What You Need to Know

What You Need to Know: Bouncing Sevy

Luis Severino gets back on track, Sonny Gray looks like his old self, Jose Berrios dazzles with his hook, and Billy Hamilton is very fast.

What You Need to Know: Shutouts and Almost Shutouts

by Emma Baccellieri 5/24

Clayton Kershaw and Ervin Santana dazzled, Bryce Harper and Edwin Encarnacion went boom, and the Braves waited it out for a win.

What You Need to Know: First to Thirty

by Stacey Gotsulias 5/23

Houston gets back on track, Baltimore falls apart against Minnesota, and the catwalk gets involved in Tampa Bay.

What You Need to Know: The Name is Bonds, Mike Bonds

by Ashley Varela 5/22

Mike Trout remains the best in baseball, Chris Sale puts his stamp on the history books again, Mike Clevinger tries his hand at a no-hitter, and Rio Ruiz clubs his first home run.

What You Need to Know: Berrios, Baby

by Demetrius Bell 5/19

Jose Berrios dominates the Rockies, Julio Teheran plunks Jose Bautista, Jarrod Dyson does it all, and the Rangers keep winning.

What You Need to Know: Jose’s Mound

by Ben Diamond 5/18

Lance McCullers pays tribute to Jose Fernandez in Miami, Freddie Freeman leaves with an injury, the Mets keep stumbling, and benches clear.

What You Need to Know: Finally we can party at Napoli’s

by Emma Baccellieri 5/17

Mike Napoli warms up and the Rangers stay hot. Chris Davis just kept hitting go-ahead homers until the Tigers were subdued. Mike Moustakas was the only decent item in the place for the Royals.

What You Need to Know: When Good Matchups Go Wrong

by Stacey Gotsulias 5/16

Carlos Carrasco vs. Chris Archer fizzles out, Terry Francona pranks Kevin Cash, Yuli Gurriel blasts a grand slam, and the Mets' bullpen implodes.

What You Need to Know: Feels Like the First Time

by Ashley Varela 5/15

Ian Happ gets his first taste of the majors, Chris Sale strikes out 12, the Giants play 17, and Chris Iannetta is felled by a fastball.

What You Need to Know: Battle of the Bullpens

by Demetrius Bell 5/12

Neftali Feliz falls apart, Craig Kimbrel dominates, Zack Greinke loses a no-hitter late, and Little League homers galore.

What You Need to Know: Marquez on the Moon

by Ben Diamond 5/11

German Marquez shuts down the Cubs at Coors Field, Andrew Triggs keeps rolling, Matt Wieters walks off his former team, and Cody Bellinger impresses again.

What You Need to Know: Arrieta Loses Control

by Emma Baccellieri 5/10

Jake Arrieta looks like his old, old self, Julio Urias flirts with a no-hitter, and the Cardinals and Orioles stay hot.

What You Need to Know: You Can Never Go Home Again

by Jared Wyllys 5/09

Matt Wieters and Edwin Encarnacion return to their old stomping grounds, Mark Trumbo reaches up for a homer, and the Pirates have a bad day on and off the field.

What You Need to Know: King of the Hill

by Ashley Varela 5/08

Chris Sale gets the best of both worlds, Matt Albers avoids the wrong side of history, Javier Baez takes to the skies, and Billy Hamilton exhibits superhuman speed.

What You Need to Know: Marvelous Marwin

by Stacey Gotsulias 5/05

Marvin Gonzalez keeps slugging, the Rangers do some slugging too, Manny Machado lets his bat talk, and Jesus Aguilar hits his first.

What You Need to Know: Ejections for Everyone

by Ben Diamond 5/04

A curveball gets Kevin Gausman the boot, both New York teams do some heavy hitting, Matt Hollidays smacks 300, and Byron Buxton does it again.