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MLB roundup: Rockies batter Athletics with 23 runs on 24 hits
Jun 14, 2026; Summerlin, Nevada, USA; Colorado Rockies outfielder Cole Carrigg (16), Colorado Rockies right fielder Sterlin Thompson (30) congratulate their teammates for the win against the Athletics at Las Vegas Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Boz Bloom-Imagn Images Willi Castro hit two home runs and drove in seven runs to lead the visiting Colorado Rockies, who set a franchise records for runs in a game in routing the Athletics 23-9 on Sunday in Las Vegas.
Castro hit a two-run homer in the second and a grand slam in the eighth to finish 4-for-6. Hunter Goodman also hit a pair of home runs and drove in four runs, going 5-for-6 and coming up a triple short of the cycle. Troy Johnston added a home run and four RBIs as the Rockies pounded out 24 hits and six home runs while scoring the most runs in a Major League Baseball game this season.
Colorado starter Tomoyuki Sugano (7-4) was battered by the A’s, giving up nine hits and eight runs in five innings. Eiberson Castellano picked up the save in his major league debut as he allowed no runs over the final three innings.
A’s starter Jeffrey Springs (3-7) gave up seven hits and eight runs (six earned) in four innings. The southpaw didn’t walk anyone and struck out five. Tyler Soderstrom and Max Muncy homered for the Athletics, who amassed 15 hits.
Marlins 4, Pirates 2
Heriberto Hernandez and Joe Mack each hit solo home runs and Max Meyer outdueled Paul Skenes as visiting Miami earned a rubber-match win over Pittsburgh.
Meyer (7-0) yielded one run on six hits over six innings. Pete Fairbanks gave up a run but struck out two to pick up his ninth save of the season. Liam Hicks added two hits and a run for the Marlins.
Skenes (6-6) allowed two runs on four hits. The reigning National League Cy Young winner struck out the side in the fourth and sixth, but the Pirates lost his sixth straight start. Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-3 with a home run and Nick Gonzales and Jake Mangum each had two hits for Pittsburgh.
Yankees 8, Jays 3
Ben Rice and Jose Caballero homered in a five-run ninth inning and visiting New York defeated Toronto in the rubber game of a three-game series.
With Paul Goldschmidt on second with one out in the ninth, Rice drilled a tiebreaking two-run homer off Braydon Fisher (2-2). Caballero hit a three-run shot to break the game open. Starter Will Warren allowed two runs, eight hits and three walks with one strikeout in four innings.
New York’s Camilo Doval (3-0) pitched a perfect eighth to earn the win. Goldschmidt had three hits. Davis Schneider hit a solo homer for the Blue Jays, while starter Patrick Corbin allowed two runs, seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.
White Sox 6, Dodgers 3
Colson Montgomery and Chase Meidroth belted two-run homers to highlight a six-run sixth inning as host Chicago claimed the rubber match of its three-game set with Los Angeles.
With the White Sox trailing 1-0, Sam Antonacci opened the sixth with a solo homer. After Andrew Benintendi’s RBI double chased Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan, Montgomery and Meidroth added homers off reliever Jack Dreyer to build a 6-1 lead.
Sheehan (3-4) allowed three runs and four hits over five-plus innings while Erick Fedde (2-5) threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings in the bulk role for the White Sox. Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts poked solo homers for Los Angeles, which lost its first series since May 8-10 against the Atlanta Braves.
Twins 5, Cardinals 4
Ryan Kreidler roped a double with two outs in the eighth to drive in the winning run against St. Louis in Minneapolis.
Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 while Kody Clemens and Josh Bell added two hits apiece for the Twins. Starter Taj Bradley allowed four runs over 6 2/3 innings, then Andrew Morris (2-2) fanned three in the eighth and Yoendrys Gomez picked up his sixth save.
JJ Wetherholt went 2-for-5 with a homer and 3 RBIs for the Cardinals while Alec Burleson homered to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 14 games. Starter Michael McGreevy departed with a lead after giving up two runs over six innings, but relievers JoJo Romero and George Soriano (3-1) surrendered six hits and three runs in two innings.
