Still no movement as the top five in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings remain the same. Teammates Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees remain 1-2 respectively, but Judge, with five home runs in his last four games, now leads Soto by 29 points. Both came to the plate four times in the 3-0 win over the Rockies, Judge homering while Soto drew a walk.

Bobby Witt Jr. of the Royals ranks third as Kansas City takes control of second place in the AL Central with a 7-4 win over Philadelphia. Witt singled in five at bats. That makes two division races tighter as the Royals gain a game on the Guardians, cutting Cleveland’s lead to one game, and reducing the Phillies NL East lead to five games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays did not start and remains fourth. There was no injury involved, just a planned day off. Yordan Alvarez of the Astros did not play as a neck injury leaves him day to day. He ranks fifth.

Two batters tied for best game score of the day, a 73. Luke Raley of the Mariners went two for three with a walk and a home run in a ten inning, walk-off win for Seattle. The Mariners came back with four runs in the eighth inning to tie the game, and eventually win. The Astros allowed five runs in the eighth inning to fall to the Orioles, so Dan Wilson wins his first game as the Seattle manager and cuts the Houston lead to 4 1/2 games.

Eugenio Suarez of the Diamondbacks also owned a 73 as he goes three for five with a grand slam and and five RBI in a 12-2 win at Fenway Park. While Suarez’s batting average is in line with his career, his OBP and slugging percentages are well below his norms.