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Last Night in Baseball: When Francisco Lindor homers, the Mets win
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 last night in Major League Baseball: Lindor homers, the Mets win, so it goes Francisco Lindor hit a home run on Monday night against the Dodgers, and the Mets won. That's just how these things work at this point. For the 27th game in a row , Lindor went yard, and then the Mets picked up the W. Lindor made it happen early, too, with a first-inning leadoff homer coming off Dodgers' starter Dustin May, on just the second pitch of the game. It was just a solo shot, though, so between that and the inning, there was a whole lot more baseball to get through before it became clear that the streak would survive. The Mets would tack on another run in the fifth, giving them a 2-0 lead, and this would hold until the ninth. It was Shohei Ohtani who attempted to reverse the Dodgers' fortunes. He hit a long ball himself in the seventh, cutting New York's lead in half — this blast also tied Ohtani with Cal Raleigh for MLB's lead, at 23 — and then in the ninth, drove in Tommy Edman with a sac fly to tie things up, giving Mets' closer Edwin Díaz his first blown save of the season. In the 10th, Francisco Alvarez would double in Luisangel Acuña, putting the Mets up 3-2, and then Lindor would follow that with a single to score Starling Marte — who pinch-ran for Acuña — right afterward. Good thing, too, because, the Dodgers would add another run in the bottom of the frame. Ballgame Mets, who are now 38-22 and 1.5 up on the Phillies in the NL East, and Lindor is now at .265/.355/.502 with 14 homers on the season. Meanwhile, the Dodgers continue their little scuffle: they're one game up on the Padres in the NL West after a San Diego victory over the Giants, and have "just" the third-best record in the NL behind the Mets and Cubs. How?! When a catch that shouldn't have happened does happen, well, we just have to feature it. Seriously, though, how did this happen? There are a lot of things to love about this catch, but the fact that Dillon Dingler and Zach McKinstry both react as if they know they got away with something and can't believe it adds something to the proceedings. This wasn't McKinstry trying to back Dingler up, at least, not like that. A deflection, a redirection, a catch that McKinstry was not expecting to make, and not in the way he expected to make it. Baseball rules. And let's add this to the pile of " rude, wild things Dillon Dingler does to make bad teams feel worse ." Last time it was the Rockies, this time the White Sox. The Athletics have to play the Tigers before June ends, they better start preparing themselves now for whatever Dingler cooks up. Dingler also had a homer , though, that was also just how the game went for the Tigers. While we're on the subject… Carpenter hits 3 homers One homer? Pretty good game. Even if other things didn't go well, you did get that homer. Two homers? Great game, stats people like to count how many two-homer games a player gets, even. Three homers? There have been a lot fewer of those in MLB history, but now there's one more, thanks to Kerry Carpenter. Carpenter drove in the Tigers' first runs of the day in the top of the first, with a two-run shot that scored Gleyber Torres. Carpenter would clear the fences again in the fourth with another two-run homer that scored Torres, and this one would put Detroit up 8-0. In the sixth, Torres grounded out instead of making it on base, but that didn't deter Carpenter, who settled for a solo shot and his third dinger of the day. The 27-year-old outfielder is now batting .276/.305/.517 with 13 homers — a little behind last year's pace, more in line with what he's done in the rest of his MLB career, but also quite the one-day jump in results. Carpenter's OPS for the season went from .768 to .822 just because of Monday's performance. Yelich's big week continues Speaking of big games, Christian Yelich has had a few of them of late, and it earned him NL Player of the Week honors. Just because it's a new week hasn't slowed him down yet, either, as Yelich hit his 13th homer of the season on Monday against Brady Singer and the Reds. Yelich wasn't doing very well in 2025 as May entered its final third, with his batting average falling all the way to .184 after a loss to the Orioles on the 21st. Since then, though, Yelich has hit .450/.500/.925 with six of his 13 homers, bringing his season line all the way up to .233/.316/.434. That might not sound like much, but his OPS has climbed 150 points in the space of 10 games, two months into the season. Pretty good. The Brewers have now won eight in a row, too, and are 33-28, one game back of a wild card spot. Another 3-hit game for Trout Mike Trout returned from yet another stint on the Injured List before Friday's game against the Guardians, and did so a bit quietly. Two strikeouts and a lone hit in five trips to the plate doesn't get a lot of attention. In the next three games, though, he picked things up: on Saturday, he collected three hits including a double, and on Monday against the Red Sox, he logged another three hits, only this time one of them cleared the wall. A three-run blast, and it was part of a larger notable attack, as well. The Angels became the first team to ever hit three home runs in the first inning at Fenway Park, per MLB, which is something considering the thing was built back in 1912. There have been a few games played there over the years, but none had a first inning like this one. The Angels would end up winning, 7-6 — they scored just one more run after that historic first frame, but it was enough to hand the Red Sox a loss. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Francisco Lindor New York Mets Major League Baseball recommended Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Yahoo
4 days ago
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Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers puts team first after shifting to backup role
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jake Rogers used to be the Detroit Tigers' No. 1 catcher. Now, he's their No. 2. The Tigers recently flipped their catching depth chart, elevating Dillon Dingler into the starting role. As Dingler emerged as one of MLB's best catchers, both offensively and defensively, Rogers shifted into the backup role. Advertisement "We got another great catcher," Rogers said Wednesday, May 28. "It's tough. I'm used to playing a lot, but that's just not my role anymore. I know my role. I'm going to be here for him with whatever he needs, and whenever they want me to play, I'm going to be ready." Rogers isn't bitter. He's bought in. Buy our book: The Epic History of the Tigers Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers (34) looks on during an at bat in the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park in Detroit on Saturday, May 24, 2025. "As long as we're winning, I love it," Rogers said. The numbers don't lie. Dingler, 26, is hitting .289 with four home runs, two walks and 42 strikeouts in 41 games. He's also been worth plus-6 defensive runs saved in 342⅓ innings behind the plate. His offense ranks sixth among 20 catchers with at least 150 plate appearances, while his defense ranks fourth among 19 catchers with at least 300 innings. Only Boston Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez ranks higher than Dingler in both categories. Advertisement "We're a year removed from him being the guy getting the opportunity," manager A.J. Hinch said Wednesday of Rogers getting replaced as the No. 1 catcher. "Last year, Jake caught so much because we trusted him so much. Just because Dillon has done well doesn't mean we trust Jake less or we expect less of him. It's really important that we keep it all in perspective." Rogers, 30, remains an above-average defensive catcher, but his offense continues to lag behind. If Dingler weren't hitting, Rogers would probably still be the Tigers' No. 1 catcher. J.V. ON SKUB: Aces then and now: Justin Verlander wants Tigers to 'ride that horse' Tarik Skubal But Dingler is hitting. Advertisement And Rogers is not. "I want to play every day," Rogers said, "but when you got a player playing that well, it's tough to play every day." Despite the demotion, Rogers has the respect of his teammates — and then some. He hasn't lost the clubhouse. "Jake is awesome," said right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle, who owns a 1.50 ERA in six innings with Rogers catching. "He's been an incredible teammate. I've seen it since Day 1 of spring training. He came up to me and gave me a big hug. I was like, 'Oh, this is awesome.' He's a great catcher. He does everything for us. He will go out there, lay on the ground and pretty much die for you. I love that. That's pretty much everybody in here." Advertisement [ MUST LISTEN: Make "Days of Roar" your go-to Detroit Tigers podcast, available anywhere you listen to podcasts (Apple, Spotify) ] For now, the plan is simple: Rogers will start once per three-game series, and Dingler will catch the other two games. In the Royals series, Dingler is scheduled to start Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31, with Rogers getting the nod Sunday, June 1. Left-hander Tarik Skubal is starting Saturday's game. It's another Skubal-Dingler pairing. With Dingler catching this season, Skubal has a 1.55 ERA with two walks and 74 strikeouts across 52⅓ innings in eight starts — including his most recent outing, even though Rogers was healthy. With Rogers catching, Skubal has a 5.51 ERA, five walks and 18 strikeouts across 16⅓ innings in three starts. Advertisement The Tigers are riding the hot hand behind the plate. JACK IS BACK: Jack Flaherty takes 'step in right direction' in best start of 2025 season Detroit Tigers pitcher Tommy Kahnle (43) shakes hands with catcher Jake Rogers (34) to celebrate 4-3 win over San Francisco Giants at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Although Rogers isn't the No. 1 anymore, he still has a role on the Tigers — a team with MLB's best record, at 37-20, entering Friday. He is a veteran leader behind the scenes, a unifying presence in the clubhouse and a steady backup catcher. The Tigers need Rogers, even if they're not relying on him on the field as often. "We've got a group of guys in the clubhouse that are all in, and when you are that way, any given day, you can be the guy," Hinch said. "When he gets his opportunities, he's the same guy. When he doesn't get opportunities, he's the same guy. That consistency is indicative of a really healthy clubhouse that cares about winning and cares about where we're at." Advertisement Contact Evan Petzold at epetzold@ or follow him @EvanPetzold. Listen to our weekly Tigers show "Days of Roar" every Monday afternoon on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And catch all of our podcasts and daily voice briefing at Order your copy of 'Roar of 125: The Epic History of the Detroit Tigers!' by the Free Press at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers puts team first despite backup role
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Resilient Tigers roar into Toronto without Skubal but with a deep and dangerous lineup
