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  • MLB roundup: Brewers down Red Sox in 10 again
    By Field Level Media / Thursday, May 29, 2025

    Caleb Durbin's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning capped a two-run rally and gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 comeback win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.

    • The Brewers, who got a home run from Jake Bauers, swept the three-game series, winning their second consecutive game in 10 innings and claiming their fourth straight overall.

      It was the Red Sox's fifth consecutive loss. Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu hit home runs for Boston.

      Milwaukee tied the game 5-5 on a throwing error by second baseman Kristian Campbell on a fielder's choice grounder by Isaac Collins. Campbell's throw home was to the first base side, allowing designated runner Daz Cameron to score and left runners at second and third with none out.

      Cardinals 6, Orioles 4

      Brendan Donovan hammered a key two-run home run and Masyn Winn recorded four hits as St. Louis overcame host Baltimore to take the final two games of the three-game series.

      Donovan finished with three hits and Lars Nootbaar added two hits as the Cardinals won for the fifth time in six games. John King (2-0) was the winning pitcher with one inning of relief and Ryan Helsley picked up his 12th save. Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas gave up four runs on nine hits in four innings.

      Jackson Holliday produced three hits, including a lead-off single in the ninth for the Orioles. Cedric Mullins, Dylan Carlson and Ryan Mountcastle had two hits for Baltimore, which has lost on back-to-back nights following a season-best three-game winning streak.

      Yankees 1, Angels 0

      Clarke Schmidt and three relievers combined to shut out Los Angeles on five hits in New York's shutout victory in Anaheim, Calif.

      Schmidt (2-2) threw six scoreless innings and was followed by Ian Hamilton (1 2/3 innings), Tim Hill (1/3 inning) and Mark Leiter Jr. (one inning, second save) to help the Yankees complete a three-game sweep. The only run of the game came home on a sacrifice fly by Anthony Volpe in the first inning. It was their fifth win in a row.

      The loss was the fifth straight for the Angels, the club totaling just five runs during that time, including being shut out twice. Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi (1-5) gave up one run on four hits in five innings.

      Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0

      Pinch hitter Bo Bichette clubbed a two-run, two-out home run in the ninth inning to lift Toronto past Texas in the rubber game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.

      Bichette's blast scored Ernie Clement, who opened the inning with a single off Jacob Webb (2-3), the fifth Texas pitcher. Brendon Little (3-0) earned the win, and Addison Barger, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nathan Lukes each collected two hits.

      The Rangers' only hit was a leadoff single in the first by Josh Smith. Texas has dropped eight of its past 10 games.

      Royals 3, Reds 2

      Noah Cameron continued the stellar start to his major league career, allowing a single run while pitching into the seventh inning as Kansas City beat Cincinnati.

      Cameron (2-1) yielded only a sixth-inning run on six hits over 6 1/3 innings in his fourth career start. According to MLB, Cameron is just the second pitcher since 1893 to go 6 1/3-plus innings and allow one run or fewer in his first four career starts. The left-hander boasts a 1.05 ERA.

      Spencer Steer had three hits and two RBIs, while Tyler Stephenson also recorded three singles for the Reds.

      Cubs 2, Rockies 1

      Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and Matthew Boyd tossed six strong innings as Chicago completed a three-game sweep of visiting Colorado.

      Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and Matt Shaw had two hits for Chicago, which has won four straight games and 10 of its last 12. Boyd (5-2) allowed one unearned run on four hits.

      Colorado lost its third straight and fell to 9-47, the worst start to a season in baseball's modern era (since 1901). Orlando Arcia had two hits in his debut with the Rockies after signing as a free agent earlier in the day.

      Guardians 7, Dodgers 4

      Angel Martinez belted a three-run homer to cap a five-run eighth inning, lifting host Cleveland to a victory over Los Angeles.

      Nolan Jones (3-for-3) had a two-run single off reliever Tanner Scott (0-1) to tie the score and Martinez greeted Alex Vesia with the go-ahead blast. Jose Ramirez had three hits and extended his career-long hitting streak to 21 games with an RBI single.

      Clayton Kershaw allowed only one run in five innings -- his longest start of the season -- and was in line for the win until the bullpen collapsed. Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Andy Pages each had an RBI.

      Tigers 4, Giants 3

      Justyn-Henry Malloy capped a four-run fifth inning with a two-run single and host Detroit won its fourth straight game, edging San Francisco.

      Tigers starter Jackson Jobe gave up three runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Colt Keith supplied a two-run double as the Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Giants.

      Heliot Ramos belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning for the Giants. LaMonte Wade Jr. drove in the other run and Matt Chapman had three hits and scored a run. Landen Roupp (3-4) was charged with four runs, one earned, on five hits in four-plus innings.

      Rays 5, Twins 0

      Brandon Lowe homered to extend his hitting streak to 11 games and lead host Tampa Bay to a victory over Minnesota.

      Drew Rasmussen (4-4) limited the Twins to just a hit and a walk while fanning five over six innings. Junior Caminero also homered as part of a 2-for-4 day with two runs batted in.

      With the victory, Tampa Bay took two of three games from Minnesota, which entered the series having won 16 of its last 19 games. Tampa Bay also wrapped up its nine-game homestand going 7-2.

      White Sox 9, Mets 4

      Andrew Benintendi fell a double shy of the cycle and drove in a season-high four runs as visiting Chicago stopped a six-game road losing streak with a victory over New York.

      Mike Tauchman hit a two-run double in the second and reached three times as the White Sox stopped a three-game overall losing streak. Brandon Eisert (2-0) recorded four outs in relief of Shane Smith.

      The Mets' Griffin Canning (5-2) allowed five runs (three earned) on four hits and four walks with three strikeouts in three innings. Mark Vientos hit a three-run homer in the third off Smith to cut the deficit to 5-3.

      Astros 5, Athletics 3

      Victor Caratini had a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning to help Houston complete a two-game sweep of the visiting Athletics.

      Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. had his longest outing in five starts since missing the past two seasons with injuries, matching his career high with 12 strikeouts over six innings. Zach Dezenzo singled, homered and scored twice for the Astros, who have won four in a row.

      A's starter Luis Severino also went six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and three hits while striking out four and walking two. Jacob Wilson doubled, homered, scored twice and drove in two runs, and Brent Rooker had two hits and an RBI for the A's, who have dropped 13 of 14.

      Pirates 10, Diamondbacks 1

      Paul Skenes threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings, Oneil Cruz homered and drove in three runs, and Pittsburgh beat Arizona in the rubber game of a three-game series in Phoenix.

      Skenes (4-5) gave up four hits, struck out seven, walked none and hit a batter while dropping his ERA to 2.15. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits including two doubles, Henry Davis had two hits and an RBI and Jared Triolo had two hits for the Pirates.

      Tim Tawa homered in the ninth for the Diamondbacks, who have lost seven of eight.

      Marlins 10, Padres 8

      Agustin Ramirez capped a four-hit, four-RBI performance with a tie-breaking two-run single in the eighth inning, helping Miami beat host San Diego.

      Ramirez belted a solo homer in the third inning and added an RBI single as part of a five-run fifth inning. Otto Lopez launched a three-run homer among his three hits and Jesus Sanchez had a solo shot for the Marlins, who overcame an early five-run deficit to salvage the finale of the three-game series.

      Gavin Sheets belted a two-run homer for the Padres and Jake Cronenworth ripped a two-run double. Sheets, Elias Diaz and Manny Machado each had RBI singles for San Diego.

      --Field Level Media

  • Reports: Twins sale has momentum toward $1.7B asking price
    By Field Level Media / Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    Minnesota Twins ownership is making progress toward a sale of the major league team, with several prospective buyers touring Target Field and meeting with the Pohlad family, according to multiple media reports.

    • The Pohlad family, which has owned the Twins since 1984, announced in October 2024 that the franchise was for sale, with a $1.7 billion asking price. The Pohlads retained investment bank Allen & Company to guide a potential sale.

      Front Office Sports reported on Wednesday that there is momentum toward a sale after the process had stalled earlier this year. Billionaire suitors Mat and Justin Ishbia ended their interest in buying the team and instead, according to reports, increased their stake in the Chicago White Sox in February.

      The Minnesota Star Tribune reported Tuesday that other suitors have traveled to Minneapolis in the past two to three weeks to tour the stadium and meet with the family and team executives.

      The Pohlads rejected a bid of $1.5 billion, according to Front Office Sports. The franchise is valued at $1.65 billion, 22nd out of 30 MLB teams, according to CNBC calculations last month. Forbes and Sportico estimated in March that the Twins are valued between $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion.

