MLB Morning Lineup Podcast

Paul Skenes cruised through the AL's best team, which is suddenly holding its breath after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. exited early with a hamstring injury. In Philly, Bryce Harper and Trea Turner hit milestone homers in a rout of the Mariners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Crew rallied late before the Reds pushed across the winning run in the 10th to bring an end to Milwaukee's franchise-record 14-game win streak. Meanwhile, the Phillies must regroup after ace Zack Wheeler was placed on the IL with a blood clot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Padres’ sights are set on dethroning the Dodgers in the West and they're a game up, the latest the Friars have been in first by themselves since ‘10. All this sets the stage for a huge series between the rivals that kicks off tonight in L.A.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For only the 3rd time in 80ish years, a Milwaukee restaurant chain will eat its words, sort of. Promising free burgers for EVERYONE if the Brewers win 12 straight, it will now pay up. Also, did Shohei Ohtani pitch to Mike Trout? Yeah, that happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not even Paul Skenes can stop the Brewers right now. The Crew clobbered 5 homers vs. the Pirates to keep their streak going. Speaking of the long ball, Pete Alonso homered to break the Mets' all-time record -- then added another for good measure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brewers are off to their second 10-game winning streak in as many months, the Yankees returned to the W column with the Twins in town at a perfect time, and Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman had emotional homecomings in Houston ... as opponents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A five-run deficit was no problem for the Brewers, who walked off against the Mets on Isaac Collins' homer. In Atlanta, Jen Pawol was behind home plate for Marlins-Braves, making her the first female umpire to call balls and strikes for an MLB game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the dog days of August ahead of us, which division races are already wrapped up? Which ones are tight and scary? Also, we are in for a treat tonight as likely Hall of Famers Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw take the mound at Chavez Ravine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a day of milestones and near milestones. Shohei Ohtani homered for his 1,000th career hit -- while pitching, no less. The Guardians came within 2 outs of their 1st no-hitter in more than 40 years. And the first female umpire is coming to MLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Behind lefty Garrett Crochet -- 13-4 on the season with a 2.24 ERA -- the Red Sox cruised to their seventh straight victory. Not to be outdone, Shea Langeliers became the second catcher to crush three homers as a leadoff hitter to power the A's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Red Sox won their sixth straight game and have surged into playoff position over the past two months, while the Rangers still have work to do but helped their cause with a dramatic comeback and walk-off victory over the Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After rain suspended play in Bristol, the Speedway Classic finished strong, with Braves rookie hurler Hurston Waldrep holding the Reds in check and Eli White crushing two homers. Meanwhile in Miami, the Marlins continued their mastery of the Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carlos Correa is headed back to the Astros. The Padres added an ace reliever among their five deals. And the Yankees and Rays pulled off a trade ... during the middle of their game in the Bronx. In short, the 2025 Trade Deadline was truly epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trade Deadline isn't until 6 ET tonight, but Wednesday featured more than a dozen deals, including a reunion between Eugenio Suárez and the Mariners. Top closers Jhoan Duran and Ryan Helsley were also among the players on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deal between the Jays and O's resulted in a reliever switching dugouts to pitch against his former team in the second game of a doubleheader. Plus, a slam from an unlikely hero helped the Brewers build their lead on the Cubs in the NL Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gold Glove defense. High-octane offense. An OMG ending. And that was just the Mets-Padres game. Also, the Miz introduced himself to the Cubs-Brewers rivalry, while a top trade target got hurt. And we fondly remember Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A's sensation Nick Kurtz made history Friday with a four-homer game, the first ever by a rookie. He went 6-for-6 and also finished with a record-tying 19 total bases. Meanwhile, yesterday saw the Hall of Fame welcome its newest group of legends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Naylor is heading to the Mariners in the first big deal before the Trade Deadline. MLB.com's Will Leitch breaks down the fit in Seattle and what it means for the D-backs. Plus, can the Jays and Astros stay hot atop the AL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani homered for his fifth straight game, so ... why not just pitch around him? The Twins learned the hard way in a walk-off loss. Plus, Bryce Harper reached a big home run milestone of his own and the Blue Jays clinched a key tiebreaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At age 45, Rich Hill tied an MLB record by playing for his 14th team. Starting for the Royals, he worked five innings & allowed one earned run. Elsewhere, one swing from Cal Raleigh resulted in his 39th HR and the end of Milwaukee's long win streak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brewers went from being no-hit into the sixth inning to powering past the Mariners for their 11th consecutive win. And not to be outdone, the Blue Jays overcame an early Yankees lead and haven’t lost at home since June 22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three games separate the first-place Blue Jays and Yankees in the AL East, setting up a huge three-game set in Toronto, where the Jays have won 10 straight. In the NL, the Brewers won their 10th straight overall and tied the Cubs atop the NL Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the July 31 Trade Deadline fast approaching, what players will be on the move? And is it possible that the defending World Series champs are going to get even better? All this and more in the first episode out of the All-Star break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the American League stormed back from six runs down to tie the game, the National League prevailed in the Midsummer Classic's first swing-off as Kyle Schwarber crushed three home runs on three swings to earn MVP honors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to win the T-Mobile Home Run Derby with a thrilling final round against young slugger Junior Caminero, and Oneil Cruz left the game's biggest stars in awe with a 513-foot long ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices