Jawing between Nats, Red Sox empties benches

Plus: What 1st place means on July 1

Wednesday, July 01 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Everything you need to know about the Trade Deadline   July is here, and that means trade season is about to go into full swing. Who are the top candidates to be changing threads? What are the key storylines to follow? Benches clear at Fenway as things get heated after Willson Contreras strikes out Yanks barely make Skubal sweat as anticipated pitchers' duel turns one-sided Guardians rookie Ingle owns game-changing error: 'It won't happen again' 'It's mind-blowing': Roberts becomes fastest MLB manager to 1,000 career wins All-Star Phase 2 update: Voting ends tomorrow! Sánchez shrugs off thumb issue, makes All-Star starter case with 7 scoreless Derby ready! Caminero homers in FIFTH straight game as Rays win sixth in a row White Sox clinch back-to-back winning months as Colson Montgomery fuels 7-run 3rd Analysis: MLB’s salary cap and floor proposals  Reds call on Abbott to blunt red-hot Brewers (ESPN, 8:10 p.m. ET) MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Owen Caissie   453 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Yordan Alvarez   115.1 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Daniel Espino   101 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Astros   38.5% WPA 4th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Owen Caissie   453 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Yordan Alvarez   115.1 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Daniel Espino   101 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Astros   38.5% WPA 4th Inning   Watch   Cristopher Sánchez 0 R, 22 K’s in 16 IP vs. Pirates this season Junior Caminero Youngest player (22) with 8 HR in 7-game span since at least 1900 Justin Wrobleski Sets new career high with 11 K's Yordan Alvarez 7th career grand slam ties Astros record, retakes AL HR lead (26) Ketel Marte 4th straight game with HR; 5 HR, .457 AVG vs. SF this season PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Joshua Kuroda-Grauer earned a moment to himself after tracking down this swirling popup. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 7 pressing questions as July begins There are few more pivotal months in a baseball season than July. It's when we find out who the real contenders are, who is all-in for this season … and who is thinking about next year. Here's what it means to be in 1st place entering July Are our current division leaders for real? That's what it's all about It doesn't get much better than snagging a souvenir at a baseball game. And from the looks of it, she'll be telling the story for years. 'GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!' It’s hard to not catch World Cup fever right now, even when you’re at a baseball game. Multitasking bullpen catcher prepared for anything While warming up a reliever, Mets bullpen catcher Eric Langill didn't even have to come out of his crouch to make an impressive snag on a homer by fellow catcher Luis Torrens. Welcome to the Uecker Building OK, that's not it's official name, but what else are the people of Milwaukee going to call the downtown building with a mural of the legendary Bob Uecker? Wednesday afternoon action on MLB Network Catch the White Sox vs. the Orioles at 12:30 p.m. ET followed by the conclusion of Padres-Cubs.  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CWS 9 BAL 3 TEX 4 CLE 2 PIT 0 PHI 8 DET 9 NYY 3 NYM 3 TOR 0 WSH 8 BOS 1 STL 5 ATL 3 TB 10 KC 4 CIN 2 MIL 7 SD 7 CHC 9 MIN 4 HOU 6 MIA 14 COL 3 LAD 9 ATH 3 LAA 3 SEA 8 SF 2 AZ 8 © 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.