LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 20: Andy Pages #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts near Blaze Alexander #23 of the Baltimore Orioles after being caught stealing during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on June 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Sirius Sun/Getty Images) | Getty Images
One game after a magical walk-off against the Baltimore Orioles, the Dodgers couldn’t get the job done again on Saturday as they fell 3-2.
After both teams could muster just one walk in the first inning, Baltimore began the top of the second against Yoshinobu Yamamoto with a pair of singles from Leody Taveras and Colton Cowser to put runners at the corners with nobody out. Taveras came home on a fielder’s choice from Coby Mayo, but Yamamoto recovered with a pair of strikeouts to end the threat.
Yamamoto retired the side in order in the third inning, but once again allowed a pair of singles to lead off the fourth inning to Samuel Basallo and Taveras. A failed sacrifice bunt from Cowser got the lead runner at third, but Yamamoto walked Mayo to load the bases with just one out. Yamamoto got a crucial strikeouts of Jackson Holliday for the second out, but Blaze Alexander made Yamamoto pay with a two-out, two-run double to give Baltimore a three-run lead.
Yamamoto was able to allow just one baserunner over his final two innings, giving him another quality start. After five consecutive starts of allowing one run at most, Yamamoto allowed at least three runs for the first time since allowing five on May 12 against the San Francisco Giants.
As for the Dodgers offense behind Yamamoto, they fell back into their old habits of failing to provide any run support, as left-hander Trevor Rogers’ only blemish over his first four innings was a walk to Andy Pages in the bottom of the first. He faced the minimum over his first 14 hitters until Tommy Edman broke up the no-hit bid in the bottom of the fifth inning. Saturday was Rogers’ first scoreless outing since his 2026 debut— where he also had seven scoreless innings— and it was the first time he struck out six since April 14.
Edman supplied the Dodgers’ second hit of the game against Rico Garcia to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning, but the Dodgers would go down quietly in order.
In his first game back from the paternity list, Shohei Ohtani displayed some new “dad strength” with a home run against Andrew Kittredge leading off the bottom of the ninth, thwarting the shutout and putting the Dodgers on the board.
Taylor Ward made a diving catch to rob Pages of extra bases, but Kittredge walked Freddie Freeman to bring up the potential tying run in Mookie Betts. Against Yennier Cano, Betts hit a ground ball to third that was knocked down by Mayo at third and was initially called safe at first, and an unsuccessful challenge from Baltimore officially put the tying run on base.
Alex Freeland came in to pinch hit for Miguel Rojas, but flew out to left for a crucial second out. Edman lined a ball to right that would’ve ended the game, but Taveras bobbled the catch, leading to Freeman scoring to make it a one-run game with the tying run at third base. The Dodgers couldn’t complete the comeback, as Cano struck out Kyle Tucker to end the night.
The Dodgers look to end their homestand with a 5-1 record as they wrap things up against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday (1:10 p.m. PT). Emmet Sheehan faces Brandon Young.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 20: Manager Dan Wilson of the Seattle Mariners looks on before the game against the Boston Red Sox at T-Mobile Park on June 20, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jack Compton/Getty Images) | Getty Images
DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 20: Jake McCarthy #31 of the Colorado Rockies slides and scores after an inside-the-park solo home run in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Coors Field on June 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) | Getty Images
With how Friday night shook out and with how the Colorado Rockies battled the Pittsburgh Pirates in their first meeting with Paul Skenes, tonight’s game had all the makings of another close one. Tomoyuki Sugano (菅野 智之) put together one of his best performances of 2026, if not the best. As expected, Skenes did Skenes things, too.
Maybe less expected were the inside-the-park home run to keep the Rockies in the game early, the consistent pressure from the Rockies offense, and a twist ending to a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth. While not your typical Coors Field game, the Rockies put together a fun win in front of a raucous crowd for win number 30.
Leadoff hitters shape the game early
The Pirates leadoff hitter, Spencer Horowitz, was almost the casualty of a one-pitch out. He popped up to third base, but Willi Castro lost track of the traveling ball in foul territory and couldn’t make the out. Horowitz made the most of his second chance and hammered a no-doubter to right field to give the Bucs an early 1-0 lead. Sugano has been susceptible to solo homers this season, but he also has a track record of bouncing right back. He did just that and worked out of the rest of the inning.
The Rockies responded in kind with some leadoff magic of their own. Jake McCarthy smacked a ball to deep center field that Jake Mangum tried to make a diving grab on. The ball got past Mangum and rolled to the wall, prompting McCarthy to turn on the jets. He ditched his batting helmet after rounding second for maximum speed and aerodynamics, then sped his way home for a thrilling inside-the-park home run to even the game at one all.
Cole Carrigg led off the bottom of the second and almost kept the momentum going, before running (literally) into a learning moment. He started the inning off with a speedy double — the first of his career. Edouard Julien flied out to deep center, but unfortunately Carrigg made a bad baserunning read and failed to tag up. Stuck at second, he then looked to make up for it with a steal but made things worse by getting picked off. Ezequiel Tovar struck out next to end the inning.
A classic Coors Field pitchers’ duel
The middle innings were a battle between two pitchers who refused to blink. Despite some occasional traffic, runs were hard to come by and the game remained tight.
In a refereshing change of pace from their last outing against him, the Rockies were able to chip away at Skenes and generate consistent pressure throughout the early innings. While they weren’t able to capitalize enough to do much damage, they made the ace work for it.
Following the inside-the-park homer in the first, the Rockies basepaths were active in the third and fourth. McCarthy struck again in the bottom of the third with a one out double. Two batters later, TJ Rumfield hit a line drive deep enough to bring McCarthy home and give the Rockies the 2-1 lead.
Colorado had another prime opportunity in the fourth, but it slipped away. After walking Troy Johnston to start the inning and hitting Carrigg with a pitch to put runners on first and second with no outs, Skenes recovered. Julien lined out to left, too shallow to move Johnston up. Tovar’s rough night at the plate continued, grounding into a double play to end the inning.
Fortunately, Sugano did more than his fair share. After giving up a single to Horowitz to start the third, Sugano retired the next 12 batters straight and looked smooth doing it. He struck out three of those 12 hitters and tallied up a large handful of easy fly outs and grounders along the way.
Still neck-and-neck heading into the bullpen innings
Both teams got their bullpen up and working around the same time after the starters worked through six innings.
Tomoyuki Sugano pitched six innings, giving up just the one run on the early homer, allowing only four hits, and notching five strikeouts. He relied on a fairly balanced mix of four pitches: splitter (24%), slider (24%), four-seam fastball (19%), and cutter (16%). The slider and splitter were the most dominant, with 40% and 36% whiff rates, respectively. Sugano finished his day after 85 pitches, with Jimmy Herget entering in relief.
Carmen Mlodinzski started the bottom of the seventh with Skenes ending his day after climbing to 104 pitches, making it seven straight games without a victory. He finished with two runs on four hits, along with eight strikeouts and two walks. As has been the case for Skenes across this recent stretch, he minimized run damage despite allowing baserunners and hit his usual amount of K’s.
Herget and Mlodzinski made it through the seventh unscathed, with the former only giving up a walk and the latter giving up a single. Herget got the first out of the eighth before Warren Schaeffer turned to Brennan Bernardino. Bernardino got the next two outs, keeping the bullpen’s clean sheet going.
Another night of nerves in the ninth
It wouldn’t be a Rockies game if you weren’t just excruciatingly uncomfortable at some point. The Rockies bullpen ensured that box got checked tonight.
Brandon Lowe logged a double to start the top of the ninth. Bryan Reynolds followed that with a single to put runners on the corners. Bernardino responded with a clutch strikeout before being pulled for Jaden Hill.
Hill would ride a similar roller-coaster, starting with some downs before finding the ups. He hit the first batter faced, Nick Gonzales, to load the bases. But, in the theme of the night, the Rockies pitchers always responded. Hill went in his bag and put together a great showdown with Tyler Callihan, striking him out after six pitches with a 97 MPH fastball.
The game-deciding out was not without controversy. Mangum grounded to Kyle Karros who came up without making a force out throw. Karros threw up his hands in frustration, claiming that Billy Cook’s foot struck his glove. Both squad’s managers made their case as the umpires called runner’s interference for the out.
This felt like a fun, gritty win emblematic of these 2026 Rockies. They held their own against a dominant pitcher with an unreal starting performance of their own. The bullpen bent but didn’t break. While Tovar, Castro, and Hunter Goodman struggled at the plate, McCarthy and the offense did just enough to get the job done.
Schaeffer applauded a “vintage Tomo” performance from Sugano, noting the mix of pitches he used. “He competed like crazy and it was a professional outing from him.” On that mix of pitches, Sugano noted post-game that “the slider was the pitch” tonight. He felt like “they were waiting on the fastball in general, so I mixed in the off-speed stuff, while not forgetting the fastball too. It was a good mix.”
Schaeffer also celebrated how well the Rockies attacked Skenes. While acknowledging that they left some runs on the table, he highlighted that “we made him work. I thought we took good at bats and our plan was good.”
Up Next
The Rockies and Pirates will face off one last time in 2026 with a Father’s Day series finale on Sunday afternoon.
Jared Jones takes the mound for the visiting Pirates, bringing in a 1-1 record through four starts, with a 6.23 ERA. The Rockies are projected to send out Michael Lorenzen, who is 2-8 across 15 starts, with a 7.13 ERA. The ERAs suggest a different kind of game than the two low-scoring, tight matchups that started the series. That said, Lorenzen looked great in his last two starts, giving up just one run in each. Jones gave up five in his last start.
With the series in hand, the Rockies will try for a sweep. First pitch is set for 1:10 MDT.
HOUSTON, TX - JUNE 20: Travis Bazzana #37 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning during the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
This was maybe my favorite performance from any Guardians player this season. Seeing Travis Bazzana blossom into a star in his rookie season brings me so much joy. After his 4-4 2 HR performance tonight, he now leads all 2B in the MLB in WRC+ and OPS. I don’t know if he’ll get the votes for it, but he absolutely deserves to be the starting 2B for the American League in the All-Star game.
Bazzana deserves an immense amount of praise for his performance tonight, but I don’t want it to overshadow what Joey Cantillo did. This was easily his best start of the season all things considered. He had been struggling mightily as of late and to see him give you 8 efficient innings of one run ball with 9 strikeouts against THAT lineup is absolutely beautiful, and very very much needed. A performance like this is more than just a mark in the win column, this will do wonders for Joey’s confidence moving forward.
Kyle Manzardo and Patrick Bailey also had big nights. Manzardo went 2-4 with a HR and 3 RBIs, while Bailey had his first 3 hit game as a Guardian.
The Guardians will try to win the rubber match tomorrow at 2:10 pm ET. It will be Slade Cecconi vs Kai-Wei Teng.
Jun 20, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies (1) gets dunked by center fielder Michael Harris II (23) after he hit a two run walk off home run against the Milwaukee Brewers during the ninth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
With the Braves having secured a series win over the formidable Brewers, the good vibes are back (for now) after a tough little stretch of games. They’ve won the first two games of the series against a really tough Milwaukee team throwing two really good starters. The teams still has holes to fill at the deadline and performance issues to turn around, but it feels nice to play a series with a playoff-vibe and win the first two. Now lets go for the sweep today.
DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 20: Jake McCarthy #31 of the Colorado Rockies runs the bases before scoring from second base in the third inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Coors Field on June 20, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Harper started the night off with a bang, hitting a solo home run in the first inning. He then doubled and singled in the third inning when Philadelphia had eight runs. He completed the cycle with a triple in the fifth inning.
It was a two-RBI triple. With two outs and a 2-1 count, Tobias Myers wound up and threw a pitch right over the plate. Harper smacked it to left center perfectly in between two Mets outfielders. He sprinted around the bases and slid into third. He punched his fist in the air and high-fived third base coach Anthony Contreras in celebration.
Per ESPN, the Phillies star is the first player to hit for the cycle in just five innings since 2015. According to the MLB, this is the 11th cycle in franchise history.
Kyle Schwarber also fueled the team with three home runs. The FOX broadcast said the last time teammates hit for the cycle and three home runs in the same game was in 1932 when Tony Lazzeri hit for the cycle and Lou Gehrig hit four home runs for the New York Yankees.
"It's really cool," Schwarber said. "You look through our lineup up and down, but we put together some really good at-bats. ... Just glad that it was a great overall team win. Great night by Harp. We just gotta keep rolling and putting these together."
"Being able to get that tonight was really cool," Harper added of his accomplishment while also paying respect to his teammate. "Being able to see him hit three homers and do his job, there's no greater power hitter in our game right now."
Philadelphia is second place in the NL East with a 41-35 record midway through the season. The front office fired manager Rob Thomson in April after the team started 9-19.
"Before today, it probably wasn't that terrible," he said of his first season with the Mets, who acquired him and right-hander Tobias Meyers in a late-January trade from the Milwaukee Brewers for shortstop Jett Williams and right-hander Brandon Sproat. "But today's not good."
Peralta recorded the game's first two outs before Bryce Harper, who hit for the cycle in just five innings, blasted a two-run solo shot to right-center field and put the Phillies (41-35) on the board.
A two-run second inning followed, and the Mets went down by 11 after an eight-run frame in the third.
Peralta threw 52 strikes on 80 pitches while striking out two and walking one, battling command issues as the Mets (34-42) were tasked with working from behind in counts.
"I don't know," Peralta said of how he rebounds. "Just moving forward from this one and getting some work and make the adjustment."
However, Peralta is "not worried about" his standing at this point in the season with time to mount a turnaround.
"I'm not worried about it," Peralta said. "Of course I don't feel good right now, but I'm not worried about it."
How does Mets manager Carlos Mendoza plan to help Peralta get there?
"The same way we did it with Sean (Manaea), the same way we did it with Nolan (McLean)," Mendoza said. "He's too good of a pitcher. I mean, this is a guy that, when you look at his track record, he's been one of the best pitchers in the game. He's going through a little bit of a rough stretch here.
"But if somebody's able to bounce back after bad outings, it's a guy like Freddy. He's a competitor. He's a guy that's going to come back the next day and look for ways to get better and improve, and that's what we will do."
This month has been mixed for Peralta, who started it with one run allowed on six hits in six innings of the Mets' 7-1 win at the Seattle Mariners June 3.
He surrendered six runs on six hits June 9, a 7-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, before rebounding with one run allowed on four hits in five innings of this past Sunday's 8-1 win over the Atlanta Braves,
"Just focusing on the good things and just trying to come back and feel like myself and forget about the past and just moving forward and try to become who I really am and take it that way and just finish that way through the season," Peralta said.
"I think I've been a little inconsistent, but I have time to be better," Peralta added.
Like Peralta, the Mets enter the month's final week seeking consistency. They have not won three straight games or more since a four-game streak May 27-31, and their 8-9 mark in June has kept them from sustaining momentum.
"I mean, that's the key, right?" Mendoza said. "That's why we've been having a little bit of a hard time here, trying to get some winning streaks. But they're too good. They're talented. We've got to be able to figure this out.
"We're going to need them and, when they get going here, when need them to get going pretty soon. That's when you start putting together some consistent winning baseball. So, again, they're talented, but we expect -- and they expect -- more out of them."
After dropping their first matchup of the season last night, the Philadelphia Phillies (41-35) made some history in the second meeting with a 15-3 dismantling of the New York Mets (34-42) on Saturday night.
Bryce Harper notched his first career cycle, Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs and Cristopher Sanchez picked up his ninth win.
Harper got the Phillies on the board first with a solo homer in the first inning then doubled and singled in the third to put the cycle within reach. He completed the feat in the fifth with a hard hit ball in the left field gap that would have been a double in most other situations, if not for Trea Turner running for home and Harper’s aggressive chase of the accomplishment.
The Phillies sent 12 batters to the plate in the third as they scored eight runs, their highest scoring frame of the season. The other Phils’ batter with two hits in the inning was Kyle Schwarber, who started things off with a solo home run followed by a three-run bomb in his second go-round.
Schwarber capped off the huge night by the team’s two biggest offensive contributors with a two-run home run in the seventh inning, his third of the game and 28th of the season, extending his major league lead.
Schwarber and Harper were two of the five starters to record multiple hits, joined by Turner, Justin Crawford and JT Realmuto, whose pair of doubles were part of the offense’s 10 extra base hits. The Phils’ 17 hits equalled their season high mark, which they set a week ago in Milwaukee.
Realmuto drives in Bohm and the @Phillies lead 2-0!
The Mets scored all three of their runs via the long ball, with Mark Vientos tagging Cristopher Sanchez for a solo shot in the fourth and a two-run blast by rookie, Carson Benge, off of Max Lazar in the seventh.
Harper is the first Phillie to hit for the cycle since Weston Wilson on August 15, 2024.
Schwarber is the first Phillie to hit two home runs in the same inning since Turner did it on August 19, 2023 against the Washington Nationals, and is the first MLB player with two in an inning and three or more in the same game since Mike Cameron on May 2, 2002.
Harper and Schwarber are the second pair of teammates to hit for the cycle and hit three home runs in the same game in MLB history after New York Yankees’ legends Tony Lazzeri and Lou Gehrig on June 3, 1932.
The 15 runs are the most the Phillies have scored against the Mets since June 27, 2023 and the 12-run margin of victory is their largest against them since September 20, 2005.
Zack Wheeler will face off against Mets’ lefty, David Peterson, tomorrow on Sunday Night Baseball.
The Cubs made a trade, sending first baseman Cameron Sisneros to the Astros for right-handed pitcher Jayden Murray. Murray, 29, has been very good for Triple-A Sugar Land, going 0-1 with six saves and a 1.17 ERA over 15.1 innings. In that time, he’s struck out 19 and walked six. Murray’s major league time with the Astros has not been nearly as good, posting a 7.43 ERA over 13.1 innings. The Astros designated Murray for assignment earlier this week.
Sisneros was a 14th-round pick out of East Tennessee State in 2024. This year he was hitting .265/.419/.422 with six home runs over 49 games this year stretched between High-A South Bend and Double-A Knoxville.
To make room for Murray on the 40-man roster, the Cubs designated right-hander Luis Peralta for assignment.
Starter Ty Blach pitched five runs and allowed three runs on six hits. He walked one, hit one and struck out one.
Doug Nikhazy took the loss after allowing four runs on five hits over 2.2 innings. Two of the five hits were home runs in the three-run top of the ninth. Nikhazy walked two and struck out three.
Three of Iowa’s four runs were driven in by right fielder Brett Bateman. Two of them came on a double in the seventh. Bateman was 1 for 5.
In his first game back in the minor leagues, catcher Moisés Ballesteros went 2 for 4 with a double. He scored once.
Third baseman BJ Murray went 2 for 4.
Bateman’s double.
Brett Bateman's two-run double extends his hitting streak to 11 games and gives the I-Cubs the lead! pic.twitter.com/uPN7uvjCVT
The Knoxville Smokies got in the eyes of the Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds), 3-1. The win clinches the first-half North Division title and a spot in the playoffs. At one point earlier in the season, the Smokies were seven games behind Chattanooga.
Grant Kipp gave the Smokies four innings and he allowed just one baserunner, who reached on an error. Kipp struck out two.
Tyler Santana pitched the next two innings and allowed no runs on two hits. He was awarded the win because Kipp only pitched four innings. Santana struck out one and walked no one.
Marino Santy pitched the seventh and eighth innings and allowed just one hit, but that hit was a solo home run. Santy struck out three and walked no one.
Evan Taylor retired the side in order in the ninth for the save. He did not strike anyone out.
Right fielder Alex Ramírez doubled home third baseman Jefferson Rojas with the first run of the game in the bottom of the first. Ramírez was 1 for 4 with the double and Rojas went 2 for 4 with a walk and a steal.
First baseman Edgar Alvarez was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk. He scored an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.
Ramírez’s double.
Alex Ramirez gets the Smokies on the board first with his team-leading 44th RBI of the season 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ltXgYzgSYW
— Knoxville Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) June 20, 2026
Matthew Boyd started this game on a rehab assignment and he made the TinCaps look like High-A batters facing a major leaguer. Boyd pitched four innings and allowed no runs and just two hits. He struck out seven and walked no one. Boyd threw 59 pitches and 40 of them were strikes.
Nazier Mulé gave the Cubs three scoreless innings in relief of Boyd. Mulé gave up just one hit. He struck out three and walked no one, but he did hit one batter.
Unfortunately Alfredo Romero came in to pitch the bottom of the eight and blew the save. Romero got tagged for three runs on four hits. He walked one, struck out one and hit one batter.
South Bend only had five hits and center fielder Kane Kepley had three of them. Kepley went 3 for 4 and scored once.
First baseman Josiah Hartshorn went 1 for 2 with a triple, a walk and a sacrifice fly.
Pierce Coppola started and got the loss. Coppola gave up four runs on four hits over three innings. Coppola walked three, hit one batter and struck out four.
DH Logan Poteet provided the only offense for the Pelicans with a solo home run in the sixth inning. It was Poteet’s 12th home run of the year. Poteet went 2 for 4.
Shortstop Alexis Hernandez was 2 for 4 with a walk.
Freddy Peralta gave the Mets no chance to win Saturday's game at the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing a career-high 10 earned runs in a 15-3 loss for New York.
Takeaways
Peralta is 5-6 with a 4.83 ERA through 16 starts with the Mets after tying a career-high 10 runs allowed -- matching May 26, 2023, for the Milwaukee Brewers against the San Francisco Giants when he gave up 10 runs but only four earned -- and his career-high 10 earned runs feel like rock bottom. New York's prized offseason trade acquisition was supposed to be the ace. Instead, the Mets are 34-42 with the 30-year-old right-hander trending down in a mixed June where he has allowed six runs or more over two of his four starts this month. How is New York supposed to climb out of its early season hole if it cannot rely on Peralta to be reliable -- let alone ace-caliber?
The Phillies (41-35) exploded with 11 runs in the first three frames against Peralta, who allowed 10 hits while striking out two and walking one on 80 pitches (52 strikes) in 2.2 IP, so the Mets' offense had an unlikely comeback to mount. First baseman Mark Vientos was a bright spot for New York, though, getting the Mets on the board with a two-out solo home run against Philadelphia ace left-hander Cristopher Sánchez (9-3, 1.83 ERA) in the fourth inning. Vientos, whose 2-for-4 night included a seventh-inning single and run scored, has two homers in his past four games after he went yard during Tuesday's 5-3 loss at the Cincinnati Reds.
Rookie outfielderCarson Benge added his own two-out homer in the seventh inning when he went yard for the eighth time this season on a two-run shot to right field against right-handed reliever Max Lazar and made New York's deficit 13-3. Benge, who led off and started in center field, is slashing .257/.315/.394 with 28 RBI through 73 games.
The Mets have not won three straight games or more since May 27-31 when they rode a four-game streak into May, and they are middling into late June with an 8-9 record. An opportunity to take the series remains, but the odds will be stacked against New York entering a tall task with Philadelphia right-hander Zack Wheeler (6-1, 2.01 ERA) starting.
