Autumn Dreamin

Did he? The guys he sat are guys folks here have been begging to get fewer ABs: TA, Benny, and AV. The catchers obviously split the DH. Everyone else is playing both, including all 4 guys who hit homers a couple hours ago. Not every loss or underperformance is on the manager.

Schweitzer with a nice start: 6IP, 2ER, 7H, 1BB, 10K. Kanny up 7-3 even after getting tagged out a couple times at the plate. Every starter has at least one hit, six multi-hit performances.

Jose Ramirez 3 for 3. All homers, and all of Cleveland's RBIs so far.

Wheeler no hitting the Tigers through 7. He's at 100 pitches though, so likely to be done. Feel bad for their rosy-cheeked rookie pitcher Olson, in line for another tough luck loss after 5IP/1ER.

Ball go far...?

He hasn't given up an earned run since May 13th. His WHIP in the last month is just over 1. It's wild to me how some players get the full recency bias "what have you done for me lately" treatment, and others have to spend an apparent eternity to shed the weight of fanbase narratives.

Bottle up some smoke and take it home to the Rate. Light a bonfire before every game. These boys rake in the haze.

That's just not even close.

For those who care about milestones, that HR was career #50 and season #14 (his high) for Robert.

Also 2 SB, lol.

Or hitting, period. They are on track to break the season record for team strikeouts pretty comfortably.

Some team/player comments coming out about the conditions in NY. Both teams cancelled BP due to the conditions even before the game was called. Players reporting it being hard to see fly balls in the haze and complaints of physical effects like scratchy throats, headaches, coughing, etc. Hopefully conditions are better tomorrow, but I hope they don't push it if not.

ICYMI, some notes on Schultz: Full article from Daniel Victor/White Sox Daily

I mean...playing the Yankees while they're down Judge certainly has its appeal, but not if the health impacts cost the team later.

Liam's first save of the the season, Seby multi HR game, no hit start from Gio, and the longest win streak of the year. Not too bad for a day's work. Also gained a game on two (potentially all three, pending the 9th inning) teams in the division.

Middleton is at 13, I think.

Twins lost. Guards just walked in the tying run in the 8th, the other Sox still have bases loaded with no outs.

Arreaz average officially up to .400 now. I don't care if Pablo Lopez wins 3 Cy Young's, I will never not be happy that the Twins made that trade. Though it does help that Lopez is now looking a bit meh after a hot start.

Even better if the third is somehow a homer in 15/30 parks.

Well that one wasn't a porch shot.

Twins trail 5-0 mid 6.

The AAA matchups in Scranton and Syracuse have been postponed now for the air.

Has a game ever been postponed for poor air quality? Jeez.