Rays 8, Angels 3
Junior Caminero and Victor Mesa Jr. stroked two-run homers when Tampa Bay scored five runs in the eighth to snap a 3-3 tie and defeat Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Mesa, Jonathan Aranda and Cedric Mullins contributed two hits apiece for the Rays while Ben Williamson added his first homer of the season. Kevin Kelly (4-2), the third of six Tampa Bay pitchers in a bullpen game, struck out three in two innings.
Donovan Walton homered and Jo Adell posted two hits for the Angels, who used five relievers after Grayson Rodriguez left in the third inning with lower back tightness. Sam Bachman (1-1) surrendered all five runs in the eighth via four hits and two walks.
Padres 5, Orioles 2
Rodolfo Duran drove in three runs with a home run and a double to spark visiting San Diego past Baltimore.
Duran, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill posted two hits apiece for the Padres. Walker Buehler (4-3) allowed just one run over five innings, then Mason Miller capped four relievers’ work by fanning three of the four batters he faced to collect his 19th save.
Jeremiah Jackson poked a solo homer for the Orioles while Gunnar Henderson and Blaze Alexander notched two hits each. Starter Trevor Rogers (3-7) gave up five hits and two runs over six innings.
Nationals 10, Mariners 1
James Wood finished a triple shy of the cycle and Miles Mikolas pitched seven scoreless innings as host Washington routed Seattle to win its third straight series.
After Seattle scored its lone run off opener PJ Poulin in the first, Wood stroked his fifth leadoff homer of the year in the bottom of the first. Wood finished 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI while Keibert Ruiz also went 3-for-4 with a homer.
Mikolas (2-5) scattered three hits during his seven-inning stint with three strikeouts. Mariners starter Emerson Hancock (5-3) surrendered nine hits and six runs over four innings. Reliever Anthony Munoz (lower back tightness) and first baseman Josh Naylor (foul ball off right shin) left the game in the latter innings.
Mets 8, Braves 1
Freddy Peralta overcame a laborious first inning to toss five solid frames and earn the win as New York beat visiting Atlanta in the rubber game of a three-game series.
A.J. Ewing went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs for the Mets, who went 3-3 on their homestand. Ewing, Jared Young and Brett Baty all had an RBI during a four-run first inning before Ewing and Marcus Semien homered in the fifth. Juan Soto had two hits, including a two-run single in the eighth, and drew two walks. Baty, Carson Benge and Bo Bichette finished with two hits each.
Peralta (5-4) gave up one run on four hits and one walk while striking out two. He retired 14 in a row between the first and fifth and allowed just one runner beyond first base after the first. He opened the game giving up three straight singles and surrendering one run on 28 pitches.
Diamondbacks 5, Reds 3
Tommy Troy, Geraldo Perdomo and Gabriel Moreno homered to help visiting Arizona earn a win against Cincinnati in the rubber game of their three-game series.
Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen allowed three runs and six hits on 85 pitches in six innings. He struck out four, walked two and allowed solo homers to JJ Bleday and Noelvi Marte for the Reds, who have lost eight of 10.
Cincinnati left-hander Andrew Abbott allowed one run and four hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked three on 95 pitches. Moreno led off the eighth by hitting a high fly to right off Zach Maxwell (0-1) that sailed just over the fence to give Arizona the lead for good.
Brewers 4, Phillies 0
Light-hitting Blake Perkins, who entered hitting .113, belted a three-run homer and Kyle Harrison tossed six innings of three-hit ball as Milwaukee shut out visiting Philadelphia.
Perkins put the Brewers in front 4-0 in the fourth with his first home run of the season off Cristopher Sanchez (8-3), who was 6-0 over his previous nine starts. Sanchez yielded four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings for his first loss since April 18.
Harrison (8-1) allowed three singles with three strikeouts, no walks and a hit batter in an efficient 80-pitch outing. Abner Uribe followed with a scoreless seventh and Aaron Ashby finished with two scoreless frames.
Royals 4, Astros 0
Stephen Kolek allowed five hits over 7 1/3 stellar innings and Maikel Garcia had three hits with three RBIs as Kansas City avoided a series sweep to visiting Houston.
Kolek (4-1) and two relievers limited the Astros to four singles and a double after Houston recorded 18 runs and eight homers over the first two games of the series. Jac Caglianone also drove in a run for the Royals.
