LOS ANGELES — Justin Wrobleski took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith in a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Wrobleski (7-2) struck out a career-high nine against no walks in seven innings. The 25-year-old left-hander struck out the side in the first — setting down big boppers Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper — and the fifth innings.
In the sixth, Schwarber homered 411 feet to dead-center with two outs for the first hit and run off of Wrobleski in a rematch of last year’s National League Division Series. The Dodgers won 3-1 on the way to their second straight World Series championship.
Tanner Scott retired the side in the ninth for his fifth save.
The NL West-leading Dodgers won their sixth in a row for the first time since reeling off seven straight from April 26-May 3 last year.
Freeman hit an opposite-field shot on the first pitch from Zack Wheeler (4-1) in the first. Muncy went deep in the second and Ohtani homered into the Phillies’ bullpen in right in the third. Smith made it 4-0 with his solo shot in the fifth.
With retired three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw watching from the front row, Wrobleski’s only baserunner before Schwarber’s homer came on an error by right fielder Kyle Tucker in the fourth.
Turner was safe at first and advanced to second on Tucker’s error. Tucker and center fielder Andy Pages appeared to miscommunicate on Turner’s ball to the warning track. Wrobleski retired the next two batters to end the inning.
The Phillies’ other run came on Steward Berroa’s two-out single in the eighth off reliever Edgardo Henriquez.
As Linsanity took over the NBA, Karl-Anthony Towns was as big a fan as anyone.
When asked Friday about his Knicks fandom growing up, Towns gushed about Jeremy Lin.
Karl-Anthony Towns has helped the Knicks reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
“I truly want to give a shoutout to Jeremy Lin because he really made me a Knicks fan and had me at Modell’s,” Towns said. “It was crazy trying to find his jersey. I have so much love for Jeremy Lin, he’s one of my favorite Knicks of all time, one of my favorite players of all time. He made me so passionate about the Knicks. It’s crazy now that I’m in this position, in this chair, talking to you guys as a Knicks player. [They] showed me the other day Jeremy Lin on social [media], for him to even mention me was kind of crazy because the love I have for him and what he’s done for me and my Knicks fandom is second to none.”
Jeremy Lin celebrates with Jared Jeffries after the Knicks’ win over the Raptors at the Air Canada Centre on Feb. 14, 2012 in Toronto. Getty Images
A New Jersey native, Towns also explained why he chose the Knicks over the Nets.
“My mom, when she immigrated here, she understood the magnitude of Madison Square Garden,” Towns said. “… I grew up, obviously, in Jersey, obviously it was so much easier for me to get New Jersey Nets tickets and see Kenyon Martin, Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, but my family has always had such respect and love for the Knicks and my father having ties to the Knicks, it was kind of guaranteed I was going to fall into this world of being a Knicks fan growing up.”
OG Anunoby was injured and did not play in the series, but he has some Finals experience — from when he was with the Raptors in 2019.
“We were a very close team, and it was a very talented team,” Anunoby said. “I learned a lot from watching a lot of great teammates. It was really a cool experience winning that.”
He also learned a crucial lesson.
“I was younger back then,” Anunoby said, “so I didn’t realize how hard it takes to get back.”
May 29, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Justin Wrobleski (70) pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
The Philadelphia Phillies (29-28) played their first game in Chavez Ravine since they were eliminated in the National League Divisional Series last October and fell 4-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers (37-20) on Friday night.
Four of the five hits allowed by Zack Wheeler (4-1) were solo home runs to Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith, which accounted for the entirety of the Dodgers’ runs on the night.
Dodgers’ lefty, Justin Wrobleski (7-2), hurled nine of the Dodgers’ 11 K’s and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, though the Phillies did get a runner on in the fourth when a fly ball hit by Trea Turner was fumbled by Kyle Tucker for a two-base error. With two outs in the top of the sixth, Kyle Schwarber denied the no-hitter and the shutout with his major league-leading 22nd home run.
Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski is through five no-hit innings against the Phillies. He'd be perfect if it weren't for an error.
He has eight strikeouts, a new career-high. He's at 65 pitches.
In the top of the eighth, the Phillies did muster two hits and a run off Dodgers’ reliever, Edgardo Henriquez, via a Brandon Marsh double and a first-as-a-Phillie RBI single by Steward Berroa, who was promoted to the big league club in favor of Otto Kemp earlier in the day.
This is only the second time in his career that Wheeler has surrendered four homers in a start, the first also coming as a Phillies in June of 2024 against the Orioles. He has never surrendered more than two in any other game.
Andrew Painter (1-5) faces a tall task against Roki Sasaki (3-3) in the middle game of the series tomorrow night.
Munetaka Murakami left the Chicago White Sox’s 4-3 victory against the Detroit Tigers in the third inning on Friday, May 29, with hamstring tightness.
He hit the ball to center field and ran through first base before he was seen reaching for his hamstring. White Sox manager Will Venable, the team’s medical staff and Murakami’s interpreter, Kenzo Yagi, all ran onto the field after the play.
After the game, Venable called Murakami's injury a "little hamstring strain on the initial evaluation” and said the first baseman will likely miss time. "Probably a couple weeks," Venable said.
Murakami is expected to get more imaging done Saturday.
Venable wouldn’t commit to an official decision when asked whether Murakami would be placed on the injured list.
The Japanese star declined to talk with the media after the game, but a White Sox spokesperson stated that he would be available to talk before Saturday’s game.
The White Sox entered Friday’s game with the fourth-best record in the American League. Chicago now has a 30-27 overall record after its walk-off win in 10 innings.
The Yankees mashed three home runs and Carlos Rodon pitched his best game since coming off the IL as New York defeated the Athletics, 8-2, on Friday night in West Sacramento.
Here are the takeaways...
-The Yankees bats got to old friend Luis Severino early as an Aaron Judge single knocked home Ben Rice, who reached on an error and advanced to second on a balk, to give them the lead. With two outs and two on, Paul Goldschmidt capped off the big first inning with a three-run blast (380 feet, 99.5 mph exit velocity) on a sweeper that the veteran got around on.
Severino would leave the game warming up for the top of the second with what the team called right arm soreness, but the Yankees would get to the A's bullpen, too. Rice drove in a run in the second with a single and Ryan McMahon launched his 150th career home run in the third to give New York a 6-1 lead.
Rice wasn't done. He hit his team-tying 17th bomb of the year in the seventh and finished 3-for-5, a triple short of the cycle.
-Judge went 1-for-4 with the RBI single and an RBI groundout, while Jose Caballero, starting at shortstop instead of Anthony Volpe, finished 2-for-4 with a run scored.
The Yankees had 11 hits and the only starters to not get a hit were Jazz Chisholm Jr. (0-5) and J.C. Escarra (0-4).
-Rodon was on the mound, making his fourth start since returning from the IL and had to grind it out at first. He allowed a solo shot to Nick Kurtz in the first, and the A's had runners on second and first with no outs in the second, but the southpaw worked out of the jam without allowing a run.
Rodon would scatter baserunners but got stronger as the game went along. He finished up pitching six innings (93 pitches) while allowing just one run on four hits and two walks, while striking out three batters.
-The Yankees bullpen was up and down, as per usual. Brent Headrick allowed the A's to load the bases with one out in the seventh, before Fernando Cruz bailed Headrick out, getting an inning-ending double play to end the threat.
Paul Blackburn pitched a clean eighth inning but got into trouble in the ninth, allowing a run on two hits and a walk, but got the final out to start the weekend series on a winning note.
Game MVP: Carlos Rodon
While the offense continued to give plenty of run support, the A's lineup threatened early on and Rodon kept them at bay to make this a laugher.
May 29, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) celebrates with center fielder Andy Pages (44) after scoring against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
The Dodgers (37-20) launched four solo home runs in a 4-2 win over the Phillies (29-278) ace Zack Wheeler Friday night at Dodger Stadium in the opener of a three-game weekend series.
Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski earned the win by pitching one of the best starts of his career. He struck out nine and allowed just one earned run.
The Dodgers flexed their power with home runs from Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, and Will Smith. Wheeler took his first loss of the season after giving up all four runs over six innings, while Kyle Schwarber provided a solo home run for the Phils in the loss.
Wheeler had been absolutely dominant this season, carrying a microscopic 1.67 ERA and allowed only one home run going into Friday’s game. The Dodgers hit four solo home runs against the Philly ace, serving him up his first loss of the season.
Wrobleski struck out the side in the first inning for the first time in his career. He struck both Schwarber and Trea Turner looking to open the game, and Bryce Harper went down swinging. His fastball velocity was quite a bit faster than his career average in the frame.
Wheeler struck out Ohtani to open his night. Freeman continued to find success in his career against Wheeler and blasted a solo home run against him to the left field corner. That was Freeman’s third career homer off Wheeler.
The Dodgers had already collected three home runs in the game before the Phillies could even muster a base runner against Wrobleski through four innings.
The Phillies did catch a break with one out in the top of the fourth after a defensive miscue in the outfield allowed Turner to reach second base. Kyle Tucker was tagged with the error when the ball dropped between himself and Andy Pages. The Phillies failed to cash in on the mistake.
Wrobleski continued to cruise through the order working quickly. He picked up a career-high eighth strikeout when he whiffed Brandon Marsh to cap off five hitless innings.
