It's Wednesday, July 9 and the Rockies (21-71) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (48-45). Antonio Senzatela is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Lucas Giolito for Boston.

The Phillies are an underdog (+135 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Giants (-161). The scheduled starters are Justin Verlander (0-6) for the San Francisco Giants, and Jesus Luzardo (7-5) for the Philadelphia Phillies.

According to Time and Date, a website that tracks time and time zones, the current record holder for the shortest day on record was July 5, 2024, which was 1.66 milliseconds shorter than 24 hours. Each year since 2020 has seen a new shortest day on record.

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, starting Wednesday, July 9.

Planetary Tailspin The Earth's rotation is about to accelerate significantly. According to scientists, July 9, July 22, and August 5 of this year will be some of the shortest days in years as a result,