Category: MLB

When the Phillies have won this season, it’s largely been on the back of their pitching staff. But on Friday night, it was the offense that carried the way, as they overcame a shaky start by Jesus Luzardo to top the White Sox 8-6.

Luzardo’s off night began with two outs in the second. He hit a batter, then gave up a run scoring double to Luisangel Acuna and a run scoring single to Tristan Peters to put the Phillies in a 2-0 hole.

The deficit didn’t last long. In the bottom of the inning, J.T. Realmuto led off with a walk, and then Brandon Marsh did something he hasn’t done as a member of the Phillies: Hit a home run off a lefthanded pitcher.

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND VOTE FOR BRANDON MARSH! ⭐

🗳️ https://t.co/cdVTjmanhFpic.twitter.com/vZw3zaUTie

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 5, 2026

The score was tied at two, but the Phillies weren’t done for the inning. Singles by Adolis Garcia and Kyle Schwarber put runners on the corners. Trea Turner hit a ball to first base, but Garcia was able to beat the throw home to make it 3-2.

Sliding out front! pic.twitter.com/MMazzXiyg4

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 5, 2026

Next, Alec Bohm hit a double to left to score both Schwarber and Turner before getting tagged out attempting to advance to third.

Unfortunately, Randal Grichuk immediately got one of those runs back when he led off the third with a home run.

Adolis Garcia extended the lead to 6-3 with his second home run in two games. Unfortunately, Luzardo once again almost immediately gave a run back thanks to Grichuk’s second home run of the night.

Randal Grichuk… AGAIN! 😤 pic.twitter.com/jwFubAA5ny

— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 6, 2026

Luzardo stayed in the game for the sixth, and that might have been a mistake since he gave up another solo home run, this time off the bat of Derek Hill cut the lead to 6-5.

Jonathan Bowlan took over from Luzardo in the seventh, and his night started on a bad note when he allowed an infield single, compounded by a throwing error. That proved costly three batters later when Bowlan gave up a game-tying single to Colson Montgomery.

Six runs can sometimes feel like a series’ worth of output from the Phillies’ offense, but they didn’t stop there. They loaded the bases against Sox reliever Bryan Hudson in the seventh, but after an Alec Bohm line out and a run-scoring Edmundo Sosa sacrifice fly, it felt like they might waste a chance to give themselves a nice cushion.

But former Phillie Seranthony Dominguez was brought in to finish off the inning, and with two strikes he uncorked a wild pitch that gave the Phillies an insurance run.

Another wild Friday night pic.twitter.com/FaXLL6gWf9

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 6, 2026

Brad Keller handled the eighth for the Phillies and immediately found himself in trouble thanks to a leadoff single followed by a fielding error by Bryce Harper. But Keller caught a break when Rikuu Nishida lined a ball right at him, and he was able to double the runner off second.

Heads up! pic.twitter.com/T0e5NvWBzS

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 6, 2026

Keller finished the inning without incident, and it was up to Jhoan Duran to close things out. Two strikeouts and a nice play by Bryson Stott later, and the Phillies were victorious.

FILTHY#RingTheBellpic.twitter.com/rqTkufmqeQ

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 6, 2026

They’ll be back at it tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully the bats will continue to look lively, and maybe the pitching staff – Andrew Painter gets the start – can perform well at the same time!

The Dodgers (40-23) host the Angels (24-39) for a three-game series starting Friday night. 

Roki Sasaki (3-3, 4.59 ERA, 1.35 WHIP) starts the series opener for the Dodgers. 

Left-hander Reid Detmers (2-5, 4.63 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) gets the ball for the Angels.

Lineups

Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Angels: pic.twitter.com/3NQbiWM3yA

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) June 5, 2026

Jorge Soler has been scratched from tonight’s game.

Updated lineup:
SS Zach Neto
CF Mike Trout
LF Wade Meckler
RF Jo Adell
3B Donovan Walton
1B Oswald Peraza
2B Nick Madrigal
C Logan O’Hoppe
DH Adam Frazier
P Reid Detmers https://t.co/7dCtQ8aq2m

— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) June 6, 2026

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Friday game info

• Teams: Dodgers vs. Angels
• Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
• Time: 7:10 p.m.
• TV: SportsNet LA, KTTV channel 11 (Angels broadcast)
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

It is Friday night.

The Orioles rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the sixth inning to turn the game around into a laugher against the Blue Jays, eventually winning 13-3 in the opener of the series. Adley Rutschman finished the classic triple shy of the cycle while driving in five runs (is he back?), Coby Mayo hit a massive two-run homer, and Brandon Young was good enough to hang in there and get the win after his team mounted the comeback.

YOU KNOW WHAT MUST BE DONE.

On the morning of Wednesday, May 20, San Francisco Giants first baseman Bryce Eldridge had a slash line of .143/.226/.250, with only one extra-base hit in nine games. He wasn’t playing every day, looked to be pressing at the plate, and was blocked by stronger hitters Rafael Devers and Casey Schmitt.

That’s when Mike Krukow went on KNBR and declared that Eldridge should go down to Triple-A.

“I know everybody’s upset and frustrated and wants to see this guy hit more, but quite honestly he hasn’t earned the right to do it.”

Mike Krukow was quick to jump in when asked about Giants fans wanting Bryce Eldridge in the lineup every day.

(@knbrmurph & @MarkusBoucher) pic.twitter.com/zG8L4hVuN2

— KNBR (@KNBR) May 20, 2026

Krukow sounded like a hater, stopping just shy of telling Eldridge to “grab some Rivercats pine, meat.” He wasn’t being malicious, and it’s not like the Giants don’t have a recent history of promoting prospects with limited minor-league experience. Dearly departed catcher Patrick Bailey got only 60 plate appearances each at Double-A Richmond and Triple-A Sacramento. Schmitt played 29 games at Double-A and 36 at Triple-A before the Giants brought him to the big leagues.

Was there an element of “Respect your elders, young fella” and “Get off my lawn infield grass!” to Krukow’s comment? Of course! Krukow is 74 years old. He likely remembers how annoying Will Clark was to hang out with 40 years ago.

Perhaps fired up by the criticism, Eldridge hit a double that afternoon. Two games later, he went 2-for-3 with a walk. In a three-game series at Coors Field, Eldridge was 6-for-11 with two walks, a homer, and four doubles. He went 2-for-5 Friday, continuing his eight-game hit streak and scoring two runs, and his slash line now stands at 293/.372/.467. Since Krukow’s comments, Eldridge is hitting .383 and slugging .596, with six walks and 10 Ks.

He’s also wearing out pitchers. Since May 23, Eldridge is seeing 4.57 pitches per plate appearance, fourth-most in the league. He’s also regularly lining balls off of opposing pitchers, leading to infield hits and bruises, with Eldridge’s liner off Grant Anderson’s forearm knocking him out of Thursday’s game.

Thankfully, Eldridge has not struck back at another pitcher named Mike Krukow, though we are fairly sure that the 21-year-old slugger looks plenty ready to him now. The Giants offense is red-hot, scoring 30 runs in their last two games.

But if they start to cool off, manager Tony Vitello can fire up his team by playing the KNBR card. We suggest going on the station and find out what Larry Krueger thinks about ethnic differences as it pertains to plate discipline.

The Rays are in Miami to open their annual Citrus Series against the Marlins. Drew Rasmussen is on the bump against Marlins starter Ryan Gusto.

Party in the city where the heat is on 🕺

👀: https://t.co/QIZAuG9SjE
👂: 95.7 WDAE pic.twitter.com/o0P7b0IeRR

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 5, 2026

Junior Caminero got things going in the top of the first with a one-out double to right, and Jonathan Aranda drew a walk to put two runners on for Yandy Diaz. Diaz grounded out, but moved both runners into scoring position for Richie Palacios to try and bring them home.

Richie delivered, scoring both runners on a line drive to right. Marlins right fielder Owen Cassie misplayed the ball, and Palacios slid into third with a two-RBI triple. Two pitches later, Palacios scored on a Ryan Vilade single to right field, making it 3-0 Rays. Cedric Mullins grounded out to end the inning.

