San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. brought showtime to the Big Show yesterday on his first game back from the COVID-19 injured list. He went 4-for-4 with a dinger to boot. The mixture of productivity and efficiency put him slightly above (in terms of OPS) the Baltimore Orioles’ Trey Mancini who went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs.
| NAME | AB | H | HR | AVG | OPS |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.250 |
| Trey Mancini | 5 | 4 | 2 | .800 | 3.000 |
| Marcus Semien | 3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.800 |
| Michael A. Taylor | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.750 |
| Randy Arozarena | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.000 |
New York Yankees’ $11 million gamble, aka Corey Kluber, came good yesterday. No, scratch that. He came great, pitching a no hitter against the Texas Rangers (his team last season). He was so dominant that he was actually one walk away from a perfect game. He had his old dominant slider going. If he’s returning to form, opposing teams should worry. He’s won the Cy Young twice. Maybe he’s shooting for a third?
| NAME | IP | SO | GSc | ERA | WHIP |
| Corey Kluber | 9.0 | 9 | 95 | 0.00 | 0.111 |
| Joe Musgrove | 7.0 | 11 | 84 | 0.00 | 0.286 |
| Lucas Giolito | 8.0 | 11 | 82 | 1.13 | 0.635 |
| Zack Greinke | 8.0 | 8 | 78 | 1.13 | 0.500 |
| Kevin Gausman | 6.0 | 8 | 76 | 0.00 | 0.500 |
While Cincinatti Reds’ left fielder Jesse Winker technically holds the top hitting slot for Thursdays, he’s been injured so we’ll slide down to the next in line: Yordan Alvarez. The Astros outfielder has started the season well and has maintained his hot form. In the last 7 games he’s been hitting .333. Pull back to his last 7 games, and his batting average increases to .391.
| NAME | AB | H | HR | AVG | OPS |
| Jesse Winker | 12 | 5 | 2 | .417 | 1.563 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 20 | 9 | 3 | .450 | 1.528 |
| Nick Castellanos | 15 | 7 | 2 | .467 | 1.500 |
| Justin Turner | 14 | 7 | 1 | .500 | 1.315 |
| Yermin Mercedes | 13 | 5 | 2 | .385 | 1.308 |