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MLB roundup: Pirates, White Sox, Mets, Rockies hit walk-off HRs
May 29, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Bryan Reynolds (10) is mobbed at home plate after hitting a game winning two run walk off home run to defeat the Minnesota Twins at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Bryan Reynolds’ two-run walk-off home run lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
The shot with one out in the ninth inning off Taylor Rogers (1-2) was Reynolds’ second career walk-off blast.
Oneil Cruz also went deep for Pittsburgh, and Gregory Soto (4-0) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth. Pirates starter Jared Jones returned after missing 20 months due to elbow surgery, and he gave up five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Trevor Larnach and Kody Clemens homered for the Twins, who have lost three games in a row. Taj Bradley allowed four runs over four innings.
White Sox 4, Tigers 3 (10 innings)
Miguel Vargas smacked a game-ending two-run home run against Drew Anderson in the 10th inning to propel host Chicago past Detroit.
The White Sox, who lost slugger Munetaka Murakami to hamstring tightness in the third inning, has won three straight. Stymied by Tigers starter Troy Melton, Chicago forced extra innings with aggressive baserunning in the ninth. Bryan Hudson (3-1) allowed an unearned run in the 10th on a Zack Short sacrifice fly.
The Tigers have lost three in a row and 11 of 13. Anderson (2-2) yielded the fourth walk-off home run against Detroit this season. Riley Greene singled twice for the Tigers, who were outhit 10-4.
Mets 9, Marlins 7 (10 innings)
MJ Melendez hit the first walk-off homer of his career as New York, which squandered a four-run lead, outlasted visiting Miami.
Austin Warren (1-1) threw a perfect 10th inning to strand automatic runner Jakob Marsee at third. Freddy Peralta allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings. The win was the second straight for the Mets following a six-game losing streak.
Owen Caissie hit a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth for the Marlins, who have dropped three in a row. Max Meyer gave up six runs (five earned) on six hits over six innings.
Rockies 8, Giants 6
Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar homered in a five-run ninth inning, and Colorado rallied to stun San Francisco in Denver. Goodman’s three-run shot off Caleb Kilian (1-3) tied the game, and three batters later, Tovar delivered a two-run, walk-off blast.
Willi Castro, Jake McCarthy, Tyler Freeman, Goodman and Tovar had two hits each and Juan Mejia (1-4) got the win for the Rockies, who snapped a five-game skid.
Jung Hoo Lee had four hits and scored twice for the Giants, who have dropped four in a row. Logan Webb made his first start since May 5 and lasted 4 1/3 innings. He allowed one run on three hits in his return from right knee bursitis.
Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning as Toronto wiped out a five-run deficit with late-game offense to stun host Baltimore.
Charles McAdoo homered in his major league debut and Kazuma Okamoto also went deep during the comeback by the Blue Jays, who have won eight of their past 10 games. Toronto reliever Mason Fluharty (3-0) threw 1 1/3 hitless innings. Braydon Fisher handled the ninth inning to notch his first career save, pitching around a two-out error.
Jackson Holliday, Pete Alonso and Samuel Basallo hit solo home runs for the Orioles, who have lost back-to-back games to Toronto since a three-game sweep of the American League-best Tampa Bay Rays.
Cardinals 6, Cubs 5
Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, and host St. Louis topped Chicago to end a four-game losing streak.
Nelson Velazquez hit a three-run homer in his Cardinals debut, and Thomas Saggese also went deep. St. Louis used seven pitchers, with reliever Gordon Graceffo (4-1) getting the win and Riley O’Brien logging his 14th save.
The Cubs’ Ian Happ went deep for the third straight game, belting a three-run homer in the first inning. Shota Imanaga (4-6) surrendered three homers and five runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Brewers 5, Astros 4 (10 innings)
Brice Turang produced a sacrifice fly that scored Christian Yelich in the top of the 10th inning, and visiting Milwaukee rallied past Houston.
Brewers reliever Abner Uribe (3-2) retired Brice Matthews and Isaac Paredes with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Trevor Megill earned his seventh save with a scoreless 10th after Milwaukee got the go-ahead run against Astros reliever Alimber Santa (0-1).
David Hamilton and Jackson Chourio homered for Milwaukee, which erased a 4-1 deficit to earn its fourth consecutive win. Cam Smith went deep for Houston, which had won six of its previous seven games.
Dodgers 4, Phillies 2
Justin Wrobleski gave up one run on one hit over seven innings as Los Angeles increased its winning streak to six games with a victory over visiting Philadelphia.