Vilade keeps it moving pic.twitter.com/VdtsqPP2U0

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 5, 2026

Rasmussen took the mound in the bottom of the first, and set the Marlins down quickly, needing only five pitches to move this game into the second.

The Rays weren’t able to replicate their first inning, but Ras kept the Marlins quiet in the second, and did so again in the bottom of the third, striking out four between those two frames. Tyler Phillips entered for the Marlins in the top of the third to relieve Ryan Gusto. Chandler Simpson was replaced in the third with a discomfort in his left thumb, with Victor Mesa Jr. replacing him in right field.

Fast forwarding to the top of the fifth, Junior added to his double total on the night, hitting another one to left field this time. Jonathan Aranda stepped up next, reaching for a slider and poking it into center field to bring Caminero home, extending the lead to 4-0 and tallying his 44th RBI on the season.

aRandaBI no. 44 pic.twitter.com/YNaR7zFRGz

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 6, 2026

Yandy followed the Aranda hit with a single, deflecting off Tyler Phillips’ foot. He was checked out by the team’s training staff, but stayed in the game and ultimately worked his way out of the jam in the top of the fifth.

Ras worked another 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fifth, recording his seventh strikeout in the process. Cedric Mullins led off the bottom of the sixth, with Phillips staying in for another inning on the mound for Miami. Mullins swung at the fourth pitch he saw, an 87mph splitter, and he sent it 397 feet over the right field wall, extending the lead to 5-0.

MULLINS MASH™️ pic.twitter.com/NMk8VIFxqS

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 6, 2026

Rasmussen pitched another shutdown inning in the bottom of the sixth, recording his eighth strikeout of the game in the process.

Junior led off the top of the seventh and draw a walk for his fourth time reaching base on the night. Yandy hit a one-out single to move Junior up to second, and with two outs in the inning, Ryan Vilade hit a single to bring Caminero home, extending the lead to 6-0 and putting two runners on for Cedric Mullins. Mullins reached on a catchers interference, and with the bases loaded, Nick Fortes stepped up to face new pitcher William Kempner.

Kempner was able to get the Marlins out of the jam, so the lead stayed at six for Rasmussen to manage. Ras needed 13 pitches to continue the one-hitter and set down the heart of the Miami lineup.

Cam Booser was brought in to pitch the bottom of the eighth, ending Ras’ 87 pitch, one-hit night. Ras struck out nine with no walks, lowering his ERA to an even 3.00, on the season.

Booser’s eighth inning was nearly perfect, recording three strikeouts but walking Jakob Marsee in the process. Yandy Diaz led off the top of the ninth with a single off Tyler Zuber, and Richie Palacios followed that up with a walk, but neither runner made it home after the next three hitters were set down by Zuber.

Cole Sulser entered for the bottom of the ninth, and did exactly what he needed to do — recording a strikeout of Kyle Stowers to end it.

Behind a monster outing from Drew Rasmussen, the Rays and their six-run performance shut out the Marlins to open the Citrus Series. Shane McClanahan will take the mound tomorrow in Miami against a Marlins starter to be determined, first pitch scheduled for 4:10pm.

Prior to the start of the team’s series against the Padres, Carlos Mendoza announced that Francisco Alvarez Will be catching back-to-back games tonight and tomorrow for the Syracuse Mets. If all goes well, he will likely return at some point during the team’s next homestand next week.

This is, quite frankly, a freakish recovery for Alvarez, who has made a habit of beating the projected return date on injuries by several days, if not weeks. This represents the latter, as he was expected to miss six-to-eight weeks with his meniscus tear in his right knee and could be back in just under four. Alvarez recently attributed his quick recovery from injuries to being a normal human “with a different mindset” and really, who could argue with that?

Alvarez has already had a noteworthy rehab stint, doubling in his first two at-bats and finishing his first game on June 2 by going 2-for-3 with a run batted in. He went hitless in his second game on June 4, which included three strikeouts, but he caught seven innings and threw out a runner trying to steal second. The last hurdle appears to be catching back-to-back games, at which point the team will re-evaluate and determine whether he’s cleared to return to the majors.

