We might have only one MLB qualifier with a .400 on-base percentage for the first time since 1968 (when it was Carl Yastrzemski) Juan Soto is 2nd in the majors at .399, while the leader isn't just over .400, he's over .450 Aaron Judge .452

Jose Caballero's first career walk-off hit sends the Yankees to the postseason! And the Red Sox just beat the Blue Jays, too. 26th trip to the playoffs in 31 seasons since 1995 MLB Most Postseason Appearances 60 Yankees (incl 2025) 39 Dodgers (incl 2025) 32 Cardinals 30 Braves 29 Athletics

Joining us in the booth for the top of the 2nd inning: Oswaldo Cabrera!

Scenarios for the huge Tigers at Guardians series CLE sweeps (CLE magic number would be 1) CLE wins 2 of 3 (CLE magic #3) DET wins 2 of 3 (DET magic #2) DET sweeps (DET clinches AL Central) After this series: DET at BOS, CLE vs TEX

Yankees pitching coming out of the off day for the final 6 games of the regular season Gil/Fried/Rodón starting against the White Sox, leaving Fried & Rodón on an extra day of rest for the first 2 games of the Wild Card Series

Yankees/White Sox Lineups! Yanks return from a 7-3 road trip to begin a 6-game homestand to end the regular season, and can clinch a postseason spot tonight with a win Game at 7 on YES, BP/Pre at 6/6:30

Myths to dispel about the ABS system. Myth: It will make games longer Myth: Catcher framing is now obsolete Myth: Full ABS is now right around the corner. That and more here: www.baseballamerica.com/stories/11-t...

LFG!

Ben Rice MLB Percentile Ranks Exit Velo 93.4 (96th) Hard-Hit% 56.3 (98th) Barrel% 15.3 (93rd) Chase% 21.1 (90th) K% 19.4 (60th) 90th+ Percentile in EV/Hard-Hit%/Barrel% Also 60th+ Percentile in K% Juan Soto 97th / 98th / 98th / 61st Ben Rice 96th / 98th/ 93rd / 60th

That's right, BOS/DET/CLE playing each other means someone will eventually get a 74th loss, guaranteeing a spot for the Yankees with their 89th win, so tonight is oddly enough a win-and-in

Jared Goff still believes in the Tigers

This Goff throw 🤌🏼

"He's got big onions. I mean, this is a bold move." Troy Aikman on Dan Campbell, just before the Lions picked up a first down on a fourth-and-2 against the Ravens.

That series by Russ was absolutely hilarious. Hang it in a museum: Uncatchable over the end zone QB draw Uncatchable over the end zone Uncatchable over the end zone Malik Nabers is NFL Paul Skenes.

That series near the end zone got all the Giants fans like

Because the Reds hold the tiebreaker, the Mets are out of playoff position for the first time since April 4 (when they were 4-3)

Ben Rice! 🍚🍚🍚🍚 Yankees' first extra-inning grand slam since Josh Donaldson's walk-off on 8/17/2022 vs TB Their first on the road since Bobby Abreu's game-winner on 9/24/2008 at TOR Their first vs the Orioles since Tino Martinez's game-winner in the 15th inning on 5/1/1996 at Camden Yards

Cody Bellinger vs Keegan Akin in the 10th…his .351/.400/.608 slash line vs LHP all lead MLB lefties against lefties

Quite the intro for CBS's The NFL Today, celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Yankees pitching for the Baltimore series finale Schlittler 3.41 ERA in 1st 12 starts. Orioles against 97+ MPH: a .201 AVG (5th-lowest in MLB), .300 SLG (4th-lowest) and 30.1 K% (3rd-highest, LAA 35.9 COL 30.3) 'pen in nice shape with great starts by Fried & Rodón in the series (off day tomorrow)

Yankees/Orioles Lineups! Last road game of the regular season, Yanks 43-37 (T-1st in AL w CLE). Double day off for Stanton, so Judge is DH & Domínguez gets a start. Yanks need to make up 3 on the Jays in 7 games to grab the East. Game at 1:30 on YES, BP/Pre at 12:30/1

