Morning Mound Visit: Tyler Duffey, Rocco Baldelli receiving suspensions for throwing at Yermín Mercedes

Jack Baer | Yahoo! Sports: Tyler Duffey and Rocco Baldelli have received suspensions for Duffey intentionally throwing at Yermín Mercedes. Baldelli agreed to serve a one-game suspension, but Duffey is appealing a three-game suspension.

Ben Lindbergh | The Ringer: How many no-hitters is too many no-hitters? Six in seven weeks seems like an awful lot. The single season record for no-nos looks like it’s going to be shattered which might be just what MLB needs to finally do something about the imbalance between pitchers and hitters.

Patrick Dubuque | Baseball Prospectus $: When it comes to hitting and pitching statistic especially, statistics are as specific as can be. Baserunning stats lag way behind in their intuitiveness and descriptiveness.

Quick Hits

The Giants killed the Reds. The Reds are now dead. RIP The Reds.

Albert Pujols homered for the first time as a Dodger.

Dane Dunning started a 1-6-3 double play with a behind-the-head snare.