MLB Morning Lineup Podcast

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With another win over a quality team, the Giants continue to prove that their hot start is no fluke. Elsewhere in the NL West, the Padres improved to 11-0 at home, tied for the fourth-longest season-opening home win streak of all-time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dealt from the White Sox to Boston over the winter, the left-hander made quite the return to Chicago's South Side, taking a no-hitter into the eighth before exiting to a standing ovation. "I feel like I could've thrown five more innings," he said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 8-4 Angels are one of the big surprises so far. They belted 6 HRs in Tampa - 2 each by Mike Trout, Taylor Ward & Jo Adell, who hit both of his in 1 inning. They have 3 of the 5 AL HR leaders. Also, Freddie Freeman is set to return to the Dodgers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Yastrzemski now accounts for three of the five walk-off homers that have landed in McCovey Cove, capping a comeback for the upstart Giants. Max Fried and Jack Flaherty combined for 20 strikeouts in an epic duel, the first time the former high school teammates have pitched against each other on an MLB stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Windy weather and temperatures in the 40s did little to stop the Mets, who rode Francisco Lindor's first HR of the season and four RBIs from Pete Alonso to cruise to their sixth straight win. Also, homers derailed a battle of aces in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first showdown of 2025 between the Astros and Mariners had a little bit of everything, from Logan Gilbert taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning to a booming Jose Altuve home run to a dazzling J.P. Crawford play to help preserve a Seattle win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers and Padres went into the weekend undefeated. Not only did both lose games -- two, in fact -- but somehow the Giants have overtaken them at 8-1 after a sweep of Seattle. Plus we recap Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 14-year extension with Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Any time you can get in the same sentence as Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig, you're doing OK. Aaron Judge became the 3rd-fastest Yankee to 500 extra-base hits (yes, with a HR). Elsewhere, Alex Bregman went deep and Taijuan Walker made mom proud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shohei Ohtani's walk-off homer helped the Dodgers improve to 8-0, the best start ever by a defending World Series champion. Don't let that distract you from the fact that the Padres are also unbeaten and off to their fastest start in franchise history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eugenio Suárez and Aaron Judge were tied for the MLB lead with four HRs before Suárez delivered a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the eighth to deliver a D-backs win vs. the Yankees, and the Dodgers and Padres each remained undefeated in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elly De La Cruz showcased all of his tools -- and a Torpedo bat -- as he homered twice and drove in a career-high 7 runs in the Reds' rout of the Rangers. In San Diego, Kyle Hart helped the Padres stay unbeaten in his long-awaited return to an MLB mound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices