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The Whiff
Six at-bats from a dramatic game, one at a time. Make your call before each one plays out.
Play before you read on: the pages below can give the score away.
Arizona Fall League
Scorpions 12, Rafters 10 (AFL)
Scorpions 12, Rafters 10 (AFL). Rays: traded RHP Evan Reifert to Astros.
- 2.98 Drama Index, Game of the Night
- 3 finals around the world
- Countdown: first spring game Fri, Feb. 19 (in 108 days) · Opening Day Thu, March 25
Tonight
Guasave at Jalisco
- League Mexican Pacific League
- First pitch Wed 02:30 CET
- Guasave 45%
- Jalisco 55%
- Bravos at Navegantes · Wed 00:00 CET · Navegantes 53%
- Tiburones at Leones · Wed 00:00 CET · Leones 54%
- Caribes at Aguilas · Wed 00:00 CET · Caribes 55%
- Toros at Leones · Wed 00:15 CET · Leones 59%
Around the World
- LVBP: Cardenales 2, Tigres 8 ★★★
- AFL: Saguaros 18, Solar Sox 8 ★
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribes | 14 | 4 | .778 | – |
| Cardenales | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.0 |
| Bravos | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.5 |
| Tigres | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.5 |
| Leones | 7 | 9 | .438 | 6.0 |
| Tiburones | 7 | 11 | .389 | 7.0 |
| Navegantes | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 |
| Aguilas | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 |
Hot Stove
Tigers: signed RHP Jacob Waguespack
- Age 32
- 2026 47.0 IP, 2.49 ERA, 9.3% K-BB
- WAR -0.1
Also: Rays: traded Evan Reifert · Cubs: claimed Eric Orze · Mariners: claimed Isaac Mattson · Nick Martinez elected free agency · Michael Soroka elected free agency and 207 more
On this day
World Series Game 5: Astros 3, Phillies 2
The Daily Whiff · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 Page 2
Last Night
Game of the Night: Scorpions 12, Rafters 10 (AFL)
- Drama Index 2.98 ★★★ · 2 lead changes · Scorpions came back from 5 down · peak leverage 4.22 (top 6th)
- Top WPA: Dalton Wentz +0.36 (batter) · Luke Davis +0.24 (batter) · Nehomar Ochoa Jr. +0.20 (batter)
- Bottom WPA: Luke Craig -0.47 (pitcher) · John West -0.30 (pitcher) · Jank Pichardo -0.28 (pitcher)
Watch: Gameday (MLB.com)
| Inning | Matchup | Result | Win probability | WPA | LI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 6th | Dalton Wentz vs. Luke Craig | Double | SCO 53% → 86% | +0.32 | 4.22 |
| Top 6th | Nehomar Ochoa Jr. vs. John West | Double | SCO 18% → 37% | +0.20 | 2.54 |
| Top 6th | Luke Davis vs. Luke Craig | Walk | SCO 50% → 64% | +0.14 | 3.92 |
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The Wire
Transaction Wire
- Red Sox: designated RHP Zack Kelly for assignment
Age 31 · 2026: 16.1 IP, 3.31 ERA, 9.9% K-BB · 0.1 WAR - Red Sox: designated LHP Eduardo Rivera for assignment · MLB Trade Rumors
Age 23 · 2026: 10.0 IP, 6.30 ERA, 9.1% K-BB · 0.1 WAR
Also: 104 players activated from the injured list
More moves (101)
- Astros: outrighted CF Jake Meyers to Sugar Land Space Cowboys
- Astros: selected C César Salazar from Sugar Land Space Cowboys
- Astros: selected RHP Roddery Muñoz from Sugar Land Space Cowboys
- Athletics: 2B Jeff McNeil elected free agency
- Athletics: LHP Jeffrey Springs elected free agency
- Blue Jays: CF Myles Straw elected free agency
- Blue Jays: outrighted RHP CJ Van Eyk to Buffalo Bisons
- Blue Jays: status change for RHP Jake Bloss
- Braves: claimed LHP Mitchell Parker off waivers from Nationals
- Brewers: C Gary Sánchez elected free agency
