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MLB roundup: Cards win sixth straight, extend Dodgers' skid to 4
May 2, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Victor Scott II (11), St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Nathan Church (27) and St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker (18) celebrate after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images Jordan Walker slugged a two-run homer among his two hits and Michael McGreevy tossed six scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory.
McGreevy (2-2) allowed three hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Right-hander Ryne Stanek and lefty JoJo Romero each pitched a scoreless inning before the Dodgers scored two runs on four straight hits against righty Riley O’Brien in the ninth.
O’Brien recorded two quick outs before giving up back-to-back infield singles to Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernandez. Max Muncy and Andy Pages followed with RBI singles before O’Brien struck out pinch hitter Dalton Rushing for his ninth save.
Los Angeles lost its fourth straight game and has scored three or fewer runs in seven of its last 11 games. Starter Rori Sasaki (1-3) gave up three runs on five hits with two walks over six innings. He retired the final 10 batters he faced and threw a career-high 104 pitches.
Pirates 17, Reds 7
Pittsburgh became the third team in major league history to draw seven straight walks and scored five runs in the second inning without a hit to rout visiting Cincinnati for the second day in a row.
Konnor Griffin doubled, tripled and went 4-for-5 while Ryan O’Hearn drove in three runs for the Pirates, who racked up 19 hits. They also drew 11 walks, including seven in a row in the second to become the first team since the 1994 New York Yankees to score five runs in an inning without a hit.
Pittsburgh starter Carmen Mlodzinski (2-2) benefited from the onslaught as he struck out a career-high 10 batters during his 5 2/3-inning stint. Will Benson and JJ Bleday hit home runs and Nathaniel Lowe drove in three runs for the Reds. Starter Rhett Lowder (3-2) lasted just 1 1/3 innings as he surrendered eight runs, five hits and four walks.
Braves 9, Rockies 1
Chris Sale tossed seven stellar innings and Drake Baldwin homered and drove in four runs to help visiting Atlanta run away with a win over Colorado.
Sale (6-1) allowed one run on three hits, striking out a season-high 11 for the Braves, who remain the only MLB team to have not lost a series and have a league-best 24-10 record. Austin Riley and Matt Olson also homered for Atlanta.
Jordan Beck’s third-inning double knocked home the only run for the Rockies. Brennan Bernardino (2-1) served as the opener for the Rockies, allowing two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning. Chase Dollander then allowed six runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Yankees 9, Orioles 4
Cody Bellinger went 4-for-4, cracked two solo homers, drove in four runs and stole a base to pace New York past visiting Baltimore.
Trent Grisham added two hits, including a two-run homer, as the AL East-leading Yankees posted 11 hits on the way to their 12th win in 14 games. Starter Ryan Weathers (2-2) allowed three runs (one earned) in five-plus innings.
Pete Alonso delivered his third homer in five games to lead the Orioles, who lost for the 11th time in 17 games. Kyle Bradish (1-4) surrendered five runs and six hits over four innings.
White Sox 5, Padres 0
Sean Burke tossed six scoreless innings and visiting Chicago stretched its winning streak to five with a blanking of San Diego.
Burke (2-2) allowed only four hits and a walk while fanning eight, including Xander Bogaerts three times. Seranthony Dominguez got the last two outs for his eighth save in 10 chances, as Chicago wrapped up its first series win over San Diego since 2022.
Michael King (3-2) yielded seven hits and four runs over six-plus innings. King walked three and struck out five as the Padres dropped their fourth straight game.
Blue Jays 11, Twins 4
Brandon Valenzuela’s three-run homer capped an eight-run eighth inning and visiting Toronto defeated Minnesota.
The first eight batters scored in the eighth as Toronto took a 2-1 lead in the four-game series. Lenyn Sosa, Myles Straw and Kazuma Okamoto hit solo homers to account for Toronto’s scoring before the eighth.
