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Texas Tech run rules Mississippi State in WCWS opener
Texas Tech Red Raiders starting pitcher Nijaree Canady (24) gestures after an out during a Women’s College World Series softball game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 28, 2026. Texas Tech walloped Mississippi State with an 8-0 run-rule victory in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City on Thursday.
Mihyia Davis’ line-drive single to right field capped a four-run fifth to give the Red Raiders (58-7) their first mercy rule win in the WCWS and their 37th this season.
The lunchtime WCWS game was the first in the history of Mississippi State’s softball program, and it tipped to the Red Raiders almost immediately.
Jackie Lis roped her 21st home run of the season in the first inning and the 2-0 lead was all Texas Tech required to advance to face another SEC opponent, the winner between Tennessee and Texas (3 p.m. ET).
Lis was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Texas Tech chased Mississippi State starter Alyssa Faircloth (16-8) after 1 1/3 innings.
The offensive breakthrough is already a positive sign for the Red Raiders, who had a total of eight runs in four WCWS games and finished as national runner-up to Texas in 2025.
It also eased the burden on starting pitcher NiJaree Canady, who combined with fellow All-American Kaitlyn Terry on a two-hit shutout.
Canady (26-6) notched her 101st college victory by allowing two hits with three strikeouts in four innings.
She slammed the door on the only near rally for the Bulldogs in the fourth. A walk put Kinley Keller aboard and bumped Morgan Stiles into scoring position, but Canady easily escaped trouble. Stiles and Keller had the only hits for Mississippi State (43-20).
Mississippi State faces the Tennessee-Texas loser on Friday night in an elimination game scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET.
–Field Level Media
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Angels reinstate LHP Drew Pomeranz from injured list
May 12, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Drew Pomeranz (13) delivers a pitch in the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Angels reinstated left-hander Drew Pomeranz from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.
The 37-year-old reliever landed on the IL on May 13 with inflammation in his pitching elbow.
Pomeranz is 0-3 with a 7.20 ERA, eight walks and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings in his first season with the Angels.
He is 50-63 with 10 saves, a 3.87 ERA in 363 career games (144 starts) with eight teams since debuting in 2011.
The Angels optioned left-hander Tayler Saucedo to Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move Wednesday night.
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Tigers place closer Kenley Jansen on 15-day IL
Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenley Jansen (74) talks to manager A.J. Hinch (14), left, and assistant athletic trainer Chris McDonald during the ninth inning against Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. The Detroit Tigers placed four-time All-Star closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list Thursday with pelvic inflammation.
Jansen, who worked through a right groin issue earlier in the season, exited Detroit’s 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday after nine pitches in the ninth inning. The right-hander called for the trainers after walking Mike Trout on four pitches.
Jansen, 38, is 1-3 with seven saves and a 4.80 ERA in 18 relief appearances since signing a one-year, $11 million contract with the Tigers in December.
He ranks third in major league history with 483 career saves.
Jansen spent his first 12 seasons (2010-21) with the Los Angeles Dodgers and is 55-43 with a 2.61 ERA in 951 relief appearances. He also pitched for the Atlanta Braves (2022), Boston Red Sox (2023-24) and Angels (2025).
Left-hander Drew Sommers was recalled from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move.
“In the short-term, a bullpen move is the most obvious because of the availability of the ‘pen,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “We’re trying to have as full a team as we can.”
Sommers, 25, is 1-0 with one save and a 3.00 ERA in 17 relief appearances this season with the Mud Hens.
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Reports: Dodgers to put Teoscar Hernandez on IL, recall Ryan Ward
May 23, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez (37) during the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Dodgers will place outfielder Teoscar Hernandez on the injured list with a left hamstring strain and recall infielder/outfielder Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
Hernandez was injured Wednesday while running out a ground ball in the second inning against the Colorado Rockies.
The Dodgers are expected to use a platoon in left field moving forward between the left-handed hitting Ward and the right-handed Alex Call. Utility man Hyeseong Kim replaced Hernandez in left field Wednesday.
Hernandez, 33, is batting .276 with seven home runs and 31 RBIs in 51 games this season and was particularly hot of late, batting .375 with three home runs over his past 14 games.
The two-time All-Star is a career .261 hitter with 224 home runs and 692 RBIs in 1,150 career games over 11 seasons with the Houston Astros (2016-17), Toronto Blue Jays (2017-22), Seattle Mariners (2023) and Dodgers.
Ward, 28, made his major league debut in April and went 2-for-6 over two games while Freddie Freeman was on the paternity list.
The former eighth-round draft pick is batting .254 with six home runs and 31 RBIs in 47 games at Triple-A, after hitting 36 home runs with 122 RBIs with Oklahoma City last season. Ward has 156 home runs over seven minor league seasons.
–Field Level Media
Angels reinstate LHP Drew Pomeranz from injured list
Tigers place closer Kenley Jansen on 15-day IL
