The Chicago Cubs' offense over the last 8 games: 98 hits 80 runs 43 XBH 18 SB 14 HR No other team in MLB history has reached all of those numbers over an 8-game span.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers has homered and stolen a base in the same game 6 times this month. That's the most such games by any player in any single month in MLB history.

Corbin Carroll's 8th-inning double for the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped his streak of 21 consecutive XBH that were either triples or home runs. The 21 straight XBH being triples or homers was the longest streak in MLB since Roger Maris had 22 straight in 1961 - all of which were home runs.

Alabama (Alabama Football) has won 77 straight home games against unranked opponents, the longest streak by any FBS team since Nebraska’s 97-game stretch that started in 1979 and ended in 1998.

The NL HR leader for August: Shohei Ohtani (12) The NL SB leader for August: Shohei Ohtani (15) He's the first MLB player to lead his league outright in both homers and steals in the same month since Willie Mays did it in September 1956 (11 HR, 9 SB).

In August, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hit 12 home runs. He also stole 15 bases without being caught. No other player in MLB history has had both a 12+ homer month and a month going 15-for-15 or better on steals over the course of his entire career (let alone in the same month).

Tetairoa McMillan of Arizona Football is the first player in FBS history to have a game with: 10+ receptions 300+ receiving yards 30.0+ yards per reception 4+ receiving TD

This season, the White Sox have been swept 20 times in series of at least three games. That's the most times swept (min. 3 games in series) in a single season in MLB history.

LHB AVG vs. Osvaldo Bido in First 2 Seasons: 2023 .309 2024 .149 Bido would be the 1st pitcher to debut in the last 50 years to allow a .300+ AVG to LHB in his first season and then a sub-.175 AVG to them in his 2nd MLB season (min. 100 LHB faced both years).

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Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers leads the AL in wins (16), ERA (2.51) and strikeouts (201). Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves leads the NL in wins (16), ERA (2.46) and strikeouts (206). There has never been a season where a left-handed pitcher won the Triple Crown in both the AL and NL.

There have been 2 games in MLB history where a player had: 6+ RBI 5+ times on base 4+ XBH 3+ HR a leadoff HR a HR in the 9th or later Both were by Kyle Schwarber within the last 30 days.

Both the Houston Astros & New York Mets have gone from 11 games under .500 to 11 games over .500 this season. The only other seasons in MLB history where multiple teams did this were 2005 (Astros/Athletics) and 1916 (Browns/Giants).

Tonight the Cubs snapped their streak of 4147 games at Wrigley (reg & post) without throwing a no-hitter (last was in 1972). That's the second-longest streak in MLB history by any team at a single ballpark. The Pirates never threw one in 4773 games at Forbes Field (1909-70).

Bryan Woo has a 74.4% first-pitch strike rate in 2024. Since pitches were first tracked in 1988, the highest first-strike rate for a full season by a pitcher with at least 10 starts is 72.7% by Brad Radke in 2005.