Will Smith took a Wheeler sinker for a ride over the right center wall for the fourth solo home run of the night for the Dodgers.
The usual culprit, Schwarber, was the one who broke up Wrobleski’s no-hit bid with a two-out solo home run in the sixth.
The Dodgers bullpen allowed a rare run in the top of the eighth after Wrobleski ended his night. Edgardo Henriquez allowed two hits and a run before Dave Roberts went to Alex Vesia to face Schwarber who represented the tying run at the plate.
Channeling that Bobblehead Night energy, Vesia reared back and struck out Schwarber swinging on a full count to keep it a two-run game into the ninth.
Tanner Scott got the ball in the ninth and sent the Phillies down in order. He struck out Harper who fanned three times on the night and secured his fifth save of the year.
Friday particulars
HRs — Freddie Freeman (8), Max Muncy (13), Shohei Ohtani (10), Will Smith (6), Kyle Schwarber (22)
Roki Sasaki (3-3, 4.93 ERA, 1.42 WHIP) starts the second game of the series against the Phillies at (7:10 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Lefty Jesús Luzardo (4-4, 4.38 ERA 1.28 WHIP) counters for Philly.
May 29, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar (14) celebrates his two run walk off home run with right fielder Troy Johnston (20) in the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
The Rockies came home trying to end a losing streak against a reeling division opponent. They did it by turning a frustrating offensive night into their first walk-off win of the season.
Colorado beat San Francisco 8-6 on Friday at Coors Field, improving to 21-37 while dropping the Giants to 22-35. The Rockies trailed 4-1 in the eighth and 6-3 in the ninth before Hunter Goodman tied the game with a three-run homer and Ezequiel Tovar ended it with a two-run shot.
Tovar drove in four runs with homers in the eighth and ninth. Goodman drove in three on the game-tying blast. Juan Mejia, despite allowing two runs in the top of the ninth, got the win. Caleb Kilian took the loss after allowing five runs in the ninth.
Lorenzen bends in the middle innings
Michael Lorenzen’s first two innings were clean enough. He struck out Casey Schmitt in the first, worked a clean second, and helped himself with a good play on Matt Chapman’s soft comebacker.
San Francisco started getting to him in the third. Bryce Eldridge doubled to left, moved to third on Harrison Bader’s flyout, and scored on Willy Adames’ sacrifice fly. Adames’ out was hit 416 feet at 101.4 mph, a sign the Giants were starting to square Lorenzen up.
The fourth brought the damage. Rafael Devers opened with a walk, but Lorenzen got Chapman to hit into a forceout. Jung Hoo Lee followed with a single to right, putting runners on the corners, and Daniel Susac gave San Francisco a 2-1 lead with a sacrifice fly to center.
Lorenzen then walked Eldridge, moving Lee into scoring position. Bader followed with a 98.6 mph two-out ground-ball single to right, scoring Lee and moving Eldridge to third. That made it 3-1 and ended Lorenzen’s night.
Lorenzen finished with three runs allowed on five hits, two walks, and two strikeouts over 3.2 innings. His ERA rose to 7.22. He threw 70 pitches and used six offerings, led by 22 cutters. His velocity ranged from 81.9 to 96.4 mph.
Webb keeps the Rockies from cashing in
Logan Webb was not efficient in his return from the injured list, but he kept the Rockies from turning traffic into runs.
Colorado’s first run came in the second. Tovar walked, and Edouard Julien followed with a sharp single to center. It was Julien’s first hit in 35 at-bats, snapping an 0-for-34 skid and keeping him one hitless at-bat shy of the Rockies’ record.
With runners on the corners, Julien broke for second but stopped short of the bag as Luis Arráez moved to cover. Arráez threw home, and Tovar slid in safely on the delayed steal. Julien still reached second, and the Rockies had a 1-0 lead.
They had chances after that but did not finish them.
Tyler Freeman singled in the third but was caught stealing. The Rockies rebuilt the inning with a TJ Rumfield single and a Goodman walk, but Troy Johnston flew out. In the fourth, Tovar reached on Webb’s throwing error and advanced to third, but Lee ran down Kyle Karros’ liner in right and crashed into the wall to end the inning. In the fifth, Freeman was hit by a pitch and Goodman doubled after Webb exited, putting two runners in scoring position. Colorado came away empty again.
Webb allowed one run on three hits and three walks over 4.1 innings, striking out five and lowering his ERA to 4.82. He threw 86 pitches, only 28 for strikes in the zone, but the Rockies still swung 38 times. Webb leaned on five pitches, led by 27 sinkers and 23 cutters. Colorado managed only three hard-hit balls against him and put six balls on the ground.
Hill and Halvorsen hold the line
Jaden Hill kept the game from getting away after Lorenzen exited.
