Most losses by a team in their first 54 games of a season (1/3 mark of a 162 game schedule) - MLB modern era (1900-present): 44- #Athletics (2023 via their 6-3 defeat to the Astros on Saturday) 43- Red Sox (1932) 42- Washington Senators (1904) 42- Padres (1987) 42- Orioles (1988)
Entering Friday on a 21-game slide where they were just 5-16 with a paltry 9 home runs, the @Pirates nearly matched that total in one fell swoop by belting 7 in an 11-6 victory vs the Mariners. With the effort, they tied 3 other games for a franchise single game high on this list pic.twitter.com/jsOaSKi461
Collecting a pair of doubles and 4 singles in his 6 at-bats on Friday night as part of his @Nationals 12-10 defeat of the Royals, Luis Garcia joined some select company among 2nd basemen in the NL as his performance was just the 6th of its kind on this list going back 90 seasons pic.twitter.com/VBw6L4V990
Going 7 innings of no-hit ball with 11 strikeouts and just 2 walks vs the Cubs on Friday, sophomore hurler Hunter Greene was taken out at 110 pitches. Despite not being able to toss a true no-hitter, he still recorded the 3rd highest total on this list of games by a @Reds pitcher pic.twitter.com/zkwfhUQDcO
With the @MiamiHEAT continuing their incredible 2023 postseason run by grabbing a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Final vs the Celtics Sunday, Erik Spoelstra moved 1 win away from his 6th Finals trip since 2011. He also now owns a 107-68 career #NBAPlayoffs record, placing him 6th here pic.twitter.com/kUi57aVF8d
Posting an assist in Sunday's Gm2 win vs the Stars, Jack Eichel continues to sit above a point per game in his @GoldenKnights 2023 postseason run so far. Among players to play at least 12 times in their 1st ever playoff year, his current rate of production ranks 5th on this list pic.twitter.com/hRzLuT2svS