The Dodgers placed left-handed pitcher Justin Wrobleski on the injured list on Sunday, Aug. 16.
The 26-year-old is dealing with forearm inflammation. He's produced a strong first half to the season and was named an All-Star for the first time in his career.
Wrobleski posted a 2.69 ERA over 100 1/3 innings in the first half of the season but has struggled of late. He has a 6.92 ERA with 11 home runs allowed in 26 innings pitched since the All-Star break.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was "not concerned" about Wrobleski being placed on the injured list, believing it "should be short-lived."
"Given his workload and where he's at, taking some of the load off his arm, I think it's smart," Roberts told reporters.
Tyler Glasnow is expected to be back from the injured list soon and could return to a starting role. Wrobleski might be coming out of the bullpen during the postseason if all of the Dodgers' starting pitchers are healthy.
The Dodgers called up reliever Kyle Hurt to take Wrobleski’s place on the roster.
Knoxville Smokies outfielder Kane Kepley (2) catches a ball for an out against the Rocket City Trash Pandas during a Minor League Baseball game on Aug. 11, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co
Jordan Wicks turned in his second-straight start of five innings and two runs, but he took the loss anyway. Wicks surrendered four hits. He struck out six and walked two.
Daniel Palencia pitched a scoreless sixth inning in a rehab appearance. Palencia gave up a one-out single, but otherwise struck out the side. Palencia’s fastball was consistently 97-to-99 miles per hour and he hit 100 on his final pitch.
The I-Cubs managed to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth with one out and they failed to get the tying run across after a Jordan Nwogu pop out and a Justin Dean fly out.
Kevin Valdez started and got the win. Valdez pitched six innings and surrendered two runs on four hits. He struck out six and walked one.
Vince Reilly pitched the ninth inning and got a very ugly save. Reilly gave up two runs on one hit, one walk and two hit batsmen. The one hit was a two-run home run with no outs in the inning. Reilly did not strike anyone out, but he did induce a key double play when he needed it.
Center fielder Kane Kepley hit his second Double-A home run in the fourth inning with two men on. Kepley went 3 for 4 with two runs scored.
First baseman Drew Bowser was 3 for 4 and scored one run.
Shortstop Alex Madera went 2 for 2 with a walk. He scored twice.
Starter Ethan Flanagan pitched 4.1 innings and held the Loons to one run on four hits. He did struggle with his control as Flanagan walked three and hit one batter. He struck out one.
J.P. Wheat pitched the bottom of the seventh and got the win after South Bend took the lead in the top of the eighth. Wheat issued a one-out walk, but no other baserunners. He struck out two in his one inning.
Jose Romero threw the final two innings without allowing a run and got the save. Romero allowed one hit. He struck out four and walked no one, but he did hit a batter.
First baseman Brennan Hudson hit his first career home run with two men on in the seventh inning. Hudson went 2 for 4 with four total runs batted in.
Two batters later in the seventh, right fielder Geuri Lubo hit a solo home run to tie the game up 4-4. It was Lubo’s second South Bend home run and eighth overall. Lubo was 1 for 4.
Left fielder Kade Snell was 3 for 4 with a double and a stolen base. He scored one run.
Second baseman Jose Escobar was 2 for 4 with a walk and one run scored.
Hudson’s home run.
Cubs 2026 20th-rounder Brennan Hudson blasts his first pro home run to centerfield.
CLEVELAND, OHIO - AUGUST 16: Luis Rengifo #21 of the San Diego Padres is forced out at second as second baseman Travis Bazzana #37 runs into shortstop Brayan Rocchio #4 of the Cleveland Guardians to end the sixth inning at Progressive Field on August 16, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images
After the great win last night and a three hour, ten minute rain delay to start the game, the Guardians were shut out for the eleventh time and for the fifth straight series loss.
Tanner Bibee had a quality start and really push through some early struggles. In the top of the second, back-to-back solo home runs put the Padres up 2-0. In the top of the fourth, the lead off hitter drew a walk. A groundout and a wild pitch put the runner on third, allowing him to score on a two-out single. In the top of the sixth, Bibee worked himself into a bases loaded situation. Vogt did visit the mound, but Bibee remained in the game and got an inning-ending double play to retire the side.
Bibee fell to 4-13 on the season with the loss. He finished the game having gone 6.0 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks. He struck out three batters. Matt Festa came on in the seventh inning and gave up a hit before the side was retired, with the help of a killer catch from José Ramírez.
Tim Herrin started the eighth inning, but gave up a solo home run and recorded only two outs. Logan T. Allen finished the eighth and started the ninth. LTA also gave up a solo home run. Vogt brought in Cade Smith for two pitches to retire the side.
You can’t expect to win games when the offense only records three hits and three walks in nine innings. José accounted for two of the three hits, Nathaniel Lowe the other, but the offense looked lifeless.
Chase DeLauter was pulled in the top of the third inning for left hamstring tightness. The Guards have an off day tomorrow before welcoming the San Francisco Giants to town for a three game series.
Overall this month, Torrens is hitting .381 with the four home runs and 10 RBI. When asked about Torrens' hot stretch at the plate, interim manager Andy Green said it's been enjoyable to watch and highlighted the catcher's "intelligent hitting."
"It's fun, I know that much," Green said. "He's always driven the ball well in that direction. I thought for a bit he was enjoying some of the parks we played in on the road, smaller right field, intelligent hitting. That ball was crushed today, the ball does not go out easily there. 105 (mph) in the oppo gap, impressive. Thrilled to see it. He called a good game too. He's been really good for us."
When Torrens came up to bat in the bottom of the fourth inning on Sunday, Jorge Polanco had just cut the Nats' lead to 2-1. Looking to keep the rally going, Torrens told reporters that he was trying to be "aggressive" at the plate with a runner on base. The approach worked, blasting a two-run HR to put the team up 3-2.
"I was aggressive there at home. Trying to do some damage on the play there, trying to help the team out," Torrens said through an interpreter.
The 30-year-old has also seen an increase in playing time as of late, noting that the more consistent at-bats have helped him lock-in offensively.
"It's easier when you have more opportunity to play," Torrens said. "You have to take advantage of it when you do get that opportunity to play more."
Starter Christian Scott, who pitched into the seventh inning, said having Torrens step up offensively has been big for the team. He added that the two were in sync against the Nationals, as Scott struck out seven and held them to just three runs.
"It's awesome, especially when he gets to catch me at the end of it," Scott said. "He had a great game today. We were on the same page the whole time, I don't really think I shook at all. Just be able to have him, be able to contribute offensively too, it helps our lineup a lot. He's having a great year, excited to have him."
With their win on Sunday, the Mets have won nine of their last 12 games. Torrens' spark is just one of the reasons for the winning stretch, as he said the team is just "having fun" on the field and "staying together" as a unit.
"We're just trying to go out there and play baseball the right way. And thankfully right now, things are going well," Torrens said. "I think for us, the most important thing is that we're staying together. We're just going out there and having fun, trying to play well."
Torrens and the Mets will look to keep the good vibes going when they begin a three-game series against the San Diego Padres on Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 16: Adael Amador #1 of the Colorado Rockies hits a three-run home run against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the second inning at Oracle Park on August 16, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Rockies and Giants found themselves in a tight ball game through five.
Then the Rockies pulled away.
Colorado overcame a poor start from Gabriel Hughes, drew 10 walks and scored nine runs over the final five innings to beat the San Francisco Giants 13-7 at Oracle Park.
The Rockies improved to 50-74, while San Francisco fell to 51-73. Colorado won the rubber match, took the season series and finished its nine-game road trip with a winning record.
Nick Frasso earned the win to improve to 1-1, while Sam Hentges took the loss and fell to 1-5.
Adael Amador reached three times and hit his first home run of the season. Mickey Moniak drove in three runs, Brett Sullivan added a three-run homer and Cole Carrigg drove in two. But it was Zac Veen who supplied the play of the day.
Hughes throws more strikes, but Giants keep getting to him
Gabriel Hughes threw more strikes Sunday.
The results were still poor.
Hughes allowed seven runs on eight hits over 4.0 innings, with one walk and two strikeouts. He threw 81 pitches before leaving after walking Bryce Eldridge to open the fifth. That inherited runner eventually scored.
Notably, Hughes used his four-seam fastball 44% of the time, down from his season rate of roughly 57%, while increasing his sinker usage to 15%. He continued to mix four other secondary pitches around them.
His four-seamer averaged 92.5 mph.
Visually, the pitch looked flat. More importantly, the arsenal did not miss enough bats.
Hughes generated six whiffs on 38 swings, a 16% rate. His 53% zone rate was an improvement from his previous two starts, but the Giants kept making contact and extending plate appearances.
The first inning offered an early example of how the contact did not always need to be authoritative.
Rafael Devers lifted an opposite-field pop that dropped just fair in front of Jordan Beck, then hustled into second with a headfirst slide just ahead of the tag. Bryce Eldridge followed with a soft single to center to score him. Hughes recovered to end the inning with a strikeout.
The second inning was much worse.
All four San Francisco runs came with two outs.
Hughes struck out Christian Koss for the second out with two runners aboard, then immediately got Drew Gilbert into an 0-2 count with a slider and changeup for called strikes.
Gilbert fouled off a 94.2 mph four-seamer before lining another four-seamer into center for an RBI single.
Hughes had leverage.
Devers added on in a big way.
Hughes fell behind 2-0 before working the count back even. Devers fouled off a curveball and slider, took a sinker to run the count full and then went down to get an 81.4 mph curveball only 0.91 feet off the ground.
The pitch was below the zone and in.
Devers still hit it 105.5 mph at a 25-degree launch angle and sent it 380 feet into McCovey Cove on the fly for his 25th home run.
The three-run shot turned a 4-2 Rockies lead into a 5-4 deficit.
Devers deserves credit. Hughes did not hang a curveball over the middle of the plate.
But the problem for Hughes was broader than one swing. He repeatedly reached counts where he needed a pitch capable of producing a miss, foul ball or manageable contact, and the Giants kept getting the bat to the ball.
That included the fastball.
Hughes allowed five hits on 10 balls in play against his four-seamer despite an average exit velocity of only 78.2 mph and just one hard-hit ball.
The pitch avoided loud contact. It did not avoid hits.
The pattern continued in the third.
Jung Hoo Lee worked from a 3-1 count to full, fouled off multiple pitches and drove a ball deep to right-center before Veen made a jumping catch just shy of the wall.
Osleivis Basabe then doubled down the left-field line after an unusual sequence in which Hughes elected to let a check-swing dribbler roll foul rather than attempt a play.
After Hughes recorded the second out, Turner Hill lined a 92.2 mph four-seamer off the plate into right for his first MLB hit and second RBI.
It was another two-out run.
Hughes finally posted a zero in the fourth.
Troy Johnston committed his fourth error on a slow chopper, losing the ball on the exchange while Hughes covered first. Hughes helped erase the mistake by catching Gilbert too far off first, and Johnston chased him down between first and second for the tag.
Devers grounded out to second to finish Hughes’ first scoreless inning.
Hughes returned for the fifth after Colorado tied the game 6-6, but fell behind Eldridge 3-0 and eventually walked him on five pitches.
That ended his start.
The strike-throwing was better than it had been recently.
The putaway quality was not.
Rockies stay patient against Tidwell
Blade Tidwell had a different problem.
The Rockies did not hit him particularly hard.
They also refused to chase enough to let him control the game.
Tidwell allowed six runs on three hits over 4.1 innings with five walks and one strikeout. He generated only three whiffs on 25 swings, while Colorado chased just 22% of his pitches outside the zone.
His sweeper remained his most-used pitch at 33%, but produced only two whiffs. His four-seamer averaged 94.1 mph, 1.7 mph below his season average, and his slider and curveball showed less depth than their season averages.
Colorado produced four hard-hit balls against him and averaged 85.4 mph on 13 balls in play.
The Rockies did a much better job controlling their swing decisions.
