Corbin Carroll (320) passed Chad Tracy (318) on the Diamondbacks' all-time RBI list.
Nightly briefing
Who is chasing baseball history right now — and whether the numbers say they can get there.
Baseball last night
Nolan Arenado (AZ) hit a grand slam.
Leo Bernal (STL): his tiebreaking home run in the 8th put the Cardinals ahead for good in a 5-3 win over the Nationals.
▶ Leo Bernal's go-ahead two-run homer (4)Rafael Flores Jr. (PIT): his go-ahead home run in the 8th put the Pirates ahead for good in a 4-3 win over the Royals.
▶ Rafael Flores Jr.'s go-ahead two-run homer (10)Enrique Hernández (LAD): his tiebreaking double in the 7th put the Dodgers ahead for good in a 3-1 win over the Giants.
Dean Kremer (MIN) allowed one hit over 6.0 scoreless innings (8 K).
Last night around the league
More from last night · full recap and scoreboard
Philadelphia Phillies7
New York Mets2
Kansas City Royals3
Pittsburgh Pirates4
Chicago Cubs9
Cincinnati Reds1
Athletics0
Cleveland Guardians1
Boston Red Sox1
Tampa Bay Rays5
Atlanta Braves4
Houston Astros2
Detroit Tigers1
Chicago White Sox8
Washington Nationals3
St. Louis Cardinals5
Toronto Blue Jays7
Texas Rangers2
Seattle Mariners2
Colorado Rockies1
Minnesota Twins8
Los Angeles Angels0
San Francisco Giants1
Los Angeles Dodgers3
Miami Marlins3
San Diego Padres7
New York Yankees4
Arizona Diamondbacks8
Milwaukee Brewers3
Baltimore Orioles0
The Tigers have been better than 73-83 looks: their runs scored and allowed are those of a 85-win club.
The Angels have been better than 60-96 looks: their runs scored and allowed are those of a 69-win club.
Pace through history
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Kyle Schwarber versus the great home-run seasons
Kyle Schwarber has 45 home runs through 156 team games, 24 behind Barry Bonds's 2001 pace at the same checkpoint (69). Comparable chases finished with a median of 46 (95% CI 45-46); 2.5% reached 50 (0.9-7.2% at 95% confidence), from 119 comparable seasons.
Franchise pressure
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A franchise record is under pressure
The Rays' single-season record is 46 home runs, set by Carlos Peña in 2007. Junior Caminero projects to 43 and would finish 3 short.