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Washington Nationals activated P Daniel Hudson from the paternity leave list.
Washington Nationals changed P Wander Suero's roster status.
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New York Yankees changed SS Tyler Wade's roster status.
New York Yankees designated P David Hale for assignment.
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| 2 | Christian Yelich | .429 |
| 3 | Alex Bregman | .423 |
| 4 | Yordan Alvarez | .412 |
| 5 | Anthony Rendon | .412 |
| 6 | Matt Joyce | .408 |
| 7 | Cody Bellinger | .406 |
| 8 | Anthony Rizzo | .405 |
| 9 | David Freese | .403 |
| 10 | Juan Soto | .401 |
DRC+
| 1 | Mike Trout | 177 |
| 2 | Christian Yelich | 167 |
| 3 | Cody Bellinger | 158 |
| 4 | Alex Bregman | 157 |
| 5 | Nelson Cruz | 152 |
| 6 | Anthony Rendon | 150 |
| 7 | Yordan Alvarez | 149 |
| 8 | Mitch Garver | 149 |
| 9 | Jorge Soler | 142 |
| 10 | Freddie Freeman | 141 |
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| 1 | Gerrit Cole | 326 |
| 2 | Justin Verlander | 300 |
| 3 | Shane Bieber | 259 |
| 4 | Jacob deGrom | 255 |
| 5 | Trevor Bauer | 253 |
| 6 | Stephen Strasburg | 251 |
| 7 | Lance Lynn | 246 |
| 8 | Max Scherzer | 243 |
| 9 | Charlie Morton | 240 |
| 10 | Matthew Boyd | 238 |
DRA
| 1 | Kirby Yates | 2.03 |
| 2 | Stephen Strasburg | 2.13 |
| 3 | Josh Hader | 2.20 |
| 4 | Jacob deGrom | 2.27 |
| 5 | Felipe Vazquez | 2.32 |
| 6 | Gerrit Cole | 2.36 |
| 7 | Tommy Kahnle | 2.41 |
| 8 | Jack Flaherty | 2.44 |
| 9 | Max Scherzer | 2.48 |
| 10 | Justin Verlander | 2.51 |