Hill entered with two outs in the fourth and got Adames to fly out with two runners aboard. In the fifth, Schmitt hit a hard one-out double, but Hill answered with back-to-back swinging strikeouts of Devers and Chapman. Both came on fastballs, including a 97.9 mph fastball that Devers swung through.
Hill finished with 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. His ERA dropped to 2.61.
Welinton Herrera opened the sixth and ran into traffic. Lee singled, and after Susac flew out, Eldridge walked. Seth Halvorsen entered with two on and one out and gave the Rockies one of their best pitching sequences of the night — Back-to-back strikeouts of Bader and Adames to end the frame.
Halvorsen worked around a two-out Devers single in the seventh with help from his defense. Tovar made a leaping catch on Arraez’s liner, and Freeman made a diving catch in right on Schmitt. Halvorsen then got Chapman to fly out.
Herrera was charged with one hit and one walk while recording one out. Halvorsen followed with 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two.
The comeback arrives late
San Francisco added a run in the eighth against Keegan Thompson without much force. Lee led off with a soft double down the third-base line, Susac bunted him to third, and Eldridge brought him home with a sacrifice fly to center. Thompson struck out Bader to end the inning, but the Giants led 4-1.
Colorado answered against Keaton Winn, who entered with a 1.82 ERA and had been one of San Francisco’s better bullpen arms. Johnston opened the bottom of the eighth by swinging at the first pitch and dropping a soft single into center. Willi Castro flew out, but Tovar attacked a first-pitch 95.3 mph fastball and drove it 441 feet to dead center.
The Giants pushed the lead back out in the ninth. Mejia got Adames to ground out, then hit Arraez with a 98.5 mph fastball. Schmitt lined out, but Devers tripled to right on a ball deflected by Jake McCarthy in center, scoring Arraez. Chapman followed with an RBI single to right, making it 6-3. Lee singled before Susac flew out to end the inning.
That gave the Rockies one more chance, and they did not waste it.
Kilian replaced Winn to start the bottom of the ninth, and Drew Gilbert entered in center field. McCarthy opened with a ground-ball single back to the mound. Freeman followed with a line-drive single to center, moving McCarthy to second. Rumfield flew out to right, allowing McCarthy to reach third.
Goodman came up as the tying run and drove a ball down the left-field line.
The umpires reviewed the home run call, and the ruling stood. Goodman’s 13th homer of the season tied the game at 6-6.
Johnston struck out for the second out, but Castro singled to right. Tovar followed with his second homer in as many innings, a two-run shot to left that gave the Rockies an 8-6 win.
It was the Rockies’ first walk-off win of the season.
Final thoughts
Tovar was the best player on the field tonight. He made several solid defensive plays, scored the Rockies’ first run on the delayed steal, hit the two-run homer in the eighth, and ended the game in the ninth. He finished 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBI.
Goodman had already doubled in the fifth before tying the game with his three-run homer in the ninth. Julien’s single snapped an 0-34 streak. Hill continued to pitch well, and Halvorsen’s two strikeouts in the sixth kept the Rockies close enough for the late comeback to matter.
The Rockies still left chances on the field. They went 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left nine runners on base. But they also finished with 13 hits, played clean defense, and finally got the late swings they had been missing.
Mejia earned the win despite allowing two runs in the ninth, moving to 1-4 with a 5.13 ERA. Kilian took the loss for San Francisco, falling to 1-3 with a 3.96 ERA.
Up next
The Rockies continue their series against the Giants on Saturday at Coors Field. Ryan Feltner is scheduled to start for Colorado against San Francisco right-hander Adrian Houser.
Feltner enters at 1-1 with a 6.30 ERA and 17 strikeouts, while Houser comes in at 2-4 with a 5.30 ERA and 31 strikeouts. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. MDT.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 08: BJ Murray #7 of the Great Britain in action during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool B game between Great Britain and Italy at Daikin Park on March 08, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Right-hander Tyler Beede went from Triple-A Iowa to the Development List.
South Bend right-hander Nate Williams also went to the Development List.
Knoxville first baseman Edgar Alvarez was placed on the Restricted List. No, I don’t know why.
Four Iowa pitcher combined to allowed just three hits. Starter Paul Campbell went four innings and gave up no runs on just one hit. Campbell struck out four and walked no one.
Luke Little pitched the fifth inning, retired the side in order and got teh win because Campbell didn’t go five innings. Little did not strike anyone out.
Shortstop Owen Miller was a perfect 4 for 4 with a triple and a walk. Miller scored two runs and drove home one.
Third baseman BJ Murray went 3 for 5 with a double and a triple. Murray scored three runs and had one RBI.
DH Christian Bethancourt was 2 for 5 with a two-run double in the fifth.