Prior to his injury, Alvarez was slashing .241/.317/.393 with four homers, a 104 wRC+, and a 0.5 fWAR in 37 games played. He has been struggling as of late, however, hitting just .214/.250/.286 while being held without a homer and posting a 51 wRC+ in 17 games since April 21. In his absence, Luis Torrens has assumed the bulk of the team’s catching duties, hitting .231/.298/.308 with a 78 wRC+ in 18 games while continuing to excel behind the plate, especially with respect to throwing out would-be base stealers.

Am I the Willson Contreras whisperer? Many are saying it’s true. Due to a bug/feature in the schedule I haven’t have a game recap since mid-May, when the headline was “Where there’s a Willson, there’s a way, son.” Deja vu? Contreras led the way again tonight, in swatting Yankees pitchers:

And coolers of delicious, cold crisp liquids on a balmy Big Apple nite:

Not to be outdone, Andruw Monasterio hit his first donger of the year which helped the Sox pull one out behind Sonny Gray, who worked into the 7th and gave up two solo homers and a double but got the W once Aroldis Chapman closed the door on the two-on, one-out situation into which he was put by Aroldis Chapman. I will admit it was tough to follow the game while watching Thor: Ragnarok but it was made easier by the fact I’ve seen it a million times but I promised my son (almost 9) that we’d watch tonight and I forgot I had traded for the game because of Patriots Day until I was reminded like three hours before. Rules are rules.

But a note about the Yankees from down in enemy territory. It’s sorta obvious the Knicks have subsumed them right now, especially with Aaron Judge’s injury, but they’re the one team that always had the power to do so. As much as Yankees fans are a majority bloc here, there are more Mets fans here than there are of hometown fans in most league cities. But the Knicks are the only game in town (the Nets are a fake idea that helps Barclays Center charge mortgages for 19.2-oz cans of Brooklyn Lager). Is it worth it? I’m not a Celtics crazy by any means, so the answer is a plain yes. This is fun. The Yankees cannot be fun by definition. You might say we won this one before the game even began. Thanks to Willson, we did it afterward too.

The Yankees had chances, but failed to capitalize as they dropped the first game of the series against the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, on Friday night in The Bronx. 

New York (37-26) went 1-for-6 with RISP and left seven men on base. Boston (27-35) didn't tally a hit in the last four innings.

Here are the takeaways…

- SpencerJones, called up with Aaron Judge set for a long stint on the IL, singled up the middle in his first trip to the plate before he notched an RBI double, bouncing a 3-0 offering down the first baseline in the fourth for the Yankees' lone hit with a runner in scoring position on the night. The RF, who was 4-for-24 during his first stint in the big leagues, got his first career three-hit game with a two-out single in the sixth. 

- Ben Rice put the Yanks up 1-0 in the first, taking a hanging Sonny Gray curveball 377 feet to right. It was Rice's 18th homer and 45th RBI of the year. He added a smashed single to right and a walk, but struck out swinging to end the seventh, chasing ball four against lefty Danny Coulombe. He finished 2-for-3 with a walk.

- Trent Grisham, who grounded out to second his first two times up, got a sweeper in the happy zone and clocked it 424 feet into the second deck in right (108.3 mph off the bat) for a solo shot. Grisham has been swinging a better bat of late; he entered the game 15 for his last 43 (.349) with a .917 OPS. With two on and two out in the bottom of the ninth, he grounded out to first to finish 1-for-5.

- Ryan Weathers got a scare when Red Sox leadoff man Jarren Duran clubbed the game's first pitch to the warning track in left for a long out. After the six-pitch clean first, the left-hander followed with a 10-pitch second, getting around a one-out single.

Weathers was in a spot of bother with one out in the third when Connor Wong flipped a single into left, Duran singled into right on a ball that ticked off Paul Goldschmidt’s glove at first, and he walked Ceddanne Rafaela on four pitches. The righty traded a run for an out on a slow roller to short, but allowed Boston to go ahead on a WillsonContreras check-swing infield hit as the pitcher’s throw to first pulled Goldschmidt off the bag.

