[General Discussion] Around the Horn & Game Thread Index - 8/26/26
[Montemurro] Pete Crow-Armstrong appeared dangerously close to getting tossed in 6th after being irate a balk wasn’t called on Eduardo Rodriguez, which would’ve resulted in PCA scoring from 3B. Umpires huddled to discuss but didn’t change non call. Dbacks go up 1-0 in bottom 6th.
[Highlight] Pete Crow-Armstrong appears to make Eduardo Rodriguez balk home the run from 3rd, but umpires deem otherwise after coming together. The play is not reviewable. Arizona currently leads by 1 run.
[Highlight] Kyle Schwarber hits his MLB-leading 40th home run of the season
[97.1 The Ticket] Max Clark owns his mistake on a “weird hop” in CF: “It’s unacceptable regardless. It’s almost embarrassing, to be completely honest.” “That just can’t happen. Jobe probably should have been 5 shutty. I cost him two ups and a run. Hopefully that gets reversed for him.”
[Highlight] THE REDS TAKE THE LEAD IN THE 9TH AFTER BEING DOWN 9-3
Blue Jays fans have officially eaten one million $1 hot dogs this season
With his 317th career stolen base last night in Anaheim, José Ramírez now has the most by any third baseman since 1898, when the modern scoring definition was formalized.
[Langs] This is Kyle Schwarber’s fourth season with 40+ home runs with the Phillies, tying Ryan Howard for the most such seasons in franchise history
[Montemurro] Crew chief Alfonso Márquez acknowledged umpires missed balk call on Dbacks’ Eduardo Rodríguez in 6th that would’ve brought home Crow-Armstrong from 3B for 1-0 Cubs lead. “We just didn’t see it. After looking at the video (postgame), it looked like he stepped off,” Marquez said.
With a 4-4 game last night, Pete Alonso has surpassed the 4 WAR threshold.
The Giants had a 99.7% of winning during the bottom of the 8th. They lost
Not only is Sal Stewart the first player to 100 RBI, but he is the first rookie with a 100-RBI season since Pete Alonso in 2019!
The auto-generated captions on the MLB site are an adventure sometimes!
[Highlight] All 9 pitches from the first immaculate inning in Twins history, thrown by Taj Bradley!
On June 24th, after a loss to the Rockies, the Boston Red Sox dropped to a season-low 14 games under .500 (32-46). After last night’s win against the Marlins, they improved to a season-high 14 games above .500 (73-59)
The Angels become the 16th MLB team to have 11 consecutive losing seasons
[Highlight] Geno Suarez crushes a grand slam and puts the Reds down just one with no outs in the 9th!
Baseball Savant’s newest Statcast metric evaluates how good first basemen are at receiving throws. It analyzes the hundreds of opportunities hurled their way and gives you a visualization of how hard the position is.
[Ayami Sato] I want to treat every fan who comes to the ballpark with as much sincerity and care as I can. That’s because, to me, every fan is truly special. I recently heard that some items signed by me and other players are being put up for auction online by individuals…
Haruki Komoda, a two-way player from Yamanashi Gakuin H.S in Japan, has attracted attention from more than 20 MLB teams. However, he wants to play in NPB first and has turned down offers from MLB teams. Standing 6-foot-4, he can throw around 94.4 mph and is also an exceptional hitter.
With their 81st loss, the Angels have clinched yet another non-winning season
What’s your favorite announcer pet peeve?
Rafael Devers has homered in all 3 games of the series to give the Giants the lead in the 5th
Tony Vitello is ejected in the 1st inning by home plate ump Ryan Blakney after arguing a check swing call
Keibert Ruiz recently recorded his 2,000th at-bat. None of those 2,000 have resulted in a triple. He is now 72 short of the record for most AB’s without ever hitting a triple (2,079 by Johnny Estrada)
E-Rod’s final line against the Cubs: 7.0IP 2H 0R 3BB 9K
Mark Walter’s group insists there is no ‘fire sale’ and ‘no fraud’
Kaelen Culpepper since being called up by MIN: 15 games, 59 PAs, .333 BA, 2 HRs, .854 OPS, 140 wRC+, 0.5 fWAR
[Ardaya] It’s official: Tarik Skubal starts Friday in Detroit against his old team, Dave Roberts said. Shohei Ohtani is throwing a bullpen in Detroit that day. Possible he starts (and throws one inning) Sunday or next Tuesday.
Tell em Wash! Ron Washington only played one inning of one game at first base, in the 9th inning of a July 19, 1985 Twins/Yankees game. His lone fielding chance came when Don Baylor popped out to him to end the inning.
Bryce Harper goes oppo with a 2-run HR just over the wall, to start the scoring vs SEA.
Diamondbacks’ Torey Lovullo apologizes to Cubs after sign-relaying spat: ‘I stand corrected’
After blowing a six run lead in the 9th to the Cincinnati Reds, the San Francisco giants remain the only team who has failed to get a sweep over an opponent in a series of three of more games
Is there a word for “Phobia of .500”? All year. The Jays have been absolutely terrified of hitting either .500 or the WC spot. Immediate stumble afterward every time.
[Highlight] Matt Olson smacks one off the pole to give the Braves an early lead
Andres Munoz gets the save against the Phillies to clinch the series win!
The Yankees pay tribute to Dolly Parton prior to tonight’s game ❤️
[Highlight] Steven Kwan rips an RBI automatic double to right to tie the game in the 9th
Drew Gilbert clears the bases with a double and would have been a grand slam in 29 of 30 parks to make it a 9-3 Giants lead in the 8th
[Highlight] Jarren Duran GRAND SLAM in the 11th inning!
Vaughn Grissom’s Sunglasses Fall Into His Glove and are Flipped with the Ball on the Diving Stop
Yankees to promote Elmer Rodriguez for start vs. Astros
After throwing 1 pitch, Dustin May is leaving the mound after being hit square in the back by a 106MPH AJ Ewing line drive.
Jesús Luzardo vs the Mariners: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9K (104-65)
Cal Raleigh crushes his 4th Home Run of the series to tie it 1-1 in the 2nd
Mets walks off the Brewers on third baseman’s throwing error in the 10th inning!
Canada beats South Korea 5-1 in one of the biggest upsets of all time at the little league World Series
[Montemurro] Ben Brown (stress reaction in neck) became symptomatic at the end of his live BP yesterday and his symptoms worsened as the day progressed. It’s same issue as before. He’ll travel back with Cubs and be evaluated. Counsell: “It’s gonna slow it down in some way.”