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Brittany Ratcliffe's late header gets Reign past Pride

NWSL: Seattle Reign FC at Orlando PrideMar 15, 2026; Orlando, Florida, USA; Orlando Pride forward Summer Yates (28) pushes the ball forward as Seattle Reign FC midfielder Ainsley McCammon (16) defends in the first half at Inter&Co Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Russell Lansford-Imagn Images

Brittany Ratcliffe scored the tiebreaking goal on a header in the 82nd minute as the Seattle Reign opened the NWSL season with a 2-1 victory against the host Orlando Pride in a weather-delayed match Sunday.

Jess Fishlock also scored for Seattle and Nerilia Mondesir had two assists.

Barbra Banda tallied for the Pride.

A thunderstorm started at halftime with lightning strikes visible from the stadium, so the start of the second half was delayed for 2 1/2 hours.

Ratcliffe, a second-half substitute making her Reign debut, took Mondesir’s cross from the left wing and put a glancing header from the top of the 6-yard box into the far corner of the net.

Trailing 1-0 at the half, the Pride tied the score in the 51st minute as Haley McCutcheon sent a through ball down the left wing for Banda. She dribbled into the penalty area and put a right-footed shot from just outside the top of the 6-yard box into the far side of the net, leaving Reign goalkeeper Claudia Dickey no chance.

The first half featured back-and-forth play, with Orlando outshooting Seattle 13-9 and both teams putting four attempts on target.

The Reign broke through in the 24th minute as Mondesir sent a through ball down the middle of the field to Fishlock just outside the top of the 18-yard box. Fishlock split two defenders, outmuscled Orlando’s Hailie Mace to get free and put a 15-yard shot into the lower right corner of the net, out of the reach of diving goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse.

It was Fishlock’s 49th career goal with the Reign, two shy of Megan Rapinoe’s franchise record.

It appeared Orlando had tied the score in the 41st minute as Jacqueline Ovalle’s corner kick from the right wing found Rafaelle Leone Carvalho Souza at the far post for a half-volley into the net, but referee Alexandra Billeter ruled an attacking player had fouled Dickey on the play.

Orlando captain Marta, a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year, didn’t play because of what the club called an “excused absence.”

–Field Level Media

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Otto Lopez contributes early and often as Marlins defeat D-backs

Jun 9, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez (6) hits an RBI single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn ImagesJun 9, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez (6) hits an RBI single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Otto Lopez, whose .341 batting average leads the majors, went 3-for-5 with four runs and the go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6 on Tuesday night.

Joe Mack, Miami’s rookie catcher, went 4-for-4 with three runs as the Marlins improved to 6-1 over their past seven games.

The Diamondbacks, just 3-8 in their past 11 games, were led by Ketel Marte, who went 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Arizona was also helped by solo home runs from Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno.

Brandyn Garcia (0-1), who entered the game with a 0.69 ERA, took the loss due to Miami’s four-run eighth-inning rally. Mack singled, advanced on a hit-by-pitch and scored on Lopez’s 105-mph single. The Marlins added Javier Sanoja’s two-run single and Esteury Ruiz’s RBI double.

All four runs were charged to Garcia, whose ERA ballooned to 3.29. Pete Fairbanks (3-3) struck out two in the ninth for Miami.

Arizona needed just six pitches to take the lead as Carroll hammered a one-out solo homer. Carroll got a high fastball and drilled it 400 feet to the upper deck in right for his 11th homer of the season.

Miami tied the score in the bottom of the first as Lopez doubled and scored on Xavier Edwards’ single over second baseman Marte’s glove.

The Marlins went up 2-1 in the second as Mack singled and scored from first on Connor Norby’s 392-foot double to left-center.

Lopez scored again in the third as he doubled, stole third and trotted home on Edwards’ deep sacrifice fly.

Arizona cut its deficit to 3-2 in the fourth on Moreno’s 417-foot blast to left-center.

Miami chased Arizona starter Zac Gallen in the sixth before taking a 6-2 lead on Liam Hicks’ RBI double and Kyle Stowers’ two-run double.

Arizona kept battling in the seventh as Tommy Troy walked, advanced on a passed ball and scored on Marte’s 103-mph double to left-center, making it 6-3.

The Diamondbacks tied the score 6-6 in the eighth. After Arizona loaded the bases with one out against reliever Tyler Zuber, Miami went to Calvin Faucher, who allowed all three inherited runners to score on Marte’s two-run single and Carroll’s RBI groundout.