The first inning ended when Mickey Moniak lined into an unassisted double play.
The second brought another unfortunate double play.
Willi Castro walked, Johnston singled and Veen beat out a slow grounder to second to tie the game.
Jordan Beck then hit a line drive glove-side toward shortstop Christian Koss at about head level. Koss got his glove on it, but the ball kicked away.
Johnston had started back toward second because the ball appeared catchable. The Giants recovered to retire Veen at second and tag Johnston at third.
Colorado kept the inning alive.
Sullivan walked, bringing Amador to the plate.
Amador had been recalled several days earlier but had only pinch-hit Saturday before receiving his first start Sunday.
He needed one pitch.
Tidwell threw a 94.8 mph four-seamer up and in, and Amador turned on it.
The ball left his bat at 102.3 mph with a 36-degree launch angle and traveled 374 feet. It landed on the concourse in right and took one large bounce into McCovey Cove. It was Amador’s first home run of 2026, and the three-run shot gave Colorado a 4-1 lead.
He retired Jake McCarthy to finish the second, then worked 1-2-3 innings in the third and fourth to retire seven straight.
His fourth-inning matchup with Beck showed how the sweeper could work when Colorado expanded.
Tidwell threw Beck four consecutive sweepers. The first was a called strike, Beck fouled off the second, took the third outside and chased the fourth well off the plate for strike three.
But Tidwell eventually lost the zone.
Amador walked with one out in the fifth. McCarthy followed with another walk, ending Tidwell’s afternoon.
San Francisco brought in the left-handed Hentges, flipping Carrigg to the right side, and he skipped a double down the third-base line to score Amador and cut the deficit to 6-5.
He fell behind 0-2 but lifted a fly ball deep enough to center to score McCarthy for his 55th RBI and tie the game.
Colorado had turned Tidwell’s two fifth-inning walks into two runs.
That became a recurring theme.
Veen sets the tone as the Rockies take over
The Giants briefly took the lead back in the bottom of the fifth.
Hughes walked Eldridge before leaving, and Nick Frasso entered with nobody out. Frasso’s fastball-changeup combination immediately stood out. Against Hill, he threw four consecutive changeups, showed a 98.4 mph four-seamer, then returned to an 83.1 mph changeup for a swinging strikeout.
The command was less consistent.
Frasso hit Basabe and allowed a single to Drew Cavanaugh to load the bases. After striking out Hill for the second out, Frasso got Buddy Kennedy into an 0-2 count.
Then he missed with four straight pitches.
The bases-loaded walk forced home Eldridge and gave San Francisco a 7-6 lead. Frasso came back to strike out Koss on three pitches, finishing him with an 83.2 mph changeup.
Johnston walked to open the sixth. Veen attempted to bunt him over, but Cavanaugh pounced on the ball in front of the plate and cut Johnston down at second.
Beck walked, and Sullivan grounded out to move Veen to third and Beck to second.
Then came the play of the game.
JT Brubaker buried a pitch in the dirt to Amador. Cavanaugh blocked it and kept the ball underneath him, but could not locate it.
Veen never hesitated.
He broke immediately and dove headfirst across the plate before San Francisco could recover.
At that point, the Rockies had scored 10 runs on five hits.
They were not overwhelming Giants pitchers with hard contact.
They were putting runners on base and forcing San Francisco to keep pitching under pressure.
Parker Mushinski worked around a walk in the sixth. Jimmy Herget followed with a scoreless seventh, getting Kennedy to swing through a sweeper to finish the inning. Then Colorado added three more.
Connor Norby, who had entered as part of the defensive changes, lined a 100.9 mph single to left and stole second for his eighth stolen base.
Beck appeared to strike out, but Colorado challenged the call.
The ruling was overturned.
Beck walked.
That brought Sullivan to the plate.
Sullivan fell behind 0-2 against Keaton Winn, fought off another pitch and then turned on a 95.4 mph four-seamer on the inner half.
He lifted it high down the right-field line and over the tall wall for his seventh homer.
The successful challenge kept the inning alive. Sullivan made it count.
Zach Agnos handled the final two innings.
Colorado’s defense contributed to the sloppiness at points, but also recovered.
In the eighth, a sharply hit ball went glove-side on Castro, caught the edge of his web and kicked toward short. Ezequiel Tovar recovered and threw to first, but Koss beat it out for a single.
Norby immediately started a 4-6-3 double play.
Agnos returned for the ninth and finished it with a strikeout, another strikeout and a soft grounder after allowing a one-out single.
Colorado’s relievers allowed no runs of their own over the final 5.0 innings. The only Giants run after Hughes left belonged to Hughes after Frasso allowed the inherited runner to score.
Final thoughts
This was not a clean game. There were defensive mistakes, command problems, a failed bunt and plenty of opportunities created by poor execution.
Amador finished 1-for-1 with his first homer of the season, three runs, three RBI and two walks.
Veen went 1-for-3 with an RBI, but his box-score line misses his biggest contribution. His sixth-inning dash home changed the inning. The pitch never got far from Cavanaugh. Veen simply recognized that the catcher did not know where the ball was and committed immediately.
Beck scored three times and walked twice.
Carrigg reached three times and drove in two.
Sullivan drove in three with his seventh-inning homer.
Colorado finished 5-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left only four runners on base.
The Rockies also drew 10 walks, and eight of those walks eventually scored.
Colorado did not consistently hit the ball hard, but it controlled the zone, accepted the free bases and converted most of them.
The Rockies’ younger players kept playing with an edge, with Veen’s run home providing the clearest example.
Frasso getting the win also says plenty about the usefulness of pitcher wins as an individual stat.
He entered a 6-6 game, allowed Hughes’ inherited runner to score on a bases-loaded walk, then became the pitcher of record when Colorado scored four times in the next half-inning.
The Rockies did not need a clean game Sunday.
They just needed to keep answering.
Up next
The Rockies and Dodgers open a three-game series Monday night at Coors Field, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m. MDT.
Colorado will send Tomoyuki Sugano to the mound. The right-hander enters the game 12-5 with a 4.43 ERA and 66 strikeouts and has been steady over his last seven starts, going 5-1 with a 4.24 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.
Los Angeles will counter with Blake Snell, who comes in 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts. It will be just his second start since returning from the injured list. In his first start back, Snell held the Royals to one run on three hits over six innings while striking out 10 and walking one.
Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal delivers during the second inning of a 6-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
The Dodgers needed a pivotal win Sunday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers. And Tarik Skubal did his part, giving up just one earned run on seven hits over six innings.
“Seemed like they had a good approach,” Skubal, who threw a season-high 109 pitches. “My job doesn’t change. I got to continue to make pitches and continue to get ahead and throw strikes, and I felt like I did that.”
But it wasn’t enough.
Milwaukee’s Logan Henderson quashed the Dodgers’ offense, giving up just three hits and one run over seven innings, to give the Brewers a 6-2 win in front of an announced crowd of 45,828.
The Dodgers (74-51) lost the four-game series 3-1 and also dropped the season series against the Brewers 4-3. The Dodgers trail Milwaukee (77-48) by three games for the best record in baseball.
“I really wanted to win this game because it could matter,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “But we didn’t, so now we got to move forward. I hope it doesn’t come back to bite us.”
Panic hasn’t — and presumably won’t — set into the Dodgers’ clubhouse. The two-time defending champions, however, are well aware they have lost 11 of their last 16 games.
“This has been cumulative,” Roberts said. “It’s been a long time since we’ve been consistent offensively. ... I just don’t see the consistent plan of attack, one through nine. The results are hard, hitting’s hard, but I do think that fighting and winning pitches, spoiling pitches — that’s care, hunger. And that’s a reason why [when] you look at four and a half months of the season, the Brewers have outscored us. ... A team that’s young and hungry. It’s certainly not talent.
“We just haven’t played clean baseball for quite some time, and that speaks to the defense and not converting an out ... it’s just not winning baseball. Our pedigree [and] what we typically do is control the zone, grind it, grind at-bats [and] create stress. We’re not doing that.”
Milwaukee's Jake Bauers beats a tag attempt by Dodgers catcher Ben Rortvedt to score in the seventh inning Sunday. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
The Brewers struck first with two outs in the second inning after Luis Lara grounded into a bases-loaded fielder’s choice; Tommy Edman dropped an awkward flip to second base from Mookie Betts, resulting in an error and a 1-0 Milwaukee lead.
Max Muncy got to Henderson in the fourth by hitting a tying home run 370 feet to right field. In the next inning, Milwaukee’s Jake Bauers hit a go-ahead single to right off Skubal, scoring Jackson Chourio from second after his double.
“I just got to be better in those moments,” Skubal said. “You know, the slider down and in to Lara’s got to be probably a little bit more down and in, and the changeup to Bauers has got to be a more quality pitch. ... So as much as it’s in the kind of grind of at-bats, they also put some swings on some balls. But I need to execute some pitches and some two-strike counts a little better as well.”
The Brewers added two insurance runs in the seventh, as Bauers and Andrew Vaughn collected a pair of RBI knocks against left-handed reliever Alex Vesia. They got two more in the ninth after a second bases-loaded error by Edman came when he failed to field a choppy ground ball from David Hamilton, allowing Chourio and Lara to score.
“We have a lot of guys with reputations that can really pick the ball,” Dodgers catcher Ben Rortvedt said of the defensive woes. “I don’t think we’re really worried about [it]. All these things are going to help us in the long run.”
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts walks back to the dugout after striking out in the seventh inning. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
The Dodgers had a chance to crawl closer with one out in the eighth, with Teoscar Hernández on third and Hunter Feduccia on first. But Shohei Ohtani grounded into a double play against Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby.
Andy Pages hit a solo home run in the ninth, but it came too late to matter.
“It can’t happen all at once,” Roberts said of a potential turnaround. “It just kind of starts building, collectively. And once we do that, then you get the big hit, things like that. But it’s a process of: each pitch, pass the baton, valuing every single pitch. And mentally, it’s not easy, but we can do it. We’ve done it many times over before.”
The results just haven’t been there for the Dodgers.
As they head to Colorado for a three-game series against the last-place Rockies, the Dodgers aren’t expecting any breaks.
“Honestly, I think every team’s hungry because they’re chasing us,” Roberts said. “They’re trying to make a name for themselves or trying to play spoiler, whatever it is. But every team we play is going to bring their best. The guys we are going to play the next three games, they’re gonna bring their best, I promise you that.”
If there is a silver lining, it’s that Skubal seems to be acclimating just fine in L.A. — even if the two-time defending AL Cy Young winner hasn’t had his best game since joining the Dodgers.
“I just got to be more consistent,” Skubal said of his first three starts with the Dodgers. “Continue to get quality contact on the ground, and sometimes you need a little bit of luck … But the stuff on my hand is as good as it’s ever been. And honestly, my execution today was pretty good too.
“There’s always room for improvement … but [in] the same breath, you can’t beat yourself up too much. I’m not going to be perfect out there. But yeah, I need to be more efficient. That’s the standard that I hold myself to: pitching deeper into ball games and giving our team a chance to win every time out.”
The Dodgers placed left-handed starter Justin Wrobleski on the 15-day injured list with left forearm inflammation and recalled right-handed reliever Kyle Hurt from triple-A Oklahoma City. Wrobleski, who has pitched a career-high 126⅓ innings this season, surrendered four runs and four hits in a loss against the Brewers on Saturday.
“We just felt collectively that Justin was the right person [to] back off the fatigue of the arm,” Roberts said. “It’s not something that he’s ever going to make an excuse for. But I do think that it’s smart for us, as an organization, to take that load off a little bit from him.”
Wrobleski has struggled recently, giving up 11 home runs over his past four starts.
Stewart, who was placed on the 15-day IL with right shoulder discomfort on July 31, said he’ll join the Dodgers on their upcoming road trip to Colorado and is hopeful he’ll be activated soon.
