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Noelvi Marte's 8th inning solo HR lifts Reds over Diamondbacks
Jun 13, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Rhett Lowder (25) pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Noelvi Marte blasted a tie-breaking solo home run in the eighth and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 2-1 win against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon in the second game of their three-game series.
Juan Morillo (1-3) replaced Diamondbacks starter Michael Soroka to start the eighth and served up Marte’s second home run of the season to left-center field with one out to break the 1-1 tie.
Cincinnati starter Rhett Lowder went 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run and five hits while striking out six and walking two.
Caleb Ferguson and Chase Petty (1-1) combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief before Tony Santillan closed in the ninth for his third save.
The Reds had dropped seven of eight.
Soroka allowed one run and two hits in seven innings. He struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter, retiring the final 13 batters he faced.
Corbin Carroll homered and singled, and Ketel Marte and Gabriel Moreno also had two hits each for the Diamondbacks, who won the series opener 5-2 on Friday night, but stranded 12 runners and went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position on Saturday.
Carroll was the second batter of the game and he drove the first pitch he saw from Lowder into the seats in right field for his 12th home run of the season and a 1-0 lead.
Matt McLain delivered Cincinnati’s first hit when he doubled down the left-field line with two outs in the third and then came home on a line-drive single to right by Edwin Arroyo to tie it 1-1.
Arizona put its leadoff batter on base in the second and third innings off Lowder, but couldn’t capitalize.
The Diamondbacks also had runners on second and third with two outs in the fifth before Nolan Arenado grounded back to Lowder to end the threat.
They loaded the bases with one out for Arenado in the seventh and he struck out on three pitches off Petty. Pavin Smith then flew out to right to end that threat.
Cincinnati only managed four baserunners in the game and fanned ten times.
–Field Level Media
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returns to lineup vs. White Sox
Jun 11, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) advances to third base on a hit and run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the fourth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Star Shohei Ohtani returned to the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ game against the host Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Ohtani was slated to serve as the designated hitter and bat in the leadoff position on Saturday.
He sat out Los Angeles’ 8-2 setback in the series opener on Friday, one day after left knee inflammation caused his removal from the Dodgers’ 8-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ohtani, 31, is hitting .305 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs this season. The two-way star also has a 6-2 record and a 1.06 ERA in 11 starts on the mound.
The four-time MVP (including each of the last three seasons) has a career .283 batting average with 293 homers and 709 RBIs across 1,081 games with the Los Angeles Angels (2018-23) and Dodgers.
–Field Level Media
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Braves place RHP Spencer Strider (elbow) on injured list
Jun 6, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider (99) pitches the ball against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Spencer Strider on the 15-day injured list Saturday with elbow inflammation.
Strider, 27, exited in the fourth inning of Friday’s 7-5 loss to the host New York Mets after experiencing soreness.
The former All-Star and 20-game winner surrendered seven runs on six hits (three homers) in three-plus innings.
Strider is 4-2 with a 5.31 ERA through eight starts this season. He has struck out 46 batters, walked 20 and given up nine home runs in 39 innings.
It is the latest setback for Strider since his All-Star campaign in 2023. He made only two starts in 2024 before season-ending elbow surgery, and he began this season on the injured list with a left oblique strain.
The Braves recalled right-hander Anthony Molina from Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move. Molina, 24, made one appearance earlier this season with Atlanta, tossing two hitless innings in an 8-6 win at Colorado on May 1.
–Field Level Media
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George Russell on Barcelona pole, Lewis Hamilton P2
May 23, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton (44) during the qualifying session of the Lenovo Grand Prix Du Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images Lewis Hamilton finished just 0.064 seconds behind polesitter George Russell in qualifying for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, a spot Hamilton believes puts his Ferrari team “in a good position to be able to fight” for first place in Sunday’s race.
In finishing just behind the Mercedes driver, Hamilton notched his best qualifying performance ahead of a Grand Prix. His position for Sunday’s 66-lap race will be his first Grand Prix front-row start since 2024’s British Grand Prix.
“All weekend we’ve been kind of four-tenths off these guys [Mercedes], so even with the upgrade we thought maybe that’s where we were,” said Hamilton.
“But for us to be that close, less than a tenth between us, it’s a real showing of the hard work everyone at the factory has done to bring these upgrades to this track, so a big, big thank you to everyone back in Maranello.”
The seven-time World Champion topped Qualifying 1 on Saturday. His teammate, Charles Leclerc, finished less than half-a-tenth behind Russell in Q2 before suffering a crash at the start of Q3.
“We’ve just got to keep pushing, keep developing, and I’m hoping tomorrow we can squeeze some more out of this and I hope we keep up with these guys for once,” Hamilton said.
Runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli came in third in the other Mercedes, with McLaren’s Lando Norris taking the fourth slot.
“It has been a little bit of a difficult weekend for me, didn’t really have the feeling in the car,” said Antonelli, who has 156 points after just six races, a whopping 66 points ahead of Hamilton and 68 ahead of Russell.
“It’s going to be an interesting race tomorrow,” Russell said. “Lewis did an amazing job to get up there. We thought the fight was with ourselves and McLaren and Lewis was very fast in that session.”
–Field Level Media
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani returns to lineup vs. White Sox
Braves place RHP Spencer Strider (elbow) on injured list
