A casual HR robbery, then a quick rest

Plus: Mozzarella sticks for everybody!

Thursday, August 21 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Everybody stay calm. Well, unless you root for ...   As we enter the season's home stretch, every setback seems bigger than ever. So let's take a look at some recent developments around MLB and see where they fall on the Freak-Out Factor scale. Tatis worked for years at turning home run robberies into 'art form'  Duran brings record heat to close out Sánchez's 8-inning gem Shaw does it all to help Cubs take season series from Brewers  Schlittler's perfecto bid, Stanton's clutch HR keep Yanks rolling  Ohtani exits with right thigh contusion, expected to be in lineup Fri.  'Mozzarella sticks for everybody!' Cubs broadcasters true to their word Phillies play one of the best series in team history with sweep of Mariners Morton beats former team for first time since '19 as Tigers cap sweep of Astros Waldrep cruising along after Speedway stint spurs super August run MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Cam Schlittler 1st NYY rookie SP to be perfect thru 6 since 7/4/1966 (Fritz Peterson) Kyle Schwarber HR, 5 RBIs; leads NL with 45 HR, tops MLB with 109 RBIs Jesús Luzardo Records season-high 12 Ks, one shy of career best Gavin Sheets Slashing .500/.533/1.143 (1.676 OPS) over past 6 games Hurston Waldrep 0.73 ERA, 0.77 WHIP on the season (4 games, 24 2/3 IP) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY You have to hit them deeper than that with Fernando Tatis Jr. in right field. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Ohtani tops Hitter Power Rankings -- for 1st time this season While he trails Kyle Schwarber by one on the NL home run leaderboard, Shohei Ohtani claimed No. 1 from the Phillies slugger in our latest update on the best offensive performers. Prospect callups loading ... This is the ideal time for teams to get their best young prospects a taste of the Majors. Here is one prospect from each club who could be next. You have to see this jaw-dropping Double-A candidate for Catch of the Year The play drew praise from one of the most highly touted defensive outfielders of the past decade. Francys Sandoval has her sights set on the Major Leagues They call her the "Baseball Princess," and she's striking out any boy who stands in her way. Cutch learned valuable lesson from humbling Little League loss Andrew McCutchen is the featured guest on the latest episode of No Easy Outs, a new series on MLB YouTube that details how some of the game's biggest stars have overcome challenges on their way to big league success. Brewers vs. Cubs on MLB Network It's an NL Central showdown as Christian Yelich and the Brewers take on Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Cubs at 2 p.m. ET, followed by the Giants vs. Padres joined in progress. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TOR 1 PIT 2 SEA 2 PHI 11 HOU 2 DET 7 CLE 2 AZ 3 STL 2 MIA 6 NYM 4 WSH 5 CWS 0 ATL 1 NYY 6 TB 4 TEX 6 KC 3 ATH 4 MIN 2 MIL 3 CHC 4 LAD 3 COL 8 CIN 1 LAA 2 SF 1 SD 8 © 2025 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.