SINCE IT'S MONDAY

I'm in a sincy (not Cincy) mood

SINCE…

Since THE trade, both the Giants and Red Sox are 4-8.

Since June 12, the Mets have had the worst record in baseball, with a 4-13 record and a .235 winning pct.

Since June 9, Mookie Betts has hit no homers. He hit his ninth on June 8 and has gone 19 games and 82 PA without going long.

Since May 9, interim Pirates manager Don Kelly has led his team to a 23-24 record, AND they have just swept the Mets. His predecessor, Derek Shelton, went 12-26 and didn’t sweep anybody.

Since May 12, when Warren Schaeffer took over as the Rockies manager, the team has gone 12-32, .273, the worst record in baseball. Don’t condemn Schaeffer; he succeeded Bud Black, who went 7-33, .175, an even worse record.

Since May 17, the Orioles under interim skipper Tony Mansolino are 21-19 (.525), the 7th-best record in the AL. Brandon Hyde had gone 15-28, the second-worst record in the AL.

Since April 14, the Yankees have had an exclusive hold on first place in the AL East.

Since May 11, the Padres have hit just .228. Even more distressing, they have hit just .205 w/RISP. As a result, since May 11, they are 20-25 and have been outscored by 37 runs.

The Cardinals are nine games over .500, the most games over since October 5, 2022, when they finished the season 93-69.

Since May 25, Walker Buehler is 1-5 with a 9.29 ERA. He has allowed 32 ER in 31.0 IP. He has a 3.23 BAA. The Red Sox are paying him $21.05 million this season.

Since April 30, in 53 games, against lefties, Pete Alonso has hit .155 with one homer.

What the hell is going on with the Fish? Since May 27, the Marlins are 16-14. Since June 8, they are 13-7. Since June 19, they are 8-2. Since June 22, they are 7-0 with a 4.43 ERA, but are hitting .293, and like the Dodgers, they have outscored their opponents by 18 runs. Since June 22, Kyle Stowers (he plays left field for the Marlins) has an OPS of 1.417/

Since Justin Verlander joined the Giants, he has made 13 starts without a win. He is 0-5 with a 4.26 ERA this season. The Giants are 4-9 in his starts.

Since Alex Cora rejoined the Red Sox as their manager on April 2, 2021, they are 370-393 (.505). But since the start of the 2022 season, they are 278-293 (.487), 10th in the AL, a half-game ahead of the Rangers.

It’s been 3607 days since the last time the Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Mets: August 16, 2015, to June 29, 2025. In the just-completed three-game series sweep, Pittsburgh outscored New York, 30-4.

Who will be the first member of the White Sox to have 100 RBI since the start of 2024? Chances are, it will be someone named Andrew. Andrew Benintendi has 95 in 190 games, and Andrew Vaughn has 89 in 197 games.

Eugenio Suárez (10 HR) and Ketel Marte (9 HR) are the first D-back duo to hit 9+ homers in the same month since Reggie Sanders and Luis Gonzalez each had 10 home runs in August 2001.

Since June 1, the Red Sox have allowed 19 unearned runs. More league-wide June numbers tomorrow.

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