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Mick Abel of the Philadelphia Phillies is the only MLB pitcher in the modern era to pitch at least 5.0 innings with no walks and no more than 1 run allowed in each of his first 2 career appearances.

Mick Abel of the <a href="/Phillies/">Philadelphia Phillies</a> is the only MLB pitcher in the modern era to pitch at least 5.0 innings with no walks and no more than 1 run allowed in each of his first 2 career appearances.
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Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers has scored an OT goal in 7 different months in the 2024-25 season, including playoffs (Oct, Nov, Dec, Mar, Apr, May, Jun). No one else in NHL history has scored an OT goal in more than 4 different months in a single season (reg & post).

Leon Draisaitl of the <a href="/EdmontonOilers/">Edmonton Oilers</a> has scored an OT goal in 7 different months in the 2024-25 season, including playoffs (Oct, Nov, Dec, Mar, Apr, May, Jun).

No one else in NHL history has scored an OT goal in more than 4 different months in a single season (reg &amp; post).
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Rick Carlisle was born October 27, 1959. Mark Daigneault was born February 23, 1985. The age gap of 25 years and 119 days is the largest between two head coaches meeting in the NBA Finals.

Rick Carlisle was born October 27, 1959. 
Mark Daigneault was born February 23, 1985. 

The age gap of 25 years and 119 days is the largest between two head coaches meeting in the NBA Finals.
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The Indiana Pacers have six road wins in the 2025 playoffs where the leading scorer in the game was on the opposing team. That is the most by any NBA team in a single postseason all-time.

The <a href="/Pacers/">Indiana Pacers</a> have six road wins in the 2025 playoffs where the leading scorer in the game was on the opposing team.

That is the most by any NBA team in a single postseason all-time.
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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners hit his 24th home run of the year yesterday. His 24 homers are already the second most by any catcher prior to the start of July in a single season, bested only by Johnny Bench, who hit 25 in 1970.

Cal Raleigh of the <a href="/Mariners/">Seattle Mariners</a> hit his 24th home run of the year yesterday.

His 24 homers are already the second most by any catcher prior to the start of July in a single season, bested only by Johnny Bench, who hit 25 in 1970.
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Over the last 10 seasons (since 2016), there have been 12,282 instances of an MLB team having at least 10 hits and 3 extra-base hits in a game, regular season or playoffs. The Dodgers tonight are the only one of those 12,282 to get shut out.

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Brad Marchand tonight for the x - Florida Panthers: multiple go-ahead goals shorthanded goal OT goal 7 shots on goal Since shots on goal were first tracked in 1959-60, only one other NHL player has done all of that in any single game (reg or post): Mario Lemieux (4/2/1988 & 1/22/1996).

Brad Marchand tonight for the <a href="/FlaPanthers/">x - Florida Panthers</a>:

multiple go-ahead goals
shorthanded goal
OT goal
7 shots on goal

Since shots on goal were first tracked in 1959-60, only one other NHL player has done all of that in any single game (reg or post): Mario Lemieux (4/2/1988 &amp; 1/22/1996).
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Today Tampa Bay Rays became the first team in MLB history to have their starting 7-8-9 hitters each have multiple extra-base hits including a home run in the same game: Christopher Morel: 2B, 2 HR Danny Jansen: 2B, HR Taylor Walls: 2B, HR

Today <a href="/RaysBaseball/">Tampa Bay Rays</a> became the first team in MLB history to have their starting 7-8-9 hitters each have multiple extra-base hits including a home run in the same game:

Christopher Morel: 2B, 2 HR
Danny Jansen: 2B, HR
Taylor Walls: 2B, HR
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Earliest date reaching 25 HR, MLB history: May 24 - Barry Bonds, 2001 May 25 - Mark McGwire, 1998 May 29 - Albert Pujols, 2006 June 2 - Ken Griffey Jr., 1997 June 6 - Barry Bonds, 2000 June 7 - Cal Raleigh, 2025

Earliest date reaching 25 HR, MLB history:

May 24 - Barry Bonds, 2001
May 25 - Mark McGwire, 1998
May 29 - Albert Pujols, 2006
June 2 - Ken Griffey Jr., 1997
June 6 - Barry Bonds, 2000
June 7 - Cal Raleigh, 2025
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Leaders for Seattle over its last 15 games (4-11 record): HR: Raleigh 10, then 7 tied with 1 RBI: Raleigh 20, then 2 tied with 5 This is the first time in MLB history a team had a 15-game span where one player had 10+ HR & 20+ RBI while no one else had more than 1 HR or 5 RBI.