–Field Level Media

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Randy Arozarena goes deep in 10th to lift Mariners past O's

Jun 9, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA;  Seattle Mariners catcher Mitch Garver (18) applies the tag for an out at home plate to Baltimore Orioles right fielder Tyler O'Neill (9) during the second inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: James A. Pittman-Imagn ImagesJun 9, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Mitch Garver (18) applies the tag for an out at home plate to Baltimore Orioles right fielder Tyler O’Neill (9) during the second inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: James A. Pittman-Imagn Images

Randy Arozarena hit the second pitch of the 10th inning for a two-run home run and the Seattle Mariners held on to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Tuesday night.

It was Arozarena’s third hit of the game and seventh homer of the season. Seattle’s Mitch Garver hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning and Logan Gilbert pitched six strong innings.

The Orioles scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to extend the game.

The Mariners won for the second night in a row to assure no worse than a split in the four-game series. The Orioles have lost four straight.

Seattle’s Victor Robles, who had two singles, joined Arozarena as the game’s only players with more than one hit. Arozarena also drove in a run in the seventh with a two-out single.

Gilbert recorded outs on 14 consecutive Baltimore batters to cap his outing, which concluded after 105 pitches. He gave up one run on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts.

Mariners reliever Jose Ferrer threw 42 pitches in the ninth as he blew the save, but he wriggled out of a bases-loaded, one-out situation with the winning run on third. Gunnar Henderson and Pete Alonso did not deliver, so the game went into extras and Ferrer (1-1) ended up with the win. Rookie Nick Davila notched his first career save.

Baltimore’s Coby Mayo homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth on a Ferrer full-count pitch. Jeremiah Jackson followed with a pinch-hit single and Tyler O’Neill laced a double after fouling off three two-strike pitches. Samuel Basallo hit into a fielder’s choice to tie the score, then Taylor Ward walked to load the bases.

Baltimore pulled within 6-5 in the 10th on Leody Taveras’ RBI single, but the Orioles didn’t score again despite having runners at the corners with no outs.

Orioles starter Trevor Rogers went 5 2/3 innings. He was charged with three runs on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Rico Garcia (3-1) was charged with the loss.

Garver had only seven RBIs this season coming into the game. His third home run of the season, coming with two outs in the fourth, boosted that total into double figures. Arozarena and Rob Refsnyder reached on singles to set up Garver.

Baltimore began the scoring in the first inning when Ward led off with a single and scored on Taveras’ sacrifice fly with the bases loaded.

The Orioles threatened in the second with O’Neill’s one-out walk followed by Sam Huff’s ground-rule double. But O’Neill was out at the plate on Ward’s grounder before Henderson struck out.

The Orioles didn’t have another base runner until Mayo reached on an error to begin the bottom of the seventh. That was followed by Jackson Holliday’s infield single and O’Neill’s double-play grounder. Mayo scored on Alex Hoppe’s two-out wild pitch to make it 4-2.

–Field Level Media

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Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s blast continues Yankees' surge past Guardians

Jun 9, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) reacts after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn ImagesJun 9, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) reacts after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning off Tim Herrin, lifting the visiting New York Yankees to a 3-2 win over the American League Central Division-leading Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.

Chisholm led off the eighth with a towering, 360-foot drive to right field that landed deep in the lower bowl, delighting the sizable contingent of Yankees fans who were seated throughout the ballpark.

Camilo Doval (2-0) tossed the seventh for the victory and Fernando Cruz earned his first save of the season with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, making New York the first AL team to 40 wins.

Herrin (0-2) gave up one run in 1 1/3 innings for Cleveland, which lost for the fifth time in its last six games and dropped to 17-16 at home. The Guardians put two runners on with two outs in the eighth before Cruz induced a fly out by Jose Ramirez.

The Guardians scored twice in the third off Yankees starter Gerrit Cole to tie the game at 2, putting five straight on base with two outs. Chase DeLauter singled in Ramirez, then came home when Angel Martinez beat out a high chopper toward first.

DeLauter’s hit was Cleveland’s first with a runner in scoring position in three games.

Spencer Jones belted his first major league homer off Slade Cecconi in the second, scoring Chisholm to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. The 25th overall draft pick in 2022 made his debut on May 8.

Jones’ 443-foot drive to straight-away center occurred in his 14th game since being called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The two Yankees homers were the only extra-base hits in the game for either team.

Jones, Paul Goldschmidt and Ryan McMahon led the Yankees with two hits apiece.

Ramirez, Martinez and Kyle Manzardo each provided two knocks for Cleveland.

Cole exited after 83 pitches over four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks, striking out four.

Cecconi worked five innings, allowing two runs on six hits in his second no-decision against New York in a six-day span. The righty tied his season high with seven strikeouts and walked two.

–Field Level Media

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