May 21, 2025

Best Batter Today

Aaron Judge of the Yankees collected another multi-hit game, going two for four with a home run to stay of top of the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. That raises his batting average on the season to .403. That spreadsheet puts his probability of hitting .400 for the season between 0.000022 and 0.000085. It’s still a very long shot. The Yankees beat the Rangers 5-2.

Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers rank two and four respectively after a 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks. Ohtani doubled and walked, while Freeman hit two doubles and walked. Freeman is starting to hit doubles again after a bit of an off-year for him in 2024. He still has an outside chance at 700 doubles for his career, but it’s going to take a great finishing kick.

Cal Raleigh of the Mariners remained in third place after a one for four with a double, one of only four hits collected by the Mariners on the evening. Adrian Houser of the White Sox pitches six shutout innings for his first win of the season, and Chicago takes the game 1-0.

Kyle Tucker of the Cubs posted the third highest game score of day, a 73, and that moves him into fifth place in the rankings. He went three for four with a walk and a home run in the 14-1 trouncing of the Marlins. His teammate, Seiya Suzuki, posted a game score of 77, the highest of the day. His three for five included a double, home run, and walk. He’s slugging .533 on the season and ranks 17th.

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