The Line of the Day

Every morning we pick the hitting line worth stopping on and lay it out the way a scorecard does — the box, every at-bat in order, the swing that made the night. Tap any one for the full card, pitch by pitch.

The Line of the Day · Sun, Jul 26 · day game
Munetaka Murakami
1B · Chicago White Sox
3-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI
CWS 12 won HOU 3
At-bat by at-bat
- 1stHR
- 3rd4-3
- 6th4-3
- 7th1B
- 8thHR
Red = home run · Teal = hit · Dots = RBI
Murakami went deep in the 1st this afternoon, then rolled a couple groundouts in the 3rd and 6th before singling in the 7th. Came back up in the 8th and went deep again — a 398-foot missile off a 97.2 mph four-seamer, 101.8 off the bat. 3-for-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI in a 12-3 win over Houston.
Signature swing: 398 ft · 101.8 mph off the bat · on a 97.2 mph four-seamer
The full scorecard, pitch by pitch →
The Line of the Day · Sun, Jul 26 · day game
James Wood
RF · Washington Nationals
2-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
WSH 10 won AZ 7
At-bat by at-bat
- 1stK
- 2nd4-3
- 5thHR
- 6thIBB
- 8thHR
Red = home run · Teal = hit · Dots = RBI
James Wood got a 78.4 mph curveball this afternoon and hit it 430 feet at 108.3 mph off the bat. That was one of two homers — the other came in the 5th, and he drew an intentional walk in the 6th. Line: 2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI.
Signature swing: 430 ft · 108.3 mph off the bat · on a 78.4 mph curveball
The full scorecard, pitch by pitch →
The Line of the Day · Sat, Jul 25 · night game
Pete Crow-Armstrong
CF · Chicago Cubs
4-5, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI
CHC 11 won PIT 0
At-bat by at-bat
- 1st1B
- 3rdK
- 5th2B
- 6th2B
- 7thHR
Red = home run · Teal = hit · Dots = RBI
9 total bases in a 4-for-5 night. He singled in the first, struck out in the third, then doubled in the fifth and sixth before homering in the seventh on a 390-foot, 102.9 mph shot off an 87.2 mph cutter. Cubs won 11-0 at PNC.
Signature swing: 390 ft · 102.9 mph off the bat · on a 87.2 mph cutter
The full scorecard, pitch by pitch →
A Milestone · On the record · Wed, Jul 22 · day game
James McCann
C · Arizona Diamondbacks
100 career home runs
the No. 100 came on a 431-foot home run at 106.7 mph off the bat · 5th inning
3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
AZ 15 won ATH 5
His line that day
- 2nd1B
- 4thBB
- 5thHR
- 6th1B
- 8thK
Gold = the milestone at-bat · Red = home run · Teal = hit · Dots = RBI
A 431-foot shot at 106.7 mph off a cutter in the 5th — that's how James McCann got his 100th career home run Wednesday afternoon. He finished 3-4 with 3 RBI and a walk in a 15-5 Diamondbacks win over the Athletics. Round number, earned on one of the louder swings of the day.
The full scorecard, pitch by pitch →
A Milestone · On the record · Mon, Jul 20 · night game
Nolan Arenado
3B · Arizona Diamondbacks
2,000 career hits
the No. 2,000 came on a double at 106.2 mph off the bat · 5th inning
1-4, 2B
AZ 2 lost ATH 5
His line that day
- 2nd4-3
- 5th2B
- 7thP5
- 9thK
Gold = the milestone at-bat · Red = home run · Teal = hit · Dots = RBI
Arenado got there in the 5th — a double at 106.2 mph off a 91.7 mph four-seamer. He went 1-4 with a strikeout as the D-backs dropped it to the Athletics, 5-2. Two thousand hits is two thousand hits, even on a quiet night.
The full scorecard, pitch by pitch →The write-up →
A Milestone · On the record · Tue, Jul 7 · night game
Shohei Ohtani
DH · Los Angeles Dodgers
300 career home runs
the No. 300 came on a 409-foot home run at 112.2 mph off the bat · 1st inning
1-4, HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
LAD 3 lost COL 4
His line that day
- 1stHR
- 3rdF8
- 5thBB
- 7thK
- 9thP5
Gold = the milestone at-bat · Red = home run · Teal = hit · Dots = RBI
Shohei Ohtani reached 300 career home runs July 7 — a 409-foot shot at 112.2 mph off a 93.3 mph sinker in the 1st inning against the Rockies. He went 1-4 with a walk and the one RBI. Dodgers dropped it 3-4, but that's a round number nobody can take back.
The full scorecard, pitch by pitch →The write-up →

The Line of the Day

Munetaka Murakami

James Wood

Pete Crow-Armstrong

James McCann

Nolan Arenado

Shohei Ohtani