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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani strives to continue stellar pitching in clash vs. Marlins
Apr 22, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) pitches during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Dodgers are tightening Shohei Ohtani’s pitching schedule as the right-hander prepares to take the mound Tuesday night against the visiting Miami Marlins.
The outing means that Ohtani (2-0, 0.38 ERA) will pitch on five days of rest for just the third time in 19 career starts for the Dodgers. He has pitched on at least six days’ rest in each of his four starts this season.
“We talked to Shohei, (and) he feels good about going on Tuesday,” said Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts, who will move right-hander Tyler Glasnow back a day after he threw eight shutout innings last Thursday in a 3-0 victory over San Francisco.
Ohtani is 1-0 with an 0.69 ERA in two career starts against the Marlins but has not pitched against them as a member of the Dodgers.
Ohtani has allowed just one earned run over 24 innings this season. But his increased focus on pitching had come at a cost before a recent offensive surge.
He was batting .240 before collecting three hits in each of his last two games. His RBI double in the ninth inning on Monday set the stage for Kyle Tucker’s game-winning, two-run single as the Dodgers rallied for a 5-4 victory over Miami in the series opener.
Even with his star’s recent success at the plate, Roberts will use Ohtani only as a pitcher on Tuesday. It will be the second time this season Ohtani will pitch and not hit in the same game.
“Hopefully he doesn’t put too much weight into it,” Roberts said about an ongoing debate that Ohtani should focus on a single discipline during his pitching days. “I don’t talk to him too much about it, to be quite honest. But he is well aware of what’s being said about him.”
The Marlins will send right-hander Janson Junk (1-2, 3.67 ERA) to the mound on Tuesday in the middle contest of the three-game series.
Junk is coming off his best outing of the season when he gave up one hit over five scoreless innings in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.
Marlins manager Clayton McCullough pulled Junk from the outing after just 56 pitches as the Cardinals were set to go through the lineup for a third time.
“Being a competitor, I’m frustrated, but overall, as a team, where we were, where we are, it’s like, ‘All right, I’m OK with getting a win,'” said Junk, who has never faced the Dodgers.
“At the end of the day, that’s the only thing that’s important to me.”
The Dodgers rallied for the victory on Monday against Marlins right-handed closer Pete Fairbanks, who departed in the ninth inning with numbness in his right hand. He was charged with three runs in one-third of an inning, took the loss, and reportedly is day-to-day because of the issue.
The Marlins activated infielder/outfielder Christopher Morel from the injured list. He did not play in the series opener.
Morel, who signed with Miami as a free agent in the offseason, suffered an oblique injury during batting practice before the opening game of the season.
“I just have to focus on the present, forget what happened,” Morel said through an interpreter. “Past is the past. Just continue helping the team any way we can and just focus on winning games.”
Morel is expected to see most of his playing time at first base, a position he did not play until this spring.
–Field Level Media
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Aaron Judge hits 11th homer, Ben Rice hits 10th as Yankees top Rangers
Apr 27, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice (22) bumps elbows with right fielder Aaron Judge (99) after hitting two-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the third inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Max Fried pitched six scoreless innings and was backed by three homers as the New York Yankees recorded a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers Monday night in Arlington, Texas.
Ben Rice, Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered as the Yankees won for the ninth time in 10 games. New York hit at least three homers for the seventh time in its first 29 games.
Fried (4-1) allowed four hits and produced his fourth scoreless start this season. The left-hander notched three of his five strikeouts against Corey Seager and walked two.
Fried was also backed by a pair of double plays started by Jose Caballero in the first and sixth against Josh Jung and Brandon Nimmo. Fried also notched his MLB-best 38th pickoff since 2017 when he picked off Jung in the fourth.
Rice hit a two-run shot off Texas starter Jack Leiter (1-2) in the second after a single by Trent Grisham. Rice homered for the sixth time in his past 11 games when he drove a first-pitch fastball into the visiting bullpen beyond the left field fence.
Judge followed by sending a full-count curveball to left field. Judge homered for the eighth time in 15 games and his 11th homer tied Houston’s Yordan Alvarez and Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami for the major league lead.
Chisholm gave the Yankees a 4-0 lead by lifting a first-pitch slider into the right field seats in the fourth. It was the second baseman’s third homer in his past five games after not going deep in his first 23 games.
Judge finished with three hits and reached base four times as the Yankees improved to 6-1 on their nine-game road trip.
Leiter allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings. He struck out four, walked one and tied a career high by allowing three homers.
