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DAILY BASEBALL STATS: JULY 10, 2025
1. The Blue Jays 10-game winning streak ended, 1 game shy of their franchise record.
They also had a 9-game winning streak at Rate Field that came to an end.
2. The White Sox got just their 7th 1-run win, which is the lowest in the majors. Their 7-21 record in 1-run games is also the worst in MLB.
3. The Dodgers 6-game losing streak is their longest since April 8-13, 2019. They had been the only team in baseball that didn’t have a 6+ game losing streak since the start of 2020.
4. The Dodgers have been swept in back-to-back series. They had been swept in just 2 of their previous 29 series this season.
5. The Dodgers lost their third game this year in which they were leading entering the 9th inning. The White Sox, Diamondbacks and Reds (4 each) are the only teams in the majors with more such losses.
The Dodgers only did it 4 times last year.
6. The Brewers swept the Dodgers in Milwaukee for the first time in franchise history.
The last time the Brewers swept the Dodgers was August 15-17, 2014.
7. Justin Verlander’s 76.2 IP are the most by a winless pitcher prior to the All-Star break since Kyle Abbott (80.1) in 1992.
8. Bryce Harper had the first 4 XBH game of his career.
9. The Phillies’ 13-0 shutout win over the Giants was their 2nd shutout in which they scored 10+ runs. The Cubs (3) and Blue Jays (2) are the only other teams in the majors with more than one.
10. Justin Verlander gave up 4 runs in 6 innings in the Giants’ 13-0 loss. It was the 31st time in his career that Verlander started and his team allowed 10+ runs. The only active pitcher with more is Kyle Gibson (32).
MOST GAME STARTED IN WHICH THE PITCHER’S TEAM ALLOWED 10+ RUNS, SINCE 2000
Jordan Lyles 38
Livan Hernandez 36
Bartolo Colon 32
Kyle Gibson 32
Justin Verlander 31
11. Verlander is still winless after 15 starts. Prior to this, his longest winless streak was just 7 starts (2015 & 2024).
12. The Giants’ home loss to the Phillies was just their 4th in 22 games since the start of 2018. It’s tied for the most lopsided matchup in any ballpark over that span.
BEST HOME RECORD VS. ANY OPPONENT SINCE 2018
Giants vs. Phillies 18-4, .818
Yankees vs. Twins 18-4, .818
Yankees vs. Royals 19-5, .792
Phillies vs. Rockies 19-5, .792
Dodgers vs. Pirates 17-5, .773
Dodgers vs. Braves 17-5, .773
Yankees vs. Rangers 17-5, .773
13. Chandler Simpson extended his hitting streak to 13 games. He’s hitting .395/.426/.465 (17-for-43), 6 runs, 6 SB during the streak.
14. Simpson stole his 25th base in 50th career game.
MOST STOLEN BASES, FIRST 50 CAREER GAMES, ACTIVE PLAYERS
Chandler Simpson 25
Jacob Young 19
Dylan Crews 18
Elly De La Cruz 17
Ji-hwan Bae 17
MOST STOLEN BASES, FIRST 50 CAREER GAMES, RAYS
Chandler Simpson 25
Jose Caballero 20
Mallex Smith 16
Desmond Jennings 15
Joey Gathright 14
15. Jazz Chisholm Jr. had his 7th career multi-home run game.
He has 4 in 107 career games with the Yankees after having 3 in 403 games with the Marlins.
16. Aaron Judge’s last 162 games: .351/.479/.727, 60 HR, 138 RBI, 137 runs, 423 total bases, 204 hits
17. Cody Bellinger extended his hitting streak to 14 games. He’s hitting .400 (24-for-60), 3 HR, 12 runs, 10 RBI during the streak.
He tied Daylen Lile, who had the day off, for the longest active streak in the majors.
18. Randy Arozarena has 7 HR in his last 9 games. Since the start of 2020, his 17 HR against the Yankees are the 3rd most in the majors.
