First pitch: Everything you need to know from the week in MLB

Welcome to theScore's roundup of everything you need to know from around MLB. Here we'll touch on the notable storylines, biggest trends, most shocking plays, and some other cool things from the week. Let's dive in!

What everyone's talking about 👇

Casas' injury fallout: The Red Sox suddenly have a massive hole at first base after Triston Casas, 25, sustained a season-ending knee injury. Boston manager Alex Cora ruled out Rafael Devers as a potential replacement, maintaining that the three-time All-Star is the club's DH. Read more ...

Rocky start in Colorado: This year's Rockies could be primed to challenge the 2024 Chicago White Sox for the title of the worst team ever. They're 6-28 and have a minus-89 run differential. Colorado tied the NL record by winning just five of its first 30 games.

Trout sidelined again: Three-time MVP Mike Trout is on the IL once again, this time with a bone bruise in his knee. The slumping Angels (4-15 in their past 19) are optimistic it won't be a long-term absence but only time will tell given Trout's extensive injury history. Read more ...

Who's hot? 🔥

Mariners' bats: Seattle's offense is sizzling and have six wins over their last seven games. The group is collectively slashing .314/.391/.559 with 15 homers and a 177 wRC+ while scoring 54 runs over the stretch.

Riley Greene: The Tigers outfielder is 12-for-24 with four homers, including two in one inning vs. the Angels, to go along with eight RBIs over his past six games.

Hunter Brown: The Astros' blossoming ace recorded a quality start in each of his seven outings this year. He's been especially stingy of late, allowing four earned runs over his past 31 innings.

Who's not? 🥶

Ryan McMahon: The 2024 All-Star is mired in one of the worst stretches of his career. The Rockies third baseman is slashing .165/.287/.287 with 44 strikeouts.

Agustín Ramírez: What goes up must come down. The Marlins catcher went 1-for-24 after a blazing start to his career that included four multi-hit games with three homers in his first five contests.

Reid Detmers: The Angels reliever had a nightmare week, allowing nine earned runs while recording a single out over two appearances. That equals a 243.00 ERA and 51.06 FIP.

Player who deserves more attention 🔎

Marlins outfielder Dane Myers is enjoying a breakout season at age 29. He's hitting .344/.391/.531 with three home runs, five stolen bases, and 13 RBIs in 24 games. Myers is owned in just 2% of Yahoo! fantasy leagues.

You love to see it 😍

A young Phillies fan imitated reliever José Alvarado as the left-hander escaped a base-loaded jam with a big strikeout.

Two days later, Alvarado invited 12-year-old Princeton back to Citizens Bank Park and gifted him with some signed items.

Kody Clemens hit a homer with his family, including his legendary dad the former Red Sox star, watching at Fenway. The fan who caught the ball also gave it back so he could meet Roger.

The White Sox knocked their City Connect 2.0 uniforms out of the park with an electric Bulls collaboration.

Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch he saw against the Marlins after his wife picked the "Sailor Moon" song as his walk-up music.

We can't believe this happened 🤯

This Yankees fan amazingly caught a ball with his daughter sitting on his shoulders and covering his eyes.

Umpires are human, too. Bill Miller dropped several F-bombs over a hot microphone after replay review reversed his call.

The red-hot Kyle Stowers belted a walk-off grand slam against Mason Miller over the weekend when the Marlins also debuted their new "retrowave" City Connect threads.

Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho made a wild behind-the-back catch after falling down on the warning track in his first series after coming back from shoulder surgery.

Ryan Ward, who's in the Dodgers' minor-league system, recorded a walk-off inside-the-park homer for the Oklahoma City Comets.

Sound smart among your friends 🧠

Jorge Polanco of the Mariners is barreling the ball in an MLB-leading 16.1% of his plate appearances.

They said what? 🗣️

Pirates ace Paul Skenes believes he'll have long career with high velocity: "Nobody in the big leagues has my stuff. We're writing our own book. Because I've tried it the other way. It doesn't work. It's my game out there. There is no model for me."

Geraldo Perdomo's got ice in his veins after helping the D-Backs beat the Mets: "My blood is like a frog ... cold."

Yankees manager Aaron Boone doesn't think Aaron Judge's gotten hot yet: "I'm not being cute or funny, I don't think he's really been that hot yet. ... When he gets really going and starts hitting balls in the seats routinely, buckle up."

Royals left-hander Noah Cameron had to pinch himself after flirting with a no-hitter in his MLB debut: "You can't put it into words. It's something I've always dreamed about, especially with this team. And it's just crazy."

What to watch this week 📺

Padres @ Yankees: Michael King returns to Yankee Stadium to face his former team Tuesday.

Dodgers @ D-Backs: Arizona gets its first chance to see how it measures up against its stacked division rival. This matchup has potential playoff preview written all over it.

Cubs @ Mets: The NL Central-leading Cubs head to Queens to face the NL East-leading Mets. New York and Chicago rank 1-2 in the NL in run differential.