Here are some of the biggest things happening in baseball right now.
• Murakami unstoppable
Munetaka Murakami homered in his fourth straight game yesterday -- tied with Ohtani and Seiya Suzuki for the longest home run streak ever by a Japanese-born player. If Murakami homers again today vs. the D-backs (9:40 p.m. ET, MLB.TV), he'll also tie the MLB rookie record of five straight games with a home run (done 12 times). But he needs a couple more to get into all-time territory.
Murakami's nine homers this season are tied with Aaron Judge for second-most in the Majors, behind only Yordan Alvarez's 11.
• The weirdest first career home run ever?
Staying with the White Sox … you have to see how Sam Antonacci got his first career home run last night. First of all, it was an inside-the-park home run -- the first one in MLB this season. But that's not the weirdest part. The weirdest part is, Antonacci ended up with that inside-the-parker because his line drive down the left-field line was touched by the D-backs ball boy, leading left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to stop chasing the ball as Antonacci circled the bases. But no interference was called on the play, so it wasn't reviewable.
• Cubbies on a roll
Moving to the other side of Chicago … the Cubs have MLB's longest winning streak at seven games after Shota Imanaga dominated the Phillies for a second straight outing. It's been a great bounceback season so far for Imanaga, who has a 2.17 ERA in five starts.
• Back-to-back Big Dumper blasts
Cal Raleigh has now homered in back-to-back games for the Mariners -- one from each side of the plate -- an encouraging sign for MLB's reigning home run king, who's been off to a slow start in 2026. Raleigh hadn't homered in consecutive games since last Sept. 20-21.
"I know the swing is good," Raleigh said yesterday. "It’s the same swing I've had since I was 9 years old."
• Strider looks nasty, and his rehab start was crazy
Braves starter Spencer Strider looked like his old dominant self in a rehab start for Triple-A Gwinnett last night. Strider struck out eight in 4 1/3 scoreless innings while averaging 95.9 mph and touching 98.1 mph with his fastball, which had its best "rising" movement in a long time.
Strider's outing was also just one part of a crazy game: The opposing starter, Braxton Garrett, pitched a no-hitter … or did he? Actually, Garrett threw a complete game and allowed no hits -- but lost, because he allowed two runs on a wild pitch and sac fly.
• Yesavage looming
Blue Jays rookie sensation Trey Yesavage looks like he's almost ready to return after his latest rehab outing at Triple-A. The AL pennant winners can't wait to get Yesavage back from his right shoulder impingement after the 22-year-old right-hander stole the show last October.
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