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MLB roundup: Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez K's 13 Pirates in CG shutout
May 16, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez (61) delivers a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Cristopher Sanchez struck out a career-high 13 in his second career shutout to guide the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
Bryce Harper hit a mammoth three-run homer and Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for Philadelphia, which evened its record at 23-23 with its 14th win in 18 games since Don Mattingly took over for Rob Thomson as interim manager late last month.
Marcell Ozuna went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts for Pittsburgh, which managed only six hits and drew no walks against Sanchez (5-2). Pirates starter Bubba Chandler (1-5) allowed five runs (four earned) on three hits and four walks in three innings.
Sanchez struck out two in the eighth before surpassing his career high in punchouts with a strikeout of Ozuna in the ninth. His 108th and final pitch of the day resulted in Nick Yorke’s game-ending grounder.
Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1 (10 innings)
Daulton Varsho’s one-out single in the 10th drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to lift Toronto to victory over host Detroit.
Yohendrick Pinango poked his first career homer for the Blue Jays while Matt Vierling homered to account for the Tigers’ run. Riley Greene extended his hitting streak to 11 games – the longest active streak in the bigs – with a ninth-inning single.
Louis Varland (2-1) threw two scoreless innings, which included escaping from a first-and-third jam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Detroit starter Casey Mize gave up just two hits over six scoreless innings in his first start since April 28. Tyler Holton (0-2) allowed the unearned run in the 10th.
Cardinals 4, Royals 2
Kyle Leahy’s strong start led host St. Louis past Kansas City. Leahy (5-3) got his third win in his last four starts, throwing six innings of one-run ball.
Alec Burleson knocked in two for the Cardinals, and Victor Scott II and Masyn Winn also added RBIs. Nathan Church went 2-for-3 with a run scored. George Soriano picked up his second save.
Royals starter Noah Cameron (2-3) pitched six innings and allowed five hits, no walks and fanned four. Jac Caglianone hit his fifth home run of the year and Vinnie Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 2
Mickey Moniak drove in two runs as Colorado evened its weekend series with Arizona in Denver.
Jake McCarthy, Brenton Doyle and Willi Castro added two hits apiece for the Rockies in just the third game this season at Coors Field without a home run. Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) allowed two runs and seven hits in his five-inning stint while Antonio Senzatela picked up the save.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. stole home for the Diamondbacks as he and Ketel Marte each went 2-for-4 with a run. Eduardo Rodriguez (4-1) gave up three runs and nine hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Marlins 10, Rays 5 (10 innings)
Liam Hicks ripped a two-run single and Javier Sanoja added a three-run double to highlight an eight-run 10th inning that fueled Miami to a victory over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The late offensive eruption made a winner of former Rays closer Pete Fairbanks (1-2), who saw former Marlin Nick Fortes rip an RBI single off the glove of third baseman Sanoja with two outs in the ninth to tie the game at 2.
Hunter Bigge (1-1) was charged with eight runs (seven earned) on six hits and two walks in one inning. Tampa Bay’s Richie Palacios celebrated his 29th birthday by collecting two hits, and Chandler Simpson added an RBI single for the Rays, who saw their 11-game home win streak snapped.
Nationals 13, Orioles 3
Keibert Ruiz had three hits, including a homer, and drove in five runs, and Cade Cavalli pitched into the seventh inning as host Washington beat Baltimore.
Jacob Young and Brady House each had two hits with a homer and three RBIs, and CJ Abrams had three hits for Washington, which reached the .500 mark after losing their previous 15 games when they had a chance to do so going back to 2024. Cavalli (2-2) allowed three runs on eight hits and struck out eight without a walk in 6 1/3 innings.
Samuel Basallo and Tyler O’Neil hit back-to-back home runs for Baltimore, which has scored three runs or less in eight of its past nine games. Orioles starter Chris Bassitt (3-3) gave up four runs on six hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked one.
White Sox 8, Cubs 3
Munetaka Murakami hit two home runs to lead a five-homer barrage and right-hander Davis Martin allowed one run and five hits over six strong innings as the host White Sox defeated the Cubs.
Murakami, in his first major league season, highlighted the power display with his first career multi-homer game. Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery each went deep for the second straight night while Andrew Benintendi contributed his first round-tripper since April 23.
Miguel Amaya had two hits for the Cubs, including a solo homer. Pete Crow-Armstrong capped the scoring with a two-run blast in the ninth.
Astros 4, Rangers 1
Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez slugged first-inning home runs to key a four-homer assault that propelled Houston to a victory over visiting Texas.
Houston prevented Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom (3-3) from securing his 100th win by doing something only one other team has accomplished against deGrom in his illustrious career — hit four home runs off the two-time NL Cy Young winner. Christian Walker and Zach Cole took deGrom deep in the fourth. Altuve departed in the eighth, clutching his left side after grounding into a double play. He is set to undergo imaging Sunday morning.
Astros right-hander Kai-Wei Teng (2-3) worked five scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and issued four walks while notching seven strikeouts. Joc Pederson produced an RBI single in the seventh, but the Rangers finished 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13 baserunners overall.
Guardians 7, Reds 4
Angel Martinez hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning off Pierce Johnson and scored three runs, lifting Cleveland Guardians to a comeback win over visiting Cincinnati.
Cleveland trailed 4-2 before scoring five times over the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Erik Sabrowski (2-1) struck out Elly De La Cruz — the only batter he faced — in the seventh. Guardians starter Joey Cantillo pitched five innings, giving up four runs on four hits with four walks and four strikeouts.
Spencer Steer’s two-run double gave the Reds their initial advantage in the fifth inning. Chris Paddack, who was released by the Marlins on May 11, worked five innings in his Cincinnati debut, allowing six hits and striking out three with one walk.
Red Sox 3, Braves 2
Willson Contreras crushed a go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning, lifting visiting Boston to a win over Atlanta.
Contreras’ big swing made a winner out of Peyton Tolle (2-2), who tossed a career-high eight innings in the victory. The Red Sox rookie left-hander allowed just two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three. Aroldis Chapman stranded the bases loaded in Atlanta’s ninth to record his 10th save of the season
Drake Baldwin (home run) and Jose Azocar (two doubles) both went 2-for-3 for the Braves, combining for all four of the team’s hits. Bryce Elder (4-2) was a tough-luck loser, allowing three runs on seven hits through eight innings.
Mets 6, Yankees 3
Mark Vientos had three RBIs for the host Mets, who received gritty relief work from Luke Weaver in the victory over the Yankees in the second game of the Subway Series.
Weaver, who signed with the Mets last December after two-plus seasons with the Yankees, entered with the bases loaded in the seventh and struck out Amed Rosario and Trent Grisham before getting Anthony Volpe to hit into a forceout. Austin Wells singled off Weaver to open the eighth, but Weaver got Ben Rice to hit into a double play and retired Aaron Judge on a flyout to center.
Grisham and Paul Goldschmidt had RBIs for the Yankees, who have dropped seven of 10. The Yankees prevailed 5-2 in Friday’s series opener.
Giants 6, Athletics 4
Casey Schmitt hit two homers for the second time in his career and finished with four hits and three RBIs to lead San Francisco to a victory over the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.
The four-hit outing was the fourth of Schmitt’s career and it helped the Giants halt a three-game losing streak. Willy Adames had three hits and two RBI and Rafael Devers and Drew Gilbert added two hits apiece for San Francisco, which had 14 overall, eight for extra bases. Trevor McDonald (2-0) allowed one run and five hits over 6 2/3 innings.
Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer and joined Darell Hernaiz in having two hits for the Athletics, who lost for the fourth time in their past six games. Luis Severino (2-5) gave up five runs and 10 hits over six innings.
Dodgers, 15, Angels 2
Shohei Ohtani drove in five runs with a late triple and double, Justin Wrobleski combined with three relievers on an eight-hitter and the Dodgers took advantage of Jose Soriano’s wildness to wallop the Angels 15-2 in the Freeway Series in Anaheim, Calif.
While the game was still competitive, Alex Call had the only hit of a five-run sixth, a two-run single, helping the Dodgers pull away and sending the Angels to their fifth straight loss. Soriano allowed just one hit in 5 1/3 innings but was charged with six runs. He walked six and struck out six.
Jo Adell’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning got the Angels on the scoreboard, but that’s all they got against Wrobleski in his six innings. The left-hander limited the Angels to two runs and seven hits, walking one and striking out five.
Brewers 2, Twins 1
Jackson Chourio doubled and hit a go-ahead solo shot for his first home run of the season, and Milwaukee edged Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Chourio had the only extra-base hits for the Brewers, but it was all they needed to win their third straight game and for eighth time in their last nine. Right-hander Logan Henderson (1-1) allowed one run on six hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out seven.
