Can these 7 teams sustain their sizzling starts?

Plus: An incredibly bizarre caught stealing

Wednesday, April 17 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Are these promising starts for real, or just an illusion?   Let's put the spotlight on seven teams that have exceeded expectations so far. Will they let the good times roll, or will the cracks start to show the deeper we get into the season? 'Answerbacks' still at it: Arizona walks off in a thriller Cardinals eke out a win in Whitey's way 'Atta boy, Kuch': Kikuchi finds new gear in win over Yanks 'Tremendous' López dominates again as Braves cruise 'We're never out of a game': Resilient Mets win 4th straight series O's 'young, hungry lineup' homering at a historic pace A slow roller from the mound to the plate ends in ... a caught stealing?! 'Collegiate Ohtani' runs HR streak to 7 with MONSTER shot MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Ranger Suárez: 9 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 Ks 2nd career shutout; 2nd in MLB this season (Ronel Blanco) Reynaldo López: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 Ks Has only allowed 1 R in 18 IP in '24 (3 starts) Gunnar Henderson: 3-for-5, HR, 3 RBIs, R HR in consecutive games; 7 hits in last 12 AB Jared Jones: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 Ks 4th pitcher in MLB history with 7+ Ks in 1st 4 starts Mookie Betts: 5-for-5, 2 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 R 1st 5-hit game since Aug. 23, 2023, 3rd of career PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY It's a welcome sight to see Byron Buxton making highlight-worthy plays out in center field. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 10 rookies off to the best starts so far A lot of exciting debuts have highlighted the early season, and the best-performing rookies over the past 30 days created some extra clamor. MLB Pipeline highlights the top 10 in the first Rookie Hot List of 2024. Trout fields questions from fans Fans of all ages made their way to Chatting Practice Powered by Zoom Events to get up close and personal with three-time MVP Mike Trout. His changeup seams like one thing, looks like another Tigers budding ace Tarik Skubal has used what's called seam-shifted wake to reinvent his changeup so that the seams of the ball catch the air in the exact right way to make the pitch nearly unhittable. 9 teams that have leveled up at certain positions Every club heads into the offseason hoping it can upgrade certain positions. So we've spotlighted nine teams that have received a big boost at a spot where they may have lagged behind last season.  Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog passes away at 92 Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog won two World Series rings, first with the Mets in 1969 after helping construct the roster as farm director, and again as the Cardinals' skipper in 1982. Erskine, last of 'The Boys of Summer,' dies Carl Erskine, who pitched in five World Series for the Brooklyn Dodgers, threw two no-hitters, and fought for human rights, passed away early Tuesday morning at the age of 97. See the superstar-studded rosters for inaugural HOF East-West Classic Captains CC Sabathia and Chris Young drafted their teams on MLB Network. Tripleheader on MLB Network It's Giants vs. Marlins at noon ET, followed by Yankees vs. Blue Jays at 3, then Guardians vs. Red Sox at 7. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD TEX 2 DET 4 MIN 3 BAL 11 COL 0 PHI 5 SF 3 MIA 6 LAA 6 TB 7 NYY 4 TOR 5 CLE 10 BOS 7 PIT 1 NYM 3 SD 6 MIL 3 ATL 6 HOU 2 CHC 11 ARI 12 CIN 1 SEA 3 STL 3 OAK 2 WAS 2 LAD 6 © 2024 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 (gahleexholly.hdhask@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.