Wrobleski (7-2) recorded a career-high nine strikeouts with no walks on 88 pitches. Freddie Freeman hit a first-inning home run and Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith also went deep as the Dodgers won for the 13th time in their past 15 games.
Kyle Schwarber homered, but Zack Wheeler gave up four home runs as the Phillies saw their three-game winning streak come to an end. Wheeler (4-1) permitted four runs on five hits over six innings.
Rangers 9, Royals 1
MacKenzie Gore (4-4) allowed four hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Ezequel Duran’s two-run single highlighted a four-run first as Texas topped Kansas City in Arlington, Texas.
Brandon Nimmo and Nicky Lopez each clubbed a two-run homer and Joc Pederson hit a solo shot for the Rangers, who had lost six of their previous seven.
Vinnie Pasquantino had two hits and an RBI for the Royals, who took their fourth loss in a row. Stephen Kolek (3-1) yielded six runs, four earned, in five innings.
Padres 7, Nationals 5
Jackson Merrill cracked a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh and Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits as visiting San Diego rallied for a win against Washington.
Ty France added a game-tying solo homer in the sixth for the Padres, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Jeremiah Estrada (2-1) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to set the table for Mason Miller, who got four outs for his 17th save. Merrill and France drilled their home runs off reliever Mitchell Parker (2-2), who allowed three runs (one earned).
Curtis Mead and Keibert Ruiz homered for Washington, which opened a six-game homestand by falling to 10-17 at Nationals Park.
Yankees 8, Athletics 2
Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer and Ryan McMahon and Ben Rice added solo blasts as New York rolled to an easy victory over the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
Rice had a season-high four hits and two RBIs and Aaron Judge also drove in two runs as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to five games. Carlos Rodon (1-2) gave up one run and four hits over six innings.
Nick Kurtz homered for the Athletics, who have been outscored 30-6 while losing four consecutive games. Rookie Henry Bolte had a career-best three hits. Athletics starter Luis Severino (2-6) gave up four unearned runs in the first inning before exiting due to right arm soreness.
Mariners 7, Diamondbacks 6 (10 innings)
Randy Arozarena doubled home the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as Seattle edged visiting Arizona.
J.P. Crawford homered twice and Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley also went deep as the Mariners won their fourth game in a row. Rodriguez went 3-for-5.
Geraldo Perdomo belted a solo shot for the Diamondbacks, who had a five-game winning streak snapped. Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno each had three hits.
Rays 8, Angels 5
Nick Martinez tossed seven quality innings and Tampa Bay rallied with seven runs in the seventh inning to stop a season-high four-game losing streak in a win over Los Angeles in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Martinez (5-1) extended his streak of allowing two runs or fewer to 11 consecutive starts to open 2026, yielding two on eight hits over seven innings. Yandy Diaz homered twice, and Jonathan Aranda went deep.
The Angels’ Vaughn Grissom (two RBIs, run) and Zach Neto (two runs, RBI, walk) and Jose Siri each had a double and a single. In his first major league game in two years, Nick Madrigal went 2-for-4.
Braves 8, Reds 3
Michael Harris II went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, Ronald Acuna Jr. homered and visiting Atlanta posted a victory over Cincinnati.
Jorge Mateo drove in two runs and Dominic Smith had three hits and two runs for the Braves, who improved to 20 games above .500. Grant Holmes tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. Didier Fuentes (4-0) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Chris Paddack (0-7) gave up four runs on seven hits across five innings for the Reds, who dropped their second straight after winning five of their previous six. JJ Bleday and Nathaniel Lowe homered for Cincinnati.
Guardians 4, Red Sox 3
A four-run first inning carried Cleveland to a victory over visiting Boston.
The decisive rally included RBI singles by Rhys Hoskins and Angel Martinez, a Ceddanne Rafaela error that allowed a run to score, and a Patrick Bailey sacrifice fly. All four runs were charged to Red Sox opener Tyler Samaniego (0-3).
Guardians reliever Colin Holderman (3-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Cade Smith struck out three in the ninth to collect his 20th save. Boston’s Brayan Bello pitched seven scoreless innings.
–Field Level Media
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Athletics RHP Luis Severino headed for tests on sore arm
May 29, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics pitcher Luis Severino (40) follows through on a pitch against the New York Yankees in the first inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images Right-hander Luis Severino exited the Athletics’ Friday game against the New York Yankees in West Sacramento, Calif., due to right arm soreness, and he will undergo tests on Saturday.
