Major League Triple Crown? We're getting close

Plus: How playoff picture looks right now

Friday, August 07 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Move over, Mantle? Yordan is coming for the Crown   Yordan Alvarez's prowess at the plate has put him in realistic position to win just the fifth MLB Triple Crown since RBIs became official in 1920 -- and the first since Mickey Mantle in 1956. Red Sox trailed in the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th ... and still won their 8th straight TWO deflections on Acuña's 1st HR propel Braves to 8th straight win Arraez rises up and over tag! But forgets one very important thing 2026 No. 1 pick Cholowsky swats first pro homer on a mammoth night at High-A PCA! Bregman! Cubs grab improbable 11-inning win thanks to stars' heroics May announces presence in Milwaukee with gritty quality start Tigers climbing back into Wild Card race -- and this time it could be for real EIGHT doubles on 16 hits?! Phils' offense picks up Sánchez after short outing First MLB hit? Pinckney makes his a 402-foot homer off a Cy Young contender! Power hitting AND gutsy pitching? Reds check every box in 1st home sweep MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Matt Olson   422 ft 6th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Nathaniel Lowe   111.7 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Adrian Morejon   101 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cubs   48.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Matt Olson   422 ft 6th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Nathaniel Lowe   111.7 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Adrian Morejon   101 mph 8th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Cubs   48.6% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Caleb Durbin 4th career walk-off RBI, tied career high with 3 hits Sal Stewart 25 HRs second-most by Reds rookie (F. Robinson, 38) Dylan Cease 7 IP, 0 R, 10 K's; 3-1, 0.84 ERA with 56 K's in past 6 starts Chase Meidroth 1st career multihomer game, tied career high with 4 RBIs Marcus Semien Batting .327 with 7 HRs and 14 RBIs in his last 29 games vs. CLE PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY At the time, this Ernie Clement catch was a game-saving play. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS A look at the post-Deadline postseason picture Now that we’re on the other side of this year’s Trade Deadline, it’s time to check in on what the postseason races look like in the wake of contending clubs bolstering their rosters with what they hope are the missing pieces to a playoff run. MLB returns to the Field of Dreams in less than a week! And after a four-year hiatus due to site renovation, Major League Baseball is returning to the iconic "Field of Dreams" movie site. We've got all the details. An MVP-filled 1st inning, brotherly love and a historic debut Sarah Langs brings us up to speed on all the fun stats and achievements we may have missed over the past week.  Griffeys on the art of trash talk Ken Griffey Jr. and his father joined Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins on the 6-1-1 Podcast to discuss their relationship, hitting back-to-back homers and more. MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show live from Seattle Greg Amsinger and Harold Reynolds are live from T-Mobile Park in Seattle as the club celebrates 50 seasons of Mariners baseball. Franchise legends will join Greg & Harold throughout the show starting at 5 p.m. ET. Friday night action on MLB Network The Guardians clash with the White Sox in an AL Central battle at 7:30 p.m. ET (or Twins vs. Brewers), followed by Astros vs. Padres (or Tigers vs. Giants).  MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD LAA 4 BAL 1 ATH 5 CIN 6 NYM 13 CLE 6 PIT 2 MIL 5 TOR 2 CHC 3 DET 11 SEA 0 WSH 3 PHI 7 CWS 11 BOS 12 MIA 3 ATL 11 MIN 4 KC 3 SD 5 AZ 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.