Left fielder Chas McCormick went 2 for 5 with two RBI, one on a first inning single and one on a single in the sixth. McCormick scored once.
Starter Jostin Florentino gave up a solo home run in the second inning and no other runs. Florentino’s final line was one run on two hits over three innings. Florentino did walk five batters while striking out two.
South Bend had an 8-5 lead going into the top of the ninth when Grayson Moore was summoned from the bullpen for the save. Unfortunately, Moore was only able to retire one batter while the other five batters he faced combined for a solo home run, a single and three doubles. Moore got the loss after allowing four runs on five hits over just one-third of an inning. Moore struck out one.
It looked like South Bend was going to cruise to an easy win when they scored seven runs in the first inning, six of them coming off the Padres’ number-two prospect (per Baseball America) Kash Mayfield.
First, center fielder Josiah Hartshorn hit a two-run bomb, his second South Bend home run and seventh overall. Hartshorn was 1 for 5 tonight.
Later on in the first, first baseman Drew Bowser hit a grand slam, his second home run of the year. Bowser was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Left fielder Miguel Useche went 3 for 4 with a walk. He drove in one run and scored on the grand slam.
Starter David Bracho pitched the first 3.2 innings and gave up four runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out two.
Hayden Frank allowed two runs in the seventh inning and was allowed to start the ninth inning with a four-run lead. However, he loaded the bases with only one out and was pulled for Aiden Moffett. Moffett then walked four of the next five batters to drive in all three inherited runners and one of his own. But then he got a strikeout to end the game and collect a very ugly save.
The final line on Frank, who was the winning pitcher, was five runs on five hits over 3.1 innings. Frank walked five and struck out three.
Moffett’s final line was one run on no hits and four walks. He struck out two in two-thirds of an inning.
Right fielder Eli Lovich hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, his seventh of the year. Lovich went 3 for 4 with a double, the home run and four total RBI.
First baseman Edward Vargas was 3 for 5. He scored twice and had one RBI.
Catcher Jairo Díaz was 2 for 4 with a walk and a double. He scored one time.
Left fielder Darlyn De Leon went 2 for 4 with a walk. He scored two runs and drove home one.
Everyone in the Pelicans lineup had at least one hit.
A great catch in center field by Alexey Lumpuy, who was 1 for 5 with an RBI double and one run scored.
All these years later, one lesson from Jay Wright has stayed with Jalen Brunson.
“One thing he always said, it’s plastered on every wall, every shirt, the inside of our jerseys — everything — was attitude,” the Knicks’ superstar guard recalled, referring to the former Villanova coach. “Controlling your attitude. I don’t really say that as much as I used to, but I think my kind of twist on it is being able to control what you can control.”
It’s been a big part of his success. Despite winning two national championships at Villanova and being the consensus National Player of the Year in 2017-18, Brunson was a second-round pick. It wasn’t until his fourth season in the NBA that he began to establish himself as a starter. When Brunson joined the Knicks, there was plenty of criticism that he was overpaid.
Tuning out the noise — whether it is positive or negative — has been instrumental to his ascension.
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson speaking to the media after practice at the Knicks’ practice facility in Tarrytown, New York. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostJay Wright, former Head Coach of Villanova Mens Basketball and Jalen Brunson during his jersey retirement on February 8, 2023. NBAE via Getty Images
“Controlling your attitude, controlling your effort, those are the things you can control and that’s something he said every day,” Brunson said of Wright. “That’s how we ended huddles, that’s how we started games, practices. It’s kind of what his motto was and once we believed in it, everything became easier.”
Brunson, of course, isn’t the only former Villanova star on the Knicks. Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges were teammates with the Wildcats, too.
They are looking to become the fifth group of teammates to win an NBA and NCAA championship together.
The previous ones are Derek Anderson and Antoine Walker (Kentucky, Heat), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Lucius Allen (UCLA, Bucks), John Havlicek and Larry Siegfried (Ohio State, Celtics) and Bill Russell and K.C. Jones (San Francisco, Celtics).
“Man, you can tell Coach Wright has instilled a lot of great qualities in all of these guys,” Mike Brown said. “They’re selfless. They all have a competitive spirit. They’re all about the right stuff, and they’re great human beings to be around.
“So I’m sure it wasn’t just Coach Wright who helped raise them, but to be able to play for him and have that continue at the highest level while competing for championships in college definitely made my job easier. When you have guys like that and those guys are the leaders of your team, we were talking about all of them, and then it rubs off on everybody else, and it just makes for a fantastic environment to be a part of.”
One of the best stories of the 2026 baseball season will likely be put on pause.
White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami exited Friday’s 4-3 win over the Tigers early with a hamstring issue that the team later said was a strain. Manager Will Venable told reporters that the slugger is likely heading to the injured list.
