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MLB roundup: Brewers score 8 runs in 2nd to power past Braves
Jun 21, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras (24) reacts after hitting a three run home run against the Atlanta Braves during the second inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images William Contreras hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run outburst in the second inning, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday.
The victory enabled the National League Central-leading Brewers to salvage one game against the NL East-leading Braves in the three-game set. It also ended their three-game losing streak.
Contreras, a former Brave, was 4-for-5, scored two runs and drove in three runs to pace the team’s 13-hit attack. Jake Bauers, Sal Frelick and David Hamilton added two hits apiece.
Robert Gasser (1-3) pitched a season-high six innings and 97 pitches, and retired the last nine batters he faced. He allowed two runs on four hits and one walk. He matched his career high with seven strikeouts and won for the first time since May 15, 2024.
Braves starter Bryce Elder (5-5) allowed all eight of his runs over six innings in the second, giving up 12 hits. Rowdy Tellez hit a homer against his former team, and Mauricio Dubon had three of Atlanta’s seven hits.
Reds 4, Yankees 1
Chase Burns pitched five solid innings and extended his personal winning streak to eight games as Cincinnati downed host New York to win a series at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three seasons.
Burns (9-1) allowed only Ben Rice’s 22nd homer in the third among five hits. The 23-year-old right-hander withstood six New York stolen bases in seven attempts. Burns improved to 8-0 in his past 11 starts and also struck out at least seven for the seventh straight outing.
Tyler Stephenson hit a three-run homer in the fourth off Yankees rookie Elmer Rodriguez (0-2) as the Reds outscored the Yankees 14-3 in the final two games of the series after striking out 17 times Friday. Rodriguez allowed three runs on four hits in four-plus innings during his fourth career start.
Tigers 5, White Sox 4 (10 innings)
Matt Vierling hit a bases-loaded single in the 10th inning to drive in the game-winning run, as host Detroit completed a three-game sweep of Chicago.
Detroit scored two runs in the 10th after Tristan Peters’ sacrifice fly gave Chicago the lead in the top of the inning. Dillon Dingler hit his team-high 18th homer and drove in two runs for the Tigers. Will Vest (3-4) picked up the victory in relief.
Luisangel Acuna hit a two-run homer, his first of the season, for Chicago.
Marlins 2, Giants 1
Kyle Stowers homered off Logan Webb as host Miami completed a three-game sweep of San Francisco to improve to a majors-best 14-4 in June.
Stowers scored both of the Marlins’ runs in the second and fourth innings, opening the scoring with his eighth homer. Ryan Gusto lasted 4 1/3 innings before John King (4-1) and the Miami bullpen combined for 4 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.
Webb (4-5) pitched his first complete game since 2024, allowing five hits and two runs in eight innings. Casey Schmitt had the Giants’ lone RBI in the third inning on a single that followed Luis Arraez’s double.
Astros 2, Guardians 1
Yordan Alvarez slugged his American League-leading 25th home run, and Kai-Wei Teng worked six strong innings as Houston claimed the rubber match of a three-game series against visiting Cleveland.
The Astros won the fourth of their last five series behind Alvarez and right-hander Teng (4-6), who snapped a three-start skid. Teng allowed one run on four hits over six innings. Closer Josh Hader notched his fifth save with a perfect ninth.
Guardians starter Slade Cecconi (3-6) allowed two runs on six hits over six innings.
Rays 4, Nationals 3
Jonny DeLuca slugged a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Tampa Bay strengthened an MLB-best home record with a comeback victory over Washington in St. Petersburg, Fla.
With the Rays down 3-2 and facing his brother-in-law Orlando Ribalta (0-1), Yandy Diaz singled with one out, posting his fourth consecutive game with two hits. DeLuca then belted Ribalta’s slider up in the zone out to left for his fourth homer and a 4-3 advantage that stood over the final two frames.
The Rays, 26-10 at home, are 8-1 in the past nine series sets in the domed park and won their fourth straight series over the Nats. Washington’s CJ Abrams went 2-for-4 with a homer and double, and red-hot Nasim Nunez was 2-for-3 with his National League-leading 28th stolen base.
