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Fox Sports
14 hours ago
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- Fox Sports
Last Night in Baseball: Big Dumper is now your MLB home run leader
There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to handle themselves. That's why we're here to help, though, by sifting through the previous days' games, and figuring out what you missed, but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in Major League Baseball: Raleigh hits MLB-leading homer No. 23 Cal Raleigh maybe wasn't a household name before 2025, but he is doing everything he can to change that as quickly as possible. The Mariners' catcher has been good for some time, sure, and Seattle fans certainly appreciated his bat, but the 2025 season has been something else for the player affectionately referred to as Big Dumper. Raleigh, who hit 101 homers from 2022 through 2024, is now leading the majors in dingers with 23 after a solo shot against Twins' starter Chris Paddack gave Seattle a 1-0 lead in the seventh. Paddack had been marvelous to that point, and would finish with eight innings of one-run ball, 10 strikeouts, and five total baserunners over 110 pitches. The Mariners were just a little bit better in the end, though, with four pitchers combining to limit Minnesota to one run, and Seattle picking up a walk-off win via Randy Arozarena single in the ninth. As for Raleigh, he's batting .264/.379/.637, and sits one home run ahead of Shohei Ohtani for the MLB lead, and two ahead of Aaron Judge, both of whom went deep multiple times over the weekend while facing off in Los Angeles. Caminero had himself a week Speaking of homers, Rays' third baseman Junior Caminero hit two more of them on Saturday, bringing his weekly total to four. The 21-year-old still has some holes in his game – he's batting .262/.291/.505 for the year with 13 homers – but the power has certainly been there to start the year in a way it wasn't when he got the call in 2024. Caminero went deep 31 times as a 19-year-old in the minors in 2023, and showed off quite a bit of pop at 20 in Triple-A with 13 in 53 games in 2024, but in the majors that same summer his power didn't show up much. Again, though, look at his age: Caminero is still real young, and that he's done this much to this point is only a positive sign. A nightmare weekend for the Phillies Things did not go well for the Phillies this weekend. They were swept by the Brewers at the same time that the Mets happened to be facing the lowly Rockies, who they managed to sweep, meaning Philly dropped three games in the standings in three days, and now sit one game out of first in the NL East. Sure, it's just the beginning of June, but it still doesn't feel very good for this to happen, you know? It also doesn't help that Sunday's defeat at the hands of Milwaukee was a beatdown. The Phillies scored seven runs… and were outscored by 10. The Brewers scored 17 runs for the second time this season, with former Phils' slugger Rhys Hoskins putting up six RBIs and two homers in the effort, while Jackson Chourio had five RBIs and a long ball of his own. A's finally escape May, but bad news, now it's June On May 5, the Athletics had possession of one of the American League's three wild card spots. They were 20-16, four games over .500 and looking like they might have improved on their 2024, which, while not inspiring at 69-93, was a significant step forward after 2023's horrid campaign that saw them lose 112 games. It is June 2. Since that high point, the A's have gone 3-24, including a sweep at the hands of the Blue Jays as the calendar switched from May to June, in which Toronto outscored the Athletics 31-14. They lost 11 games in a row before defeating the Phillies to avoid extending that streak on May 25, and then lost their next six games. The A's are now on pace for 100 losses, on the nose, which is especially alarming given how solid they looked before everything fell apart in May. The offense has been mostly fine – the team lost 12 points of slugging in May, but replaced it with 16 points of on-base percentage, giving them .256/.328/.413 for the month. The pitching, though… Since May 6, the A's innings leader, Jeffrey Springs, has a 4.39 ERA. The next-most innings were logged by Gunnar Hoglund (7.52 ERA). Then JP Sears (8.87), Luis Severino (4.50) and Mitch Spence (5.29). Justin Sterner, the reliever who has appeared in the most games in this run, has an ERA of 11.17 during it. Tyler Ferguson has pitched in 10 of the games, and is at 10.00. The starts made by pitchers who weren't regulars in the rotation all went just as poorly as everyone else's. The news gets worse, of course: Sutter Health Park is supposed to be more of a hitters' park in the summer, since temperatures climb in the Sacramento sun. We're not even at that part of the season yet, and look what's already happened to the pitching staff. Benches clear in Orioles - White Sox On Saturday, Orioles rookie Coby Mayo collected his first MLB RBI, but was then caught in a pickle between first and second. He ended up running into White Sox second baseman Lenyn Sosa and falling to the ground before being tagged out. Feeling that the contact had been embellished, Sosa approached Mayo after the play, who then pushed him out of the way, invoking a mutual confrontation between the teams. Mayo might be a rookie, but you have to have better acting chops than that if you're going to try to place blame on someone else for your fall at the big-league level. The way things worked out, it looks like Mayo went out of his way to hit Sosa, and then fell down while doing that. Sure, the Orioles' coaches probably have enough on their hands in this disappointing season, but you can't neglect the fundamentals. 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Associated Press
19 hours ago
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- Associated Press
Houston Astros look vulnerable in the AL West. Is anyone ready to dethrone them?