Joc Pederson hit a pinch-hit homer off Camilo Doval in the seventh but Texas lost for the sixth time in nine games. Seager grounded out with two on in the eighth against Tim Hill and David Bednar allowed an RBI single to Alejandro Osuna in the ninth before securing his eighth save in nine chances.
–Field Level Media
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MLB roundup: Cards score 4 runs in ninth to stun Pirates
Apr 27, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher George Soriano (65) is congratulated by catcher Pedro Pages (43) after the Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images Jose Fermin’s two-run double with one out in the ninth inning capped a four-run rally as the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a near-shutout and beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Monday.
St. Louis, which had lost four straight and five of six, was hitless through 6 2/3 innings and scoreless through 8 1/3 before breaking through against Dennis Santana, who came into the contest with two saves and a 0.69 ERA with only one earned run allowed in 13 appearances.
Those numbers took a hit right away as Pedro Pages, St. Louis’ backup catcher, and rookie JJ Wetherholt hit back-to-back home runs off Santana (2-2) to even the game.
It was Pages’ third home run of the season, and second in his last two games, while Wetherholt went deep for the third straight game and sixth time this season.
Ryan O’Hearn and Jake Mangum drove in runs for Pittsburgh, which dropped its second straight game.
Yankees 4, Rangers 2
Max Fried pitched six scoreless innings and was backed by three homers as New York prevailed in Arlington, Texas.
Ben Rice, Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered as the Yankees won for the ninth time in 10 games. Fried (4-1) allowed four hits and produced his fourth scoreless start this season. David Bednar gave up a run in the ninth but got his eighth save.
Rangers starter Jack Leiter (1-2) yielded four runs on eight hits in six innings. Joc Pederson delivered a solo homer.
Rays 3, Guardians 2
Ryan Vilade singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Steven Matz worked a season-high seven innings to lead visiting Tampa Bay over Cleveland.
Vilade had two RBI singles in a three-inning span as the Rays scored three unanswered runs to erase a 2-0 deficit. Vilade went 3-for-4 and Jonathan Aranda added a home run for the Rays. Matz (4-1) gave up two runs on four hits.
Cleveland took a 2-0 lead in the fifth on Daniel Schneemann’s two-run homer to left off Matz. Chase DeLauter went 2-for-4 with a double. Parker Messick tied his career high with nine strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run on three hits.
Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 0
Ranger Suarez pitched eight innings of one-hit ball as visiting Boston blanked Toronto.
Suarez (2-2) struck out 10 one in the opener of a three-game series. Carlos Narvaez hit a solo homer for the Red Sox and Marcelo Mayer and Wilyer Abreu each had two hits, a walk and an RBI.
Dylan Cease (1-1) allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. Toronto had only a walk before Jesus Sanchez led off the home sixth with a double past third base, breaking up a no-hit bid. Dalton Varsho had the Jays’ other hit, a double in the ninth inning.
Twins 11, Mariners 4
Kody Clemens went 2-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs, and Minnesota cruised to a win over Seattle in Minneapolis.
Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer and Trevor Larnach went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI for Minnesota, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Ryan Jeffers went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.
Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer for Seattle, whose four-game winning streak ended.
–Field Level Media
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Lawyer: Lawrence Taylor still hospitalized with stomach-related issue
Lawrence Taylor is surrounded by fans Giants during Fan Fest at MetLife Stadium to celebrate 100 Seasons of the New York Giants, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. A week after Lawrence Taylor was first hospitalized, the Pro Football Hall of Famer is still being treated for “a stomach-related issue,” his attorney said Monday.
The announcement was the first official news about the condition of Taylor, 67, since he reportedly arrived at the emergency room on April 20 before being admitted.
Attorney Mark Eiglarsh said of Taylor, “At this time, the condition does not appear to be life-threatening. He remains under medical observation and is showing signs of improvement.”
A potential discharge date remains unknown.
Eiglarsh added, “Lawrence asks that I convey his sincere gratitude to everyone who has been thinking of him and keeping him in their prayers during this challenging time.”
Considered one of the top defensive players in NFL history, Taylor was a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, eight-time All-Pro and 10-time Pro Bowl selection during his 13-year career with the New York Giants.
In 1986, Taylor recorded 20.5 sacks en route to being named the NFL MVP.
Taylor, a key part of two Super Bowl championship runs for New York, was selected by the Giants with the second overall pick of the 1981 NFL Draft out of North Carolina.
After leaving the NFL, Taylor publicly battled substance abuse issues.
–Field Level Media
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