Acuña on boos: 'I love the fans from Philly'

Plus: Drop and give me a push-up on the mound

Monday, September 07 View In Browser  Where Power Rankings stand heading into the stretch run   We only have three weeks to go in the regular season, and the clubs at the very top of the Power Rankings remained entrenched while one newcomer snuck into the Top 5 this week. TOP NEWS Acuña relishes boos from Phillies fans as he gets last laugh in villain role with epic HR Padres hit 3 straight HRs to start game vs. only pitcher to allow that twice Ohtani out of starting lineup for 4th straight game, expected to return Monday PCA becomes 10th Cub to hit 40 HRs. Is 40-40 club next? Chapman uses signature heat to become 9th pitcher in 400-saves club D-backs monitoring Perdomo, who appears to be OK after taking liner off helmet MORE TOP NEWS PERSONALIZE STORIES STAFF PICKS I meant to do that! After Red Sox lefty Payton Tolle slipped during his delivery and ended up face down on the mound, he didn't miss a beat before doing a completely natural-looking push-up. Elly rescues bird, then takes flight When an injured pigeon on the field interrupted play, Elly De La Cruz collected the bird and carried it to safety. One baseball was not so lucky as Elly crushed it for his 23rd home run. 5 series with massive playoff implications We are at the point in the season where a single series can swing a playoff race, and the stakes couldn't be higher for these five matchups on deck this week. Extra innings? Extra subs for fans Any game that goes to extras from Friday–Sunday unlocks BOGO FREE subs at Firehouse Subs the following Monday–Wednesday! Read more for full details. ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Mickey Moniak   436 ft 3rd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   116.6 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   102.4 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Mets   64.1% WPA 8th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Mickey Moniak   436 ft 3rd Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Elly De La Cruz   116.6 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   102.4 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Mets   64.1% WPA 8th Inning   Watch   Pete Crow-Armstrong 4th in MLB history age 24/younger with 40+ HRs & 30+ SBs Payton Tolle 70 of 91 pitches for strikes in 6 IP, with 12 K's, 1 push-up Ronald Acuña Jr. 3rd-fastest pitch hit for ATL HR, 100.5 mph (since 2008) Cooper Hjerpe 4 IP -- 3rd-longest perfect MLB debut (since at least 1900) Jake Burger 9th career multi-HR game, 2nd of season PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Look out in the front row! Kyle Tucker is here to rob a home run. MORE TOP PLAYS MLB NETWORK Labor Day baseball on MLB Network It’s the Angels vs. Red Sox at 1:30 p.m. ET (or Guardians vs. Orioles), followed by the Nationals vs. Padres at 5 p.m. ET. Then, catch the conclusion of the Blue Jays vs. A’s beginning at 11 p.m. ET. MORE FROM MLB NETWORK SCOREBOARD MIL 8 CIN 12 ATL 5 PHI 4 BOS 3 BAL 1 LAA 0 PIT 1 DET 2 CLE 3 SF 2 NYM 4 CHC 3 MIA 10 AZ 3 HOU 2 TOR 1 KC 6 TB 6 TEX 8 STL 10 COL 8 ATH 0 SEA 2 NYY 3 SD 4 MIN 1 CWS 10 WSH 5 LAD 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.