RJ Hamster
Wrigley’s believe it or not: Cubs win again!
Thursday, May 07
TOP NEWS
Bunting is back in style! Here’s why …
The return of small ball’s biggest weapon is real — and makes sense given how the game has changed.
PCA defies the odds to help Cubs steal 3rd straight walk-off victory
Vintage Skenes fires 8 scoreless innings as Pirates even series
What can’t he do? Pages homers 3 times AND shows off glove in Dodgers’ rout
3 bases-loaded HBPs?! Angels-White Sox make bizarre history
A look at Mattingly’s maneuverings as Phils win a game started by a lefty
Miss me? Vaughn, Chourio show Crew’s offensive potential in 2nd game since IL returns
Woo (9 K’s), J-Rod (HR) all fired up about pinning 1st series loss on Braves
Rays ‘setting the bar really high for themselves’ with perfect homestand
Valdez suspended five games for hitting Trevor Story
Injury updates: Correa out for season, Glasnow optimistic
TOP PERFORMANCES
Longest Home Run
Julio Rodríguez
436 ft
6th Inning
Hardest Base Hit
Kazuma Okamoto
112.2 mph
1st Inning
Fastest Strikeout
Joel Peguero
100.8 mph
9th Inning
Decisive Play
Cubs
45.5% WPA
9th Inning
8 scoreless innings for first time in career
Double and RBI single snaps 0-for-18 skid, 2nd longest of his career
1 ER, 15 K’s in last 2 starts vs. Yankees (15 IP)
1st in MLB to 15 homers; 6th Yankee to do it in first 37 games
Grand slam, 5 RBIs to raise OPS to .960, highest among MLB shortstops
PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ!
MUST-SEE PLAY
Alek Thomas can really go get it.
STAFF PICKS
Who replaces Skubal at top of Pitcher Power Rankings?
When we last polled our experts two weeks ago, Tarik Skubal led the list of the best starting pitchers in the game — his customary position over the past few years. But now his injury leaves a void. So who will fill it?
One prospect with closer potential from each organization
With a premium on high-quality relief arms in the Majors, MLB Pipeline picks a prospect from each organization who might have a future at the back of a bullpen.
What’s going on with the wacky run differentials so far this season?
The more you outscore your opponents, the better your record, right? Well, if there’s anything to be gleaned from the first 35 or so games of the 2026 season, that isn’t necessarily the case.
Returning from Tommy John surgery once is tough. But three times?!
The comeback story of Tejay Antone is a rarity that lacks many comparisons. “This was my last chance. No one is going to sign a guy with four Tommy Johns, right?” Antone said.
Going to the Giants game? Take Willie Mays Highway!
The team and Say Hey Foundation announced that a portion of Interstate 80 where the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge enters the city near the ballpark will be named for the Hall of Famer.
Ted Turner a ‘consummate showman’
The former Braves owner, who revolutionized the satellite and cable television industries and brought the ballclub into living rooms across the country on a nightly basis throughout the summer months, passed away on Wednesday at 87.
Reds vs. Cubs on MLB Network
NL Central division rivals clash as the Reds take on the Cubs at 2 p.m. ET (or Guardians vs. Royals).
SCOREBOARD
TOR 0
TB 3
MIL 6
STL 2
LAD 12
HOU 2
SD 5
SF 1
CWS 2
LAA 8
ATL 1
SEA 3
BOS 4
DET 0
ATH 3
PHI 6
BAL 7
MIA 4
MIN 2
WSH 15
TEX 6
NYY 1
CIN 6
CHC 7
CLE 3
KC 1
NYM 10
COL 5
PIT 1
AZ 0
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