MLB Morning Lineup Podcast

Just three outs from elimination, pinch-hitter Ben Williamson's RBI knock capped the Rays' comeback as they rallied past the Brewers in Game 4 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind a record-setting eight-run rally with two outs in the fifth inning, the Brewers rolled to a 3-0 lead over the Rays in the World Series with a chance to celebrate the franchise's first championship tonight at Tropicana Field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freddy Peralta has been superb this postseason and the Rays will need another stellar start from the righty to claw back into this World Series. The Brewers? They’re two wins from a title and seemingly doing everything right so far in the Fall Classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William Contreras threw out a pair of would-be basestealers, Christian Yelich plated an early run with a triple and the Brewers held on (barely!) to slip past the Rays in the opening clash of the World Series last night in Milwaukee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fall Classic comes back to Milwaukee for Game 1 between the Rays and Brewers. And perhaps the biggest story going into this World Series is that someone is going to win the first championship in franchise history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two teams in small markets with financial limits -- how were they built? Actually, in completely different ways. While both do have large scouting departments, the Rays rely heavily on trades while the Brewers focus on internal player development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 122nd World Series beginning Friday night pits two evenly matched teams. In today's podcast, we lay out a case how the 103-win Brewers could win their first title. And then we explain how the 98-win Rays could win their first title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not only did Yandy Díaz declare the Rays would end the ALCS in Game 6, the slugger then backed it up. Díaz and Junior Caminero crushed Trop-rocking homers as the Rays ousted the Guardians to set up a World Series showdown vs. the NL champion Brewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Rasmussen was lights-out on the mound yet again, tossing seven superb innings as the Rays scored single runs in the first three innings and held on to edge the Guardians and move one win away from a date with the Brewers in the World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One year after being swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS, the Brewers returned the favor to advance to their first Fall Classic in 44 years, while the Guardians took a 2-1 advantage over the Rays in the ALCS behind an unlikely power source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A team not known for hitting homers came through with three big blasts to take a 3-0 advantage over the defending champs in the NLCS. Meanwhile, the ALCS shifts to the shores of Lake Erie today with the Guardians looking to go up 2-1 at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ALCS is all tied after the Rays pounced on a José Ramírez error that led to three unearned runs, which was plenty for a sterling Freddy Peralta. In L.A., the Dodgers are facing an 0-2 NLCS hole, hoping their superstar will break out with the bat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gritty Guardians struck late in Game 1 of the ALCS, stunning the Rays for Cleveland's fourth straight postseason win. And in Milwaukee, the Brewers also rallied -- three times! -- to take a commanding 2-0 lead as the NLCS shifts to L.A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unlike last year, the Brewers notched a huge Game 1 victory against the two-time reigning champs. Meanwhile, over in the ALCS, the comeback kids from Cleveland prepare to face a well-rested Rays club at Tropicana Field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

José Ramírez (who else?) had a big night as the Guardians denied the White Sox their first playoff series clinch at home in 120 years. The ALDS is now all square as the clubs head back to Cleveland for a decisive Game 5. Plus, let’s preview the NLCS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a night dripping with drama, the Dodgers, Rays and Brewers held on to punch their tickets to the League Championship Series. Meanwhile, José Ramírez and the Guardians pulled away late to force a Game 4 against the White Sox. Will Chicago clinch a spot in the next round tonight, or will the Guards send the series back to Cleveland? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Chris Sale to help the Dodgers down the Braves in Game 3, while the Padres, sans Mason Miller, turned to Michael King to close out the Brewers to force a Game 4. That means we're treated to a full 4-game slate today. Let's break it down! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The upstart White Sox took their 2nd game in a row in Cleveland, and now head home needing one more win to reach the ALCS. Also, the pesky Rays chased Cam Schlittler and forced the Yankees into 4 errors in taking a 2-0 lead in their best-of-5 ALDS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Down to their last strike, the Brewers stunned the Padres on Jackson Chourio's two-run walk-off single against Mason Miller for a 2-0 NLDS lead. The other NL matchup is tied after six Braves pitchers held the Dodgers' bats in check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Division Series matchups are set after the Braves knocked off the rival Phillies behind a scoreless start from 32-year-old journeyman lefty Ray Kerr in his postseason debut and homers from Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Yankees routed the Red Sox, the White Sox powered past the Astros and the Padres cruised past the Cubs to secure their spots in the next round. Tonight's focus is now all on Atlanta, where the Phillies fought back to force a third game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Braves, Yankees, White Sox and Padres are in the driver's seat through Game 1 of the Wild Card Series. Here's how it went down -- and what to watch for in today's pivotal Game 2s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The road to the World Series starts Tuesday, as all four Wild Card Series get underway. Need a primer? We've got you covered! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final two playoff spots went down to the last day of the regular season as the Phillies secured the final NL Wild Card slot for their fifth straight trip to the postseason and the Astros clinched the AL West title for the fifth time in six years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MVP front-runner Pete Crow-Armstrong became just the seventh player with 40 homers and 40 steals in a season and the Cubs clinched a Wild Card berth with a win at Wrigley. Also sewing up playoff spots were the White Sox, Guardians and Padres. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Phillies, Guardians, White Sox, Cubs & Padres all could've clinched playoff spots, but none did. Elsewhere, the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani came off the IL and the Yankees' Aaron Judge said he plans to be back from injury for the Wild Card Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rays became the AL's first division winner this season and locked up home field through the ALCS -- and they even got to celebrate at Yankee Stadium. Also, the Guardians won a thriller to maintain their slim AL Central lead over the White Sox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs' Alex Bregman sustained facial fractures after he was struck by a foul ball Sunday but will not undergo surgery and reportedly could return for the playoffs. It’ll be one of the more notable storylines over the season’s final week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Atlanta swept Houston for its 24th division title – tied for the most with L.A. since divisional play began in 1969. The Braves winning the East shouldn't surprise anybody. The Red Sox, though? They secured a Wild Card spot after a 32-46 start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers clinched their 13th NL West tile in 14 seasons and are two games behind the Brewers for home-field advantage throughout the postseason, while the Rays have the AL's best record by five games after winning their sixth in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Guardians took the final regular-season meeting with the White Sox to recapture first place in the AL Central. Elsewhere, two key injuries: the Yankees' Aaron Judge exited with leg stiffness and the Dodgers' Blake Snell left with groin tightness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Alonso hit career homer No. 300 in his old New York stomping grounds and Mets fans responded with a standing ovation for the now-Orioles slugger. Meanwhile, behind Cy Young favorite Jacob Misiorowski, the Brewers claimed another division title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers clinched their record-tying 14th straight postseason berth with a victory over the Reds, and the Yankees are October-bound for the ninth time in 10 years as a Blue Jays loss punched their ticket during a comeback win vs. the Twins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brewers and Rays are in. Friday night, both clubs punched their playoff tickets. Celebrations were somewhat muted and that’s probably not surprising as they both have much bigger goals -- including winning their divisions and earning No. 1 seeds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rays had a chance to be the first team this season to clinch a playoff spot with a win and some help, but the Braves rallied late to up their NL East lead to four games heading into a showdown with the second-place Phillies tonight in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jose Altuve smacked a 3rd-inning double to become the 102nd MLBer to reach the 2,500-hit threshold. But it was Kyle Schwarber's 6th-inning slam that turned the tide for the Phillies vs. the Astros. Also, Shohei Ohtani sat for the 6th time in 7 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Judge was back in action after missing three months with a rib stress fracture, going 0-for-3. But his presence in the lineup and clubhouse was a huge boost for the Yanks, who got another stellar start from Cam Schlittler to beat the Rockies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A huge weekend series in Philly between NL East rivals ended in a split as the hosts rode an eighth-inning homer from Kyle Schwarber and a masterful complete-game performance from Jesús Luzardo to a 1-0 win over the first-place Braves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Padres hit back-to-back-to-back home runs -- off Gerrit Cole -- marking the second time in franchise history San Diego has opened a game with three straight homers. And Cole is the only pitcher to have that happen more than once in his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fans gave Adley Rutschman a standing ovation prior to his first at-bat. The former Oriole promptly homered. He then went deep again to propel the Red Sox. At Wrigley Field, Pete Crow-Armstrong blasted homer No. 39 as the Cubs edged the Brewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ronald Acuña Jr. homered in the Braves' win over the Nats, thereby