Severino, 32, was warming up for the start of the second inning when he suddenly walked to the back of the mound and looked toward the dugout, prompting catcher Shea Langeliers to signal to the dugout. Severino left the game following a brief discussion with a trainer and manager Mark Kotsay.
He was replaced by left-hander Jose Suarez.
After the Athletics’ 8-2 loss, Severino said he had felt shoulder tightness since facing the Los Angeles Angels on May 21, when he struck out a season-high 10 without issuing a walk in seven innings.
“I felt something during my start against the Angels, but this time it got worse with every pitch I threw,” Severino said.
Asked if he might miss next scheduled start, Severino replied, “The biggest (worry) is finding something that keeps me out a long time. We’ll see what the tests say. If the worst-case scenario is I miss one or two starts, I’m happy with that.”
Severino was initially scheduled to start against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, but his start was pushed back. The initial reasoning was that the A’s wanted left-handers to start against the Mariners.
Kotsay said after the Friday game, “On Tuesday when he threw his side (session). I was there for it, everything looked great and he said felt good. Wednesday felt good.
“Obviously, when you ramp it up and you go into competition, you just don’t know how it’s going to respond. After the first inning, when he went out to warm up, he felt like it was still tight and couldn’t get loose and we made a decision to shut him down.”
Severino gave up four runs — all unearned — in the first inning due to a throwing error by first baseman Nick Kurtz. Aaron Judge had an RBI single, and Paul Goldschmidt drilled a three-run homer. New York led the rest of the way, so Severino was tagged with the loss.
Severino pitched for the Yankees from 2015-23, and the right-hander had been treated rudely by his former teammates entering Friday, compiling an 0-2 record and a 10.66 ERA in three starts. He is in his second season with the Athletics after spending 2024 with the New York Mets.
Through 12 starts this year, Severino is 2-6 with a 4.16 ERA.
–Field Level Media
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Layne Riggs delivers last-lap pass for Truck Series win at Nashville
NASCAR Truck Series driver Layne Riggs celebrates winning the Allegiance 200 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday, May 30, 2026. LEBANON, Tenn. — Layne Riggs set the pace early in the rain-delayed NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on Friday, then rallied for a dramatic final-lap pass to claim the track’s iconic “Victory Guitar” trophy in the Allegiance 200.
Riggs, who started sixth on the event’s eighth and final restart with 16 laps to go, passed the defending race winner Rajah Caruth coming off Turn 4 on the next-to-last lap. Riggs got a strong push forward from teammate Chandler Smith to hold the top position and take his second consecutive win, and third of the season, in the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
After leading all of the opening 90 laps and claiming victories in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the race, Riggs restarted the final stage from the fifth row, losing positions after the competition’s varying pit strategies. His move forward afterward, however, was an exhilarating ending to a long night.
Ultimately the 23-year North Carolina native and second-generation NASCAR driver took the checkered flag by 0.468 seconds over Caruth, who drove the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. Caruth’s car originally was intended to be raced by NASCAR champion driver Kyle Busch, who died at the age of 41 from sepsis last week.
It was an emotional win for Riggs, who dedicated the victory to Busch and an equally emotional outing for Caruth, who honored Busch with his own outstanding run toward the trophy.
Riggs was energized by his triumph at a track where his father, Scott Riggs, won the series’ inaugural truck race back in 2001 and two other NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races (2002 and ’03).
“Not till I passed him and cleared him,” Riggs said of feeling confident in his dramatic comeback. “That’s how you win a NASCAR truck race there, boys and girls. I hope I put on a show for you. I didn’t want to fall back, but I don’t know what happened with that set of tires. It was literally undriveable.
“(Crew chief) Dylan (Capello) made the right adjustments there, got me the tires, got me the motivation and (I) drove to the front,” he said of a late-race pit-stop gamble for an adjustment and new tires with 32 laps remaining.
“So proud of the awesome finish there with the 38 truck (Smith), he gave me the push for the win and good racing there with Chandler tonight,” he added of his teammate, who finished third.
Caruth, who led 44 laps, looked to become only the second driver in history to earn back-to-back wins on the 1.33-mile Nashville oval. The talented and well-liked young driver had the emotional support of millions of NASCAR fans who would have loved to see Busch’s truck return to victory lane.
“I was trying to make this thing as wide as possible,” Caruth said of attempting to hold off Riggs, whose car was on fresher tires. “But that was a great call by Brian. We were strong but starting at the back because of qualifying (being rained out) kind of impacted our night. We got the car really strong there and probably some things I could have done better.
“Glad to give these guys a good result. … Really wanted to get that one obviously for everybody that was at KBM (Kyle Busch Motorsports), especially KB’s family. Close. I just didn’t close it out.”