Slowly but surely, the stars of Houston's 2017 World Series-winning team have scattered about in the years since. George Springer is in Toronto now, Alex Bregman in Boston and Carlos Correa in Minnesota. Justin Verlander pitches for San Francisco. Jose Altuve and Lance McCullers Jr. are still with the Astros, but it feels like it's only a matter of time before Houston's dominance of the AL West comes to an end. The question is whether anyone else in the division has what it takes to force a changing of the guard. If it weren't for Oakland's division title in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Houston would have a streak of seven straight AL West championships. Only the Braves, Dodgers and Yankees have had runs that long since divisional play began. But last year, the Astros won just 88 games, their fewest in a full season since 2016. Only the mediocrity of the rest of the division kept them on top. This year, Houston is 32-27, which puts the Astros on pace to win 88 games again. Nonetheless, they trail first-place Seattle by just a half-game. The challengers all have their problems. The Athletics had an encouraging start but have lost 17 of their last 18. The Los Angeles Angels look headed to a 10th straight losing season. Texas won it all as a wild card two years ago but has been one of the worst offensive teams in baseball in 2025. That leaves Seattle. The Mariners have the major league home run leader in Cal Raleigh — yes, he's ahead of both Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge with 23. Seattle also has Luis Castillo leading the pitching staff, but its team ERA is pretty middling at 3.86. Logan Gilbert missed all of May with an elbow issue. The Mariners haven't won a division title since 2001. It's there for the taking right now, but are they up to the task? Trivia time There are six current major league franchises that have never won back-to-back division titles. Who are they? Agony of defeat Boston was swept three straight at Milwaukee, with the last two losses coming in walk-off fashion. Christian Yelich hit a 10th-inning grand slam to beat the Red Sox on Tuesday night, and the following day Caleb Durbin ended it with a sacrifice fly. Boston has lost a major league-high seven games in walk-off fashion — and those games account for over a fifth of their 32 defeats. Line of the week Junior Caminero went 4 for 5 with two homers, two doubles, five RBIs and four runs in Tampa Bay's 16-3 rout of Houston on Saturday. Even after a loss Sunday, the Rays have won nine of their last 12 and are just a half-game behind Minnesota for the American League's final wild card. Comeback of the week Minnesota trailed Seattle 6-3 with two outs in the top of the ninth Friday night when Willi Castro hit a two-run homer off closer Andrés Muñoz. Then Byron Buxton singled, stole second and scored on a single by Trevor Larnach. In the top of the 10th, the Twins scored six runs on their way to a 12-6 victory. Seattle had a win probability of 98.9% in the ninth, according to Baseball Savant. Muñoz had not allowed an earned run all season. He blew another save against Minnesota on Sunday but ultimately got the win. Trivia answer The Miami Marlins and Colorado Rockies have never won ANY division titles. The other four teams that have never gone back-to-back are: — San Francisco Giants (NL West titles in 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012 and 2021) — New York Mets (NL East titles in 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 2006 and 2015) — Chicago White Sox (AL West titles in 1983 and 1993, AL Central titles in 2000, 2005, 2008 and 2021) — Seattle Mariners (AL West titles in 1995, 1997 and 2001) ___ AP MLB:
USA Today
19 hours ago
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- USA Today
MLB power rankings: Cal Raleigh chases home run record as Mariners stay afloat