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 12: Bryan Woo #22 of the Seattle Mariners looks on prior to the game between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Jonathan Pensiero/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
The Seattle Mariners have followed up a playoff berth with a disappointing season that ended with similar hopes dashed, in particularly violent fashion on Friday. Then, in the first game of the off-season, those same silly Mariners went and won decisively and dare I say, entertainingly. Okay, so the season being over bit is hopefully obviously facetious, but the outlook remains grim nonetheless. In today’s Sunday game three against the Astros the series win is on the line for either team, but perhaps more emphatically, Seattle’s season’s hopes remain hanging onto an even thinner strip, and with but a pinky. Play ball!
Game Info:
First Pitch: 4:20 PM Pacific TV: Sunday Night Baseball on Peacock Radio: Seattle Sports (710 am)
Your recap for the Cubs’ 11-4 loss to the Cardinals Sunday is basically in the headline. Edward Cabrera returned from injury, got hit hard and didn’t have command, and then Dansby Swanson took a swing in the third inning and immediately came out of the game.
I guess I could wrap things here, but… you come here for a complete recap and you are going to get one.
First, I was amused by this sequence of social media posts. When Craig Counsell met with media before the game, here’s what he said about the Cubs upcoming rotation:
Per #Cubs Craig Counsell, David Peterson will be moved to the bullpen for the time being as Edward Cabrera gets reinserted into the rotation.
I don’t know what was up with Cabrera. His velocity was fine. But when he wasn’t getting hit hard — four-extra-base hits including a home run in the first three innings — he was issuing walks, three of them in what wound up being a six-run fourth that put the game essentially out of reach.
Personally, I’d put Cabrera in the pen and let David Peterson, who’s been really good as a starter, keep that starting spot.
Well. Now it’s 3-2 and there’s at least a chance, right?
Nope. In the top of the fourth, Cabrera retired the first Cardinals hitter, then loaded the bases with two walks and a single and walked in a run. After a sacrifice fly made it 5-2 and the other runners moved up to second and third, Ryan Rolison was summoned. Alec Burleson singled in a pair to make it 7-2 and then Rolison gave up a long home run to Jordan Walker and in just a few minutes’ time the Cardinals led by seven.
Aaron Civale threw a pair of scoreless innings in the sixth and seventh, despite loading the bases with two out in the sixth, so perhaps Civale can be counted on for multi-inning relief. His numbers with the Cubs have been quite good in that role.
In the top of the eighth, Caleb Thielbar entered and allowed a hit and walk after one out, then struck out Burleson. But he wasn’t going to be allowed to face the righthanded-hitting Walker, so Trent Thornton was summoned. Welp, that didn’t work either, as Walker hit a two-run double to make it 11-2.
The Cubs scored a couple of consolation runs. In the eighth, Seiya Suzuki led off with a double and went to third on an infield out. Tyrone Taylor, batting for Ian Happ, scored Suzuki with this sac fly [VIDEO].
For amusement value, Carson Kelly pitched the ninth and was throwing “fastballs” as fast as 74 miles per hour! He allowed a two-out single but did not allow a run. It’s the second time Kelly has mopped up this year and that reduced his ERA from 18.00 to 9.00, for whatever that’s worth.
This is not good. Whatever you think of Swanson’s hitting, his defense will be missed, and oblique injuries are notoriously difficult to come back from. He might miss a month, depending on the severity. It means Nico Hoerner plays shortstop and Pedro Ramirez second base, and while those two are good defenders, it’s still a notch down from Swanson at short and Nico at second. Who will be recalled to take Swanson’s place on the active roster is uncertain, but it probably has to be either Justin Dean or Kevin Alcántara — those are the only two position players on the 40-man roster currently on option at Triple-A Iowa.
A couple of final notes on this loss from BCB’s JohnW53:
Going into today, the Cubs had surrendered 79 homers with any runners on base, second most to the Nationals’ 80. The White Sox and Yankees were tied for third, with 72. The combined average of the 29 teams besides the Cubs was just 59 — 20 fewer, 25.3 percent, than the Cubs’ 79. ….. The Cubs have given up at least six runs in five of their last six games, including today.
They also had allowed at least six runs in two of their previous five games, for a total of seven of their last 11. For the season, they have surrendered half a dozen or more in 37 games. They were 11-25 in the ones before today.
So none of this is good. Here’s more not good news: The Brewers defeated the Dodgers Sunday so the Cubs are now five games out in the NL Central. And all of this is prelude to hosting a hot White Sox team that just swept the Tigers, beginning Monday evening at Wrigley Field. Shōta Imanaga will start the series opener and old NL Central opponent Luis Castillo will go for the White Sox. Game time Monday is 7:05 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network (and also CHSN and WCIU-Ch. 26 with the Sox announcers).
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 16: Logan Henderson #43 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on August 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Brewers, who had a bit of a rough patch in San Diego earlier this week as they were swept by the Padres, bounced back nicely over the weekend, winning three of four against the mighty Dodgers — aided by some shaky defense — and rebuilding their lead over the Cubs in the NL Central.
William Contreras, batting in the leadoff spot for the first time in over two years, started things off with a single. Luis Lara then flew out, and Jackson Chourio, after just missing a homer as he fouled one just to the left of the left-field foul pole, struck out. With two outs, Jake Bauers picked up a single of his own, but the Crew couldn’t get anything across as Andrew Vaughn flew out.
Logan Henderson gave up a leadoff single to Shohei Ohtani but left him there, inducing a flyout and striking out a pair to get through a clean inning.
The Brewers got one across in the second, with Brandon Lockridge drawing a walk, Jonathan Ornelas singling to push Lockridge to third, and Contreras taking a walk to load the bases for Lara. Lara hit a soft grounder to short, and Mookie Betts made the flip to second for the final out, but Tommy Edman missed the ball, and everyone was safe, giving Milwaukee a 1-0 lead before Chourio had a deep flyout to end the inning.
Henderson worked around another leadoff single in the second, inducing a flyout and double play to keep it 1-0. The Brewers hit into a double play of their own in the third, as Bauers singled before Vaughn grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, and Gary Sánchez then flew out on a nice over-the-shoulder grab by Freeman running into the outfield.
