In his first Major League game, Mick Abel matched a franchise record by striking out nine batters across six innings at home. The Philadelphia team thus swept the series against Pittsburgh with a narrow 1-0 win.
Abel (1-0), selected as the top pick in the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft from Jesuit High School located in Portland, Oregon, distributed five hits during his game. He matched the franchise record for strikeouts by a player making their MLB debut, which was initially set by Curt Simmons—famous with the "Whiz Kids"—on September 28, 1947, versus the New York Giants. In the second inning, he fanned all three batters faced, becoming the inaugural Phillie to register five strikeouts within just the opening two frames of their Major League bow.
In the fifth inning, Philadelphia grabbed a 1-0 advantage as Nick Castellanos started with an infield hit, moved to third base due to a single by Max Kepler, and subsequently scored on a fielder's choice by Brandon Marsh after one out was recorded.
Despite surrendering only three hits and one run across eight innings, Paul Skenes (3-5) took the loss. He issued one walk and recorded nine strikeouts but has dropped to 0-3 in his past four outings since securing a victory on April 25 against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, which ended with a score of 3-0.
Yankees 8, Mets 2
Cody Bellinger smashed a grand slam, concluding a six-run outburst in the eighth inning, which helped the hosting Yankees pull ahead for a win against the Mets in the final game of the Subway Series.
This marked Bellinger's ninth career grand slam and his first since July 15, 2023, when he played for the Chicago Cubs. During this inning, the Yankees took advantage of a throwing error made by Mets' first baseman Pete Alonso. Bellinger had an impressive game, going 3-for-3 with two walks and matching his personal best by bringing home six RBIs. Meanwhile, starter Max Fried limited the Mets to just two runs off three hits over six innings.
In yet another difficult evening at Yankee Stadium, Soto had a tough time, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. His performance brought his batting average down to .246 after he managed only one hit out of ten tries throughout the series. Additionally, Jeff McNeil contributed an RBI single in the third inning when there were two outs, which later led to him scoring due to a wild pitch thrown by Fried.
Astros 4, Rangers 3
Isaac Paredes' three-run homer in the eighth inning made all the difference as Houston staged a comeback to defeat Texas. The two teams from Texas concluded their four-game series with each team winning twice.
Paredes hit a home run against reliever Robert Garcia (1-2), which turned Framber Valdez (3-4) into the winning pitcher after he gave up three runs over seven innings. Josh Hader struck out all three Rangers batters in the ninth inning to secure his 11th save.
Yainer Diaz ended Texas’ Jack Leiter’s no-hitter attempt with a solo homerun with two outs in the seventh inning. Leiter pitched through the eighth inning for the first time in his career; however, Garcia couldn’t maintain a 3-1 lead for Texas.
Nationals 10, Orioles 4
C.J. Abrams launched the game's opening pitch into his first homer as part of scoring two, with visiting Washington ultimately defeating struggling Baltimore 10-4.
Luis Garcia Jr., Dylan Crews, and Josh Bell also went deep for the Nationals, who have now won three consecutive games after their 1-8 slump. This was the first time since last September that they hit five home runs in a single game.
Despite receiving home runs from Cedric Mullins, Gunnar Henderson, and Jackson Holliday across three consecutive innings, Baltimore finished with an 0-6 record at home after dismissing manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday. Over their last 14 contests, the Orioles have suffered defeats in 12 matches.
Braves 10, Red Sox 4
Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run and had three RBIs to lead visiting Atlanta to a 10-4 victory over Boston.
The Braves had 16 hits and drew seven walks in the win. Alex Verdugo and Austin Riley each collected three hits for Atlanta, which broke a 4-4 tie by scoring three runs in the fifth. The Braves drew four walks in the inning.
Rafael Devers smacked a grand slam for the Red Sox. This brought his total home runs for the season up to nine, with this being his second in consecutive matches. Both Devers and David Hamilton contributed two hits apiece towards Boston’s tally of eight hits.
Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2
Spencer Torkelson contributed with a double, a single, and three RBIs as the visiting Detroit team triumphed over Toronto with a score of 3-2.
In the seventh inning, Torkelson's run-scoring base hit overcame a 2-2 deadlock. Dillon Dingler recorded three hits, and Riley Greene contributed two more for the Tigers during the decisive game of the trilogy matchup. Right-handed pitcher Jackson Jobe from the Tigers pitched six frames, giving up six hits and two walks along with striking out five batters, but ended up without a decision.
The Tigers have emerged victorious in five out of their last six games. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays have started their nine-game home stand with a record of two wins and four losses.
Reds 3, Guardians 1
Will Benson stayed scorching hot on Sunday afternoon as he hit two home runs, guiding host Cincinnati to a 3-1 victory over Cleveland and completing a sweep of their three-game interleague series.
Benson broke the deadlock with a two-run home run against Luis Ortiz (2-5) in the fourth inning, then extended the lead with a solo shot off Hunter Gaddis in the sixth. The outfielder ended up going 3-for-4 for the game and has now hit homers in four consecutive matches. During this stretch, Benson is maintaining an impressive average of .526 (10 out of 19), including four home runs and driving in 10 runs over six games. This ongoing streak of hitting home runs is currently the longest by a Reds player since TJ Friedl achieved the same feat byhomeringinfourstraightgamesfromSeptember22to26lastyear.
After a 2-9 slump, the Reds have now won four consecutive games and have returned to an even record for the season at 24-24.
Carlos Santana hit an RBI single in the seventh inning for the Guardians, who have now lost four consecutive games following their strong start where they won eight out of their first twelve games in May.
Marlins 5, Rays 1
Otto Lopez hit a three-run home run in his second game back from the injured list, and Cal Quantrill threw a perfect inning with three consecutive strikeouts as Miami beat Tampa Bay 5-1 at home.
