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MLB roundup: Giants jack 7 homers, demolish Cubs
Jun 5, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman (26) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three run home run against the Chicago Cubs during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images Matt Chapman hit a grand slam and a three-run homer, Willy Adames and Casey Schmitt each chipped in a pair of homers and the visiting San Francisco Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 18-3 on Friday.
Chapman finished with a career-high eight RBIs, Adames scored four times and drove in four and Schmitt logged four hits, three runs and three RBIs to propel the Giants to their second-highest run total of the season. San Francisco hadn’t hit at least seven homers in a game since April 2023.
Robbie Ray (4-6) benefitted from the 19-hit onslaught to win for the first time since May 8. He coasted through five shutout innings.
Coming off a ninth-inning rally that produced a walk-off win over the Athletics on Thursday, the Cubs didn’t score until Carson Kelly hit an RBI single in the sixth. Edward Cabrera (3-3) permitted eight runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Dodgers 1, Angels 0
Roki Sasaki had a career-high 10 strikeouts and Freddie Freeman crushed a game-ending home run in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out a victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels.
Blake Treinen (3-1) recorded one out in the top of the ninth inning as the Dodgers improved to 4-0 against the Angels this year. Freeman hit a 3-2 fastball from former Dodger Kirby Yates (0-2) for his 10th of the season, a 404-foot blast over the wall in right-center.
Sasaki gave up two hits and two walks over a career-high-tying seven innings. Angels starter Reid Detmers allowed two hits over six innings with two walks and six strikeouts. Mike Trout went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as the Angels lost for the fourth time in five games.
Red Sox 5, Yankees 3
Sonny Gray pitched 6 1/3 innings against one of his former teams, Willson Contreras homered and Boston continued its recent road success with a victory over New York.
Gray (7-1) won as a visitor to Yankee Stadium for the first time, allowing three runs on eight hits to improve to 5-0 in six starts since returning from a hamstring injury. Contreras homered for the second straight game, finishing with three RBIs for the Red Sox, who also got a homer from Andruw Monasterio.
Ben Rice homered off Gray two batters into the first inning and Trent Grisham went deep in the fifth. Spencer Jones was called up to replace Aaron Judge (right rib cage) and highlighted his first career three-hit game with a run-scoring double in the fourth. Ryan Weathers (2-4) allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings.
Nationals 14, Diamondbacks 1
Luis Garcia Jr. had two homers and a career-high six RBIs, James Wood homered and scored three times and Washington blasted Arizona in Phoenix.
CJ Abrams and Daylen Lile (3-for-6) also went deep and scored twice apiece for the Nationals, who lead the majors with 345 runs. Washington’s Foster Griffin (7-2) gave up one run on two hits in five innings.
Aramis Garcia hit his first major league homer since 2022 for the Diamondbacks’ lone run. Merrill Kelly (5-4) was pounded for seven runs and six hits in five innings.
Phillies 8, White Sox 6
Kyle Schwarber collected four hits, Brandon Marsh slugged a two-run homer and Philadelphia notched a home victory over Chicago.
Alec Bohm had two hits and two RBIs for the Phillies, who have won eight of their past 10 games. Bryce Harper also contributed two hits, while Adolis Garcia homered for the second straight game.
Randal Grichuk homered twice for the Cubs, who have lost three of their past four games. Derek Hill also went deep, while Luisangel Acuna chipped in with two hits, an RBI and a run.
Tigers 7, Mariners 3
Kerry Carpenter and Spencer Torkelson hit two-run homers and host Detroit extended its winning streak to four games with a victory over Seattle.
Gleyber Torres had three hits and drove in two runs the Tigers, and Riley Greene added two hits and a run. Framber Valdez (3-4) gave up one run and five hits in five innings.