There is no Tarik Skubal to fear this time, but the Toronto Blue Jays are well aware that the Detroit Tigers have grown into something far more dangerous than just one ace. When the Tigers roll into Rogers Centre this weekend, they will be without the American League's best pitcher, yet they remain one of baseball's hottest teams. With a 66-40 record since late July 2024, Detroit trails only the Dodgers and Padres across all of Major League Baseball in that span. Also read: Yankees bolster pitching staff with veteran left-hander Ryan Yarbrough The Tigers, now leading the AL Central, are arriving in Toronto not just with momentum but with a re-energized lineup and a strategy that is working to perfection. 'They're playing really well, man. They're a good team,' Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Thursday, May 15. 'They're well run... I think we're playing well, too.' Live Events Young Tigers bite back: a core growing up fast Detroit's rise is not fueled by blockbuster trades or flashy free agent splashes, but by internal development and surprise revivals. While Skubal, Riley Greene, and Kerry Carpenter form the team's established core, new energy has come from emerging rookies like Jackson Jobe, Dillon Dingler, and Trey Sweeney. Jobe, the third overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, is only 22 years old but already showcasing a high-octane fastball averaging 96.3 mph. Although command has been a concern, he walked five in his last outing but his ceiling is evident. He'll take the mound in Sunday's finale against Toronto, potentially throwing to Dingler, the young catcher holding the fort while Jake Rogers recovers from an oblique strain. Dingler has posted a .730 OPS through 32 games, showing poise well beyond his years. Sweeney, acquired in the trade that sent Jack Flaherty to the Dodgers, has also stepped up with a .720 OPS, pushing veteran Javier Baez out of his longtime shortstop role. Veteran revival: Baez and Torkelson lead turnaround Instead of resisting the change, Baez has flourished. The 32-year-old has found new life in center field and at the plate, sporting an .842 OPS and a 1.9 WAR through 35 games, his best performance since 2021. Whether that level of production is sustainable remains to be seen, especially considering Baez continues to chase pitches more than 96 per cent of his MLB peers. But his defensive versatility and timing have made a clear difference, particularly with Parker Meadows sidelined by a nerve issue. On the other side of the diamond, former top overall pick Spencer Torkelson has delivered a career-best offensive stretch. Back from a frustrating 2024 season that saw him demoted to the minors, Torkelson's quality of contact has dramatically improved. With 11 home runs and surging underlying metrics, his rebound appears real. Greene and Carpenter, both left-handed hitters, are close behind him in home run totals, giving the Tigers a balanced offensive threat. Smart platoons and deceptive depth drive AL central surge Add in the savvy addition of Gleyber Torres, who brings an .812 OPS and five home runs, and the Tigers lineup suddenly becomes one of the most complete in the majors. Detroit's mastery of platoon matchups is evident in how Andy Ibanez and Justin-Henry Malloy are used against lefties, while Colt Keith and Carpenter target right-handed pitching. The results speak for themselves. The Tigers currently rank third in team offense with a 116 wRC+, signaling this is a complete team, not just a streak. As Schneider joked, 'I hope they got all their wins out of the way before they got here.' Whether or not that's the case, the Toronto Blue Jays will need to be at their sharpest this weekend. Because even without Skubal, the Detroit Tigers are very much for real.
Fox Sports
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Last Night in Baseball: A Tigers vs. Rockies doubleheader is just cruel right now
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 last night in Major League Baseball: Tigers vs. Rockies distilled The Tigers have the best record in the American League. The Rockies are on pace to obliterate the modern loss record. The two faced off this week, and because of a rainout, had to play a doubleheader on Thursday. We're going to break the entire doubleheader down into two separate but related pieces so you can easily understand MLB's equivalent of the hydrogen bomb vs. coughing baby meme given life. This is the kind of thing that's going right for the Tigers right now, and, on the flip side, going wrong for the Rockies. Tigers' backstop Dillon Dingler struggles receiving an 0-2 pitch, so when the ball flies away from Dingler, Kyle Farmer sees an opportunity to take second base and starts running. Dingler manages to catch the little accidental popup he created by missing the pitch, and then fires a laser beam directly to second, ahead of Farmer. The Rockies somehow turned what looked to be a passed ball into an out. Now here are the Rockies attempting to make a very routine play happen, one that involves their own catcher. It's the Rockies, though, so routine doesn't really play into it. A single to right, a throw that should have been quickly forgotten about, but because Jacob Stallings couldn't reel in the slow, dribbling, tail-end of the throw, instead the Rockies (and Javier Báez by extension) got… this. The third Rockies' error of the game, on a day in which they made five of them while allowing 21 runs and scoring 3. Or, to put it like MLB analyst Sarah Langs did: Not all history is good history, you know. Gabriel Moreno grand slam Diamondbacks' catcher