Three undefeated clubs and a 22-0 Brewers statement of a different kind

The Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Los Angeles Dodgers combined to go 19-0 while the rest of the league sorted out division races the hard way. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Cal Quantrill led the individual board with power and zeroes, respectively.

The Week at a Glance

Kansas City Royals went 7-0 (47 runs scored, 27 allowed) and stretched a winning streak to eight.
Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers each finished 6-0; Cleveland Guardians, Boston Red Sox, and New York Yankees went 5-1.
Milwaukee Brewers beat Seattle Mariners 22-0 on August 18 for the week's widest margin; Chicago Cubs later answered with a 19-2 win in Seattle.
Pete Crow-Armstrong (5 HR), Nick Sogard (.500, 11-for-22), and Fernando Tatis Jr. (12-for-25, 4 HR, 11 RBI) headlined the batters list.
Cal Quantrill threw 13.0 scoreless innings without a walk; Colorado Rockies went 0-6 and were swept by both the Dodgers and Guardians.
Twelve series sweeps landed in the book, including Phillies over Marlins and Cardinals, Royals over Athletics and Tigers, and Yankees over Orioles.

Game of the Week

MIL 22, SEA 0 (Tuesday)

Milwaukee Brewers put up a 22-run margin on Seattle Mariners in the week's most lopsided result, a shutout that doubled as the largest blowout on the board. Seattle's week already carried 62 runs allowed in six games; this one night did a large share of that damage. For series and fantasy scoreboards alike, it was the box score you did not need to rewatch to understand.

Standings Pulse

Philadelphia Phillies (6-0, W9) cut the Atlanta Braves' NL East lead to 3 games with a 4.5-game gain in the loss column after sweeping Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals.
Los Angeles Dodgers (6-0, W6) stayed alone atop the NL West at 80-51 and swept both Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres (4-2) held second at 9 back.
New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox each went 5-1 and pulled within 3 and 6 games of Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East; Yankees swept Baltimore Orioles.
Cleveland Guardians (5-1, W4) moved into sole second in the AL Central at 3.5 behind Chicago White Sox after gaining 2.5 games; Kansas City Royals (7-0) climbed to 11 back.
Texas Rangers (4-2) pulled even with Houston Astros atop the AL West at 65-66; Astros went 2-4 in the same stretch.
Milwaukee Brewers (4-2) kept a 6-game NL Central cushion on Chicago Cubs; Colorado Rockies (0-6, L6) and San Francisco Giants (1-5) slid further back in the West.

Moves & Call-ups

New York Yankees traded C Christian Bethancourt to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash; Tampa Bay Rays traded C Logan Driscoll to Miami Marlins for cash.
New York Yankees placed LHP Max Fried on the 15-day IL (left elbow bone bruise) and later activated LHP Carlos Rodón from the 15-day IL; 3B Ryan McMahon hit the 10-day IL with a left thumb sprain.
Chicago Cubs placed RHP Daniel Palencia (60-day, right elbow inflammation), RHP Edward Cabrera (15-day, right middle finger blister), and SS Dansby Swanson (10-day, left oblique strain) on the injured list in one wave.
Los Angeles Dodgers placed RHP Edwin Díaz on the 15-day IL (neck inflammation); Arizona Diamondbacks placed 2B Ketel Marte on the 10-day IL (left knee inflammation).
Pittsburgh Pirates activated CF Oneil Cruz from the 60-day IL; Kansas City Royals activated 1B Vinnie Pasquantino and 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day IL and designated RF Starling Marte for assignment.
Tampa Bay Rays activated LHP Shane McClanahan from the 15-day IL; Texas Rangers activated C Danny Jansen from the 60-day IL.
Pitchers Ethan Pecko (Houston Astros), Mark Manfredi (Colorado Rockies), and Matt Wilkinson (San Francisco Giants) debuted on August 19; Kade Anderson debuted for Seattle Mariners on August 22.

— Nineteen combined wins for three perfect clubs, and one box score that still reads like a typo.