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Mets display power in handing Rockies sixth straight loss
May 6, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; New York Mets second baseman Marcus Semien (10) doubles in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Marcus Semien had four hits, including a home run, Juan Soto led off the game with a homer, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 in Denver on Wednesday night.
MJ Melendez, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez had two hits apiece, Freddy Peralta (2-3) scattered four hits in five innings and Devin Williams earned his fifth save for New York.
The game was originally scheduled for a 1:10 p.m. start but a snowstorm moved into Colorado on Tuesday night and didn’t end until early afternoon Wednesday.
TJ Rumfield homered among his three hits, Jake McCarthy also went deep and Tyler Freeman, Edouard Julien and Troy Johnston had two hits each for Colorado, which has lost six in a row.
Soto hit Michael Lorenzen’s third pitch into the seats in left to give the Mets the advantage, and they added to the lead in the fourth. Baty led off with a walk and went to third on Semien’s bloop double to right. Benge drove them home with a single, and he eventually scored a groundout by Luis Torrens.
New York padded the lead in the sixth. Semien led off with a single, Benge doubled and both scored on Alvarez’s single. Zach Agnos relieved Lorenzen and hit Torrens with a pitch, Alvarez scored on Bichette’s single and Torrens came home on a groundout and throwing error by second baseman Julien to make it 8-0.
Lorenzen (2-4) allowed seven runs on 11 hits in five-plus innings.
Colorado answered in the bottom of the sixth against Tobias Myers. Rumfield led off with a home run, Freeman and Tyler Johnston doubled to make it 8-2. After Myers retired the next two, McCarthy crushed his first homer to cap the four-run inning.
Semien answered with a two-run homer in the ninth, but the Rockies responded in the bottom of the inning. Mickey Moniak hit a one-out single to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, two more singles loaded the bases and a run scored when Sean Manaea hit Freeman.
Williams struck out Jordan Beck and Kyle Karros to end the game.
–Field Level Media
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Astros' Carlos Correa needs season-ending ankle surgery
Apr 28, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa (1) reacts after striking out in the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images Houston Astros infielder Carlos Correa will require season-ending surgery to repair his left ankle, he confirmed to reporters on Wednesday.
Correa said he tore a tendon in his ankle and will undergo the surgery soon, with a recovery time of six to eight months.
The injury occurred as Correa took swings in the batting cage prior to the Astros’ home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Nick Allen replaced Correa in the lineup at shortstop after being activated from the 10-day injured list (back spasms) earlier in the day.
Correa’s injury marked the second consecutive day that the Astros lost a starter during batting practice. Catcher Yainer Diaz sustained an oblique strain while swinging a bat on Monday and was placed on the 10-day injured list.
Astros manager Joe Espada said Diaz will be out “a while.”
Correa, 31, is batting .279 with three home runs and 16 RBIs in 32 games while splitting his time between shortstop and third base.
Houston selected Correa with the first overall pick of the 2012 MLB Draft. He was the 2015 American League Rookie of the Year and collected the Gold Glove for AL shortstops in 2021.
The three-time All-Star, Correa is a career .275 hitter with 203 homers and 740 RBIs in 1,285 regular-season games for the Astros (2015-21, 2025-present) and Minnesota Twins (2022-25).
Diaz, 27, is batting .238 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 26 games.
For his career, Diaz is batting .276 with 61 homers, 229 RBIs, a .302 on-base percentage and a .448 slugging percentage in 427 games, all with Houston since 2022.
Christian Vazquez started at catcher against the Dodgers on Tuesday. The Astros won 2-1.
–Field Level Media
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Another Masters in the bag, Rory McIlroy determined to extend major success
Rory McIlroy tees off on the third hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Rory McIlroy reflected on his second career Masters victory before arriving at the Truist Championship and came away with one lasting emotion.
“I feel like if anything I’m more motivated after what happened at Augusta this year than I’ve ever been,” McIlroy said Wednesday at Quail Hollow, site of this week’s PGA event and his first career victory on Tour in 2010.
Upon completing the career Grand Slam last year, McIlroy became the sixth player to accomplish the feat and first since Tiger Woods in 2000. He won his sixth career major last month, claiming another green jacket at Augusta.
But when McIlroy had a moment to fully crack open what the latest major victory meant to him, the 37-year-old Northern Irishman came to the realization the new trophy only pushes him to chase the next one even harder.
“I felt like winning the Grand Slam was going to be this life-changing thing,” he said. “And in some ways it was. But in other ways I had to remember like, ‘No, I still have a lot of my career left and I want to keep playing and keep competing.’ So this year I think winning was validation for all the work that I’ve put in over the last few years to get myself back to this place where I’m winning majors. I’m excited for the road ahead.”
Before he shifts the target to the PGA Championship next week, McIlroy arrived in North Carolina as the top-ranked player in the field. No. 2 McIlroy won’t have to contend with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler this week.
He’s feeling refreshed after a short stint away from the course. McIlroy said he went to New York with his wife, Erica, and attended the State Dinner at the White House.
“I gave myself a good 10 days to enjoy myself and then thought I needed to get back on the range and start to practice and get ready for this stretch coming up,” he said.
The Truist Championship is a PGA Tour Signature Event and has a $20 million purse. McIlroy won the event in 2024 and four of his 30 victories are at Quail Hollow (2010, 2015, 2021).
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Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (elbow) set for Wednesday surgery
Apr 29, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the seventh inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is scheduled to undergo surgery on his left elbow Wednesday.
The surgery to remove loose bodies in his pitching elbow is being performed by prominent surgeon Dr. Neal ElAttrache, per the New York Post, which added he could return to pitch in about two months.
Skubal experienced discomfort last Wednesday in his start against the Atlanta Braves. He gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings and departed the game with a 3-2 lead, but the Detroit bullpen couldn’t hold the advantage in the 4-3 loss. Skubal struck out seven.
In a throwing session on Sunday, Skubal reported further discomfort, and testing revealed the loose bodies, manager A.J. Hinch said Monday.
Skubal, 29, is 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA over seven starts this season. He led the American League with a 2.21 ERA over 31 starts and 195 1/3 innings last season when he won his second consecutive American League Cy Young Award.
–Field Level Media
Astros' Carlos Correa needs season-ending ankle surgery
Another Masters in the bag, Rory McIlroy determined to extend major success
