Ohtani's night: Leadoff HR, ERA down to 0.73

Plus: Yesavage outduels Schlittler in Bronx

Thursday, May 21 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Ohtani in good company with leadoff HR as starting pitcher   In the lineup while pitching for the first time in nearly a month, Shohei Ohtani hit the second leadoff HR by a pitcher ever (joining himself) and lowered his ERA to 0.73 with five shutout innings. Yesavage wins duel of young AL aces against Schlittler Harrison's utter dominance puts bow on Brewers' sweep at Wrigley 12-pitch HR AND Little League HR? Smith's night stuff memes are made of Brewers' Hamilton circles the bases after SHOCKING whiff by PCA This new trend is taking over ballparks, but why? Working with familiar face behind plate, Sale's ERA shrinks to 1.89 Abrams continues to show knack for spoiling pitchers' big league debuts There's no quit in these Rays (33-15) as 4-run 8th secures MLB-best 6th sweep Pereda blasts first HR, bullpen holds on as Mariners escape with win Tatis at 2B appears to be here to stay ... but how will it impact the Padres?   MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run   ft   Watch   Hardest Base Hit    mph   Watch   Fastest Strikeout   mph   Watch   Decisive Play   WPA   Watch   Longest Home Run   ft   Watch   Hardest Base Hit    mph   Watch   Fastest Strikeout   mph   Watch   Decisive Play   WPA   Watch   Juan Soto 29th multi-HR game; 5 HRs in his past 7 games Freddie Freeman 560th career double is tied for No. 30 on all-time list Chris Sale 1.89 ERA through 10 starts this season (62 IP) Sal Stewart 1st career 4-hit game; leads NL rookies with 12 HRs Ketel Marte Slashing .378/.625/1.003 with 9 RBIs over past 10 games PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY James Outman has the perfect last name to be making plays like this. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Are the White Sox the real deal? They just might be Just two seasons removed from a 121-loss campaign, the White Sox have improved at a historic pace, and there are plenty of signs that they can keep it going. New No. 1 atop Starting Pitcher Power Rankings A good way to move up in the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings is to throw 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings. 'Wasn’t going to miss this' Paul Thornton is temporarily paralyzed after surgery to remove a tumor from his spine, but he didn't let that stop him from being at son Zach's Major League debut for the Mets. 1 surprising prospect from each organization Here is one player from each farm system who has been better than expected in 2026, including some who have broken on to MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. Konerko jersey makes it to the Vatican Paul Konerko signed a No. 14 jersey for devoted White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV after he was elected last year, and the gift finally reached its recipient. MLB Network Showcase: Blue Jays vs. Yankees AL East division rivals square off in the Bronx on MLB Network Showcase as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays take on Aaron Judge and the Yankees at 7 p.m. ET (or Braves vs. Marlins at 6:30). Thursday baseball on MLB Network José Ramírez and the Guardians are in Detroit to battle Kevin McGonigle and the Tigers at 1 p.m. ET. Then, catch the Rockies and D-backs following the Blue Jays vs. Yankees Showcase game. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CIN 9 PHI 4 BAL 3 TB 5 HOU 1 MIN 4 TEX 5 COL 4 SF 3 AZ 6 CWS 4 SEA 5 CLE 3 DET 2 ATL 9 MIA 1 NYM 4 WSH 8 TOR 2 NYY 1 BOS 4 KC 3 MIL 5 CHC 0 PIT 7 STL 0 LAD 4 SD 0 ATH 6 LAA 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.