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- [Oct 17] A Rainout, a Reliever's Big Chance, and the ALCS Hangs in the Balance
Last night, no MLB games were played anywhere. Game 4 of the ALCS between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians got rained out in Cleveland before it even started -- so today's episode explains why, and sets up tonight's make-up game, where Guardians reliever Shawn Armstrong gets his first start of the year (and his first career postseason start) against the very team he used to pitch for. Plus: a look at Tampa Bay slugger Junior Caminero, and a Saturday "Who Am I" about one of the best players on the field tonight.
Box Score Brains is written and produced end-to-end with AI, and every fact is checked against official sources before it airs.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:34 — Scores Recap
- 1:26 — Race to October
- 1:55 — The Mound
- 3:13 — The Batter's Box
- 3:54 — Trivia Beat -- Who Am I (Question)
- 5:04 — Trivia Beat -- Who Am I (Answer)
- 5:37 — Jumbotron
- 5:58 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 6:43 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
8 min - [Oct 16] The Brewers Win the Pennant — and They're Going to the World Series
The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers out of the NLCS last night, winning Game 4 6-4 in a wild comeback, and they're headed to their first World Series since 1982! We break down Shohei Ohtani's drought-busting homer, Garrett Mitchell's go-ahead blast, and why Milwaukee didn't need one superstar to do it. Plus: the Trainer stops by to explain Ohtani's September injury, a Friday Baseball IQ question straight out of last night's game, and a kind word for Dodgers fans everywhere. Box Score Brains is made with AI, from research to script to voices — and every fact is checked against official sources before it airs.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:42 — Scores Recap
- 2:20 — Race to October
- 2:48 — The Mound
- 3:37 — The Batter's Box
- 5:10 — Off the Field
- 6:31 — The Trainer
- 7:55 — Trivia Question
- 8:58 — Trivia Answer
- 9:24 — Jumbotron
- 9:46 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 10:23 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
12 min - [Oct 15] Back-to-Back Blasts Push the Brewers to the Brink of the Pennant
The Brewers are one win from the World Series! Jackson Chourio opens last night's NLCS Game 3 with a home run on the very first pitch, and Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell answer with back-to-back blasts in the 7th as Milwaukee beats the Dodgers 6-2 to take a 3-0 series lead. Plus: two robot-umpire strikeouts early in the game, and it's Thursday Baseball Math! Box Score Brains is written and produced by AI, and every score, stat, and fact is checked against official sources before it airs.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:49 — Scores Recap
- 1:09 — Race to October
- 1:39 — The Mound
- 2:33 — The Batter's Box
- 3:33 — Off the Field
- 4:43 — Trivia Beat — Question
- 5:31 — Trivia Beat — Answer
- 5:44 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 6:31 — Jumbotron
- 7:00 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
8 min - [Oct 14] Freddy Peralta's Big Night Ties Up the ALCS
Freddy Peralta throws six scoreless innings to even up the ALCS at a game apiece, and strikes out his way to 50 career postseason K's along the way. The Skipper breaks down the new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System that helped the Guardians score their only run, previews tonight's NLCS Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, and brings a Wednesday Teams and Ballparks trivia question. Box Score Brains is written and produced end-to-end by AI, with every fact checked against official sources like the MLB Stats API before it airs.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:46 — Scores Recap
- 1:07 — Race to October
- 1:39 — The Mound
- 2:43 — The Batter's Box
- 3:39 — Off the Field
- 4:40 — Trivia Beat — Question
- 5:26 — Trivia Beat — Answer
- 5:42 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 6:15 — Jumbotron
- 6:44 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
8 min - [Oct 13] DeLauter's First October Blast Sparks a Guardians Comeback
Last night, the Cleveland Guardians fell behind 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning -- and stormed back to beat the Rays 7-3! We break down rookie Chase DeLauter's first career postseason home run, the manager's challenge that changed the scoreboard in the 9th, and the Brewers' 2-0 NLCS lead over the Dodgers. Plus: a Tuesday Spelling trivia question about the player of the night, and a look at tonight's ALCS Game 2. Box Score Brains is produced end-to-end with AI, and every fact is checked against official sources before it airs.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:52 — Scores Recap
- 1:43 — Race to October
- 2:21 — The Mound
- 3:29 — The Batter's Box
- 4:45 — Off the Field
- 5:54 — Trivia Question
- 6:35 — Trivia Answer
- 6:43 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 7:19 — Jumbotron
- 7:45 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
9 min - [Oct 12] Turang's First October Swing Puts the Brewers Up 1-0
Brewers second baseman Brice Turang hit his first home run of this postseason last night, and it ended up being the difference as Milwaukee beat the Dodgers 2-1 in Game 1 of the NLCS. Plus: a pickoff that turned into a balk, the baseball family behind Turang's swing, and a look at today's huge slate of games -- the ALCS throws out its very first pitch of the postseason tonight!
