Secret to Brewers' success? 'Uecker Magic'

Plus: Ohtani-Trout first MLB duel

Thursday, August 14 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Will a wild Trade Deadline heat up the Hot Stove?   From the blockbuster deals that went down to the notable trade candidates who weren't dealt, here's why the decisions made this summer are sure to carry into the offseason. 'Uecker Magic?' Or just good baseball as Crew wins 12th straight Horton K's 8 while allowing 1 hit as stellar rookie year continues Padres alone atop NL West as showdown looms in LA Halos sweep Dodgers, go a perfect 6-0 vs. defending champs in 2025 Brown flips script, still holds Boston to 1 ER for 2nd time this month Rookie Marsee ties Marlins' franchise record with 7-RBI outburst Holliday delivers Orioles' first walk-off win of season MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Jakob Marsee 13th career MLB game: 4 H, 2B, 2 HR, club-record-tying 7 RBIs William Contreras 10-for-18 (.556), 12 RBIs, 5 R in past 5 games Ketel Marte 4 hits, including go-ahead HR in 9th for 2nd straight day Bryan Reynolds 2 HR, 5 RBIs; 50 RBIs vs. MIL his most against any team Hunter Greene 1st game in 2+ months: 6 scoreless IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 6 K's PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Bryce Teodosio, what to say to you? That home run -- it's undone. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 6 players who could tilt the playoff chase It doesn't take huge names to make a huge impact. The season's stretch run, which features a number of tight races, could very well hinge on players who were not widely expected to be significant factors, at least not up until recently. Southpaws reign supreme in latest Pitcher Power Rankings This is the first time left-handers have swept the top three spots, but which one should be No. 1? It's a close call. Ohtani bests Trout twice in MLB's first meeting of 3-time MVPs In his first career start against the MLB team he debuted with, Shohei Ohtani faced Mike Trout for the first time since their memorable showdown to end the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The 10 biggest breakouts on the new Top 100 Prospects list MLB Pipeline unveiled its annual in-season rerank this week, and the Top 100 Prospects list looks significantly different. Forty-one players who weren't on the preseason Top 100 are now on the list. Here's a look at 10 of them. What to make of the wild West divisions We all want some exciting battles this time of year, but to have two tight division races in August is a bountiful harvest indeed. Mariners vs. Orioles on MLB Network Cal Raleigh and the Mariners are in Baltimore to take on Gunnar Henderson and the Orioles at 1 p.m. ET, followed by Cubs vs. Blue Jays joined in progress.  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD WSH 8 KC 7 DET 1 CWS 0 PIT 5 MIL 12 COL 6 STL 5 AZ 6 TEX 4 SD 11 SF 1 PHI 0 CIN 8 SEA 3 BAL 4 MIA 13 CLE 4 MIN 4 NYY 1 CHC 4 TOR 1 BOS 1 HOU 4 ATL 11 NYM 6 LAD 5 LAA 6 TB 8 ATH 2 © 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.