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Returning to form, Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi takes on D-backs
Apr 29, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) pitches against the New York Yankees during the fourth inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Nathan Eovaldi appears to have turned the corner following a rocky start to the season.
The right-hander will look to take another step forward on Monday when the Texas Rangers open a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Arlington, Texas.
The Rangers had lost five of their previous six games before registering back-to-back shutouts against the formerly white-hot Chicago Cubs. The latter team was riding high on the strength of its second 10-game winning streak of the season before dropping 6-0 and 3-0 decisions over the weekend.
Eovaldi (4-4, 4.15 ERA) surrendered 23 runs and nine homers en route to losing four of his first six starts before bouncing back in a big way in a pair of outings against one of his former teams, the New York Yankees. He scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings on April 29 before yielding one run on three hits over eight frames last Wednesday.
“He had such a good game plan, such a good feel for swings,” Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said. “He has a game plan but also can navigate a game on his own as good as anybody, based on what he’s seeing.”
Eovaldi, 36, is 3-1 with a 4.17 ERA in 11 career appearances (eight starts) against Arizona.
Right-hander Michael Soroka (4-2, 4.14) will look to snap a two-start losing streak when he takes the mound for the Diamondbacks.
Soroka was gashed for eight runs on 10 hits in three innings of a 13-1 shellacking by the Milwaukee Brewers on April 30. He pitched much better on Wednesday, yielding just one run on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings of a 1-0 setback to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Soroka, 28, sizzled in his lone career appearance versus Texas, scattering two hits over six scoreless innings to pick up the victory last June while with Washington.
He’d be wise to pitch carefully around Josh Jung, who collected consecutive three-hit performances for Texas on the heels of an 0-for-12 effort in his previous three games. Jung was riding high on a 13-game hitting streak before that.
While Jung consistently is finding success at the plate, the same cannot be said for Corey Seager. The latter is 0-for-14 with six strikeouts in his last four games to see his batting average slip to .193 for the season.
Perhaps Seager’s workload is slowing him down. After all, he has started 19 consecutive games without an off day.
“Corey and I talk every day about how he feels and where he’s at physically, but the other part of this is, you’re trying to win a series, right?” Schumaker said before Sunday’s game. “He’s still our best player. I don’t care what he did yesterday or the day before. It means something to us when you see him in the lineup. We do have a day circled here soon.”
The Diamondbacks lost seven of eight games before capturing the final two contests of a three-game series versus the New York Mets. Arizona allowed a total of two runs on seven hits in its last two games.
Making his second start in the majors, Ryan Waldschmidt recorded his first three career RBIs on two hits in the Diamondbacks’ 5-1 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. He also made a dazzling catch in the fifth inning to preserve Eduardo Rodriguez’s no-hit bid.
“I took off for it, I knew I was getting close to the fence, but I was going to do whatever I could to catch that ball,” Waldschmidt said. “I was going full speed into the wall, catch or not. I’m glad I was able to make that catch for him and keep that thing going.”
–Field Level Media
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MLB roundup: Rookie Gage Workman's first HR powers Tigers past Royals
May 10, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Detroit Tigers Gage Workman hugs Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images Gage Workman was the hero in his Tigers debut, hitting his first major league home run, a tiebreaking, pinch-hit, two-run shot in the sixth inning, and Detroit snapped a five-game skid with a 6-3 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Sunday night.
Workman, a rookie infielder with 12 previous games in the majors in 2025, was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday after Kerry Carpenter was placed on the injured list with a left shoulder sprain.
Matt Vierling drove in two runs and Hao-Yu Lee and Wenceel Perez drove in one run apiece for the Tigers. Riley Greene reached base four times and scored a run. Enmanuel De Jesus (2-0) tossed 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Kenley Jansen got the last three outs for his seventh save.
Maikel Garcia had three hits, a run and an RBI to lead the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino added two hits and drove in a run and Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and scored a run.
Orioles 2, Athletics 1
Dylan Beavers stroked a go-ahead single in the sixth and four Baltimore pitchers combined for a four-hitter to salvage the final game of their series against the visiting Athletics.
Beavers and Gunnar Henderson notched two hits apiece for the Orioles. Chris Bassitt (3-2) struck out six and allowed one run over six innings. Rico Garcia earned the save.