      For a recent comparison, the Baltimore Orioles were sold in 2024 for a reported $1.725 billion to private-equity executive David Rubinstein.

      One possible friction point for potential buyers is the Twins' $452 million in debts, according to multiple reports.

      The late Carl Pohlad paid $44 million to buy the Twins. Since his death in 2009, his son Jim has been the controlling owner. Jim's nephew, Joe Pohlad, has been handling primary administration responsibilities since 2022.

      --Field Level Media

  • Angels DFA former All-Star, batting champ Tim Anderson
    By Field Level Media / Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    The Los Angeles Angels have designated shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment as part of several roster moves announced Wednesday.

    • The team also reinstated right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson from the 60-day injury list, selected infielder Scott Kingery's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake, optioned left-handed pitcher Jake Eder down to Salt Lake and designated catcher Chuckie Robinson for assignment.

      A two-time All-Star (2021, '22) and former MLB batting champ (.335 in 2019) as a member of the Chicago White Sox, Anderson is hitting just .205 in 83 at-bats this season after inking a minor league contract with Los Angeles in the offseason.

      The 31-year-old was fresh off back-to-back poor batting seasons for Chicago and the Miami Marlins, settling for the minor league deal and getting an opportunity in the majors only because of injuries.

      In his first seven seasons in Chicago (2016-22), Anderson hit below .250 just once. He has been unable to reach that mark in a season since.

      Stephenson, 32, has yet to make an appearance since signing a free agent deal with the Angels before the 2024 season, electing to undergo Tommy John surgery last spring.

      Over eight seasons with the Cincinnati Reds (2016-20), Colorado Rockies (2021-22), Pittsburgh Pirates (2022-23) and Tampa Bay Rays (2023), Stephenson is 17-20 with a 4.64 ERA in 271 games (22 starts).

      Also joining the active roster is the 31-year-old Kingery, who hasn't appeared in a major league game since 2022 and hasn't registered a hit since 2021, but who has showed well in Triple-A this spring, batting .373 for the Bees.

      Eder, 26, has five appearances this season with a 3.38 ERA in relief action. He was drafted by Miami in the fourth round of the 2020 draft and made just one MLB appearance for the White Sox last season.

      Robinson, 30, is a career .132 hitter in 129 at-bats over 51 games with the Reds and White Sox.

      --Field Level Media

  • Astros 1B Christian Walker hit by pitch on hand; X-rays negative
    By Field Level Media / Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    Houston first baseman Christian Walker was hit by a pitch on his right hand during Wednesday's home game, and X-rays came back negative, manager Joe Espada said after the Astros' 5-3 win over the Athletics.

    • Athletics starter Luis Severino hit Walker with a 96 mph pitch to start the fourth inning. Walker was examined by a trainer and stayed in the game. He later scored on Cam Smith's single to tie the game 2-2.

      Walker played his position for the next two innings before he was replaced by pinch hitter Mauricio Dubon in the bottom half of the sixth.

      "It feels sore," Walker said after the contest. "It's just a matter of handling the inflammation and I should be good to go."

      Walker said the ball hit the knuckle of his middle finger.

      Signed as a free agent in December, Walker, 34, is batting .212 this season with seven home runs and 25 RBIs in 54 games in his first season with the Astros.

      He is a career .247 hitter with 154 homers and 468 RBIs in 886 regular-season games for the Baltimore Orioles (2014-15), Arizona Diamondbacks (2017-24) and Astros.

      --Field Level Media

  • Pirates place C Joey Bart (concussion) on 7-day injured list
    By Field Level Media / Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    The Pittsburgh Pirates placed catcher Joey Bart on the seven-day injured list on Wednesday because of a concussion.

    • In a corresponding move, the Pirates reinstated catcher/first baseman Endy Rodriguez from the 10-day IL after recovering from a finger injury.

      Bart was hit on the back of the head on a backswing by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the fourth inning of the Pirates' 9-6 road win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Bart exited the game after warming up Pittsburgh reliever Joey Wentz in the fifth and was replaced by Henry Davis.

      Bart, 28, is batting .240 with one home run and 11 RBIs in 44 games. He is a career .236 hitter with 25 homers and 94 RBIs in 286 games for the San Francisco Giants (2020-23) and Pirates (2024-present).

      San Francisco selected him with the second overall pick of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Georgia Tech.

      Rodriguez, who turned 25 on Monday, has not played since April 15, when he required stitches after taking a deflected pitch off his right index finger during a 10-3 home win against the Washington Nationals.

      He is batting .178 (8-for-45) with three doubles and two RBIs in 15 games this season. He has started nine games at first base and five games behind the plate.

      --Field Level Media

  • Rangers activate SS Corey Seager (hamstring) from IL
    By Field Level Media / Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    The Texas Rangers activated star shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day injured list prior to Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

    • Seager has missed the past 16 games due to a right hamstring injury sustained on May 10 against the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers were 8-8 during his latest absence.

      Seager is batting third and serving as the designated hitter on Wednesday.

      The 31-year-old Seager has served two stints on the IL this season due to the same injury and has appeared in only five of the past 33 games.

      Seager is batting .300 with six homers and 12 RBIs in 26 games this season.

      The five-time All-Star is in his fourth season with the Rangers. He is batting .281 with 102 homers and 265 RBIs during his Texas tenure.

      Seager was named World Series MVP for the second time in his career when he led the Rangers to the 2023 title. He finished second in American League MVP balloting that season after batting .327 with 33 homers and 96 RBIs

      Texas optioned infielder Blaine Crim to Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move. Crim, 27, is hitless in 11 at-bats over five games for the Rangers this season.

      --Field Level Media

  • Braves-Phillies ppd., split doubleheader on tap for Thursday
    By Field Level Media / Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    Wednesday's game between the Atlanta Braves and host Philadelphia Phillies has been postponed due to inclement weather.

    • The game has been rescheduled to open a split doubleheader on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.

      The first game is slated for 1:05 p.m. ET, with the originally scheduled night game remaining at 6:45 p.m.

      Starting pitchers have not been announced. The Phillies on Wednesday were scheduled to start right-hander Zack Wheeler (6-1, 2.42 ERA), who is sporting a streak of 22 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings.

      The Braves were scheduled to start AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 3.67), who is looking to rebound from his worst start of 2025. The right-hander allowed seven runs in three innings against the Washington Nationals on May 22. Previously, he had given up just one earned run in 19 2/3 innings in his first three starts this month.

      Thursday night's scheduled matchup was set to feature left-handers is Chris Sale (2-3, 3.36) and Cristopher Sanchez (4-1, 3.17).

      --Field Level Media

  • Astros RHP Ronel Blanco to undergo elbow surgery, miss much of '26
    By Field Level Media / Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    Houston Astros starting pitcher Ronel Blanco will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow next week.

    • The team announced the news Wednesday, the latest blow for the Houston pitching staff. Right-hander Hayden Wesneski underwent Tommy John surgery last week.

      Blanco will be out the rest of this season and is expected to miss much of 2026.

      The 31-year-old right-hander threw six innings in his most recent start, a 5-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on May 17. He gave up three runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

      Last week, Blanco informed the Astros that he had a sore elbow and an MRI showed inflammation, the Houston Chronicle reported. He went on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 20, and the Astros recalled left-hander Colton Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land.

      Blanco is in his fourth major league season, all with the Astros. In 2024, he finished 13-6 with a 2.80 ERA in 30 games (29 starts). He threw his only career complete game in his season debut on April 1, no-hitting the Toronto Blue Jays in a 10-0 win.

      This season, he is 3-4 with a 4.10 ERA in nine starts. He has struck out 48 batters in 48 1/3 innings and made four quality starts.

      --Field Level Media

  • MLB roundup: Christian Yelich, Brewers slam Red Sox in 10
    By Field Level Media / Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    Christian Yelich delivered a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-1 comeback victory over visiting Boston on Tuesday, the fourth consecutive loss for the Red Sox.

    • The blast to right-center off Liam Hendricks (0-2) was Yelich's 10th homer of the year and first career walk-off home run.

      Yelich helped the Brewers tie the game 1-1 with a run in the ninth off Aroldis Chapman. He doubled, stole third and scored on Sal Frelick's line-drive single.

      Rob Zastryzny (1-0) stranded a runner at third in the top of the 10th. Red Sox starter Richard Fitts came off the injured list and threw three scoreless innings.

      Astros 11, Athletics 1

      Jose Altuve produced his second multi-homer game in less than a week, while Hunter Brown delivered his American League-leading ninth quality start as Houston rolled over the slumping Athletics.