becoming the fastest player in MLB history to combine 200 homers and 200 steals. Elsewhere, the Wild Card races in both leagues continued to heat up, and they can't get much tighter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For most of the year it appeared the Braves would run away with the NL East title. But after a hot August and six straight wins, the Phillies have pulled within three games of their division rival. Meanwhile, Gavin Williams continued his strikeout artistry in Cleveland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Bregman went deep three times for the second time this season, and the Cubs totaled a team-record nine homers on the night to simply overpower the first-place Brewers at a rainy Wrigley Field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Scherzer entered yesterday's series finale vs. the Mariners looking to give the Jays a boost in their Wild Card chase. He did that and more, throwing seven one-hit innings and fanning 10 to move into ninth place on the all-time strikeouts list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three of the National League's top aces bolstered their resumes as Chris Sale pitched a five-hit shutout to win a 1-0 duel against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Jacob Misiorowski won in the Big Apple to run his record to 14-5 with an MLB-best 1.73 ERA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year ago, Cleveland caught fire en route to a historic comeback in the AL Central race. The Guardians are making a late-season surge again this season -- they've won 7 straight -- and this time they don't have nearly as much ground to make up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers and Braves could meet in the postseason. Their game in Atlanta had a playoff feel to it, a taut affair that ended with Shohei Ohtani stranded on third and the Braves celebrating. Also, the Astros and Yankees renewed their tense rivalry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cal Raleigh – 2025's MLB HR leader – hasn't had the season he or Mariners fans had hoped for. But last night he broke out with three homers in front of the Seattle faithful as the M's crushed the Phillies and put an end to their nine-game win streak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Phillies were down four runs with two outs in the ninth against the Cards. No problem. Kyle Schwarber's MLB-best 39th homer of the season -- the Phils' first walk-off blast since June 9, 2023 (also Schwarber) -- sealed an incredible comeback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerrit Cole was fantastic again for the Yankees, passing Roger Clemens to move into 12th on the club's all-time K list. Not to be outdone, the Rangers' Jacob deGrom became second-fastest pitcher in history to reach 2,000 strikeouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Alonso thought he had hit his second homer of the game and pulled the Orioles in front of the Yankees. So did a raucous Camden Yards home crowd. The third-base umpire and replay officials saw it differently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the start of play last night, seven teams were within two games of the third and final AL Wild Card spot. Three of them were tied at the top. The Rangers have broken ahead of the pack, for now, after winning while the Orioles and Tigers both lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what felt like a potential World Series preview at Wrigley, Pete Crow-Armstrong reached 30-30 AND became the first player in 16 years with a leadoff homer and walk-off homer in the same game. Meanwhile, the other NL MVP frontrunner had a night of his own, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cards prospect Joshua Báez made quite the impression in his MLB debut Saturday, homering on the first pitch he saw against the rival Cubs, then following that with two more homers to become the first player to go deep in his first three at-bats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The evening truly had it all, from 26 Hall of Famers emerging from the cornfield as part of the pregame ceremonies, to Phillies slugger and Major League home run leader Kyle Schwarber going deep twice into the Iowa sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smack in the middle of what's at least a five-team battle for two NL Wild Card spots, the Padres took down the NL-leading Brewers, capping a sweep with a nail-biter of a walk-off. Elsewhere, the scorching-hot Rays won their 9th straight on the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake Snell flashed Cy Young-like stuff in his first start in three months before the Dodgers walked off the Royals. Meanwhile, the Rays keep rising and the Tigers are playing themselves into the postseason picture despite trading Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize at the Deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want excitement down the stretch? Look no further than the bunched-up NL Wild Card race, where three contenders -- the Phillies, Padres and D-backs -- all secured wins to open the week. Elsewhere, Tarik Skubal made his home debut with the Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Saturday, Max Scherzer passed one of the all-time greats, Walter "Big Train" Johnson, for 10th on the career strikeout list. On Sunday, Jacob Misiorowski, the premier modern fireballer, became the second fastest to reach 200 K's in a season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Down to their final strike, the red-hot Red Sox rallied to force extras then got a Caleb Durbin single up the middle in the 13th inning to plate the winning run against the White Sox and send Fenway Park into a