Gonzalez: Perhaps it's already starting to have an impact. On June 5, our own Buster Olney reported that major league umpires would begin strictly enforcing the use of foreign substances within weeks. At that point, the leaguewide slash line was .237/.312/.396 and the strikeout rate was 24.2%. Over the next 14 days, the leaguewide slash line rose to .248/.320/.416, while the strikeout rate dropped to 23%. It's important to note, though, that offense typically picks up when the weather gets warmer. But the average RPMs on four-seam fastballs was 2,316 from April 1 to June 5 and 2,260 from June 6 to 14. Usually you need RPM drops of 150 to 200 to really notice a difference in the way a baseball behaves. But that was by far the lowest two-week spin rate this year, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.Cleveland Indians Silk Scarf



La Russa frequently brings up how more can be learned through failure than through success. And though Crochet's had plenty of success this year, too, it might be these learning experiences as a reliever in 2021 that turn him into a successful starting pitcher years down the road.

In nine career regular-season starts against the Cubs, deGrom owns a 3.30 ERA and 1.221 WHIP through 57.1 innings pitched.



The Cubs went into Monday’s game tied with the Brewers in the NL Central at 40-32. The Indians trail the Cubs in-city rival, the White Sox, in the AL Central at 39-30, who remain a betting favorite to win the World Series this year.Colorado Rockies Silk Scarf

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DJ LeMahieu talks about seeing the Yankees three game winning streak come to an end. LeMahieu belted his 5th homer of the season but it wasn't enough, as Tony Kemp's three-run shot in the 6th inning gave the A's the lead for good. LeMahieu: 'We had the lead, they hit a homer, I thought we would come back one way or another but we just couldn't put anything together'.

May 18, 2007: Miller, a third-round pick of the Rays in 2003, opted to attend North Carolina and was selected sixth overall on June 6 by the suddenly competitive Tigers, experiencing their first playoff chase in more than a decade. By Aug. 30 — after three scoreless relief outings for High-A Lakeland — Miller was with the Tigers; that day, he pitched a scoreless eighth inning in a 2-0 loss to the Yankees in New York, including a forceout of future Tiger Johnny Damon, who was complimentary afterward: “He's going to be around for a while," Damon said. "They'll get a nice look at him in September and see if he's going to be on the playoff roster. But this was a good place to get his start." Miller made seven more appearances (all in relief) for the 2006 Tigers, allowing seven earned runs in 9⅓ innings.San Francisco Giants Silk Scarf

Cubs manager David Ross, no stranger to themed road trips after playing under Joe Maddon from 2015-16, also got in on the fun.Philadelphia Phillies Silk Scarf