Cardinals 12, Royals 10
JJ Wetherholt hit two of St. Louis’ four home runs, helping the visitors stave off Kansas City to avoid a sweep in the three-game series.
Wetherholt scored three times and drove in three runs and Ivan Herrera hit a three-run homer and scored three times for the Cardinals, who had a season-high 16 hits. Jac Caglianone hit two homers for the Royals, who also got home runs from Carter Jensen and Nick Loftin.
Neither starting pitcher made it to the third inning. Kansas City’s Stephen Kolek (4-2) allowed nine runs over 1 2/3 innings after allowing 15 earned runs in 50 1/3 innings entering the game. St. Louis starter Dustin May, fresh off a one-hit shutout, allowed six runs in two innings.
Rangers 4, Padres 3
Wyatt Langford hit a three-run homer and Texas edged San Diego in Arlington, Texas, to win for only the second time in six games and take two of three in the series.
Langford went 2-for-4, and Josh Jung’s RBI single in the fourth broke a tie. Jung finished 2-for-3. Nicky Lopez went 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi (7-7) gave up three runs on seven hits over six innings with nine strikeouts. The right-hander’s start was delayed a day because he was scratched on Saturday due to left knee soreness.
It was the finale of a nine-game road trip for the Padres, who had won two of their previous three. Xander Bogaerts was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Bulk hurler Lucas Giolito (2-3) yielded four runs on seven hits in four innings.
Twins 4, Diamondbacks 2
A three-run seventh inning propelled visiting Minnesota to a series-clinching win over Arizona in Phoenix.
Alex Jackson’s single through the hole into right field brought home Ryan Kreidler and Josh Bell, with an assist from a Corbin Carroll error, to put the Twins ahead 3-2. Cody Laweryson (1-0) earned the first win of his career in relief of starter Mike Paredes, who allowed two runs over five innings in his third career start.
The blown lead spoiled a strong major league debut from Jose Cabrera, who delivered five shutout innings with three hits and no walks. Ketel Marte sparked the Diamondbacks’ offense with a two-run double in the second inning, but Arizona fell flat from there, finishing 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
Pirates 8, Rockies 6
Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales homered and finished with two hits each, and Pittsburgh beat host Colorado. Jake Mangum had three hits and Spencer Horwitz contributed two for Pittsburgh, which built an 8-1 lead before surviving a late Colorado surge.
Pirates starter Jared Jones left the game after he was struck on the right elbow by a comebacker that ended the third inning. Jones, who allowed one run on one hit, was replaced by Yohan Ramirez (5-2) to start the fourth. Ramirez pitched two scoreless innings, allowing no hits to earn the win. The Pirates announced that initial images of Jones were negative and he will be re-examined in Pittsburgh on Monday.
TJ Rumfield homered and Jake McCarthy had two hits for the Rockies.
Angels 9, Athletics 7
Zach Neto delivered a tie-breaking home run in the top of the ninth to lift Los Angeles past the host Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
With Jose Siri on, Neto launched his 17th homer of the season over the left field wall against Elvis Alvarado (3-2) to put the Angels ahead 9-7. Los Angeles reliever Chase Silseth (2-1) worked a scoreless eighth to help his team split the four-game series. Starting pitcher Reid Detmers allowed five runs on six hits in six innings.
Nick Kurtz (2-for-4, three RBIs) hit a two-run shot off reliever Brent Suter that gave the A’s a 7-4 advantage in the seventh. Denzer Guzman pulled the Angels even in the eighth with a three-run blast to center off Hogan Harris, marking Guzman’s third straight game with a home run.
Orioles 12, Dodgers 1
Colton Cowser had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs to help Baltimore rout host Los Angeles in the rubber game of their three-contest series.
Taylor Ward singled, homered and scored three runs, Blaze Alexander had three hits, including a home run, Pete Alonso blasted a three-run shot, and Gunnar Henderson had two hits and scored two runs for the Orioles. Starter Brandon Young (6-2) went five innings, allowing one run and five hits.
Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan (3-5) allowed six runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. Los Angeles has lost two in a row for first time since a four-game skid May 9-12.
Phillies 6, Mets 2
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper capped their big weekends by each hitting home runs as host Philadelphia rolled past New York in the rubber game of a three-contest series between the National League East rivals.
Zack Wheeler pitched into the sixth for the 10th straight start for the Phillies, who outscored the Mets 21-5 over the final two games of the series to improve to 12-6 this month. Schwarber, who hit three homers on Saturday, slugged a three-run homer on Sunday. Harper, who hit for his first career cycle Saturday, went deep off Austin Warren in the fifth. Harper finished 3-for-4 and went 7-for-9 in the last two games as he raised his average from .248 to .266.
Carson Benge homered and scored both runs for the last-place Mets, who went 2-4 on a six-game road trip. David Peterson (3-6) gave up five runs, four earned, on six hits in four innings in his first start since May 26.
Mariners 3, Red Sox 1
Dominic Canzone homered and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 1/3 solid innings as Seattle defeated visiting Boston to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Gilbert (6-4) allowed one run on three hits. The right-hander walked two and struck out eight. Canzone (hamstring) left the game in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Nate Eaton went deep for Boston’s only run. Payton Tolle (3-5) went six innings and gave up three runs on six hits.
–Field Level Media
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Rays' Shane McClanahan strives for success at home again in matchup vs. Royals
Jun 17, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash (10) pulls starting pitcher Shane McClanahan (18) from the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The Tampa Bay Rays own the majors’ best record at home but have struggled against the Kansas City Royals there lately.
However, the Rays are perfect in St. Petersburg, Fla., this season in starts by left-hander Shane McClanahan, who will look to help them even a four-game set against the Royals on Tuesday night.
With a 2-1 loss to Kansas City on Monday, the Rays are still a solid 26-11 at home. However, they’ve lost four straight there to the Royals, who are amid an 8-3 stretch when facing Tampa Bay on the road.
The Rays also have dropped seven of their last 10 games overall. And they’re 1-6 in one-run games during that stretch.
“In the course of 162 games, there’s going to ebbs and some flows,” said Tampa Bay pitcher Drew Rasmussen, who allowed two runs over six innings Monday.
“I wouldn’t chalk it up to anything more than that at this point.”
McClanahan (6-4, 3.33 ERA) has completed just 7 2/3 total innings in his last two starts. On Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he lasted a season-low 3 2/3 innings while allowing two runs, three hits and a season-high five walks on 83 pitches.
Tampa Bay, which dropped that game 5-4, has lost McClanahan’s last three starts– all on the road, where he’s 1-4 with a 4.38 ERA in eight starts. However, the Rays have won all six 2026 home starts made by McClanahan, who is 5-0 with a 2.05 ERA in those outings.
All three of McClanahan’s starts against the Royals have come at home, and he’s 1-0 with a 2.30 ERA in those contests. He has not faced Kansas City since 2023, however.
The Royals have won four of their last five games to build momentum. Carter Jensen recorded a run-scoring single in the fifth inning Monday to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, during which he’s batting .365 with 12 RBIs.
Star teammate Bobby Witt Jr. missed his third straight game Monday with a Grade 1 MCL sprain, but Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro said he hopes Witt is available at some point during this series.
The Royals’ scheduled Tuesday starter, Luinder Avila (2-3, 5.50 ERA), yielded a run and three hits while striking out five batters over 5 2/3 innings of his team’s 6-2 victory at Washington on Wednesday.
It was a needed performance by the right-hander, who was tagged for eight runs on five hits and three walks in just two-thirds of an inning against Houston in his prior start.
“He’s a powerful and strong individual,” pitching coach Brian Sweeney told the Royals’ official website. “Being consistent on those 17 inches of the plate, and letting the movement work in the zone, is key.”
Avila was used almost exclusively as a reliever in April and May. He has allowed no more than one run in three of his four June starts.
“He knows he can do it down there in the bullpen,” Sweeney added. “And he’s learning what it takes at the major league level as a starter. It’s going to enhance his development.”
Avila will get his first look at the Rays and Yandy Diaz, who is batting .408 with 23 RBIs during a 20-game home on-base streak.
–Field Level Media
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Tuesday MLB Best Bets: Two Pitching Props Worth Playing
May 31, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane McClanahan (18) throws a pitch during the second inning against Los Angeles Angels at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Pablo Robles-Imagn Images We’ve got a rainy Tuesday on tap in parts of the Northeast so hopefully we get all of today’s games in.
I’m avoiding it all and going with one prop from a dome and another from Southern California for today’s MLB Picks.
Season Record 38-35-1, +0.08 Units
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Shane McClanahan Under 15.5 Outs Recorded (-124 DraftKings)
The Rays lefty sometimes ace has been anything but stellar lately. In his last three starts he’s lasted just 12.1 IP total with an ugly 7.11 ERA and 2.13 WHIP. Before his recent blips he was excellent, with a 2.45 ERA and 1.02 WHIP though his 15.3% K-BB% was more good than outstanding and the estimators are not enamored with his work.
He has a 3.94 SIERA and 3.67 xERA on the season. Prior to this year he hadn’t pitched in MLB since early August 2023, so there’s also the question of whether he’s just run out of gas already.
As far as this particular prop goes, he’s just not going far into games in either his good starts or bad ones. McClanahan has only recorded an out in the sixth in one of his last seven starts, and that was literally one out.
Overall he’s gone past 5 IP just 3 of 14 times. The Royals offense isn’t the greatest and they’re missing Vinnie P and possibly Bobby Witt Jr. as well. But Jac Caglianone is on fire lately and they went off on the Cardinals last weekend so they’re hitting their stride a bit lately. There’s some juice on the under here but not enough in my opinion.
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Orioles vs. Angels
McClanahan’s ex-teammate Baz gets a somewhat easier assignment tonight as he takes on the banged up Angels in Anaheim. Mike Trout is out though Jorge Soler just returned from the IL. The latter is helpful for this prop as he’s rocking a 31% K%.
The Angels as a whole are the most whiff-tastic team in baseball with a 24.9% K%.
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Storm face franchise-record skid unless they beat Wings
Jun 20, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Seattle Storm guard Natisha Hiedeman (2) drives past Phoenix Mercury guard Lexi Held (10) in the second half at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Seattle Storm will try to avoid making history when they play host to the Dallas Wings on Monday night.
The Storm (3-14) have lost 10 games in a row, tying the franchise record set in 2023.
After three straight losses by five points or fewer, the Storm were blown out 93-73 Saturday in Phoenix. Seattle is 0-9 against Western Conference opponents this season.
“If you’re scoring, then you can set your defense a little bit better, but also if you’re missing shots, sometimes it’s frustrating and then the challenge is to not let it impact you on the other end,” said first-year Storm coach Sonia Raman, whose team will open a three-game homestand that includes visits from New York and Atlanta.
Natisha Hiedeman led Seattle with 20 points, her ninth straight game in double-digit scoring. Storm guard Jade Melbourne injured her right foot and didn’t play in the second half, and she is listed as questionable for Monday’s game.
The Wings (10-6) rallied past visiting Chicago 93-92 Saturday as Paige Bueckers totaled 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Li Yueru made two free throws with 12.5 seconds left to give Dallas — which scored 36 points in the fourth quarter — its first lead of the game.
“We always felt like we were in it, and we were scrapping and fighting,” Bueckers said. “We were just trying to attack that way and just chip away, not hit any home runs, but one possession at a time, dig in defensively, get what we want and execute offensively and just keep building — keep having that consistent communication of what we want and just stick with it until the final buzzer.”
The Wings beat Seattle 79-56 on June 1 in Arlington, Texas, as Aziaha James scored 18 points off the bench.
Bueckers leads Dallas with 18.7 points and 6.1 assists per game, while Jessica Shepard has tallied 14.2 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per contest. Hiedeman paces Seattle at 15.3 points and 4.3 assists.
–Field Level Media
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