Ronald Acuña Jr. has 7 HR this season.
Last 4 games: 5 HR
First 42 games of season: 2 HR
He’s the 4th player in MLB history to have 5 HR & 4 SB in a 4-game span.
There’s been 7 instances in NBA History where a player had a Game 7 on their birthday.
All 7 times, their team won (7-0).
Today is Harrison Barnes’ birthday…
This will be the first time since 2021 that someone other than Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz or Sinner will win a Grand Slam title in men’s singles.
It’ll also be the first time since 2015 that someone other than Djokovic, Nadal or Alcaraz will win the French Open.
The Cubs have had two 10-game winning streaks & a 10-game losing streak all in their last 39 games.
They’re only the 2nd team in MLB history to have all those occur in a SEASON (2017 Dodgers).
The Hurricanes are 5-0 in OT this postseason.
All 5 times they won 3-2.
They’re the first team in NHL playoff history to win 5 consecutive OT games by the exact same score during a single postseason.
31.6% of the Twins’ home runs this season have come from their leadoff hitter.
The last time a team ended the season with a higher percentage of their HRs coming from their leadoff hitters was 106 years ago (1920 Red Sox, 31.8%).
The Dodgers’ bullpen has pitched 36 straight scoreless innings.
That’s their longest bullpen scoreless innings streak since the mound was moved back in 1893.
It’s the longest by any bullpen since Cleveland’s bullpen went 38 2/3 IP without a run in 2017.
The White Sox are the only team in MLB history (modern era) to score 9+ runs in a 9+ inning game and all of their runs & hits came in the same inning.