Baseball Connection

The Rays retain the #1 spot in this week's power rankings but the Braves are making things interesting at #2. Eury Perez has been lights out on the mound to start his MLB career. Perez tossed 6 scoreless innings on Saturday, extending his scoreless innings streak to 21. The Marlins currently hold a wild card spot, if the season were to end today. Jackson Holliday is tearing up the Orioles farm system - he's not the #1 ranked prospect in baseball. Freddie Freeman secured his 2000th career hit on Sunday. Can he get to 3000? All this (and more) on today's episode.

The Angels beat the Rockies 25-1 on Saturday. That's not a typo. A 13-run third inning was more than enough to put this game out of reach early on. The Cubs took the first game of the London Series, thanks to a multi-homer day from Ian Happ and strong pitching from Justin Steele. Balking in the go-ahead run with can't be fun - just ask the Astros. All this (and more) on today's episode.

What a difference 2 weeks makes. The Cincinnati Reds are the best show in town. The Reds extended their win streak to 12 games in front of a sellout crowd at Great American Ballpark. Reds beat the Braves 11-10 in this year's best MLB game so far. Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle - the Reds' first since 1989. Shohei Ohtani is the MVP already, and it's not even close. Emmett Sheehan got the W in the Dodgers' series opener against the Astros. All this (and more) on today's episode.

Phase 1 of All-Star voting is complete. Ronald Acuna Jr. and Shohei Ohtani secured automatic starting spots as the leading vote-getters in their leagues. Which players got snubbed? Byron Buxton had a slow start to the season offensively, and can't play defense yet, but he's putting on a power display right now. All this (and more) on today's episode.

The Cincinnati Reds have a 10-game win streak and their young talent has stolen the show. The Giants have a 9-game win streak. The Red Sox have a 6-game win streak. The LA Dodgers are in third place. If the playoffs started today, the Astros would miss out. What's going on in 2023? All this (and more) on today's episode.

Pete Alonso was was set to be out for 3-4 weeks with a sprained wrist. He's back just 11 days later. Can the NL home run leader pick up where he left off? Blake Snell dazzled with a 12 strikeout performance against his former team. The Giants and Reds are baseball's two hottest teams. The divisional races are exciting in 2023, with surprise teams everywhere. All this (and more) on today's episode.

The Cincinnati Reds have won 6 straight games and sit only half a game out of first place in the NL Central. Outstanding rookies have been the theme in Cincinnati this year, and Andrew Abbott is one of them. The rookie LHP has now thrown 17 2/3 scoreless innings to start his career. The Red Sox brought out the bats in a 15-5 rout of the Yankees. Justin Turner (2 HRs, double, 6 RBIs) and Masataka Yoshida (4 hits) led the way. Ronald Acuna Jr. has swiped 30 bases already. What are his chances at a 40/40 season? All this (and more) on today's episode.

Could the Cardinals trade the reigning NL MVP? Cody Bellinger has had a nice bounce-back season in Chicago but could he also be trade bait? We look at intriguing trade ideas for this summer. Shohei Ohtani is making a case to earn the biggest contract we've ever seen. All this (and more) on today's episode.

Carlos Correa hit a walk-off home run to win the game for the Twins. Correa has done this in the postseason before, but this was his first regular season walk-off homer. The A's have won 7 straight. Orioles 3B Gunnar Henderson has been on a tear lately, including a grand slam on Tuesday. All this (and more) on today's episode.

Shohei Ohtani is having a strong offensive season. After hitting 2 HRs to push LA over Texas on Monday, Ohtani now leads the American League with 20 HRs. J.T. Realmuto became the first Phillies player to hit for the cycle since 2004. All this (and more) on today's episode.