HISTORY LAST NIGHT: Tristan Peters hit for the CYCLE (4-for-4, HR, 3B, 2B, 1B) — happens about a half-dozen times a season.
Nightly briefing
Baseball last night
Milestones reached last night: Yordan Alvarez reached 30 HR; Jung Hoo Lee reached 100 hits; James Wood reached 100 hits.
The .400 chase: Otto Lopez went 0-for-7 last night and saw his average slip 6 points to .339. The gap to .400 is now .061.
The so-what: through 96 team games, Kyle Schwarber sits 11 HR behind Bonds' 73-homer pace (43 at this point). That's the number that decides whether this season becomes a chase or a footnote.
Batter Strikeouts
NEGATIVE HISTORY
Kyle SchwarberPHI
Kyle Schwarber is on pace for 238 strikeouts
Kyle Schwarber has struck out 141 times, projecting to 238. Mark Reynolds' record is 223. But he's doing damage too: he leads MLB in home runs (32) — one every 10.8 at-bats. The strikeouts are the price of the power.
Mark Reynolds struck out 223 times in 2009, a mark that has survived the highest-strikeout era in history.
98History score
- Current
- 141
- Projected
- 238
- Record
- 223 Mark Reynolds · 2009
Fastest Pitch89
Misiorowski, Jacob
Record 105.8 · Aroldis Chapman
Misiorowski, Jacob's 105.5 mph 4-Seam Fastball on 2026-06-26 is the fastest pitch of 2026.
Team Wins83
DodgersLAD
104 projectedRecord 116 · 1906 Cubs / 2001 Mariners▼ -2
39 wins from a 100-win season.
Runs81
James WoodWSH
148 projectedRecord 177 · Babe Ruth▲ 2
Needs 32 more to reach 120.
Home Runs80
Kyle SchwarberPHI
54 projectedRecord 73 · Barry Bonds▼ -1
Needs 18 more to reach 50.
Triple Crown (AL)80
Yordan AlvarezHOU
Yordan Alvarez ranks 2/1/1 in the AL in AVG/HR/RBI.
Saves78
Cade SmithCLE
47 projectedRecord 62 · Francisco Rodriguez
22 from a 50-save season.
Team Wins78
BrewersMIL
101 projectedRecord 116 · 1906 Cubs / 2001 Mariners▼ -2
41 wins from a 100-win season.
Longest Ball78
Drake Baldwin
A 473-foot home run on 2026-06-16 — the longest ball of the season.
Tonight's stakes
What to watch today
The stat at stake: Otto Lopez carries a .339 average into today. A .400 finish would take roughly a .492 clip the rest of the way (127-for-258) — extreme territory, but every multi-hit day moves the math, and every 0-for-4 costs about two points.
30/30 watch: Pete Crow-Armstrong sits at 21 HR / 23 SB — 9 homers short and 7 steals short of a 30/30 season, projecting to 36/40.
How to read the site
The chase, in plain English
Otto Lopez leads MLB at .339, but .400 is still a mountain. He would need 39 straight hits to get there today, or roughly a .492 average the rest of the way (127-for-258) to finish at .400.
Every chase gets a 0–100 History Score against the record book, allowing home-run pace, streaks, Statcast extremes, and even negative history to share one radar.