# Cubs Won't Lose, Reds Can't Win, A's Are in First | 5/8/26

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Podcast: [Burnin’ Daylight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/burnin-daylight-17478)
Published: 2026-05-08T19:49:00+00:00
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Coming in hot Friday morning out of Yerington — your daily MLB rundown. The Cubs have won nine in a row. The Reds have lost seven in a row. They're in the same division. Your A's are sitting in first place in the AL West after JT Ginn went 8 innings of one-run ball and the West Sacramento lineup hung 12 on the Phillies in their own park. Tonight: Chris Sale at Dodger Stadium, Max Fried vs Misiorowski in Milwaukee, and Chase Dollander walking into Citizens Bank. WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE • JT Ginn shoves 8 innings, A's 12 — Phillies 1 • Imanaga keeps Chicago rolling, Cubs at 26-12 • Mitch Keller out-pitches Zac Gallen — ace duel in the desert • Liberatore wins another knife fight — Cards 8-2 in their last 10 • Marlins walk it off on a throwing error in Baltimore • Rays seven straight, nine of ten • Standings, division by division — A's leading a messy AL West • Tigers have the only positive run diff in the AL Central • Tonight's slate, top to bottom HOMER LENS A's, Tigers, Rockies — extra time, extra opinion. Always. SOURCING All scores, records, last-10s, run differentials, and probable pitchers verified against MLB.com's official pages. Burnin' Daylight Sports — daily MLB. Move your ass, we're burning daylight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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