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MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani (HR, 5 shutout innings) dazzles Padres
May 20, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) hits a solo home run during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch Wednesday night and tossed five scoreless innings to lead the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Diego Padres 4-0.
Ohtani (4-2) permitted three hits and walked two while striking out four in an 88-pitch effort. Four relievers finished up the five-hitter, enabling Los Angeles to win the first series of the year between the National League West rivals.
San Diego starter Randy Vasquez (5-2) yielded six hits and three runs in 4 1/3 innings.
To start the game, Ohtani clouted a high fastball over the wall in deep right-center, just over leaping center fielder Jackson Merrill, for his eighth homer of the year. Adding literal injury to insult, Merrill left the game after four innings with an apparent back ailment sustained during his unsuccessful effort.
Brewers 5, Cubs 0
Kyle Harrison allowed two hits over seven shutout innings to help visiting Milwaukee finish off the three-game sweep of Chicago.
Harrison (5-1) struck out 11 while lowering his ERA to 1.77. David Hamilton singled twice, tripled, scored two runs and drove in another while William Contreras also had three hits and scored a run for Milwaukee, which has won six of the past seven games. DL Hall pitched two innings to complete the two-hit shutout.
Cubs starter Edward Cabrera (3-2) allowed four runs, one earned, in three innings before getting lifted one pitch into the fourth because of a blister on his right middle finger. Chicago has lost a season-high five in a row and nine of the past 11.
Reds 9, Phillies 4
Andrew Abbott won his fourth straight decision while Nathaniel Lowe doubled twice and drove in three runs as visiting Cincinnati turned back Philadelphia in the rubber game of the series.
The Reds earned a split of their six-game road trip while the Phillies lost for just the sixth time in 22 games and took their first series defeat under new manager Don Mattingly.
Lowe’s two-run double in the seventh expanded Cincinnati’s lead to 7-4 before Sal Stewart added a two-run homer in the ninth for the final margin.
Rays 5, Orioles 3
Two-out hits from Jonathan Aranda and Richie Palacios in the eighth inning allowed Tampa Bay to rally for a victory against Baltimore, completing a three-game series sweep in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The Rays had only two hits through seven innings before a four-run uprising to produce their fourth victory in a row. Junior Caminero and Hunter Feduccia, who homered, each had two hits to help the Rays finish a 5-1 homestand.
Pete Alonso and Samuel Basallo homered, but it wasn’t enough for the Orioles to avoid their sixth loss in eight games. Shane Baz had his best pitching performance of the season against his former team, throwing six innings of one-run ball.
Guardians 3, Tigers 2 (10 innings)
Angel Martinez’s triple drove in the go-ahead in the 10th inning as Cleveland downed host Detroit to move within one win of a four-game sweep.
Jose Ramirez supplied an RBI double in the 10th against Tyler Holton (0-4) as the Guardians prevailed for the eighth time in nine games. Colin Holderman (2-0) struck out both batters he faced.
Zach McKinstry led off the bottom of the 10th with an RBI single, but Cade Smith retired the next three batters for his 16th save. The Tigers lost for the 13th time in 15 games.
Twins 4, Astros 1
Ryan Kreidler belted a three-run homer and Joe Ryan struck out a season-high nine batters, fueling Minnesota to a victory over Houston in Minneapolis.
Victor Caratini launched a solo homer among his two hits as the Twins won the decisive contest of a three-game series. Ryan (3-3) allowed one run on four hits in six innings. Andrew Morris retired the side in the ninth to secure his first career save.
Christian Vazquez had an RBI single and Cam Smith had two of the five hits for the Astros, who have lost eight of their past 12 games. Mike Burrows (2-6) yielded seven runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 0
Spencer Horwitz homered as Pittsburgh emphatically snapped a four-game losing streak with a win at St. Louis.
Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) threw five scoreless innings for the Pirates, who outhit the Cardinals 15-5. Four relievers completed the shutout. Pittsburgh rookie Konnor Griffin went 4-for-5 and scored three runs.
JJ Wetherholt finished 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, who had won four of their previous five games. Michael McGreevy (3-3) was charged with three runs in five-plus innings.
Rangers 5, Rockies 4
Josh Jung’s single in the top of the ninth capped a 3-for-4 day and plated the go-ahead run for Texas, which scored twice in the top of the frame to beat Colorado in Denver.
The Rangers’ Justin Foscue went 3-for-5 for his second three-hit game of the series. Jake Burger homered as part of a 2-for-5 game. Texas reliever Jacob Latz (1-1) threw two shutout innings.