After picking up his second strikeout of the night, Andruw Monasterio absolutely smoked a 3-2 Weathers fastball 408 feet into left field for a solo homer in the fourth. And after getting two quick outs in the fifth, a bouncing ball just eluded Jazz Chisholm Jr. in shallow right and Weathers paid the price when Contreras clobbered a changeup at the bottom of the zone 419 feet that just stayed fair around the left-field foul pole to give the visitors a 5-2 edge.

Weathers finished his night with a 1-2-3 sixth, his final line: 6 innings, five runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts on 93 pitches (57 strikes).

- Anthony Volpe, who entered the game with two hits in his last 18 at-bats, took a cutter the other way for a single to put to aboard with one out in the second. He had a bit of bad luck to end the fourth, when his liner up the middle was snared by Monasterio, who doubled Jones off second. Volpe had more bad luck in the sixth, smashing a liner (104.8 mph) to center to end the inning. He finished 1-for-4, with a strikeout looking at three straight fastballs (the last of which went right down the middle) in the ninth.

- The lack of production from the Yanks’ third baseman and catchers was a topic of conversation before the game, and it came to be in the second as Ryan McMahon and Austin Wells failed to come through with runners on first and second, both with lazy flies to left.

McMahon would grab a basehit to right to start the seventh, finishing the day 1-for-3.

Wells, who entered the game hitless in his last 10 at-bats, went 0-for-3 with a strikeout swinging.

- Chisholm, who reached on a fielder’s choice his second time up, stole his 16th base of the season and came around to score two pitches later. He finished 0-for-4 with a strikeout.

- Cody Bellinger went 0-for-3 with a strikeout and a walk.

- Goldschmidt was hitless in four at-bats, including an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play in the third.

- Out of the Yanks’ bullpen: Paul Blackburn got six straight outs, including two strikeouts in the eighth. Camilo Doval made it four consecutive 1-2-3 innings for Yankee pitchers with two strikeouts in the ninth.

- In the bottom of the ninth, Max Schuemann walked on four pitches as a pinch-hitter for Jones to lead off the ninth against Aroldis Chapman,before Amed Rosario (as a pinch hitter for McMahon) walked on four pitches with one out. José Caballero (pinch-hitting for Wells) ended that run when he flied out to right with the tying run on base.

Highlights

Ben Rice gets the Yankees on the board early! pic.twitter.com/Tqp1oAJfr0

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 5, 2026

Spencer Jones sends Jazz Chisholm Jr. home on an RBI double pic.twitter.com/hwokCZCGse

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 6, 2026

Trent Grisham homers to make it a two-run game pic.twitter.com/1iKytF5kpI

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 6, 2026

Spencer Jones is 3-3 tonight! pic.twitter.com/uyzct3tk8L

— SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 6, 2026

Upcoming schedule

The series continues on Saturday night with a 7:35 p.m. first pitch. 

Will Warren (3.22 ERA, 1.197 WHIP in 64.1 innings) climbs the hill for the Yanks against lefty Ranger Suarez (3.38 ERA and 1.159 WHIP in 58.2 innings).

Early today, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer provided an update on player injuries.

• Jordan Beck (left hamstring strain) — Progressing; received a PRP injection.
• José Quintana (left elbow sprain) — Received a PRP injection and is in a brace for two weeks.
• Welinton Herrera (left elbow UCL tear) — Receiving a second opinion.
• Chase Dollander (right elbow UCL sprain) — Progressing,
• Brenton Doyle (left oblique contusion) — “Feeling a lot better”; no baseball activity.
• Mickey Moniak (right ankle tendinitis) — Progressing with baseball activities and will likely need a rehab assignment before returning to the active roster.
• Jimmy Herget (right shoulder impingement) — Throwing live BP tomorrow; Triple-A (Tacoma) next week for two appearances.
• Victor Vodnik (right ulnar nerve inflammation) Throwing live BP tomorrow; Triple-A (Tacoma) next week for two appearances.

In addition, the Rockies announced prior to the start of the game that Tanner Gordon had been placed on the 15-day IL with a right hip impingement.

The Colorado Rockies announced today the following transactions:

-Placed RHP Tanner Gordon on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 2 (right hip impingement).
-Recalled RHP Zach Agnos from Triple-A Albuquerque.