      Altuve finished 4-for-4 with three RBIs and notched his 40th career four-hit game. Jeremy Pena went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs. Christian Walker hit a two-run homer. Hunter Brown (7-3) allowed one run on six hits with eight strikeouts over six innings.

      JP Sears allowed nine runs on 10 hits over 3 1/3 innings for the Athletics, who have lost 12 of 13.

      Pirates 9, Diamondbacks 6

      Bryan Reynolds capped a four-hit game with a go-ahead homer in Pittsburgh's seven-run eighth inning as the Pirates overcame a six-run deficit to beat Arizona in Phoenix.

      Reynolds hit a three-run homer with one out in the eighth off Jalen Beeks to break a tie at 6-6. The Pirates got five runs in the inning off Kevin Ginkel (0-3).

      Henry Davis had a two-run homer and a double and Tommy Pham and Alexander Canario had two hits apiece for the Pirates. For the Diamondbacks, Corbin Carroll homered and Corbin Burnes pitched seven innings of two-run ball.

      Cubs 4, Rockies 3 (11 innings)

      Rookie Matt Shaw blooped a walk-off single to right field in the 11th inning to propel Chicago over visiting Colorado.

      After Brenton Doyle's RBI groundout gave the Rockies a 3-2 lead in the top of the 11th, Michael Busch tied the game with an RBI single off Tyler Kinley (0-2), who then walked Nico Hoerner and surrendered Shaw's game-winning single.

      Chris Flexen (3-0) pitched the 10th and 11th innings for the Cubs, allowing an unearned run. Doyle homered and drove in two for the Rockies, who have lost nine of their past 10 games.

      Yankees 3, Angels 2

      Carlos Rodon threw seven scoreless innings, Ben Rice and Oswald Peraza homered and New York held on to beat Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

      Rodon (7-3) struck out 10 and didn't walk a batter while permitting five hits. The left-hander retired 13 consecutive Angels hitters between the third and seventh innings, helping the Yankees earn their fourth win in a row.

      The Angels made things interesting in the ninth inning against Yankees reliever Devin Williams, scoring twice on three hits, including a leadoff home run from Yoan Moncada. Williams, though, was able to register his fifth save.

      Padres 8, Marlins 6

      Luis Arraez stroked three hits, knocking in the tying and go-ahead runs, as San Diego rallied from a 6-0 first-inning deficit to top visiting Miami.

      San Diego finished with 13 hits, getting three from Xander Bogaerts as well as two each from Cronenworth and Tatis. Stephen Kolek (3-1) became the first major league starter since Bartolo Colon in 1999 to give up six earned runs in the first inning and still win. Kolek allowed six hits, five in the first inning, in 5 1/3 innings.

      Miami starter Max Meyer lasted only 3 1/3 innings, yielding seven hits and six runs, four earned. Marlins second baseman Ronny Simon committed three errors in the first four innings and was charged with another before the official scorer gave Bogaerts an RBI single in the third.

      Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0

      Josh Jung singled home the deciding run with two outs in the eighth inning as Texas did just enough to beat Toronto in Arlington, Texas.

      Six Rangers pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout despite starter Nathan Eovaldi leaving after two innings with what the team termed as right triceps fatigue. Jung delivered his game-winning hit off Blue Jays reliever Chad Green (1-1). Robert Garcia struck out two in the ninth for his third save.

      The Blue Jays have scored a combined four runs in their past five games, losing four of those contests. Toronto starter Bowden Francis pitched five-plus scoreless innings.

      Mariners 9, Nationals 1

      Cal Raleigh hit two home runs, taking the American League lead with 19, and Julio Rodriguez also went deep as Seattle defeated visiting Washington.

      Rookie Logan Evans (3-1) allowed one run on four hits over eight innings for the Mariners, who had lost three of their previous four games. Rodriguez and Dylan Moore each had three hits.

      James Wood homered for the Nationals, who had won six of their previous eight games. Mitchell Parker (4-4) gave up four runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings.

      Reds 7, Royals 2

      Elly De La Cruz hit a pair of long homers and Brady Singer delivered a quality start for Cincinnati in his return to Kansas City.

      Tyler Stephenson also went deep and TJ Friedl recorded his fifth straight multi-hit game for the Reds, who have totaled 14 runs while taking the first two of the three-game set. Singer (6-3), who spent his first five seasons with the Royals before being traded to Cincinnati in November, allowed just two runs over seven innings.

      Jonathan India, who was swapped by the Reds to get Singer, had two hits with an RBI and Maikel Garcia extended his hitting streak to 12 games for the Royals.

      Cardinals 7, Orioles 4

      Nolan Arenado broke a tie with an eighth-inning home run and Lars Nootbaar also homered as St. Louis defeated host Baltimore.

      Masyn Winn drove in two runs and Jordan Walker tripled in a three-run eighth inning as the Cardinals racked up 14 hits, including three by Nootbaar. St. Louis has won four of its past five games.

      The Orioles had a season-best three-game winning streak snapped despite Ryan O'Hearn's three-run home run. Ryan Mountcastle notched three hits, including a pair of doubles, and Ramon Urias had two hits, but Baltimore went 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position.

      Tigers 3, Giants 1

      Jack Flaherty allowed just two hits in six scoreless innings as host Detroit downed San Francisco.

      Flaherty (3-6) struck out eight in the Tigers' third straight victory. Will Vest picked up his seventh save despite giving up a ninth-inning run. Riley Greene had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs, and Wenceel Perez, activated from the injured list, homered in his first at-bat of the season.

      Wilmer Flores drove in the lone run for the Giants. Logan Webb (5-5) gave up three runs on seven hits while striking out 10 in six innings. San Francisco manager Bob Melvin was ejected in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes.

      Dodgers 9, Guardians 5

      Shohei Ohtani belted his major-league-leading 20th homer and Max Muncy added a three-run shot as visiting Los Angeles beat Cleveland.

      Ohtani cleared the wall in left field in the fourth inning -- his third homer in as many games -- for a two-run shot off Tanner Bibee, and Muncy homered in the ninth. Michael Conforto hit a solo homer and Andy Pages had a pair of RBI singles. Dustin May (3-4) struck out a season-high nine over five innings.

      Daniel Schneemann had a three-run homer in the fourth for the Guardians and Jose Ramirez extended his career-best hitting streak to 20 games, the franchise's longest since Jason Kipnis' 20-game streak in 2015. Gabriel Arias doubled in a pair of runs in the ninth.

      Phillies 2, Braves 0

      Ranger Suarez fanned eight over six innings as Philadelphia blanked visiting Atlanta to earn its 10th win in 11 games.

      Suarez (4-0) allowed four hits and three walks, and Jordan Romano pitched the ninth inning for his seventh save. Bryce Harper left after being hit by a pitch in the first inning, but X-rays on his right elbow were negative. Max Kepler cracked an RBI double in the second and J.T. Realmuto drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth.

      Braves starter Spencer Strider (0-3) allowed just one run and one hit in 4 2/3 innings. Ozzie Albies extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a sixth-inning single.

      Twins 4, Rays 2

      Joe Ryan tossed six strong innings and Kody Clemens hit a 415-foot homer, lifting Minnesota to the win over host Tampa Bay.

      Ryan (5-2) allowed one run on five hits in a matchup against the franchise that selected him in the 2018 draft. Brooks Lee drove in an early run on a sacrifice fly for the Twins, and Ty France added an RBI single in the eighth. Carlos Correa collected three hits.

      Jonathan Aranda had an RBI single and joined Brandon Lowe with two hits for the Rays, who saw their six-game winning streak come to a halt.

      Mets 6, White Sox 4

      Pete Alonso and Jared Young each hit two-run homers in the first inning and host New York withstood a late comeback attempt by Chicago to get the win.

      Tylor Megill (4-4) combined with three relievers on an eight-hitter for the Mets, who have won four straight. Megill allowed two runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings, and Reed Garrett earned his second save with 1 2/3 hitless innings.

      Miguel Vargas homered and finished with three RBIs for the White Sox, who have dropped three in a row. Jonathan Cannon gave up five runs on nine hits over 5 2/3 innings.

      --Field Level Media

  • Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi (triceps) leaves after two innings
    By Field Level Media / Tuesday, May 27, 2025

    Texas ace Nathan Eovaldi departed the Rangers' Tuesday game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays after two innings due to right triceps fatigue.

    • The Rangers revealed the diagnosis shortly after Eovaldi needed 39 pitches to get through two scoreless frames. The club also announced that the 35-year-old right-hander is not expected to miss a start.