“Wanted to get a trophy tonight. So close. But proud of the effort and the team.”
NASCAR Cup Series regular Ross Chastain finished fourth in the Niece Motorsports Chevrolet, and he was followed by Tyler Ankrum in the No. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Chevy.
Stewart Friesen, Grant Enfinger, 2024 Nashville winner Christian Eckes, Gio Ruggiero and Daniel Dye rounded out the top 10.
Riggs, with his victory and a rare laps-down finish for Tricon Garage’s Kaden Honeycutt, took over the championship lead by 37 points over Honeycutt.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to action on June 6 at the Michigan International Speedway 2-mile oval with the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 (1:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Friesen is the defending race winner.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race — Allegiance 200
Nashville Superspeedway
Friday, May 29, 2026
1. (1) Layne Riggs, Ford, 150.
2. (25) Rajah Caruth(i), Chevrolet, 150.
3. (22) Chandler Smith, Ford, 150.
4. (21) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 150.
5. (17) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 150.
6. (24) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 150.
7. (16) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 150.
8. (5) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 150.
9. (4) Giovanni Ruggiero, Toyota, 150.
10. (36) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 150.
11. (18) Parker Retzlaff(i), Toyota, 150.
12. (27) Ty Majeski, Ford, 150.
13. (7) Brandon Jones(i), Toyota, 150.
14. (19) Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 150.
15. (10) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 150.
16. (29) Cole Butcher #, Ford, 150.
17. (23) Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 150.
18. (13) Stefan Parsons, Chevrolet, 150.
19. (30) Brenden Queen #, RAM, 150.
20. (33) Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 150.
21. (31) Derek Lemke, Ford, 150.
22. (12) Corey LaJoie, RAM, 149.
23. (32) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 149.
24. (26) Frankie Muniz, Ford, 149.
25. (35) Caleb Costner, Chevrolet, 148.
26. (28) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 148.
27. (2) Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, 147.
28. (6) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 145.
29. (34) Clayton Green, Ford, 141.
30. (8) William Sawalich(i), Toyota, 120.
31. (15) Justin Haley, RAM, Suspension, 108.
32. (11) Jake Garcia, Ford, Accident, 75.
33. (9) Tanner Gray, Toyota, Accident, 72.
34. (3) Jesse Love(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 70.
35. (20) Carson Ferguson, RAM, Accident, 59.
36. (14) Tyler Reif, Chevrolet, Accident, 55.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 99.958 mph.
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 59 Mins, 45 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.468 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 8 for 48 laps.
Lead Changes: 5 among 3 drivers.
Lap Leaders: L. Riggs 1-98;R. Chastain(i) 99-104;R. Caruth(i) 105-133;R. Chastain(i) 134;R. Caruth(i) 135-149;L. Riggs 150.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Layne Riggs 2 times for 99 laps; Rajah Caruth(i) 2 times for 44 laps; Ross Chastain(i) 2 times for 7 laps.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 34,11,77,91,17,38,99,15,98,19
Stage #2 Top Ten: 34,11,38,91,9,99,20,88,19,45
–By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service. Special to Field Level Media.
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White Sox await diagnosis on Munetaka Murakami (hamstring)
May 26, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami (5) rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the eight inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami, removed in the third inning of Chicago’s game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday after tweaking his right hamstring, will undergo imaging on Saturday.
The 26-year-old rookie, who shares the American League homer lead with Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, each with 20, grabbed at his hamstring after hustling down the first base line to avoid a 4-6-3 double play.
Murakami walked slowly back to the dugout without needing assistance.
After the White Sox’s 4-3, 10-inning win, Chicago manager Will Venable said, “Looks like a little hamstring strain on the initial evaluation. He’ll get some imaging tomorrow, but probably a couple weeks (on the injured list is the expectation). Nothing official, got to continue the evaluation. But it might be a couple weeks.”
Luisangel Acuna ran for Murakami and scored on Miguel Vargas’ double. In the top of the fourth, Vargas moved from third to first, Acuna took over at short and Colson Montgomery slid from short to third. Montgomery stayed in the game despite tweaking his lower back while popping out to close the third inning.
Murakami has been a revelation for a White Sox squad that sits in second place in the American League Central. The first baseman has appeared in all 57 games and delivered a .240/.378/.560 slash line with 41 RBIs and 44 walks.
–Field Level Media
Athletics RHP Luis Severino headed for tests on sore arm
Layne Riggs delivers last-lap pass for Truck Series win at Nashville