frenzy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani and Pete Crow-Armstrong each hit two homers, but it was the Cubs who had the last laugh as Chicago handed the defending champs their sixth straight loss. Elsewhere, the red-hot Red Sox and Braves each won their seventh straight game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tarik Skubal was sharp in his Dodgers debut, but the Cubs handed L.A. its fifth straight defeat in a game that sure had a postseason feel. Plus, Luis Arraez made an immediate impact for the Phillies and a baseball family had a day they'll never forget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With 48 deals in the final 28 hours leading up to the Trade Deadline, the MLB landscape, and particularly the chase for postseason spots, underwent a major shakeup. What does everything across the league look like now? Let us fill you in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers are stacked. We knew that. But now they're even more loaded after acquiring Tigers' two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster trade Saturday night. Will there be more deals today? For sure. But they can't top that one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Tarik Skubal is traded, a trio of teams look like the favorites. The Dodgers might need another starter with Shohei Ohtani's knee a concern. The Rays also need a starter. And the Brewers have plenty of prospect depth to include in a deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the drama of Tarik Skubal's final start before the Trade Deadline wasn't enough, the Tigers ace became the fifth-fastest left-hander to reach 1,000 career strikeouts before the Orioles rallied from seven runs down for a stunning victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two series with big NL Wild Card implications got underway Monday and met the moment with dramatic finishes. Plus, a look at the AL playoff picture and a must-follow series that could significantly shape the trade market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is a day many dream about but only a select few achieve. Yesterday in Cooperstown, three players were enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Outfielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones along with second baseman Jeff Kent took their place in baseball lore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After being one of the best to never win a Cy Young until taking home the hardware in '24, Chris Sale looks ready to give favorite Jacob Misiorowski a run for his money this season, too, with 11 K's over 6 frames in Atlanta's win vs. San Diego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a win in Game 1 of their doubleheader at Fenway, the Red Sox historic run came to an end thanks to a four-run first inning by the Orioles. The Sox, who hadn't lost since July 1, matched the franchise record with their 15 consecutive wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there was any question about Fernando Tatis Jr.'s power ... the Padres outfielder launched a prodigious blast 474 feet in Atlanta, MLB's longest homer this season. Also, we saw the season's first triple play -- and it happened in only 5 seconds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something had to give Monday when the Red Sox put their 13-game winning streak at stake against the Orioles, who had won seven in a row. And the matchup more than met the moment as an 8th-inning homer was the decisive blow in a back-and-forth battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Red Sox – who looked totally out of it in late June – are right back in it. They’ve gone on an 18-2 tear and won 13 in a row, their second longest win streak ever. Boston is now 6 games back of the Rays for first and has the third Wild Card spot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody Bellinger (MVP) drilled a 2-run single in the first and Ben Rice followed with an RBI knock, and that was largely it as the AL made it 23 of the past 29 All-Star Games, 4-0, in Philadelphia. AL pitchers allowed only three hits and struck out 15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Walker homered on each of his last six swings in the final to power past hometown hero Kyle Schwarber and become the first Cardinals player to win the Home Run Derby. Up next? Tonight's All-Star Game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we hit the break, it's time to assess where things stand in the chase for postseason spots. Can the White Sox keep it up? Who will take control in the AL West and NL East? Want more? We also recap the Draft and tee things up for tonight's Derby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After spending the first couple months of the season among baseball's biggest disappointments, the Red Sox and Tigers each find themselves within 3 1/2 games of a playoff spot after Boston won its sixth straight and Detroit made it five in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This might come as quite the surprise, but after yesterday's shutout of the Mariners, the Marlins are an MLB-best 25-8 since June 1 and are now nine games over .500 for the first time since July 2023. They’ve also won 15 of their last 17 home games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani crushed his 300th career homer. That's one. Ryan O'Hearn hit three homers in becoming the first Pirate to total 10 RBIs in a game. That's two. And the Royals' Tyler Tolbert tied an all-time MLB record with hits in 12 straight at-bats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facing a four-game deficit in the AL East to open the week, the Yanks got right to work vs. the first-place Rays, riding eight innings from