MOST HOME RUNS VS. YANKEES SINCE 2020
Rafael Devers 24
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 20
Randy Arozarena 17
Anthony Santander 13
George Springer 11
Austin Meadows 11
Includes postseason
19. J.P, Crawford broke Alex Rodriguez’s record for career games by a Mariners shortstop.
MOST CAREER GAMES, SHORTSTOP, MARINERS
J.P. Crawford 787
Alex Rodriguez 786
Omar Vizquel 653
Yuniesky Betancourt 577
Spike Owen 460
20. The Red Sox had their 16th game with 10+ runs scored. That ties the Cubs for the most in the majors. They’ve had 6 in their last 11 games.
The only times in franchise history they have had more prior to the All-Star break were 1950 (19) and 1934 (17).
21. The Red Sox’ 96 runs over the past 11 games is the most by any team in any 10-game span this season. It is the most over any 11 game span for the Red Sox since they scored 105 runs June 24-July 5, 2003.
22. Lucas Giolito is 5-0, 0.70 ERA in his last 6 starts. That’s the best 6-start ERA of his career.
23. On Tuesday, Ryan McMahon became the 9th Rockie to play 1,000 games with the team.
24. The Marlins’ franchise-record 11-game road winning streak ended.
25. The Pirates have a 6-game losing streak immediately following their 6-game winning streak.
26. Bobby Witt Jr. extended his hitting streak to 13 games. He’s hitting .396/.421/.642 (21-for-53), 4 2B, 3 HR, 14 runs, 12 RBI, 4 SB during the streak.
27. Witt reached 25 SB for the 4th consecutive year.
MOST CONSECUTIVE 25+ STOLEN BASE SEASONS, ROYALS
Willie Wilson 1978-88 11
Freddie Patek 1971-78 8
Jarrod Dyson 2012-16 5
Bobby Witt Jr. 2022-25 4
28. Jac Caglianone hit the longest home run by a Royals rookie (466 feet) in the Statcast era.
29. The Guardians swept the Astros, in Houston, for the first time since May 19-21, 2017.
30. The Astros were swept at home for just the 2nd time this season (March 31-April 2, vs. Giants).
31. The Diamondbacks tied the major league record with their 9th grand slam prior to the All-Star break.
MOST GRAND SLAMS, PRIOR TO THE ALL-STAR BREAK
2010 Yankees 9
2018 Red Sox 9
2018 Reds 9
2021 Dodgers 9
2025 D-backs 9
MOST GRAND SLAMS, 2025
Diamondbacks 9
Mariners 6
Reds 6
Yankees 5
Giants 5
32. Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his 37th career leadoff homer. That’s 20 more than anyone else in Braves history.
MOST LEADOFF HOME RUNS, BRAVES
Ronald Acuna Jr. 37
Felipe Alou 17
Rafael Furcal 12
Ozzie Albies 10
Bill Bruton 10
Claudell Washington 10
He’s 5th among active players.
MOST CAREER LEADOFF HOME RUNS, ACTIVE PLAYERS
George Springer 60
Mookie Betts 52
Kyle Schwarber 46
Jose Altuve 41
Ronald Acuna Jr. 37
33, The Braves ended a 13-gane losing streak in the state of California, dating back to the 2024 NLWCS.
34. Mike Trout had his 29th career multi-HR game.
MOST MULTIPLE HOME RUN GAMES, ANGELS
Mike Trout 29
Vladimir Guerrero 20
Tim Salmon 20
Albert Pujols 18
Troy Glaus 17
MOST MULTIPLE HOME RUN GAMES, ACTIVE PLAYERS
Aaron Judge 44
Manny Machado 43
Giancarlo Stanton 36
Kyle Schwarber 32
Mookie Betts 31
Mike Trout 29
35. Trout passed Jim Edmonds into 63rd place on the all-time home run list, with 394.