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David Lesky reviews Seth Lugo’s start on Thursday.

He spoke before the season about wanting to use his fastballs more. I’m assuming that was his four-seamer, sinker and cutter. He’s thrown them about 52 percent of the time last year after throwing them about 50 percent of the time last year. I would argue that the extra two percent is somewhat meaningless. So I’m not sure why he’s veered from that, other than the fact that his curve is theoretically his best pitch. It’s one of the highest-spin pitches in all of baseball. Last year, hitters hit .220 with a .352 SLG on it. Coming into yesterday, they were hitting .214 with a .339 SLG. But still, he threw it 18.2 percent of the time last year and had thrown it 14.6 percent of the time this season. To his credit, the sinker, four-seamer and cutter have led the way, while last year, the curve was his number two.

Craig Brown also reviews the stinker against the Rays.

The Athletic ranks Kris Bubic #26 in a list of potential trade candidates.

The Royals’ lefty was a great story after converting from relief to put up a pristine ERA in over 100 innings in 2025, but he’s struggled to stay on the mound this year. He’s coming back from shoulder and elbow issues and will have to at least demonstrate that those joints are working. Teams will also have to wonder how much of last year’s work was a fluke, given only slightly above-average strikeout rates and well below average velocity. He’s worth a shot in this year’s market either way.

MLB Trade Rumors ranks him #30.

Bubic is an impending free agent on a Kansas City team that sits 14 games under .500. He’d be an obvious trade candidate if he’s healthy. The southpaw has missed the past five weeks with elbow soreness. He began a rehab assignment a couple weeks ago, reported shoulder discomfort, and was pulled off. That was a seemingly minor issue, as Bubic resumed his rehab stint with Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.

The recent history of arm issues is an obvious red flag. Bubic also has a 2023 Tommy John surgery and a ’25 rotator cuff strain on his medical chart. He’s a good pitcher when healthy, making an All-Star team and posting a 2.55 ERA season last year. An uncharacteristic jump in walks has pushed his ERA to 4.11 across 50 1/3 frames this season. He has fanned a quarter of opponents and would fit into the middle of a contending rotation at full strength.

Clay Snowden of Just Baseball looks at the murky future for the Royals.

Prospects change constantly and emerge quickly so it is possible someone could help sooner than later. But where it stands today it does not look good. Not only does this raise concerns on internal help but also an ability to pull off a trade using high-end prospects to bring back major league talent, leading to my next question.

How much do you trust this organization with trading for major league talent? The trade for Ragans, based on talent alone, was a home run. No doubt about it. But the other trades in recent memory have not been what you would hope for.

Kevin O’Brien at Royals Keep thinks John Schreiber would be a good fit for the Nationals.

While I don’t think Schreiber would command a top prospect, he could help the Royals net a “turnaround” project or two in return.

Two names that could be included in a Schreiber deal are outfielder Robert Hassell III and pitcher Andry Lara. Both are post-hype prospects who have failed to do much in the Majors and are currently languishing in Triple-A.

Bobby Witt Jr. is the only Royals player headed to a runoff at his position in All-Star voting.

The Angels fire general manager Perry Minasian, and hire John Mozeliak to run the team.

The Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza after a 34-47 start and name Andy Green as interim manager.

The Padres sign infielder Luis Rengifo to a minor league deal.

Max Kepler returns after an 80-game PED suspension.

Konnor Griffin returns for the Pirates.

Is Detroit’s Dillon Dingler the best catcher in baseball?

The best MLB draft debates of all-time.

The Padres have problems behind the plate.

What’s behind Paul Goldschmidt’s resurgence?

The Mets season is over, what can they do to look forward to 2027?

How messy Wild Card standings could affect the trade deadline.

The Canadian Football League won’t take Brendan Sorsby.

The NHL draft

Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets.

Every Pixar movie ranked.

Comedian Mel Brooks turns 100 this weekend.

Peanuts will finally reveal who is Charlie Brown’s pen pal.

Your song of the day is The Gap Band with Early in the Morning.

Worcester: L, 1-13 (BOX SCORE)

Before many were in their seats at Polar Park, Seth Martinez had already been tagged for a home run and five runs from the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers AAA) and it didn’t get any less ugly from there. Noah Song also gave up five runs in relief, and the WooSox only had five hits on the night. A couple of depth catchers made their presence somewhat known in the lineup tonight: 24-year-old Juan Montero pinch hit for Jason Delay and Andrew Knizner, who played for the Cardinals for parts of five seasons, DH’d and got his first knock in the organization. Also, Mikey Romero had his fifth home run of 2026. Still, all of that was inconsequential, as the damage was done far, far too early.

Portland: L, 3-4 (BOX SCORE)

John Holobetz continues to string together good starts with another six-inning, three-hit performance in Hartford facing the Yard Goats. (Rockies AA) The Sea Dogs’ offense, besides Miguel Bleis, had just three hits on the night. In fact, Bleis was about the only one keeping it interesting. He led off the game with a home run and also hit another solo shit in the top of the fifth. Sadly, there were already two outs in the inning and Portland could not get any further momentum going to extend their lead, and the bullpen allowed runs in both the seventh and eighth innings. Miguel Bleis has just six home runs on the season and an OPS hovering around just .650, but Friday night was a nice reminder he can have some power.