Jake McCarthy, Tyler Freeman and TJ Rumfield each had two hits for the Rockies, who lost the last two games of the three-game series. Brennan Bernardino (2-2) was charged with two unearned runs while getting just one out.
Mariners 5, White Sox 4
Jhonny Pereda and Randy Arozarena homered in a three-run seventh inning as Seattle broke a tie and held to edge visiting Chicago.
Mariners reliever Matt Brash (3-0), activated from the injured list earlier in the day, pitched a scoreless inning. Jose A. Ferrer worked the ninth for his third save, despite allowing a leadoff homer to pinch hitter Randal Grichuk. Ferrer then struck out three to end the game.
Pereda hit his first career homer to lead off the Seattle seventh, going deep to left off Sean Newcomb (0-1) to give the Mariners a 3-2 lead. After a double by Julio Rodriguez, the White Sox brought in Jordan Hicks to face Arozarena with two outs. The move backfired as Arozarena homered to put Seattle up by three.
Braves 9, Marlins 1
Austin Riley and Dominic Smith slugged three-run homers to back up Chris Sale’s strong pitching effort as Atlanta crushed host Miami.
Sale (7-3) ended a two-game losing streak and earned his first career victory against the Marlins. He pitched seven innings and allowed one run on four hits, striking out eight and walking none. The left-hander has given up one or none in eight of 10 starts this season.
Miami starter Janson Junk (2-5) pitched five-plus innings, permitting a career-high eight runs on eight hits. He has allowed 15 runs in 10 2/3 innings over his past two starts.
Nationals 8, Mets 4
CJ Abrams hit a three-run homer, Zack Littell pitched five solid innings and host Washington topped New York.
Jacob Young homered and doubled while Abrams added a single and scored twice. Littell (3-4) yielded two runs on five hits without a walk. Andrew Alvarez allowed two runs over four innings to earn his first career save.
The Mets’ Juan Soto hit two home runs against his former team, giving him three in the past two games. Zach Thornton (0-1) started in his major league debut and gave up four runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Red Sox 4, Royals 3
Jarren Duran hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning off reliever Steven Cruz (0-2), and Boston completed a three-game road sweep of scuffling Kansas City.
Connelly Early (4-2) allowed three runs on two homers plus four other hits over 6 1/3 innings for the Red Sox. Aroldis Chapman worked around a leadoff single in the ninth inning to post his 12th save.
Royals starter Michael Wacha allowed two runs (one earned) in six innings, leaving with the lead. Kansas City got homers from Salvador Perez and Elias Diaz but still lost for the ninth time in 10 games.
Diamondbacks 6, Giants 3
Ketel Marte had three hits and scored three times, Geraldo Perdomo capped a three-run fifth inning with a two-run double and Arizona completed a three-game sweep of San Francisco in Phoenix.
Merrill Kelly (4-3) pitched six effective innings, allowing three runs and eight hits. Four relievers combined for three hitless innings the rest of the way as the Diamondbacks won their season-best-tying fourth game in a row. Marte homered in the third inning.
Tyler Mahle (1-6) was charged with all six Arizona runs on eight hits in five innings. Casey Schmitt went deep for the Giants.
Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1
Trey Yesavage pitched six stellar innings of two-hit ball to outduel Cam Schlittler, and Toronto pushed across two runs in the seventh to beat host New York after losing a pair of one-run games to start the four-game series.
After pitching 5 1/3 hitless innings against the Yankees in Game 2 of their American League Division Series last October in Toronto, Yesavage (2-1) allowed two hits and struck out eight. He struck out Aaron Judge three times. Judge fanned four times and is 1-for-11 in the series with seven strikeouts.
Schlittler (6-2) allowed two runs on eight hits in six-plus innings. He issued a bases-loaded walk to Andres Gimenez in the seventh, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed with a sacrifice fly off Jake Bird.
Athletics 6, Angels 5 (10 innings)
Tyler Soderstrom drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning, as the Athletics rallied for a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth inning for the A’s. Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 43 games with two walks and an RBI single. Scott Barlow (1-0) pitched one inning of hitless relief, and Hogan Harris got out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th to garner his fourth save.
Jo Adell homered and doubled and Jorge Soler and Lowe also homered for the Angels, who took their eighth defeat in nine games. Chase Silseth (1-1) allowed Soderstrom’s decisive hit.