Leaders for Seattle over its last 15 games (4-11 record):

HR: Raleigh 10, then 7 tied with 1
RBI: Raleigh 20, then 2 tied with 5

This is the first time in MLB history a team had a 15-game span where one player had 10+ HR &amp; 20+ RBI while no one else had more than 1 HR or 5 RBI.
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There have been 90 occurrences all-time of an MLB pitcher having a sub-2.10 ERA & 80+ strikeouts through 13 starts of a season. Paul Skenes (4-6) in 2025 is the only one to have a losing record.

There have been 90 occurrences all-time of an MLB pitcher having a sub-2.10 ERA &amp; 80+ strikeouts through 13 starts of a season. 

Paul Skenes (4-6) in 2025 is the only one to have a losing record.
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George Kirby surpassed 500 career strikeouts today to go with his 68 walks in 93 games started. The only other MLB player in the modern era (since 1901) to have 500+ Ks and fewer than 70 BB in any span of 93 starts is Greg Maddux.

George Kirby surpassed 500 career strikeouts today to go with his 68 walks in 93 games started.

The only other MLB player in the modern era (since 1901) to have 500+ Ks and fewer than 70 BB in any span of 93 starts is Greg Maddux.
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Paul Maurice has 42 playoff wins in his three seasons with the x - Florida Panthers, the most in NHL history by any head coach in his first three seasons with a team.

Paul Maurice has 42 playoff wins in his three seasons with the <a href="/FlaPanthers/">x - Florida Panthers</a>, the most in NHL history by any head coach in his first three seasons with a team.
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Jose Ramirez leads all Cleveland Guardians players in hits, doubles, home runs, runs scored, RBI and stolen bases through 65 team games in a season for the third time in his career (also 2022 & 2024). No other MLB player has done that more than once in the live-ball era (since 1920).

Jose Ramirez leads all <a href="/CleGuardians/">Cleveland Guardians</a> players in hits, doubles, home runs, runs scored, RBI and stolen bases through 65 team games in a season for the third time in his career (also 2022 &amp; 2024).

No other MLB player has done that more than once in the live-ball era (since 1920).
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In his eight games this month, Pete Alonso has delivered 18 RBI, six HR & two HBP. The only other MLB players in the live-ball era to put up those three numbers over any eight-game span in a single season are Jeff Bagwell (August 2000) and Reggie Jackson (June 1969).

In his eight games this month, Pete Alonso has delivered 18 RBI, six HR &amp; two HBP. 

The only other MLB players in the live-ball era to put up those three numbers over any eight-game span in a single season are Jeff Bagwell (August 2000) and Reggie Jackson (June 1969).
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In 2025 the Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll already has: 4 games with multiple homers 2 games with multiple triples The last MLB player to have at least 4 multi-homer games and 2 multi-triple games over an entire season was Willie Mays in 1955.

In 2025 the <a href="/Dbacks/">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>' Corbin Carroll already has:

4 games with multiple homers
2 games with multiple triples

The last MLB player to have at least 4 multi-homer games and 2 multi-triple games over an entire season was Willie Mays in 1955.
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In 2024-25, the OKC THUNDER have 48 wins by at least 15 points in the regular season and playoffs. That's five more such wins than any other NBA team has had in a single season.

In 2024-25, the <a href="/okcthunder/">OKC THUNDER</a> have 48 wins by at least 15 points in the regular season and playoffs. 

That's five more such wins than any other NBA team has had in a single season.