Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (June 22-28).

Unstoppable force meets immovable object: On Friday, the Reds and Braves faced off, having won 11 and eight straight games, respectively. It was just the seventh time in MLB history that two teams opened a series with both entering on win streaks of eight-plus games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. They joined a 2021 Braves-Yankees series, 1975 A’s-White Sox, 1906 Giants-Cubs, 1901 Pirates-Phillies, 1889 Reds-St. Louis Browns and 1884 St. Louis Maroons-Washington Nationals.

Early cycle: The electric Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle Friday in just his 15th career game. That’s the third-fewest career games at the time of a player’s first career cycle, among those to debut since 1900, behind only 1918 Cliff Heathcote in his sixth and 1980 Gary Ward in his 14th, per Elias. At 21 years and 163 days old, De La Cruz became the fifth-youngest player to hit for the cycle.

Reds’ streak: That Reds win streak stopped at 12, a notable franchise feat. That was tied with streaks in 1957 and 1939 for the third-longest in club history, behind only 14 straight in 1899 and 13 in 1890, per Elias. That’s right -- only trailing streaks from the 1890s.

Angels’ large win: The Angels scored and scored on Saturday, winning 25-1 in Colorado. That 24-run win tied Cleveland on July 7, 1923 for the third-largest win since 1900, behind only the Rangers’ 30-3 on Aug. 22, 2007, and the Red Sox's 29-4 on June 8, 1950. The Angels' 21 runs between the third and fourth innings are tied for the most runs scored in a two-inning span in a game in MLB history. The Pirates also scored 21 runs on June 6, 1894, between the third and fourth innings, per Elias.

Rox take the series: Given the aforementioned game, it’s likely not surprising that Colorado was outscored 32-12 in the weekend series -- but they took two of three. The Rockies became the second team all time to win a series of any length with a run differential of -20 or worse, joining the Louisville Colonels in June 1897 vs. the Chicago Colts, per Elias. Louisville won two of three games despite being outscored 45-22 (-23).

Eury’s world: 20-year-old Eury Pérez has a 1.34 ERA in nine starts this season. He’s allowed one run in his last six starts combined, and each of those last three have been scoreless, through Sunday’s start. Pérez is the youngest pitcher since at least 1901 with three straight scoreless outings of at least six innings.

Leadoff Mookie: With another on Sunday, Mookie Betts now has eight leadoff homers this season. That’s tied for the second most in a season in Dodgers’ franchise history behind only 2019 Joc Pederson’s nine. It’s also tied with 1996 Brady Anderson and 1973 Bobby Bonds for the second-most leadoff homers before July in a single season, behind only 2017 George Springer’s nine.

Two for Acuña: Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two more homers on Tuesday, giving him 19 on the year. It was his 10th career multi-homer game out of the leadoff spot. That tied Betts for the most such games in a player’s first 600 career games. Acuña tying Betts’ early-career pace is particularly notable since the Dodgers slugger is the all-time career leader in such games, with 22.

And five for the Braves: Acuña’s homers were part of five total for the Braves in that game. Atlanta has hit at least five home runs in a game seven times this season, tied for the sixth-most such games in a single season. They trail only the 2019 Twins (11), 2019 Yankees (10), 2019 A’s (nine), 2021 Blue Jays (eight) and 1977 Red Sox (eight).

Putting on a Sho: Tuesday was Shohei Ohtani’s second game this season with at least 10 strikeouts and at least three hits at the plate. He’s the only player since 1900 with multiple such games in a single season. He became just the sixth player since 1900 with at least 10 strikeouts and two homers in a game, joining Zack Greinke on April 2, 2019, Madison Bumgarner on April 2, 2017, Rick Wise on Aug. 28, 1971, Pedro Ramos on July 31, 1963, and Milt Pappas on Aug. 27, 1961.