Negative history alert · score 98

Kyle Schwarber is on pace for 238 strikeouts

Kyle Schwarber has struck out 135 times, projecting to 238. Mark Reynolds' record is 223.

Mark Reynolds struck out 223 times in 2009, a mark that has survived the highest-strikeout era in history.

Data through 2026-07-07 · team-game pace · full Record Radar →

Records in danger

All 6+ chases on the Radar →
Fastest Pitch STATCAST 89
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Misiorowski, Jacob
105.5 mph
record 105.8 (Aroldis Chapman)
Misiorowski, Jacob's 105.5 mph 4-Seam Fastball on 2026-06-26 is the fastest pitch of 2026.
Team Wins NEAR HISTORIC 85
Dodgers LAD
60-33
105 projected · record 116 (1906 Cubs / 2001 Mariners) ▼
40 wins from a 100-win season.
Home Runs NEAR HISTORIC 81
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Kyle Schwarber PHI
31
55 projected · record 73 (Barry Bonds) ▲
Needs 19 more to reach 50.
Team Wins NEAR HISTORIC 80
Brewers MIL
58-33
103 projected · record 116 (1906 Cubs / 2001 Mariners) ▲
42 wins from a 100-win season.
Triple Crown (AL) NEAR HISTORIC 80
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Yordan Alvarez HOU
.313/29/67
▼
Yordan Alvarez ranks 2/1/1 in the AL in AVG/HR/RBI.
Runs NEAR HISTORIC 79
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James Wood WSH
83
145 projected · record 177 (Babe Ruth) ▲
Needs 37 more to reach 120.

Milestone watch

Club races →
Saves Cade Smith 26 76 30/30 Club Pete Crow-Armstrong 19/23 74 Home Runs Yordan Alvarez 29 73 Hits Otto Lopez 124 72 Saves Bryan Baker 24 72 Total Bases Yordan Alvarez 208 68

What to watch today

The stat at stake: Otto Lopez carries a .343 average into today. A .400 finish would take roughly a .476 clip the rest of the way (131-for-275) — extreme territory, but every multi-hit day moves the math, and every 0-for-4 costs about two points.

Club watch: Pete Crow-Armstrong sits at 19 HR / 23 SB — 11 homers short and 7 steals short of a 30/30 season, projecting to 34/41.

Baseball last night

Milestones fell last night: Nick Gonzales reached 100 hits; Xavier Edwards reached 100 hits; Ernie Clement reached 100 hits; Shohei Ohtani reached 20 HR; Pete Crow-Armstrong reached 100 hits.

The .400 chase: Otto Lopez went 1-for-5 and saw his average slip 3 points to .343. The gap to .400 is now .057.

Loudest nights: Ernie Clement had a 3-hit night; Jordan Walker had a 3-hit night; Ben Rice had a 3-hit night; Brandon Lowe had a 3-hit night.

The so-what: through 92 team games, Kyle Schwarber sits 10 HR behind Bonds' 73-homer pace (42 at this point). That's the number that decides whether this season becomes a chase or a footnote.

Biggest movers since yesterday

Daily archive →
Otto Lopez AVG: .346 → .343 Kyle Schwarber HR: 30 → 31 Jacob Misiorowski K: 156 → 167 Nasim Nuñez SB: 33 → 33

How to read the site

The chase, in plain English

Otto Lopez leads MLB at .343, but .400 is still a mountain. He would need 35 straight hits to get there today, or roughly a .476 average the rest of the way (131-for-275) to finish the season at .400. Every chase on the site gets a History Score (0–100) against the actual record book, so a home-run pace, a hitting streak, and a historically bad team can compete for the top of the Record Radar.