Seattle shortstop J.P. Crawford departed in the third after getting hit on the hand by a 96 mph Valdez pitch. Mariners manager Dan Wilson said X-rays of the hand were negative and Crawford is day-to-day. Bryan Woo (5-4) was charged with five runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings, while Colt Emerson hit a solo homer.
Orioles 13, Blue Jays 3
Adley Rutschman went 4-for-4 with a homer, two doubles and five RBIs as visiting Baltimore trounced Toronto.
Coby Mayo added a two-run shot to cap a five-run sixth as Baltimore won for the fifth time in six games. Jeremiah Jackson, who replaced the injured Samuel Basallo in the sixth, added a pair of RBI singles. Brandon Young (4-1) delivered 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball.
Brandon Valenzuela hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have lost five of their past six. Trey Yesavage (2-3) allowed six runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Astros 5, Athletics 1
Isaac Paredes homered for a third consecutive game, boosting Houston to a win over the visiting Athletics in the opener of a three-game series.
Paredes staked the Astros to a 3-0 lead in the first with a three-run homer, finishing with a season-high four RBIs. Astros right-hander Peter Lambert (5-4) carried a shutout into the sixth inning, allowing five hits and four walks over 5 1/3 innings.
Brent Rooker ended the shutout bid with a solo shot. Athletics starter Jack Perkins (2-3) yielded five runs on five hits over four-plus innings.
Rangers 3, Guardians 2
Corey Seager hit a go-ahead two-run homer in his return from the injured list, leading Texas to a win over Cleveland in Arlington, Texas.
After the Rangers got on the board with a leadoff Kyle Higashioka homer in the sixth, Wyatt Langford doubled before Seager’s blast. Josh Jung had two hits for Texas, which has won six of its past seven games. Peyton Gray (2-0) tossed 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Travis Bazzana went 3-for-4 with a triple and home run and Steven Kwan had two hits and a run for the Guardians, who have dropped four of their past six games. Parker Messick (6-2) allowed three runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Braves 6, Pirates 3
Mauricio Dubon homered for the third straight game and helped Atlanta defeat visiting Pittsburgh.
Dubon finished 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs and three RBIs. He is 5-for-11 with seven RBIs over the past three games. Ex-Pirate Martin Perez (4-3) pitched five innings and allowed three runs on three hits.
Mitch Keller (5-3) threw 4 2/3 innings and surrendered six runs on seven hits. Nick Gonzales and Marcell Ozuna each produced an RBI single for Pittsburgh.
Cardinals 10, Reds 3
Alec Burleson homered and scored four times while Jordan Walker doubled twice among three hits, leading St. Louis to a rout of visiting Cincinnati.
The Cardinals sent 12 batters to the plate and scored six times in the sixth off three Reds relievers to blow open a one-run game. Hunter Dobbins (1-0) allowed four hits over five scoreless innings of relief.
Cincinnati starter Brady Singer (2-6) was the victim of sloppy fielding and a controversial replay review in losing his fifth straight decision. Singer was charged with four runs (one earned) and four hits over four innings.
Brewers 9, Rockies 7 (10 innings)
Jake Bauers had three hits, including a tiebreaking two-run double in the 10th inning, and Milwaukee rallied to beat Colorado in Denver.
Sam Frelick had two hits and two RBIs and Trevor Megill (1-2) got the win for the Brewers, who had just one hit through eight innings but came back to snap a two-game skid.
Hunter Goodman homered, Sterlin Thompson had three hits and two RBIs and Jake McCarthy added two hits for the Rockies, who led 3-1 entering the ninth inning. Starter Ryan Feltner retired the last 13 batters he faced and allowed one run on one hit over six innings.
Rays 6, Marlins 0
Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen was nearly unhittable over seven outstanding innings, allowing just one hit as the Rays opened a three-game road series by blanking Miami.
Rasmussen (5-2) allowed one run on one hit, striking out nine and retiring 21 of the 22 batters he faced to snap Tampa Bay’s four-game road skid. Junior Caminero amassed two doubles, two runs and two walks. Ryan Vilade and Richie Palacios each drove in two.