MLB Duos 76 Hank Aaron & Eddie Mathews 75 Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth 68 Gil Hodges & Duke Snider 68 Willie Mays & Willie McCovey 64 Ron Santo & Billy Williams 61 Bob Allison & Harmon Killebrew 61 Andruw Jones & Chipper Jones 57 Dwight Evans & Jim Rice 57 Aaron Judge & Giancarlo Stanton

Yankees Lefties Win 17+ in Same Season 1979 Tommy John 21 Ron Guidry 18 1980 Tommy John 22 Ron Guidry 17 2025 Max Fried 18 Carlos Rodón 17 First Yankees teammates with 17+ wins together since CC Sabathia (21) & Phil Hughes (18) in 2010

Yankees win 6-1 Rodón 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 8 K 17th win, T-2nd in AL (Fried 18 Crochet 17) Career-high 33% changeup usage Stanton 3RHR, Judge 49th HR Weaver 1-2-3 with 2 K in 8th Bednar 1-2-3 on 6 pitches in 9th 2 GB of Blue Jays (without tiebreaker) Schlittler vs Bradish tomorrow

Judge & Stanton are tied for 8th all-time for any MLB duo Dwight Evans & Jim Rice also had 57

Aaron Judge 49th home run Yankees Duos Most Games with HR Together in Same Game (incl Postseason) 75 Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth 57 Aaron Judge & Giancarlo Stanton *** 56 Yogi Berra & Mickey Mantle 47 Bob Meusel & Babe Ruth 43 Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle 39 Jorge Posada & Alex Rodriguez

Big G 3RHR for a 3-0 lead Stanton's 450th career HR breaks a tie with Jeff Bagwell & Vladimir Guerrero Sr for sole possession of 41st all-time His 183rd HR as a Yankee ties Tommy Henrich for 22nd on the franchise list Yanks' 47th first-inning HR this year, tying the 2023 Braves for the most ever

Tomoyuki Sugano ranks 29th in the 15-team American League in innings (149.2) but he's short of the official 1 IP per team game qualifier We're down to 52 MLB qualifiers this season, not even 2 per team. If it was 130 IP, we'd have 92 qualifiers, 3.1 per team, more in line with previous eras:

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Yankees pitching Rodón 2.45 ERA in last 8 starts, allowing no more than 2 runs in each, but no run support in the last 2 games and he lost them both. In AL's top 8 in BAA (.189, 1st), Wins (16, T-3rd), K (190, 5th), IP (182.1, 6th), ERA (3.11, 8th) & bWAR (4.2, 8th)

Tigers were 15.5 ahead of Guardians on July 8, but it was still 9.5 last Wednesday with 18 to play! Would be even worse than the 2007 Mets-Phillies 7-with-17-left collapse/comeback.

Yankees/Orioles Lineups! Teams traded great starts by Fried & Rogers to begin the series. Jazz reached 30/30, needing the 10th-fewest games (122). 1 Bellinger HR away from becoming the first Yankees team with 4 30-HR hitters. Rice back in after Wells caught twice Game at 7 on YES, BP/Pre at 6/6:30

The Dodgers/Giants head-to-head all-time in the regular season is now 1,287 wins each (with 19 ties, h/t @EliasSports) This is the first time the Dodgers/Giants head-to-head record has been tied since after a game on August 10, 1896 BASE BALL

most consecutive seasons reaching postseason: 1991-2005 Braves: 14 2013-25 Dodgers: 13 *active 1995-2007 Yankees: 13 2017-24 Astros: 8 *active 2018-24 Braves: 7

Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s 30th home run of the season cuts it to 3-2 in the 7th, and he's the 3rd Yankee to go 30/30 Yankees 30+ HR / 30+ SB Seasons Bobby Bonds 1975 (32/30) Alfonso Soriano 2002 (39/41) Alfonso Soriano 2003 (38/35) Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2025 (30/30)

trivia music returns on YES Tallest Players to Win a Batting Title (All 6-5) Dave Parker 1977, 1978 PIT John Olerud 1993 TOR Frank Thomas 1997 CHW Derrek Lee 2005 CHC Joe Mauer 2006, 2008, 2009 MIN

Oh so that's why Trevor Rogers has a 1.43 ERA, .184 BAA, .485 OPS & 0.27 HR/9

Yankees pitching Warren 6-run 1st inning last time, 6.39 1st-inn ERA, with 17 of his 22 runs in 3 games. Those 3 innings alone raise his season ERA from to 3.50 to 4.44 Fried & Blackburn saved the 'pen last night, so they're in pretty good shape for this one:

Yankees/Orioles Lineups! Yanks have the 2nd-best record in the AL, but the Blue Jays are 1st. Judge/Goldschmidt/Bellinger MLB's 1-2-3 in OPS vs lefties, but Trevor Rogers has been incredible (1.43 ERA in 16 GS, 14 straight starts allowing 2 runs or fewer). Game at 7 on YES, BP/Pre at 6/6:30

This is true! MLB Most Strikeouts at Any Ballpark 1645 Clayton Kershaw Dodger Stadium 1615 Steve Carlton Veterans Stadium 1536 Mickey Lolich Tiger Stadium 1519 Walter Johnson Griffith Stadium 1498 Don Sutton Dodger Stadium 1446 Nolan Ryan Anaheim Stadium

Fried’s 13 strikeouts tie a career-high (6/4/2024 ATL at BOS). The most by a Yankee since Luis Gil’s 14 on 5/18/2024 vs White Sox. Tied for the 2nd-most by Yankees vs Orioles/Browns (Michael Pineda 16 vs BAL on 5/10/2015 and 7 others with 13)

Let's take a moment to reflect on the greatness of Clayton Kershaw. Here's where he ranks among all starting pitchers in the live-ball era (2,000+ IP): ERA+ - first (154, tied with Pedro) WHIP - first (1.02) He's an all-time inner-circle Hall of Famer. What a career.

This is crazy shallow, Tatis has been paying attention

Pitching Matchups for Yankees/Orioles Series Thu 7:15 (FOX) Fried / LHP Cade Povich Fri 7:05 (YES) Warren / LHP Trevor Rogers Sat 7:05 (YES) Rodón / RHP Tomoyuki Sugano Sun 1:35 (YES) Schlittler / RHP Kyle Bradish

Yankees win 10-5 to take 2 of 3 in Minnesota Grisham 2 HR, 4 RBI, Judge 3 H, Bellinger HR, 3 RBI Cruz, Williams, Weaver, Doval in the bullpen: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K Magic number for a playoff spot is down to 7 Now it's on to Baltimore for 4 games to finish the season-long 10-game trip

Devin Williams last 5 games 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K, 7/11 GB

Trevor Story is thrown out stealing for the first time this year. His 31 stolen bases were the most in a season without being caught, now it reverts back to Trea Turner (30 for 30 in 2023)

Trent Grisham does it again! His 2nd homer of the night makes it 6-2 Yankees in the 4th AL Most Multi-HR Games This Season 10 Cal Raleigh 6 Aaron Judge 5 Trent Grisham 5 George Springer

Yankees pitching for the rubber game in Minnesota Gil 6 hitless innings in Boston on Friday, 1.89 ERA in last 7 starts Since 2024, his 12.8 BB% is highest in the AL (min 35 GS), but because of his league-leading .193 BAA and a .344 SLG (6th-lowest), the OPS is still really good (.648, 12th-best)

Yankees/Twins Lineups! Yanks go for a series win. Judge DH'ing with Stanton off, he opened up a 9-point batting average lead over Wilson again (.326 to .317). Rice catching, Caballero at short. Magic number for a playoff spot is 8 over the Guardians. Game at 7:30 on Prime Video, Pregame at 7