Box Score Brains is written and produced using AI, and every fact is checked against official sources, like the MLB Stats API, before it airs.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:54 — Scores Recap
- 1:21 — Race to October
- 1:58 — The Mound
- 3:10 — The Batter's Box
- 4:20 — Off the Field
- 4:56 — Trivia Beat — Fundamentals Question
- 5:40 — Trivia Beat — Fundamentals Answer
- 6:04 — Games to Watch Today/Tonight
- 6:54 — Jumbotron
- 7:20 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
9 min - [Oct 11] 21 Strikeouts and One Swing Send Cleveland to the ALCS
The Guardians completed a comeback from down 0-2 in the ALDS, combining on a 3-hit, 21-strikeout shutout of the White Sox to win Game 5 and the series. Gavin Williams struck out 12 to tie a Cleveland franchise playoff record, and José Ramírez's 4th-inning homer was the only scoring of the game. Plus: the Final Four is set as the NLCS kicks off tonight in Milwaukee, what really happens to a team once its season ends, and a Sunday "Last Night" trivia question. Box Score Brains is written and produced end-to-end by AI, and every fact is checked against official sources before it airs. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:48 — Scores Recap
- 1:15 — Race to October
- 2:00 — The Mound
- 3:14 — The Batter's Box
- 4:20 — Off the Field
- 5:12 — Trivia Beat — Last Night (TB-067), Question
- 5:53 — Trivia Beat — Last Night (TB-067), Answer
- 6:21 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 7:19 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 7:45 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
9 min - [Oct 10] Win or Go Home Tonight: One Game Decides Who Plays for the Pennant
There are no games to recap today — the whole sport is holding its breath for tonight's winner-take-all ALDS Game 5, White Sox at Guardians! The Skipper looks back at all four games of this series, The Mound and The Batter's Box preview tonight's tired-bullpen pitching matchup and the hitters carrying each team, and Off the Field checks back in on our very first postseason special to see how the seeds, the math, and the "sharp or rusty" question all played out. Plus a Saturday Who Am I challenge and a Jumbotron question about cheering for a team that isn't your own.
Box Score Brains is a daily baseball show for kids, written and produced with the help of AI — every score, stat, and fact is checked against official sources like the MLB Stats API before it airs.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:43 — Scores Recap
- 1:49 — Race to October
- 2:32 — The Mound
- 4:02 — The Batter's Box
- 5:23 — Off the Field
- 7:50 — Trivia Beat — Who Am I (Question)
- 9:04 — Trivia Beat — Who Am I (Answer)
- 9:23 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 9:53 — Jumbotron
- 10:20 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
12 min - [Oct 9] Cleveland Forces a Game 5, and an Ace Closes It Out
The Guardians trailed late, then exploded for six runs in one inning to beat the White Sox 9-5 and even their playoff series at 2 games apiece -- and their own ace pitcher had to finish the game out of the bullpen, the first relief outing of his career! The Skipper and our correspondents break down the comeback, the home runs, and a brand-new Baseball IQ question built right out of last night's box score, plus a look ahead to Saturday's winner-take-all Game 5.
Box Score Brains is written and produced with AI, from research through the script -- every score, stat, and fact is checked against official sources (like MLB's own Stats API) before it airs.
Grown-ups: grab our free printable postseason bracket at boxscorebrains.com!
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:41 — Scores Recap
- 1:28 — Race to October
- 2:05 — The Mound
- 3:27 — The Batter's Box
- 4:42 — Trivia Beat — Question
- 5:43 — Trivia Beat — Answer
- 6:07 — Games to Watch
- 6:46 — Jumbotron
- 7:14 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
8 min - [Oct 8] Three Tickets to the LCS, a Fan Steals a Home Run, and Cleveland Fights On
Three postseason series ended on the very same night: the Dodgers and the Brewers each punched their ticket to the NLCS, and the Rays completed a sweep of the Yankees in the wildest way possible — a fan reaching over the wall changed a would-be game-tying home run into a double. The Skipper runs down all four final scores, The Mound breaks down the three closers who finished off their series, The Batter's Box spotlights the Rays slugger at the center of two of the night's biggest moments, and it's a brand-new Thursday Baseball Math question. Plus: tonight's Game 4 between the Guardians and White Sox decides who's left standing in the American League.
Box Score Brains is written and produced end-to-end by AI, and every fact is checked against official sources before it airs.
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under CC BY 3.0
In this episode- 0:00 — Cold Open
- 0:38 — Scores Recap
- 2:04 — Race to October
- 2:41 — The Mound
- 4:04 — The Batter's Box
- 5:15 — Trivia Beat — Baseball Math (Question)
- 6:07 — Trivia Beat — Baseball Math (Answer)
- 6:25 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 7:04 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 7:28 — Sign-off
Box Score Brains is free through the 2026 World Series. Starting with the 2027 season, we plan to make daily episodes a paid subscription.
Grown-ups: if your family enjoys the show, please consider supporting it at boxscorebrains.com/boosters. And if you want Box Score Brains for football and basketball too, join the list at boxscorebrains.com/sports.
One more favor, grown-ups: please follow Box Score Brains and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It's the best way to help other families find the show. Every app we're on is listed at boxscorebrains.com/subscribe.
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