Athletics starter Luis Severino (2-4) allowed two runs and six hits over 5 1/3 innings. First baseman Nick Kurtz drew an eighth-inning walk to extend his on-base streak to 34 games, the longest active mark in the majors.
Marlins 5, Nationals 2
Heriberto Hernandez delivered a two-run single to cap a three-run eighth, allowing Miami to hold on for a win against visiting Washington in the rubber match of their three-game series.
Liam Hicks and Christopher Morel also had RBI singles for the Marlins, who got six strong innings from Sandy Alcantara before Josh Ekness recorded the final out for his first career save.
Luis Garcia Jr. tripled, doubled, scored a run and drove in a run for the Nationals, who saw starter Cade Cavalli allow two runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Rays 4, Red Sox 1
Visiting Tampa Bay scored three runs in the first three innings and Nick Martinez threw one-run ball for 5 2/3 en route to a win over Boston in the finale of a shortened three-game series.
Junior Caminero’s solo homer in the first opened the scoring, and a two-run second extended a lead that the Rays would not relinquish. Martinez (4-1) worked around seven hits and struck out three in the victory, which was Tampa Bay’s second of the weekend. The teams were rained out Saturday.
New Hampshire native Mickey Gasper (3-for-4) recorded his first three hits of his Red Sox career, including a pair of doubles, and drove in Boston’s only run. Payton Tolle (1-2) gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings.
Angels 6, Blue Jays 1
Jose Soriano retired 20 consecutive batters, Jo Adell homered twice with a double and visiting Los Angeles defeated Toronto to salvage one game from the weekend series.
Soriano (6-2) allowed one run on five hits over 7 2/3 innings, Oswald Peraza added a two-run homer and Vaughn Grissom contributed a two-run double for the Angels, who exploded for six runs in the final five innings after managing one through the first 22 innings of the series.
Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 and scored the lone run for the Blue Jays, who got four scoreless innings from their first two pitchers before Eric Lauer (1-5) allowed six runs on five hits over five innings.
Phillies 6, Rockies 0
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, part of a two-homer day for Schwarber, and host Philadelphia beat Colorado.
Schwarber finished with three hits and Brandon Marsh had four singles for the Phillies, who have won 10 of 13 games since Don Mattingly was named interim manager on April 28. Cristopher Sanchez (4-2) pitched seven strong innings to stretch his shutout streak to 21 1/3. He hasn’t allowed a run since the first inning against San Francisco on April 30.
Ezequiel Tovar had two hits for the Rockies, who were held to six hits and have lost eight of their last 10 games.
Reds 5, Astros 0
Andrew Abbott worked six three-hit innings, Elly De La Cruz recorded a three-hit game, and Cincinnati claimed the rubber match of a three-game interleague series against visiting Houston.
The Reds broke open the scoring in the fourth against Kai-Wei Teng (1-3) on a two-run triple from JJ Bleday and an RBI single from Tyler Stephenson. Spencer Steer closed the scoring with his seventh homer to give Abbott (2-2) an easy victory.
The Astros never had a runner reach scoring position, with slugger Yordan Alvarez going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. Teng allowed three runs on five hits before Cody Bolton allowed two more runs over two innings.
Twins 5, Guardians 4
Kody Clemens had three hits, including two doubles, and scored twice to spark visiting Minnesota to a win over Cleveland.
Josh Bell and Austin Martin each had two hits and one RBI while Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the rubber game of the three-game set. Kendry Rojas (1-0) gave up one run in 3 1/3 innings of relief for his first major league win. Yoendrys Gomez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his second save.
Brayan Rocchio was 4-for-4 with a double and two runs and Chase DeLauter went 2-for-5 with two RBIs for the Guardians, who dropped to .500 yet maintained first place in the AL Central. Gavin Williams (5-2) gave up 10 hits and five runs in six innings while fanning six.
White Sox 2, Mariners 1
Randal Grichuk hit a tying home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning and Chicago went on to defeat visiting Seattle.
Grichuk greeted reliever Eduard Bazardo (2-2) with a home run that just cleared the left field wall. Drew Romo followed with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Sam Antonacci. The Mariners intentionally walked Munetaka Murakami, but Miguel Vargas thwarted that plan with a flyball. Randy Arozarena’s throw to the plate sailed over Cal Raleigh, allowing Romo to slide home safely with the go-ahead run.
