The Best Defensive Game Ever & Pocket Tortoises, It's Baseball Season Alright!

Eno and DVR return from the weekend and wonder if Jo Adell's three home-run saving catches in the Angels' 1-0 win against the Mariners on Saturday night might be the best defensive game ever played. Plus, they discuss a cluster of starting pitchers on the fringes of rosters in many leagues, searching for early-season sources of stability, before taking a spin around the league after several impactful injuries piled up.

Rundown

0:29 Three Home-Run Robbies in One Game! Did Jo Adell Play the Best Defensive Game Ever?

9:26 The Starting Pitchers Were Good Too! Emerson Hancock and Jack Kochanowicz Deal

11:16 Choosing Your Favorite Two: Starting Pitchers on the Rise

21:39 Injuries Galore: Updates on Horton, Betts, Soto & Others

32:23 Feeling Better After Start No. 2? Tatsuya Imai Rolls Against the A’s

36:49 A Defensive Slump? Are the Giants’ Fielding Woes Fixable?

41:20 Context in Small Samples: Rain, Sleet, Snow & Other Variables That Matter

46:48 October is Behind Him: Andy Pages Is Hitting Well Again

49:28 Great Starts at Coors Field: Where Does Jesús Luzardo’s Weekend Start Rank?

58:32 What’s in Pat Murphy’s Pocket? How About a Tortoise Named ‘Bobby Jr.’?!

1:04:21 Keeping An Eye on Anthony Kay: Is It ‘Good’ Weird, or ‘Bad’ Weird?

1:08:38 Pirates Sweep the Orioles: Undefeated in Konnor Griffin Era

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