We've never seen a game end like this before

Plus: 12 pitchers who impressed in '26 debuts

Thursday, April 02 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 1 week in, here's a takeaway for each team   What a week it was! There were tremendous performances from youngsters making their Major League debuts, dramatic comebacks, amazing pitching performances and some mammoth home runs. Sure, it's still (very) early, but let's have a look at the biggest takeaway for each club from the campaign's first week. Skenes' execution, drive, competitiveness -- and joy -- on display in bounceback start We can say with certainty, no MLB game has ever ended like this before Schlittler deals another scoreless start as Yankees seal 5-1 road trip LA first team to throw three Japanese-born starters in a row Boyd baffles Angels -- and his own teammates -- in 10-K gem '25 struggles behind him, Alcantara follows opening gem with a Maddux Stout 'pen sets up Winn's 1st career walk-off RBI in extras for series win Correa's clutch HR off Crochet helps Astros sweep Sox to snag 5th straight win Gallen outduels Skubal as D-backs blank Tigers to cap sweep Crawford's walk-off caps unforgettable week ... and wild Phillies comeback MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Samuel Basallo   437 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Garrett Mitchell   112.6 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   101.5 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Phillies   49.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Samuel Basallo   437 ft 5th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Garrett Mitchell   112.6 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   101.5 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Phillies   49.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Liam Hicks MLB-leading 12 RBIs after driving in career-high-tying 4 runs Justin Crawford Youngest Phillie (22 yrs, 78 days) with walk-off RBI since '97 (Rolen: 22, 62) Gavin Williams 3rd CLE pitcher to fan 10 Dodgers (Sabathia 2008, Kluber 2017) Kevin Gausman 1st since at least 1900 with 10+ K's, 0 BB in 1st 2 outings of season Sandy Alcantara 5th career shutout, 1st since 4/4/23 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Denzel Clarke's first home run robbery of the season kept Drake Baldwin from the third five-RBI game of his career. “He made it look way too easy,” Atlanta's catcher said. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 12 pitchers who came out dealing to open the new season From promising young talent to unheralded arms, there's been no shortage of electric pitching debuts in 2026. That one is launched! And it's going, going ... On their flight out of Miami, the Marlins got a spectacular view of the Artemis II rocket launch to the moon. If 'the $210 million falls through,' at least he can turn to painting Dylan Cease is a man of many talents, and you probably know him first and foremost as a strikeout artist. But if the painting hanging in his manager's office is any indication, he's turning himself into much more than that. No longer a celebration for a lone Ranger, Cutch ropes his mates in Andrew McCutchen was the first to try out the lasso celebration after reaching base, and initially his teammates were hesitant. But the seasoned veteran convinced them they needed to do something, and now it's catching on. MLB Network Showcase: Mets vs. Giants It’s the first MLB Network Showcase of 2026 when Juan Soto and the Mets open a series against Rafael Devers and the Giants at 9:30 p.m. ET. (Subject to local blackout.) MLB Tonight starts at 5 p.m. ET MLB Tonight brings you the latest news, analysis, interviews, live look-ins and off-the-cuff reactions before the National Pregame Show at 8 p.m. leads into tonight’s Mets vs. Giants Showcase game. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD ATH 1 ATL 5 TEX 3 BAL 8 PIT 8 CIN 3 WSH 5 PHI 6 COL 2 TOR 1 CWS 0 MIA 10 NYM 1 STL 2 TB 2 MIL 8 BOS 4 HOU 6 LAA 2 CHC 6 DET 0 AZ 1 SF 1 SD 7 NYY 5 SEA 3 MIN 9 KC 13 CLE 4 LAD 1 © 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.