Byron Buxton homered to right on a fastball to lead off the Minnesota first against Dylan Cease (2-1). It was Buxton’s 10th homer of the season — all in the past 17 games — and the first Cease has allowed.
Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 0
Ian Happ recorded three out of his team’s five hits, including a 399-foot homer, as Chicago beat Arizona for its 10th straight home victory.
Shoto Imanaga (3-2) pitched seven scoreless frames, giving up only four hits and one walk. He is now 2-0 with a 0.86 ERA in three career starts against the Diamondbacks, giving up two runs and nine hits with 19 strikeouts in 21 innings.
Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson gave up one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. Ildemaro Vargas went 0-for-4, breaking his league-leading 27-game hitting streak.
Guardians 14, Athletics 6
Austin Hedges smacked two doubles and a homer as Cleveland produced 14 hits to win for the second day in a row in West Sacramento, Calif.
David Fry and Kyle Manzardo also homered for the Guardians while Angel Martinez posted three hits. Jose Ramirez poked a two-run double and registered his 300th career stolen base. Starter Slade Cecconi (1-4) gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Shea Langeliers stroked his ninth and 10th homers of the year for the Athletics. Nick Kurtz went 2-for-5, but did not walk to snap his 20-game streak that tied Barry Bonds (2002-03) for the second-longest stretch in major league history. Starter Jacob Lopez (2-2) allowed six runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Brewers 4, Nationals 1
Kyle Harrison pitched six solid innings and Milwaukee beat host Washington.
Brandon Lockridge had two hits including a two-run single. Harrison (3-1) gave up a run on seven hits. He struck out five and walked one while lowering his ERA to 2.12. Abner Uribe pitched the ninth for his third save.
James Wood had two hits and Curtis Mead doubled and scored for the Nationals, who fell to 3-12 at home. Foster Griffin (3-1) pitched six innings, allowing three unearned runs on three hits.
Rays 4, Giants 1
Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-4 with two RBIs as Tampa Bay clinched its first 2026 series win against a National League club, prevailing over San Francisco in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Rays had lost a single three-game series against all five NL Central teams in March and April before claiming the first two games against the Giants. Jesse Scholtens (3-1) followed the opener and allowed one run on four hits in three innings.
San Francisco’s Luis Arraez went 3-for-4 with a double and a run, accounting for nearly half of the team’s seven hits. Landen Roupp (5-2) surrendered four runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings in the Giants’ fifth straight loss.
Astros 6, Red Sox 3
Brice Matthews and Christian Walker homered in back-to-back innings and combined for five RBIs to lead visiting Houston to a win over Boston.
Matthews’ three-run shot in the fourth helped the Astros build a 5-0 lead they would not relinquish. Spencer Arrighetti (4-0) nabbed the victory, striking out four while working around five walks across five innings of one-run ball.
Wilyer Abreu went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Red Sox, who left 10 on base.
Marlins 4, Phillies 0
Max Meyer only allowed one hit in seven shutout innings and Xavier Edwards homered in host Miami’s win over Philadelphia.
Meyer (2-0) faced one over the minimum number of batters with a walk and seven strikeouts in the longest start of his career. Anthony Bender and Andrew Nardi each retired the side in order in the combined one-hitter. Otto Lopez and Edwards each had two hits with a run and an RBI.
Garrett Stubbs got the lone hit for the Phillies, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Philadelphia right-hander Andrew Painter (1-3) gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Tigers 5, Rangers 1
Dillon Dingler had a three-run home run to spark Detroit to a home win against Texas.
Keider Montero (2-2) gave up one run on five hits and Gleyber Torres had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers before leaving with left side tightness. Riley Greene went 2-for-4 with a run and Wenceel Perez was 2-for-3 with a run and a walk.
Jake Burger homered for the Rangers’ lone run. Texas right-hander Kumar Rocker (1-3) gave up five runs on six hits in two innings.
