⚾️ The Draw: Skenes records first MLB Loss

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In Today’s Edition: Skenes records first MLB Loss, Lance Lynn hits 2k Strikeouts, Giants rookie ties Barry Bonds

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• Skenes records first MLB Loss

  • Despite pitching into the 9th for the first time, Skenes recorded his first loss, going down 3-1 against the Cardinals

  • Skenes allowed 4 hits in 8.1 innings with 8 strikeouts

  • After the game, Skenes said:

  • "It was awesome, especially on a Tuesday night…Kind of just shows where we're at as a team, where the city's at.”

• Lance Lynn hits 2k Strikeouts

  • Lynn in his 12th year as a pro became the 89th pitcher in MLB history to reach the 2k strikeouts

  • After his 2,000th K, Willson Contreras tossed the ball into the stands…He had to trade a Pirates fan a bat for the milestone baseball

  • Lynn is the 6th active pitcher to reach the 2k mark (Verlander, Scherzer, Kershaw, Sale, Cole)

• Giants rookie ties Barry Bonds

  • Giants rookie Tyler Fitzgerald has hit a HR in 5 consecutive games, the longest by any Giants rookie all-time

  • The last Giants player to hit a home run in five consecutive games was Barry Bonds, who had 8 HR in 7 games in 2004

  • After the game, Fitzgerald said:

  • “Everything that I do is cool and all, and at the end of the year I’ll look back on this and smile about it. It will be cool.”

Tonight’s Games (ET) ⚾️

• 6:40pm Orioles @ Marlins

• 6:40pm Tigers @ Guardians

• 6:45pm Padres @ Nationals

• 7:00pm Mets @ Yankees

• 7:07pm Rays @ Blue Jays

• 8:05pm White Sox @ Rangers

• 8:10pm D’Backs @ Royals

• 10:10pm Giants @ Dodgers

Tonight’s Deck 🃏

⚾️ 73 Total Players

⭐️ Top Players (Total Bases/Game):

• Shohei Ohtani (2.48)

• Aaron Judge (2.40)

• Bobby Witt Jr. (2.35)

• Gunnar Henderson (2.28)

• Rafael Devers (2.18)

• Juan Soto (2.16)

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