Gabriel Moreno isn't much of a power guy. He came to the majors in 2022, and had played in 263 games there since, with just 13 homers to his name. He hit a pretty huge one on Thursday, though, as his first long ball of the 2025 season was a grand slam against Dodgers' starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The D-backs would go on to take the first game of this four-game set, 5-3, thanks to Moreno's slam. These are key games for Arizona to win, considering how packed the NL West is with contenders: they're already five games back of the Dodgers, and in fourth place, and 2.5 games behind a wild card spot, too, in no small part because the other two NL West teams ahead of them in the standings, the Padres and Giants, hold two of the three spots. It's a little early to worry about that, sure, but it's never too early to try to rack up dubs against divisional opponents. Phillies sweep amid Schwarber's on-base streak Thanks to a ninth-inning single, Kyle Schwarber's on-base streak was extended to 43 games, which is notable for two reasons. First, it gave the Phillies a baserunner in a game against the Rays in which they were down 5-4. Schwarber was lifted for pinch-runner Johan Rojas, who would come around to score on a groundout, tying the game, and the Phillies would then win it in 10 courtesy a double by Brandon Marsh and a single by Trea Turner that would score him, putting the Phillies up 7-5. They'd hold on to win, 7-6, their third win in a row, and one that helped them keep pace with the Mets in the NL East. Second is that 43 games puts Schwarber more than halfway to Ted Williams' record on-base streak of 84 games. Forty three games sounds like a ton — and it is — but Williams is far and away the leader here. The longest streak of the modern era is Orlando Cabrera back in 2006, so Schwarber still has a long way to go to reach even that level. Still! Impressive work so far, and he has the patience and pop to keep it going for some time. The rest, as with so many things in baseball, is luck. Bobby Witt Jr. has 4 hits, 2 steals Bobby Witt Jr. had himself a game against the White Sox. He had a fly out in his first at-bat, and then it was success from there on out. A pair of doubles and two singles, and both times he singled, he also stole second. Witt is now batting .325/.392/.530 while leading the majors in doubles, all good for a 159 OPS+. And he hasn't even started hitting for his usual home run power yet. He ended up being lifted for a pinch-runner before he could cause any more damage, but it's not like the Royals needed his bat in the lineup by this point, anyway. Kansas City took down Chicago 10-0, and while a lot of that damage was later in the game, that they scored in the first inning at all was enough to call it a day. Not all the news is bad, though, White Sox fans. And that's because… The new pope is a White Sox fan A new pope, Leo XIV, was chosen by the conclave on Thursday. He's an American — the first — which leads us to why it's being mentioned here in this space. The new head of the Roman Catholic Church is a baseball fan, and specifically of the Chicago White Sox thanks to being a south sider himself in his days before life at the Vatican. If the White Sox haven't considered prayer for guidance yet, well, they've got a direct line now, maybe it's time to give that a shot. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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CBS News
29-03-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Detroit Tigers 8-5 in extra innings
Mookie Betts hit a game-winning, three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night, a few hours after Los Angeles received its 2024 World Series rings. The Dodgers are 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 1981, when they also won the World Series. Betts went deep to left off Beau Brieske (0-1), scoring pinch-hitter Will Smith and Shohei Ohtani. Betts hit a two-out solo shot that put the Dodgers ahead 3-2 in the eighth before Detroit tied it in the ninth on Manuel Margot's RBI single. Dillon Dingler homered and tripled in the 10th to give Detroit a 5-3 lead in the top of the 10th. Tied at 3, left fielder Michael Conforto came up short trying to catch the ball hit by Dingler, allowing Riley Greene, who began the inning at second, and Zach McKinstry, who was intentionally walked by Luis Garcia (1-0), to score. The Dodgers got a run back in the bottom of the 10th to trail 5-4 on Conforto's ground-rule double before Betts' heroics. Dingler homered in the second off Yoshinobu Yamamoto to give Detroit a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers tied the game at 2 on Freddie Freeman's two-run homer off Detroit starter Jack Flaherty. The Dodgers began the night walking a blue carpet to an infield stage where they received blue boxes containing glittering rings to mark their World Series win over the New York Yankees last year. The crowd of 52,029 gave Flaherty a standing ovation when he left in the sixth, their thank you to the Burbank, California, native who started Game 1 of the National League Championship Series and Game 1 of the World Series, both at Dodger Stadium. Flaherty will get his World Series ring before Saturday's series finale. A safe call at home in the ninth was overturned, denying the Tigers a chance to take the lead after Margot was thrown out at the plate. Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a career-high 10 strikeouts. RH Reese Olson makes his season debut for the Tigers on Saturday. RH Roki Sasaki (0-0, 3.00 ERA) starts for the first time at Dodger Stadium in the series finale.
