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A week late but off we go!
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Aug 8: First pitch 7:05p EDT (BAL). Last out 10:35p PDT (SEA). O's 4 homers and hold. Bassitt+Starling=Mets easy. Velazquez+Morel=Nats L6. Gallen=PIT 0 on 3. Rengifo HR+Suarez=1-0? Giants 15 K but SDx0x23 and Thairo SF=1-0? Yanx 7 early off Gilbert, 6 doubles+Judge x44. Till tmw.
Mitch Haniger: First Mariners batter with 3 hits in a home game against the Yankees since Robinson Cano, Jul 20 2017 (L 1-4).
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Josh Donaldson: First Yankees batter with 4 hits, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored against the Mariners since Hideki Matsui, Aug 13 2009 (W 11-1).
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Yankees: Second time ever recording 6 doubles in a game at Safeco/TMobile. Other was May 8 2004 (W 6-0).
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Aaron Judge & Josh Donaldson: First Yankees teammates ever to EACH have a homer and a double in the same game in Seattle (any stadium).
Logan Gilbert: First Mariners pitcher left out there long enough to give up 10 hits and 7 earned runs to the Yankees since Carlos Silva, May 4 2008 (L 2-8).
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SF/SD and LAA/OAK: First time two California teams have won 1-0 games against OTHER California teams on the same day since Jun 28 2008.
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Giants' last 1-0 win IN San Diego: Apr 9 2015 on a 12th-inning pinch hit by Justin Maxwell.
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Giants' only other 1-0 win against the Padres via a sac fly: Will Clark, Jun 10 1989.
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Thairo Estrada: First Giants batter to hit a sac fly in a 1-0 win on the road since Brandon Belt at ARI, Aug 30 2013.
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Giants: Second game in live-ball era where they scored 1 run, struck out 15 times, and won. Other was a fairly-famous 21-inning contest at Cincinnati on Sep 1 1967.
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Most games with 8+ strikeouts and 0 runs allowed, D'backs history:
Randy Johnson 32
Curt Schilling 11
Robbie Ray 9
Patrick Corbin 7
Brandon Webb 7
Ian Kennedy 6
Zac Gallen 4 (incl Mon)
Zack Greinke 4
Ketel Marte: First multi-run single for D'backs in 8th or later against Pirates since Adam Jones, Apr 22 2019.
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Pirates: Second time ever shut out on ≤ 3 hits at Chase Field. Other was Sep 19 2011 vs Ian Kennedy.
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Jose Suarez: First Angels pitcher to allow 2 hits and strike out 8+ IN Oakland since John Lackey, Jul 7 2006 (W 3-0).
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Athletics: Third home game this season where they were shut out on ≤ 2 hits. Only other seasons with 3 such games at Oakland Coliseum were 2007 and 1988.
Angels: First time a solo homer in the 1st inning stood up for a 1-0 win since Albert Pujols, also vs OAK, Jun 13 2015.
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Joey Meneses: First multi-run pinch-hit homer by Nats/Expos in the 8th or later at Wrigley since Randy Milligan off Chuck Crim, Jun 3 1994.
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Nelson Velazquez: First Cubs batter with 3 hits including a homer in a home game against the Nationals since Brian Bogusevic, Aug 22 2013 (L 4-5).
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