The White Sox, in a corresponding move, are going to call up Jacob Gonzalez from Triple-A, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported, saying Murakami is likely to miss a few weeks of action.
Munetaka Murakami #5 of the Chicago White Sox grabs his leg after running to first base in the third inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Rate Field on May 29, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Getty Images
Gonzalez, the No. 15 overall pick in the 2023 draft, is the team’s No. 23 prospect on MLB Pipeline.
“Nothing official. Got to continue the evaluation, but it might be a couple weeks,” Venable told reporters, according to ESPN.
Murakami appeared to injure himself in the bottom of the third inning on Friday when he beat out a throw to first base to avoid a double play. He grabbed at his right hamstring as he walked back to the bag and was seen wincing in pain.
Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox is removed from the game in the third inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers with an apparent injury at Rate Field on May 29, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Getty Images
But if there were any concerns about how his game would play stateside, he has assuaged any of those fears by flashing the power he was well-known for in Nippon Professional Baseball.
His 20 home runs through 57 games are tied with the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez for most in the American League. He has a .240/.378/.560 slash line with 44 walks and 80 strikeouts across 200 at-bats.
If it is indeed Gonzalez coming up, the White Sox are getting a red-hot bat from the International League. Gonzalez has belted 19 homers with a .317 and 1.087 OPS this year, his fourth year in the minor leagues.
With two outs in the fifth and the tying run at second base, A.J. Minter entered for Freddy Peralta in just his second appearance for New York since he returned from the injured list. Minter looked in mint form, striking out two over his inning of work to give him four strikeouts in two innings this season.
And although the Mets’ bullpen has been one of their saving graces this year, having Minter back in the fold after more than a year away from the team has already been a game-changer.
“Huge, especially when you’re facing a lineup like the Marlins where there’s a lot of left-handed hitters on a night where you’re probably trying to stay away from your other lefty, which is [Brooks] Raley,” manager Carlos Mendoza said about Minter’s role. “For me, to be able to continue to play the matchups in those middle innings without having to worry about what’s gonna happen when the next at-bat comes in.
“Those guys, they’re in a good place and for us to have those guys every time they’re available, we’re gonna be pretty good back there.”
Minter was originally signed two offseasons ago to be New York’s left-handed setup man in front of Edwin Diaz. And while the lefty will certainly get some late-inning work at some point this season to help bridge the gap to closer Devin Williams, Mendoza is fine with getting Minter’s feet wet a little before throwing him into the deep end.
Plus, on a night where the Mets were trying not to use Raley, the perfect situation for Minter arose.
Speaking of Raley, the veteran left-hander also checked into the game, striking out the final batter of the seventh inning for his only out of the night – exactly how Mendoza planned it.
“Today was a day like if he was in the game it was gonna be for a batter or two,” the skipper said. “I was trying to avoid that situation, but the game called for [it]. With two outs, tying run on second base, there was a lefty coming up and that was it right there.”
But perhaps the most important outing of them all was from Austin Warren who kept the game tied in the 10th inning with a 1-2-3 inning, including a strikeout. Warren’s appearance allowed New York to win it in the bottom half on MJ Melendez’s two-run homer.
In his second season with the Mets after a cup of coffee with the big league team in 2025, Warren has been dynamite. In fact, in 56 career appearances, the reliever has a 2.48 ERA and has been a godsend for New York after not cracking the Opening Day roster.
“Huge, and today [was] another example there,” Mendoza said about the job Warren has done. “Extra innings, runner at second base and the situation is not too big for him and he goes out there and just makes pitches and slows the game down, doesn’t try to do too much, sticks to what makes him who he is.
“[He’s] not afraid to spin the baseball and then uses the fastball effectively when he needs to and he got a huge three outs for us.”
On the other side, Tobias Myers had a rough eighth inning after allowing a game-tying two-run homer to Owen Caissie. In a bit of a surprise move, Myers will reportedly be optioned to the minors after the game as the Mets need a fresh arm for Saturday’s game after using seven pitchers on Friday.
A corresponding move has yet to be made.
“At this level, whatever it takes day in and day out,” Mendoza said. “We’ll worry about tomorrow, tomorrow and I’m glad that the boys came through today.”
It's been covered many times over at this point that Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins seem prepared to mobilize in the trade market this summer.
Between comments about finding more players akin to Egor Chinakhov, saying he wants the Penguins to "take a big step" toward sustainable contention next season, and his sales-like pitch to prospective 20-something difference-makers, it's clear that they're prepared to pull the trigger on some bigger moves. And, yes, much is made about the Penguins' large cupboard of draft capital, their plethora of cap space, and wide pool of near-NHL-ready prospects all around the same age and projected to be, at least, NHL regulars.
