MLB Morning Lineup Podcast
Are you a baseball fan looking for a quick, easy way to catch up on all the scores and stories from the night before? To hear the craziest stat from every team? To learn which player dominated the day? To find out who tied Boots Poffenberger’s 90-year-old hit-by-pitch record?
MLB.com’s Morning Lineup podcast will be coming to you five days a week – Monday through Friday – all in under 10 minutes. A rotating group of hosts will get you up to date on everything you need to know first thing in the A.M., so you can move on with your day, watch more baseball, and then (hopefully) listen to our podcast again the next morning. We can’t wait to meet you all there!
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Cards making a charge; buzz follows Soto to Boston
Don't look now, but the Cardinals are just one game behind the Cubs in the NL Central, having won 13 of 15 after trouncing the first-place Tigers at home. Elsewhere, the Red Sox edged the Mets, but Juan Soto was again a hot topic of conversation.
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Subway Series ends with revelry in the Bronx
Rivalry Weekend concluded with the Subway Series finale, and Cody Bellinger's late grand slam decided a taut rubber game for the Yanks. Elsewhere, the Twins' win streak ended at 13, but only after a spectacular catch by the Brewers' Jackson Chourio.
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78
Twins run streak to 11; Shohei goes deep twice
Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa are in concussion protocol after colliding on a shallow popup, but even that couldn't slow the Twins. Not to be outdone, Shohei Ohtani homered twice to tie Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber for the MLB homer lead (15).
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79
Twins' win streak hits 10; Judge reigns in Seattle
The longest winning streak of the season now belongs to the Twins after they swept a doubleheader vs. the O's. Meanwhile, Aaron Judge (who else?) sealed a drama-filled series win for the Yankees with a clutch homer in Seattle.
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80
Javy has a night! Walks it off with 2nd HR
One of the top stories so far this season, the Tigers' Javier Báez had another big night -- a 2-homer game, including an 11th-inning shot that was one of five walk-offs across MLB. Elsewhere, Mets ace Kodai Senga had the Pirates seeing ghosts.
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81
Tigers can't be tamed; Cards run win streak to 9
Detroit has the best record in the AL, and the Tigers padded that, jumping on the Red Sox with Kerry Carpenter’s leadoff single and a big swing from Gleyber Torres. Meanwhile, the Cardinals are surging and sit just a game back in the NL Central.
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82
Devers delivers amid drama; 8 is great in Central
What’s gone on with Rafael Devers both in Spring Training and the regular season is a real life baseball soap opera. Meanwhile, the Cardinals and Twins have revived their seasons by each winning eight games in a row.
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83
Orioles, Royals trending in opposite directions
The Orioles find themselves in last place in the AL East and looking for answers after being swept by the Twins, but the Royals seem to have righted the ship after their own sluggish start and have won 15 of their past 17 games.
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84
Mariners keep winning; Soto heating up
The Mariners increased their AL West lead with a wild win in the rubber game of their series against the second-place A's, and Juan Soto continued to put an early season slump behind him with his second two-homer game in a week for the Mets.
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85
Yankees hang 10; rare extra-inning rout at Wrigley
If you like big innings AND dramatic endings, Tuesday was for you! The Yanks plated 10 runs in the 7th to beat San Diego, the Giants exploded for nine runs in a historic 11th inning to crush the Cubs, and there were THREE walk-off wins. Let's recap!
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Ohtani's big swing; rookie flirts with no-no
Shohei Ohtani's mammoth homer in Miami set a Statcast high for the season, Braves rookie AJ Smith-Shawver took a no-hitter into the eighth against the Reds, and Pete Alonso stayed hot in the desert.
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It's never too late to turn our focus westward
East Coast bias? No such thing here at the Morning Lineup podcast. Let's lead off with teams out west, focusing on the A's, owners of the best road record in baseball, the Padres, who have won five straight, and the Giants, winners of three in a row.
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88
Cubs clobber Skenes; J-Ram closer to Cooperstown?
MLB's highest-scoring offense made a statement by ripping three homers off Paul Skenes, while José Ramírez added yet another accolade to his resume when he stole his 250th career base to fuel a walk-off win over the Twins.
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89
Hot prospect flirts with no-hitter in MLB debut
Lifelong Royals fan Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the 7th inning in his MLB debut before allowing a hit. But he did get the win. Elsewhere, Aaron Judge hit another 1st-inning homer, albeit in defeat, leaving the Tigers with the AL's best record.
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90
Varsho's circus catch; Bronx Bombers make history
Daulton Varsho tumbled, recovered and somehow made a behind-the-back grab in his season debut in Toronto, an early candidate for catch of the year. Elsewhere in the AL East, the Yankees powered their way to an unprecedented first-inning feat.
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91
Nimmo decked out to the nines in Mets' rout
Brandon Nimmo entered Monday's game against the Nationals in somewhat of a slump. But that all changed as he tallied a club-record-tying nine RBIs (all coming in the sixth inning or later) to power the Mets' 19-run outburst in the series finale.
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92
Giants win on infield walk-off homer. For real
The Giants have a Majors' best five walk-off wins this season. Safe to say, none resembled what we witnessed yesterday vs. the Rangers. Heliot Ramos' soft infield single was followed by two errant throws and a mad dash home in a wild win by the Bay.
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93
Giants continue surprising start; KC heating up?
Of the four teams battling it out in the NL West, the Giants have been the most unexpected contender and kept it up with another series win. The Royals have not lived up to expectations and experienced mixed results despite a doubleheader sweep.
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Red-hot Mets: 7 in a row, best record in baseball
The Mets made a big-time statement with a 3-game sweep of the Phillies. They are 18-7 for the season and 12-1 at home for the first time in team history. Elsewhere, the Cubs won another wild one from the Dodgers and a rookie had a dream MLB debut.
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Cubs win another wild one; Mets keep rolling along
Miguel Amaya's homer in the ninth tied things up before Ian Happ delivered a walk-off single in the 10th as the Cubs rallied for a bonkers victory over the Dodgers. Also, the Mets topped the Phillies for their sixth straight win, improving to 17-7.
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96
Braves building momentum; ALCS rematch underway
Thanks to a sudden power surge and a late comeback in Monday's opener vs. St. Louis, the Braves have reeled off four wins in a row. Meanwhile, the Guardians exacted revenge on the Yanks, taking the first meeting between the teams since the 2024 ALCS
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A no-no lost ... retroactively; a 24-run (!) rout
Max Fried lost a no-hitter on a reversed call, but his performance was proof he's the ace the Yankees need. Elsewhere, Elly De La Cruz put on a show as his Reds routed the O's in a 24-run onslaught, while the Brewers ran wild on the bases.
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Don't sleep on the Snakes!
While the hot starts by the Dodgers, Padres and Giants have garnered plenty of attention, the D-backs have won 5 straight to put themselves in the thick of a loaded NL West. Plus, the Yanks prevailed in their first road game at Steinbrenner Field.
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Strider back on mound; benches clear in Pittsburgh
Braves ace Spencer Strider returned a year after Tommy John surgery and looked like his old self. Elsewhere, a day after the Nats' Paul DeJong was hit in the face with a Pirates pitch, benches emptied. And Jackson Holliday one-upped Cal Ripken Jr.
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Padres lost at home? Plus some surprise sluggers
The Padres couldn't go 81-0 at home, right? Right. But it took extra innings for them to fall to the Cubs, after starting 11-0 at Petco. Elsewhere, we're seeing power in unexpected places, notably an A's player putting up Reggie Jackson-like numbers.
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