This weekend’s slate was less about one type of performance and more about players leaving their fingerprints all over games. Some did it by completely controlling lineups from the mound, while others kept changing innings with extra-base damage and relentless run production. By the end of the weekend, these five had separated themselves with performances that were impossible to ignore.

1. Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers)

Jacob Misiorowski delivered the signature performance of the weekend, completely overwhelming Philadelphia in Milwaukee’s 6-0 win on Friday. He threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just 1 hit with 15 strikeouts and 0 walks across 9 innings. Misiorowski faced the minimum 27 batters, needed only 95 pitches, and turned in one of the cleanest pitching lines of the season. It was not just dominant, it was historic. He missed bats all night, avoided free passes, and gave the Phillies no chance to create pressure.

2. Willson Contreras (Red Sox)

Willson Contreras was locked in all weekend for Boston, going 8-for-12 with 3 home runs, 4 RBIs, 5 runs, and 2 doubles against the Rangers. He opened the series with a three-hit game and a homer on Friday, added two more hits Saturday, then finished the weekend with another three-hit performance and 2 home runs on Sunday. Contreras consistently drove the ball with authority and gave the Red Sox impact at-bats in every game of the series. When a catcher is producing that much contact and power across three straight games, it completely changes the shape of a lineup.

3. Byron Buxton (Twins)

Byron Buxton put together another dynamic weekend, going 8-for-12 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs, 4 runs, and 3 doubles against St. Louis. His best game came Friday, when he went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and a home run in Minnesota’s 9-8 win. Buxton followed it with multi-hit games on both Saturday and Sunday, showing the full range of what makes him so dangerous. He brought power, extra-base contact, and constant pressure every time he reached base.

4. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave the Dodgers one of the best starts of the weekend, carrying a dominant outing deep into Saturday’s win over the White Sox. He went 8.1 innings, allowing just 1 hit and 1 earned run while striking out 7 with 0 walks. Yamamoto took a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before giving up a solo homer, but the damage was minimal and the command was elite throughout. He filled the zone, avoided traffic, and gave Los Angeles exactly the type of ace-level start that changes a series.

5. Jackson Chourio (Brewers)

Jackson Chourio gave Milwaukee another major offensive spark, going 7-for-14 with 3 home runs, 6 RBIs, and 3 runs scored across the weekend against Philadelphia. His biggest game came Saturday, when he went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs in a 9-8 loss, then he followed it up with another homer in Sunday’s 4-0 win. Chourio was locked in all series, consistently driving the ball with authority and giving the Brewers impact production near the top of the lineup. With five homers over his last five games, this weekend felt like another sign that his power is starting to take over games.