- Brewers: RHP Antonio Senzatela elected free agency
- Brewers: outrighted LHP Jared Koenig to Nashville Sounds
- Brewers: outrighted RHP Bryse Wilson to Nashville Sounds
- Cardinals: designated RHP Chase Hampton for assignment
- Cardinals: RHP Ryne Stanek elected free agency
- Cubs: LHP Caleb Thielbar elected free agency
- Cubs: RHP Clay Holmes elected free agency
- Cubs: RHP Colin Rea elected free agency
- Cubs: RHP Hunter Harvey elected free agency
- Cubs: outrighted 1B Tyler Austin to Iowa Cubs
- D-backs: outrighted 1B Pavin Smith to Reno Aces · MLB Trade Rumors
- Giants: designated LHP Reiver Sanmartin for assignment · MLB Trade Rumors
- Giants: released RHP Tristan Beck
- Giants: outrighted LHP Seth Lonsway to Sacramento River Cats
- Giants: outrighted RHP Joel Kuhnel to Sacramento River Cats
- Giants: status change for C Jesus Rodriguez
- Giants: status change for RHP Randy Rodríguez
- Mariners: outrighted 3B Patrick Wisdom to Tacoma Rainiers
- Mariners: outrighted 3B Weston Wilson to Tacoma Rainiers
- Mariners: outrighted 3B Will Wilson to Tacoma Rainiers
- Mariners: outrighted LHP Josh Simpson to Tacoma Rainiers
- Mariners: outrighted RHP Troy Watson to Tacoma Rainiers
- Marlins: claimed RHP Cameron Weston off waivers from Mets
- Marlins: outrighted LHP Patrick Monteverde to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Mets: claimed RHP Jack Anderson off waivers from Twins
- Mets: claimed RHP Pierson Ohl off waivers from Rockies
- Mets: designated 2B Kyren Paris for assignment
- Mets: designated SS Christian Cairo for assignment
- Mets: outrighted 1B Eric Wagaman to Syracuse Mets
- Mets: outrighted OF Cristian Pache to Syracuse Mets
- Nationals: designated DH José Tena for assignment
- Nationals: designated LHP Ken Waldichuk for assignment
- Nationals: designated LHP PJ Poulin for assignment
- Nationals: outrighted LHP Ken Waldichuk to Rochester Red Wings
- Nationals: outrighted LHP PJ Poulin to Rochester Red Wings
- Nationals: outrighted LHP Richard Lovelady to Rochester Red Wings
- Orioles: claimed C Zach Morgan off waivers from Giants
- Orioles: claimed LHP Philip Abner off waivers from Mets
- Orioles: claimed RHP Chase Hampton off waivers from Cardinals
- Orioles: claimed RHP Josh White off waivers from Marlins
- Orioles: 1B Ryan Mountcastle elected free agency
- Orioles: CF Leody Taveras elected free agency
- Orioles: outrighted C Yohel Pozo to Norfolk Tides
- Orioles: outrighted LF Heston Kjerstad to Norfolk Tides
- Orioles: outrighted RHP Yosver Zulueta to Norfolk Tides
- Padres: DH Miguel Andujar elected free agency
- Padres: RHP Griffin Canning elected free agency
- Padres: RHP Lucas Giolito elected free agency
- Padres: RHP Nick Pivetta elected free agency
- Padres: selected LHP Luis Gutierrez from El Paso Chihuahuas
- Phillies: claimed 3B Brett Harris off waivers from Giants
- Phillies: claimed 3B Shay Whitcomb off waivers from Giants
- Phillies: C Garrett Stubbs elected free agency
- Phillies: status change for LF Felix Reyes
- Pirates: claimed LF Akil Baddoo off waivers from Brewers
- Rangers: claimed RHP José Buttó off waivers from Giants
- Rangers: C Kyle Higashioka elected free agency
- Rangers: DH Joc Pederson elected free agency
- Rangers: RHP Jakob Junis elected free agency
- Rays: 3B Nick Madrigal elected free agency
- Rays: CF Cedric Mullins elected free agency
- Rays: outrighted RHP Jonathan Heasley to Durham Bulls
- Rays: selected RF Jack Suwinski from Durham Bulls
- Rays: selected RHP Alexander Alberto from Durham Bulls