However, the fact of the matter is that in order for the Penguins to acquire a game-changer in the trade market this summer t will require them surrendering a lot — including, likely, their 2026 first-round pick.
Even if the Penguins have a lot of capital for the next three drafts - including 15 picks in the first three rounds - they still only have three total first-round picks. And for a team that hopes to simultaneously build for the long-term and take big steps toward legitimate contention next season, there is a fine line to walk in terms of acquisition cost.
At the end of the day, better picks equal better players, and vice versa. And with a lot of talent, potentially, on the trade and the offer sheet market this summer, it may very well be the time for Dubas and the Penguins to consider going bigger in the trade market for a game-breaker.
But that probably also means the Penguins will be forced to give up at least one of their veterans, and, potentially, more than that in the process.
The Penguins' 2025-26 season was impressive across the board and defied expectations, as they made the playoffs for the first time since 2022. Despite losing in the first round to the Philadelphia Flyers, they made tangible progress in comparison to last season, but Dubas knows they still have a long way to go before reaching the contention level of a team like the Carolina Hurricanes, who just made the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006.
And a large part of that process, at some point, has to involve the Penguins' best talent skewing younger. The reality about last season's magical run to the playoffs was that their best players were still the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, and Anthony Mantha. The common denominator is that they're all above the age of 30. Again, the Penguins need those 20-something impact players who are going to make a difference in the short- and long-term.
Offloading someone like Rakell or Rust should net the Penguins some pretty handsome compensation. If the trade deadline was any indicator of what returns might look like, they should return a first-round pick, which would give the Penguins flexbility to leverage one of their firsts and use the other one to draft. And this aligns with the short game and the long game for Kyle Dubas.
It's particularly beneficial to try and execute a deal before the draft, too, because having two first-round picks in any of the three upcoming drafts will both give them leverage they can use currently and give them more flexiblity in terms of moving significant draft capital. Should an impact name become available this summer, Dubas would surely be a lot more comfortable surrendering a first-plus if he already knows he has more picks to offset the loss of drafting a potential future impact piece.
Simply put, offloading a veteran ahead of the draft will give them more margin for error and more flexibility that they wouldn't have otherwise. And that's no small deal when trying to build out a contender through both the trade and free agent market and the draft.
Of course - depending on the situation - it's very much possible that reliable top-six wingers Rakell or Rust get dealt as part of one of those bigger packages, involving that first-round pick. But the same applies to that line of thinking, too, as the Penguins would be subtracting in order to add sustainable talent to their roster.
So, if the opportunity is there to dangle guys like Rakell or Rust prior to the NHL Draft at the end of June in order to provide a youthful boost to the short- and long-term of this franchise, Dubas should absolutely be all over it.
"Special," manager Carlos Mendoza said of the moment. "Especially what he’s been going through the past couple of weeks, two, three weeks. Where he gets called up, he puts together some really good at-bats and he kind of gets going out of the gate, but then it’s been hard for him. But for him today, in that situation against a right-handed pitcher, to get to that fastball like that. Special."
"You got to give him credit, this guy continues to work. He was one of the ones today hitting early out there. And that’s what makes this group who they are, they’re not going to give up. They’re going to keep going and they’re gonna continue to find ways to get the job done. Which was nice to see MJ today coming through for us."
It will certainly be a moment Melendez will always remember, especially since it was his first career walk-off over his five seasons in the majors (470 career games played).
"Honestly, pretty speechless, kind of a surreal feeling," Melendez said. "It’s something that I’d never done before at the major league level. Definitely not a walk-off home run, so it was a really crazy feeling."
Melendez added that he had been pulling the ball foul a lot recently, but was confident that he got enough on the fastball from Pete Fairbanks. The homer ended up having an exit velocity of 105 mph and traveled 373 feet into the second deck in right field.
"I knew I got it, I just didn’t know if it was going to stay fair. That was the question," Melendez said. "I had been hooking a lot of balls foul like the last few weeks, so that was always kind of in the back of my mind."
The home run also came on an 0-2 pitch, as Melendez said he was simply just trying to put the ball in play with a runner on second base.
“Honestly, when I got in the box, I knew I had to put the ball in play,” Melendez said. “Obviously, give yourself a chance. Any hit right there for the most part can possibly score him. So just try to shorten up in that situation and not try to do too much.”
Melendez was asked if not starting the game helped motivate him in the moment, saying that's part of the "ups and downs" of baseball, and credited his mindset to the message his father sent him prior to the game.
"Yeah, you know I feel like in baseball you’re gonna kind of go through those ups and downs, and the last few weeks have been kind of rough," Melendez said. "I just haven’t gotten the results I’ve wanted.
