrera is now three home runs short of 500 for his career.
Joey Votto, who homered in six straight games, now ranks tenth on the list.