Mariners starter Logan Gilbert allowed one hit over six scoreless innings. Arozarena drove in Seattle’s only run.
Brewers 4, Yankees 3
Brice Turang’s two-out homer in the ninth inning off New York closer David Bednar lifted host Milwaukee to a walk-off win and a sweep of the three-game series.
Bednar (1-3) relieved to open the ninth and struck out the first two hitters before Turang lined the first pitch 411 feet to center for his sixth homer and first career walk-off. Abner Uribe (2-1) got the win with a scoreless ninth.
Yankees starter Carlos Rodon, activated off the injured list Sunday for his season debut following surgery last October, allowed three runs on two hits with four strikeouts. But the left-hander walked five with a hit batter and wild pitch in a 78-pitch outing. Aaron Judge staked the Yankees to a 1-0 lead in the first with his league-leading 16th homer.
Rangers 3, Cubs 0
Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings and Evan Carter belted a two-run homer, fueling Texas to its second straight shutout of Chicago in Arlington, Texas.
deGrom (3-2) scattered three hits — two to Nico Hoerner — and did not walk a batter to record his 99th career win. Josh Jung collected three of the Rangers’ seven hits and scored two runs.
Jameson Taillon (2-2) permitted one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Cubs, who have lost two straight after their second 10-game win streak of the season. Ian Happ went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts to see his career-best 30-game on-base streak come to a halt.
Braves 7, Dodgers 2
Bryce Elder threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to a NL-best 1.81 and Mauricio Dubon laced a three-run double to help visiting Atlanta post a series-clinching win over Los Angeles.
Elder (4-1) allowed one hit while striking out eight and walking four for the Braves, who finished 6-3 on their road trip. Drake Baldwin and Matt Olson connected on solo home runs as Atlanta improved its MLB-leading record to 28-13.
Justin Wrobleski (5-1) went 8 2/3 innings for the Dodgers, yielding seven runs on seven hits while striking out seven and walking one. Max Muncy hit a two-run homer for Los Angeles, which managed just two hits and struck out 10 times.
Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (10 innings)
Manny Machado’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning capped a San Diego comeback in a win over visiting St. Louis.
Ramon Laureano was placed on second base to start the bottom of the 10th and Jackson Merrill was intentionally walked. But Gordon Graceffo (2-1) unintentionally walked Fernando Tatis Jr. to fill the bases, setting the stage for Machado to win the game as the Padres split the four-game set.
San Diego forced extra innings when Nick Castellanos, on a 3-2 pitch, belted a two-run homer off closer Riley O’Brien in the bottom of the ninth that scored Xander Bogaerts. Jordan Walker hit a two-run shot in the fourth, slugging it an estimated 425 feet into the third deck behind the left field wall for his 11th homer of the year.
Diamondbacks 5, Mets 1
Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt had two hits and three RBIs in his second major league start, Eduardo Rodriguez did not allow a hit until the sixth inning and Arizona beat New York in the rubber game of a three-game series in Phoenix.
Rodriguez (4-0) gave up one run and four hits in 8 1/3 innings, leaving two outs short of his first career complete game after Mark Vientos’ one-out single in the ninth. Ketel Marte capped off the scoring with a two-run triple to conclude the Diamondbacks’ three-run sixth.
Luis Torrens had two of the Mets’ four hits and their lone RBI on a double after Carson Benge broke up the no-hitter with a one-out single in the sixth. Bulk reliever David Peterson gave up four hits and three runs (none earned) in five innings.
Giants 7, Pirates 6 (12 innings)
Jesus Rodriguez blooped a one-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 12th inning, allowing San Francisco, after rallying three times from two-run deficits, to walk off visiting Pittsburgh.
After Ryan Borucki (1-1) stranded the potential go-ahead run at third base in both the 11th and 12th, the Giants finally ended the marathon affair after Pirates right fielder Ryan O’Hearn couldn’t track down Matt Chapman’s flyball for a double, allowing automatic runner Heliot Ramos to take third base with one out. After Drew Gilbert was walked intentionally to load the bases, rookie Rodriguez singled off Justin Lawrence.
Willy Adames had three hits, while Rafael Devers, Jung Hoo Lee, Ramos and Chapman chipped in two apiece for San Francisco, which out-hit the visitors 13-7. Spencer Horwitz totaled three RBIs on his two doubles for Pittsburgh, which completed a 3-3 Western swing.