"Talking to my dad today, he’s coached me my whole life, some of the best advice he gives me is just staying in my faith. And for me, him sending me message today of a Bible verse, Galatians 6:9… And that was just something that really stuck to me today, especially, just not giving up and keep doing things the right way. Staying steadfast in my faith and knowing things will work out."
Melendez and the Mets will now look to stay afloat and extend their winning streak to three games on Saturday against the Marlins.
The Mets, in need of fresh pitching, are set to make a pitching move ahead of Saturday's game against the Marlins.
According to The Athletic's Will Sammon, New York will option RHP Tobias Myers. Who will replace Myers is still unknown.
Myers has one option remaining, according to Fangraphs, and will give the Mets a much-needed arm in the bullpen after they had to use seven pitchers in their 9-7 extra-inning win on Friday night.
The Mets acquired Myers in the trade that brought over Freddy Peralta from the Milwaukee Brewers and has been a solid addition to the manager Carlos Mendoza's bullpen. However, he has struggled a bit of late.
Myers allowed the tying two-run shot to Owen Caissie in the eighth inning of Friday's game. He also allowed a run on two hits in Wednesday's series finale against the Cincinnati Reds. Over his last five games, he's allowed five runs on seven hits across 5.2 innings of work and 10 earned runs in his last 10 innings pitched.
Overall, Myers has pitched to a 4.05 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP in his 20 appearances (33.1 IP), which includes two starts, this season. He has 26 strikeouts and converted one save.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 29: MJ Melendez #1 of the New York Mets follows through on his tenth inning game winning two run home run against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on May 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Baseball is a roller coaster. Seasons are roller coasters, where even the best teams have losing streaks, even the best hitters slump, and vice versa. This game was exactly that, with the Mets slowly bleeding away an early lead, only for MJ Melendez to hit a towering home run in the 10th inning to walk off the Marlins. It is a game that will hopefully be featured on 2026 Mets Classics in a “this is one of the wins that helped get the Mets back into the playoffs” type of way, and not in a “2018 José Bautista hits a walk off grand slam for the 77-85 Mets” type of way.
The Mets started off hot behind Freddy Peralta, getting to Max Meyer early. A.J. Ewing snuck a ground ball past a draw in infield with the bases loaded and one away in the first inning, plating two. After Ewing stole second, Brett Baty added a single of his own to make it 4-0.
The Marlins started their comeback in the third, when Xavier Edwards hit an RBI triple over the head of Ewing in center field. Mark Vientos got the run back in the bottom of the frame, absolutely walloping a slider 445 ft., making it 5-1. The two teams traded runs again in the fourth, with Jakob Marksee dunking a Peralta changeup into left field, and hustling an RBI double out of it. The Mets scored their run in the frame with a throwing error by Joe Mack on a Luis Torrens sacrifice bunt, as the catcher was trying to move Marcus Semien over after a leadoff double.
The middle of the game was (mostly) all Marlins. Peralta, who was not helped out by his defense, was chased in the fifth inning after Otto Lopez drove in a run due to an ugly Vientos error at first base, and Kyle Stowers drove him home with a double down the right field line. A.J. Minter came in to clean up the inning and did just that, and got two outs in the sixth inning on top of it. Huascar Brazoban came in to relieve Minter and did well until the seventh, when a walk, a Liam Hick ground ball double that beat the shift down the third base line, and a sacrifice fly turned it into a 6-5 game. Brooks Raley got a king sized out after the sacrifice fly to end the threat with the lead intact.
The bottom of the seventh was retroactively incredibly important; in all honestly, they lose this game without it, and this recap is much more morose than matter-of-factly. Bo Bichette walked with one out. Juan Soto singled to make it first and third, and a pinch hitting M.J. Melendez sacrifice flew Bichette home to make it 7-5. The importance of that insurance run showed up immediately, as Tobias Myers served up a two run home run in the eighth to tie it at seven.
The bottom of the eighth and the entirety of the ninth went by scoreless, as we were sent to extras with a score of 7-7 (hence, the importance of that sacrifice fly). Austin Warren came in for Luke Weaver, who pitched well in the ninth, for the tenth and was great, getting out of the Rob Manfred-enforced jam to keep the score tied going into the bottom of the tenth.
Juan Soto, leading off the tenth, popped out on the first pitch, but M.J. Melendez hit a towering home run to push the Mets record to 24-33 on the season.
Big Mets winner: M.J. Melendez, +34% WPA Big Mets loser: Tobias Myers, -27% WPA Mets pitchers: -3% WPA Mets hitters: +53% WPA Teh aw3s0mest play: M.J. Melendez’s walk off home run, +30.7% WPA Teh sux0rest play: Owen Cassie’s two run home in in the eighth, -32% WPA
