Chase Dollander carried a NO-HITTER into the 8th — broken up by a home run ▶︎ watch. And it wasn't alone: michael soroka threw an immaculate inning (inning 5: 3 k on 9 pitches) — an immaculate inning happens once or twice a season ▶︎ watch.
Historic Chases · 2026-03-30 RECONSTRUCTED
Nightly briefing
Baseball last night
Yandy Díaz is hitting OVER .400. Needs a .396 clip the rest of the way to finish at .400.
Yandy Díaz sits at .550 — the last .400 season was Ted Williams in 1941.
HISTORY LAST NIGHT: Michael Soroka threw an IMMACULATE INNING (inning 5: 3 K on 9 pitches) — an immaculate inning happens once or twice a season ▶︎ watch.
Lines of the night: Connor Phillips earned his FIRST career save ▶︎ watch.
The so-what: through 5 team games, Chase DeLauter sits 2 HR ahead of Bonds' 73-homer pace (2 at this point). That's the number that decides whether this season becomes a chase or a footnote.
That morning's stakes
What we were watching
The .400 burndown: Yandy Díaz carries a .550 average into today; a .400 finish takes a .396 clip the rest of the way (313-for-790). A 3-for-4 tonight lowers the requirement to .394; an 0-for-4 raises it to .398.
Historical intelligence
How the night stacked up
Chase DeLauter versus the great home-run seasons
Chase DeLauter has 4 home runs through 5 team games, even with Mark McGwire's 1998 pace at the same checkpoint (4). Comparable chases finished with a median of 28; 1.9% reached 50 and 0.1% reached 60 (n=982).
Retrosheet · verified play-by-playA projected top-1 season
If Chase DeLauter finishes at the current projection of 130, it would be the most home runs in any season since 1901 — no season on record has finished higher.
SABR Lahman Baseball Database · through 2021Chase DeLauter is building a rare combination
At his current pace, Chase DeLauter would reach at least 190 hits, and 60 HR. Only 2 completed seasons in the configured historical cohort reached every mark. The recent company includes Sammy Sosa (1998), Babe Ruth (1927).
SABR Lahman Baseball Database · through 2021Closest to .400
.550AVG
0 consecutive hits needed to reach .400
ON PACE
Home Run Leader
4HR
130 projected HR · +2 vs Bonds's 73 pace
Hits Leader
11H
446 projected H · +4 vs Suzuki's 262 pace
Stolen Base Leader
2SB
65 projected SB · 2 behind Henderson's 130 pace
Doubles Leader
22B
65 projected 2B · 0 behind Webb's 67 pace
Triples Leader
03B
0 projected 3B · 1 behind Wilson's 36 pace
Triple Crown Watch (MLB)
.550· 1 HR · 6 RBI
1 / 3 / 1 in AVG/HR/RBI league ranks — full board on the Watch page
30/30 Club Pace
4/0HR/SB
130/0 projected HR/SB · team-game pace
EXTREME
Wins Leader (Team)
Blue Jays
3W
122 projected wins · record 116
ON PACE
Run Differential Leader
Brewers
+18
+729 projected run differential