Brice Matthews hit a leadoff double in the third for the Astros but was stranded at second. Spencer Arrighetti (7-2) allowed all the Royals’ runs on eight hits and struck out seven over six innings.
Giants 5, Cubs 1
Logan Webb threw eight innings of one-run ball for a second straight start, Matt Chapman gave him all the support he would need with a two-run homer, and San Francisco salvaged one win in a three-game home series against Chicago.
Six days after he was pulled before the ninth inning with a 3-1 lead and watched the Washington Nationals rally for a 4-3 victory, Webb saw Caleb Kilian lock down the right-hander’s second win in his last three starts by setting down the Cubs 1-2-3 in the ninth, striking out a pair. Webb (4-4) allowed seven hits without issuing a walk in his eight innings. He struck out seven.
Cubs opener Ryan Rolison and bulk-innings reliever Colin Rea (5-5) matched zeroes with Webb for four innings before surrendering three runs in the fifth, highlighted by Chapman’s homer.
–Field Level Media
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Sparks, Valkyries aim to keep Commissioner’s Cup hopes alive
Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) drives against Mercury guard Monique Akoa Makani (8) during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on June 13, 2026. The Los Angeles Sparks and Golden State Valkyries look to keep their slim Commissioner’s Cup hopes alive when they go head-to-head in what amounts basically to an elimination game Monday night in San Francisco.
Both the Sparks (7-6, 3-2) and Valkyries (8-5, 3-2) begin the week chasing the Las Vegas Aces (5-0) and Minnesota Lynx (4-1) in their bids to represent the Western Conference in the in-season tournament finals. Each Western Conference team plays seven preliminary games in the event.
The Sparks stayed alive with a third straight win, a 111-102 overtime triumph on the road over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday, a game in which Kelsey Plum exploded for 43 points.
“She just has a way,” Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said in a postgame interview. “She doesn’t get talked about enough in terms of what she’s doing this season and also the efficiency. But seven assists … I think that’s what separates her. It’s an unselfish 43.”
The Valkyries know all about Plum. She spoiled their curtain-raiser as an expansion franchise last May with 37 points in an 84-67 Sparks win in San Francisco.
Golden State got more than even by season’s end, however, beating the Sparks three consecutive times en route to a playoff spot Los Angeles failed to achieve. The California rivals have yet to meet this season.
Both teams feature a different look in the middle this year, with the Sparks having signed former Stanford star Nneka Ogwumike as a free agent, leaving the Valkyries to grab Kiah Stokes the next day in free agency.
Ogwumike is in her second tour of duty with the Sparks. She played 12 seasons in her first stint and won WNBA MVP honors in 2016.
The defensive-minded Stokes has helped the Valkyries lead the WNBA in opponents’ field goal percentage while also ranking near the top in points allowed and blocks. Stokes is tied for third in the league in blocks per game at 1.8.
She saved Golden State’s 76-72 win at Seattle on Friday night when, with the Valkyries up three, she blocked a Natisha Hiedeman 3-point attempt with about seven seconds remaining. It was Golden State’s second straight win.
“Putting in Kiah I thought was really important, because she didn’t get fazed by their plays,” Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said of the key possession. “When we say we rely on our defense, that’s how we rely on our defense, and we close with our defense.”
–Field Level Media
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Zach Johnson pulls out Principal Charity title in native Iowa
Apr 9, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Zach Johnson tees off on the fifth hole during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale-Imagn Images Zach Johnson broke away from the pack to post a four-shot win in his home state, capturing the Principal Charity Classic title on Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa.
Playing his first season on the 50-and-older PGA Tour Champions, Johnson prevailed in his first start at Des Moines’ Wakonda Club as he followed Saturday’s round of 63 with a 5-under-par 67 to reach 17-under 199 for the week.
Richard Green of Australia (68) and Retief Goosen of South Africa (70) tied for second at 13 under.
Asked which emotions he was feeling after the win, Johnson answered, “Pure gratitude.”
