Ohtani's on-base streak reaches 50 -- barely

Plus: The dress code for Wrigley is hot dog

Sunday, April 19 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 1 early-season development each team can believe in   Every team has seen at least one key player or position group get off to a strong start in 2026, so MLB.com's beat writers each picked an early revelation that could be sustainable. Ohtani extends on-base streak to 50 games -- with 2 outs in 9th Masterful Skubal K's 10, keeps Boston's bats quiet Miller now scoreless through 31 2/3 innings, 2 shy of Padres' record  No need for nail-biting! Yanks' early outburst holds up in laugher Sale passes Glavine on K's list, dominates Phils for Braves' 4th straight win Cronenworth takes 97 mph off the chin ... and stays in! Kelly comes through in a pinch as Cubs send Mets to 10th straight loss The visiting team won a 21-inning college game on a walk-off balk -- wait, what? Myers to start in place of Peterson for Mets on Sunday Corbin in the clutch! Carroll belts 4th career slam to lift D-backs to series win MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Kyle Tucker   435 ft 1st Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Yordan Alvarez   117.8 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Robert Suarez   100.7 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Pirates   49% WPA 12th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Kyle Tucker   435 ft 1st Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Yordan Alvarez   117.8 mph 3rd Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Robert Suarez   100.7 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Pirates   49% WPA 12th Inning   Watch   Yordan Alvarez MLB-best 9th HR; 117.8 mph 2B the 2nd-hardest-hit ball of his career Cody Bellinger 2 HR, 5 RBIs, reached 4 times to raise OBP 27 points (.368) Gavin Williams 73% strike rate the 3rd-best of his career (68 starts) Nick Kurtz 115.3 mph home run A's 2nd-hardest-hit homer since 2015 Kevin McGonigle 5th multihit game (21 games total); .312 AVG 9th best in AL PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY The first pitch of the game was about to leave the yard when Brandon Marsh intervened. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Why were nearly 100 fans dressed as hot dogs at Wrigley? Friendship A Cubs fan celebrated her 50th birthday at yesterday's game, and she had a unique requirement for any friends who wanted to attend: You must wear a hot dog costume. 'Seeing her is a piece of history' Before the Dodgers played the Rockies, Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki and Dave Roberts were honored to share a moment with 100-year-old Nagasaki survivor Momoyo Nakamoto Kelley. Mickey Mouse introduces lineups ... kind of Mickey Mouse Night for the Triple-A Reno Aces featured special menu items, Disney merchandise and a club employee doing an uncanny impression of the cartoon mouse while announcing the starting lineups. Suzuki helps twins become Trailblazers Before becoming MLB's first Hawaiian-born manager for the Angels, Kurt Suzuki coached kids in his home state, including current Trailblazer Series participants Kelcee and Rylee Scarlett. The unheralded reliever yet to allow a hit While Padres closer Mason Miller has rightly dominated headlines while allowing only two hits in 10 1/3 innings, Orioles righty Rico Garcia has him beat with 10 hitless innings this season. Sunday afternoon baseball on MLB Network The Orioles and Guardians wrap up a series in Cleveland at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Blue Jays against the D-backs. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD KC 4 NYY 13 CIN 5 MIN 4 NYM 2 CHC 4 TB 8 PIT 7 SF 7 WSH 6 CWS 6 ATH 7 DET 4 BOS 1 MIL 5 MIA 2 BAL 2 CLE 4 STL 7 HOU 5 TEX 3 SEA 7 ATL 3 PHI 1 LAD 3 COL 4 TOR 2 AZ 6 SD 4 LAA 1 © 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.