Are Cal Raleigh and Pete Crow-Armstrong gaining momentum for MVP races? (Shohei, Judge and MORE!)

Vasquez wedding on the 3-2. Scooble into his motion. The pitch swing and a miss. Got him. Seven strikeouts in a row for TKO. The change up has tied the Twins in knots. Scooble into his motion. The 22. Got him. 100 on his final pitch. 13th strikeout is a called third. pounds his fist into his glove, acknowledging this crowd on their feet, clapping him into that Tigers dugout. What a night. Seven innings, 13 strikeouts. Two gone now in the top of the fifth inning. And that brings up Bobby Wit Jr. Basketball lifted down the left field line. Langford drifts back, bloops up, it’s gone. The Texas blast for Bobby Wit Jr., his first one at Globe Life Field. And in front of friends and family, the hometown kid delivers a big swing. 50 of them in the home run derby last year. This is one that counts. His ninth home run of the season gives the Royals a 51 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Deep to left center field. It’s carrying toward the seats and gone. A big swing and the Royals have taken the lead.
You throw one too many sweepers, it’s going to get swept. That’s a hanging sweeper. And look at him pound that ball. Nice job. He’s right on time with that step down first foot there in the front. And that’s in the second row. And May is struggling. Yeah, the Royals are making him work.
First two times up, he’s walked. But now he’s going to have to just try and put the ball in play to get a base knock. Joy hits that one deep to right. Solair back at the wall. It’s gone. Jos Ramirez, his 10th home run of the season. He got all of that one. So dangerous.
Hammered deep right field. Tie ball game. Absolutely destroyed. He came with a fast ball and Jos Ramirez jumped it. Home run number 13 for Josie. RBI number 34. And it extends his on base streak to 39 games.
Josie is such an elite hitter. Two-1. Cal Raleigh. A highf fly ball left field back at the wall. Gone. Cal Raleigh. Hit another one out. Number 30 this season. His third consecutive 30 homer campaign and the most ever hit by a switch hitter before the All-Star break. Just another historic home run by Cal Raleigh. And here’s Cal Raleigh with a chance to hit the historic home run. Another milestone, another record. Well, there goes number 32. Cal Raleigh annihilates another one. He has homered in four consecutive games for the first time in his big league career. An exclamation mark on a monster night for the Mariners. And chance for MVP inside target field. And here is Judge. Well, got to that one deep to left field and the judge has spoken. [Applause] Home run number 29 for Aaron Judge. And it’s all Yankees in the Bronx. 7 nothing. Oh, Aaron Judge hitless in his first two games versus the A’s and 0 for one in today’s game. Well, he made up for that quickly. And now we will see that matchup between Ferguson and Judge. 31-year-old from Fresno, California, facing Aaron Judge for the first time. And Judge absolutely hammers that deep left center field and it is gone. Baron Judge, the king of Fresno, his 30th home run of the season and the Yankee lead is 125. That’s why you don’t talk in public. You don’t make a comment that I want to strike out judge in public. You keep it to yourself. And look at the contact on this one. Deep left center. See you later. Number 19. RBI’s 53 and 54. Nothing like a backside Jameswood homer at 110 and we got a topper. That left center homer in Miami was 60 ft pop at its peak. This one at 5811. Whoa. James Wood high in the air deep center. Stretch balls going back. Hillyard losing streak. C you lighter. Wow. We get to line it up. Another ball. 110 from James Wood. His first. And you felt like it was going to come down to the big man to end this streak. Face of the franchise moment. Yes, sir. And he drives one to deep right center field. Beck goes Harris to the wall. It’s out of here. One pitch and the Mets are back in front on Juan Sodto’s 18th home run of the year. Two to one New York. Sodto ties Alonzo for the club lead with his 18th home run of the season. Sodto unloads one to right center field headed toward the wall and it’s out of here. Juan Sodto with his second of the night. Number 19 for Juan Sodto. his 27th career multiple home run game. That’s the most in history for any player under 27 years old. He had been tied with Jimmy Fox for that record and now he’s gotten it by himself. Left-handed batters hitting just 174 off Wheeler and the league overall hitting 190 against him.
That is drilled. That one deep to right and you can forget it. Kyle Tucker will touch them all as the Cubs strike first. King Tuck with the home run and it’s one- nothing his 13th of the year.
These top flight starting pitchers and he said you got to hit homers. Kyle Tucker unloads. First and third still only one out and Tucker drills this one to right. It’s gone. A line drive three-run shot off the bat of Kyle Tucker in his return to Houston. Third home run of the inning. for the Cubs. It is now 72 Chicago.
Pete Crow Armstrong gets a nice ovation. There’s a swing and a drive deep right field. It’s got a chance. It’s gone. Pete Crow Armstrong has homered again and the Cubs take a two to one lead. Pete gets his pitch. I believe it’s a little back door slider cutter from Peralta up and out over the plate and Pete just hammers this ball into the bleachers. his 20th of the year. He’s got 60 runs batted in. That is ripped right field curling. Gone. A laser homer for Pete Crow Armstrong. And the Cubs lead 106 for PCA number 21. And here come the PCA chance.
Raising the roof. This 2-1 is Clober to right field. Way back and way gone. Home run 24 for Otani. His seventh leadoff blast and the Dodgers strike first. That is so good to see the top of this lineup. Needs to get going. Otani with a missile to right field. Does it have enough carry? It sure does. Second home run of the night for Shi Otati. An emphatic end to his home run drought. this swing and the amount of effort put into it. He doesn’t hit warning track five fly balls. This guy, he is so strong.
Third start of the season for Shi Otani. Sky high into shallow center field. Kim going back from second and he calls off high. Has to make the catch on the ground to second. Kim has one and there is two. Swing and a miss. Strike three.
There’s that slider right there. It stays on the outer part of the plate. Talked about it. Show today he’s doing a little bit of everything. Popped him up. Rushing toward the on deck circle. Makes the catch.
27 pitches in the game for Show Otani. Retires the signing order in the bottom of the second.

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