The Baseball Buffet for 7/17/2026

NYM 4, PHI 1 - PHI SP Aaron Nola did fairly well, giving up a solo HR to Francisco Alvarez in the third inning. But then Nola (6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K) was kept in just a bit too long, and gave up back-to-back HRs to Brett Baty and Alvarez to start the seventh. Meanwhile, NYM SP Christian Scott pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning (5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K), lowering his ERA to 2.87. Mets reliever Luke Weaver gave up a solo HR to Trea Turner in the eighth inning, but then Devin Williams pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his 14th save.

PHI RP Brad Keller - 15-day IL (right elbow UCL tear)

The Nationals traded CF Robert Hassell III to the Pirates for cash.

24 - STL Iván Herrera

18 - CWS Sam Antonacci

15 - COL Tyler Freeman

14 - SEA Randy Arozarena

14 - BOS Willson Contreras

14 - STL JJ Wetherholt

13 - LAA Jo Adell

13 - HOU Isaac Paredes

17 - TBR Junior Caminero

14 - NYM Francisco Alvarez

14 - LAD Freddie Freeman

14 - COL Tyler Freeman

14 - TEX Josh Jung

221 - HOU Yordan Alvarez

212 - WSH James Wood

202 - NYY Ben Rice

198 - ATL Matt Olson

197 - TBR Junior Caminero

196 - PHI Kyle Schwarber

192 - MIA Otto Lopez

190 - CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong

190 - STL Jordan Walker

.189 - LAA Mike Trout

.184 - ATH Nick Kurtz

.174 - WSH James Wood

.171 - BAL Taylor Ward

.167 - NYM Juan Soto

.150 - HOU Yordan Alvarez

.149 - CHC Michael Busch

.148 - LAD Shohei Ohtani

.147 - PIT Bryan Reynolds

.146 - PHI Bryce Harper

.024 - SFG Casey Schmitt

.030 - LAA Jo Adell

.035 - TOR Ernie Clement

.035 - KCR Salvador Perez

.035 - TOR Andrés Giménez

.040 - SFG Luis Arraez

.079 - CHC Nico Hoerner

.088 - MIA Liam Hicks

.093 - TBR Chandler Simpson

.094 - TOR Ernie Clement

.097 - ARI Ildemaro Vargas

.097 - SFG Jung Hoo Lee

.099 - MIL Sal Frelick

.102 - CLE Steven Kwan

.117 - MIA Xavier Edwards

.349 - PHI Kyle Schwarber

.329 - MIL Garrett Mitchell

.329 - DET Spencer Torkelson

.322 - COL Hunter Goodman

.318 - CWS Colson Montgomery

.316 - ATH Nick Kurtz

.315 - CHC Ian Happ

.315 - MIA Kyle Stowers

.314 - LAA Zach Neto

8 - NYY Ben Rice

8 - TEX Wyatt Langford

8 - MIA Xavier Edwards

8 - SEA Josh Naylor

7 - ARI Gabriel Moreno

7 - TOR Ernie Clement

7 - STL Jordan Walker

7 - WSH CJ Abrams

7 - KCR Jac Caglianone

7 - CLE Austin Hedges

7 - SEA Julio Rodríguez

1914: A 21-inning game that a bit of everything. "At Forbes Field, Rube Marquard and Babe Adams each go a marathon 21 innings before Larry Doyle's two-run home run gives the Giants a 3 - 1 win over the Pirates. Adams yields no walks and 12 hits, the longest non-walk game in major league history. Marquard walks two (one intentionally) and yields 15 hits. In the 6th, Honus Wagner goes from first to third base on a hit by Jim Viox. When New York CF Bob Bescher throws to 3B Milt Stock, the ball bounces out of his hands and disappears. Wagner scores before it's discovered that the ball bounced up under his arm and stayed there as he ran home. Wagner is called out for interference, and the Bucs protest. Manager Fred Clarke is then ejected by umpire Bill "Lord" Byron. In a fitting ending to this unusual game, Giants OF Red Murray is knocked unconscious by a bolt of lightning after catching a fly ball for the final out. Murray is uninjured. Marquard's win is his last in 1914. He will lose ten straight on his way to a 12-22 record."

1924: Jesse Haines throws a no-hitter. "On Tuberculosis Day at Sportsman's Park, the Cards' Jesse Haines hurls his only shutout in two years, a 5 - 0 no-hitter over the Braves. It is the first no-hitter by a St. Louis hurler since 1876, and the first-ever National League no-hitter in St. Louis."

1941: Joe DiMaggio's famous hitting streak ends. "In front of more than 60,000 fans at Cleveland, Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak is ended at 56 games. Indians P Al Smith and Jim Bagby Jr., plus sensational plays by 3B Ken Keltner, stop the Yankee Clipper, but New York edges the Indians, 6 - 5."

1961: Ty Cobb dies at age 74. "Following a year-long illness, Ty Cobb succumbs to cancer at age 74 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta."

