MLB Roundup: Yamamoto shines, surging Dodgers edge Braves

ATLANTA — Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed just one hit via six scoreless innings, Mookie Betts hit a house run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday evening for his or her 6th consecutive win.

Austin Riley doubled with two outs within the 6th inning for Atlanta’s first hit off Yamamoto (4-2). The right-hander diminished his ERA to 0.90, the most productive mark within the primary leagues. He left the sport with a 2-0 lead.

Matt Olson led off the 7th with a homer off Dodgers right-hander Kirby Yates. Right-hander Evan Phillips walked Olson with two outs within the 9th prior to finishing the sport on Sean Murphy’s grounder to the mound for his first save.

There used to be a rain lengthen of 1 hour, 13 mins within the 9th.

Yamamoto walked Marcell Ozuna on 11 pitches within the first inning and walked Ozuna once more within the fourth for Atlanta’s best baserunners prior to Riley’s double.

The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in opposition to right-hander Grant Holmes (2-2) on Will Smith’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly to appropriate area within the fourth inning. The fly ball drove in Betts, who reached on an infield hit off the again of Holmes higher left leg.

Holmes set a profession prime with 9 strikeouts whilst permitting two runs on 4 hits in six-plus innings.

Betts’ 5th homer within the 6th prolonged the Dodgers’ result in 2-0.

BALTIMORE — Dean Kremer allowed 3 hits in seven innings, Ryan O’Hearn hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and Baltimore beat Kansas City for a unprecedented low-scoring victory of their first shutout this season.

Last-place Baltimore progressed to 2-16 when scoring 3 or fewer runs and gained back-to-back video games for best the second one time this 12 months.

Kremer (3-4) and Michael Wacha (1-4) battled for 6 scoreless innings prior to Adley Rutschman led off the Baltimore 7th with a double. O’Hearn adopted with a pressure to left-centre area for his 6th house run of the 12 months.

Emmanuel Rivera, taking part in as a result of infielder Ramón Urías used to be scratched with appropriate hamstring tightness, added an RBI unmarried later within the inning.

Kansas City misplaced for simply the second one time in 11 video games. Bobby Witt Jr. went 0 for 4, finishing his 22-game hitting streak, because the Royals have been blanked for the fourth time.

Yennier Cano pitched the 8th, and Félix Bautista completed the 4-hitter for his 6th save in six probabilities.

Wacha allowed 3 runs and 7 hits in 6 1/3 innings.

PHILLIES 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber and Max Kepler hit solo homers within the 7th inning to steer Philadelphia to a victory over Arizona.

Schwarber moved right into a tie for the main league house run lead when he hit his 10th of the season off Arizona reliever Jose Castillo (0-1) to tie the sport 2-2.

One out later, Kepler hit a house run into the right-field seats to position the Phillies forward. It used to be his fourth homer this season and his first off a left-handed pitcher this 12 months.

Schwarber additionally had an RBI double within the first inning to offer Philadelphia an early lead.

Tanner Banks (1-0) earned the win in reduction by way of pitching a 1-2-3 7th. Jose Alvarado pitched the 9th for his 6th save for Philadelphia.

Jesús Luzardo pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on 9 hits for the Phillies, who’ve gained 5 in their remaining six.

NEW YORK — Max Fried blended with two relievers on a one-hitter to change into the main leagues’ first six-game winner and lead New York over Tampa Bay.

Aaron Judge hit his moment triple of the season and doubled within the 6th forward of Paul Goldschmidt’s three-run homer to lift his primary league-leading moderate to .430 and lengthen his on-base streak to 28 video games.

Nearly two weeks after a no-hit bid in opposition to the Rays ended within the 8th inning with a retroactive scoring exchange, Fried (6-0) allowed a blank unmarried to José Caballero with one out within the 5th.

Fried struck out six, walked two and were given 10 groundball outs as he gained his 6th instantly get started and helped the Yankees enhance to 7-0 in his outings. He diminished his AL-leading ERA to 1.01 in his 3rd scoreless get started this season. Fried is 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA following Yankees losses.

Goldschmidt hs 3rd homer of the season within the 5th after left-hander Mason Montgomery relieved Ryan Pepiot (2-4).

Devin Williams threw 8 pitches in an excellent 8th in his 3rd instantly hitless time out since he used to be dropped as New York’s nearer. Luke Weaver struck out two in an excellent 9th for his 3rd save.

TORONTO — Nathan Lukes hit a two-out, two-run unmarried within the 8th inning to snap a tie and provides Toronto a win over Cleveland.

Guardians celebrity José Ramírez left within the 3rd inning on account of a sprained appropriate ankle. The six-time All-Star used to be struck within the again by way of a throw from pitcher Chris Bassitt as he ran out an infield unmarried and stumbled awkwardly over first base prior to finishing up within the filth.

Lukes coated the profitable hit off right-hander Jakob Junis (0-1) to finish Cleveland’s three-game profitable streak.

Brendon Little (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings and Jeff Hoffman completed for his 7th save in seven probabilities. Hoffman retired Gabriel Arias to finish it, stranding runners at moment and 3rd.

Toronto gained its 3rd instantly recreation after dropping 8 of its earlier 9.

Cleveland’s Carlos Santana hit a leadoff homer in the second one, however Alejandro Kirk responded with a two-run unmarried within the 3rd.

Guardians catcher Bo Naylor tied it with a solo homer within the fourth.

George Springer restored Toronto’s lead with a solo shot within the 5th, however Santana knotted it once more within the 6th, chasing Bassitt with an RBI unmarried.

Bassitt allowed 3 runs and 7 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

MIAMI — Gunnar Hoglund gained his primary league debut by way of permitting one run over six innings to steer the Athletics over Miami and lengthen its dropping streak to 6.

A 25-year-old right-hander who pitched on the University of Mississippi, Hoglund (1-0) struck out seven, walked none and allowed six hits, together with Dane Myers’ leadoff house run within the 6th.

Hoglund used to be decided on by way of Toronto 19th general within the 2021 novice draft and used to be some of the possibilities obtained by way of the A’s within the March 2022 business that despatched 3rd baseman Matt Chapman to the Blue Jays.

Hogland threw 81 pitches, together with 34 four-seam fastballs that averaged 93.6 mph. He were given six swings and misses on fastballs, 3 on changeups and two on sinkers.

JJ Bleday, who performed for the Marlins as a rookie in 2022, hit his 3rd house run. His solo shot within the 3rd boosted the result in 3-0 in opposition to Valente Bellozo (0-2), who allowed 5 runs, 4 hits and 4 walks in 4 2/3 innings.

BOSTON — Rafael Devers broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run unmarried and Boston defeated Minnesota as Triston Casas perceived to maintain a major left knee damage.

Casas left the sport because of a lower-body damage in the second one inning and used to be changed by way of Romy Gonzalez. The 25-year-old first baseman fell awkwardly whilst looking to beat out a gradual curler up the first-base line and used to be carried off on a stretcher.

Boston’s David Hamilton completed 3 hits with two stolen bases whilst Alex Bregman homered as a part of a two-hit evening. Gonzalez doubled in a run as a part of a three-run 8th.

Bregman hit a house run within the first inning, his 8th of the season to offer the Red Sox a 1-0 lead.

Ryan Jeffers hit a solo shot for Minnesota within the best of the 3rd. Louis Varland (1-3) took the loss after permitting back-to-back hits within the 7th.

Boston starter Brayan Bello gave up a run on 4 hits over 6 2/3 innings and used to be changed Justin Wilson (1-0). Two two pitches later, Edouard Julien used to be stuck stealing moment to finish the highest of the 7th and Greg Weissert took over for Wilson to start out the 8th.

The Red Sox completed with 13 hits and has recorded no less than 10 hit in a recreation 11 occasions this season — all wins.

MILWAUKEE — Michael Busch hit his first profession grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong added two solo photographs because the Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee.

This marked the 1st matchup of the season between the NL Central-leading Cubs and the Brewers, who gained this department each and every of the remaining two seasons.

Chicago took the lead for excellent by way of scoring two runs within the first inning off Tyler Alexander (1-3), who served because the Brewers’ opener prior to giving technique to Quinn Priester. The Cubs scored seven runs in opposition to Priester in the second one to damage the sport open.

Busch despatched an 0-2 curve over the wall in left-centre area for his 6th homer of the season, giving Chicago an 8-0 merit. Two batters later, Crow-Armstrong delivered a 418-foot blast to centre on a 1-2 changeup.

Crow-Amstrong went deep once more within the 7th inning, hitting a 399-foot shot to appropriate on a 2-1 slider from Joel Payamps for his 8th homer of the season.

Cubs starter Ben Brown (3-2) struck out 4 in six innings whilst permitting 4 hits and no walks. Chris Flexen labored the general 3 innings for his 3rd profession save, and primary since 2022.

CHICAGO — Luis Robert Jr. homered and Edgar Quero added two hits and two RBIs because the Chicago White Sox beat Houston.

Jonathan Cannon (2-3) allowed two runs on 9 hits with 5 strikeouts in six innings because the AL-worst White Sox gained consecutive house video games for the second one time this season and progressed to 9-23.

White Sox rookie infielder Chase Meidroth singled and scored on a one-out double by way of Quero for a 1-0 lead within the first inning. Robert, who had reached on a stroll used to be thrown out on the plate at the play. Chicago took a two-run lead in the second one when Meidroth’s two-out hit scored Bobby Dalbec, who had singled.

Houston were given a run again within the fourth on consecutive doubles by way of Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz.

Robert hit his 5th house run — a two-out solo shot for his 500th profession hit — and Quero added an RBI unmarried to make it 4-1 within the 5th.

Diaz singled and scored on a Jake Meyers’ unmarried within the 6th and later added a solo homer, his 3rd of the season, within the 8th as Houston closed inside of 4-3.

Chicago broke it open with 3 runs within the 8th off Astros relievers Tayler Scott and Bennett Sousa.

Houston starter Framber Valdez (1-4) allowed 4 runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and two walks in 5 innings.

CINCINNATI — Hunter Greene struck out 12, the second-highest overall of his large league profession, whilst permitting two hits over six innings and main Cincinnati over Washington.

Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run double in his season debut after recuperating from a left indirect pressure sustained all over spring coaching.

Greene (4-2) averaged 99 mph along with his fastball and were given 21 swings and misses amongst 114 pitches — 4 greater than every other primary league pitcher had thrown in a recreation this season.

He began 16 of 22 batters with moves and threw 83 moves in all, decreasing his ERA to 2.53. He walked two.

Greene’s best recreation with extra strikeouts used to be when he fanned 14 in opposition to Minnesota on Sept. 20, 2023.

Reds pitchers matched their season prime with 17 strikeouts, which set a season prime for Nationals batters.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Raleigh hit a grand slam amongst his two homers, bringing his season overall to a significant league-leading 12, and Bryan Woo allowed just one unmarried over 6 1/3 innings as Seattle beat suffering Texas.

Raleigh gave Seattle a 1-0 lead within the fourth inning and his grand slam highlighted a seven-run 5th.

Woo (4-1) retired the 1st 14 batters prior to Jonah Heim singled on a first-pitch fastball to centre area with two out within the 5th. He struck out 8 and walked none, throwing 87 pitches.

Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run homer to straight-away centre within the 6th inning.

The AL West-leading Mariners have gained 5 consecutive video games, their longest profitable streak since an eight-game run in August 2023.

The Rangers have misplaced 8 in their remaining 10 video games and dropped underneath .500 for the 1st time since their Opening Day loss to Boston. Last within the AL with 104 runs, they have been close out for 22 consecutive innings till Josh Smith’s solo homer with two out within the 9th.

Jack Leiter (2-1) gave up six runs on 8 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

ST. LOUIS — Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo homered and New York beat St. Louis to steer clear of its first three-game dropping streak this season and win its 9th instantly recreation in opposition to the Cardinals.

Francisco Alvarez added 3 singles and 3 RBIs to again Clay Holmes (4-1), and New York were given its first win over Sonny Gray (3-1), who have been 4-0 in opposition to the Mets.

Alonso put the Mets forward 4-3 along with his 8th homer, a two-run pressure on an 0-2 changeup he drove 417 ft into the centre-field bleachers.

Nimmo homered main off the 7th in opposition to John King, his 7th house run, and the Mets completed with 17 hits for his or her second-highest overall this season.

New York swept a four-game collection from the Cardinals at house remaining month. The Mets’ earlier easiest streak in opposition to the Cardinals used to be an eight-game run in 1986.

Holmes allowed 3 runs and 8 hits in six innings. He used to be struck at the appropriate ankle by way of Alec Burleson’s comebacker in the second one inning.

Gray gave up 5 runs — 4 earned — 9 hits and 3 walks in a season-low 4 1/3 innings.

PITTSBURGH — Luis Arraez had 3 hits and drove in 3 runs to lend a hand San Diego beat Pittsburgh for its 3rd instantly victory.

Arraez is 6 for 12 since coming back from a concussion. Fernando Tatis Jr. left the sport within the 3rd after being hit at the left forearm by way of a pitch from Mitch Keller. The Padres introduced that preliminary X-rays have been adverse.

Oneil Cruz drew a two-out stroll from Padres starter Dylan Cease within the 3rd, stole moment and scored on a unmarried by way of Bryan Reynolds for a 1-0 lead.

Gavin Sheets homered — his fourth of the season — main off the fourth in opposition to Keller (1-3), Xander Bogaerts singled and scored on a Taylor Wade hit to offer the Padres the lead. Alexander Canario drew a bases-loaded stroll to make it 2-2 within the backside part.

Oscar Gonzalez singled and scored on an Arraez double to offer the Padres the lead for excellent in a three-run 5th. Brandon Lockridge drove in a run with a two-out unmarried within the 8th and Arraez adopted with a two-run unmarried for an 8-4 lead. Jason Heyward had a sacrifice fly within the 9th.

Cease threw 91 pitches to get via 4 innings. He allowed two runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. Jeremiah Estrada (1-1) struck out the facet within the 7th for the win.

Keller gave up 5 runs — 4 earned — on 8 hits in 5 innings.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Riley Greene homered to open the highest of the 9th inning and capped an eight-run outburst with a three-run shot to steer Detroit to a win over Los Angeles.

Colt Keith had a solo homer and Javier Báez hit a two-run shot within the inning in opposition to Angels nearer Kenley Jansen, who opened the season with 8 scoreless innings however used to be pitching for the 1st time in 8 days.

With his three-run shot off left-hander Jake Eder, Greene become the 1st Tigers participant to homer two times in an inning since Magglio Ordonez in opposition to the Oakland Athletics on Aug. 12, 2007.

Tyler Holton (2-2) pitched a scoreless 8th inning to pick out up the win.

Jansen (0-1) gave up six runs and 6 hits within the 9th, because the Angels misplaced their 7th instantly and 15th within the remaining 19 video games.

Angels shortstop Zach Neto beaten Detroit left-hander Tarik Skubal’s first pitch of the sport for his fourth homer. The Tigers tied the ranking 1-1 within the 7th on Trey Sweeney’s homer off reliever Ryan Johnson.

Angels starter Jose Soriano allowed six hits in six innings, putting out 5 and strolling one.

Skubal, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, allowed one run and 4 hits in six innings, putting out 8 and strolling one.

SAN FRANCISCO — Robbie Ray held Colorado to 2 singles over seven shutout innings and San Francisco ended a three-game dropping streak with a victory.

Ray (4-0) struck out 8, walked two and allowed just one runner to get into scoring place. The 2021 AL Cy Young Award winner with Toronto wanted best 86 pitches.

Hayden Birdsong gave up one hit over the general two innings to finish the 1st shutout of the season for San Francisco’s pitching body of workers. Colorado fell to 6-26 and used to be blanked for the fourth time in 2025.

The Giants were given to Antonio Senzatela (1-5) for 3 runs in the second one inning. The key hit used to be an RBI double by way of LaMonte Wade Jr., who entered the sport with a .123 batting moderate.

San Francisco 3rd baseman Matt Chapman used to be in a 6-for-44 stoop when he got here to the plate within the 3rd. Chapman took Senzatela deep to left for a solo house run, his 6th homer of the season.

The recreation lasted best 2 hours and 2 mins.