the Dodgers won by 7 runs, tied for their 2nd-largest win in a game that was tied entering the 8th inning (since at least 1901), behind only:

7/6/72 at MON, won 11-3

most HR in team’s first 54 games of a season at age 22 or younger:

1998 Alex Rodriguez: 20
1959 Harmon Killebrew: 19
1953 Eddie Mathews: 19
2024 Gunnar Henderson: 18
2015 Bryce Harper: 18

SHOHEI

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baseball is the BEST

Paul Skenes’ 9 strikeouts today were the most by a Pirates pitcher on his birthday (since at least 1901)

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Paul Skenes’ 9 strikeouts today were the most by a pitcher on his birthday at age 22 or younger (since at least 1901)

birthdays are important

30+ strikeouts & 5 or fewer walks, 1st 4 career outings since at least 1901:

2024 Paul Skenes
2024 Jared Jones
2014 Masahiro Tanaka
2010 Stephen Strasburg
2005 Félix Hernández
1967 Gary Nolan

Paul Skenes’ 68 swings and misses are tied with Griffin Canning for 2nd-most by a pitcher in his first 4 career starts in the pitch-tracking era (2008), behind only:

Jared Jones’ 73

h/t the wizard Jason Bernard

Aaron Judge has 23 extra-base hits this month, the most by a Yankee in a calendar month since Bobby Murcer had 23 in August 1972

last Yankee with more: Joe DiMaggio, franchise-record 31 in July 1937

Longest Hit Streak by a Cardinals Rookie:

1999 Joe McEwing: 25
2024 Masyn Winn: 18 *active streak*
2023 Jordan Walker: 17
2001 Albert Pujols: 17
1993 Erik Pappas: 16

h/t MLB Network research squad

OMG

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The Astros have scored in exactly 1 inning in 6 straight games, the longest streak since Cleveland in 2017 (also 6)

MLB record: 8 straight, 1918 Senators

Only teams with a streak of 7 in expansion era (1961):

1974 Orioles
1962-63 Angels

h/t Elias Sports Bureau

with Jared Jones and Paul Skenes, this will be the first time the Pirates start 2 pitchers age 23 or younger in a doubleheader since July 31, 1983, with Jose DeLeon and Lee Tunnell

the energy!!!!!!!!!

baseball is the best!!!!!!!

Elias Sports Bureau Prior longest: 2023 Jose Alvarado: 11

JEREMIAH ESTRADA

13 STRAIGHT STRIKEOUTS

THE LONGEST STREAK IN AT LEAST THE EXPANSION ERA (1961)

AND STILL AN ACTIVE STREAK

h/t Elias Sports Bureau

Yankees starters have gone at least 4 innings in all 56 games this season

they’ve only had 4 longer streaks at any point in a single season:

6/30-9/8, 2012: 63
5/29-8/2, 2016: 58
4/14-7/2, 1904: 58 (to start season)

h/t Elias Sports Bureau