Quantrill (3-4) secured the victory after throwing an "immaculate inning" in the fourth frame—nine pitches, all strikes, resulting in three strikeouts. Of these, he recorded four swings for strikes, three calls for strikes, and two fouls. In total, Quantrill fanned six batters, gave up two hits, issued two walks, and conceded one run over five innings of work.
Miami secured victories in two out of the three games in this intra-state rivalry series. This marks the first time since 2018 that Miami has emerged victorious in a series against Tampa Bay.
Brewers 5, Twins 2
Freddy Peralta (5-3) gave up just one run across five strong innings, helping Milwaukee evade a sweep with a 5-2 win against Minnesota, thus ending the Twins' 13-game winning streak.
Zebby Mathews (0-1), who was promoted from Triple-A St. Paul, conceded four runs off five hits over three innings in his first game of the season. The Twins hadn’t lost since their 6-1 loss to Boston on May 2nd.
Isaac Collins and Sal Frelick both brought home two runs apiece for Milwaukee. Trevor Megill, who was the fifth hurler on the mound for the Brewers that day, secured his sixth save.
Royals 2, Cardinals 1
Maikel Garcia drove home the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the seventh inning, helping Kansas City avoid a sweep against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 win.
The Royals stranded seven players on base against Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore, who performed exceptionally well by conceding only one run, six hits, and one walk across six innings. Nevertheless, Kansas City quickly capitalized on reliever Chris Roycroft (1-3) when they were tied 1-1 during the seventh inning.
The sole run conceded by Royals' starting pitcher Michael Wacha came from Alec Burleson's homer in the fourth inning. Over five innings, Wacha recorded six strikeouts and issued one walk.
This win ended a four-game losing streak for the Royals, as they had previously lost six out of their last seven games. It also temporarily slowed down the Cardinals' momentum, who had been on a winning streak of three consecutive games and 12 out of their last 13.
Cubs 6, White Sox 2
Seiya Suzuki scored two runs, guiding the Chicago Cubs to a complete three-game victory over theChicago White Soxduring their series at home.
Colin Rea threw for 5 1/3 innings with the Cubs, after which reliever Drew Pomeranz (1-0) took over to finish off the sixth. In the bottom part of that inning, the Cubs rallied to score three runs, giving them a 4-1 advantage.
In the game, four Cubs players recorded two hits apiece, with Nico Hoerner notably hitting two doubles. The Chicago Cubs have now won eight successive matches against the White Sox.
Diamondbacks 1, Rockies 0
Ketel Marte homered in the first inning, Merrill Kelly pitched seven scoreless innings and Arizona deprived Colorado of its first series win of the season with a 1-0 victory in Phoenix.
Marte went deep as the second batter of the D-backs' first and Kelly (5-2) gave up only one hit while striking out 11, one short of his career high. Kelly took a no-hitter into the sixth before Rockies' leadoff hitter Jordan Beck grounded a double inside the bag at third on Kelly's 83rd pitch to break it up. Kelly walked three and threw a season-high 109 pitches.
Colorado dropped to 8-38, marking the poorest beginning since 1901. Teams like the 1904 Washington Senators, the 1932 Boston Red Sox, and the 1988 Baltimore Orioles had similarly dismal starts at 9-37.
Giants 3, Athletics 2
Heliot Ramos homered and later drove in the tie-breaking run with a single in the eighth to lift host San Francisco past the visiting Athletics and complete a sweep of the three-game series.
Closer Tyler Ferguson (0-2), who began the eighth inning with the Athletics ahead 2-1, gave up a lead-off triple to pinch hitter LaMonte Wade Jr. Following that, pincher Patrick Bailey contributed an RBI single, followed by a successful sacrifice bunt and another RBI hit from Ramos.
Another impressive performance from Oakland’s southpaw Jeffrey Springs was overshadowed by the team's late-game reversal. Springs conceded just one run and two hits across 6 2/3 frames, fanning five batters while not issuing a single free pass. Despite starting off with giving up a homer to Ramos on his initial offering, he went on to retire 20 consecutive hitters, never facing more than one runner at a time.
Angels 6, Dodgers 4
Travis d'Arnaud secured a lead with a homerun in the eighth inning, leading the visiting Los Angeles Angels to complete a three-game sweep with a 6-4 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Shaun Anderson (1-0) allowed only one run during his 2 2/3 innings of relief work, ultimately closing the game by striking out Shohei Ohtani.
Zack Neto kicked off the game with a home run for the Angels, and Taylor Ward followed up with a two-run homer - his twelfth - three hitters afterward.
Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Anthony Banda (3-1) surrendered the d'Arnaud home run — his first of the year — which led to him taking the loss. In the seventh inning, Will Smith tied the game with a three-run homer, bringing the score to 4-4.
Mariners 6, Padres 1
Randy Arozarena hit a home run to kick off a three-run surge, and Bryan Woo pitched impressively for seven innings as the visiting Seattle team swept San Diego with a 6-1 victory, completing their series clean sweep.
Woo (5-1) surrendered only five hits and a run without issuing any walks, striking out five batters. He threw 67 of his 87 pitches for strikes and allowed just one hit across his final 5 1/3 innings pitched. This performance brought his earned run average down to 2.65.
Michael King (4-2) suffered the defeat after giving up six hits and allowing four runs (three earned) over 5 1/3 innings. He issued one walk and struck out eight batters. The first hit against him came when Arozarena hit his sixth home run—a curveball he connected with—with two outs in the fourth inning. This moment sparked a streak where Seattle recorded five consecutive hits, taking the lead permanently thanks to Leody Taveras’ ground-rule double into right field. They extended their advantage to 3-1 following an infield single by Miles Mastrobuoni.
--Field Level Media
