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It’s Roberto Clemente day, and teams will be celebrating the philanthropy of the Pirates great, philanthropy that led to his tragic death. It’s also the day after the Dodgers and Yankees clinched playoff slots, the Dodgers tying Atlanta’s record of 14 straight playoff appearances. It was a bit tougher to accomplish during the Braves era. […]
0.320, 0.709, 0.706 — Josh Jung batting vs. Patrick Sandoval. 0.316, 0.704, 0.706 — Ty France batting at Kyle Freeland. 0.315, 0.706, 0.717 — Fernando Tatis Jr. batting at Kyle Freeland. 0.303, 0.685, 0.670 — Samad Taylor batting at Kyle Freeland. 0.297, 0.687, 0.707 — Jackson Merrill batting at Kyle Freeland. 0.297, 0.687, 0.710 — […]
Rafael Devers of the Giants is out for the season, but he managed to move into first place in the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres went one for five with a home run, but due to the high run environment at Coors Field, his game score of 55 was adjusted […]
Jose Soriano of the Blue Jays just completed six no-hit innings against the Tigers. He retired the first 16 batters he faced before issuing a walk to Zach McKinstry. Soriano threw just 69 pitches in his first six innings. The Blue Jays lead the Tigers 2-0. Update: Gleyber Torres singles for the Tigers leading off […]
Every Monday Baseball Musings compares the offense of the current season to the previous season through the same number of full weeks. Through 24 full weeks 2026 MLB games produced 8.99 runs per game compared to 8.94 runs per game the previous season. That’s two seasons in a row right in the sweet spot of […]
0.296, 0.694, 0.698 — Fernando Tatis Jr. batting at Tomoyuki Sugano. 0.296, 0.699, 0.685 — Michael Harris II batting at David Peterson. 0.284, 0.671, 0.646 — Samad Taylor batting at Tomoyuki Sugano. 0.278, 0.673, 0.687 — Austin Hays batting at Tomoyuki Sugano. 0.277, 0.689, 0.676 — Luis Garcia Jr. batting at Dean Kremer. 0.275, 0.669, […]
The Padres played at the Giants Sunday night, but Fernando Tatis Jr. did not get to face Rafael Devers, the pair topping the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings. Devers might face core muscle surgery: San Francisco’s Rafael Devers’ season is over and he may have surgery for a core muscle injury. The Giants placed the first […]
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. came into today’s game against the Orioles with no home runs at home this season. After a single and a double, the double just missing a homer, Guerrero hit his first Toronto home run of the season. He went 288 PA before his first home homer. The record for PA in a […]
The Guardians, Blue Jays, Rangers, and Orioles rank one to four respectively in the race for the third AL Wild slot. Each team played 149 games so far, each team in one game back or the team in front. Toronto has games left against both the Orioles and Rangers. I am keeping track of the […]
Joey Votto and Tom Tango got into a discussion of batting average: I like batting average. https://t.co/3WsDfY5dmN — Joey Votto (@JoeyVotto) September 12, 2026 and Can you weight BA vs OBP in terms of value? BA has to be weighted higher, right? — BoF Commish (@RedsInPhilly) September 12, 2026 Entertainment factor, not comparable. — Joey […]
Ten game winners battle in Toronto as the Orioles and Blue Jays both try to chase down the Guardians for the third AL Wild Card slot. Trevor Rogers takes on Dylan Cease. Rogers failed to come close to his fantastic 1.81 ERA of 2025. His home run rate rose a bit, but the big difference […]
0.291, 0.695, 0.683 — Michael Harris II batting vs. Andrew Painter. 0.288, 0.687, 0.666 — Keibert Ruiz batting vs. Grayson Rodriguez. 0.286, 0.687, 0.666 — Randal Grichuk batting at Michael McGreevy. 0.274, 0.709, 0.719 — Luis Arraez batting at Grant Holmes. 0.273, 0.689, 0.677 — Nick Gonzales batting at Matt Boyd. 0.272, 0.671, 0.662 — […]
Rafael Devers of the Giants stayed atop the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings with a two-run homer in a 7-6 Padres win. With 37 homers, he is one shy of his single season high set in 2021. In that same game, Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres went two for three with a homer and three […]