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Jack McGlynn nets brace as Dynamo cruise past LAFC
Feb 28, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Dynamo FC forward Guilherme (20) controls the ball during the second half against the Los Angeles FC at Shell Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Jack McGlynn recorded his second career brace and Guilherme and Mateusz Bogusz added goals as the Houston Dynamo rolled to a 4-1 victory over host Los Angeles FC on Sunday night.
Lawrence Ennali had two assists as Houston won for the fourth time in its last five MLS matches.
Jonathan Bond made five saves for the Dynamo (6-5-0, 18 points).
Nathan Ordaz scored for Los Angeles FC (6-3-3, 21 points).
LAFC star Denis Bouanga missed the contest due to a suspension for yellow-card accumulation.
Hugo Lloris had two saves for LAFC, who had a 20-12 edge in shots. Both teams placed six shots on target.
Houston struck first in the 25th minute as Ennali had the ball on the left side and passed it back to McGlynn, who was well behind the box and had a running start while booting a left-foot laser into the top right corner.
Nine minutes later, the Dynamo added on with a free kick. Guilherme took the kick and his right-footed shot hit off a member of the LAFC wall and the ball landed in the net.
LAFC got on the board in the 45th minute of the first half. Jacob Shaffelburg sent a cross from the left side that hit off a player but made it through the box to Ordaz, who took a left-footed shot that caromed off a Houston defender before finding the net.
Houston made it 3-1 in the 51st minute when Bogusz had two chances to get a goal against his former teammates. He first took a right-footed shot that was stopped by Lloris but the ball ricocheted back to Bogusz, who sent a left-footed shot into the left corner.
The Dynamo added another goal just four minutes later. Ennali had the ball in the center of the box and made a short feed to his right to McGlynn, who sent a left-footed shot inside the far post.
McGlynn nearly had the hat trick. In the 42nd minute, on a play similar to his goal in the 25th minute, he blistered a left-footed shot that hit the left goalpost.
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Ducks find power-play success, edge Golden Knights to even series
May 10, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Anaheim Ducks right wing Beckett Sennecke (45) skates with the puck against Vegas Golden Knights during the second period in game four of the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Corinne Votaw-Imagn Images Beckett Sennecke and Alex Killorn both netted one goal and one assist to pace the host Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night and even their Stanley Cup playoff series.
Mikael Granlund and Ian Moore also scored for Anaheim, which tied the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal at 2-2.
Goaltender Lukas Dostal made 18 saves and Cutter Gauthier collected three assists.
Pavel Dorofeyev, Brett Howden and Tomas Hertl replied for the Golden Knights, who will host Game 5 on Tuesday.
Goalie Carter Hart stopped 19 shots and Mitch Marner collected three assists.
The score was tied 2-2 late in the second period when Killorn gave Anaheim its third lead with its second power-play tally of the tilt. Killorn gained the puck at the bottom of the right circle and squeezed a shot into the net with 2:02 remaining in the second period.
The Ducks failed to score on the power play in the first three games of the series, blanked during 11 opportunities.
Moore extended the Anaheim lead with his first career playoff goal. Shortly after Anaheim killed a penalty, Moore found the twine with a point shot at 3:43 of the third period.
Hertl snapped a 29-game goal drought dating back to early March by tucking into the cage a loose puck with 64 seconds remaining in regulation to make it a one-goal game, but the Golden Knights could not complete the comeback.
After losing the last game, the Ducks were looking to have a strong early pushback and were rewarded when Sennecke opened the scoring by unloading a shot from the top of the right circle for the power-play goal at the 8:43 mark.
Dorofeyev responded with a power-play goal of his own just past the period’s midway point. Dostal could not catch the point shot and Dorofeyev pounced on the loose puck.
Granlund made it a 2-1 game five minutes later when a turnover resulted in him gaining the puck in the slot and his shot ricocheted off a defender’s stick and bounded past Hart.
Vegas tied the game again when William Karlsson slipped a nifty pass to the front of the net for Howden, and it was easily converted at 4:04 of the second period.
The Golden Knights were without captain Mark Stone, who suffered an undisclosed injury late in the first period of Game 3. Brandon Saad drew into the lineup.
–Field Level Media
