Snell's first complete game? A no-hitter!

Plus: What if the playoffs started today?

Saturday, August 03 View In Browser  TOP NEWS A complete masterpiece: Snell no-hits Reds!   Blake Snell threw the third no-hitter in MLB this season and 18th in Giants franchise history. Incredibly, it also was the first time the two-time Cy Young Award winner had ever pitched in the ninth inning. Facts and figures about Snell's 1st career no-hitter A look at the playoff matchups if the postseason started today Judge joins Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle with 40th HR -- a 477-foot moonshot Kikuchi ties a franchise record in Astros debut How do you follow up a leadoff Little League homer? 3 straight HRs! Sound familiar? Soler comes up clutch for Braves Cleveland's win fueled by a 2-run sac fly: That's 'Guards Ball' Montas brings stability to rotation in Brewers debut MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES Blake Snell: 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 11 K's Pitches in 9th inning for first time in his career Oneil Cruz: 5-for-5, 2B, SB, 2 R, 2 RBIs First 5-hit game of career Salvador Perez: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBIs 448-foot HR one of 5 runs off Cy Young favorite Skubal Josh Bell 2-for-5, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs HR on 1st pitch with AZ caps back-to-back-to-back Yusei Kikuchi: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 11 K's Career-high 26 whiffs in Astros debut PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Add this home run robbery to Brenton Doyle's impressive 2024 highlight reel. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Slap hitters, no more: 4 finding power with new approach For a small handful of batters who spent the first half of the season swinging slowly, trying to make contact, and generally not performing well, we've seen some real changes.  Teen Naomi Ryan finds powerful ally in quest for MLB The 17-year-old's high school coach is none other than seven-time All-Star closer Billy Wagner. "We as a team really miss her when she's gone," he said. MLB hopefuls learn from ex-players at Hank Aaron Invitational The second week of the 2024 Hank Aaron Invitational featured non-stop action from a talented group of players who could be part of the next wave of Major League stars -- who were learning from an experienced coaching staff. Burrell honored at Softball Breakthrough Series Yasmin Burrell received a Jennie Finch Empowerment Award presented by Arm & Hammer during the event at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy. Will it Recycle Challenge Two bucket list trips. One winner. Play the WM x MLB Will it Recycle Challenge for your shot at a VIP Trip to the 2025 WM Phoenix Open and 2025 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. Beat the Streak leader at 48 games ... and counting Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak might never be bested on the field, but what about using your baseball instincts to beat the streak in a different way? That's a different story and, well, we've got a streak watch on our hands. Tripleheader on MLB Network The Blue Jays take on the Yankees at 1 p.m. ET, the Brewers face the Nationals at 4 p.m. ET and the Phillies go up against the Mariners at 10. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD STL 3 CHC 6 KC 9 DET 2 ARI 9 PIT 8 MIL 8 WAS 3 TOR 8 NYY 5 BAL 4 CLE 8 SF 3 CIN 0 MIA 3 ATL 5 BOS 11 TEX 6 TB 2 HOU 3 CWS 2 MIN 10 NYM 5 LAA 1 LAD 5 OAK 6 COL 5 SD 2 PHI 2 SEA 10 © 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.