a motivated Cam Schlittler. Plus, Shohei Ohtani belted his 19th homer of the year -- the 299th of his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Braves, Dodgers and Phillies will each send 5 players to the Midsummer Classic. The Angels' Mike Trout leads all players with a 12th All-Star selection, while the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman and Braves ace Chris Sale will each make their 10th trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brayan Rocchio's two-run shot off the first pitch he saw in the ninth was the difference as the Guardians edged the White Sox in the opener of their four-game series. It also pulled Cleveland into a tie with Chicago atop the AL Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Junior Caminero, who has already announced he'll be competing in this month's T-Mobile Home Run Derby, is on quite a tear, homering in six straight games and powering the East-leading Rays to seven wins in a row and an AL-best 50 on the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the day the Rays' Junior Caminero became the first confirmed entrant in this year's T-Mobile Home Run Derby, he illustrated why he belongs by homering in a 5th straight game. Elsewhere, benches emptied in Boston and there were multiple ejections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seiya Suzuki delivered the game-winning hit as the Cubs figured out Padres closer Mason Miller for their 10th walk-off win of the season, moving into a tie atop the NL Wild Card standings with eight teams separated by only 4 1/2 games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's nobody hotter than Junior Caminero. The burgeoning star has seven homers in his last six games and as a result, the Rays have won five in a row and sit atop the AL East. Meanwhile, the Red Sox came alive and beat the Yanks in four straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani and Ernie Clement were their leagues' top vote-getters in Phase 1 of All-Star Game balloting to secure starting spots, and finalists for the other positions were announced with Phase 2 of voting beginning Monday at noon ET. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Francisco Lindor was back in the Mets lineup for the first time in two months, but it was his shortstop counterpart -- Dansby Swanson -- who made waves with 11 RBIs in the Cubs' doubleheader sweep. Meanwhile, Mookie Betts joined the 300-homer club as Shohei Ohtani salvaged a shaky start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jazz Chisholm Jr. watched his go-ahead HR clear the wall in Detroit, then danced all the way to the dugout. Once there, he grabbed a container of lollipops to hold in front of the TV camera, in reference to his Lollipopapalooza incident from Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Woodruff was perfect until the sixth inning and struck out 10 in his first start for the Brewers since April, and the Dodgers were the first team in the Majors to reach 50 wins behind six no-hit innings in relief by Eric Lauer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Tarik Skubal back and a sweep of the White Sox in hand, the Tigers are showing signs of life after a tough start to the season. Meanwhile, the Marlins -- the hottest team in baseball -- have emerged in the NL Wild Card race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tied up in the eighth inning in the Bronx after dropping the first two games of the series, the White Sox stunned the Yankees on Andrew Benintendi's pinch-hit grand slam to keep Chicago in a virtual tie atop the AL Central standings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After two Knicks stars threw out the ceremonial first pitch, the Yankees blasted the White Sox again for their eighth win in their last nine games without Aaron Judge. Meanwhile out west, Shohei Ohtani found yet another way to bend the box score. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cal Raleigh missed more than a month on the IL. In his first game back, he delivered the tiebreaking hit for the Mariners. Elsewhere, the longest homer in the Majors was hit, and you'll never guess by whom. Plus a big-time star clubbed his 300th HR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the day Pete Crow-Armstrong raced his way to the first cycle of the season, the Cubs used a run-scoring walk to rally for their MLB-best ninth walk-off win. Elsewhere, the upstart Nationals are starting to look like a legitimate playoff contender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can explain. Flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski is in a hot NL Cy Young race with, among others, Cristopher Sánchez. So his Brewers teammates helped out by knocking around the Phillies' ace. The Marlins also aided the Miz by getting to Paul Skenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani is dealing with left knee inflammation, but the Dodgers are not yet ruling him out for Friday's game. Elsewhere across the Majors, Juan Soto found motivation from watching the Knicks, crushing a clutch homer vs. the Cardinals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani pitched. And he homered. Which usually makes for a winning combination. But the Pirates went bonkers and stunned the Dodgers. Elsewhere, is there a more exciting play than a walk-off grand slam? Asking for the Giants' Bryce Eldridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White Sox No. 2 prospect Braden Montgomery became only the 5th player in history to hit a walk-off HR in his MLB debut, an extra-inning blast that stunned baseball's best team, the Braves. Also, an elite pitching matchup that lived up to the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices