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MLB roundup: Bryce Miller, Mariners blank Angels to complete sweep
Jul 2, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryce Miller (50) pitches to the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Bryce Miller took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep of their American League West rivals.
Cal Raleigh drew a bases-loaded walk off Angels starter Walbert Urena (5-7) with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to score the game’s lone run.
Miller (4-2) allowed two hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight after he lost his previous two starts. Andres Munoz allowed a walk and two singles to load the bases in the ninth, but he got Wade Meckler to ground into a game-ending double play.
Neither team had a hit until Seattle’s J.P. Crawford led off the bottom of the sixth with a double into right-center field. Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena drew one-out walks before Urena struck out Josh Naylor on three pitches. Urena got ahead 0-2 in the count to Raleigh before last season’s home run champ rebounded to draw a walk.
Guardians 6, White Sox 5
Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run, walk-off homer with one out in the ninth inning to lift host Cleveland over Chicago.
Tim Herrin (1-3) retired all three hitters in the top of the ninth for the victory, while the White Sox’s Grant Taylor (4-2) gave up two runs in 1 1/3 innings as he was being asked to record a six-out save.
Rocchio drove in three runs for the Guardians, who pulled into a virtual tie with the White Sox atop the American League Central. Cleveland has played two more games and has one more win and one more loss.
Reds 7, Brewers 2
Sal Stewart, Jose Trevino and T.J. Friedl homered to lead Cincinnati past flame-throwing Jacob Misiorowski and host Milwaukee.
Starting pitcher Chase Burns bested Misiorowski for the Reds, who snapped a four-game losing streak and averted a series sweep by salvaging the fourth contest. Burns (10-1), who won his ninth consecutive decision, gave up two runs and four hits in six innings.
Garrett Mitchell homered for the Brewers, who had their three-game winning streak end. Misiorowski (9-4) allowed five runs (one earned) on five hits in five innings. He did not walk a batter and struck out 10 to push his major-league-leading total to 156.
Pirates 6, Phillies 1
Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez drove in three runs and Nick Gonzales and Endy Rodriguez each homered, allowing Pittsburgh to split a four-game series with Philadelphia.
Valdez forged a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning. Two innings later, he recorded his first career triple after the ball sailed under the glove of Phillies center fielder Justin Crawford, allowing Brandon Lowe, giving Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead. Valdez came home on Gonzales’ bloop single and went on to add a sac fly.
Bryce Harper ripped an RBI double for the Phillies, who mustered just four hits to the Pirates’ 14.
Rockies 14, Marlins 4
Mickey Moniak singled, doubled, homered and scored three runs to help Colorado earn a split against the Miami with a win in the finale of a four-game series in Denver.
Jake McCarthy also homered and had four RBIs and three runs for the Rockies, and Willi Castro, Troy Johnston and Cole Carrigg each drove in a pair. McCarthy’s two-run single ignited a seven-run sixth for Colorado to break the game open.
Otto Lopez had three hits, including a triple and a double, and scored twice for the Marlins.
Cardinals 11, Braves 5
Nathan Church hit a two-run homer to ignite a seven-run rally and help visiting St. Louis register a come-from-behind win over Atlanta in the decisive game of a three-game series.
The Cardinals sent 11 men to the plate during the seventh-inning uprising and erased a 5-3 deficit to hand the Braves their 14th loss in 19 games. St. Louis has won three of its past four. St. Louis’ Gordon Graceffo (6-1) threw a spotless sixth inning.
Atlanta’s Hurston Waldrep made his first start of the season after undergoing elbow surgery in spring training to remove loose bodies. He worked 5 1/3 innings and gave up three runs on five hits.
Rangers 10, Tigers 4
Elias Diaz, Josh Smith and Evan Carter homered as Texas recorded a season-high 17 hits in a win over Detroit in Arlington, Texas.
Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) allowed three runs on six hits over five-plus innings. He improved to 6-0 in nine career starts against the Tigers. Alejandro Osuna and Nicky Lopez each had three hits and an RBI for the Rangers, who won for the seventh time in eight games.
Hao-Yu Lee hit a two-run homer and Colt Keith added a solo shot for Detroit, which had its three-game win streak snapped. Tigers starter Framber Valdez (4-6) yielded five runs on nine hits over five innings.
Rays 5, Royals 2
Ian Seymour struck out eight over six strong frames, Cedric Mullins clubbed a two-run homer among his two hits and visiting Tampa Bay capped a three-game sweep of Kansas City, its season-high eighth straight victory.
Chandler Simpson and Hunter Feduccia each had three hits for the American League East-leading Rays.
Seymour (5-1) gave up Carter Jensen’s leadoff home run, two other hits and a walk for Tampa Bay, which won the final five meetings with Kansas City this season. Isaac Collins also homered for the Royals.
Dodgers 12, Padres 7
Dalton Rushing had a home run among his four hits and drove in four runs for Los Angeles, which erased a six-run deficit for a victory over San Diego.
The Dodgers matched their season high with 17 hits and won for the eighth time in 10 games. Kyle Tucker matched his career best with four hits and also drew a walk. Andy Pages delivered a game-tying two-run double in the fourth inning for Los Angeles. Roki Sasaki yielded six runs on seven hits in a season-low three innings.
The Padres took their sixth loss in a row. Manny Machado hit a first-inning homer before Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth each went deep in the second as the Padres built a 6-0 lead. Randy Vasquez gave up four runs over three innings, and Wandy Peralta (1-1) was tagged for four runs on six hits in the fourth.
–Field Level Media
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Banged-up and skidding Padres to battle Shohei Ohtani-less Dodgers
Jun 19, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen walks back to the dugout during the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The San Diego Padres will be in survival mode when they take a season-high seven-game losing streak into Saturday night’s road contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Padres not only are losing ground to the Dodgers in the standings, their roster has been taking a hit on a daily basis.
San Diego placed catcher Freddy Fermin (head contusion) and right-handed starter Randy Vasquez (ankle contusion) on the injured list Friday. Those moves came one day after right-handed reliever Jason Adam (shoulder) was placed on the IL.
Right-handers Jeremiah Estrada and David Morgan already are on the IL for the Padres, who will face a Dodgers team that will be without two-way star Shohei Ohtani (right biceps soreness) on Saturday.
San Diego is a season-high 14 games behind National League West-leading Los Angeles after leading by a half-game as recently as May 18. The Padres’ seven-game losing streak is their longest since the 2021 season.
“It’s tough on everybody, It’s tough on the team, it’s tough on the individuals that it happens to,” manager Craig Stammen said of the injuries, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. “But also, we know that we’ve got a collective unit that can band together.
“We’re making that foxhole tight, and using it as a viewpoint of, like, this is testing us. And what comes from testing? We think perseverance, determination and resilience.”
Padres right-hander Griffin Canning (1-5, 7.09 ERA) could use some resilience. He will make his first start in July after posting a 6.98 ERA in five June appearances.
In seven career starts against the Dodgers, Canning is 3-1 with a 3.89 ERA.
The Dodgers will counter with right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-5, 2.67), who is still working on finding success against the Padres.
Yamamoto’s 4.60 ERA against them is the highest among the five clubs he has made at least three regular-season starts against. He did earn a win against the Padres last Saturday when he gave up two runs on five hits over six innings.
It has been the offense that has led the way for the Dodgers lately. They rallied from a six-run deficit to win the series opener 12-7 on Thursday, then overcame a 3-0 deficit in the seventh inning Friday on a grand slam from Teoscar Hernandez to win 4-3.
It was Hernandez’s first home run in four games since returning this week from a hamstring injury.
“We never feel like we’re down,” Hernandez said on the SportsNet LA broadcast. “We know what we’re capable of, and we know the team we have. It only takes a good at-bat to get on base and somebody is going to take a big swing, and in this case it was me.”
Hernandez delivered against one of the Padres’ best relievers in left-hander Adrian Morejon, who was an All-Star last season and entered Friday’s outing with a 3.32 ERA in 39 appearances.
Ohtani went 0-for-3 at the plate on Friday and pitched six innings, giving up three runs and seven hits and acknowledging afterward he was dealing with the biceps soreness that was similar to the short-lived ailment he felt earlier this season.
“I can always play, and my desire is to always play,” Ohtani said through an interpreter when asked if he would be in the lineup Saturday. “I feel good enough to be able to do so.”
The Dodgers shut down that idea after the game, however, and said he would have the night off.
The Dodgers have won nine of their past 11 games while going 4-1 against the Padres in that stretch. Los Angeles is 6-2 against San Diego this season.
–Field Level Media
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (biceps) to sit Saturday vs. Padres
Jul 3, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani (17) walks off the mound following the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jon Endow-Imagn Images Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will not play Saturday night against the San Diego Padres because of tightness to his right biceps.
With the best record in MLB and a 14-game lead in the National League West, the Dodgers can afford to give their designated hitter/pitcher a chance to rest and recover.
Ohtani left Los Angeles’ 4-3 win in the seventh inning after he reported that he felt the biceps tighten up after taking a swing an inning earlier.
He told reporters after the game that he was faced with a similar issue earlier in the season and that he healed “relatively quickly.”
Manager Dave Roberts agreed.
“He’s dealt with it before,” Roberts said. “He’s a quick healer and finds a way to get back. But I do think that for us to read and react and hear what his body is telling him is really important, given the toll it takes on his body to be a two-way player.”
Ohtani was the starting pitcher against the Padres on Friday and, working on nine days’ rest, threw a season-high 110 pitches. He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks in six innings, striking out nine.
He was 0-for-3 at the plate.
On the season, Ohtani is batting .288 with 18 home runs and 50 runs driven in. As he pitcher, he has an 8-2 record and a 1.79 ERA. He has thrown 85 2/3 innings over 14 starts.
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Maple Leafs sign RFA D Emil Andrae to 2-year contract
Apr 27, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae (36) watches a scoreboard replay as he enters the penalty box on a tripping infraction against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period in game five of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Toronto Maple Leafs signed restricted free agent defenseman Emil Andrae to a two-year contract on Sunday morning.
Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however TSN reported the value of the deal at $3.1 million.
The Maple Leafs acquired Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Philadelphia Flyers on June 16 in exchange for defenseman Simon Benoit and netminder Joseph Woll.
Andrae, 24, recorded 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 61 games last season while finishing his three-year, entry-level contract.
A second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Andrae has tallied 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in 107 games since making his Flyers debut in October 2023.
–Field Level Media
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