How the playoff picture stands right now

Plus: This breaking ball is simply bonkers

Wednesday, May 29 View In Browser  TOP NEWS If the playoffs started today, here's how everything would shake out   No, you did not fall asleep and wake up in October. But with two months of the season down, it's worth taking a look at where the playoff picture stands right now. If your favorite team is on the outside looking in, take solace in the fact that there's still a long way to go.    Padres' unhittable waiver claim makes history with 13 straight K's Cubs rookie goes 7 no-hit frames, assisted by Bellinger's robbery Will Braves swing trade to replace Acuña? Rival execs react Dodgers blank Mets to cap much-needed DH sweep Mariners bring back 'Chaos Ball' to down Astros again Naylor breaks out with 2 HRs to lead offensive barrage MORE TOP NEWS TOP PERFORMANCES Ben Brown: 7 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 10 K's, 2 BB Sent combined no-hit bid into 8th inning in 6th MLB start Josh Naylor: 2-for-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB Highest RBI total for Guardians hitter this year Rafael Devers: 4-for-5, 3B, 2 RBI, R 13th career 4-hit game Max Fried: 8 IP, 0 R, 7 H, 6 K's, BB 3 starts of 8+ innings tied for MLB lead Gavin Stone: 7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 7 K's, 0 BB Has 1.85 ERA over past 6 starts PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Saved by the Belli! Cody goes up and over to bring back a HR. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS A deep dive into the Yankees' incredible Cole clone When reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole went down with an injury this spring, it was obviously a huge blow to the Yankees' rotation. Enter 25-year-old Luis Gil, who has given them far more than they could have expected -- essentially, a spot-on impersonation of Cole.   His breaking ball is unhittable. And nobody really knows what it is Is it a knuckleball? Not really. Is it a screwball? Well, kind of. All we can say for sure about Ettore Giulianelli, a 21-year-old signed out of Italy, is that he has one incredibly nasty pitch in his arsenal. 'You have to love a place to really invest in it' Comedian Roy Wood Jr., who grew up in Birmingham, Ala., has a special place in his heart for the city, which is why he jumped at the opportunity to host and narrate the Road to Rickwood podcast.  The purest-hitting prospects in the Minors Some of these sweet-swinging prospects have already gotten a taste of the big leagues, but those that haven't are not too far off.  A debut that was pure Bliss ... and willed into existence 10 years ago, Seattle prospect Ryan Bliss responded to a post from the Mariners saying, "my dream ... one day." That day officially came this week.  Live baseball all day on MLB Network  It's Pirates vs. Tigers at 12:40 p.m. ET, followed by Dodgers vs. Mets at 4, with Cubs vs. Brewers at 7:30, and then the conclusion of Yankees vs. Angels. .  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD LAD 5 NYM 2 LAD 3 NYM 0 BOS 8 BAL 3 STL 7 CIN 1 OAK 3 TB 0 WAS 0 ATL 2 KC 2 MIN 4 TOR 7 CWS 2 CHC 6 MIL 3 ARI 2 TEX 4 CLE 13 COL 7 NYY 3 LAA 4 HOU 2 SEA 4 MIA 0 SD 4 PHI 0 SF 1 © 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.