Greenville: L, 4-7 (BOX SCORE)

Kyson Witherspoon pitched six one-run innings but the bullpen let Asheville (Astros High-A) back in the game and then some. It’s disheartening because Steven Brooks just had a solid bullpen outing, but Friday he allowed four hits, five runs and recorded just three outs. Ronny Hernandez and Antonio Anderson (the latter of whom is celebrating a birthday Sunday) both had home runs to pad the lead, but the lead couldn’t stay intact.

Salem: L, 1-8 (BOX SCORE)

The RidgeYaks will be seeing 3-ball counts in their nightmares for a few days. Brady Tygart walked five Pelicans (Cubs A) while recording just five outs, and it didn’t get any better. All together, the pitching staff allowed FIFTEEN walks on the night and was also extremely easy to run on, allowing five stolen bases. As handily as Salem was beat, and as helpful as Andrews Opata (who had a stolen base of his own, his 31st on the season) ended up getting an RBI knock was at the time, this game could have been a lot uglier had Myrtle Beach not stranded fifteen. Yuck.

Have a “Yankees Suck” Saturday!

Good day fellow Mariners fans, and happy Saturday!

The M’s still haven’t scored 4 runs in a game, but they won anyway in the series opener against the Guardians last night by a 3-1 final.

Between Cole Young and Colt Emerson, it’s been a road trip of fantastic homecomings. Who’s your pick to click tonight and why is it fellow son of Ohio Dominic Canzone?

In Mariners news…

• Last night provided a rare benches-clearing incident in a minor league game.

• Adam Jude at The Seattle Times outlined 10 players the Mariners could pursue prior to this year’s trade deadline.
• Over on The Feed, Eric Sanford asked when you think the Mariners will get hot again.

Around the league…

• Amidst yet another lost season, the Angels made the decision to fire general manager Perry Minasian and have installed former Cardinals POBO John Mozeliak as their interim GM.
• The Mets decided they had to do something as well, canning manager Carlos Mendoza and appointing Andy Green as interim manager.
• Mike Trout, enjoying a resurgent season for the Angels, is unlikely to participate in this year’s Home Run Derby due to a hamstring injury.
• The Diamondbacks have released former Mariners first baseman Carlos Santana. Bring him home?
• Jordan Shusterman at Yahoo! Sports highlighted the major standouts from this year’s MLB Draft Combine.
• Alex Coffey at The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote about Roy Halladay’s final spring before his death, during which he rediscovered his love for baseball by coaching his son’s high school team.

Anders’ pick…

• Last night was the first night of the NHL Draft, with the Toronto Maple Leafs selecting Gavin McKenna first overall. The pick was announced by none other than Justin Bieber. This got me thinking: who would be the perfect celebrity to host the MLB Draft?

Triple-A: Durham (Rays) 4, Norfolk Tides 1

Rehabbing major leaguer Dean Kremer gave this one a good shove, with 6.2 scoreless innings where he gave up only two hits and a walk, notching eight strikeouts along the way. This was an efficient outing as well, as it only took him 79 pitches to do all of that. This was his second outing of this rehab assignment. I’d guess he’ll get a couple more just to be sure he’s built back up all the way, but this was a great step along the way.

Unfortunately for the Tides, reliever Josh Walker managed to give up three runs in a 1.1 inning stint, all of which scored in one swing on a three-run home run.

Tides batters were limited to just six hits across the whole game. Half of these were picked up by Enrique Bradfield, who managed to steal four bases across those three times on base. That’s fun. Creed Willems had two hits. Also fun. The Tides were 0-9 with RISP. That’s less fun. The Dylan Beavers rehab assignment is also not fun. He went 0-4 and is batting .091 in his games with Norfolk.

Former Orioles prospect Michael Forret tossed five scoreless innings for the Bulls.

Box score.

Double-A: Harrisburg (Nationals) 8, Chesapeake Baysox 3

Cade Povich does not have as good of a rehab start to talk about as Kremer did. Povich, facing Double-A competition, was touched up for four runs (three earned) over only 3.2 innings. The minor leaguers got five hits and drew one walk against him.

This game also featured some bulk relief from Joseph Dzierwa. Not great, unfortunately, as three hits and three walks across three innings led to two runs scoring. He did strike out five guys, so there’s that.

Chesapeake’s offense did not have enough to overcome this, probably since they left ten men on base. One guy who was making good things happen was catcher Ethan Anderson, on base three times with a two-run home run, his 15th dinger of the season. My guy Aron Estrada took an 0-5. He’s still my guy.

Box score.

High-A: Wilmington (Nationals) 8, Frederick Keys 6

Finally, some offense! And yet the Orioles affiliate still lost. Starting pitcher Yeiber Cartaya failed to get through the first inning, taking 38 pitches to get two outs and give up two runs. The Keys actually still led at this point, given that they’d scored three runs in their half of the first inning. That included the 21st home run of the season by the big man, Victor Figueroa, who leads the entire organization. Figueroa also had a double. He’s OPSing .955 through 64 games.

Though the game was tied in the fourth, Frederick scored again in the fifth and sixth to retake the lead before some unfortunate relief sent the game the wrong direction.

Last year’s third round pick RJ Austin, who’s usually an outfielder, made his second start at third base. Austin led off the game and he had two hits and two stolen bases. Ike Irish, serving as the first baseman, was on base three times and also stole a base.

Box score.

Low-A: Fayetteville (Astros) 2, Delmarva Shorebirds 1 (5 innings)

This one was suspended after only five innings completed due to wet grounds in Fayetteville. Not a whole lot to say about that. The one Delmarva run scored with catcher Miguel Rodriguez hitting his first home run of the season across 19 games played for the Shorebirds and another eight for the FCL rookie team.

Box score.

**

That’s four losses by the full-season affiliates. Bummer! If you want to feel a little bit better about the farm, the FCL Orioles team was victorious with an 11-2 score, and each of the DSL Orioles teams (Orange and Black) were also victorious. Orange blasted a Cleveland team for 23 hits.

Saturday’s Scheduled Games

• Norfolk: vs. Durham, 6:35. Starter: Nestor German
• Chesapeake: vs. Harrisburg, 6:35. Starter: Sebastian Gongora
• Frederick: at Wilmington, 6:05. Starter: Boston Bateman
• Delmarva: at Fayetteville, 7:05. Starter: Brayan Orrantia

Early contact seemed to promise an offensive outburst. Like a summer storm, clouds gathered their arms and threatened rain in the 1st. Distant light flashed, thunder rumbled under the evening’s dark breath. Luis Arraez and Rafael Devers peppered extra base hits off faraway walls in center and right-center. Loud doubles that would’ve disappeared over walls in the majority of Major League parks. Jung Hoo Lee smoked a liner past Braves’ starter Reynaldo López’s ear that seemed destined for the outfield — if not for Ha-Seong Kim’s ensnaring lunge into the gap.

Instead of a second run scoring, the Giants first half-inning ended, and the burgeoning storm dissipated — because there are no summer storms in San Francisco, just the smothering, knock-down damp of the marine layer. Rare is the release, when the heavens open up and rain buckets down, refreshing everything below. There is no cool, just blanket-wrapped-around-the-knees cold in San Francisco. 

Devers’s RBI double scored Casey Schmitt from first in the 1st, and that was it for the Giants in Friday’s 3-1 loss to the Braves.

There certainly could’ve been more production. More bang and boom, but the order went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. They left 9 runners on base, not to mention the outs they ran into on the base paths.

Excited after his lead-off double, Arraez either misread the ball off Bryce Eldridge’s bat, or lost where shortstop Kim was positioned behind him, but the decision to bolt for third on contact got him thrown out there for the first out of the first inning. While Devers’ double did make-up for some of that mistake, the gaffe just felt all too familiar. A here-we-go-again type thing, a reminder that the game of baseball was a buttered watermelon for this team: one second it can be safely secured in their hands, the next, it’s split open and splattered over the pavement.  

The disappearing baserunning act returned in the 2nd. Willy Adames was doubled up by centerfielder Michael Harris after he couldn’t scramble back to first in time after a botched hit-and-run play. He picked up where the ball was struck too late, hesitating for a moment near second, thinking the bloop might drop, before cartoonishly turning-tail when he realized the trouble he was in. 

That was a tough position to be in — but those are the kinds of cruel breaks a team gets when they’re knee-deep in the muck. Aggressive plays turn around and bite the hand. Leadoff knocks are somehow just outs yet to be recorded. Extra base hits have a rapdily expiring shelf-life.  Meanwhile, for the NL East leading Braves, baserunners seem to multiply. Dinky flares turn into runners in scoring position. As Duane Kuiper put it from the booth: Atlanta was winning the battle of 90 feet. Sandwiched between Arraez getting thrown out at third and Adames getting thrown out at first, Austin Riley’s one-out bloop single became an unearned double after starter Trevor McDonald balked him over into scoring position. Immediately after Dom Smith slapped a single up the middle to tie the game. 

In the 3rd, Atlanta would take the lead on another gift of 90 feet after Arraez scuttled a routine double play with a throwing error that skipped past Devers at first into the visiting dugout. Instead of two outs and the bases empty, Mauricio Dubón stood in scoring position and continued to advance around the bases on a groundout and Ozzie Albies’s single. Albies would add on again in the 5th with a sac fly set-up by a Dubón infield single and a Matt Olson double — the Braves’ first, and only, extra base hit of the game.

The ball was hit hard, the wind wasn’t making things easier — still, it seemed catchable. Lee, patrolling centerfield, was asked to go to the wall again and couldn’t. He appeared to get spooked by the fence and pulled up short. Maybe that was wise in the long-term, it’s just the tentativeness isn’t what the Giants needed in the short-term.

That double shouldn’t have been decisive. After the 5th, Atlanta’s offense produced little while clouds gathered and darkened overhead for San Francisco. Facing a two-run deficit, the tying run was either on base or at the plate for a hitter in every home frame but the 9th.     

Catcher Drew Cavanaugh, in his MLB debut, and number-9 hitter Victor Bericoto did their job. They helped load the bases with one-out in the 5th and reached second-and-third with one out in the 7th.

Both times Bryce Eldridge stood at the plate with a chance to tie the game (or more) with a hit, or at the very least, score a run with something as simple as a fly out. Both times he came up empty. Eldridge couldn’t lay off the disappearing sliders from Hurston Waldrep in the 5th and went down chasing. In the 7th, in an unfavorable matchup against lefty Dylan Lee and not wanting to go too deep into the count, he swung at the first pitch he saw and popped it up to second. Schmitt couldn’t pick-up his teammate and deliver a knock of consequence in either instance. 

McDonald finished his night with a nasty front door sinker to bag Riley, pitching into the 6th for the first time in four starts while snapping a string of games in which he walked at least three. The outing was a step in the right direction for the starter after a handful of rough-and-ragged appearances. A trio of relievers — Matt Gage, Sam Hentges, and Adrian Houser — also held their ground over the final 3.2 innings. Frustratingly, considering the hole the team was already in when they took over and what happened on Thursday, the ground they protected so admirably wasn’t worth much.   

The pitching did a decent job of holding the Braves at bay, but the bats couldn’t find a way to storm back or storm ahead. The result: another disconnected performance for these Giants.

Hickory starter Dan Keaney made his second start for the Crawdads this season, and still hasn’t allowed a run, going 4.1 IP, striking out six and walking one.

Yolfran Catsillo homered. Dewar Tovar homered and walked. Marco Argudin drew three walks and stole a base. Angel Arredondo had a hit. Daniel Flames had a hit and a walk.

Hickory box score

Caden Scarborough started for Hub City and had his first rough outing of the season for the Spartanburgers, giving up four runs in four innings, walking two, striking out three and giving up a homer. Izack Tiger made his second appearance for Hub City this season, striking out two in a shutout inning.

Gleider Figuereo was 2 for 5. Maxton Martin doubled.

Hub City box score

Frisco starter Dalton Pence allowed four runs in five innings, striking out five, walking two and giving up a homer.

Rehabbing Evan Carter played center and went 2 for 2 with a walk and a homer before his scheduled departure from the game. Arturo Disla was 2 for 5 with a double. Ian Moller was 2 for 5 with a double. Max Wagner, a second round pick by the Orioles in 2022 who the Rangers signed back in April after Baltimore released him at the end of spring training, had a career game with three homers.

Frisco box score

Round Rock starter Josh Stephan went seven innings, allowing four runs, walking two and striking out three. Luis Curvelo allowed two runs in an inning, walking one, hitting one and striking out two. Emiliano Teodo alwo walked one, hit one and struck out two in an inning, though he allowed just one run.

Josh Smith was 2 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base. Cam Cauley had a hit and a stolen base. Aaron Zavala had a hit.

Round Rock box score

ACL Rangers box score

DSL Rangers Red box score

DSL Rangers Blue box score

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (38-37/3-1)

SYRACUSE 4, LEHIGH VALLEY 3 / 10 (BOX)

Jonah Tong still just doesn’t quite have it. Sure, he only gave up two runs, but the swing and miss isn’t there. The fastball has backed up. The breakers aren’t clicking. Just a lost season as he looks to find a consistent left-right option to use in the big leagues. Anyway, the Mets blew a ninth inning lead but won in extras. Yonny Hernandez had four hits.

• LF Ji Hwan Bae: 1-5, 2B, RBI, K
• 2B Vidal Bruján: 1-5, R, 3 K
• 3B Yonny Hernández: 4-5, 2B, RBI, K, 2 SB (10)
• 1B Ryan Clifford: 1-5, 2 K
• RF Jared Oliva: 1-4, R, 2 SB (2)
• DH Ben Rortvedt: 0-4, K
• SS Grae Kessinger: 1-3, RBI, K
• C Hayden Senger: 0-4, R, K
• CF Cristian Pache: 1-3, R, 2B, 2 K
• RHP Jonah Tong: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, E (2)
• RHP Ben Simon: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
• LHP Jefry Yan: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W (2-0), BS (2)
• RHP Danis Correa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, S (1)

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (27-42/1-3)

ERIE 6, BINGHAMTON 0 (BOX)

Channing Austin’s Double-A debut did not go well – three walks and three runs in a single inning. The offense did basically nothing after that.

• CF Jose Ramos: 0-4
• 1B JT Schwartz: 1-3, BB
• C Vincent Perozo: 0-4, K
• DH Matt Rudick: 0-4, 2 K
• SS Wyatt Young: 1-4, 2 K
• RF Jaylen Palmer: 1-3, 2B, BB, K
• 3B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-3, BB
• LF Nick Lucky: 0-1, 2 BB
• 2B Nick Roselli: 1-3, K
• RHP Channing Austin: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, L (0-1)
• LHP Gabriel Rodriguez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• LHP Max Green: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (25-40/3-4)

BROOKLYN 6, JERSEY SHORE 5 (BOX)

The Cyclones managed to overcome a five run inning for the Blue Claws, taking the lead in the seventh and making it stand up. There’s still not a ton of interesting stuff on this roster, but at least they stole a bunch of bases, so that’s fun.

