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Braves solve Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski, improve MLB-best record

MLB: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles DodgersMay 10, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Atlanta Braves right fielder Eli White (36) hits a RBI single against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Bryce Elder threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to a major league-best 1.81 and Mauricio Dubon laced a three-run double to help the visiting Atlanta Braves post a series-clinching 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.

Elder (4-1) allowed one hit while striking out eight and walking four for the Braves, who finished 6-3 on their road trip. Drake Baldwin and Matt Olson connected on solo home runs as Atlanta improved its MLB-leading record to 28-13.

Justin Wrobleski (5-1) went 8 2/3 innings for Los Angeles, yielding seven runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking one. Max Muncy hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers, who managed just two hits and struck out 10 times.

Atlanta struck first in the second as Austin Riley, Michael Harris II and Eli White strung together consecutive singles to give the Braves a 1-0 lead. Two batters later, Dubon’s double cleared the bases to extend the margin to four.

After breezing through 5 2/3 innings, Elder faced his first trouble of the afternoon when he walked Freddie Freeman, Andy Pages and Kyle Tucker to load the bases. Robert Suarez replaced Elder and gave up a deep fly to right by Muncy, but White made a leaping catch at the wall.

The Braves added an insurance run in the eighth when Drake Baldwin connected on his 10th homer of the season, an opposite-field blast that made it 5-0.

In the eighth, Tyler Kinley allowed Tucker’s two-out walk and Muncy’s two-run homer — a 420-foot shot that cut the Dodgers’ deficit to 5-2. Atlanta got the run back in the ninth as Olson hit his 14th homer of the season.

Wyatt Mills, pitching in the big leagues for the first time since 2022, relieved Wrobleski with two outs in the top of the ninth and allowed Jorge Mateo’s RBI single.

–Field Level Media

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All-American, Super Bowl-winning coach Sherman Lewis dies

NCAA Football: USA TODAY Sports-ArchiveUnknown date; E. Lansing, MI, USA; FILE PHOTO; Michigan State Spartans running back Sherman Lewis (20)runs against the Michigan Wolverines. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images

Sherman Lewis, a former Michigan State star who won four Super Bowls as an NFL assistant coach, died on Friday. He was 83.

Michigan State announced his passing Saturday night. It did not provide a cause of death, however.

An All-American halfback with the Spartans, Lewis finished third in the 1963 Heisman Trophy voting after totaling 880 yards and nine touchdowns from scrimmage.

Lewis played with the Toronto Argonauts (1964) in the CFL and the New York Jets (1966-67) in the AFL before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach under Duffy Daugherty in 1969. He remained on the Michigan State staff until 1982.

Pro Football Hall of Fame member Bill Walsh hired him to the San Francisco 49ers’ coaching staff in 1983. He won three Super Bowl rings during his nine-year run with the 49ers as running backs coach before picking up another ring during his time as the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers (1992-99).

Lewis also was an offensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings (2000-01) and Detroit Lions (2003-04) as well as an offensive consultant with the Washington franchise (2009).

The Pro Football Hall of Fame recognized Lewis in the Awards of Excellence Class of 2023 on June 28, 2023. The Award of Excellence program honors significant contributors to the game in five categories, including assistant coaches.

–Field Level Media


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Pirates place Ryan O'Hearn on IL, activate Jake Mangum

MLB: Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh PiratesMay 13, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Ryan O’Hearn (29) circles the baes on a solo home run against the Colorado Rockies during the sixth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed right fielder/first baseman Ryan O’Hearn on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right quad strain.

Outfielder Jake Mangum was reinstated from the 10-day injured list to replace O’Hearn on the 26-man roster.

O’Hearn exited Pittsburgh’s 6-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday due to the injury. He said he sustained the injury while coming in to field a pop fly in the second inning.

“I felt like the very top of my quad/hip flexor grab on me, big time, and I immediately knew that felt weird,” O’Hearn told reporters. “I went inside the dugout, came out to hit, and tried to jog after the pop fly. I felt it, tried to go back out for the inning, but every time I tried to do more than a walk or slow jog, my leg was grabbing on me.”

O’Hearn, 32, is batting .289 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs in 44 games during his first season in Pittsburgh.

Mangum, 30, was placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain on May 8, retroactive to May 6. He is batting .260 with three RBIs in 30 games this season.

–Field Level Media

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Cubs add LHP Ty Blach, option LHP Javier Assad

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado RockiesJun 20, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ty Blach (50) pitches in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

The Chicago Cubs selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.

In corresponding moves, the Cubs optioned right-hander Javier Assad to Triple-A and transferred right-hander Hunter Harvey to the 60-day injured list.

Blach, 35, is set to make his Cubs debut after he went 2-3 with a 5.23 ERA in five appearances (three starts) at Iowa. Over seven major league seasons, he is 23-33 with a 5.42 ERA in 156 appearances (70 starts) for the San Francisco Giants (2016-19), Baltimore Orioles (2019) and Colorado Rockies (2022-24).

The Cubs are expected to use Blach out of the bullpen.

Assad, 28, was 3-1 with a 5.88 ERA in eight appearances (three starts) for the Cubs this season and has gone 21-13 with a 3.61 ERA in 86 career appearances (57 starts) over five seasons with Chicago.

Harvey, 31, was placed on the IL last month with right triceps inflammation after going 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in four relief appearances this season.

–Field Level Media

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