Tarik Skubal

If you just look at his seven-day stats, Tarik Skubal had a very good, but not great week last week. He pitched 14.2 innings and had a 1.84 ERA and 0.55 WHIP.

Skubal's first outing of the week on Tuesday, May 20, was inauspicious in terms of winning the MLBoyfriend title. He pitched 5.2 innings giving up 5 hits, 1 walk and 3 earned runs for a 0.55 WHIP and 4.76 ERA.

Then, in his second start of the week on Sunday, May 25, Skubal threw a Maddux--meaning he pitched 9 full innings and shut out the other team in few than 100 pitches.

In the first complete game of his career, Skubal gave up only 2 hits and 0 walks (0.22 WHIP) while striking out 13 batters. Of course, his ERA for a shut-out was 0.00 and he definitely earned a win. To guild the lily, Skubal's final pitch was a 102.6 mph strike--which is insane (and possibly record-breaking) for so many reasons.

Check out some of the highlights of Skubal's amazing performance here:

Congratulations, Tarik Skubal! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

Riley Greene

Before I get into the stats, let me start by saying Riley Greene is one of the most handsome players in MLB today. I mean...

However, looks alone will not win the MLBoyfriend of the Week title. You've got to put up some numbers too.

Greene went 13 for 28 at the plate for a .464 average and 1.393 OPS last week. He scored 7 runs and batted in 8. 

Of the 4 home runs Greene hit during the week, 2 of them were not only in the same game, but also in the same inning! In fact, on Friday, May 2, he became the first player in MLB history to hit 2 homers in the 9th inning of a game.

Congratulations, Riley Greene! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.

Miguel Cabrera

In some ways, Miguel Cabrera had a pretty average week last week. His batting average was a good but not great .389 with an equally respectable but not incredible OPS of .839. He scored 3 runs and had 2 RBIs--sort of upper-middle of the pack with those numbers.

On the other hand, Miguel Cabrera had an amazing week last week because, on Saturday, he had his 3,000th hit. This make him the 33rd member of the 3,000 Hit Club--only 32 other players in the entire history of Major League baseball have reached this milestone.

Let me be among the many to offer you congratulations on your 3,000th hit, Miguel Cabrera.

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And, let me be the first to offer you congratulations on becoming this week's MLBoyfriend!

Week 7: J.D. Martinez

UPDATE 3/26/19: I wrote this before J.D. Martinez posted something very problematic on social media that is in direct opposition to my values. He has a right to express political opinions, but words have consequences. In this case the consequence is that I no longer think he's hot--in fact, he's the opposite of hot. NRA propaganda is deal breaker for me.

I am in transit today. In fact, I am posting this from O'Hare Airport, so I'm going to keep this post short, sweet, and link-free. Here's why Detroit Tiger J.D. Martinez is my MLBoyfriend of the week:

--He had a .438 batting average for the week with a 1.854 OPS.

--He hit four home runs.

--He had seven runs and nine RBIs.

--He's ever so dreamy.