• SS Yonatan Henriquez: 1-5, R, K, SB (13)
• C Ronald Hernandez: 1-1, 2 R, 2B, 3 BB, SB (15)
• CF John Bay: 1-3, R, HR (10), 3 RBI, K
• 1B Corey Collins: 0-3, BB
• DH Daiverson Gutierrez: 1-3, R, RBI, BB
• 2B Colin Houck: 1-4, R, 2B, 2 K
• 3B Jamari Baylor: 2-4, 2B, RBI
• LF Trace Willhoite: 0-4, 3 K
• RF Sam Biller: 2-4, 2 K, SB (5), CS (4)
• RHP Jose Chirinos: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• LHP Joe Jacques: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• LHP Gregori Louis: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, W (2-1)
• RHP Hoss Brewer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, H (2)
• RHP Juan Arnaud: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, S (1)

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (33-33/2-4)

FORT MYERS 6, ST. LUCIE 2 (BOX)

Rough day for Elian Peña who made two errors and got caught stealing in a 6-2 loss. He remains the only real prospect of note on this roster and has cooled off significantly from his early season.

• SS Elian Peña: 2-3, RBI, 2 BB, SB (24), 2 E (14), CS (7)
• CF Trey Snyder: 0-4, BB, 3 K
• 2B Antonio Jimenez: 0-2, R, 2 BB, SB (10)
• LF Simon Juan: 1-4, K
• 3B Branny De Oleo: 1-4, K, CS (7)
• 1B Chase Meggers: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
• C Francisco Toledo: 0-4
• RF Taylor Darden: 2-3, R, 2B, BB, SB (1)
• DH Jackson Hauge: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• RHP Jonathan Jimenez: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, L (2-2)
• RHP Caden Wooster: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Joe Scarborough: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
• RHP Zack Mack: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Rookie: FCL Mets (15-23)

FCL CARDINALS 7, FCL METS 3 / 7 (BOX)

• LF Wyatt Vincent: 1-4, R, 2B, K
• CF Bohan Adderley: 1-3, R, BB
• SS Anthony Frobose: 1-2, R, HR (4), 2 RBI, BB
• C Josmir Reyes: 1-4, RBI, E (5)
• 2B Vladi Gomez: 1-3, BB, 3 SB (22)
• 3B Yorber Semprun: 1-3, BB, K
• DH Yeider Mindiola: 0-1, BB, K, SB (7), CS (2)
• RF Adolfo Miranda: 0-3, K
• 1B Diover De Aza: 1-2, K, E (3)
• LHP Luis R. Rodriguez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Dillon Stiltner: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, L (0-2), E (4)
• LHP Wilmer Lugo: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, E (1)
• RHP Franyel Diaz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

STAR OF THE NIGHT

Channing Austin

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Yonny Hernandez

The Mets continue their weekend set with the Phillies on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. on SNY.

Mets Notes

• A.J. Ewing, who reached base twice in Friday's loss, has a .357 OBP over his last 15 games
• Christian Scott pitched to a 2.97 ERA over his last eight starts before landing on the IL
• With a double on Friday, Bo Bichette is hitting .340 with a .956 OPS in the month of June
• Philly is sending out Alan Rangel, a righty who allowed just two runs through two outings thus far

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The Milwaukee Brewers are -170 favorites to extend their winning streak to six games.

With another massive starting pitching advantage, my Cubs vs. Brewers predictions and MLB picks are backing Milwaukee to make it six straight on Saturday night.

Who will win Cubs vs Brewers today: Milwaukee Brewers (-170)

Kyle Harrison’s numbers have dipped over the last month – allowing eight runs against the Athletics will do that – but his process remains elite. He has posted a sparkling 3.12 xFIP and 31 K%.

His strong pitching should continue at home, where he has allowed six runs over eight starts.

While the Chicago Cubs have hit lefties well in June, they rank 19th in average and 23rd in ISO since May 1.

The Milwaukee Brewers are in a much better spot against David Peterson, who ranks in the fifth percentile in Pitcher Run Value.

Back Milwaukee up to -185.

COVERS INTEL:Kyle Harrison sits in the 92nd percentile in Pitcher Run Value.

Cubs vs Brewers Over/Under pick: Over 8.0 (-105)

Peterson has allowed at least three runs in four of his past five starts. Things won’t get any easier for him against the Brewers, who sit third in runs scored on home soil this season.

Behind Peterson is a bullpen in dreadful form. Their bullpen owns a 5.15 ERA in June, ranking them 23rd in ERA. They grade out even worse in FIP, besting only the Royals. 

Milwaukee’s offense should score early and often in this one, doing the heavy lifting necessary to push this Over the total.

Bet to -115.

Cubs vs Brewers weather

Temperatures are not expected to reach the 70s, resulting in a small boost to the pitchers.