- Rays: status change for 2B Jadher Areinamo
- Rays: status change for C Kenny Piper
- Rays: status change for LHP Shane McClanahan
- Rays: status change for RHP Alex Cook
- Rays: status change for RHP Brody Hopkins
- Rays: status change for RHP Casey Legumina
- Rays: status change for RHP Jesse Scholtens
- Rays: status change for RHP Joe Boyle
- Rays: status change for RHP Manuel Rodríguez
- Rays: status change for RHP Mason Englert
- Rays: status change for RHP Ty Johnson
- Rays: status change for SS Carson Williams
- Reds: claimed RHP Duncan Davitt off waivers from Giants
- Reds: claimed RHP Paxton Schultz off waivers from Nationals
- Rockies: outrighted 2B Chad Stevens to Albuquerque Isotopes
- Rockies: outrighted RHP Blake Adams to Albuquerque Isotopes
- Rockies: outrighted RHP Eiberson Castellano to Albuquerque Isotopes
- Rockies: outrighted RHP TJ Shook to Albuquerque Isotopes
- Tigers: designated RHP Yilber Díaz for assignment
- Tigers: RHP Kenley Jansen elected free agency · MLB Trade Rumors
- Tigers: released LHP Bailey Horn
- Tigers: released RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long
- Tigers: outrighted LF Corey Julks to Toledo Mud Hens
- White Sox: claimed 3B Graham Pauley off waivers from Marlins
- White Sox: outrighted CF Junior Perez to Charlotte Knights
- White Sox: outrighted LHP Ky Bush to Charlotte Knights
- Yankees: selected SS Marco Luciano from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
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Around the Web
News
- 2026 award winners to be announced on MLB Network — BBWAA
- Tuesday Bantering: Bits of News — Yahoo Sports
- Sato, Taira, Itoh Posted to MLB — JapanBall
- Hot Rod Black writes about his days in Blue Jays booth in his book Cut to Black — Canadian Baseball Network
Transactions & Rumors
- 2026-27 Top 50 Free Agents With Predictions — MLB Trade Rumors
- Evan Carter Unlikely To Be Ready For Opening Day, Rangers To Explore Center Field Market — MLB Trade Rumors
Analysis · Prospects · Listen (7)
Analysis
- The Trajectory of Zyhir Hope’s Development Is Steadily Matching His Projection — Just Baseball
- Gold Gloves — Baseball Musings
- 2026-27 Free Agent Watch: Top Starting Pitchers On the Open Market — Just Baseball
- Cup of Coffee: November 2, 2026 — Cup of Coffee (subscription)
Prospects
- Teams Poised to Break Into the 2027 Top 25 — Prospects Live
Listen
- MLB Hitters Free Agency Preview — Talkin’ Baseball · 69 min
- Brewers celebrate first World Series in Milwaukee, postseason main character recap & new GMs hired — Baseball Bar-B-Cast (Yahoo Sports) · 57 min
Terms in this edition
Drama Index: Our own measure of how much a game kept both sides guessing: the total of every swing in win probability over the game, divided by 100. A game that one team controls from the first inning scores low; a game full of lead changes and late swings scores high.
Leverage Index (LI): How much the next plate appearance can swing win probability, compared with an average plate appearance. 1.0 is average; 2.0 means twice the usual stakes.
Win Probability Added (WPA): How much one play changed a team’s chance of winning. The batter is credited with the change and the pitcher is charged the same amount with the opposite sign; add up a player’s plays and you get his WPA for a game or a season.
Sources & Notes
Built automatically from MLB Stats API data; numbers through Nov. 2, 2026, with FIP, xFIP, WAR and wRC+ up to a day behind. How this site works