Javier Sanoja and Esteury Ruiz had the Marlins’ two hits, both singles, as Miami lost for the first time in four contests. Opener Ryan Gusto (0-1) allowed three runs over two innings.
Mets 5, Padres 0
Jared Young and Luis Torrens homered while Christian Scott sailed through 5 2/3 strong innings as visiting New York blanked San Diego.
Scott (2-0) allowed only three hits as he won his second straight start after going winless in the first 15 starts of his major league career, dating back to 2024. Three relievers finished up the shutout, holding San Diego hitless for 3 1/3 innings.
Michael King (4-5) yielded six hits and four runs over six innings. It was his third straight loss and the Padres’ sixth consecutive defeat. San Diego has scored only 14 runs in that span and only 26 over its past 11 contest, 10 of which it has lost.
Twins 5, Royals 3
Brooks Lee homered and drove in two runs, and Minnesota held on for a win over Kansas City in Minneapolis.
Josh Bell doubled home a run for the Twins, who evened the four-game series at one win apiece. Minnesota starter Zebby Matthews (2-3) allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings. Travis Adams picked up his second save despite yielding a run in the ninth.
Vinnie Pasquantino and Jac Caglianone (two hits) each doubled in a run for the Royals. Michael Wacha (4-4) surrendered five runs (four earned) on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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Rookies Parker Messick, Chase DeLauter push Guardians past Marlins
Jul 10, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Parker Messick (77) throws during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Parker Messick took a no-hit-bid into the sixth inning, and Chase DeLauter slugged a two-run homer as the Guardians cooled off the host Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.
All-Star closer Cade Smith pitched a scoreless ninth, earning his major-league-best 28th save. It was the third time in three days that Smith pitched.
It was also DeLauter’s 10th homer of the season — one less than team leader Angel Martinez, who hasn’t played since June 13 because of a foot injury.
Messick (8-5) lasted six innings, allowing one hit, four walks and one run. The left-hander struck out just one batter, but he got 10 groundouts.
DeLauter and Messick are both rookies.
Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara, who had won seven straight starts, took the loss. Alcantara (10-5) allowed five hits, zero walks and three runs while fanning eight in seven innings.
Miami, which had its six-game win streak snapped, got a homer from Heriberto Hernandez to break up the no-hit bid. It was Hernandez’s 13th homer of the season and his fifth in his past seven games. Leo Jimenez also went deep.
Cleveland opened the scoring in the fourth inning as Brayan Rocchio singled and scored on DeLauter’s 430-foot homer to right-center on a 97-mph fastball.
The Guardians extended their lead to 3-0 in the fifth as Austin Hedges and Steven Kwan singled, and Travis Bazzana lofted a sacrifice fly.
The Marlins broke up the no-hit bid with one out in the sixth as Hernandez pulled a 2-0 curve over the left field fence, cutting Miami’s deficit to 3-1. The pitch was in the middle of the plate, and Hernandez slugged it 380 feet to left.
Miami made it 3-2 in the seventh as Jimenez blasted a 1-0 fastball 407 feet for a homer. Later in the inning, Miami had runners on second and third with one out. But reliever Colin Holderman struck out Joe Mack on a ninth-pitch sweeper and got Otto Lopez on a groundout.
Hernandez nearly went deep again in the eighth, but his drive was caught on the warning track by center fielder Kahlil Watson, and the Marlins went down 1-2-3 in the ninth.
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Valkyries stymie Sun, ring up 7th straight victory
Jul 10, 2026; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton (22) drives the ball against Connecticut Sun guard Charlisse Leger-Walker (4) and forward Raegan Beers (15) in the first half at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images Veronica Burton highlighted a productive all-around effort with a game-high 17 points, Janelle Salaun led a relentless defense with three steals and the Golden State Valkyries ran their winning streak to seven with a 79-64 thumping of the Connecticut Sun on Friday night in Uncasville, Conn.