Cubs vs Brewers odds

• Moneyline: Cubs +140 | Brewers -160
• Run line: Cubs +1.5 (-145) | Brewers -1.5 (+125)
• Over/Under: Over 8.0 (-110) | Under 8.0 (-110)

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Milwaukee has won 35 of its past 50 games (+15.50 units, 21% ROI). Find more MLB betting trends for Cubs vs. Brewers.

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Walker Buehler made his first start as a member of the San Diego Padres against his former team and the right-hander delivered in what turned out to be a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park on Friday night. Dawning the new City Connect 2.0 uniform; Buehler took the mound and delivered another solid performance with 5.1 innings. He allowed one run, a solo home run to Mookie Betts in the top of the second inning, on just three hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Was it a perfect performance? No, but it was what the Padres needed to contain a potent Dodgers lineup.

Ty France hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the second inning to put San Diego ahead, 3-1, but there was no way to know at the time that would be the game-winning hit. Both sides had opportunities throughout the game to add to their run totals, but solid pitching performances and good defense from both teams kept the score at 3-1 until the bottom of the eighth inning when the Padres tacked on four insurance runs, giving Mason Miller the night off while giving the Dodgers a series-opening loss.

San Diego loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the eighth with a single and back-to-back walks. Sung-Mun Song hit a well-placed groundball back through the infield that scored two runs, but France was thrown out trying to go first to third on the play. The play on France allowed Song to move up to second to keep a runner in scoring position with two outs and the score, 5-1. Rodolfo Duran scored Song and replaced him at second base with a double to make the score, 6-1 and Fernando Tatis Jr. capped the scoring with a line drive to center field that brought Duran in to push the score to 7-1.

The relievers who came on for San Diego behind Buehler were the story of the game until the Padres erupted for four runs in the eighth. Yuki Matsui pitched 0.2 innings and allowed one hit and one walk, which was intentional to load the bases, but then he got Max Muncy to pop out and Kyle Tucker to flyout to end the inning. Jason Adam pitched a scoreless seventh inning and recorded a strikeout and Adrian Morejon worked around two hits to complete a scoreless eighth inning. It was setup for Miller to close the game in the ninth, but with four runs added on, San Diego went to Wandy Peralta and the lefty pitched a scoreless ninth inning while allowing a hit to secure the win for the Padres.

San Diego takes on Los Angeles for the second game of the series tonight at 5:40 p.m.

Padres News:

• Jake Cronenworth began his rehab assignment with the El Paso Chihuahuas after being sidelined since May with concussion-like symptoms and in his return, he crushed a 400-plus foot home run.

• The Padres pursued Roki Sasaki heavily in free agency before he decided to sign with the Dodgers and his start against San Diego on Friday reminded the Friar Faithful about the disappointment with how the pursuit ended.

• The Padres added some infield depth to their system, signing veteran Luis Rengifo to a minor league deal.

• After being sent back to the minors following a brief stint with the big-league club, Nick Solak has elected free agency.

Baseball News:

• The good news is that both the MLB owners and the MLBA continue to negotiate. The bad news is they still are not close to reaching an agreement, which is to be expected at this point in the process. Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball provides details on the latest proposal.

• The Boston Red Sox got a chippy 6-1 win over the New York Yankees.

• The Chicago White Sox thumped the Kansas City Royals with a 22-1 win.

• Jacob Misiorowski unleashed a 105.5 mph pitch to Pete Crow-Armstrong and led the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.

• Derek Hill went high above the wall to take a home run away from Juan Soto and helped the Philadelphia Phillies get a 2-1 win over the New York Mets.

• Connor Griffin homered in his return from the IL, but it was not enough to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds.

• The Minnesota Twins knocked off the Colorado Rockies in extra innings.

As the Yankees and Red Sox meet on opposite ends of the American League East standings, neither team can afford to even contemplate where they’d be without the production of their first basemen. For the Yankees, Ben Rice has been the team’s best hitter on the season, and the same can be said of his Boston counterpart, Willson Contreras.

But Rice and Contreras are not just the best hitters for the respective teams. They are both among the best hitters in the American League, and they’ve both gotten to this lofty perch as former catchers that became first basemen.

While the destination is the same, the journey to get there could not have been any more different for Contreras and Rice. With the Yankees’ ex-backstopper, despite Rice playing about twice as many games behind the plate as first base in the minor leagues, New York decided to use him primarily as a first baseman right as he came up. This was partially due to the team’s needs at that point, but also in an effort to maximize the potential of a player whose primary asset was always his bat. Let’s just say that Rice was never going to establish himself as an elite defender behind the plate, and that he was always going to go as far as his bat took him.

Contreras, on the other hand, was always a fairly flexible player, including featuring in a corner outfield in his first season back in 2016, but managed several years of success and became a two-time All-Star, all behind the plate. It wasn’t until last season, after a couple of years with the Cardinals, that an organization decided to give him an extended look at first. The offensive production for Contreras remained good in 2025, but more importantly, he had his healthiest campaign since 2018, featuring in 135 games, 120 of them at first and an extra 15 as the designated hitter. As a primary catcher, he’d only averaged about 100 games played in his previous five full seasons.

