LA's big offseason add finally has his moment

Plus: Mason Miller's scoreless streak ends

Tuesday, April 28 View In Browser  TOP NEWS The surprising teams and players so far (for better or worse)   MLB's first month has delivered surprises, slow starts and early shakeups. To make sense of it, 20 front-office executives were polled on what stands out this season. 'He needed it': King Tuck's LA reign finally begins with 2-out, 2-RBI walk-off With a little drama, Miller's scoreless streak ends at 34 2/3 innings Guards calling up Aussie Bazzana, No. 1 overall Draft pick from 2024 (source) He had a birthday party as a kid at PNC Park. Now he's hitting homers there Rice catches Judge, Judge says 'Not so fast' as duo make HR history Suarez (8 scoreless) shoves again, with 10 K's and 5 no-hit frames to boot Murakami's MLB-high 12th HR fuels thrilling White Sox comeback Ohtani (0.38 ERA) returns to mound tonight vs. Marlins -- but will he hit? Matz rebounds with 7 IP as Rays continue to dominate AL teams Are Acuña's early results reason for hope or concern? It depends MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jorge Soler   431 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Agustín Ramírez   114.2 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Wilber Dotel   99.6 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Dodgers   73.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Jorge Soler   431 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Agustín Ramírez   114.2 mph 4th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Wilber Dotel   99.6 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Dodgers   73.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   JJ Wetherholt Game-tying homer in 9th was 1st career road HR Ranger Suarez 1st BOS pitcher with 8+ IP, 0 R, and 2 baserunners since '19 (Sale) Max Fried 14 straight scoreless innings to lower ERA to 2.09 Liam Hicks 3-run HR gives him 27 RBIs, 2nd-most in MLB Moisés Ballesteros Youngest Cub to hit a grand slam since 1962 (Nelson Mathews) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Ramón Laureano had to leap into action to keep the Cubs from scoring in the first inning. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Glimmer of hope for teams off to rough starts Between the expanded October format and other considerations – such as the impact of young talent and the balanced schedule -- we can see truly wild swings in a season, and that can benefit teams off to sluggish starts. What to expect from Bazzana in bigs The 2024 Draft already looks like one of the best classes in years, and now comes Travis Bazzana, the first player selected and the one whom many believed to be the most pro-ready in the class. Let the kids play ... in the Bucs' birthday bounce house? Freshly turned 20-year-old Konnor Griffin definitely takes some ribbing for being the young guy in the clubhouse, so what better way to remind him than by gifting him that staple of every little kid's birthday party growing up. Another trailblazing first for Pichardo Olivia Pichardo, who made history when she debuted for Brown University in 2023, became the first woman to pitch at the Division I level when she tossed one-third of an inning and retired the only batter she faced. Unheralded hitters riding high Carlos Cortes of the A's and Ildemaro Vargas of the D-backs may not be household names, but they soon could be after taking home Player of the Week honors for eye-popping numbers at the plate. Cubs vs. Padres on MLB Network Alex Bregman and the Cubs battle Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres at 9:30 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TB 3 CLE 2 STL 4 PIT 2 BOS 5 TOR 0 SEA 4 MIN 11 LAA 7 CWS 8 NYY 4 TEX 2 CHC 7 SD 9 MIA 4 LAD 5 © 2026 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.