Renaissance livens up Cy vs. Cy showdown today

Plus: Prospect hits 102+ mph NINE times

Sunday, April 12 View In Browser  TOP NEWS A renaissance season sets up premier pitching matchup   Sandy Alcantara is looking like his old Cy Young self again, and he'll need to keep it going this afternoon at 1:40 p.m. ET when he faces two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Ohtani's leadoff blast sets tone as on-base streak hits 45 games First-place Bucs capitalize on Cubs' miscue in extras for 'gritty' series win More history for J-Ram! 3B first Cleveland player with HR vs. other 29 MLB teams Wacha's 8-inning scoreless gem drops ERA to MLB-best 0.43 mark Springer undergoing CT scan after fracturing toe on foul Tatis gets first career start at 2B, helps lead Padres to win Yankees prospect Lagrange hits 102+ mph NINE times in Triple-A start Rays pelt Yankees with small-ball tactics to walk it off in 10th Suarez reintroduces himself to Sox with 6 scoreless innings for first win MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jordan Walker   429 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Oneil Cruz   115.4 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Montgomery   100.3 mph 6th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cubs   46.5% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Jordan Walker   429 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Oneil Cruz   115.4 mph 1st Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Montgomery   100.3 mph 6th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cubs   46.5% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Oneil Cruz Pirates' 1st 4-hit, 3-steal game since 2005 (Lawton) Yordan Alvarez 19th HR in 67 career games vs. Mariners (including postseason) Foster Griffin Lost no-hit bid to lead off 6th inning in 3rd MLB start Mickey Moniak 2nd 2-homer game in past week; slugging .800 Parker Messick Lowers ERA to 0.51 with 6 2/3 scoreless IP PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Jordan Beck not only pulled off a home run robbery, but a pretty slick spin move. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS A's new home run celebration is amazing, but also somewhat terrifying A home run chain featuring the A's elephant mascot was an easy call for a new home run celebration, but the team took it to another level by adding an elephant mask. The budding ace off to a dominant start Through his first three starts of 2026, Angels righty José Soriano has 21 strikeouts in 20 innings while allowing only one run on seven hits. Now playing 2B ... an 80-inch TV? The Orioles employed a very large visual aid for some baserunning drills, setting up a TV in the infield to show the movements and pickoff throws of opposing pitchers. It's a girl! Pfaadt helps with gender reveal Brandon Pfaadt's pink shoelaces during his start for the D-backs weren't a fashion statement. It was how he helped brother Brett announce he and his wife Hannah were having a daughter. Sunday afternoon baseball on MLB Network Rafael Devers and the Giants are in Baltimore to take on Gunnar Henderson and the Orioles at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Rangers and Dodgers. (Subject to local blackout) MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD AZ 3 PHI 4 MIA 1 DET 6 PIT 4 CHC 3 MIN 7 TOR 4 LAA 3 CIN 7 ATH 11 NYM 6 CWS 0 KC 2 NYY 4 TB 5 WSH 3 MIL 1 SF 2 BAL 6 BOS 7 STL 1 CLE 6 ATL 0 COL 5 SD 9 TEX 3 LAD 6 HOU 7 SEA 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 (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.