      Eovaldi allowed two hits and a walk while striking out two. He stranded a runner on third base in the opening inning and runners on first and second in his last inning.

      During his brief stint, Eovaldi lowered his ERA from 1.60 to 1.56. That ranks fourth in the majors behind the 1.29 of New York Yankees' Max Fried, the 1.45 of the Kansas City Royals' Kris Bubic and the 1.46 of the New York Mets' Kodai Senga.

      --Field Level Media

  • Phillies star Bryce Harper hit on elbow by pitch; X-rays negative
    By Field Level Media / Tuesday, May 27, 2025

    Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper left the team's contest Tuesday night against the visiting Atlanta Braves after being hit on his right elbow by a 95 mph fastball from Spencer Strider during the first inning.

    • The Phillies confirmed the injury as a contusion and said X-rays were negative. This is the same elbow that Harper surgically repaired two years ago. Harper has steered clear of any additional major injuries to his right elbow since the surgery.

      Edmundo Sosa took Harper's spot in the lineup before sliding over to third base. Alec Bohm moved from third to first base beginning in the second inning.

      The 32-year-old Harper has tallied eight home runs along with 33 RBIs this season. Harper is also second on the Phillies in OPS (.823).

      --Field Level Media

  • Rays obtain veteran C Matt Thaiss from White Sox
    By Field Level Media / Tuesday, May 27, 2025

    The Tampa Bay Rays acquired veteran catcher Matt Thaiss from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday for minor league outfielder Dru Baker.

    • Thiass, 30, batted .212 (18-for-85) with one homer and eight RBIs in 35 games for the White Sox this season. He had a .294 slugging percentage in his first campaign with Chicago.

      Thaiss spent his first six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels. He has a .209 career batting average with 23 homers and 87 RBIs in 280 games.

      Baker, 25, was batting .245 with one homer and three RBIs in 17 games for Triple-A Durham. He sustained an adductor injury more than a month ago and has been on the injured list since April 22. He also played in six games at the Rookie level this season and went 1-for-15.

      Last season, Baker stole 42 bases for Double-A Montgomery and batted .288 with no homers and 44 RBIs.

      Chicago activated catcher Korey Lee (ankle) from the 10-day injured list prior to Tuesday's game against the New York Mets. Lee last played on April 9 when he sprained his left ankle against the Cleveland Guardians.

      Lee, 26, went 5-for-15 (.333) with one RBI in nine games before his injury. Last season, Lee batted .210 with 12 homers and 37 RBIs in 125 games for Chicago.

      The Rays transferred outfielder Jonny DeLuca (right shoulder strain) to the 60-day injured list to make room for Thaiss on the 40-man roster.

      --Field Level Media

  • Athletics rookie 1B Nick Kurtz (hip) placed on injured list
    By Field Level Media / Tuesday, May 27, 2025

    The Athletics placed rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list as part of a series of transactions Tuesday.

    • Kurtz, whose designation is retroactive to Sunday, is dealing with a strained left hip flexor.

      The A's also called up outfielder Drew Avans from Triple-A Las Vegas, acquired left-hander Sean Newcomb from the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations, and designated left-hander Matt Krook and right-hander Ryan Cusick for assignment.

      Kurtz, 22, was injured during Saturday's 11-inning home loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. He rookie is batting .245 with five homers and 15 RBIs in 28 games this season.

      Avans, 28, has yet to make his major league debut. He is batting .328 with four homers, 34 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 48 games with the Aviators this season.

      Newcomb, 31, was 0-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 12 games (five starts) this season, his first with the Red Sox. He played for the A's from 2023-24, going 2-1 with a 4.32 ERA in 14 games (two starts).

      Krook, 30, has no decisions and a 5.40 ERA in 3 1/3 innings in three appearances out of the Athletics' bullpen this season.

      Cusick, 25, has never pitched in the majors. He is 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA in 13 games out of the Las Vegas bullpen this season. He was a first-round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2021.

      --Field Level Media

  • Report: Rockies nearing deal with SS Orlando Arcia
    By Field Level Media / Tuesday, May 27, 2025

    The Colorado Rockies are nearing a deal with veteran shortstop Orlando Arcia, MLB.com reported on Tuesday.

    • The Atlanta Braves released the 30-year-old former All-Star on Sunday after he batted .194 in 14 games this season.

      Arcia is a career .241 hitter with 87 homers and 335 RBIs in 951 games with the Milwaukee Brewers (2016-21) and Braves (2021-25).

      Arcia won a World Series with Atlanta in 2021 and made the National League All-Star team in 2023.

      --Field Level Media

  • MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani blasts 1st pitch, Dodgers down Guardians
    By Field Level Media / Monday, May 26, 2025

    Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch of the game and scored three runs, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto went six strong innings as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Monday night.

    • Ohtani took over the MLB lead with 19 home runs -- one more than Yankees superstar Aaron Judge and Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber -- by sending Gavin Williams' fastball into the stands in right field. He also leads baseball with 57 runs.

      Yamamoto (6-3) struck out seven, giving up two runs on three hits and remaining second-best in the NL with a 1.97 ERA.

      All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez extended his hitting streak to a career-high 19 games for the Guardians, doubling and scoring on Kyle Manzardo's single in the sixth. Williams (4-3) walked a season-high six and allowed four runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings.

      Brewers 3, Red Sox 2

      Jackson Chourio homered on the first pitch from Garrett Crochet and Trevor Megill stranded the bases loaded in the ninth inning as host Milwaukee held off Boston in the opener of a three-game series.

      The Red Sox trailed 3-1 after eight innings before rallying against Megill. Trevor Story and Rob Refsnyder walked, and Jarren Duran punched a two-out single to right to score Story from second. Rafael Devers was intentionally walked to load the bases, but Megill got Connor Wong on a flyout to right for his 10th save in 11 opportunities.

      Milwaukee starter Chad Patrick allowed three hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out six and walking two. DL Hall (1-0), activated earlier Monday off the 60-day injured list, followed and yielded two hits and one run with 2 1/3 innings. Abner Uribe finished the eighth inning before giving way to Megill. Crochet (4-4) allowed two runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out 11 and walking two in a 108-pitch outing.

      Mets 2, White Sox 1

      Francisco Lindor's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted New York over visiting Chicago.

      Tyrone Taylor started the winning rally off right-hander Steven Wilson (1-1) with a double off the glove of center fielder Luis Robert Jr. on the warning track. After Jeff McNeil was given an intentional walk, Luis Torrens singled to left to fill the bases, setting the stage for Lindor. It was the Mets' fifth walk-off win of the season.

      Juan Soto also had an RBI sacrifice fly to tie the game for the Mets. Andrew Benintendi plated the only White Sox run on a sac fly.

      Cubs 3, Rockies 1

      Jameson Taillon threw 6 1/3 quality innings and Kyle Tucker drove in a pair of runs to help Chicago post a victory over visiting Colorado.

      Taillon (4-3) allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven and walking none for the Cubs, who won for the eighth time in 10 games. Chicago's bullpen combined for 2 2/3 one-hit innings -- including Daniel Palencia, who earned his third save with a perfect ninth.

      Carson Palmquist (0-3) threw five innings of two-run, three-hit ball in his third career start, also striking out four and walking three. Mickey Moniak's solo home run in the fifth inning accounted for all of the Rockies' scoring as the club dropped its eighth game in nine tries.

      Tigers 3, Giants 1

      Riley Greene hit a two-run single and host Detroit opened a three-game series against San Francisco with a victory.

      Colt Keith had two hits and scored a run for the Tigers. Starter Keider Montero (2-1) held the Giants to one hit in five innings. He was followed by a parade of five relievers with Will Vest picking up his sixth save.

      Detroit's Javier Baez was ejected in the fifth inning for arguing balls and strikes. Baez was called out on strikes by home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi on a pitch that replays showed was low and outside. Wilmer Flores drove in the lone San Francisco run.

      Orioles 5, Cardinals 2

      Dylan Carlson drilled a three-run home run against his former team and Baltimore defeated visiting St. Louis to secure its first three-game winning streak of the year.

      Charlie Morton (1-7) put together his best start as an Oriole by limiting the Cardinals to two runs on four hits in six innings. Ryan O'Hearn provided three hits and Jackson Holliday joined Carlson with two hits.

      Pedro Pages homered for St. Louis, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Nolan Gorman had two of the team's four hits and starter Erick Fedde (3-4) took the loss.

      Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1

      Kevin Gausman (5-4) surrendered one run on five hits while striking out six batters over eight innings as Toronto opened a three-game series with a win over Texas.

