Sarah Langs

@MLB. Previously: @ESPN, @CSNChicago, @SNYtv & @MetsBlog. Plus, @UChicagoCollege and @ChicagoMaroon sports. Go Maroons. (Views my own.)

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

I HAVE NO WORDS
ONLY TEARS

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Baseball is the best.

[RotoWear @RotoWear]

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[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Daily Statcast leaders for Day 71 (June 3) of the MLB season:

Exit velocity
Distance
Pitch velocity
Swings & misses

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[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

This is the second time in his career that Shohei Ohtani has reached base safely 5+ times in a game he pitched

That’s tied for the most such games since at least 1900, with:

Mel Parnell
Wes Ferrell
Jimmy Callahan

[MLB @MLB]

Another scoreless outing for Shohei Ohtani!

He’s allowed just 1 ER across 24 IP over his last 4 starts 👀

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Scoreless start of 6+ innings and reached base safely 5+ times in same game, since at least 1900:

6/3/26 Shohei Ohtani
9/26/64 Mel Stottlemyre
5/23/51 Mel Parnell
7/30/1920 Hod Eller

(Other 3 threw shutouts)

[MLB @MLB]

Shohei Ohtani (the pitcher): 2 hits, 1 walk
Shohei Ohtani (the hitter): 3 hits, 2 walks

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Scoreless start of 6+ innings and reached base safely 4+ times in same game, last 55 years including playoffs:

6/3/26 Shohei Ohtani
2025 NLCS G4 Shohei Ohtani
9/27/07 Micah Owings
9/4/88 Danny Jackson

[MLB @MLB]

Shohei Ohtani: Ace of the Diamond! 💎

He has a 0.74 ERA this season 🤯

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Lowest ERA in first 10 starts of season, since ER official (1913) excl openers:

2021 Jacob deGrom: 0.56
1966 Juan Marichal: 0.59
2026 Shohei Ohtani: 0.74

!!!

Also has been on base 4 times tonight

[MLB @MLB]

Shohei Ohtani: Ace of the Diamond! 💎

He has a 0.74 ERA this season 🤯

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

wheeee!

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Lowest ERA in first 10 starts of season, since ER official (1913) excl openers:

2021 Jacob deGrom: 0.56
1966 Juan Marichal: 0.59
2026 Shohei Ohtani: 0.74

!!!

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

The Pirates have scored 9+ runs in four straight games, their longest such streak since August 16-18, 1928 (also 4)

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

Working 9-5, what a way to make a livin' 🎶

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

This is the third time in franchise history the Giants have won a game 1-0 on a player’s first career HR, joining:

8/7/1991 Darren Lewis
6/10/1954 Bill Taylor

Taylor, like Victor Bericoto, did it in Milwaukee (v Braves)

@EliasSports

[MLB @MLB]

Victor Bericoto hits his first Major League home run!

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Most home runs in first 5 seasons with a team: 

Babe Ruth, NYY: 235
Mark McGwire, STL: 220
Ralph Kiner, PIT: 215
Kyle Schwarber, PHI: 210
Alex Rodriguez, NYY: 208
David Ortiz, BOS: 208
Albert Pujols, STL: 201

[MLB @MLB]

Kyle Schwarber adds on with his 23rd homer of the season!

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Cristopher Sánchez!!

50 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings

The 5th-longest single-season scoreless IP streak since the mound moved to its current dist (1893) and longest on that list by a LHP

👏👏👏

h/t @EliasSports

[MLB @MLB]

Jackson Merrill ends Cristopher Sánchez's consecutive scoreless innings streak at 50.2 IP

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):

1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 50 2/3 IP *active thru 6 IP

h/t @EliasSports

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):

1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 49 2/3 IP *active thru 5 IP

h/t @EliasSports

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Just got even better

Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):

1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 48 2/3 IP *active thru 4 IP

h/t @EliasSports

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

@SlangsOnSports Is that good?

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

@Phillies Research confirms it is!!!

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):

1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 47 2/3 IP *active thru 3 IP
1968 Bob Gibson: 47 IP
2015 Zack Greinke: 45 2/3 IP
1933 Carl Hubbell: 45 1/3 IP
1950 Sal Maglie: 45 IP
1904 Cy Young: 45 IP
1904 Doc White: 45 IP

h/t @EliasSports

[MLB @MLB]

Cristopher Sánchez extends his scoreless streak to 47.2 IP!

He passes Bob Gibson (47 IP in 1968) for the 5th-longest single-season scoreless innings streak since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893 🤯

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):

1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
1968 Bob Gibson: 47 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 46 2/3 IP *active thru 2 IP
2015 Zack Greinke: 45 2/3 IP
1933 Carl Hubbell: 45 1/3 IP
1950 Sal Maglie: 45 IP
1904 Cy Young: 45 IP
1904 Doc White: 45 IP

h/t @EliasSports

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Starting pitchers to bat leadoff since 1900:

Shohei Ohtani 29x reg, 4x post
9/22/68 Cesar Tovar (played all 9 positions)
9/27/53 Al Dark (moved to 3B after the 1st, only career game pitched)
9/30/1901 Jim Jones (1 of 2 career pitching app)

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

Tonight's #Dodgers lineup at D-backs:

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Longest single-season scoreless IP streak, since mound moved to current dist (1893):

1988 Orel Hershiser: 59 IP
1968 Don Drysdale: 58 IP
1913 Walter Johnson: 55 2/3 IP
1910 Jack Coombs: 53 IP
1968 Bob Gibson: 47 IP
2026 Cristopher Sánchez: 45 2/3 IP *active thru 1 IP
2015 Zack Greinke: 45 2/3 IP
1933 Carl Hubbell: 45 1/3 IP
1950 Sal Maglie: 45 IP
1904 Cy Young: 45 IP
1904 Doc White: 45 IP

h/t @EliasSports