MLB power rankings: Cal Raleigh chases home run record as Mariners stay afloat Show Caption Hide Caption Yankees fans 'welcome' Juan Soto back to the Bronx in game vs. Mets New York Yankees fans made one thing clear, they do not miss Juan Soto. Sports Seriously Let Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge hog all the headlines and national TV slots. While they were going one-on-one in L.A., both were upstaged by a catcher in the Pacific Northwest. Oh, Cal Raleigh won't match those greats sublime overall offensive numbers soon. Yet Raleigh has now taken the major league lead by homering for the third consecutive game, his 23rd homer putting the Mariners in position to salvage a series win against Minnesota. And he's helping the Mariners tread water both in the American League West and USA TODAY Sports' power rankings. With the season just past the one-third mark, Raleigh is on pace to threaten Salvador Perez's record for home runs by a primary catcher - 48, set in 2021. Raleigh was the first catcher to hit 20 home runs before the end of May. Raleigh leads Seattle in every major offensive category save batting average, where his .264 average is second to J.P. Crawford's .272. His 1.016 OPS trails only those Dodger-Yankee megastars – Judge, Freddie Freeman and Ohtani. All the more important given the rail-thin margin the offensively-challenged Mariners operate. They won two games by walk-off this weekend and cling to a half-game lead over Houston in the West - thanks largely to their most unlikely MVP candidate. A look at our updated rankings: 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (-) If you're scoring at home, that's 15 pitchers now on the injured list. 2. Detroit Tigers (+1) That's a six-game lead in an AL Central very much looking like Detroit and Everybody Else. 3. New York Mets (+1) Francisco Lindor clubs 261st home run, moves past Derek Jeter into third for homers by a shortstop. 4. Chicago Cubs (+1) Good vibes moderately dimmed by Kyle Tucker's jammed ring finger. 5. Philadelphia Phillies (-3) Lose four of five after Bryce Harper sidelined following hit-by-pitch. 6. New York Yankees (-) Max Fried finally throws a clunker, in his hometown. 7. San Diego Padres (+1) Manny Machado (.308 average, .861 OPS) quietly having All-Star caliber season. 8. San Francisco Giants (-1) In losing four of five, produce just seven runs for hard-luck pitchers. 9. St. Louis Cardinals (-) Sonny Gray's racked up six wins, nearly halfway to career-best 14. 10. Cleveland Guardians (-) Nolan Jones starting to put a grim 14-for-92 (.152) start behind him. 11. Seattle Mariners (-) Vaunted infield prospect Cole Young gets the call - and gets walk-off RBI in debut. 12. Houston Astros (+2) Yordan Alvarez was nearly back – until he wasn't. 13. Minnesota Twins (-1) Matt Wallner hits a home run on his first swing since April 15. 14. Milwaukee Brewers (+5) They've won seven in a row as starting pitchers go 15 games without giving up more than three runs. 15. Toronto Blue Jays (+8) Addison Barger, who has homered in three consecutive games, may have finally arrived. 16. Kansas City Royals (-3) They've lost five of seven against Tigers. 17. Tampa Bay Rays (-2) No room for the moment for electric rookie Chandler Simpson, sent back to Class AAA. 18. Texas Rangers (+2) Marcus Semien is 8 for 14 (.571) with a 1.468 OPS batting eighth – and should soon earn a promotion. 19. Cincinnati Reds (-2) Alexis Díaz went from All-Star to traded as a minor leaguer in less than two years. 20. Boston Red Sox (-) Getting a little ridiculous we haven't seen Roman Anthony at Fenway yet. 21. Atlanta Braves (-3) Go figure: They've lost eight of 11 since Spencer Strider returned, followed by Ronald Acuña Jr. 22. Arizona Diamondbacks (-6) Grim stuff: Snap a four-game losing streak but $215 million man Corbin Burnes exits with elbow discomfort. 23. Washington Nationals (-1) Wild road trip: Score seven runs in 10th inning and 10 runs in first inning. 24. Los Angeles Angels (+1) Mike Trout's return can't stop slide of seven losses in eight games. 25. Miami Marlins (+1) Cold game: Ronny Simon commits three errors, cries in dugout, gets designated for assignment. 26. Baltimore Orioles (+2) Gotta start somewhere: First sweep comes against White Sox. 27. Oakland Athletics (-3) Sixteen losses in 17 games, including 0-6 road trip that makes a Yolo County return look appealing. 28. Pittsburgh Pirates (-) Andrew McCutchen's 240th homer as a Pirate ties him with Roberto Clemente. 29. Chicago White Sox (-) Top prospect Kyle Teel knocking on door with .885 OPS at Class AAA. 30. Colorado Rockies (-) They're 9-50. Nine and fifty. Nueve y cincuenta... The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Washington Post
a day ago
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- Washington Post
Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh leads MLB in homers and is on pace to set a season record for catchers
SEATTLE — Just before Big Dumper put a thump into a soaring flyball, a smattering of 'MVP! MVP!' chants broke out from behind home plate Sunday. Given the way Cal Raleigh's season has started, perhaps the Mariners' catcher is wholly deserving of such high praise. With a solo shot during Seattle's latest victory, 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, Raleigh upped his total to a major league-leading 23 home runs.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Arozarena's walk-off single gives Mariners 2-1 win over Twins
Seattle Mariners' Randy Arozarena, center right, celebrates with teammates after hitting a walkoff single that scored Julio Rodriguez during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, Jun 1, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) Seattle (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 23rd homer and Randy Arozarena singled home the winning run in the ninth inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Arozarena grounded a base hit up the middle with one out to score Julio Rodriguez, who singled against Griffin Jax (1-3) leading off the ninth. Rodriguez stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Ryan Jeffers. Advertisement Raleigh walloped a curveball in the seventh from Twins starter Chris Paddack, who was otherwise brilliant for eight innings. He struck out 10, walked one and limited the Mariners to four hits. Paddack threw 75 of his 110 pitches for strikes. Luis Castillo pitched six shutout innings for Seattle, but the Twins tied it against closer Andrés Muñoz (2-0) in the ninth on Harrison Bader's sacrifice fly. RED SOX 3, BRAVES 1 ATLANTA (AP) — Trevor Story had a three-run double in the first inning and Garrett Crochet struck out 12 in seven innings of one-run ball, leading Boston to a win over Atlanta. Story went 2 for 3 and just missed a grand slam in the first when he hit a 1-0 pitch from Bryce Elder 413 feet off the top of the wall in center, driving in Boston's only runs. Story had a big series in Atlanta, hitting a go-ahead two-run homer in a 5-1 Red Sox win Friday. Advertisement Crochet (5-4) has pitched at least five innings in all 13 of his starts this season with eight quality outings. The 25-year-old left-hander has a streak of 13 outings with at least five innings pitched. That surpasses his career-best run of 12 straight from April 29, 2024 to June 30, 2024. Crochet is tied with Washington's MacKenzie Gore for the major league lead with 101 strikeouts this season. Aroldis Chapman earned his ninth save for the Red Sox. Marcell Ozuna accounted for Atlanta's only run with a solo homer, his 10th of the season, in the bottom of the first. Elder (2-3) allowed six hits and three earned runs, with four strikeouts and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. Advertisement RANGERS 8, CARDINALS 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Smith matched his career high of four RBIs with a two-run homer and two-run double, Jacob deGrom allowed two runs or fewer for the eighth straight start and Texas beat St. Louis. The Rangers (29-31) won two of three games against St. Louis and won a series for the first time since sweeping struggling Colorado at home May 12-14. The Cardinals (33-26) lost a series for just the second time in their last 11. Smith sliced an outside changeup into the left-field corner in the second inning, punctuating a two-out rally that began with Marcus Semien's single. Semien scored again in Texas' five-run eighth inning on Smith's homer to right. Advertisement DeGrom (5-2) allowed one run on four hits and three walks in six innings, striking out four. Semien had two hits and two walks. The Cardinals led 1-0 in the first inning when Lars Nootbaar led off with a walk and scored on Willson Contreras' two-out single. Erick Fedde (3-5) gave up two runs on four hits in six innings, walking three and striking out five. The 32-year-old right-hander was looking for his first victory since shutting out Washington on May 9 in his first complete game in the majors. ORIOLES 3, WHITE SOX 2 BALTIMORE (AP) — Charlie Morton pitched effectively into the seventh inning, and Baltimore beat Adrian Houser and Chicago for its first series sweep of the season. Advertisement Ramón Urías had two hits and drove in a run for the last-place Orioles, who limited Chicago to five runs in the three games. Baltimore's three-game winning streak matches its longest of the year. Mike Tauchman homered for the White Sox, who have lost six of seven and fell to 6-26 on the road. Morton (2-7) gave up one unearned run and six hits over 6 2/3 innings. The 41-year-old has won his past two starts after beginning his first season with the Orioles with an 0-7 record and a 9.38 ERA. Morton left to cheers from many in the crowd of 33,037 after being booed loud and often in April. Gregory Soto replaced Morton and immediately allowed a solo homer to Tauchman, but Baltimore held on. Bryan Baker worked the ninth for his second career save, the first since 2022. Advertisement Houser (1-1) was striving to become the first pitcher in franchise history to make three straight scoreless starts to begin his career with the White Sox. After throwing six shutout innings against both Seattle and the Mets, the right-hander gave up three runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. METS 5, ROCKIES 3 NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor once again homered in a victory and Clay Holmes threw a career-high seven innings as New York completed a three-game sweep of Colorado Rockies with a win. Pete Alonso hit a three-run shot and Juan Soto also went deep as the Mets won for the seventh time in eight games to finish a 7-2 homestand. They regained sole possession of first place in the NL East, moving a game ahead of Philadelphia. Advertisement The Rockies lost their eighth straight and fell to 9-50, the worst record through 59 games of any major league team in the modern era (since 1901). They have been swept 10 times in 20 series — tied for the most sweeps through 20 series with the 1962 Mets, the 1970 Milwaukee Brewers and the 1994 Oakland Athletics. Alonso homered in the fourth before Lindor snapped a 3-all tie an inning later. The Mets have won the last 26 games in which Lindor has homered, the second-longest streak in big league history behind the 29-game run authored by Carl Furillo and the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1951-53. GIANTS 4, MARLINS 2 MIAMI (AP) — Luis Matos hit a three-run home run and San Francisco beat Miami. Advertisement After Wilmer Flores knocked in a run with a groundout in the second inning, Matos connected on a 2-0 changeup from Ryan Weathers (1-1) in the third that traveled 390 feet to left-center and gave the Giants a 4-0 lead. San Francisco did not score after that, marking the 14th straight games the Giants have failed to score more than four runs. Hayden Birdsong (3-1) struck out five and allowed five hits and one run in his second start in San Francisco's rotation. He had limited Miami to two hits through five innings — both doubles by Xavier Edwards — before giving up three straight hits to start the sixth, which allowed Miami to make it 4-1 on Otto Lopez's RBI single. Camilo Doval got his second four-out save of the series, and his seventh save of the season. Edwards set a Marlins franchise record with five hits in his second game back from a left mid back strain. He made it 4-2 in the seventh when he drove in Eric Wagaman with an infield single. Advertisement Heliot Ramos had two singles and a steal and scored San Francisco's first run in the third. Weathers struck out a season-high seven batters, walked four and allowed five hits over six innings. GUARDIANS 4, ANGELS 2 CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez homered during a three-run fourth inning, Gavin Williams allowed only one hit in 6 2/3 innings and Cleveland defeated Los Angeles. Ramírez extended Cleveland's lead to 2-0 when he connected on a slider from Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz (3-7) and put it into the stands in right-center for his team-leading 11th homer to lead off the fourth. Nolan Jones added a two-run single with the bases loaded for the other runs in the inning as the Guardians took two of three games in the weekend series. Advertisement Williams (5-3) had a no hitter through 5 2/3 innings until Zach Neto's single to right field in the sixth inning. Williams ended up allowing two unearned runs with two walks and six strikeouts. It was the first time in 44 major league starts that the 25-year old right-hander had not allowed a hit through five innings. Emmanuel Clase retired the Angels in order in the ninth for his 13th save. BLUE JAYS 8, ATHLETICS 4 TORONTO (AP) Addison Barger put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Blue Jays rallied past the reeling Athletics to finish a four-game sweep. Barger's drive to right field off Justin Sterner (1-2) extended the Athletics' losing streak to six games. They have dropped 17 of 18 overall. Advertisement The 412-foot drive was Barger's fifth home run this season and third in three games. Toronto scored six times in the eighth, its second-biggest inning of the series. The Blue Jays scored eight runs in the second inning of a 12-0 blowout Thursday. Athletics pitchers have allowed at least one home run in 14 consecutive games, giving up 32 total homers in that span. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk each had two hits and drove in a pair as the Blue Jays won their fifth straight and ninth in the past 13 games. Erik Swanson (1-0) got the win despite allowing a run in his one inning of work. Jeff Hoffman finished for Toronto. Advertisement Swanson was making his first appearance of the season after being activated off the injured list before the game. He'd been sidelined since spring training because of a nerve issue in his arm. BREWERS 5, PHILLIES 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jake Bauers' go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning helped Milwaukee beat Philadelphia to complete a three-game sweep and extend their winning streak to seven. Bauers batted for Eric Haase in Christian Yelich's spot in the lineup after Yelich left with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch in the first inning. With the game tied at 2 after Phillies shortstop Trea Turner's fielding error allowed a run to score, Bauers doubled down the left-field line off Orion Kerkering (4-2) to put the Brewers ahead. Advertisement It was Milwaukee's first series sweep in Philadelphia since 2015. Jackson Chourio had two hits an an RBI for his third straight multihit game against the Phillies. Jose Quintana pitched five innings in his return from the injured list with left shoulder impingement. He allowed two runs and four hits with four walks and struck out three. Nick Mears (1-0) pitched a scoreless sixth to earn the win. Jared Koenig and Abner Uribe each threw scoreless innings before Trevor Megill pitched the ninth for his 11th save in 12 opportunities. Phillies starter Ranger Suarez exited after giving up Caleb Durbin's double to lead off the seventh. He allowed two runs — one earned — in six innings. Advertisement J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber hit RBI singles in the first two innings for the Phillies, who have lost four straight. CUBS 7, REDS 3 CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Busch homered and drove in three runs, helping Jameson Taillon and Chicago beat Cincinnati. Pete Crow-Armstrong had three hits, scored three times and swiped two bases as Chicago closed out a 5-1 homestand. Dansby Swanson had a run-scoring double. The Cubs improved to 37-22, moving a season-high 15 games above .500. The NL Central leaders have won 15 of 20 overall. Taillon (5-3) pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball in his third consecutive win. The right-hander allowed three hits, struck out two and walked one. Advertisement Taillon has a 2.70 ERA in six starts at Wrigley Field this season, compared to a 4.96 ERA in six road starts. Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run homer for Cincinnati, which dropped two of three against Chicago for the second straight weekend. Nick Martinez (3-6) allowed five runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. TIGERS 1, ROYALS 0 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zach McKinstry hit a leadoff triple in the third inning and scored on Kris Bubic's wild pitch to lift Detroit over Kansas City. Riley Greene had two of Detroit's five hits as the Tigers bounced back from a 1-0 loss to Kansas City on Saturday that ended their five-game winning streak. They took two of three from their AL Central rivals for their 14th series win this season. Advertisement Detroit entered June with the best record in the majors for the first time since 2006. Tigers starter Keider Montero permitted seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Chase Lee (2-0) got four outs for the win, and Will Vest earned his ninth save. Bubic (5-3) tied a career high with nine strikeouts in seven innings, giving up four hits with two walks. The left-hander has fanned nine batters in three of his last four starts. Salvador Perez had three of Kansas City's nine hits, but the Royals stranded eight runners. They have scored four or fewer runs in 50 of 60 games this season. Kansas City infielder Maikel Garcia was scratched from the starting lineup with right thumb soreness. Advertisement ASTROS 1, RAYS 0 HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Brown allowed one hit in six innings to become the first eight-game winner in the majors, and Houston edged Tampa Bay to split a four-game series. Josh Hader earned his 15th save for the Astros, who scored an unearned run in the first. Jeremy Peña