Last night in Kansas City, Shane Bieber did the thing that a good pitcher has to do against the Royals. He dominated. Along the way, he struck out his 800th Major League batter. The offense ... existed. 4-1 wins are just as good as 9-0 wins.
• Adam Civale is throwing, per yesterday’s radio broadcast.
• Oscar Gonzalez is barely mentioned in the linked article, but has an interesting heat map, as shown in this tweet.
Around the worst division ever
- The Minnesota Twins are going to allow Louie Varland to make his debut tomorrow against the Yankees.