RJ Hamster
Sho has hilarious reaction to HBP (sound on!)
Monday, May 04
TOP NEWS
Make way, LA. There’s a new No. 1 in Rankings
After two years of injuries, struggles and plain misfortune, the Braves are back on top of the Power Rankings and dominating a division in a down year for its main rivals.
Yanks’ offensive depth shines after Rice injury scare in latest romp
Road-weary D-backs head home determined to get back on track
Cubs embrace Wrigley’s chaos to extend streak, sweep D-backs
Wrobo emulates mentor Kershaw in another dominant start
Yanks option Volpe to Triple-A, giving Caballero everyday shortstop job
Strider not content with ’26 debut: ‘I don’t want a participation trophy’
Canning’s impressive debut snaps Padres’ losing streak
Stott’s secret to his recent success? It’s the empanadas
McNeil strikes big blow as A’s benefit from contributions up and down lineup
Holmes ‘on another level’ with 1.69 ERA in ace-like start to ’26
Simpson on second, All-Stars on deck? Rays saw this walk-off coming
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Mickey Moniak
438 ft
8th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Jorge Mateo
112.2 mph
2nd Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Mason Miller
102.2 mph
9th Inning
Decisive Play
Red Sox
51.3% WPA
10th Inning
6th career multi-HR game, 4 RBIs
4th multi-HR game of season; tied for NL lead with 11 HRs
Career-high and team-season-high 7 IP, with 0 R, 7 K’s
2-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, career-high-tying 5 RBIs
Hits homer left-handed, double right-handed in same inning
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Mets play-by-play man Gary Cohen called Carson Benge’s diving catch “pulchritudinous” (that’s a good thing).
STAFF PICKS
Sho goes to great pains to play up hit-by-pitch (sound on!)
If a hit-by-pitch on Sunday was any indication, there may be an acting role in the future for Shohei Ohtani, who had quite the hilarious reaction to a 75 mph sweeper hitting his back.
Murakami endearing himself to South Side
Munetaka Murakami is winning his White Sox teammates over with his awe-inspiring power on the field and kindness off of it, most recently by taking a group of them out for a sushi dinner.
5 series to watch this week
The first meeting between the reigning AL champs and an unexpectedly hot division rival, a very early battle for first place in the NL Central and a heavyweight clash in L.A. are among the matchups on the docket this week.
When a disagreement is actually just a case of misunderstanding
Wilyer Abreu thought he was rung up on strikes, so he tapped his helmet to initiate an ABS review. But home-plate umpire Laz Diaz had actually loudly yelled “3-2!” after calling the pitch a ball, so no challenge was necessary.
When in doubt, throw the glove
After the ball got stuck in his glove as he tried to start a double play, Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel had to get creative in the third inning against the Mets.
Braves vs. Mariners on MLB Network
Matt Olson and the first-place Braves open a series in Seattle to face Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners at 9:30 p.m. ET.
MLB Tonight starts at 5 p.m. ET
Join Greg Amsinger, Harold Reynolds and Dan Plesac for America’s pregame show complete with interviews, demos and exclusive access to batting practice via Ballpark Cam before catching a look at all of the live action as it happens on MLB Tonight: Inside the Park until 9 p.m. ET.
SCOREBOARD
TOR 3
MIN 4
HOU 3
BOS 1
CIN 0
PIT 1
BAL 3
NYY 11
MIL 2
WSH 3
SF 1
TB 2
PHI 7
MIA 2
LAD 4
STL 1
AZ 4
CHC 8
ATL 11
COL 6
CLE 1
ATH 7
NYM 5
LAA 1
KC 4
SEA 1
CWS 3
SD 4
TEX 1
DET 7
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