5-game HR streak for rookie is bananas!

Plus: 2 new faces in Pitcher Power Rankings

Thursday, August 27 View In Browser  10 scintillating stat races coming down to the wire   There are less than five weeks left in the regular season, and while Yordan Alvarez is still in pole position to win the AL Triple Crown, it's not the only thing to keep your eyes on down the stretch. TOP NEWS Five for Peters! White Sox LF ties rookie, club marks with HR in 5 straight games Schwarber becomes MLB's 1st to 40 HRs, and joins elite company doing so Unlikely hero Kim proves why Braves stuck by him with walk-off hit Crew overcomes May's 1-pitch start on squirrelly night in Queens Crow-Armstrong, Cubs upset by missed balk call in shutout loss Reds' 7-run rally the club's largest 9th-inning comeback in 68 years! MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS Another change near -- but not at -- the top of latest Pitcher Power Rankings If we've learned one thing heading into our newest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings, it's this: There is no unseating The Miz. But there has been some shuffling behind him. These hitters have been hotter than hot in August Three players taken in the 2026 Draft entered the professional ranks with some rather scorching bats. Check out their early returns among the current red-hot prospects for each organization. Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark (and did!) As if we needed any proof that José Ramírez hits the ball with authority, Guardians rookie Travis Bazzana has the bruise to prove it. ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Hunter Goodman   435 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Héctor Rodríguez   115.2 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jhoan Duran   100.6 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Guardians   44.9% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Hunter Goodman   435 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Héctor Rodríguez   115.2 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Jhoan Duran   100.6 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Guardians   44.9% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Luis García Jr. 4 HRs in past 6 games; 7-for-10 with 5 RBIs, 5 R in series vs. HOU Jesús Luzardo 3-0, 1.31 ERA with 46 K's, 9 BB in 5 August starts Héctor Rodríguez 2 HRs; 3rd CIN Splash Hit at Oracle Park (Votto, Moustakas in ‘21) Eduardo Rodriguez Has thrown 17 2/3 consecutive scoreless IP; wins in 7 of past 9 starts Hunter Goodman 81st career HR, most by a primary catcher in Rockies history PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Ceddanne Rafaela's red socks cover some fleet feet.  MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK Rockies vs. Nationals in the afternoon Hunter Goodman and the Rockies are in our nation's capital to take on CJ Abrams and the Nationals at 1 p.m. ET. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD TB 3 DET 0 CHC 0 AZ 2 CIN 10 SF 9 CLE 4 LAA 3 PIT 0 SD 3 PHI 6 SEA 0 BOS 0 MIA 4 COL 13 WSH 1 HOU 3 NYY 9 KC 0 TOR 3 MIL 8 NYM 1 LAD 5 ATL 6 TEX 4 CWS 10 BAL 8 STL 7 MIN 4 ATH 7 © 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.