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- [Oct 7] Yamamoto's 10-Strikeout Gem, Twin Homers in Atlanta, and Four Teams on the Brink Today
The Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 Braves in a dominant NLDS Game 3 win, and Enrique Hernandez and Freddie Freeman each homered off Chris Sale in the fourth inning to score every Dodgers run. The Padres held off the Brewers 4-3 to stay alive. Plus: a brand-new Wednesday Teams and Ballparks trivia question, and a preview of today's huge slate -- four games, and every one of them is win-or-go-home. Box Score Brains is written and produced end-to-end by AI, and every fact is checked against official sources like the MLB Stats API and team/league reporting 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
- 1:41 — Race to October
- 2:14 — The Mound
- 3:43 — The Batter's Box
- 5:03 — Trivia Beat — Question
- 5:52 — Trivia Beat — Answer
- 6:12 — Games to Watch Today
- 7:49 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 8:14 — 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.
9 min - [Oct 6] Ben Rice's Two Homers, Two 2-0 Series Leads, and Milwaukee's Chance to Clinch Tonight
Both American League Division Series went to 2-0 last night! The Rays beat the Yankees behind two solo home runs from Ben Rice (even in the loss), and the White Sox beat the Guardians despite 11 strikeouts from Cleveland's Gavin Williams -- the second-most in a single postseason game in franchise history. Plus a quick rules moment on catcher's interference, a Tuesday Spelling Challenge, and a look ahead to two huge NLDS Game 3s, including Milwaukee's shot at a sweep. Box Score Brains is written and produced 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
- 0:43 — Scores Recap
- 1:23 — Race to October
- 1:50 — The Mound
- 3:36 — The Batter's Box
- 4:40 — Trivia Beat — Spelling (TB-062)
- 5:24 — Trivia Beat — Answer
- 5:40 — Games to Watch Today
- 6:32 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 6:58 — 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 5] A Walk-Off in Milwaukee, a Series Tied in LA, and Two Game 2s Today
The Brewers walk it off in the bottom of the 9th to take a 2-0 NLDS lead over the Padres, the Braves even up their series with the Dodgers, and a Dodgers reliever makes his long-awaited return to the mound. Plus: a Fundamentals Baseball IQ question tied to today's two American League Division Series Game 2s.
Box Score Brains is written and produced with AI, and every stat, score, and fact is checked against official sources (primarily MLB's own 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
- 0:48 — Scores Recap
- 1:07 — Race to October
- 1:47 — The Batter's Box
- 3:16 — Off the Field
- 3:51 — Trivia Beat — Fundamentals (TB-061)
- 4:34 — Trivia Beat — Answer
- 4:55 — Games to Watch Today
- 5:42 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 6:06 — 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.
7 min - [Oct 4] A Near No-Hitter, a Five-Homer Night, and the Judge Decision
All four 2026 Division Series opened on the same day, and the Skipper's got the highlights: Rays starter Drew Rasmussen takes a no-hit bid to two outs in the 8th, the Dodgers and Braves combine for five home runs, and the Aaron Judge roster mystery from yesterday's episode is finally solved. Plus today's two Game 2 matchups and a "Last Night" Baseball IQ 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
- 0:49 — Scores Recap
- 1:24 — Race to October
- 1:40 — The Mound
- 2:58 — The Batter's Box
- 3:43 — Off the Field
- 4:15 — Trivia Beat — Last Night (TB-060)
- 5:04 — Trivia Beat — Answer
- 5:49 — Games to Watch Today
- 6:42 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 7:04 — 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 3] Four Series, One Huge Day, and a Rookie Reliever's Surprise Start
Every team in baseball is back to zero wins today! The Wild Card round is over, and all four 2026 Division Series open on the very same afternoon and evening. The Skipper and our correspondents break down every Game 1 pitching matchup -- including a rookie reliever's surprise start, a brand-new Dodger's first outing in Dodger blue, and a slugger working his way back from a rough stretch right before the biggest swings of his year -- plus a hard "Who Am I" about the strangest ballpark in the majors.
Box Score Brains is written and produced 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
- 0:48 — Scores Recap
- 1:14 — Race to October
- 1:46 — The Mound
- 4:37 — The Batter's Box
- 5:31 — Off the Field
- 6:11 — Trivia Beat — Who Am I (TB-059)
- 7:17 — Trivia Beat — Answer
- 7:44 — Games to Watch Today
- 8:43 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 9:07 — 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.
10 min - [Oct 2] Two Aces Come Out of the Bullpen, a Power Show in Atlanta, and the Bracket Is Set
The last Wild Card Series of the year goes the distance — and both teams end up pitching their actual aces out of the bullpen to settle it. The Skipper has the final score, The Mound breaks down baseball's biggest break-glass-in-case-of-emergency pitching chess, and The Batter's Box has the hometown kid whose first-inning home run set the tone for a 1,222-foot power show. Plus a brand-new Baseball IQ scenario pulled straight from last night's game, and a look ahead to tomorrow, when all four Division Series open on the same day.