–Field Level Media
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BetBoom, 9z, G2 move on to Stage 3 at IEM Cologne
Nov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans react during the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRX at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images BetBoom Team, 9z Team and G2 Esports won their Round 4 high matches in Stage 2 on Monday to move onto Stage 3 at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major in Germany.
They will await three more teams to join them in Stage 3, as the Swiss System format concludes Tuesday to determine the last of the 16 participants in Stage 3.
Eight teams were seeded directly into Stage 3: Team Vitality, Natus Vincere, Team Falcons, The MongolZ, PARIVISION, Aurora Gaming, FURIA and MOUZ. FUT Esports and Team Spirit joined them by going 3-0 in Stage 2.
Teams are competing for their share of the Counter-Strike 2 tournament’s $1.25 million prize pool with the grand final scheduled for June 21. The champion receives $500,000.
Advancement and elimination matches in Stage 2 are best-of-three. All other Stage 2 matches were a single map.
In the first Monday high match (between teams with 2-1 records), BetBoom opened with a 13-7 win over Monte on Nuke. Monte followed with a 13-6 victory on Mirage before BetBoom registered a 13-8 triumph on Dust II. Kirill “Magnojez” Rodnov paced all-Russian BetBoom with 58 kills and a plus-26 kills-deaths differential. Bulgaria’s Aleks “Rainwaker” Petrov led Monte with 47 kills and a plus-5 K-D differential.
In the second high match, 9z made quick work of TYLOO, posting a sweep with wins on Overpass (13-10) and Inferno (13-6). Franco “dgt” Garcia of Uruguay led the way for 9z, posting 40 kills and a plus-21 K-D differential. Qianhao “Moseyuh” Chen of all-Chinese TYLOO notched a team-high 29 kills and an even K-D differential.
In the third high match, G2 also picked up a sweep, taking out BIG on Inferno (13-3) and Mirage (13-8). For G2, Guy “NertZ” Iluz of Israel delivered 39 kills and a plus-21 K-D differential. Gleb “gr1ks” Gazin of Belarus led BIG with 23 kills and a minus-2 K-D differential.
In the first of three elimination matches, B8 recovered from a 13-7 loss on Mirage against MIBR, posting back-to-back wins on Nuke (13-10) and Ancient (13-8). Legacy swept M80 with wins on Dust II (13-8) and Inferno (16-13 in overtime). paiN Gaming topped Astralis 2-0, prevailing 13-11 on Nuke and a 13-4 on Overpass.
Stage 3 finishes Tuesday with three matches featuring teams with 2-2 records:
–Monte vs. paiN Gaming
–TYLOO vs. Legacy
–BIG vs. B8
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Major prize pool
1. $500,000
2. $170,000
3-4. $80,000
5-8. $45,000
9-11. $15,000
12-14. $15,000
15-16. $15,000
17-19. $10,000
20-22. $10,000 — MIBR, M80, Astralis
23-24. $10,000 — GamerLegion, FlyQuest
25-27. $5,000 — Lynn Vision Gaming, NRG, Team Liquid
28-30. $5,000 — THUNDERdOWNUNDER, Sharks Esports, HEROIC
31-32. $5,000 — Gaimin Gladiators, SINNERS Esports
–Field Level Media
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Mariners dealing with injuries ahead of rematch vs. Orioles
Jun 8, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor (12) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a run during the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Making adjustments is bound to be a key for the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles as they face off in a four-game series this week.
The teams will meet in Baltimore for the second time Tuesday night, a day after some roster adjustments.
The Mariners will be without shortstop J.P. Crawford for the series after he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a contusion on his right hand. He was hit by a pitch in Friday’s game at Detroit.
“We think it’s probably the smart thing to do at this point,” Seattle manager Dan Wilson said of the IL move.
The Orioles already altered their rotation to begin the series with Seattle. The teams will meet seven times in an 11-day period.
The Mariners, largely courtesy of Josh Naylor’s grand slam, won 6-3 in Monday night’s series opener. They’re 2-3 since winning eight games in a row.
Seattle played its most recent game without rookie infielder Colt Emerson, who had been plugged in at shortstop during the weekend. He had back tightness and was scratched from Monday’s lineup.
Crawford’s roster replacement is infielder Ryan Bliss, who supplied a sacrifice fly in the series opener. Bliss played as the second baseman, and Cole Young, who has had a heavy workload all spring, shifted to shortstop.
