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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Brewers’ record-tying shutout/blowout of the Mariners (warning: profanity), Bryce Rainer and the continued absence of a post-Ohtani two-way wave, the latest manifestation of Paul Skenes’s protracted struggles, the tater turnaround of Fernando Tatis Jr., the reason(s) for the diminishing viewership of “MLB at Field of Dreams,” and which baseball figure (or feature) could extend the Vin Scully/Connie Mack fun fact.
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![[Highlight] Pete Alonso smashes a 435-foot home run!](https://external-preview.redd.it/aGlxbzU0NHU2bWxoMYqPX7sCaxqHchqFZb58WjPFwWRmJ9FncOcgussY1MrD.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4573f8b937906044f36d114670f2047791d1b355)

![[Highlight] MICKEY GASPER hits his SECOND home run of the game!](https://external-preview.redd.it/NWNoZ3czMTQzbWxoMYVi0RXR2c955Kae7QWywow__ktg-0iA9aYGztEQAGvF.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2c1c671730db7f8929213cf8eb2dbaa00e1ef36f)
![[Highlight] Cody Bellinger hits his first home run since June 17th to flip the game around and give the Yankees the lead](https://external-preview.redd.it/OGN0anNzcW0ybWxoMZPx-5DPWVDSZ5uzXLrFxZOQWuCMrJvAkrtn6qR9GPk_.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3519f84616c86bb475ee0db2bf18cdead3764139)
![[Highlight] Mike Yastrzemski misses the ball by six inches, but ump calls it a foul tip which takes a run off the board, then Yaz strikes out on a challenged called ball](https://external-preview.redd.it/MG8yaTVkdnN4bGxoMakmh1AApxbu7SeEI_NsgBi71s0nDQ78GnW2Izqz096w.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ff83075df330a660d90850b445d0c9015e12e2ae)








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