Trevor Larnach hit a solo home run for the Twins, Kody Clemens finished 2-for-4 with a double, and James Outman hit his first triple of the shander Connor Prielipp (1-2) took the hard-luck loss despite limiting Milwaukee to two runs (one earned) on three hits in six innings. The rookie from Tomah, Wis., walked two and fanned eight against the team from his home state.
Padres 7, Mariners 4
Gavin Sheets, Nick Castellanos and rookie Rodolfo Duran homered as San Diego defeated host Seattle to improve to 5-0 in the series this season.
Duran’s seventh-inning homer was his first career major league hit. He was robbed of a second two-run homer in the ninth by Julio Rodriguez. Right-hander Walker Buehler (3-2) worked five innings for the victory, allowing two runs on five hits.
J.P. Crawford homered and Cole Young knocked in two runs for the Mariners, who fell behind 5-0 in the fourth inning. Logan Gilbert (2-4) allowed seven runs on five hits over 6 2/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
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Featherweight Arnold Allen back on winning track at UFC Fight Night
Jan 24, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Arnold Allen (red gloves) fights Jean Silva (blue gloves) during UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Seventh-ranked featherweight Arnold Allen defeated No. 12 Melquizael Costa at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday, putting together a dominant striking performance to end Costa’s six-fight winning streak.
Allen won on the judges’ scorecards by unanimous decision, 50-45, 50-45, 49-46.
Allen (21-4) capitalized on a first-round knockdown but really started to pull away in the third round, where the Englishman landed 44 significant strikes to Costa’s 23 after the Brazilian held an early advantage in that department.
Costa (26-8) fought an effective fourth round and had Allen on his backfoot to start the fourth, but Allen quickly recovered to preserve the lead he built on the cards.
The win marks Allen’s first in the UFC since July 2024, when he beat Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision at UFC 304. Allen lost a unanimous decision to Jean Silva in January in Las Vegas.
South Korean featherweight DooHo Choi defeated Brazil’s Daniel Santos in the co-main event by TKO at 4:29 of the second round, dropping Santos with a shot to the body after a come-from-behind effort.
Santos (14-3) dominated the first round and nearly finished the fight himself with his explosive striking, but Choi (16-4-1) withstood the onslaught and the early output proved costly for Santos later on.
The victory comes in Choi’s first UFC appearance since December 2024, when he beat Nate Landwehr by TKO at UFC 310. Choi, who missed all of 2025 with a knee injury, didn’t miss a beat in his return and looked as explosive as ever in the second round despite all of the damage he sustained in the first.
Seven months after earning a UFC contract with a spinning elbow knockout during Dana White’s Contender Series, Peruvian bantamweight Juan Diaz (16-1-1) shocked heavily favored Malcolm Wellmaker (10-2) in his first official UFC fight via rear-naked choke at 4:05 of the second round. Wellmaker, from Augusta, Ga., has now lost consecutive fights after starting his career 10-0 overall and 2-0 in the UFC.
Modestas Bukauskas (20-7) defeated Christian Edwards (8-5) by split decision in a closely contested 215-pound catch-weight fight.
Bukauskas nearly finished the American multiple times early in the fight but resorted to the clinch each time, allowing Edwards to make his way back in the fight and ultimately make it a toss-up on the scorecards, 28-29, 29-28, 29-28.
A light heavyweight from Lithuania, Bukauskas now has won seven of his last nine fights following his return to the UFC in 2023 after going 1-3 during his initial stint with the organization.
Rising bantamweight Bernardo Sopaj impressed with a second-round stoppage in just his third UFC fight, beating Timmy Cuamba by submission via rear-naked choke at 2:25 of the second round after leaving the American (10-4) bloodied and battered with a series of combinations and effective ground-and-pound.
Sopaj (13-3) of Albania is now 2-1 in the UFC, winning consecutive fights after losing in his debut.
Welterweight knockout artist Khaos Williams opened the main card with one of the finest TKOs of his career, stopping Kazakhstan’s Nikolay Veretennikov (14-8) at 3:31 of the first round with an explosive combination of punches.
Williams (16-5) inflicted significant damage throughout the short-lived fight, earning the ninth KO/TKO win of his professional career. The stoppage came nearly two years after the American’s last UFC win over Carlston Harris in May 2024 and directly following an 11-month layoff after a loss to Andreas Gustafsson at UFC 316 last June.
–Field Level Media
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Cincinnati, San Diego trade stoppage-time goals in draw
May 16, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego FC midfielder Anders Dreyer (10) reacts after kicking the ball against the FC Cincinnati during the first half at Snapdragon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Abe Arredondo-Imagn Images Host San Diego FC’s Marcus Ingvartsen and FC Cincinnati’s Tom Barlow both scored twice, and a helter-skelter finish culminated in a 3-3 draw Saturday night.
Saturday night was the clubs’ first-ever meeting, and it did not disappoint.
Ingvartsen gave San Diego a 3-2 lead in the sixth minute of stoppage time, and a raucous crowd could sense a second straight win. But on Cincinnati’s final push, Barlow connected on a right-footed shot from the center of the box to tie the match and ensure Cincinnati would fly back across the country with a point in the standings.
It didn’t take long for FC Cincinnati (4-5-5, 17 points) to draw first blood. In the 11th minute, Evander threaded a pass right through San Diego’s defensive back line, which found Kenji Mboma who did the rest by connecting on a wide-open left-footed shot from the center of the box.
San Diego FC (4-5-5, 17 points) responded 21 minutes later when Ingvarsten booted in a left-footed shot into the lower-left corner of the net for his 11h goal of the season.
Evander earned a corner kick in the 50th minute after having a free kick deflected over the net, and he took advantage by hooking the ball into Barlow who booted in a goal in traffic to give Cincinnati a 2-1 lead.
But just like they couldn’t do in the first half, FC Cincinnati couldn’t hold the lead. Sixteen minutes later, San Diego FC’s Amahl Pellegrino found himself 1-on-1 outside the box with Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano. Pellegrino rifled a right-footed shot past a diving Celentano to tie the game 2-2.
Celentano made two saves, while San Diego goalkeeper Duran Ferree had three saves.
Both teams played fast and aggressive throughout the night. There were a combined four yellow cards and 17 fouls. San Diego made 718 total passes and held possession for 58.6% of the time. It outshot Cincinnati 17-8, but Cincinnati had six shots on goal to San Diego’s five.
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Real Salt Lake rallies to beat Colorado in Rocky Mountain Cup match
May 16, 2026; Sandy, Utah, USA; Real Salt Lake forward Sergi Solans (22) shoots the ball against Colorado Rapids defender Lucas Herrington (22) during the first half at America First Field. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images Sergi Solans scored the go-ahead goal on a header in the 68th minute as Real Salt Lake claimed a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Sandy, Utah.
Zavier Gozo also scored, and Solans and Juan Manuel Sanabria recorded assists for Real Salt Lake (8-4-1, 25 points) in the first leg of the Rocky Mountain Cup.
Wayne Frederick scored for Colorado (5-8-1, 16 points) in his second match back after a two-week absence due to a leg injury.
Salt Lake took a 2-1 lead when Sanabria’s pass from outside the box connected with Solans, who rose above a line of defenders and headed home the goal.
Colorado opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Connor Ronan drove a corner kick to the back post, where Paxten Aaronson settled it, shook a defender and slid a pass to Frederick, who popped a shot over RSL goalkeeper Rafael Cabral for a 1-0 advantage.
A Rapids turnover set up RSL’s equalizer in the 36th minute. Colorado defender Jackson Travis’ backward pass was intercepted by Solans, whose patient cross set up Gozo’s sliding goal.
Earlier in the match, Salt Lake’s attack began to build in the 29th minute, as Gozo’s shot from the corner of the box was covered up by Rapids goalie Nico Hansen.
Connor Ronan’s stretch pass from midfield connected with Rafael Navarro in stride in the 52nd minute. Cabral deflected Navarro’s shot from 10 yards out, then quickly turned toward the goal to secure the ball before it crossed the line.
The pace increased in the 72nd minute as Gozo forced Hansen to gather a shot ticketed for the lower-right corner. In quick transition at the other end, Georgi Minoungou’s pass found Navarro, whose header missed high and wide.
In the 84th minute, Solans had another chance with a header but couldn’t cleanly connect with Sanabria’s corner kick.
Real Salt Lake was active in its attacking third, as eight of its 17 shots were on frame, while Colorado placed four of its eight shots on target. Hansen finished with six saves, while Cabral had three.
–Field Level Media
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