MLB Morning Lineup Podcast

Cleveland needed one of the greatest late-season surges ever to win its division last season. This year, the Guardians already look like a playoff squad after a 4-game sweep in Detroit. Meanwhile, the Jays continue to be a headache for the Yanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pitching and DH'ing for the first time in a month, Shohei Ohtani homered and hurled five scoreless frames to lead the Dodgers past the Padres. Meanwhile, the Rays continued their dominance at the Trop, recording their sixth sweep to claim MLB's best record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Misiorowski blew away the Cubs with triple-digit heat to extend his scoreless streak and push the Brewers into first place. Otherwise, the long ball dominated the headlines around the league, including some emotional walk-offs and a slam that never left the park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Halos were unable to get anything going for 8 innings and it looked like the Majors' no-hitter drought would end thanks to A's righty J.T. Ginn. But a leadoff single in the 9th spoiled history and Zach Neto followed with a stunning 2-run HR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Phillies were 9-19 when they named Don Mattingly their interim manager April 28. In short, they looked lost. But that's changed in a hurry, and yesterday they hammered Paul Skenes and the Pirates to move a game over .500 (24-23). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before their game vs. the Nats, bench coach Mike Napoli donned the "Tito Speedo," famously gifted to manager Terry Francona this spring. And what do you know, the Reds erupted for 15 runs. Also, the Mets topped the Tigers for their 1st sweep of '26. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Skenes may be the NL Cy Young favorite right now. But Jacob Misiorowski & Shohei Ohtani would like a word. Miz, the Brewer with the 103 mph heat, threw 7 scoreless with 10 strikeouts. Ohtani matched the 7 shutout frames to drop his ERA to 0.82. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Skenes carried a no-hitter into the 7th and threw 8 innings of shutout ball against the Rockies. Yet the most impressive outing of the night belonged to the Twins' Bailey Ober. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rays continued to bedevil the AL East, moving to 9-1 vs. division foes after a win in Toronto. They have the best record in the AL and a two-game lead over the Yanks, who have lost four straight. Plus, Seattle is making up ground in the AL West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the end of a heart-wrenching week in which the Braves lost the beloved tandem of former owner Ted Turner and ex-manager Bobby Cox, they went into Los Angeles and won a series from the powerhouse Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Brewers swept the Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs have their longest home win streak since 1935 after their 15th straight, also tying them for MLB's best record. Their 26-12 mark matches the Braves and Yanks, who are calling up a top prospect after losing Jasson Domínguez to a scary injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cubs keep adding W's to Wrigley Field. Pete Crow-Armstrong crushed an electrifying HR in the bottom of the 9th and the Cubs walked off the Reds in 10 for their 14th straight home win. Elsewhere, there's a surprise AL East team chasing the Yanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a challenging week for the Tigers, who lost Tarik Skubal and then saw Framber Valdez roughed up by Boston and ejected after he hit a batter, prompting benches to clear. Plus, don't look now, but the Phils are now 7-1 under Don Mattingly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elbow surgery is likely to sideline two-time defending AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal for two to three months, complicating the Tigers' playoff hopes as well as the left-hander's chance of landing a record contract in free agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Braves swept the Rockies this weekend. The Yanks got another Aaron Judge homer and took care of the Orioles in the first three games of their series. With both clubs red-hot, it's hard to argue they're not baseball's best teams at the moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NL Central is absolute chaos! The first-place Reds are off to their best start in 20 years, while the Cardinals just swept the Pirates (sorry, Paul Skenes). Meanwhile, Nick Kurtz is rubbing shoulders with some of baseball's all-time greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With an MLB-best 22-9 record, the Braves are firing on all cylinders, getting the best of the Tigers and Tarik Skubal last night at home. Meanwhile, the now-healthy Blue Jays look to have righted the ship with three straight series wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cam Schlittler was supposed to be, what, the Yanks' third or fourth best pitcher? The burgeoning ace lowered his ERA to 1.51 with 6 shutout innings vs. Texas' Jacob deGrom. Not to be outdone, Shohei Ohtani's ERA sits at 0.60 -- after it went UP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Down to their last out, Kyle Tucker came through for the Dodgers, lining a two-run, game-winning single as L.A. rallied past the Marlins. Meanwhile, the Guardians are calling up Travis Bazzana, the top overall pick in the 2024 Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a stunning turn of events, the Red Sox parted ways with manager Alex Cora and his staff. “When the product on the field is not what you had expected, you have to be willing to consider everything,” chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A back-and-forth game at Wrigley Field ended with familiar results as the Cubs won their ninth straight game and the Phillies lost their ninth in a row, and the first-place Braves won behind a historic debut by pitching prospect JR Ritchie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At long last, the Mets won a game to end their 12-game