The playoff chase is going to be pure chaos

Plus: New mock draft, new No. 1 pick?

Friday, July 03 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 8 big questions that could decide the playoff picture   We've passed the midpoint of the season already and the standings still remain a puzzle, with a tangled web of teams hovering near the .500 mark. What's it going to take for some to separate themselves from the pack? Let's break it down. Rocchio shows Guards' fight with stunning walk-off HR in AL Central battle Here are 10 intriguing Trade Deadline questions facing NL teams Never-say-die Dodgers turn 6-run deficit into 5-run victory over Padres Reds pounce on The Miz in fourth-inning offensive outburst With voting over, here’s how the All-Star teams are selected Junior's streak ends, but Rays' win streak reaches 8 games in sweep of KC Walker caps happy homecoming with a flourish as Cards mount monumental rally With extra rest, Ohtani returns to hill -- and plate -- tonight vs. Padres Cavalli, Contreras receive 7-game suspensions after benches-clearing incident J-Rod in concussion protocol after getting hit by throw; X-rays negative on Robles' arm MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Carter Jensen   449 ft 1st Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   116.2 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jacob Misiorowski   103.1 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Guardians   78.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Carter Jensen   449 ft 1st Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   116.2 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jacob Misiorowski   103.1 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Guardians   78.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Kyle Tucker 1st 4-hit game for Dodgers, 11th of career Otto Lopez Leads MLB with .336 AVG after 10th 3-hit game of 2026 Bryce Miller 1.71 ERA after 7 shutout innings with 8 K's, 2 hits allowed Mickey Moniak 1st Rockies player to HR in 1st inning in 3 straight games Cedric Mullins Home runs in 3 straight games and 4 of last 5 PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY There's a reason they call it the hot corner, but Joey Ortiz made this backhanded stop look easy. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS The penultimate mock draft is here! Has the landscape changed? The 2026 MLB Draft is a little over a week away, and while there is a new prospect ranked No. 1, that doesn't necessarily mean he'll be the No. 1 pick. Vlad Jr. is slumping ... but why? Vladimir Guerrero Jr. just had the worst month of his career and his May wasn't much better. What's going on, and can it be fixed? The answer is complicated. Maximum velocity and Maximum Muncy highlight Stats of the Week A 105.5 mph pitch by the Miz, an early 30-homer season and a Max Muncy vs. Max Muncy showdown are among Sarah Langs' 10 mind-blowing facts from the last week in baseball. The best comeback story of the season? Brewers pitching prospect Frank Cairone made his pro debut on Thursday despite suffering a serious head injury in a car crash in January. MLB hosting 4th of July drive-in events across the country Hot dogs, fireworks and baseball ... from your car?! MLB is collaborating with four drive-in movie theaters to provide Americans with a new way to cap off Independence Day celebrations. Baseball gets national TV spotlight for Fourth of July weekend America's pastime will be on the national airwaves all weekend long, with Sunday in particular offering a super-sized dose of viewing options. Friday action on MLB Network The Cubs host the rival Cardinals at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the White Sox vs. Guardians at 7 p.m. and the Blue Jays vs. Mariners at 10 p.m. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD PIT 6 PHI 1 CIN 7 MIL 2 MIA 4 COL 14 CWS 5 CLE 6 STL 11 ATL 5 TB 5 KC 2 DET 4 TEX 10 LAA 0 SEA 1 SD 7 LAD 12 © 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.