Salaun also tallied 16 points, a team-high seven rebounds and a block for the Valkyries (17-7), who improved to 4-0 on a five-game trip that ends Wednesday at Indiana.
Diamond Miller had 14 points, Olivia Nelson-Ododa 12, Aaliyah Edwards 11 and Charlisse Leger-Walker 10 for the Sun, who had won three of their previous five games. Leila Lacan ran up a game-high-tying six assists and Nelson-Ododa a game-high eight rebounds for Connecticut.
Despite playing without star Brittney Griner, out for a second straight game with strained right quad, the Sun (5-18) led 23-19 in the game’s 12th minute before Golden State tightened the defensive screws.
The hosts scored just two more points over the final 8:19 of the half — and a total of just six in the second period — as the Valkyries wrestled away the lead for good.
The margin was just five at 49-44 after a Nell Angloma interior hoop with 49.0 seconds left in the third quarter. But Burton converted a three-point play and a layup to double the margin by period’s end, after which Kaila Charles and Burton buried 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter, completing an 11-0 run that opened a 60-44 lead.
Taking over the chief scoring role in the absence of All-Star Gabby Williams, out with a bruised back, Burton also had six assists, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal.
Salaun’s three steals and Laeticia Amihere’s three blocks highlighted a defensive effort that saw the Valkyries force 22 Connecticut turnovers.
The 64 points were the lowest for the Sun in a home game this season and third-lowest at all sites. They shot just 41.4% overall and hit only four of their 16 3-point attempts.
Charles and Tiffany Hayes added nine points apiece and Kaitlyn Chen eight for the Valkyries, who shot 8 of 18 from beyond the arc and 51.7% overall.
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Paige Bueckers scores 34 as Wings down Tempo in front of record crowd
Jul 10, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) and Toronto Tempo forward Isabelle Harrison (21) in the first half at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images Paige Bueckers scored 34 points with six rebounds and six assists as the visiting Dallas Wings defeated the Toronto Tempo 108-95 in Montreal.
Jessica Shepard added 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Wings (15-8), who have won four straight. Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points and had seven assists as Dallas swept a four-game road trip that included two wins against the Tempo (9-13). Azzi Fudd scored 13 points and Alysha Clark scored 10 points.
The announced attendance of 20,996 is a record for a WNBA regular season game. The previous record of 20,711 was set in Washington in 2024.
Marina Mabrey scored 34 points for the Tempo, who have lost four in a row. Isabelle Harrison scored 18 points and Maria Conde had 12 points and nine assists.
Toronto led by one point going into the fourth quarter. Clark hit two consecutive 3-pointers to give Dallas a three-point lead with 7:42 to play in the fourth. Dallas used a 7-0 burst to take a six-point lead and command of the game with 5:56 to play. Clark’s layup increased the lead to nine with 3:43 left and Ogunbowale’s layup increased the margin to 13 with 1:50 to play.
Mabrey’s four 3-pointers and 17 points helped Toronto to a 33-25 lead after one quarter.
Juskaite’s 3-pointer bumped the lead to 13 with 7:40 to play in the second quarter. The Wings climbed back to within five on Fudd’s 3-pointer with 3:42 to play. Toronto led 56-52 at halftime.
Mabrey was limited to 1:58 and two points in the second quarter when she picked up her third foul and went to the bench.
Dallas scored the first five points of the third quarter to lead by one. The score was tied at 70 with 4:35 to play in the third after Mabrey and Bueckers exchanged 3-pointers. Odyssey Sims hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut Toronto’s lead to 85-84.
Toronto’s Nyara Sabally was out with an injured left knee to add to Toronto’s long injured list.
–Field Level Media
Rookies Parker Messick, Chase DeLauter push Guardians past Marlins
Valkyries stymie Sun, ring up 7th straight victory