skid. But in the process, their star shortstop Francisco Lindor was injured. Also, Shohei Ohtani's on-base streak finally ended while Munetaka Murakami's home run streak continued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not even the burning of sage could end this Mets' losing streak as the Twins rallied late to make it 12 straight losses for New York. Things are going much better in Cincinnati, where the Reds have won 5 in a row and the bats are starting to heat up in a big way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite losing Edwin Díaz until the second half due to elbow surgery, the Dodgers are still the Dodgers, owners of baseball's best record. And while it's still early, the Braves, with an experienced core, are proving they can push L.A. in the NL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mets were two outs away from a win at Wrigley when former Met Michael Conforto came off the bench and ripped their heart out, sending them to an 11th straight loss. Meanwhile, the first-place Reds pulled out another close one to improve to 14-8. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Trout was in vintage form this week for the Angels' series in the Bronx, homering five times in the four-game set to help earn a split against Aaron Judge and Co. And don't look now, but the Padres have reeled off eight straight wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Jackie Robinson was celebrated around MLB, Shohei Ohtani continued to pitch like a Cy Young candidate, the Yankees took advantage of an Angels miscue to rally in the 9th and Jackson Merrill had a game for the ages to keep the Padres' winning streak going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The baseball world will celebrate Jackie Robinson Day today. Last night, his former team, the Dodgers, would've made him proud. With Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound opposite the Mets' Nolan McLean in a big-time duel, L.A. squeaked out a 2-1 win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Trout and Aaron Judge put on a HR show worthy of their MVP status, each blasting two in a game of the year contender. Plus, don't look now, but the upstart Pirates, who put up 16 runs to back Paul Skenes, are tied for MLB's second-best record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mets were shut out twice by the A's at home, while the Yankees fared no better, losing three times in Tampa. All told, the New York clubs have each dropped five in a row. Obviously, it's early, but this isn't the start either team envisioned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less than a month after Venezuela beat USA in the World Baseball Classic final, Eduardo Rodriguez and Nolan McLean squared off again at Citi Field -- and the result was similar. Meanwhile in the Bronx, the A's pulled off a feat they hadn't accomplished since 1979! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a noteworthy day for Shohei Ohtani on two fronts (only two?) in his mound start in Toronto. But one of them was not a win. The Blue Jays finally solved the Dodgers. And Konnor Griffin, MLB's No. 1 prospect, signed a megadeal with the Pirates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The night was winding down -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat the Jays again, Paul Skenes looked like Paul Skenes again -- when the Braves and Angels, specifically Reynaldo López and Jorge Soler, got into it, leading to benches emptying, punches & ejections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dodgers launched five homers and that was more than enough offense to rout the Jays in their first meeting since last fall's World Series. Meanwhile, the 8-2 Brewers clawed past the Red Sox, sinking them to 2-8 on the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three potential homers, all robbed by the Angels' Jo Adell on Saturday. The trio of stellar snags preserving a 1-0 win over the Mariners, too. And yesterday in Pittsburgh, the Bucs - winners of 5 straight - picked up their first sweep of the O's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin is on his way to the big leagues after being promoted by the Pirates. What will the game's top prospect bring to Pittsburgh? Let's break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you like pitching, yesterday was your day. Cam Schlittler, Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal, Zac Gallen, Sandy Alcantara and Chris Sale all showed out, with Schlittler's Yanks now 5-1. Elsewhere, an MLB game ended on an ABS challenge for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six innings of 1-hit, shutout ball in the rain at Chavez Ravine? Yeah, that'll play. But did you expect anything less from Shohei Ohtani? Also, Andrew Painter's Major League debut was dazzling as the Phils' towering righty fanned 8 in 5 1/3 frames. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cal Raleigh shook off his slump to deliver the walk-off hit against the Yanks, what sure felt like a postseason preview. Meanwhile, Justin Verlander (back with Detroit!), Edward Cabrera and Ranger Suarez were among the notable hurlers to debut for their new clubs. How did it go? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After walk-offs in the first two games of their series against the A's, the Jays rode Kazuma Okamoto's first Major League homer to a sweep. Meanwhile, the Marlins finished off a sweep of their own vs. the Rockies on Owen Caissie's walk-off blast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rookies stole the show for the Mets and Tigers, the Miz racked up a record K total to propel the Crew, Angels' three-time MVP Mike Trout turned back the clock, and the Dodgers began their quest for a three-peat with a win as the season got rolling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Yankees jumped on Logan Webb early and often, and Max Fried was brilliant in a season-opening shutout in San Francisco on Opening Night. We also saw the first ABS challenge in MLB history. Eleven more games are on tap today! Here's what to watch for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices