The playoff picture if the season ended today

Plus: Power display by Yordan in Mexico City

Sunday, April 28 View In Browser  TOP NEWS If the postseason began today, these would be the matchups   We are now officially one month into the regular season, so let's take a look at the current playoff picture and what kind of matchups would be on tap for the postseason. Yordan crushes 461-foot HR -- twice! -- in Mexico City rout 119.2 mph! Ohtani beats own mark for hardest hit of '24 Alonso fourth-fastest to 200-homer milestone New cleanup man Verdugo leads Yankees' HR barrage Rafaela rewards Red Sox's patience with 7 RBIs in 17-run shutout One streak ends but another continues as Phils keep rolling Red Sox trade for Cooper to help fill hole at 1B MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Yordan Alvarez: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs 2nd player with 2 460+ foot HRs in a game tracked by Statcast Ceddanne Rafaela: 4-for-4, SB, 3 R, HR, 7 RBIs 2nd rookie 4-for-4 with 7 RBIs and SB, along with Bo Jackson George Kirby: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 K's Set new career high in K's, has walked 2 of last 129 batters Andrew Benintendi: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs Recorded 1st multihomer game since 2021 with walk-off HR Tyler Glasnow: 6 IP, 1 R, 3 BB, 9 K's Leads MLB with 43 IP, 53 K's, tied for 1st with 5 W PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Riley Greene topped himself with his second diving catch of the game. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS 7 struggling hitters who can turn things around Here are seven talented hitters -- including a pair of recent MVPs -- who are off to sluggish starts this season, and one thing each can do to return to form. Draftee ready to hammer NFL defenders  Troy University running back Kimani Vidal, great-nephew of Hank Aaron, was selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers. Rockies have roots in Mexico  Mexican native and Rockies legend Vinny Castilla was among the contingent in Mexico City to celebrate MLB's latest games abroad. How Jones has taken MLB by storm Pirates righty Jared Jones has been lighting up the big leagues since his debut on March 30, taking a 2.79 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 29 innings into his start today against the Giants. Contenders Week on MLB Network starts Monday MLB Network has some of the season's best matchups in the upcoming week, including the Casamigos MLB Network Showcase when the O's host the Yankees on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD LAD 4 TOR 2 OAK 0 BAL 7 STL 7 NYM 4 CIN 8 TEX 4 CHC 0 BOS 17 WAS 11 MIA 4 HOU 12 COL 4 KC 5 DET 6 TB 7 CWS 8 NYY 15 MIL 3 CLE 4 ATL 2 PHI 5 SD 1 PIT 4 SF 3 MIN 16 LAA 5 ARI 1 SEA 3 © 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.