RJ Hamster
Updated Top Prospects list, with new No. 1
Thursday, May 14
TOP NEWS
Can Ohtani’s ERA go lower? Not much!
Focused solely on pitching — and his dog, Decoy, on his cleats! — Shohei Ohtani struck out eight Giants while completing seven scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 0.82 and help snap the Dodgers’ four-game losing skid.
What made Braves 1st team to 30 wins? Stars, subs and words of Weiss
‘This game will rip your heart out’: D-backs lament missed chances in Texas
Worth the wait! Varsho delivers with walk-off grand slam in 10th inning
Would Mets sell at this year’s Deadline? Rival execs break down club’s outlook
Sheets, Padres pull out signature comeback move down to last out
Burger delivers on SpongeBob Night as his ‘swagger’ leads to walk-off
Kurtz shakes off pain, crushes opposite-field grand slam
An unassisted DP … from left?! McCarthy’s a Rockies first, MLB first in 13 years
Rookie gets revenge! Benge makes up for early miss with first career walk-off
Fried (sore elbow) scheduled for imaging, ‘not too worried’ about diagnosis
White Sox reach .500 after 40-plus games for first time since 2022
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Trevor Story
424 ft
2nd Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Junior Caminero
111.4 mph
4th Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Jacob Misiorowski
103.2 mph
7th Inning
Decisive Play
Padres
78.6% WPA
9th Inning
Homers on his birthday for 2nd time (in 3 MLB opportunities)
2 HRs: 3rd-most multi-HR games in Twins/Senators history (19)
30 pitches at 101+ mph, 2nd-most in pitch-tracking era (H. Greene)
First walk-off grand slam for Blue Jays since 2017 (S. Pearce)
3rd career grand slam in 158th career game
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Justin Crawford held on to this one with his fingertips. Do gloves have fingertips?
STAFF PICKS
Top 100 Prospects list has been updated, and there’s a new No. 1
Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin graduated from prospect status by exceeding 130 Major League at-bats on Wednesday, so the top spot has a new occupant.
NL East sluggers surge up latest Hitter Power Rankings
Aaron Judge reclaimed the top spot, but right behind him are two guys who were outside the top six in our last poll.
He was just waiting for the right opportunity
Before last night, Josh Bell’s last stolen base was 2,785 days, 978 games and seven teams ago.
KC vibes check
Bobby Witt Jr. discusses his latest AL Player of the Week honor and the vibes in the Royals’ clubhouse, among other topics on the Best Interview in Baseball presented by Corona.
MLB Showcase: Giants vs. Dodgers
Rafael Devers and the Giants take on Mookie Betts and the Dodgers in an MLB Network Showcase at 10 p.m. ET.
Thursday afternoon baseball on MLB Network
Hunter Goodman and the Rockies are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates at 12:30 p.m. ET (or Nationals vs. Reds), followed by the Cardinals and A’s.
SCOREBOARD
NYY 0
BAL 7
LAA 2
CLE 4
WSH 8
CIN 7
COL 10
PIT 4
PHI 1
BOS 3
TB 3
TOR 5
DET 2
NYM 3
CHC 1
ATL 4
KC 5
CWS 6
MIA 9
MIN 5
SD 3
MIL 1
AZ 5
TEX 6
SEA 3
HOU 4
STL 2
ATH 6
SF 0
LAD 4
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