      Daulton Varsho opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning and fell a triple short of the cycle. Alejandro Kirk added the eventual game-winning RBI on a sacrifice fly in the fourth frame, and Jeff Hoffman earned his 11th save of the season with a perfect ninth inning. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger each collected a pair of hits in the victory.

      Jacob DeGrom (4-2) allowed two runs, five hits and two walks with no strikeouts for the Rangers. In 228 career starts, it was the first time DeGrom has failed to register a strikeout. Wyatt Langford hit a solo shot in the fourth for Texas' lone run.

      Reds 7, Royals 4

      Tyler Stephenson clubbed a two-run homer for one of his three hits, Nick Martinez pitched seven quality innings and Cincinnati beat host Kansas City.

      Stephenson came in batting .177 but matched the personal hit total from his previous six games. He had three RBIs for the Reds. Martinez (3-5) yielded six hits without a walk, and all three runs he allowed came in the seventh, including Salvador Perez's two-run homer.

      Cincinnati had its way with Royals starter Michael Lorenzen (3-6), who allowed six runs, 11 hits and three walks over five innings. It marked the first time this season a Kansas City starter allowed more than five runs in a contest.

      Rays 7, Twins 2

      Jonathan Aranda's three-run homer in the sixth inning pushed Tampa Bay to its sixth straight victory -- the longest active streak in the majors -- as it handed visiting Minnesota only its fourth loss in its last 20 games.

      Starting pitcher Zack Littell (4-5) was outstanding over 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander allowed one run on three hits, fanned four and did not issue a walk. He won for the fourth time in the past six starts and is 3-0 in May. Aranda finished 2-for-4 with the homer, three RBIs and two runs, and Danny Jansen stroked a two-run homer.

      The Twins' Carlos Correa popped a two-run homer, but they produced just four singles after Correa's deep shot and were only 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position. Starter Chris Paddack (2-5) allowed two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five without a walk.

      Padres 4, Marlins 3 (11 innings)

      Tyler Wade scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning as San Diego edged visiting Miami.

      Adrian Morejon (2-2) pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 11th as the Padres earned their first extra-inning triumph in four attempts this year. San Diego earned its third win in four games overall.

      Jesus Sanchez and Connor Norby each had two hits and an RBI for the Marlins, who had won their previous two games.

      Yankees 5, Angels 1

      Anthony Volpe hit a three-run double and Ryan Yarbrough tossed six strong innings as New York opened a three-game series against Los Angeles with a win in Anaheim, Calif.

      Yarbrough (2-0) allowed two hits, including a leadoff homer to Zach Neto in the first inning. He issued one walk and struck out seven. Cody Bellinger had two hits and an RBI for the Yankees, who have won three straight games and seven of their past eight.

      The Angels were held to five hits and lost their third straight following an eight-game winning streak. Jack Kochanowicz (3-6) allowed four runs on five hits over 6 2/3 innings.

      Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 0

      Ryan Nelson allowed four hits over 6 2/3 innings while Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor hit home runs to lead Arizona over Pittsburgh in Phoenix.

      Nelson (2-1) struck out four without a walk in his longest stint of the year. Gabriel Moreno posted three hits and Ketel Marte had two hits with an RBI for the D-backs. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also had two hits.

      Adam Frazier and Alexander Canario produced two hits apiece for the Pirates, who were shut out for the ninth time this season. Andrew Heaney (3-4) surrendered five runs and eight hits over five innings.

      --Field Level Media

  • Marlins place OF Derek Hill (wrist) on 10-day injured list
    By Field Level Media / Monday, May 26, 2025

    The Miami Marlins placed outfielder Derek Hill on the 10-day injured list on Monday because of a sprained left wrist.

    • In a corresponding move, the Marlins recalled outfielder Victor Mesa Jr. from Triple-A Jacksonville.

      Hill, 29, had made a diving catch to rob the Angels' Nolan Schanuel of a hit for the final out of the eighth inning in the Marlins' 3-0 road win on Sunday.

      He is batting .233 with two home runs, five RBIs, a .300 on-base percentage and a .670 OPS with six stolen bases in six attempts in 23 games this season. Hill also was on the injured list with a left wrist issue from mid-April to mid-May.

      Hill is a career .233 hitter with 13 homers and 48 RBIs in 184 games for the Detroit Tigers (2020-22), Washington Nationals (2023), Texas Rangers (2024), San Francisco Giants (2024) and Marlins (2024-present).

      Mesa, 23, could be on the verge of his major league debut for Miami, which also is without outfielders Dane Myers (right oblique strain) and Griffin Conine, who had left shoulder surgery and is expected to return in 2026.

      Considered one of the Miami organization's top 30 prospects, Mesa was hitting .300 (6-for-20) with two doubles, one triple, one homer and five RBIs in six games with Jacksonville this season.

      --Field Level Media

  • Angels sign veteran IF/OF Chris Taylor to 1-year deal
    By Field Level Media / Monday, May 26, 2025

    Chris Taylor remained in the Los Angeles area as the Angels signed the utility player to a one-year, $760,000 contract on Monday, a week after he was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

    • The 34-year-old veteran made his Angels debut Monday night, playing center field and batting eighth against the New York Yankees in Anaheim, Calif. Taylor went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts as Los Angeles fell 5-1.

      "I feel like I have a lot to prove to myself," Taylor said pregame. "I haven't performed to how I feel I'm capable of playing the last couple seasons. I want to turn that around."

      Angels manager Ron Washington said of Taylor, "He brings experience. It's something we need in there. He's been through the wars. He's a good piece for those young guys to talk to. He's been in the grind over there in L.A. And we want that. We've seen him play, and we're going to give him an opportunity to see what he's got left."

      Taylor appeared in 28 games for the Dodgers this season, his 10th with the reigning World Series champions. He logged just 35 at-bats, however, and finished with seven hits -- including two doubles -- and two RBIs. The Dodgers released him on May 18.

      A fifth-round draft pick by Seattle in 2012, Taylor won World Series titles with the Dodgers in 2020 and 2024 while also earning an All-Star nod in 2021. Taylor also shared the National League Championship Series MVP in 2017 with teammate Justin Turner.

      In his 12-year career, Taylor has batted .250 with 108 home runs and 433 RBIs.

      A roster spot was created when the Angels optioned infielder/outfielder Kyren Paris, 23, to Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

      --Field Level Media

  • Orioles add C Chadwick Tromp with Adley Rutschman ailing
    By Field Level Media / Monday, May 26, 2025

    The Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of catcher Chadwick Tromp on Monday, while utility player Cooper Hummel was designated for assignment.

    • The move comes one day after Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman left a game against the Boston Red Sox after taking a foul ball off his mask. Rutschman was not in the Orioles' starting lineup Monday.

      Tromp, 30, was hitless in five at-bats over two games for the Atlanta Braves over the first week of the season. He was designated for assignment by the Braves but elected free agency over an assignment to Triple-A. He signed with the Orioles on April 13.

      In parts of six major league seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2020-21) and Braves (2022-25), Tromp is a career .224 hitter with five home runs and 22 RBIs in 61 games.

      Hummel, 30, did not play in a major league game for the Orioles. He is a career .159 hitter in parts of the past three seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros.

      --Field Level Media

  • Report: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani not on mound before break
    By Field Level Media / Monday, May 26, 2025

    As the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to slow play Shohei Ohtani's return to the mound after a second elbow surgery, manager Dave Roberts told team flagship radio station AM-570 on Sunday that the star two-way player will not pitch before the All-Star break.

    • "I do think we are being very methodical about it," Roberts told the radio station Monday about Ohtani's recovery program from his 2023 Tommy John revision surgery. "I can safely say that he is probably not going to pitch for us until after the break."

      Ohtani, 30, pitched live batting practice for the first time before Saturday's road game against the New York Mets. He threw 23 pitches, including his slider, which he has only started throwing in bullpen sessions in the past week.

      The team has three starters currently on the injured list with shoulder issues: left-hander Blake Snell and right-handers Tyler Glasnow and Roki Sasaki. A total of 14 pitchers on the Dodgers' 40-man roster are on the IL.

      But the club will not rush Ohtani to the rotation in order to fill a pressing need.

      "The main part of it is (Ohtani's) value to us as a hitter," Roberts said. "He is so valuable and to try and speed something up, to take on some type of downside just doesn't make sense."

      Without pitching an inning last season, or playing in the field, Ohtani still won the National League MVP award with 54 home runs and 59 steals in his first season in Los Angeles. Heading into Monday's road game against the Cleveland Guardians, he was batting .295 with a 1.025 OPS and 18 home runs to tie for the major league lead.

      In 86 career major league starts as a pitcher, all with the Los Angeles Angels from 2018-23, Ohtani has gone 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA. His hitting and pitching exploits helped him to earn American League MVP awards with the Angels in 2021 and 2023.

      Over the offseason, Ohtani's return to the mound was estimated for this month. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman recently said the recovery program was slowed with the goal to have Ohtani available through October.

      "We knew we were just going to be a little bit more cautious and make sure that this got to a really good spot before we really started upping the intensity on the pitching side," Friedman said last week. "... At the beginning of the season, hopefully it was (going to be) a very deep October run. And so we slowed it down."

      --Field Level Media

  • Royals call up OF John Rave for MLB debut
    By Field Level Media / Monday, May 26, 2025

    The Kansas City Royals purchased the contract of outfielder John Rave on Monday, while first baseman Cavan Biggio was optioned to Triple-A Ohama.

    • Rave, 27, is poised to make his major league debut in Monday's home game against the Cincinnati Reds. He batted .301 with nine home runs and 25 RBIs in 44 games at Ohama this season.

      Biggio, 30, was batting .174 in 37 games with the Royals this season and had one home run with four RBIs. In parts of seven major league seasons, including six with the Toronto Blue Jays, Biggio is a career .223 hitter in 561 games with 52 home runs and 190 RBIs.

      Because Biggio has more than five years of service, he has to consent to being optioned or he can elect free agency, a decision the Royals should know in the coming days.

      --Field Level Media

  • Brewers recall DL Hall from 60-day IL, option Logan Henderson
    By Field Level Media / Monday, May 26, 2025

    The Milwaukee Brewers recalled left-hander DL Hall from the 60-day injured list ahead of Monday's series opener against the visiting Boston Red Sox.

    • Hall, 26, sustained a left lat strain in spring training. He made four rehab appearances (three starts) in the minors, going 1-0 and allowing no runs on four hits with 15 strikeouts in 10 2/3 innings.

      He is 5-3 with a 4.74 ERA in 42 career games (eight starts) for the Baltimore Orioles (2022-23) and Brewers (2024).

      In a somewhat surprising move, Milwaukee optioned history-making rookie right-hander Logan Henderson, 23, to Triple-A Nashville to make room for Hall.

      Henderson is 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA through four starts this season, with 29 strikeouts and six walks in 21 innings. He allowed one run on five hits in five innings in Sunday's 6-5 win at Pittsburgh.

      He became the 10th pitcher in MLB history, and first in Brewers history, to strike out at least seven batters in each of his first three career starts.

      "The kid has been so good," Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Monday. "He wasn't quite as sharp yesterday, but he's been so good, and he's handled it so well. The conversation about going down, he's just, 'I totally get it. I totally understand. I know how this works. I'm expecting it. Just know I'm going to go down there and work my tail off, and I'm going to improve this and that, and talk about a few things.'

      "I mean, the kid's a delight to have around."

      --Field Level Media

  • MLB roundup: Tigers' Tarik Skubal notches 13 Ks, shuts out Guardians
    By Field Level Media / Sunday, May 25, 2025

    Tarik Skubal tied his career high with 13 strikeouts in the first shutout of his career, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.

    • Skubal (5-2), the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, retired the first 15 batters he faced and gave up only two hits without issuing a walk.

      Skubal blew a 103-mph fastball past Gabriel Arias to complete the shutout. Skubal had never thrown a complete game in his previous 113 starts.

      Cleveland's Jose Ramirez extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a single in the seventh inning.

      Mets 3, Dodgers 1

      Pete Alonso snapped the longest home run drought of his career when his two-run shot in the first inning sparked New York past Los Angeles in the rubber match of a three-game series.

      Shohei Ohtani, who threw his first live batting practice Sunday afternoon since he underwent a second Tommy John surgery in September 2023, hit a 411-foot homer on the second pitch he saw from Kodai Senga (5-3) before the Mets answered with a two-out, two-pitch rally in the bottom half against right-hander Landon Knack (2-2).

      Juan Soto reached on an error by third baseman Max Muncy, after which Alonso homered into the left field seats. The round-tripper was the first for Alonso after May 5, a span of 16 games and 71 plate appearances in which he batted just .175 (11 of 63).

      Astros 5, Mariners 3

      Christian Walker drilled his second career walk-off home run and Houston secured a four-game series victory over visiting Seattle.

      Walker followed a ninth-inning leadoff single from Jose Altuve with a line drive to left field for his sixth homer of the season. Walker finished with three hits and three RBIs for the Astros.

      Mitch Garver hit a two-run double in the first and Donovan Solano drove in a run in the third to give the Mariners a 3-0 lead. The Astros reached Seattle starter Luis Castillo for three runs on nine hits over six innings.

      Athletics 5, Phillies 4

      Making his major league debut, catcher Willie MacIver drove in the winning run in the eighth with his first big-league hit as the Athletics ended their 11-game losing streak and the Phillies' nine-game winning streak with the comeback victory in Sacramento, Calif.

      In addition to the 28-year-old MacIver's game-winning single, 27-year-old first baseman Logan Davidson produced his first two big-league hits and first two RBI while scoring the tying run in the eighth. Starter Gunnar Hoglund allowed three runs on four hits in five innings. Reliever Tyler Ferguson (1-2) faced one batter to retire the Phillies in the eighth and Mason Miller tossed a scoreless ninth for his 12th save.

      Phillies starter Jesus Luzardo allowed three runs on seven hits, but fanned 10 with just one walk over seven innings. Matt Strahm (1-3) allowed the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth. Trea Turner went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a homer

      Orioles 5, Red Sox 1

      Ryan O'Hearn went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run while Dean Kremer pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings as Baltimore earned its second straight win over host Boston.

      The Orioles scored a single run in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to take the lead for good, with O'Hearn following up Dylan Carlson's fifth-inning solo shot for Baltimore's second homer in as many innings in the sixth. Kremer (4-5) struck out four and scattered seven hits with one walk in his start.

      Jarren Duran was 4-for-5 from the top of the lineup for Boston, which left nine runners on base. Carlos Narvaez, rookie Marcelo Mayer and Abraham Toro each had two hits.

      Giants 3, Nationals 2

      Robbie Ray allowed one run and three hits over six innings as San Francisco held on to win the deciding game of the three-game series at Washington.

      Ray (7-0) fanned seven and walked none to improve to 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in May. Sam Huff homered while Mike Yastrzemski tripled and scored to pace the Giants' offense.

      Mike Soroka (1-3) gave up three runs and five hits in his six-inning stint. CJ Abrams and James Wood doubled in the ninth to put the tying run in scoring position with one out, but Ryan Walker stranded Wood to earn his 10th save.

      Cubs 11, Reds 8

      Seiya Suzuki snapped an 8-8 tie with a three-run homer in the eighth as Chicago scored eight unanswered runs to rally past host Cincinnati in the rubber match of their three-game series.

      Catcher Reese McGuire, added to the roster earlier in the day, became the first player since Jim Marshall in 1958 to hit two homers in his Cubs debut. Pete Crow-Armstrong added two hits and two RBIs and Nico Hoerner scored twice and drove in two. Drew Pomeranz (2-0) threw a hitless seventh in relief of Ben Brown, who allowed eight runs and seven hits over 4 1/3 innings.

      Austin Hays went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs for the Reds while TJ Friedl, Elly De La Cruz, Jose Trevino and Matt McLain added two hits apiece. Starter Nick Lodolo gave up three runs and six hits over five innings. Taylor Rogers (1-2) did not retire any of the three batters he faced during the Cubs' decisive four-run eighth.

      Brewers 6, Pirates 5

      Caleb Durbin and Brice Turang hit key run-scoring doubles to rally Milwaukee's win over host Pittsburgh, snap a two-game skid and split the four-game series against the Pirates, who had won four of their previous five.

      Trailing 5-3 in the top of the eighth inning, the Brewers put runners on second and third after Rhys Hoskins drew a walk from Pirates reliever Ryan Borucki (1-2) and Isaac Collins doubled with one out. Durbin roped a ball off the left field wall to score Hoskins and Collins to tie the game. Turang then followed with a line drive down the left field line that scored Durbin, putting Milwaukee ahead by its winning margin.

      Pittsburgh was led by Adam Frazier's three hits and three RBIs. Oneil Cruz hit his 11th home run of the season in the bottom of the third -- a 432-foot blast that was clocked at 122.9 mph, making it the hardest hit ball ever tracked by Statcast, which began tracking exit velocities in 2015.

      Cardinals 4, Diamondbacks 3

      Ivan Herrera drove in two runs and Brendan Donovan cracked three hits as St. Louis rallied to beat visiting Arizona and sweep their three-game series.

      Masyn Winn added a home run and scored twice for the Cardinals, who took a 4-3 lead on Victor Scott II's RBI single in the seventh. Starter Sonny Gray allowed three runs and nine hits over six innings. John King (1-0), JoJo Romero and Phil Maton (second save) each tossed a scoreless inning.

      Eugenio Suarez went 3-for-4 with one run and two RBIs for the Diamondbacks, who lost their fifth in a row. Starter Brandon Pfaadt gave up three runs and five hits during his 5 2/3 innings. Kevin Ginkel (0-2) allowed Jordan Walker's leadoff single in the seventh and he came around to score the winning run.

      Rays 13, Blue Jays 0

      Ryan Pepiot threw seven shutout innings, Brandon Lowe went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and Tampa Bay rolled over visiting Toronto.

      All nine Rays starters got at least one hit as they used a 15-hit attack to finish a three-game sweep over their American League East rivals. Chandler Simpson, Josh Lowe and Junior Caminero each delivered two hits in the Rays' fifth consecutive victory. Ben Rortvedt had a season-high three RBIs for Tampa Bay and Curtis Mead added a two-run homer.

      Infielder Michael Stefanic pitched a scoreless eighth inning for the Blue Jays and got a hit in his first at-bat in the ninth.

      Rangers 5, White Sox 4

      Adolis Garcia laced a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning to propel visiting Texas to a comeback win over Chicago, ending a six-game losing streak.

      Texas trailed 3-2 in the ninth against Chicago reliever Jordan Leasure before Josh Jung led off by getting hit by a pitch and Jake Burger followed with a double. Two batters later, Kyle Higashioka reached on an error by first baseman Lenyn Sosa, bringing home the tying run.

      Garcia followed with a two-run double off Leasure (0-4) to give the Rangers a 5-3 lead. Chicago added a run in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI double by Michael A. Taylor but could get no closer.

      Royals 2, Twins 1 (10 innings)

      Maikel Garcia drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning, and Kansas City held on to edge Minnesota in Minneapolis.

      Freddy Fermin also drove in a run for the Royals, who salvaged a win in the finale of a three-game series. Winner Carlos Estevez (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, walking none and striking out two. Right-hander Taylor Clarke pitched a scoreless 10th to pick up his first save.

      Ty France drove in the lone run for the Twins, who lost for only the third time in the past 19 games. They managed only three hits. Minnesota reliever Jhoan Duran (3-1) allowed one unearned run on one hit in one inning. He walked none and struck out one.

      Yankees 5, Rockies 4

      Rookie J.C. Escarra had the first three-hit game of his career and drove in two runs, including the eventual game-winner, as New York beat Colorado on a stormy day in Denver.

      Mark Leiter Jr. (3-3) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless, hitless relief and Luke Weaver survived a shaky ninth to pick up his eighth save for the Yankees. Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt each added two hits.

      The game was delayed by rain and lightning for one hour and 46 minutes, in the top of the fifth inning. Mickey Moniak homered and Jordan Beck had two hits for the Rockies, who fell to 9-44 and failed to earn their first series win of the season.

      Marlins 3, Angels 0

      Edward Cabrera combined with three relievers on a three-hitter as Miami beat Los Angeles to win the three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.

      Cabrera (1-1) allowed three hits with two walks and struck out a season-high 10 batters over 5 2/3 innings. Anthony Bender and Calvin Faucher each pitched a scoreless inning before Ronny Henriquez retired the Angels in order in the ninth for his first major league save. Javier Sanoja had two hits and drove in a run for the Marlins, who won their fifth series of the season.

      Los Angeles fanned 15 times and was shut out for the first time since April 27. The Angels had their eight-game winning streak snapped in a 6-2 loss on Saturday.

      Padres 5, Braves 3

      Jake Cronenworth had a pair of hits, including the go-ahead home run, and visiting San Diego beat Atlanta to win the rubber game of their series.

      Cronenworth, who also doubled, hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to put the Padres in front for good and help them win the three-game set and finish the season series 6-1 against the Braves.

      San Diego starter Dylan Cease pitched five innings and allowed three runs on six hits, one walk and struck out eight. The Padres' bullpen finished the game, with Jeremiah Estrada (2-3), Adrian Morejon, Jason Adam and Robert Suarez each working a scoreless inning. Suarez picked up his 17th save, tied for the most in the major leagues.

      --Field Level Media

  • Cubs place C Miguel Amaya (oblique) on 10-day IL
    By Field Level Media / Sunday, May 25, 2025

    The Chicago Cubs placed Miguel Amaya on the 10-day injured list Sunday morning and selected fellow catcher Reese McGuire from Triple-A Iowa.

    • The move involving Amaya was expected after he sustained a left oblique strain on a throw to second base during the fifth inning of Chicago's 6-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. Veteran Carson Kelly is expected to move into the starting job.

      "It was my normal throw to second base but it felt weird there," Amaya told reporters after the game. "I felt discomfort. I tried to throw again and sadly couldn't keep in the game. It's sad I am going to be out, I don't know how long. We will wait for the results and see what is going on in there."

      Amaya, 26, is batting .280 with four home runs and 25 RBIs in 27 games this season.

      McGuire, 30, has played in 355 career games with the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. He is batting .280 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 22 games this season with Iowa.

      --Field Level Media

  • MLB roundup: Twins get second straight walk-off win over Royals
    By Field Level Media / Sunday, May 25, 2025

    Brooks Lee gave Minnesota its second walk-off win in as many days as his ninth-inning RBI single lifted the Twins to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Minneapolis.

    • Lee's second three-hit game of the season ended with a two-out, slow-roller up the middle off Steven Cruz and allowed Carlos Correa to score from third.

      Harrison Bader hit his fifth home run of the season and Kody Clemens got his fourth to lead Minnesota's comeback. The Twins had lost their previous 39 games when trailing by four or more runs.

      Vinnie Pasquantino had his third three-hit game of the season for the Royals, going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 and drove in a run while Maikel Garcia extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single and two RBIs.

      Braves 7, Padres 1

      Ronald Acuna Jr. smashed his second 400-foot-plus homer in as many days to lead host Atlanta to the win over San Diego.

      Grant Holmes (3-3) allowed one run and six hits over seven innings. Danny Baldwin posted three hits while Alex Verdugo contributed two hits and two runs and Ozzie Albies (2-for-4) stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.

      Scheduled starter Michael King was scratched due to shoulder soreness, so reliever Sean Reynolds (0-1) made his first MLB start and allowed six hits and three runs in 2 2/3 innings. Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill notched two hits apiece and Machado drove in the lone run to make it 1-1 in the third.

      Pirates 2, Brewers 1

      Oneil Cruz recorded two hits, including a go-ahead RBI triple, to propel Pittsburgh to a one-run victory over visiting Milwaukee.

      One day after hitting two home runs to help the Pirates defeat the Brewers, Cruz roped a line drive off reliever Tyler Alexander (2-5) in the seventh that reached the right-center wall to drive in Isiah Kiner-Falefa with the eventual winning run. Mitch Keller allowed one run over six innings.

      The Brewers mounted a rally in the ninth, but Pirates reliever David Bednar induced a game-ending 6-3 double play from Brice Turang to pick up his fifth save of the season. Milwaukee's Quinn Priester, who made his first career start against the team that drafted him in the first round in 2019, gave up one run on six hits over six innings.

      Nationals 3, Giants 0

      Jake Irvin pitched eight scoreless innings and James Wood hit a two-run home run to lead Washington to a victory over visiting San Francisco.

      Irvin (4-1) allowed three hits while striking out seven and walking two on 96 pitches. Keibert Ruiz added two hits for Washington, which has won six of seven.

      Kyle Harrison (0-1), making his first start this season in place of the injured Justin Verlander, gave up two runs on five hits over four innings. Tyler Fitzgerald had two of the three hits for the Giants.

      Reds 6, Cubs 4

      Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base and four RBIs to lead Cincinnati to a victory over visiting Chicago.

      TJ Friedl also had two hits and Santiago Espinal scored twice for Cincinnati, which snapped a three-game skid. Andrew Abbott (4-0) allowed one run on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. Despite allowing a homer to Carson Kelly to begin the ninth, Emilio Pagan bounced back to notch his 13th save.