reached on a fielding error by third baseman Junior Caminero and scored on Christian Walker's two-out single off Taj Bradley (4-5). Houston reliever Bryan King retired two batters and permitted the only other Tampa Bay hit. Bryan Abreu got four outs to set up Hader. Brown (8-3) didn't give up a hit until Josh Lowe singled to left field leading off the sixth. The right-hander then struck Brandon Lowe before ending his outing with a double play. Advertisement The Rays (30-29) outscored the Astros 29-6 in their two wins. Houston (32-27) outscored Tampa Bay 3-1 in its two wins. Tampa Bay's Taylor Walls was ejected for arguing with plate umpire Nic Lentz with one out in the ninth. Christopher Morel finished the at-bat and struck out. Hader fanned Caminero to end it and hasn't blown a save this season. Jacob Melton made his big league debut for the Astros, beating out a grounder to second for his first hit after looking at a called third strike his first time up. He started in center field and finished 1 for 3. DIAMONDBACKS 3, NATIONALS 1 PHOENIX (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered to cap Arizona's three-run first inning in a victory over Washington, but the Diamondbacks lost starting pitcher Corbin Burnes to an injury. Advertisement Burnes, who had three of his six strikeouts in the first inning, left with two outs and CJ Abrams on base in the fifth after throwing his 70th pitch. He motioned to the dugout and appeared to mouth, 'My elbow,' to a teammate before walking off the field with a 3-0 lead. The Diamondbacks, who snapped a four-game skid despite not getting a hit after the first inning, staked Burnes to the lead when Ketel Marte hit a leadoff single against Mitchell Parker (4-5) and took second on a flyout. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled to score Marte and Suárez followed with his 15th homer — a 466-foot shot to center. The blast tied Suárez with the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber for the fifth longest this season. The Angels' Mike Trout leads with a 484-footer against the Giants on April 19. It turned out it was Arizona's final hit. Advertisement Jalen Beeks replaced Burnes in the fifth and gave up an RBI single to Nathaniel Lowe before striking out Luis García Jr. to end it. PADRES 6, PIRATES 4 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado homered in the first inning and hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a four-run seventh for San Diego which rallied past Pittsburgh to take two of three games in their series. Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run shot to tie Roberto Clemente for third place on Pittsburgh's career list with 240 homers. Adam Frazier also went deep to give the Pirates a 4-1 lead in the fourth. Gavin Sheets slammed face-first into the wall while tracking Frazier's homer and left the game. The Padres started their comeback in the sixth when Jackson Merrill's second double of the game brought in three-time batting champion Luis Arraez, who was aboard on a one-out double. San Diego broke through against reliever Tanner Rainey (0-1), who came on to start the seventh and walked three of the five batters he faced and allowed an RBI single to pinch-hitter Elías Díaz. After Rainey walked Fernando Tatis Jr. to load the bases with one out, Caleb Ferguson came on and allowed Arraez's single that tied it and Machado's sac fly. Tyler Wade beat out a bases-loaded single that Ferguson knocked down but couldn't find in time to make a play. YANKEES 7, DODGERS 3 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough limited baseball's best offense to four hits over six innings, Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and New York defeated Los Angeles to avoid getting swept for the first time this season. The Dodgers outscored the Yankees 26-7 in winning the first two games of their World Series rematch, including an 18-2 rout Saturday. But right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the stalwart on a staff ravaged by injuries, labored from the start in front of 54,031, the largest crowd of the season at Dodger Stadium. Yarbrough (3-0) allowed one run and struck out five in his fifth start of the year. He was a reliever for the Dodgers last season and received his World Series ring while in town. Yamamoto (6-4) gave up a season-high seven hits while striking out two in 3 2/3 innings, both season lows. The Japanese right-hander permitted four runs and walked three. New York's DJ LeMahieu had his first four-hit game since 2021.
