A sweep at Yankee Stadium ended an eventful week of baseball.
Mets ace Jacob deGrom lowered his ERA to 0.62, the lowest ever for a pitcher through nine starts in a season. deGrom is also hitting .391 at the plate this year.
Jacob deGrom's ERA is down to 0.62.
He just keeps on rolling. pic.twitter.com/vtWqlp5Edy
— MLB (@MLB) June 6, 2021
Rare sight: The net behind home-late collapsed in the Nationals-Phillies game.
Well, we’ve seen it all today. The protective netting behind home plate and along the base lines collapsed and the Phillies-Nationals game is in a delay. pic.twitter.com/U1jQBTkXnY
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) June 6, 2021
Red Sox sweep the Yankees in the Bronx for the first time in a decade.
Sweepin' into summer 🧹🧹🧹
🔗: https://t.co/ydVZnYvZrF pic.twitter.com/AVAvrlqloH
— Red Sox (@RedSox) June 7, 2021
On fire: Reds’ Jesse Winker records his second three-homer game of the season.
Jesse Winker is the first Red in franchise history to have multiple three-homer games in a season❗️ pic.twitter.com/7IFyUDU4UZ
— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 6, 2021
Nationals pitcher Austin Voth was hit in the face by a pitch, the third time this has happened to a batter this season.
https://twitter.com/NBCSNationals/status/1401621182210785284?s=20
Movin’ up: The Blue Jays officially moved their home field from their spring training location up to Buffalo while they await the ability to move back to Toronto.
The first @MLB game in Buffalo WITH fans in 106 YEARS 🤯
PLAY BALL! ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/IgChqJcWoP
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 1, 2021
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Power Rankings
1. Tampa Bay Rays (38-23) | PREV: 2 (+1)
2. Boston Red Sox (36-23) | PREV: 4 (+2)
3. Chicago White Sox (36-23) | PREV: 5 (+2)
4. San Diego Padres (36-25) | PREV: 1 (-3)
5. San Francisco Giants (37-22) | PREV: 6 (+1)
6. Los Angeles Dodgers (34-25) | PREV: 3 (-3)
7. Oakland Athletics (35-26) | PREV: 7
8. Chicago Cubs (33-26) | PREV: 10 (+2)
9. Milwaukee Brewers (33-26) | PREV: 13 (+4)
10. Houston Astros (33-26) | PREV: 11 (+1)
11. New York Mets (29-23) | PREV: 14 (+3)
12. New York Yankees (31-29) | PREV: 8 (-4)
13. Toronto Blue Jays (30-27) | PREV: 12 (-1)
14. Cleveland Indians (31-26) | PREV: 15 (+1)
15. Atlanta Braves (28-29) | PREV: 16 (+1)
16. St. Louis Cardinals (31-29) | PREV: 9 (-7)
17. Philadelphia Phillies (28-30) | PREV: 17
18. Cincinnati Reds (28-29) | PREV: 22 (+4)
19. Kansas City Royals (29-28) | PREV: 20 (+1)
20. Seattle Mariners (30-31) | PREV: 19 (-1)
21. Los Angeles Angels (27-32) | PREV: 21
22. Washington Nationals (24-32) | PREV: 23 (+1)
23. Miami Marlins (25-33) | PREV: 18 (-5)
24. Minnesota Twins (24-35) | PREV: 24
25. Detroit Tigers (24-35) | PREV: 25
26. Colorado Rockies (24-36) | PREV: 27 (+1)
27. Pittsburgh Pirates (23-35) | PREV: 28 (+1)
28. Texas Rangers (23-38) | PREV: 26 (-2)
29. Baltimore Orioles (21-38) | PREV: 30 (+1)
30. Arizona Diamondbacks (20-41) | PREV: 29 (-1)