HISTORY LAST NIGHT: Jake McCarthy hit a LEADOFF INSIDE-THE-PARK home run — a LEADOFF inside-the-park homer — years pass between them — his 2nd of the season, the most in baseball.
Nightly briefing
Baseball last night
Lines of the night: Abimelec Ortiz made his MLB DEBUT and went 1-for-2; Jake McCarthy hit an INSIDE-THE-PARK home run — a half-dozen or so happen a season — his 2nd of the season, the most in baseball.
The so-what: through 97 team games, Kyle Schwarber sits 12 HR behind Bonds' 73-homer pace (44 at this point). That's the number that decides whether this season becomes a chase or a footnote.
Batter Strikeouts
NEGATIVE HISTORY
Kyle SchwarberPHI
Kyle Schwarber is on pace for 240 strikeouts
Kyle Schwarber has struck out 144 times, projecting to 240. Mark Reynolds' record is 223. But he's doing damage too: he leads MLB in home runs (32) — one every 10.9 at-bats. The strikeouts are the price of the power.
Mark Reynolds struck out 223 times in 2009, a mark that has survived the highest-strikeout era in history.
98History score
- Current
- 144
- Projected
- 240
- Record
- 223 Mark Reynolds · 2009
Fastest Pitch89
Misiorowski, Jacob
Record 105.8 · Aroldis Chapman
Misiorowski, Jacob's 105.5 mph 4-Seam Fastball on 2026-06-26 is the fastest pitch of 2026.
Runs81
James WoodWSH
149 projectedRecord 177 · Babe Ruth
Needs 31 more to reach 120.
Triple Crown (AL)80
Yordan AlvarezHOU
Yordan Alvarez ranks 2/1/1 in the AL in AVG/HR/RBI.
Team Wins79
DodgersLAD
102 projectedRecord 116 · 1906 Cubs / 2001 Mariners
39 wins from a 100-win season.
Home Runs78
Kyle SchwarberPHI
53 projectedRecord 73 · Barry Bonds
Needs 18 more to reach 50.
Saves78
Cade SmithCLE
47 projectedRecord 62 · Francisco Rodriguez
22 from a 50-save season.
Longest Ball78
Drake Baldwin
A 473-foot home run on 2026-06-16 — the longest ball of the season.
Hardest-Hit Ball78
Oneil Cruz
Record 122.4 · Giancarlo Stanton
A 119.0 mph double on 2026-04-16 — Stanton's tracked record is 122.4.
Tonight's stakes
What to watch today
The stat at stake: Otto Lopez carries a .334 average into today. A .400 finish would take roughly a .498 clip the rest of the way (127-for-255) — extreme territory, but every multi-hit day moves the math, and every 0-for-4 costs about two points.
Tightest race: the AL Central — Guardians (51-46) lead Sox (50-45) by 0.
Year-over-year: the Sox are 50-45 — 18 wins ahead of where they stood on this date last season (32-64).
30/30 watch: Pete Crow-Armstrong sits at 21 HR / 24 SB — 9 homers short and 6 steals short of a 30/30 season, projecting to 35/40.
How to read the site
The chase, in plain English
Otto Lopez leads MLB at .334, but .400 is still a mountain. He would need 42 straight hits to get there today, or roughly a .498 average the rest of the way (127-for-255) to finish at .400.
Every chase gets a 0–100 History Score against the record book, allowing home-run pace, streaks, Statcast extremes, and even negative history to share one radar.