Yesterday, with the efforts of a stellar performance from Aaron Nola, the Phillies became the first team to get to 30 wins. The spend-happy Dodgers aren’t far behind, but it’s still the Phillies who got their first.
It’s wild to think that we’re far enough into the season to have any team at 30 wins, but that’s the vicious trick of the baseball season. It’s long, but it flies by.
The Phillies’ milestone is part of our news beats at mid-week, while other big stories in the links below are the new bat speed metrics from Statcast, the decline of the traditional starting pitcher, and oh so many umpire faux pas.