“He seems to be maintaining his strength and stamina,” Wilson said of Young. “It has been outstanding.”
The Orioles will try to snap a three-game skid Tuesday after blown chances in the series opener.
“We knew we had to grind and really force them to work, and we did that,” Baltimore manager Craig Albernaz said. “We just couldn’t come through with the big blow. But it’s one of those games where you’re proud of how they fought.”
The Orioles have had some recent baserunning snafus, a glaring one when Blaze Alexander tagged up from first base and was thrown out at second on a play that cost them a run on what would have been a sacrifice fly.
“It’s one of those things; I love the aggressiveness,” Albernaz said. “It’s just smart aggressiveness (we need).”
Right-hander Logan Gilbert (4-4, 3.79 ERA) will start on Tuesday for the Mariners, aiming for his third consecutive win.
Gilbert hasn’t given up a run in his last three road outings, blanking the Athletics, Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox in a total of 17 2/3 innings. In those three games, he has struck out 21 and walked four.
Gilbert has made three career starts vs. the Orioles, going 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 18 2/3 innings. The victory came in 2023 in Baltimore.
The Orioles had a disruption before the series when starter Chris Bassitt went on the 15-day injury list Monday due to low back discomfort, but that move shouldn’t directly impact the rotation for the rest of the series.
Left-hander Trevor Rogers (3-6, 6.29 ERA) is Baltimore’s projected starter on Tuesday. He won for the first time since April 1 after allowing one run on five hits in 5 2/3 innings on Thursday in an 8-2 victory at Boston.
Rogers has made two career starts against Seattle without a decision. His ERA in those games is 2.03 over 13 1/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
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Surging Yankees continue 'gritty' series vs. Guardians
Jun 3, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) reacts after giving up a hit during the third inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images It’s still early June, but this week’s series between the visiting New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians has the feel of a postseason matchup.
The Guardians will look to even the three-game set at one win apiece on Tuesday night after New York emerged with a 7-5 victory in 10 innings on Monday.
Both managers turned to their bullpens early and often in a game that featured 12 relievers.
Paul Goldschmidt and Ryan McMahon each homered for New York, which won for the ninth time in its last 13 games and is in a virtual tie with Tampa Bay for first place in the American League East.
Goldschmidt is batting .314 with three homers and 13 RBIs over his last 12 games. Cody Bellinger has 11 RBIs in his last 12 games for the Yankees, who are playing without Aaron Judge (fractured right rib), designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (calf strain) and catcher Austin Wells (cervical headaches).
“It wasn’t pretty, but very gritty,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after Monday’s win. “A lot of really winning things that guys did, and everyone obviously involved. A really tough team over there. … A lot of winning plays there to get us to the finish line.”
The word “gritty” also was used in the Cleveland clubhouse after the Guardians lost for the fourth time in their last five games.
Cleveland, which leads the AL Central, went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 runners on Monday. Manager Stephen Vogt turned to Cade Smith in a tie game in the eighth inning and saw his closer allow one hit with three strikeouts across 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
“Every game we’ve played with them has been gritty,” Smith said. “They’re a good team over there, and we’re a good team here. It’s going to be a war of attrition to go out there and win, but that’s what we all work for.”
Tuesday’s pitching matchup will feature a pair of right-handers as New York’s Gerrit Cole (1-1, 2.00 ERA) faces Cleveland’s Slade Cecconi (3-5, 4.92).
Cole allowed four runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings in a 5-4 home loss to the Guardians last Wednesday.
After tossing 12 2/3 scoreless innings in his first two starts since returning from Tommy John surgery, Cole allowed three homers in Wednesday’s loss.
“I thought he threw the ball well,” Boone said. “I thought he located pretty well. They pressured him. They were aggressive with him, put the ball in play on him. But obviously, the long ball was the difference.”
Jose Ramirez is 14-for-39 (.359) with three homers against Cole, who is 7-3 with a 3.09 ERA in 12 career starts vs. Cleveland.
The Guardians will counter with Cecconi, who pitched six innings of one-run ball in a no-decision against the Yankees on Thursday. Cleveland lost 2-1.
Cecconi walked one and struck out four while throwing 53 of his 82 pitches for strikes.
“Slade was phenomenal,” Vogt said. “He did a great job keeping us in that game. We knew going into it that it needed to be a low-scoring affair. I thought Slade threw the ball excellently.”
Cecconi is 0-1 with a 2.63 ERA in three career games (two starts) against the Yankees.
–Field Level Media
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