Who's the MVP?
Philadelphia designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, whose three home runs -- the first two, of which, started and ended the Phillies' eight-run third inning -- buried the Mets. Schwarber outshined Bryce Harper, whose 4-for-5 night featured him hitting for the cycle in just the game's first five innings.
What's next
The Mets face the Phillies in Sunday's 7:20 p.m. rubber game.
New York left-hander David Peterson (3-5, 5.91 ERA) is set to start.
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 07: Blake Treinen #49 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, June 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Nicole Vasquez/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with right elbow inflammation, and right-hander Chayce McDermott was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City ahead of the middle game of a weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles at Dodger Stadium.
This is the second stint in the majors this season for McDermott, who was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles on April 16. The right-hander pitched a scoreless inning on May 17 in his lone game with the Dodgers. McDermott had a 5.40 ERA in 17 appearances for Oklahoma City, with 30 strikeouts and 13 walks in 16 2/3 innings in Triple-A.
He last pitched on Wednesday, throwing 33 pitches in 1 2/3 innings for the Comets, allowing one solo home run with three strikeouts and two walks.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 19: Dalton Rushing #68 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his hit with teammates, for a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles, during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on June 19, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Yoshinobu Yamamoto faces Trevor Rogers as the Dodgers look to stretch their win streak to five against the Baltimore Orioles.
HOUSTON, TEXAS - JUNE 20: Spencer Arrighetti #41 of the Houston Astros pitches in the second inning during a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Daikin Park on June 20, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Houston Astros/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Spencer Arrighetti’s (L, 7-3) May dominance has been followed by significant June struggles, and tonight was no exception.
Arrighetti’s first pitch of the game was drilled out to right center for a solo homer by Travis Bazzana to give the Guardians a 1-0 lead.
Houston tied the game in the bottom of the second. Back-to-back singles by Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve to open the frame gave the Astros runners on 1st & 2nd with no outs. Yainer Diaz followed with an RBI single scoring Paredes, with Altuve advancing to third. Houston could do no more damage that inning, however, as Cam Smith flew to shallow left and both Jake Meyers and Brice Matthews struck out to end the inning.
Missing out on that kind of opportunity to have a big inning would immediately come back to haunt the Astros.
In the top of the 3rd, Kyle Manzardo hit a 2-run homer of a 91.6 MPH four-seam fastball from Arrighetti to give the Guardians a 3-1 lead.
In the top of the 5th, Bazzana would get Arrighetti again. This time, Bazzana hit a 3-run homer to right center to give Cleveland a 6-1 lead.
Arrighetti would pitch a 1-2-3 6th inning, and his final line would be 6 IP, 6 ER, 6H, 0BB, 8K, 3HR.
In the 7th, the Guardians would add 2 more runs on 4 straight singles off Astros reliever Nate Pearson.
Meanwhile, Guardians starter Joey Cantillo (W, 6-3), would retire 20 of the next 22 Astros batters following Diaz’ RBI single in the 2nd. He tossed 8 innings of 1 run ball while allowing 4 hits, one walk and striking out 9.
With the loss, the Astros fall to 36-42, and the Guardians improve to 41-36
Astros SP Kai-Wei Teng (3-6, 4.32 ERA) will oppose the Guardians’ Slade Cecconi (3-5, 4.60 ERA) in the rubber match tomorrow afternoon at 1:10PM CT.
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 07: Emmet Sheehan #80 of the Los Angeles Dodgers warms up prior to the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, June 7, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Nicole Vasquez/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The Dodgers on Sunday close out their homestand and play their final home game of the month of June in hosting the Baltimore Orioles at Dodger Stadium.
Emmet Sheehan starts for Los Angeles, with right-hander Brandon Young starting for Baltimore. Sheehan at age 26 is actually the young one in this pitching matchup, 15 months younger than the Orioles starter.