Looking to bolster their lineup following the departure of Rafael Devers, the Red Sox took to the trade market in search of reinforcements and found in the Cardinals a willing trade partner. Boston acquired Contreras to be its primary first baseman, and that individual move could not have turned out better for them, even if the rest of the offense has been a letdown, to say the least. Hitting at Fenway has perfectly suited Contreras (.946 OPS at home), on his way to his best season with the bat since 2019, when he OPS’d .888 and was an All-Star for the Cubs.

Both Rice and Contreras are performing well above the standards they had previously set, and while it’d be foolish to tie all of this progress to the fact they’ve recently been completely removed from the efforts of playing catcher, to ignore its positive effect is equally naive. Either of these teams could feasibly take the aggressive route of trying to, at least occasionally, use one of their best hitters as a catcher, given the dire status of the catching market and their depth chart.

Yet, they choose not to, and are rewarded with two of the AL’s best hitters. We don’t have the counterfactual of exactly how either Rice or Contreras would be performing right now if they were still occasionally playing catcher, but it’s easy to envision that they wouldn’t be hitting as well, and perhaps not as often. Contreras in particular has been quite durable, appearing in 77 of Boston’s 79 games this year. Without the burden of learning and managing an entire pitching staff, and without the wear and tear that comes with squatting behind the plate for a few hours every night, both Rice and Contreras have been free to be the best versions of themselves at the plate.

Here's what happened in Mets Land on Friday, in case you missed it...

• The biggest news of the day came off the field when the Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza
• Shortly after the decision was made, Mendoza penned a letter to fans and the organization
• David Stearns explained how they reached that verdict, and put the blame on himself
• It was a decision that caught Juan Soto off guard, and Francisco Lindor shouldered the blame as well
• Despite the team's continued struggles, Stearns believes he still has support from owner Steve Cohen
• Still, Danny Abriano presents the question of if a bigger purge of this team may be needed 
• Chelsea Janes also takes a look at the uncertain future they now face
• For now, though, they'll look to turn things around under interim manager Andy Green
• Green will fill the role for this season but then a full search will commence, and Albert Pujols has already thrown his name into the ring
• The Green-era started the same way the Mendoza one ended, with a seventh straight loss
• Lefty Zach Thornton did impress, though, keeping the Phillies in check in his second career start
• WATCH: Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling discuss the Mendoza firing
• WATCH: Lindor, Soto, and Bo Bichette react to firing, as well
• WATCH: Stearns addresses the media following the difficult decision

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The Boston Red Sox took the first two games against their biggest rivals.

While the Yankees are -125 favorites to take Game 3, my Yankees vs. Red Sox predictions and MLB picks believe the value lies in backing Boston to clinch a series victory on Saturday, June 27.

Who will win Yankees vs Red Sox today: Red Sox moneyline (+105)

Injuries have taken real punch out of the New York Yankees' offense, especially against left-handed pitching.

They have really tailed off in June, ranking 19th in wOBA and 20th in OPS, while striking out at the sixth-highest rate.

It’ll be tough for them to get going against Jake Bennett, who sits in the 97th percentile in xERA through the first handful of starts in his career.

Gerrit Cole has not been his dominant self, ranking in the 52nd percentile in Pitcher Run Value and allowing 13 runs over his past four starts.

Back the Boston Red Sox to -110.

COVERS INTEL: The Yankees are clearly missing the power from their lineup, sitting 28th in hard hit rate against left-handed pitching in June.

Yankees vs Red Sox Over/Under pick: Under 8.5 (-110)

This total is a little high for me. 

Bennett has generated grounders at an elite rate while also avoiding walks, which should allow him to neuter a powerful Yankees offense.

Cole’s elite strikeout stuff has simply not been there but he has still found a way to be effective, posting an xERA of 3.5 or lower in four of six starts.

The Red Sox are 26th in wOBA vs. right-handed pitching this month, so they’re a team Cole should be able to work his way through even lacking punchouts. 

Play the Under to -125.

Yankees vs Red Sox weather

Temperatures in the mids 70s are expected but with slight winds blowing inwards. Neutral hitting conditions.

Yankees vs Red Sox odds

• Moneyline: Yankees -125 | Red Sox +105
• Run line: Yankees -1.5 (+135) | Red Sox +1.5 (-155)
• Over/Under: Over 8.5 (-110) | Under 8.5 (-110)

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With another full slate across the Majors, I've found value in my MLBsame-game parlay predictions. 

Dylan Cease will carve up the Texas Rangers this afternoon, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto will help the Los Angeles Dodgers bounce back after a tough loss to their rivals, the San Diego Padres. 

Read more in my MLB picks for Saturday, June 27. 

Today's best MLB SGP picks

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Rangers at Blue Jays SGP: Cease Racks up The Ks

Dylan Cease has been one of baseball's premier strikeout pitchers this season, recording 118 strikeouts in 78.2 innings.

He's cleared 7.5 strikeouts in six of his last seven starts while averaging 12.66 K/9 across his last two outings. The Texas Rangers are also striking out 8.93 times per game on the road.

The Toronto Blue Jays hold the edge on the mound, as Cease continues to dominate while Cal Quantrill enters with an 8.46 FIP and a 59.1% hard-hit rate over his last two appearances. 