      Justin Turner added a solo homer and Matt Shaw had three hits for Chicago, which had its three-game winning streak ended. Cubs starter Colin Rea (3-1) surrendered six runs on seven hits over five innings.

      White Sox 10, Rangers 5

      Lenyn Sosa delivered a bases-clearing double and Joshua Palacios cracked a two-run homer as Chicago rallied for the victory over visiting Texas.

      Andrew Benintendi slashed a go-ahead two-run double as part of a six-run sixth, Luis Robert Jr. recorded his first three-hit game of the season and Mike Tauchman hit his first homer for the White Sox, who can pull off their first series sweep of the year on Sunday. Starter Bryse Wilson went four innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits.

      Jack Leiter threw five innings of six-hit, two-run ball for the Rangers before giving way to four relievers who combined to allow eight runs across three innings. Adolis Garcia poked a solo homer in the eighth.

      Yankees 13, Rockies 1

      Austin Wells had two hits in a 10-run fifth inning, Aaron Judge homered for the second straight game and New York routed Colorado in Denver.

      Paul Goldschmidt, DJ LeMahieu, Cody Bellinger and Anthony Volpe had three hits and Jasson Dominguez contributed two hits for New York to back another strong outing by Max Fried. Fried (7-0) allowed a run on six hits and struck out seven in 7 1/3 innings.

      Michael Toglia had an RBI triple for Colorado, which missed a chance for two straight wins. Kyle Freeland (0-7) allowed eight runs -- four earned -- on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.

      Astros 2, Mariners 1

      Framber Valdez recorded his fourth consecutive quality start to claim a riveting pitchers' duel and lead Houston Astros to a victory over visiting Seattle.

      Valdez (4-4) allowed one run on four hits and four walks over six innings. He has surrendered six total runs over his last four starts and 28 innings. Houston won all four contests.

      Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo (5-2) allowed a season-high nine hits over six innings. He surrendered two unearned runs.

      Guardians 7, Tigers 5 (10 innings)

      Kyle Manzardo and Angel Martinez each hit RBI doubles in the top of the 10th inning to lift visiting Cleveland to a win over Detroit.

      Bo Naylor had a sacrifice fly and pinch-hitter Nolan Jones added an RBI single in the four-run 10th for Cleveland. Ramirez and Manzardo each had two hits for the Guardians, and starter Luis Ortiz allowed three earned runs on four hits in his five innings of work.

      Detroit responded in its half of the 10th, cutting the Cleveland lead to 7-5 on a two-run double to left-center field by Gleyber Torres off Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase. But Clase stifled the Detroit rally by inducing a foulout from Colt Keith and a groundout by Riley Greene to end the game.

      Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 (Game 1, 10 innings)

      Rafael Devers hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning and host Boston outlasted the Baltimore Orioles for a victory in the first game of a doubleheader.

      Devers gave the Red Sox their fifth win in seven games. After Gregory Soto (0-2) retired Jarren Duran, Devers chopped a fastball to center field to easily score automatic runner Cedanne Rafaela. The Red Sox used six relievers, including Greg Weissert (2-1), who pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 10th.

      Baltimore starter Zach Eflin allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in five-plus innings. The Orioles scored three in the fifth off Hunter Dobbins and Sean Newcomb. Heston Kjerstad scored on a groundout by Jackson Holiday before Gunnar Henderson blasted a double. Adley Rutschman then scored on a wild pitch.

      Orioles 2, Red Sox 1 (Game 2)

      Ryan O'Hearn and Dylan Carlson recorded RBI hits in the final two innings to lift visiting Baltimore to a win over Boston in the back end of a split doubleheader.

      A duel between Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers and Boston counterpart Lucas Giolito remained scoreless after both bullpens took over, with the visitors -- who recorded eight of the 13 total hits in the game -- taking advantage of multiple walks in both of their run-scoring innings.

      Abraham Toro had the lone Red Sox RBI on a ninth-inning home run, while Kristian Campbell was 2-for-4. Brennan Bernardino (2-2) took the loss.

      Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 5

      Jordan Walker went 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs as St. Louis edged visiting Arizona with a wild back-and-forth finish.

      Walker snapped a 5-5 tie in the eighth with a two-out single off reliever Justin Martinez (1-2) that drove in Alec Burleson with what proved to be the winning run. Ryan Helsley (2-0) stranded two runners in scoring position in the ninth to close out the victory.

      Josh Naylor and Randal Grichuk drove in two runs each for the Diamondbacks, who lost their fourth straight game. Arizona starter Merrill Kelly allowed four runs on six hits in six-plus innings.

      Rays 3, Blue Jays 1

      Junior Caminero belted a three-run homer and Shane Baz tossed 5 2/3 solid innings to fuel host Tampa Bay to a victory over Toronto.

      Caminero's homer in the first inning was his ninth of the season, pulling him into a tie with Brandon Lowe for the team lead. The early power surge proved to be enough for Baz (4-3), who allowed one run on four hits.

      Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered to lead off the sixth for the Blue Jays. Jose Berrios (1-2) saw his winless stretch extended to eight starts despite permitting just three runs on three hits in six innings.

      Mets 5, Dodgers 2

      Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fourth inning as host New York beat Los Angeles in the middle game of a three-game series.

      David Peterson (3-2) earned the victory while tossing a career-high-tying 7 2/3 innings for the Mets, who won for just the third time in nine games. The Dodgers had their three-game winning streak halted.

      The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the second on an RBI single by Enrique Hernandez and a run-scoring groundout by Dalton Rushing. But the Mets mounted two-out rallies in the second and fourth innings against Los Angeles starter Tony Gonsolin (2-1). Brett Baty went 3-for-3 and drove in a pair.

      Marlins 6, Angels 2

      Connor Norby hit a three-run homer and visiting Miami snapped Los Angeles' eight-game winning streak with a victory.

      The Angels' Taylor Ward doubled in the ninth to secure his franchise-record 10th consecutive game with an extra-base hit. Ward has nine home runs and 27 RBIs in his last 18 games. The Marlins had lost three consecutive games. Ronny Henriquez (2-1) got the win with two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief.

      Los Angeles starter Jose Soriano (3-5) gave up three runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.

      Phillies 9, Athletics 6 (11 innings)

      Kyle Schwarber hit his 18th homer of the season and later lined a two-run tiebreaking double in the 11th inning to lead Philadelphia to a victory over the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.

      Nick Castellanos drove in two runs, one on a sacrifice fly to score Schwarber in the 11th as the Phillies extended their season-best winning streak to nine games. Max Lazar worked out of an 11th-inning jam by striking out Davidson to record his first career save for the Phillies, who have won 13 of their past 14 road games.

      The Athletics saw their season-worst losing streak reach 11 games. They were two outs away from a victory before Max Kepler delivered a ninth-inning homer to right off closer Mason Miller to tie the score at 6. Brent Rooker hit a homer in the eighth inning to give the Athletics a 6-5 lead. Jacob Wilson and Miguel Andujar each had three hits and an RBI for the A's.

      --Field Level Media

  • Angels recall Caden Dana, DFA fellow RHP Shaun Anderson
    By Field Level Media / Saturday, May 24, 2025

    The Los Angeles Angels recalled right-hander Caden Dana from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday and designated right-hander Shaun Anderson for assignment.

    • The move is not surprising, as the Angels seek to add available arms to a depleted bullpen. Flamethrower Ben Joyce underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, and veteran Robert Stephenson is still completing his rehab assignment.

      Anderson, 30, had a 6.30 ERA and 10 strikeouts across 10 innings of work. He earned a win against the Los Angeles Dodgers last Sunday; in 2 2/3 innings, he gave up one earned run, one hit, and no walks, while striking out three.

      Dana is ranked as the organization's No. 2 prospect by MLB Pipeline. He was called up earlier this season for a relief appearance, pitching three innings and allowing two runs, four hits, and one walk to go along with two strikeouts.

      The 21-year-old standout had a 2.52 ERA in 135 2/3 innings at Double-A Rocket City last season and has options. This season, he is 3-4 with a 5.21 ERA in eight starts at Salt Lake.

      "He'll be our long guy out of the bullpen if we need him in that situation," Angels manager Ron Washington told reporters of Dana. "That's the way we will use him, because he has length. We needed length, so that's what he's here to do. If something happens in the second inning, he could take the game all the way to the end, and that's what we needed. And he was available. It was his time to pitch, so we brought him up."

      Despite the bullpen uncertainty, the Angels (25-25) have been on fire, winning eight straight games entering Saturday night's game against the Miami Marlins.

      --Field Level Media