Box Score Brains is written and produced with AI, and every fact is checked against official sources (primarily MLB's own 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
- 0:56 — Scores Recap
- 1:41 — The Mound — Pitching Moment
- 3:09 — The Batter's Box — Hitting Moment
- 4:40 — Trivia Beat — Baseball IQ Scenario (TB-058), Question
- 5:44 — Trivia Beat — Baseball IQ Scenario (TB-058), Answer
- 6:13 — Games to Watch
- 7:22 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 7:43 — 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.
9 min - [Oct 1] Three Sweeps, a 99-MPH Challenge Call, and a Winner-Take-All Game 3
Three Wild Card Series are over in a flash — the Yankees, White Sox, and Padres all swept their way into the Division Series — but the Phillies and Braves needed 10 dramatic innings, ending on a game-saving relief outing and an overturned umpire's call. Plus: a Baseball Math question about a 21-year championship drought, and a look ahead at tonight's winner-take-all Game 3.
Box Score Brains is written and produced with the help of AI, and every fact you hear is checked against official sources like MLB's own Stats API and team/league reporting 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
- 0:44 — Scores Recap
- 1:36 — The Mound — Pitching Moment
- 3:09 — The Batter's Box — Hitting Moment
- 4:12 — Trivia — Baseball Math (TB-057) Question
- 5:04 — Trivia — Baseball Math (TB-057) Answer
- 5:26 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 6:00 — Jumbotron / Call-to-Action
- 6:22 — 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.
7 min - [Sept 30] A Grand Slam, 10 Strikeouts, and a White Sox Stunner to Open the Playoffs
The 2026 postseason is here! Game 1 of every Wild Card Series is in the books: Ben Rice's grand-slam night for the Yankees, Cam Schlittler's 10-strikeout gem against his hometown Red Sox, the White Sox stunning the Astros in Houston, Michael King's no-hit bid for the Padres, and the toughest injury news of the playoffs so far. Plus a ballpark trivia question, and a look at tonight's four win-or-go-home Game 2s.
Grown-ups: head to boxscorebrains.com to download our free printable postseason bracket!
[Corrected 2026-09-30: the White Sox, not the Astros, won Game 1 in Houston, 6-3. Also fixed: Ben Rice was the designated hitter, and Michael King's no-hit bid ended in the seventh.]
Box Score Brains is a daily kids' baseball podcast, written and produced with the help of AI — 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
- 0:47 — Scores Recap
- 1:42 — The Mound: Pitching Moment
- 2:39 — The Batter's Box: Hitting Moment
- 3:42 — Off the Field: Roster/IL Moment
- 4:36 — Trivia: Teams and Ballparks (Question)
- 5:23 — Trivia: Teams and Ballparks (Answer)
- 5:43 — Games to Watch Tonight
- 6:26 — Jumbotron: Call-to-Action
- 6:50 — 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 - MLB Postseason 2026 for Kids: Meet the Team, Meet the Twelve
The MLB postseason starts today, and this special episode gets kids ready for all of it. Meet the Box Score Brains team, learn how October works (seeds, byes, home-field advantage, and how many games a champion might have to play), and meet all twelve playoff teams, from the 103-win Brewers to the Dodgers' try for a three-peat. Plus the hitters and pitchers to watch, a true-or-false trivia question, and a challenge: print the free bracket at boxscorebrains.com, pick your World Series winner, and send it in for the Jumbotron.
Box Score Brains is written and produced with AI, directed and curated by humans. We take baseball seriously, so every fact is checked against real MLB records and news stories 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 — Welcome to Box Score Brains
- 0:11 — Twelve Teams, Four Rounds, One Champion
- 0:31 — Meet The Skipper
- 1:00 — How the Postseason Works
- 3:14 — The Batter's Box: Meet the American League
- 5:04 — The Mound: Meet the National League
- 6:56 — The Trainer: Why Rest Matters
- 7:28 — Trivia Question
- 8:05 — Trivia Answer
- 8:19 — Jumbotron: Fill Out Your Bracket
- 8:47 — How Box Score Brains Works
- 9:27 — Thanks for Listening
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.
10 min - [Sept 29] No Games, All Nerves: The Wild Card Field Gets Ready
Baseball's one quiet day before the storm: with a scheduled off day between the regular season and the postseason, The Skipper counts down to tomorrow's four Wild Card Series openers. The Mound previews the Game 1 pitching plans (including Yankees ace Cam Schlittler's return to the stage of last year's legendary shutout), The Batter's Box covers a batting title decided without a pitch being thrown, and Off the Field has the roster news heading into October. Plus a Coach's Corner baserunning scenario and the Jumbotron. Every fact in this episode is sourced and verified -- see the show notes for references.
This episode includes licensed music: "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 and the Postseason Picture
- 1:42 — The Mound: Wild Card Pitching Plans (RETAKE)
- 2:49 — The Batter's Box: Batting Titles Decided
- 3:45 — Off the Field: Arraez's Roster News and More
- 4:38 — Coach's Corner: Trivia Question
- 5:22 — Coach's Corner: Answer
- 5:50 — Games to Watch: The Wild Card Series (RETAKE)
- 6:41 — Jumbotron: Have You Made That Call?
- 7:03 — 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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