Royals 3, Mariners 2 (10 innings)
Maikel Garcia’s sacrifice fly scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as Kansas City rallied to defeat host Seattle.
Automatic runner Michael Massey stole third base in the top of the 10th and scored an out later as Garcia flew out to center field off Cooper Criswell (1-1). Matt Strahm (1-0) got the victory and Lucas Erceg retired the side in order in the 10th to earn his ninth save of the season. Garcia also hit an RBI double.
Seattle starter Emerson Hancock didn’t get a decision despite striking out a career-high 14 on the night the Mariners retired former ace Randy Johnson’s jersey No. 51. Hancock went seven innings and allowed one run on six hits. Josh Naylor hit an RBI single for the game’s first run.
Angels 4, Mets 3 (10 innings)
Oswald Peraza hit an RBI single with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning as Los Angeles ended a seven-game losing streak with a win over New York in Anaheim, Calif.
Pereza, who finished with three hits, lined an 0-2 curveball from Mets reliever Austin Warren (0-1) into the gap in left-center to easily drive in automatic runner Adam Frazier from third base. Jo Adell went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI and Vaughn Grissom drove in two for the Angels, who won for just the second time in 13 games. Ryan Zeferjahn (2-1) threw two innings of hitless relief.
Austin Slater doubled among his two hits and scored and Mark Vientos doubled and scored for New York, which lost for the 18th time in its last 22 games. Rookie starter Nolan McLean left after four innings after allowing three runs on six hits and a walk while striking out six on 78 pitches.
–Field Level Media
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Joel Embiid, 76ers knock out second-seeded Celtics
May 2, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) drives on Boston Celtics guard Hugo Gonzalez (28) during the second quarter of game seven of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images Joel Embiid had 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and Tyrese Maxey added 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 109-100 victory over the host Boston Celtics in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Saturday night.
The 76ers won the final three games in the series. It was the first time in franchise history that Philadelphia has overcome a 3-1 series deficit.
Second-seeded Boston trailed 99-98 following two Neemias Queta free throws, but Maxey scored the next eight points to put Philadelphia up 107-98 with 15 seconds left.
Seventh-seeded Philadelphia received 23 points from rookie VJ Edgecombe. Paul George added 13. The 76ers’ bench totaled three points (all by Quentin Grimes.
Boston’s Jayson Tatum was ruled out of the game because of stiffness in his left knee. He left Game 6 with 4:03 remaining in the third quarter with a left leg injury.
Tatum averaged 23.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per contest in six playoff games this season. The six-time All-Star forward averaged 21.8 points and 10.0 boards in 16 regular-season games after returning March 6 from a devastating ruptured right Achilles tendon last May in the playoffs.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 33 points and added nine rebounds. Derrick White finished with 26 points and Queta had 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds off the bench. Celtics starters Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza and Ron Harper Jr. failed to score. Reserves Payton Pritchard added 13 points and Sam Houser 11.
Philadelphia scored the game’s first nine points and led 30-15 following an Embiid jumper with 1:55 left in the opening quarter. The 76ers were up 32-19 after 12 minutes.
Boston scored 18 of the first 22 points in the second quarter and had its first lead, 37-36 after a Pritchard 3-pointer with 6:52 left in the first half. Philadelphia rallied to take a 55-50 halftime advantage.
An 8-0 run gave Philadelphia a 63-52 lead, and the 76ers were up 84-66 after an Edgecombe 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining in the third. It was 88-75 after three quarters.
Boston began the fourth quarter with a 16-4 run to cut its deficit to one point, 92-91, with 7:59 to play. The 76ers led 95-94 with 5:52 left.
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Despite injuries, Toronto FC force draw with Quakes
May 2, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; San Jose Earthquakes forward Benjamin Kikanovic (28) heads a ball against Toronto FC forward Daniel Salloi (20) during the second half at BMO Field. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Injury-plagued Toronto FC saw their depth tested but managed to hand the visiting San Jose Earthquakes their first draw of the season with a 1-1 scoreline on a chilly Saturday afternoon.