1974: Bob Gibson becomes the second to strikeout 3,000 batters. "Cardinals pitching great Bob Gibson fans the Reds' Cesar Geronimo to become the second hurler after Walter Johnson to strike out 3,000 batters. Geronimo will become Nolan Ryan's 3,000th strikeout victim six years later. The Reds shrug it off, scoring six runs in the 1st inning and three in the 2nd on their way to a 12 - 7 win."

1990: The Twins turn two triple plays. "Minnesota becomes the first team in history to turn two triple plays in the same game. Both are started on grounders to 3B Gary Gaetti, who has started five of the Twins' last six triple killings. The Twins' triple killings aren't enough as the team loses to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, 1 - 0."

Hall of Famer

15-year major league career, spanning from 1938-1952, mostly with the Indians as a good defensive SS and player-manager

Seven-time All-Star

He received at least some MVP votes in ten consecutive seasons, winning the award in 1948 after hitting 18 HR with 106 RBI, 116 runs, and a .355 average while leading the Indians as manager to a World Series championship.

He led the AL in doubles with 45 in 1941, 1944, and 1947, and also won the AL batting title in 1944 with a .327 average.

Overall had a career .295/.380/.415 slash line and a 120 OPS+

As a player-manager for the Indians from 1942-50 he led them to five winning seasons, and the World Series Championship in 1948. He went on to also manager seven seasons spanning from 1952-1960 for the Red Sox, Athletics, and Cubs

16-year major league career, spanning from 1951-1966, as a defense-first SS with the Reds, Braves, and Mets

Two-time All-Star and won three Gold Glove Awards.

Had limited power, with highs of 10 HR in 1960 and 12 HR in 1962, and retired with a modest .243/.314/.321 slash line

16-year major league career, spanning from 1964-1979, mostly with the Cubs, with his final four seasons spent with the Cardinals and White Sox

Six-time All-Star, and winner of two Gold Glove Awards at SS

He had virtually no power with 14 career HR in 8,530 plate appearances.

He had 38 doubles with 109 runs in 1969 and 14 triples with 100 runs in 1970, but retired with only a .252/314/.312 slash line.

Fourth-round draft pick in 1985 by the White Sox

Nine-year major league pitching career, spanning from 1986-1994, as a reliever mostly with the White Sox

He posted 34 saves in both 1988 and 1989, and then in 1990 he was an All-Star and broke the record for most saves in a season with 57, to go along with a tidy 1.83 ERA (Francisco Rodríguez later topped Thigpen’s total with 62 saves in 2008).

Injuries including a back problem developed after the 1990 season, limiting Thigpen to 30 and 22 saves the next two years with his ERA climbing.

Overall he had 201 saves, a 3.43 ERA, and a 119 ERA+

16-year major league career, spanning from 1960-1976, playing a mix of 1B, 3B, LF, and DH, for the Reds, Phillies, and six other clubs

Had a breakout season in 1965 with the Reds when he batted .287 with 32 HR and an NL-leading 130 RBI

Had 20+ HR six times, with a high of 34 HR in 1971 with the Phillies

Overall had 245 HR, 923 RBI, a .244/.311/.420 slash line, and a 102 OPS+

3rd-round draft pick in 2004 by the Blue Jays

12-year major league career, spanning from 2006-2017, mostly as a 1B, DH, and LF with the Blue Jays

Had 20+ HR six times, with his career year coming in 2009 when he batted .305 with 46 doubles, 35 HR and 114 RBI

Overall had 200 HR, a .272/.330/.465 slash line, and a 112 OPS+

LAD Roki Sasaki vs. NYY Gerrit Cole - game one of big series between the Dodgers and Yankees in New York, with two pitchers who have been inconsistent so far this year

TBR Griffin Jax vs. BOS Jake Bennett (Gm 1) - The Red Sox rode a 9-game winning streak going into the All-Star break, but immediately face the AL-leading Rays in a four-game series, including a doubleheader today. Bennett has been having a strong rookie season, with a 1.00 ERA over his last four starts and 27 IP.

LAD Freddie Freeman, 7-20, HR, 3 doubles vs. NYY Gerrit Cole

ATL Matt Olson, 4-10, HR, double vs. TEX Cal Quantrill

HOU Jose Altuve, 9-20, HR, 3 doubles vs. BAL Dean Kremer

MIL William Contreras, 1-11, 3 K vs. MIA Sandy Alcantara

MIL Jake Bauers, 0-14, 3 K vs. MIA Sandy Alcantara

MIL Gary Sánchez, 2-14, 4 K vs. MIA Sandy Alcantara

STL Jordan Walker, 1-10, 3 K vs. ARI Merrill Kelly

HOU Jeremy Peña, 1-15, 3 K vs. BAL Dean Kremer

MIA Sandy Alcantara, 71 AB, 2 HR, 15 K, 7 BB, .155/.244/.282 vs. MIL hitters

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