RJ Hamster
Best division so far is one no one saw…
Tuesday, April 21
TOP NEWS
Winningest division isn’t the one we expected
Don’t look now, but all 5 NL Central squads — yes, really — are winning teams. And no, no division has ever had each club finish above .500 before.
‘Just had a feeling’: Roberts flips Miggy and Muncy in order — and they go off for 3 homers
Rea deals behind plethora of defensive gems in Cubs’ 6th straight win
Ohtani’s on-base streak reaches 52; second place on Dodgers’ list up next
Mets turn to young ace McLean to halt slide
Yankees, Red Sox set to renew rivalry for first time in ’26
X-rays negative for Acuña (hand) as Braves roll after another injury scare
Stewart’s 8th HR — and surprise steal of 3rd! — spark Reds to 4th straight win
Basallo’s game-tying and go-ahead knocks send O’s to wild win in 12 innings
Edwin Díaz (elbow) set for surgery for loose bodies; Dodgers hope for second-half return
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
TJ Rumfield
440 ft
8th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Bobby Witt Jr.
114.2 mph
4th Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Edgardo Henriquez
101.3 mph
8th Inning
Decisive Play
Orioles
39.7% WPA
9th Inning
3rd multi-HR game of ’26; reached safely in all 5 plate appearances
Rookie tied for NL lead in HRs (8) and RBIs (21)
2 HRs give him 7 on season in 28 plate appearances
20-for-44 (.455) with 8 runs, 8 RBIs in 11-game hitting streak
His 2nd of 3 hits is 1,000th of career
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MUST-SEE PLAY
Elly De La Cruz flashes some leather to deny fellow countryman Junior Caminero of a hit.
STAFF PICKS
Feathered fan steals the show at Wrigley
It’s not uncommon for a team to deploy five infielders with the game on the line. Last night, the Phillies sported a fourth outfielder, but this one had feathers.
It’s all glove between these two young Dominican stars
Before the game, Elly De La Cruz and Junior Caminero were having a ball, and once the Reds shortstop robbed the Rays third baseman of a hit with an incredible play, all they could do was laugh.
107.5 mph liner had a mind of its own
Julio Rodríguez saw a line drive turn into a pinball machine moment and basically said, “nope, not today” as he danced back into position and made an acrobatic catch for the very first putout between the Mariners and Athletics.
Big leaguers don’t travel like this
It’s not uncommon to spend a lot of time on the open road in the Minors, but Major Leaguers are not as accustomed to long bus trips. A mechanical failure forced the Blue Jays into that situation, though, and they made the best of it.
J-Ram, Hoerner earn weekly honors
José Ramírez racked up the ninth weekly honor of his illustrious career after putting up an eye-popping .533 OBP over the past week, and Nico Hoerner continued to hit everything in sight for a Cubs team starting to surge.
A’s vs. Mariners on MLB Network
Nick Kurtz and the A’s are in Seattle to take on Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners at 9:30 p.m. ET (or White Sox vs. D-backs).
SCOREBOARD
DET 6
BOS 8
HOU 9
CLE 2
CIN 6
TB 1
STL 3
MIA 5
ATL 9
WSH 4
BAL 7
KC 5
PHI 1
CHC 5
LAD 12
COL 3
TOR 5
LAA 2
ATH 6
SEA 4
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