Preston Judd equaled his career-high seven goals when he tied the match for the league-leading Earthquakes (9-1-1, 28 points) in the early going. The draw comes a week after Toronto (3-3-5, 14 points) had a nine-match unbeaten run snapped with a loss to Atlanta United.
Daniel Salloi opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. A well-timed overlapping run from Raheem Edwards drew defender Benji Kikanovic away from the streaking Salloi, allowing the Hungarian international to curl it into the corner.
An outstretched Judd scored the equalizer in the 13th minute off a perfectly placed Niko Tsakiris set piece, the result of an Alonso Coello foul just outside the home team’s box. Judd was unmarked as he poked it past a helpless Luka Gavran.
An Emilio Aristizabal attempt in the 55th minute was deflected and cleared away by a sprawling Daniel. A late offside flag chalked off what looked to be a brace for Judd 10 minutes later.
On his back, San Jose center-back Reid Roberts cleared a ball off the line after Salloi chipped the goalkeeper in the 86th minute. Officials took a lengthy look at the replay to ensure the ball had not crossed the line.
Toronto’s miserable injury luck continued, with center-back Lazar Stefanovic being forced off at the half with an apparent lower-body injury. A flood of academy players were forced to fill gaping injury holes on their bench, including defender Micah Chisholm, who made his league debut in Stefanovic’s place.
For the visitors, April MLS Player of the Month Timo Werner was absent after subbing off with a hamstring injury in their Tuesday U.S. Open Cup fixture. Tsakiris came off in the second half with an apparent quad injury.
The match marked the first meeting between the two teams in more than three years. Three of their last four encounters have ended in draws.
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Lawrence Ennali's late goal lifts Dynamo past Rapids
May 2, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Dynamo forward Lawrence Ennali (11) shoots the ball and scores during the second half against the Colorado Rapids at Shell Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images Lawrence Ennali scored the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute to lead the Houston Dynamo to a 1-0 win over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
Guilherme’s in-swinging corner was cleared from the box where Ennali settled the ball with one touch and had a wide-open shot that he tucked under the crossbar for the match’s lone goal.
Houston (5-5-0, 15 points) goalkeeper Jonathan Bond made a punch save on a Paxten Aaronson shot in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time to secure the clean sheet. Bond had two saves while Rapids goalie Zack Steffen notched four saves.
The Dynamo held a 5-2 advantage in shots on goal even though Colorado (4-6-1, 13 points) held 63.5% of possession.
Early in the game, Guilherme struck a corner to the middle of the box that was deflected to Jack McGlynn, whose left-footed shot made Steffen earn a diving save.
In the 24th minute, Ennali ran onto a long pass, his cross found Mateusz Bogusz, who played it back to Diadie Samassekou. His shot forced Steffen to sprawl to his left to register the save.
Houston kept the pressure on the Colorado goalkeeper in the 34th minute, as Guilherme’s shot on an in-swinging restart was bobbled by Steffen. As the first half wound down, the match turned chippy as Felipe Andrade was issued a yellow card in the 31st minute for a dangerous challenge.
Hamzat Ojediran was shown a yellow card in the 43rd minute for Colorado after getting tangled up with Ezequiel Ponce. Each team received three yellow cards.
Colorado threatened in the 51st minute when Dante Sealy headed a Darren Yapi cross which forced Bond to rise up for the save.
The Rapids pressed in the 88th minute when Jackson Travis’ corner kick connected with Noah Cobb, whose header was headed for the back post before it was turned away.
Houston has won three of its last four MLS matches, while the Rapids are 0-3-1 in their last four league matches.
–Field Level Media
Joel Embiid, 76ers knock out second-seeded Celtics
Despite injuries, Toronto FC force draw with Quakes
