Jake and I break down a wild day in baseball, starting with the homer teams: the A’s taking two out of three from Milwaukee and the Rockies walking off the Cubs.

Then we hit the rest of the MLB chaos: the Giants’ ridiculous comeback, Drew Rasmussen punching out 13, the Yankees sweeping Cleveland, the White Sox taking over the AL Central, the Pirates stunning the Dodgers, Max Scherzer reaching 3,500 strikeouts, and Reid Detmers shoving against Houston.

A’s win. Rockies win. Cubs lose. Astros lose. Good baseball day.

Headline:
A’s Win, Rockies Walk It Off, and MLB Gets Weird

Subheadline:
The A’s took the series, the Rockies stuck it to the Cubs, the White Sox took the Central, and the Giants pulled off one of the wildest comebacks of the year.

Post:
The homer teams both got it done, so that’s where Jake and I started.

The A’s took two out of three from Milwaukee in Vegas, with Alika Williams hitting his first career homer and Carlos Cortes and Lawrence Butler going deep late to flip the game. The bullpen held it together, the defense looked better, and the A’s keep climbing back toward .500.

Then the Rockies walked off the Cubs, which is always worth celebrating. Michael Lorenzen gave Colorado a solid start at Coors, TJ Rumfield got them back in it, and Sterlin Thompson finished it in the ninth.

After that, the whole MLB slate turned into chaos: the Giants erased a 9-1 deficit, Drew Rasmussen struck out 13, the Yankees swept Cleveland, the White Sox took over the AL Central, the Pirates stunned the Dodgers, and Reid Detmers shoved as the Angels beat the Astros.

Good day for the A’s. Good day for the Rockies. Bad day for the Cubs and Astros.

Move your ass. We’re burning daylight.

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