“Given this week and all that it entails being back home, then literally in a place I used to live, I felt like I had already won before I teed off,” said Johnson, who attended Drake University in Des Moines and grew up two hours away in Cedar Rapids. “That honestly gave me a lot of freedom to just play. Hard to really encompass all the emotions in that regard, but a lot of peace. Like I said, a lot of gratitude, but excitement, too. This is why I play, I love competition.”
A co-leader with Brett Quigley and Australian Scott Hend entering the final round, Johnson shook off an opening bogey to roll in three birdies on the front nine. He went birdie-birdie-bogey-birdie at Nos. 12-15 to build a two-shot advantage.
After saving par at No. 16 and missing a birdie try at the par-3 17th, Johnson hit his tee shot at the short par-4 18th into a greenside bunker. But he finished with a flourish by playing a stellar second shot onto the green and sinking the ensuing birdie look.
“Today was a hard day. Today was trying,” said Johnson, who secured his second PGA Tour Champions victory. “Completely different wind for the most part, completely different wind. Not 180, but close. So managing your golf ball, your trajectory was imperative. For the most part I did that, I hit a lot of nice shots today. Feel like you left some out there, but I hit some good putts that didn’t go in, I hit some good putts that went in.
“It was course management and that’s usually where I flourish.”
Green put up the toughest challenge. He took the outright lead at the par-5 15th when he made his seventh birdie of the day, which moved him to 15 under while Johnson was three holes behind. But Green proceeded to bogey the next two holes.
“There was some good stuff. Just got a bit challenging towards the end for me, really,” Green said. “I had a really long putt for birdie on 16 and left it short and three-putted from just off the green, yeah, so that was a difficult hole. Then I made sort of a mess of 17 really as well into the wind, that probably cost me in the end.”
Quigley settled for an even-par 72 and tied for fourth at 12 under with Australian David Bransdon (71). Hend imploded almost immediately with back-to-back bogeys, a double bogey and a triple bogey during the first six holes. He posted a 5-over 77 to drop into a share of 22nd place at 7 under, 10 off Johnson’s winning score.
–Field Level Media
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Ryan Kreidler's late-game heroics guide Twins past Cardinals
May 30, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Minnesota Twins outfielder Ryan Kreidler (5) at the batting cage before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Ryan Kreidler’s RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning made the difference for the Minnesota Twins in their 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday in Minneapolis.
The two-bagger off Cardinals reliever George Soriano (3-1) hit the wall in left center to cap a brief but successful day for the shortstop, who singled as a pinch-hitter in the seventh. Kriedler also made a diving play on a sharp grounder by Jose Fermin to start the ninth. Fermin initially was ruled safe, but that was overturned when the replay showed Kriedler’s throw beat Fermin by a half-step.
Byron Buxton enjoyed a 3-for-5 day while Kody Clemens and Josh Bell both went 2-for-4 for the Twins, who took the rubber match of the three-game series. Victor Caratini added a two-run homer.
Buxton and Royce Lewis hit RBI singles in the seventh to level the game for the Twins.
Andrew Morris (2-2) allowed just one hit in the eighth inning and struck out three to keep the game tied. Yoendrys Gomez pitched a perfect ninth for his sixth save.
JJ Wetherholt went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs for the Cardinals. Nathan Church went 2-for-3 and scored a run, and Alec Burleson homered to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games.
Burleson gave the Cardinals the early lead with his 13th home run, a solo shot off Twins starter Taj Bradley in the fourth. However, Caratini went deep off Michael McGreevy in the latter half of the inning to put Minnesota up 2-1.
Bradley lasted 6 2/3 innings. He struck out seven against five hits and a walk, but the Cardinals got to him for all four runs.
Wetherholt’s two-run homer in the sixth allowed St. Louis to reclaim the lead. After the Cardinals chased Bradley in the seventh with back-to-back two-out singles, Wetherholt singled off reliever Anthony Banda to give them a 4-2 lead.
McGreevy threw six innings, allowing just the two runs on Caratini’s homer. He gave up seven hits and two walks while striking out two. However, the bullpen could not secure his first victory since May 8.
Soriano struck out three in 1 2/3 innings, but he allowed three hits in addition to the go-ahead run.
–Field Level Media
Sparks, Valkyries aim to keep Commissioner’s Cup hopes alive
Zach Johnson pulls out Principal Charity title in native Iowa
