Angel Martínez (CLE) homered from BOTH sides of the plate.
Nightly briefing
Who is chasing baseball history right now — and whether the numbers say they can get there.
Baseball last night
Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL): his go-ahead home run in the 7th put the Braves ahead for good in a 6-3 win over the Astros.
Brayan Bello (BOS) struck out 11 over 8 innings; Trevor Rogers (BAL) struck out 10 over 8 innings.
In 910 tracked starts since August 9: 34 had at least 10 strikeouts, 6 had at least 12, and 14 had at least 10 in six innings or fewer. At least two double-digit starts occurred on 9 of 34 complete tracked nights.
▶ Brayan Bello strikes out 11 batters over eight frames▶ Trevor Rogers strikes out 10 over eight vs. BrewersBrandon Lowe (PIT): his go-ahead home run in the 8th put the Pirates ahead for good in a 6-5 win over the Royals.
▶ Brandon Lowe's go-ahead two-run home run (33)Cole Carrigg (COL): his tiebreaking single in the 7th put the Rockies ahead for good in a 5-3 win over the Mariners.
Pavin Smith (AZ): his walk-off home run in the 9th beat the Yankees 5-3.
▶ Pavin Smith's walk-off home run (3)Last night around the league
More from last night · full recap and scoreboard
Detroit Tigers1
Chicago White Sox3
Milwaukee Brewers1
Baltimore Orioles0
Boston Red Sox1
Tampa Bay Rays2
Philadelphia Phillies3
New York Mets10
Athletics6
Cleveland Guardians12
Chicago Cubs5
Cincinnati Reds2
Kansas City Royals5
Pittsburgh Pirates6
Toronto Blue Jays2
Texas Rangers6
Atlanta Braves6
Houston Astros3
Washington Nationals8
St. Louis Cardinals5
Seattle Mariners3
Colorado Rockies5
New York Yankees3
Arizona Diamondbacks5
Miami Marlins6
San Diego Padres7
San Francisco Giants4
Los Angeles Dodgers10
Minnesota Twins5
Los Angeles Angels6
The Tigers have been better than 73-82 looks: their runs scored and allowed are those of a 86-win club.
The Angels have been better than 60-95 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 155 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.