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Los Angeles Thieves open Call of Duty Stage 4 qualifying with victory

A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.

Jordan WoodruffA backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.

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Coming off winning the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, the Los Angeles Thieves opened Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-2 comeback win over FaZe Vegas on Saturday.

The Paris Gentle Mates swept the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-0, the Boston Breach bested the Vancouver Surge 3-2 and the Riyadh Falcons beat the Miami Heretics 3-2 in the day’s other matches.

The 12 Call of Duty League teams are playing five qualifying matches apiece to determine seeding for the fourth major of the season, to be held June 25-28 at Nanterre, France. Each team receives 10 CDL points for every win.

Los Angeles dropped the opener 250-207 on Gridlock Hardpoint, bounced back with 6-4 Fringe Search and Destroy and 5-2 Gridlock Overload victories, failed to close out the match with a 250-119 Scar Hardpoint loss but came through in the final game, winning 6-3 on Gridlock Search and Destroy.

Paris completed the only sweep of the day with a 250-197 Colossus Hardpoint victory, a 6-5 Gridlock Search and Destroy triumph and a 5-4 Scar Overload clincher against Carolina.

Boston delivered the most dramatic win of the day after falling behind 2-0 with a 250-234 Scar Hardpoint loss followed by a 6-4 Raid Search and Destroy defeat. Vancouver squandered that strong advantage as Boston won 4-1 on Gridlock Overload, 250-192 on Den Hardpoint and 6-3 on Hacienda Search and Destroy to complete the comeback.

Miami jumped ahead 1-0 over Riyadh with a 250-234 Colossus Hardpoint victory. The Falcons surged back with a 6-5 Fringe Search and Destroy win and a 6-5 Exposure Overload victory to take a 2-1 lead. The Heretics won 250-207 on Hacienda Hardpoint to force the decisive fifth game, which Riyadh won 6-1 on Sake Search and Destroy.

The weekend schedule:

Sunday

–Riyadh Falcons vs. Paris Gentle Mates

–OpTic Texas vs. Miami Heretics

–Cloud9 New York vs. Boston Breach

Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major qualifying, with match record and map differential

T1. OpTic Texas, 1-0, +3

T1. Paris Gentle Mates, 1-0, +3

3. G2 Minnesota, 1-0, +2

T4. Boston Breach, 1-0, +1

T4. Los Angeles Thieves, 1-0, +1

T4. Riyadh Falcons, 1-0, +1

7. Carolina Royal Ravens, 1-1, 0

T8. FaZe Vegas, 0-1, -1

T8. Miami Heretics, 0-1, -1

10. Cloud9 New York, 0-1, -2

11. Toronto KOI, 0-1, -3

12. Vancouver Surge, 0-2, -4

–Field Level Media

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Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down Diamondbacks in win

May 30, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn ImagesMay 30, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle’s four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 Saturday night in an interleague game.

Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth game in a row and moved above .500 (30-29) for the first time since they were 3-2 on March 30.

Woo (5-3) retired the first 13 batters he faced before Adrian Del Castillo lined a one-out single to center field in the fifth. An out later, Ildemaro Vargas lined a single to center, but Woo caught Jose Fernandez looking at a called third strike to get out of the inning.

Those were the only two hits Woo allowed. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out nine, matching his season high.

Raley hit a solo shot to right-center with one out in the second off Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson (2-4). It was Raley’s team-leading 13th homer of the season. An out later, Canzone went deep to right, nearly reaching the second deck, to make it 2-0.

Emerson led off the Seattle third with another homer to right. An out later, Rodriguez went deep to straightaway center, his 10th homer of the month and 12th of the season.

The Mariners added on without the benefit of a long ball in the sixth. Randy Arozarena reached on a throwing error by third baseman Fernandez, Raley singled to left and Cole Young lifted a sacrifice fly to right for a 5-0 lead to end Nelson’s night.

The Diamondbacks, who have lost two in a row, scored their lone run in the ninth. Geraldo Perdomo walked with two outs, took second on defensive interference and scored from there on a passed ball by catcher Mitch Garver as reliever Alex Hoppe failed to cover the plate.

Nelson gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out three.