Henderson had the first true 1-2-3 inning of the day in the bottom of the inning, and Tarik Skubal returned the favor in the top of the fourth. After recording the first two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Henderson hung a changeup to Max Muncy, who promptly put it into the seats in right, tying it up at 1-1.
It didn’t stay tied long, though, as Chourio doubled and Bauers singled with two outs in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead.
Henderson bounced back from the homer in the fourth and recorded another 1-2-3 inning in the fifth, and Skubal did the same in the top of the sixth, ending his day with three consecutive strikeouts. Henderson kept rolling in the sixth with another 1-2-3 frame, and Edgardo Henriquez took over for Skubal in the seventh.
Henriquez recorded two outs without a problem, but Chourio once again picked up a hit with two outs. Dave Roberts went to lefty Alex Vesia to face Bauers, and the move didn’t pay off, as Bauers doubled to bring Chourio home. Vaughn then singled to bring Bauers home on a close play at the plate — Bauers had a perfect slide to avoid the tag — and suddenly the Brewers were in command with a 4-1 lead.
Henderson, who set a career-high with 6 1/3 innings in San Diego on Monday, was back out for the seventh, and after walking Andy Pages to begin the inning, he recorded three more outs to get through seven innings.
Kyle Hurt took over for Vesia in the eighth and got a 1-2-3 inning with three strikeouts before Chad Patrick took over for Henderson in the bottom half of the inning.
Patrick got a flyout from Edman to begin the frame, but Teoscar Hernández singled into right for the Dodgers’ first hit since Muncy’s homer in the fourth. Hernández then advanced on a wild pitch before moving up to third on a very hard-hit single by Hunter Feduccia to Ornelas at second — Ornelas couldn’t quite handle the rocket as it trickled into right, putting runners at the corners.
Note: If Brice Turang was healthy and playing at second, there’s a decent chance both of those singles end up as outs.
Pat Murphy went to the workhorse Aaron Ashby to play lefty-lefty matchup, with Ohtani and Freeman due up representing the tying and potentially go-ahead run. Ashby wouldn’t need to face Freeman, though, as he induced an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play from Ohtani on the third pitch he threw, escaping the jam with the 4-1 lead still intact.
Contreras led off the ninth with a flyout, but Lara followed with a walk before Chourio hit a fly ball to the wall in right. Kyle Tucker, fighting the sun a bit, just missed the catch, and Chourio and Lara were at second and third, respectively, on a double. Hurt was pulled for the lefty Jack Dreyer with Milwaukee looking to add on with Bauers — already 4-for-4 while facing only lefties in Skubal and Vesia — at the plate.
Bauers drew a walk to load the bases before David Hamilton hit a chopper to second with a drawn-in infield. Edman completely whiffed (for the second time today), and the ball rolled into right as all of the runners took two bases, giving Milwaukee a 6-1 lead before Dreyer got out of the inning with a pair of strikeouts.
DL Hall took the bottom of the inning and gave up a one-out solo homer to Pages but nothing else, giving Milwaukee a 6-2 win and a 3-1 series win in a battle of two of MLB’s best.
Henderson earned his seventh win with a career-high seven innings, allowing one run on Muncy’s solo homer while striking out six. Patrick got into a bit of trouble, but Ashby bailed him out by inducing the inning-ending double play, and Hall gave up a homer but still closed things out for the win.
Bauers led the offense with a 4-for-4 day, finishing with three singles, a double, a walk, and two RBIs. Chourio added three hits and scored three runs, while Vaughn added a pair of hits and drove in one.
The Brewers finally get a day off on Monday before they welcome the Mariners to town for three games beginning Tuesday night at 6:40 p.m. Kyle Harrison gets the ball for Milwaukee with Bryce Miller starting for Seattle. We’ll see you then.
Aug 16, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) throws pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jon Endow-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
The Dodgers struggled to get anything going offensively on Sunday, as they only mustered two runs while falling to the Milwaukee Brewers by a four-run margin.
After a 15-pitch first inning where he abandoned two baserunners, Tarik Skubal was the victim of the Brewers’ tenacity with two outs. Jonathan Ornelas lined a single to left before Skubal walked William Contreras to load the bases. Luis Lara hit a soft ground ball to shortstop, but Tommy Edman misplayed the feed from Mookie Betts as Milwaukee struck first again. It took Skubal 33 pitches and seven hitters faced to get out of the inning.
All the Dodgers could do offensively against Logan Henderson over their first two innings were leadoff base hits from Shohei Ohtani and Betts. Both men couldn’t advance further on the base paths as Henderson needed just 28 pitches over his first two innings of work.
The Dodgers had gone hitless over their next eight trips to the plate after the Betts single, but Max Muncy gave the Dodgers their first run on the season against Henderson with a two-out, game tying solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Skubal was one out away from setting down eight hitters in a row since the third inning, but Jackson Chourio ignited another two-out rally with a double to right center field. Jake Bauers’ third hit against Skubal plated Chourio to give Milwaukee the lead again before Andrew Vaughn made it three straight two-out hits. After combining for just 19 pitches between the third and fourth innings, Skubal needed 28 pitches to complete the fifth.
Skubal ended his afternoon on a high note, as he struck out the side in order to give him seven and tossed a total of 109 pitches, surpassing his previous career-high set back in 2022. One one earned run was charged to Skubal— the least he’s allowed as a Dodger— and over his first three starts with his new team, the left-hander is 0-2 with a 3.18 ERA, striking 19 while walking six over 17 innings.
The Dodgers couldn’t give Skubal any further support, as they went 0-7 against Henderson following the Muncy home run. Betts managed to get on base with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, ultimately to no avail as Henderson finished a career-high seven innings over just 93 pitches.
The two-out magic carried over against the Dodger bullpen, as Jackson Chourio knocked Edgardo Henriquez with a single in the seventh inning. Bauers brought him home again with an RBI double against Alex Vesia., giving him four hits on the game. Vaughn made it three-straight two-out hits and drove home Bauers to make it a 4-1 Brewers lead for the second consecutive game.
