May 2024 MLB Gamethread

[Marciano490]

The thing about Rahman is after he knocked out Lewis - and the narrative was lucky shot and untrained Lennox too busy making movies with Pitt and Clooney - his people let him down and didn’t notice the rematch was rescheduled for Ramadan. So, he’d been fasting all leading up to the fight.

Really good fighter. In that Riddick Bowe category of what if great American heavyweights.

 

[SirPsychoSquints]

Darvish consecutive scoreless innings streak now at 25 IP after he threw 7 shutout innings tonight vs ATL. He became the 3rd pitcher to get 200 combined wins in NPB/MLB, after Hideo Nomo (203) and Hiroki Kuroda (201).

Tim Wakefield also has 200 combined wins

 

[Remagellan]

Phils beat the Rangers 5-2 behind Ranger Suarez, who went 7 IP 5 H 1 ER 2 BB 10 K to go 9-0 with a 1.36 ERA. He becomes the first Phillies pitcher to start a season 9-0 since...GROVER CLEVELAND ALEXANDER in 1913. (This is among the reasons why I love baseball.)

The Phils are 27-6 over their last 33 games.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Oneil Cruz just hit a 121.5 mph double.

 

[Diamond Don Aase]

Oneil Cruz just hit a 121.5 mph double.

The game-tying double was Cruz’s third batted ball event over 115 mph in tonight’s game and second over 120 mph, both firsts for the Statcast era.

 

[Heating up in the bullpen]

The game-tying double was Cruz’s third batted ball event over 115 mph in tonight’s game and second over 120 mph, both firsts for the Statcast era.

He's going to kill a pitcher one day.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

View: https://twitter.com/talkinbaseball_/status/1793130793147273418

 

[TrotNixonRing]

^^^^^^what they mean when they say “video game numbers”

 

[LogansDad]

Still not as good as Koji.

 

[Catcher Block]

Orioles get swept by the Cardinals.

The first sweep they've suffered since May 2022.

 

[dynomite]

Royals win again, roughing up AL Cy Young candidate Tarik Skubal in the process. They're now 32-19 (.627, 100 win pace), with the 9th highest OPS in MLB, 8th highest ERA in MLB, and 2nd best run differential in the AL.

Impressive stuff for a team that was tied for the 2nd worst WS odds this offseason with the White Sox and Nats: https://www.espn.com/sports-betting/story/_/id/38801876/2024-world-series-odds-mlb-baseball

 

[simplicio]

Orioles get swept by the Cardinals.

The first sweep they've suffered since May 2022.

Means also showed diminished velocity and came out after the third with elbow discomfort.

 

[Remagellan]

Watching the Pirates-Giants game for Skenes. They interview a fifth-grade teacher who's there with his class, all in Skenes' staches. The reporter asks one of the fifth graders what he likes the most about Paul Skenes, and the kid answers, "His mustache and LIVVY DUNNE!"

They grow up so fast.

Pirates up 5-1 on a Joey Bart grand slam.

 

[Wingack]

Watching the Pirates-Giants game for Skenes. They interview a fifth-grade teacher who's there with his class, all in Skenes' staches. The reporter asks one of the fifth graders what he likes the most about Paul Skenes, and the kid answers, "His mustache and LIVVY DUNNE!"

They grow up so fast.

Pirates up 5-1 on a Joey Bart grand slam.

Here is video:

View: https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1793704984502313084

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Joe Buck and Chip Caray are going to call tomorrow nights Cardinals/Cubs game on MLB Network.

 

[CaptainLaddie]

Joe Buck and Chip Caray are going to call tomorrow nights Cardinals/Cubs game on MLB Network.

That's actually super cool. I kinda wish more national games were called by guys for local games (especially if they've been long-time announcers who are very good at their jobs).

 

[cromulence]

Absolutely bizarre call to end Orioles vs White Sox. 1st and 2nd, 1 out, Orioles have allowed 4 in the 9th already to make it 8-6. Routine pop-up between the mound and shortstop. Andrew Vaughn is on second, and as he walks back to the bag he unknowingly gets in the way of the shortstop just a bit, but he still catches it, plus it's infield fly. Umps rule interference, game over.

 

[patinorange]

Absolutely bizarre call to end Orioles vs White Sox. 1st and 2nd, 1 out, Orioles have allowed 4 in the 9th already to make it 8-6. Routine pop-up between the mound and shortstop. Andrew Vaughn is on second, and as he walks back to the bag he unknowingly gets in the way of the shortstop just a bit, but he still catches it, plus it's infield fly. Umps rule interference, game over.

That was really bad. I wonder if the White Sox file a protest.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

That might have been a violation but I've never seen that called, especially as the last out of a close game. Very strange.

View: https://streamable.com/m1zex4

 

[Max Power]

I've seen interference called to end an even closer, more important game. But Papi and Koji made it all turn out okay in the end.

 

[Tony Pena's Gas Cloud]

How bad is Colorado. The blew a four run lead in the 7th, a one run lead in the 10th, and a four run lead in the 11th. To Oakland.

 

[Tony Pena's Gas Cloud]

Absolutely bizarre call to end Orioles vs White Sox. 1st and 2nd, 1 out, Orioles have allowed 4 in the 9th already to make it 8-6. Routine pop-up between the mound and shortstop. Andrew Vaughn is on second, and as he walks back to the bag he unknowingly gets in the way of the shortstop just a bit, but he still catches it, plus it's infield fly. Umps rule interference, game over.

In the box score Kimbrel gets a save for pitching .2 innings yet has no groundouts, flyouts, or strikeouts.

 

[Rudy's Curve]

Most famous bad calls (Don Denkinger, the Offerman missed tag, Galarraga’s perfect game and the Cards-Braves infield fly, for example) were just bad judgment but you could understand why they were made. This was completely inventing something out of nothing - Vaughn did the same thing as every other person in the history of baseball in that situation and it’s never been called. It’s guilty until proven innocent-level match fixing, and by an umpire who wasn’t even the closest to the play.

 

[McBride11]

How bad is Colorado. The blew a four run lead in the 7th, a one run lead in the 10th, and a four run lead in the 11th. To Oakland.

Denver teams have done a lot of choking this month

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Kansas City is fun to watch and scary good.

 

[jon abbey]

The Mets are also very fun to watch but from the opposite direction. 6-2 Mets after 7 is now 8-6 SF with the Mets coming up in the 9th, Patrick Bailey grand slam in the 8th with two outs was impressive.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Kansas City is fun to watch and scary good.

They could use an outfield bat, but they've been fun to follow so far.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

The Mets are also very fun to watch but from the opposite direction. 6-2 Mets after 7 is now 8-6 SF with the Mets coming up in the 9th, Patrick Bailey grand slam in the 8th with two outs was impressive.

And the Mets lose after Chapman makes a great barehanded play with the bases loaded and two outs.

That is a brutal loss for Mets fans.

 

[Sad Sam Jones]

Jose Ramirez, Josh Naylor and David Fry go back-to-back-to-back. Jose has been locked in for the last month. He's had some hand problems the past two years and the theory is he's figured out it's fully healed. He should pass Manny Ramirez on the all-time Cleveland RBI and home run lists soon. He trails him by 9 rbi (8th place) and 6 HR (3rd place).

 

[Wingack]

And the Mets lose after Chapman makes a great barehanded play with the bases loaded and two outs.

That is a brutal loss for Mets fans.

View: https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1794202643344265295

 

[jon abbey]

The AL West has been so brutal that the Astros are closing back in on 1st again, just 3 1/2 out.

 

[Sad Sam Jones]

Since 2000, there have been six MLB players with a .500+ OBP through their first 100 plate appearances of a season:

• Mark McGwire (2000)
• Jason Giambi (2001)
• Barry Bonds (2002, 2004)
• Lance Berkman (2004)
• Joe Mauer (2009)
• David Fry (2024)

 

[ledsox]

Royally impressive. KC has scored 8 runs or more in 5 straight games.

Giant comebacks. SF has won 3 in a row overcoming 4 or 5 run deficits in each game.

79 multi run innings for the Guardians. Most in MLB.

Padres haven’t scored in 3 of their last 5 games.

 

[ledsox]

Joe Buck and Chip Caray are going to call tomorrow nights Cardinals/Cubs game on MLB Network.

Game was rained out and apparently they will not be calling a game together this weekend.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Edwin Diaz blows the save. Giants take the lead in the 10th on some poor defense and bases loaded walk.

 

[soxhop411]

Edwin Diaz blows the save. Giants take the lead in the 10th on some poor defense and bases loaded walk.

View: https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1794475437349056918?s=46

 

[dynomite]

Jeez. To the point of those prior posts, after giving up 5 in the 10th today the Keystone Mets fall to 21-30.

Ton of guys who will be free agents on that team: JD Martinez, Pete Alonso, Severino, Harrison Bader, Ottavino. Could be an epic fire sale.

 

[jon abbey]

Jeez. To the point of those prior posts, after giving up 5 in the 10th today the Keystone Mets fall to 21-30.

Ton of guys who will be free agents on that team: JD Martinez, Pete Alonso, Severino, Harrison Bader, Ottavino. Could be an epic fire sale.

Last two games combined, Mets 8-3 after 7. Giants 12-1 after that.

 

[dynomite]

Last two games combined, Mets 8-3 after 7. Giants 12-1 after that.

Is that good?

 

[soxhop411]

Lindor tries to explain why he left the bat on his shoulders and did not swing at a 3-2 pitch right down Broadway
View: https://twitter.com/talkinbaseball_/status/1794488673448116724?s=46

 

[Sad Sam Jones]

Logan O'Hoppe is the worst catcher I've seen in a while. Last night he was costing his pitcher strikes by stabbing at breaking pitches at the knees and dropping the ball. Now tonight he just chased down a ball that bounced in front of the plate and deflected off him back towards the mound, leaving home plate wide open for Brayan Rocchio to scamper home from third.

 

[Wingack]

Acuna crumples to the ground with a knee injury. Don’t look good.

 

[jon abbey]

Wild DET/TOR game:

DET up 5-0 after 3.
TOR storms back and goes up 11-9 in the 8th.
First two DET batters in the 8th get out, but the next three single/double/single, tied at 11.
TOR brings in their closer Romano in the 9th, still tied at 11:

1B
sac bunt (1 out)
ground out (2 outs)
IBB
walkoff 3 HR by Matt Vierling, final is DET 14-11.

 

[jon abbey]

Mets steal one back, with 3 in the 9th to pull it out 4-3.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Reds complete the sweep and have now won the season series against both LA and Philly.

 

[jon abbey]

Reds complete the sweep and have now won the season series against both LA and Philly.

And 15-24 against everyone else, heh.

 

[soxhop411]

Things are going swimmingly in white sox land
View: https://twitter.com/jrfegan/status/1794868876670628230?s=46

 

[Jeff Frye's Face Mask]

Acuna crumples to the ground with a knee injury. Don’t look good.

Complete tear of the ACL. Done for the year. Just brutal.

 

[RorschachsMask]

This sucks

View: https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1794915571605393588

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Disaster.