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is also swinging the bat well, hitting .280 over his last six games while cashing the Over on total bases in three of those contests

• Time: 3:07 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: Sportsnet, Rangers Sports Network

See full analysis of this game in our Rangers vs Blue Jays predictions.

Reds at Pirates SGP: Burns Leads Reds to Victory

• Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Reds.TV

See full analysis of this game in our Reds vs. Pirates predictions.

Dodgers at Padres SGP: Yamamoto Silences San Diego

Yoshinobu Yamamoto continues to pitch like the Los Angeles Dodgers' ace. He owns a 2.17 FIP over his last four starts while limiting opponents to a 27.5% hard hit rate and 2.9% barrel rate. The righty has also allowed Under 1.5 earned runs in five of his last six appearances. 

Randy Vasquez takes the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he's struggling. The right-hander has compiled a 6.84 xERA over the last month while posting an alarming 46.2% hard hit rate. It's a clear opportunity for the Dodgers to do damage and ride the wave behind Yamamoto. 

Freddie Freeman is one of those hitters who should benefit. He's cashed the Over in total bases in four straight, and Freeman has finished with two hits or more in every single game during that span. The veteran has a 73.3% hard hit rate in his previous six games, and he's 3-for-7 lifetime against Vasquez. 

• Time: 8:40 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: MLB Network

See full analysis of this game in our Dodgers vs. Padres predictions.

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Well, come on. You didn’t really think the Cubs would defeat Jacob Misiorowski, did you?

The thing is, though, that they did pretty much hold Misiorowski and the Brewers even while the Milwaukee fireballer was still in the game. Then the Cubs had another bullpen meltdown and Milwaukee won the game 6-2. For anyone who thinks the Cubs need starting pitching help above anything, yes they need starting pitching help but if they don’t fix the bullpen soon…

Colin Rea’s outing against Misiorowski was admirable. He matched zeroes for four innings with the Brewers starter, though he did allow four hits in that span. He got helped out by his defense.

Matt Shaw with this nice diving grab in the fourth [VIDEO].

Dansby Swanson, also in the fourth [VIDEO].

The Cubs had just one baserunner through four innings, a one-out walk by Shaw in the third. Shaw was erased when Swanson hit into an inning-ending double play.

Seiya Suzuki gave the Cubs the lead, leading off the fifth [VIDEO].

That’s a really impressive home run. First, on height, exit velocity and distance [VIDEO].

But also, that was the first time Misiorowski had allowed a home run since April 14, when both Andres Gimenez and Daulton Varsho of the Blue Jays went deep off him. That’s a span of 75.1 innings and 278 batters in between home runs allowed. Including last year’s division series, when Suzuki hit a homer off Misiorowski, that makes Suzuki the only player to homer off him more than once.

A 1-0 lead wasn’t likely going to be enough no matter how well Rea threw. Rea had reached 89 pitches after allowing a leadoff single to William Contreras and walking Jake Bauers.

Craig Counsell summoned Ethan Roberts, who has generally been effective this year. And Roberts got Andrew Vaughn to line into this double play — on a line-drive comebacker [VIDEO].

As you can see on the clip, that came really close to being a triple play. Too bad it wasn’t, because two pitches later Garrett Mitchell homered off Roberts to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead. Okay, that’s likely not insurmountable now that Misiorowski’s going to be out of the game (he’d thrown 107 pitches, a season high, through six). But Roberts then walked Cooper Pratt and David Hamilton’s triple scored him to make it 3-1 Milwaukee.

Jayden Murray replaced Roberts in the seventh, and allowed a leadoff double to Jackson Chourio. One out later Contreras homered off Murray to make it 5-1.

The Cubs did get one of those runs back. In the eighth, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alex Bregman led off with walks. PCA took third on a fly ball, and scored on this sac fly by Suzuki [VIDEO].

The Brewers scored another run off Murray in the eighth on an RBI double by Christian Yelich that PCA nearly made a spectacular catch on.

Seriously: Jayden Murray is not a major league pitcher. I can only assume Craig Counsell left him out there for a second inning of work because Sunday’s a likely bullpen game and he’s trying to save arms (and he basically confirms that in his postgame comments, see below). I’d think there could be a roster move to replace Murray for Saturday’s game, though who that might be — I have no idea. The Cubs really are running out of useful bullpen arms. To circle back to what I noted earlier, this team needs bullpen help, and fast.

About the two home runs allowed in this game, from BCB’s JohnW53:

The two homers off Cubs pitchers Friday raised the total for the season to 125 — most surrendered by any team, and also the most the Cubs ever have served up through 82 games.

They allowed 121 in 1999 and 2000, 116 in 2006, 110 in 20022, 109 in 1966 and 101 in 1956. From 2023-25, they had given up 80, 90 and 97.

A couple of final notes. First, on Rea’s outing, which really was very good [VIDEO].

And here are Craig Counsell’s postgame remarks [VIDEO].

Newly-acquired left-hander David Peterson will make his Cubs debut in the second game of this series Saturday evening in Milwaukee. He’ll face Brewers lefty Kyle Harrison. Game time is 6:10 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network.