Kyle Hurt made his first appearance since August 9, tossing 1 1/3 innings while striking out the side in order in the eighth.
The Dodgers started to put something together against Chad Patrick in the bottom of the eighth, as Teoscar Hernández and pinch-hitter Hunter Feduccia roped a pair of one-out singles. Pat Murphy put in Aaron Ashby to face Shohei Ohtani, and the move paid off with a ground ball double play to escape the jam.
Jack Dreyer came in relief of Hurt in the top of the ninth, and after walking Bauers, he got a ground ball from David Hamilton that skipped under the glove of Edman and allowing Milwaukee to add another two runs. The Dodgers responded with a home run from Andy Pages in the bottom of the ninth inning against D.L. Hall, but that’s all they could reap against the Brewers bullpen.
With the Dodgers dropping three of four against Milwaukee, they are now three games back for the best record in the National League. Over the past two regular seasons, the Dodgers now have a combined 3-10 record against Milwaukee, including a 1-6 record at home.
The Dodgers head out to Denver as they begin a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Monday (5:40 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Both teams have yet to announce Monday’s starters.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 16: The tarp sits on the field during a rain delay in a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox at PNC Park on August 16, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Patrick Sandoval, simply put, is not good enough. I don’t know what discussions were had about bringing in a starting pitcher at the deadline, but I’m surprised they decided to roll with the group they have.
Sandoval has one good pitch: his changeup. His slider is a fine pitch to get strikes, except he hasn’t had feel for it since coming back from injury. His four-seam fastball is entirely too hittable, and his sinker is just fine at 93 mph. When those other pitches don’t work, his changeup doesn’t do him much good. The other pitches weren’t there today, and he paid the price for it.
This has been brewing for a while, too. In his first outings of the season, he was keeping opponents off the scoreboard, but not without traffic on the bases. A blow-up outing was bound to happen, and it all but lost the Red Sox today’s game in the first three innings. If it were up to me, Brayan Bello would be in Sandoval’s spot, with or without an opener.
A Connor Wong home run in the fifth inning was the only offense from the Red Sox today. They threatened in the second inning, but Andruw Monasterio quickly ended the threat by grounding into a double play after trying and failing to get a bunt down, putting himself in a negative count. The bunts have been great at times, but if you ask me, it’s been excessive lately.
Raymond Burgos took over for Sandoval, throwing two innings before severe thunderstorms hit Pittsburgh. The tarp came on the field, and a lengthy weather delay ensued. The game was delayed for about 2.5 hours, during which time I drank a mojito and gathered some stats for my upcoming feature. I don’t know how Burgos passed the time, but he came back out and fired two innings, allowing one run. The Red Sox failed to score in the after-rain innings, and the Pirates won, 8-3.
Two Studs
Connor Wong (2-3, HR)
Raymond Burgos (4 IP, 1 ER)
Shoutout to Burgos for being the ultimate sacrificial lamb. He’s come up and down between Worcester and Boston and been asked to eat meaningless innings in less-than-favorable conditions. He’s an unsung hero who we should sing about.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 16: Lawrence Butler #4 of the Athletics celebrates his two-run home run with third base coach Bobby Crosby #8 of the Athletics during the bottom of the second inning against the Texas Rangers at Sutter Health Park on August 16, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Scott Marshall/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The A’s managed to win their second series of the second half on Sunday afternoon with their win against the Rangers. Texas could only manage two runs against the Athletics today while the short-handed offense managed to show up for 13 hits and five runs. And thanks to the Angels’ day off we are no longer the worst team in the league. Progress!
It was lefty Jacob Lopez on the mound today looking to continue his recent hot streak. Outside of one mistake pitch in the second inning that went over the wall for a home run and a couple productive outs from the Rangers in the third, Lopez was in control yet again. He’d end up finishing six full innings this afternoon, giving his offense an excellent chance to nab the win.
Jacob Lopez: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 93 pitches
Is Lopez quietly reinserting himself into next year’s rotation mix? He’s been extremely effective in these recent outings and one has to imagine he’s at least making things a bit easier on the front office with his recent play. He’ll pitch again later this coming week, likely in the series-opener against the Houston Astros.
The A’s offense gave him some early help this afternoon when Lawrence Butler launched a two-run homer in the second to give the club an early 2-1 lead:
We also had a big “first” later in the game when rookie Tommy White connected on his first big league home run, a solo blast in the eighth to make it 5-2 that gave the A’s some insurance:
The A’s bullpen was nearly perfect this afternoon. Four pitchers combined for three shutout frames to end this one, with just a couple hits allowed. Hogan Harris closed it out, securing his 12th save of the year.
An encouraging win all around. Lopez continues the comeback tour with six strong innings today while Tommy White gets his first big league homer. And for once the bullpen didn’t buckle late. Back on track to a degree as the homestand wraps up.
We’re hitting the road now as the club heads to Kansas City to take on the Royals for a four-game series. It’ll be rookie right-hander Mason Barnett going up against veteran Michael Wacha. Should be a good one!
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11: Pitcher Hunter Brown #58 of the Houston Astros throws to first base to get out Willy Adames of the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the first inning at Oracle Park on August 11, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) | Getty Images
TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Houston Astros (63-61), who own a 2.0-game lead in the AL West, and the Seattle Mariners (58-66) will play the rubber game of their three-game series tonight at Daikin Park.
Astros ace RHP Hunter Brown (3-2, 3.68 ERA) will get the start for the Astros opposite RHP Bryan Woo (8-8, 4.15 ERA) and the Mariners.
DIESEL POWER: RHP Hunter Brown will make his 13th start of the season and his 10th since returning from a lengthy stint on the IL with a right shoulder strain. The 2025 All-Star has begun to round into form over his last four starts, including two quality starts, going 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA (8ER/23.2IP) with 24 strikeouts, a .188 opponent average (16×85) and a 0.97 WHIP. Brown is looking to reverse his fortunes against the Mariners, who he’s gone 1-4 with a 4.09 ERA (20ER/44IP) against in nine starts.