Arizona third baseman Nolan Arenado was a late scratch from the lineup for what the team called “precautionary reasons.” Arenado, who has been dealing with groin tightness, was hit in the left arm by a fastball from Mariners closer Andres Munoz in the ninth inning Friday night.

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Athletics survive erratic 9th to snap their skid, Yankees' win streak

May 30, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom (21) rounds third base after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the sixth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn ImagesMay 30, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom (21) rounds third base after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the sixth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images

Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz drilled two-run homers and Tyler Soderstrom hit a solo shot as the Athletics notched a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.

J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings as the Athletics snapped a four-game losing streak.

Kurtz went 3-for-4 and scored twice and Soderstrom reached four times on three hits and one walk.

New York had just six hits – none producing a run — while seeing a five-game winning streak come to an end.

Ginn (3-3) gave up just one unearned run and four hits. He struck out four and walked three.

The Yankees loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth with a single and two walks against Jack Perkins. Scott Barlow entered and walked Ben Rice, Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger in succession to force in three runs before getting Jazz Chisholm Jr. to bounce out to first to post his second save.

New York’s Ryan Weathers (2-3) served up three homers and allowed five runs and six hits over 6 2/3 innings. He matched a season-best with 10 strikeouts and walked three.

Weathers retired the first two batters in the seventh with the Yankees trailing 3-1. He then walked Colby Thomas to bring Kurtz to the plate.

Manager Aaron Boone scurried out to talk to Weathers, but the left-hander remained in the game.

In turn, Kurtz smacked the first pitch to the wall and New York center fielder Trent Grisham leaped but couldn’t catch the drive that gave the Athletics a 5-1 lead, ending Weathers’ outing.

In the eighth inning, Jake Bird hit Brent Rooker with a pitch and Soderstrom followed with a double. One out later, Zach Gelof singled to left to score Rooker.

Kurtz singled with one out in the first before Langeliers came to the plate. Weathers threw a 2-2 fastball that Langeliers jumped on and sent the ball flying 426 feet to center to give the A’s a 2-0 lead.

The Yankees got a run in the fourth with help from two Athletics’ errors.

Bellinger walked with one out and Chisholm followed with a single to center with Bellinger moving to third when Henry Bolte fumbled the ball.

Chisholm then attempted to steal second and Langeliers’ throw was on the mark but Alika Williams failed to catch the ball for an error and it went into center field, scoring Bellinger.

In the sixth, Soderstrom sent a 1-0 fastball from Weathers over the wall in right-center to make it 3-1.

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Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down D-backs in win

May 30, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn ImagesMay 30, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle’s four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night in an interleague game.

Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth game in a row and moved above .500 (30-29) for the first time since they were 3-2 on March 30.

Woo (5-3) retired the first 13 batters he faced before Adrian Del Castillo lined a one-out single to center field in the fifth. An out later, Ildemaro Vargas lined a single to center, but Woo caught Jose Fernandez looking at a called third strike to get out of the inning.

Those were the only two hits Woo allowed. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out nine, matching his season high.

Raley hit a solo shot to right-center with one out in the second off Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson (2-4). It was Raley’s team-leading 13th homer of the season. An out later, Canzone went deep to right, nearly reaching the second deck, to make it 2-0.

Emerson led off the Seattle third with another homer to right. An out later, Rodriguez went deep to straightaway center, his 10th homer of the month and 12th of the season.

The Mariners added on without the benefit of a long ball in the sixth. Randy Arozarena reached on a throwing error by third baseman Fernandez, Raley singled to left and Cole Young lifted a sacrifice fly to right for a 5-0 lead to end Nelson’s night.

The Diamondbacks, who have lost two in a row, scored their lone run in the ninth. Geraldo Perdomo walked with two outs, took second on defensive indifference and scored from there on a passed ball by catcher Mitch Garver as reliever Alex Hoppe failed to cover the plate.

Nelson gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out three.

Arizona third baseman Nolan Arenado was a late scratch from the lineup for what the team called “precautionary reasons.” Arenado, who has been dealing with groin tightness, was hit in the left arm by a fastball from Mariners closer Andres Munoz in the ninth inning Friday night.

–Field Level Media

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