Right here’s our weekly have a look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the final week in baseball (Sept. 22-28).
All rise: Aaron Choose had his second three-homer recreation of the season on Friday, changing into the primary participant in Yankees historical past with two such performances in a season. Choose can max out at 107 video games this 12 months. His 37 residence runs are the second-most by a participant in a season by which he performed fewer than 110 video games, behind solely 1995 Mark McGwire’s 39 (104 video games).
Huge win: The Brewers clinched a playoff spot on Friday, and did so in decisive trend, profitable by 15 runs. That was tied with 2018 Cleveland for the third-largest win by a workforce on the day they clinched a playoff spot, in keeping with the Elias Sports activities Bureau. Solely the 2001 Braves and 1996 Yankees had greater such wins, by 17 runs every. Rowdy Tellez pitched the ninth, changing into the primary place participant to complete a recreation on the mound for a workforce the day they clinched a playoff spot.
Save on the resume: Michael Lorenzen recorded a save for the Phillies on Sunday, after throwing a no-hitter earlier this season. He grew to become the tenth pitcher to throw a person no-hitter and report a save in the identical season (since saves grew to become official in 1969), in keeping with Elias. He joined 2014 Tim Lincecum, 2010 Matt Garza, 1993 Chris Bosio, 1980 Jerry Reuss, 1976 John Candelaria, 1973 Nolan Ryan, 1973 Jim Bibby, 1973 Phil Niekro and 1969 Bob Moose.
Subsequent-level stretch, continued: Along with his six scoreless innings on Monday, Blake Snell has 186 strikeouts and simply 19 runs allowed in his final 23 begins. He’s the primary pitcher with a minimum of 170 strikeouts and fewer than 20 runs allowed in a 23-game span (since 1901). Snell has a 1.20 ERA in his final 23 begins. The one different pitchers with an ERA that low in a single-season 23-start span (since ER official in each leagues in 1913)? 1968 Bob Gibson, 1915 Grover Alexander, 1914 Walter Johnson and 1914 Dutch Leonard.
A fully crushed homer: Elly De La Cruz hit two residence runs on Tuesday, the second of which had a 119.2 mph exit velocity. That’s the Reds’ hardest-hit batted ball tracked by Statcast (since 2015). He’s one among simply six gamers with a minimum of one homer at 119 mph or tougher tracked by Statcast (together with postseason), together with Giancarlo Stanton (5 such HR), Choose (two), Ronald Acuña Jr., Manny Machado and Kyle Schwarber.
Soto homers: Juan Soto hit two homers on Tuesday and rides a 30-game on-base streak into the weekend. He now has 17 profession multi-homer video games, tied with Mel Ott and Bob Horner for third-most earlier than turning 25, behind solely Eddie Mathews (19) and Hal Trosky (18). Soto now has 160 profession residence runs, tied for seventh-most earlier than turning 25, behind solely Mathews (190), Ott (176), Jimmie Foxx (174), Mickey Mantle (173), Ken Griffey Jr. (172) and Alex Rodriguez (172).
Cole Prepare: Gerrit Cole put an exclamation level on his 2023 marketing campaign on Wednesday, throwing a two-hit shutout. He grew to become the primary Yankee with a number of shutouts permitting two hits or fewer in a season since David Wells in 1998. It was Cole’s ninth begin this season of a minimum of six innings with three or fewer hits allowed. That’s essentially the most such begins in a season in Yankees historical past.
One other new membership: Ronald Acuña Jr. stole his seventieth base of the season on Wednesday, making him the primary and solely member of the 40-homer, 70-stolen base membership. In fact, his totals have been unprecedented since 30-60 (and even 29-59). His 70 stolen bases are second-most by a Braves participant in a season since 1900, trailing solely 1991 Otis Nixon’s 72.
Historic leadoff spot manufacturing, occasions two: Acuña’s 41 homers are essentially the most out of the leadoff spot in a season. Mookie Betts has 39, tied for second-most out of the leadoff spot in a season, with 2019 George Springer and 2006 Alfonso Soriano. However that’s not all. Betts is as much as 106 RBIs, essentially the most RBIs out of the leadoff spot in a season (RBI official since 1920). Acuña is true behind with 105, subsequent on the listing. We’re going to see numbers this season that we’ve by no means had atop the order from a number of gamers.
And nonetheless unswept: Groups enter every collection attempting to win the collection, however even simply avoiding being swept is value noting. To that finish, the Orioles have now gone 91 straight collection with out being swept, a streak they’ll carry into 2024. That’s the third-most consecutive collection of a number of video games with out being swept, per Elias. They path solely the 1942-44 Cardinals (125) and 1903-05 Giants (106).