The top five in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings stay the same after Friday’s games. Rain washed out the Rangers and Yankees Friday night, and Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees hold first and third place respectively. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.of the Blue Jays collected two hits in a 3-1 win over the Athletics to hold second place. Bobby Witt Jr.of the Royals took and 0 for 4 with a walk in an 8-5 Cardinals victory for fourth place. Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies went 0 for 4 in a 3-2 Diamondbacks win and stays in fifth place.

In the Cardinals win, Willson Contreras of St. Louis produced the best game score of the day, an 85. He went three for four with a walk and two home runs, driving in half of the Cardinals runs. Contreras only played 72 games due to injury, but his .261/.381/.494 slash line is one of his best since 2019. His OBP would be the highest in a single season in his career.