RJ Hamster
Walk-offs work both ways when it’s a robbery
Thursday, April 30
TOP NEWS
Why Mason Miller’s season could be worthy of a Cy Young Award
Relievers rarely secure the award due to low inning volume compared to starters. The Padres’ closer is challenging this trend with an otherworldly performance.
Another Church robbery takes away a would-be walk-off in Pittsburgh
Arenado’s dominance at American Family Field fuels D-backs’ win
Vargas rising to historic heights as season-opening hit streak reaches 22 games
Olson cranks first walk-off with Atlanta as club keeps flying high
PCA! Cubs’ slugger breaking out of slump with more than just homers
Marlins seal series in LA on a double play you’ll have to see to believe
Skubal shakes off early blip, injury scare to deliver 7 strong innings
Eovaldi halts Rangers’ slide with 7-inning gem vs. Yankees
Clement does it all, Okamoto stays sharp for surging Blue Jays
Montgomery’s 1st walk-off in extras for sweep of Halos is ‘White Sox baseball’
Cole takes another big step toward Yankees return with 3rd rehab start
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Corbin Carroll
430 ft
9th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
James Wood
114.6 mph
7th Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Juan Morillo
99.5 mph
7th Inning
Decisive Play
Braves
69.9% WPA
9th Inning
2 homers give him 9 for the season, most among MLB catchers
0 ER in longest start of season (7.2 IP); 9 K’s to retake MLB lead (53)
1st month with 5+ homers since July 2023
1st WSH starter with 10+ K’s in consecutive starts since 2020 (Scherzer)
Triple shy of cycle; homered in consecutive games
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Nathan Church plays to win, robbing the Pirates of what sure looked like a walk-off home run.
STAFF PICKS
Latest Hitter Power Rankings feature a new No. 1 slugger
Shohei Ohtani has occupied the top spot in each of our first two Hitter Power Rankings of the year. That’s not the case this time.
The hottest hitters in the Minors
The first month of the Minor League season is in the books, and looking at each system’s hottest hitter can be instructive.
Think you know who’s been good at using ABS? It’s not so simple
Having seen the ABS challenge system in action for a month, which teams and players are gaining value — and which ones are letting opportunities slip by?
When postgame dousings go wrong …
… innocent bystanders can get drenched. Thankfully, Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. are stand-up guys who made amends.
How the World Baseball Classic has grown
See how the tournament has evolved over the past 20 years in the Business of Baseball presented by CohnReznick.
Afternoon baseball on MLB Network
Catch the Tigers and Braves at noon ET (or Cardinals vs. Pirates at 12:30), followed by the Royals and A’s at 3.
SCOREBOARD
TB 1
CLE 3
LAA 2
CWS 3
SEA 5
MIN 3
NYY 0
TEX 3
BOS 1
TOR 8
MIA 3
LAD 2
CHC 5
SD 4
COL 13
CIN 2
STL 5
PIT 4
WSH 14
NYM 2
DET 3
ATL 4
AZ 6
MIL 2
KC 2
ATH 5
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