Astros Trail Rangers by One Game in the AL West
Houston trails Texas by one game with six to play and just went 3-7 -- the worst form of anyone in the AL West race. Tonight in Seattle decides how bad it gets.
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Cal Raleigh Just Tied a 24-Year-Old Mariners Record
Cal Raleigh homered in four consecutive at-bats across two games, tying Mike Cameron's 24-year-old Mariners record, one night after a three-homer game.
Cal Raleigh Just Ended the Best Story in Baseball
Cal Raleigh hit a career-high three homers to snap the Phillies' 9-game win streak on a random Monday -- and almost nobody outside Seattle noticed.
Cal Raleigh Hit 60 Homers. Now He's Hitting .158.
Cal Raleigh set three home run records last year. This year he's hitting .158, and the explanations Seattle keeps offering don't actually explain it.
Arozarena Bookended a Game Nobody's Talking About
Randy Arozarena homered on the first pitch he saw, robbed one on defense, then walked it off on the last pitch he saw. Still a quiet Saturday for him.
Seven Teams. Zero Winning Records. One Spot.
Seven American League teams are fighting for the last Wild Card spot, and not one of them has a winning record. Here's what the format actually rewards.
Christian Walker Ended the Mariners' Night Twice
The Astros blew the lead in the eighth, fell behind again in the tenth, and still walked it off. Christian Walker made sure of that, twice over.
The Real Insult Wasn't the Fastball
Gabe Speier and Dan Wilson got suspended for the retaliation pitch. Gleyber Torres got away with the actually disrespectful part of the whole thing.
Orioles Quit on a Playoff Race, Not a Rebuild
The Orioles were 2.5 games from a wild-card spot when they traded Rutschman, Ward, and Wells away in one afternoon. That is not a rebuild. That is surrender.
The Yankees Were the Only Team With No Choice
Four contenders made trade deadline moves this week, but only the Yankees didn't have a real choice. Here's what the other three were actually betting on.
The White Sox Are Buying. Nobody's Talking About It.
The White Sox opened the year as one of the longest shots in baseball. They just traded for Luis Castillo instead of selling. Nobody is talking about this.
The Mariners' 'Not Kirby' Line Just Fell Apart
Four days ago the Mariners said George Kirby wasn't available. Now multiple teams are engaged, per Jeff Passan, with the deadline two days out.
Nobody Believes the Padres on Mason Miller Anymore
Three rival front offices believe a Mason Miller trade happens. The Padres say it won't. That trust gap, not any single offer, is the real story before Aug. 3.