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Royal’s 12 straight hits ties all-time mark


Wednesday, July 08
TOP NEWS

Who is going No. 1? Here’s a case for each of the top 3 candidates
Our MLB Pipeline experts break down which player is most likely to have his name called first on Saturday: Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey, Texas prep shortstop Grady Emerson or UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky.

Royals speedster ties MLB record with hit in 12 straight plate appearances

Multiple early picks put D-backs in strong Draft position

Shohei hits another milestone with 300th HR, but there are loftier goals in mind

3 homers, 10 RBIs … by the 6th inning!? What a night for O’Hearn

Skubal strikes again as Tigers, fans savor every start

Marsee helps red-hot Marlins turn up temperature with walk-off vs. Seattle

Misiorowski allows 2 homers, but bounces back to K 11 over 7 innings

Wheeler takes All-Star snub out on Reds with career-high-tying 14 K’s

Skenes keeps Braves at bay for 6, earns first ‘W’ in 10 starts

‘A kid’s dream’: No. 67 overall prospect Lara collects 1st MLB hit in Crew debut

NL showdowns feature Phils vs. Reds, D-backs vs. Padres on ESPN
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TOP PERFORMANCES


Longest Home Run
Colt Keith
427 ft
1st Inning

Hardest Base Hit
Jac Caglianone
115 mph
5th Inning

Fastest Strikeout
Jacob Misiorowski
104 mph
6th Inning

Decisive Play
Marlins
32.9% WPA
10th Inning

1st player to record his team’s first 10 RBIs in a game

1st since Roberto Clemente (1970) to have 5 hits in consecutive games

5th-fastest to 300 career HRs (1,101 games as a batter)

Allowed 1 R or fewer in 8 of 14 starts this season

1st time with 10+ K’s in consecutive starts

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MUST-SEE PLAY
Juan Soto had it lined up all the way.
STAFF PICKS

Rookie of Year field playing catch-up to pair of Central stars
Tigers All-Star Kevin McGonigle and Cards shortstop JJ Wetherholt hold a sizable advantage in our latest poll.
This is the definition of a Little League home run
Carson Benge’s hit didn’t even get back to the mound, but three throwing errors allowed him to come all the way around to score.
Paige Sinicki returns to AUSL action for 1st time since breast cancer diagnosis
“One of the best things you’re gonna see in sports all year,” broadcaster Greg Arnold said. Hard to argue with that.
Bloody nose doesn’t stop Cronenworth
Jake Cronenworth’s day didn’t start off well. First he was hit in the face by a ball while taking grounders during BP, then he committed a first-inning error. But he wiped all that away in his first at-bat of the night …
Wait a minute, is that Chourio batting from the left side? That’s right!
Jackson Chourio turned around to bat left-handed — something he said he hadn’t done in years — in the ninth inning of a Brewers blowout, and he put a charge into one 360 feet nearly to the warning track in center field.

Keep track of 2026 All-Star Game replacements
The first batch of new All-Stars were named yesterday, with Jesús Luzardo, Braxton Ashcraft and Riley O’Brien joining the NL squad and Willson Contreras added to the AL side.
SCOREBOARD

MIL 4
STL 3

MIL 10
STL 2

CHC 5
BAL 2

ATH 2
DET 6

ATL 4
PIT 12

SEA 5
MIA 6

NYY 4
TB 6

HOU 6
WSH 3

KC 16
NYM 12

PHI 4
CIN 1

CLE 1
MIN 3

BOS 8
CWS 1

LAA 3
TEX 8

AZ 1
SD 4

TOR 9
SF 3

COL 4
LAD 3






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