High N Tight Sunday

🔥 FIRST PITCH — From No-No to Oh-No

Happy Sunday!

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was two strikes from history — a no-hitter in Baltimore, zeros on the board, Camden Yards on edge.

Then 💥 Jackson Holliday went deep. No-hitter gone. Dodgers still up 3–1.

But the night turned into a horror show: a double, a plunked Gunnar Henderson, back-to-back walks, and Emmanuel Rivera’s two-run single to walk it off — a four-run, two-out rally that stunned L.A. 4–3.

As if scripted, it all came on the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig’s streak. The ballpark turned into a celebration.

For the Dodgers, the pain keeps coming — swept by the last-place Pirates, now staring at a sweep from the last-place Orioles.

The NL West just got spicy: the Dodgers and Padres are floundering… and the Giants are suddenly very alive.

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🧟 Giants Wake the Dead

Two weeks ago we roasted the San Francisco Giants, calling them baseball zombies as their season circled the drain.

Well… the 🧟‍♂️ zombies clawed out of the grave. The Giants have ripped off 8 wins in their last 10 games and have crashed the Wild Card party.

They don’t just have a pulse — they’re throwing haymakers. Need proof? Check out our UGLY segment below. Here come the Giants!

👎 Ball Thieves

What is going on with grown adults stealing keepsakes from fans?

First it was Citi Field, where an older 👴🏻 fan snagged a foul ball — only to have another man wrestle it right out of his hands and smugly sit down like he just won Powerball. Broadcasters were appalled (“…he took it away from an old guy!”), and the clip went viral.

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And last night in Miami, a young Phillies fan thought he had a Harrison Bader home run ball locked up — his dad caught it. But a woman claimed the ball was hers, even though it landed in the row in front of her. After some arguing, dad handed it over. Fortunately, the Phillies and Marlins turned it into a win: the kid scored a gift pack, a signed bat, and a meet-and-greet with Bader.

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Two viral moments. Two fans robbed of their joy — though this kid walked away like a champ. The video says it all. Memo to the Mets: find that elderly fan and make it right… and maybe post a sign: “Adults fighting kids and grandpas for baseballs will be ejected.” ⚾️

🍺 Benches Clear Before the First Beer

Memo to big-league sluggers: if you crush a moonshot, maybe don’t pause for a selfie moment — pitchers really hate that.

In Colorado, Giants’ Rafael Devers launched No. 30 and took a long look. Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland barked back, Devers barked louder, and suddenly everyone was on the field.

Both benches emptied in the first inning — three ejections before the fans even finished their first beer. Denver, you are officially leading the league in early drama.

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🎄 STORY’S GIFT

As far as gift-wrapped homers go, they don’t come prettier than this one. Trevor Story lofted a lazy fly down Fenway’s right-field line — the shortest porch in baseball at just 302 feet — and Guardians RF Jhonkensy Noel was there to grab it.

Except… he didn’t. The ball nicked off his glove, ricocheted toward the Pesky Pole, and hopped into the stands.

Originally ruled foul, but Boston challenged. Replay confirmed the ball clipped the pole — meaning it’s a home run, courtesy of Pesky.

And just like that, Story got the HR with a bow on top. Christmas came early at Fenway. 🎄⚾️

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Robots Take the Reins

Well, it finally happened — the robots took over Saturday in Oakland. The Oakland Ballers handed the remote to the machines and let AI run the whole show.

Lineup card? Algorithms. Pitching changes? Algorithms. Human manager Aaron Miles? He was just the guy holding the tablet — and maybe wondering if the robots are coming for his job.

Before first pitch, the home plate umpire even “shook hands” with the iPad.

Billed as the first AI-managed professional game ever, it ended perfectly: a 3–2 Ballers win after a knockout-round tiebreaker, clinching a franchise-record season.

Somewhere, Aaron Miles is either smiling… or updating his résumé.