THE TURNAROUND: After a slow start to the season, the Astros are 43-30 since May 22, which is the second-best record in the AL in that span. On that date, the Astros were 20-31, 11 games under, which is their low water mark for the season.
TONIGHT’S BROADCASTS: Tonight’s game will be nationally televised by NBC and streamed on Peacock with Jason Benetti, Ryan Rowland-Smith, and Geoff Blum in the booth. The game will also be available nationally on ESPN radio with Sean Kelley and Doug Glanville behind the mic. Locally, the game can be heard in English on SportsTalk 790 featuring Robert Ford and Josh Reddick. The Spanish radio broadcast will feature Francisco Romero and Alex Treviño on TUDN 102.9 FM.
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND: The Astros are celebrating Hall of Fame Weekend at Daikin Park, which included the induction of Astros legends Alan Ashby and the late Phil Garner into the Astros Hall of Fame in a pregame ceremony yesterday.
HEART & HUSTLE: In a pregame ceremony tonight, OF Cam Smith will be honored as the Houston Astros 2026 Heart and Hustle Award winner. This prestigious honor, which is awarded by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA), is presented yearly to players who exemplify a passion for the game and who best embody the values, spirit, and traditions of the game.
ASTROS ROSTER MOVES: After last night’s game, the Astros optioned RHP Ronel Blanco to Triple A Sugar Land. To take his place on the active roster, the club recalled RHP Miguel Ullola from Triple A.
THAT’S OFFENSIVE: Among American League teams, the Astros rank first in slugging (.413), first in total bases (1727), second in OPS (.732), second in home runs (166), and second in runs scored (574). In the Majors, the Astros rank third in homers, trailing only the Nationals (179) and Yankees (170).
MVP-CALIBER: Yordan Alvarez holds the lead in all AL Triple Crown categories, ranking first in average (.321), first in homers (36) and first in RBI (88). Additionally, he leads MLB in OPS (1.058), OBP (.436), SLG (.622), and TB (275). In the AL, he ranks first in hits (142) and XBH (61), tied for first in runs (82) and second walks (86).
YOR-GONE!: DH Yordan Alvarez connected for his 36th home run of the season on Friday, which gave him the outright lead in home runs in the AL. He’s now just one homer shy of matching his career high in homers (37 HR in 2022) and is 11 homers shy of matching the franchise record for a single season, set by 1B Jeff Bagwell in 2000 (47 HR).
WHAM BAM CAM: RF Cam Smith has a triple, three homers and seven RBI in his last seven games. Smith is batting .346 (18×52) with two doubles, two triples, three home runs, nine RBI and a 1.005 OPS in his last 14 games since July 29.
HADERADE: LHP Josh Hader has been stellar since returning from injury in early June, going 4-1 with a 0.93 ERA (3ER/29IP), 40 strikeouts, a .121 opponent batting average (12×99) and a 0.76 WHIP, while also converting all 17 of his save opportunities, through 30 appearances. The veteran Hader, now in his 10th Major League season, has made 498 career appearances, needing just two more to reach 500 for his career.
VS. THE M’S: This is the first series between the Astros and Mariners in three month, with the two clubs last seeing each other from May 11-14. The Astros have gone 2-8 vs. Seattle this season with just a two-game series left in the season series, which will take place in Seattle from Sept. 22-23.
DOWN ON THE FARM: RHP Bryce Mayer, the Astros No. 2 pitching prospect per MLB.com, earned his first Triple A win last night after tossing 6.0 innings of one-run ball at Round Rock (TEX). Mayer is 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA (27ER/78IP) in 19 games between the Triple A and Double A levels this season.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY:2011 – PH Brian Bogusevic hits a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam off RHP Carlos Marmol to defeat the Cubs at Daikin Park, 6-5. This marks the third pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam in franchise history and the first since Gregg Zaun did so in 2002.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Sunday, August 16, 6:20 p.m. CT
Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX
TV: NBC/Peacock
Radio: KTRH 740 AM; KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; ESPN Radio (National); TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 16: Wyatt Langford #36 of the Texas Rangers catches a fly ball of the bat of Jonah Heim #15 of the Athletics during the bottom of the second inning at Sutter Health Park on August 16, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Scott Marshall/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Texas Rangers scored two runs but the Northern California Athletics scored five runs.
Austin Wynns was the designated hitter for the Texas Rangers today.
That pretty much tells you everything you need to know.
Player of the Game: Jake Burger hit a solo home run and had three of Texas’ seven total hits.
Up Next: This excruciating road tip has concluded. As an undeserved reward, the Rangers get tomorrow off before opening up a homestand against the Washington Nationals beginning on Tuesday night back at The Shed.
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 16: Noah Cameron #65 of the Kansas City Royals throws a pitch in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 16, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Noah Cameron threw a complete game shutout, continuing his unbelievable stretch on the mound, as the Royals took the rubber match against the Angels on Sunday afternoon, with a 3-0 win.
Today was game number five of Cameron calling his own pitches, and with the stats backing me up, he’s basically been Cy Young. In those 5 outings, he has thrown 37.2 innings, allowing 13 hits, 5 runs, (3 of those scored after he left the game), 9 walks and 34 strikeouts.
His final line against the Angels was 9 innings, 1 hit (a bloop single), a walk and 8 strikeouts. The local kid has really found something.
Offensively, Jac Caglianone’s hitting streak ended today, but Michael Massey and Bobby Witt Jr. each smashed a solo homer, and Carter Jensen drove in another with an infield single to end a 0-22 stretch.
Massey also finished the day 3-4, wrapping up a good series.
KC – Michael Massey Solo HR (11)
📏 384 ft | 💨 101.6 mph | 📐 26° ⚾️ 90.2 mph cutter (LAA – RHP Ryan Johnson) 🏟️ Out in 30/30 parks 💣
It was another fast game and not much happened outside Cameron being awesome. The Royals finish the trip out west at 2-4. They are 51-74 on the season. They open a 4-game series at home tomorrow against the Athletics. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. CT.