— Rockies Club Information (@RockiesClubInfo) June 6, 2026

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Tigers 7, Mariners 3

The effort Ryan puts into his articles: Rob Refsnyder, +0.17 WPA
The effort Ryan puts into his WPA tags: Bryan Woo, -0.17 WPA

Game Thread Comment of the Day

The Tigers have extended their winning streak to four, and it’s starting to look like it’s not just luck. They beat the Mariners 7-3 on Friday night.

The Tigers were back in Detroit after a very hot and cold road trip. They were still riding the high of their sweep of the Rays at the start of the week, and hoping to bring that good luck home with them. They had Gleyber Torres, who has been excellent since his return, and on the mound, they were leaning on Framber Valdez. The Mariners had Bryan Woo up, who has been great for them in a very uneven season for the M’s.

J.P Crawford got things going for the Mariners in the first with a leadoff single. Julio Rodriguez singled right behind him. Two outs followed, but then Rob Refsnyder singled, bringing Crawford home and putting the Mariners on the board first. Gleyber Torres continued his hot streak, starting the bottom of the inning with a single. Kevin McGonigle then grounded into a force out, eliminating Torres at second. Two more outs followed and the Tigers left a man stranded.

Valdez, after giving up three singles in the first, got into a much better groove in the second, getting the Mariners out in order. In the home half, Riley Greene singled to get things going. Spencer Torkelson hit a force out that initially looked like a single with Greene getting safely to first, but the Mariners challenged and the call was overturned with Greene out. Two more outs followed.

In the top of the third, Crawford was hit by a pitch to get a free bag. While he did stay in the game to run, he would later exit the game between the top and bottom of the inning. He was eliminated in a double play off the bat of Rodriguez and then one more out ended the inning. With one out in the home half, Torres singled again. McGonigle then singled, sending Torres to third. A Dillon Dingler fly ball turned into a force out, getting McGonigle out at second, putting Dingler safely at first, and scoring Torres. Then Kerry Carpenter came in to hit a home run to right. The Tigers found themselves in the lead, 3-1.

& we all went WOO pic.twitter.com/uazSqJvOCZ

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 5, 2026

Josh Naylor and Rob Refsnyder hit back-to-back singles to start the fourth. Three outs in a row, followed though, as Valdez showed some evident frustration in himself, but pulled it together to get out of the jam. The Tigers went down in order in the bottom of the inning.

With two outs in the fifth Rodriguez walked. He then stole second. Randy Arozarena walked, and then Rodriguez stole third and Arozarena stole second. Despite having two runners in scoring position and rain falling steadily, Valdez got himself out of the inning relatively unscathed and with no runs scored. The Tigers went 1-2-3 in the home half, but the final out of the inning, a McGonigle groundout to first, resulted in McGonigle colliding with first baseman Naylor so hard Kevin’s helmet flew off. He looked okay, but it was still pretty ugly.

After a few uneven innings and an elevated pitch count, Valdez was done for the night with a final line of 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K on 102 pitches. He was replaced by Drew Anderson. The Mariners went three-up, three-down with the final out of the inning being on an incredible diving catch from Riley Greene.

he's Rileyyyy good pic.twitter.com/jUaHFpkfyz

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 6, 2026

Dillon Dingler got the home half going with a leadoff single. A Carpenter pop out and Greene hitting into a double play ended the inning.

With one out in the top of the seventh, Colt Emerson hit a solo home run to bring the Mariners within one. After the second out, Rodriguez doubled, but Seattle didn’t score any additional runs. In the bottom of the inning, Colt Keith got a one-out single. We then got Zach-to-Zack singles from McKinstry and Short. Woo’s game was done at that point, replaced by Eduard Bazardo. Torres doubled to right and Victor Robles misread the play, missing the catch completely, and sending two runs home.

THE GLEY WAY pic.twitter.com/S5vPgoQ3Cd

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 6, 2026

Tyler Holton was the next pitcher out of the Tigers’ pen and he gave up a leadoff double to Naylor. After a Canzone groundout moved Naylor to third, Kerry Carpenter completely lost a routine fly ball, allowing Naylor to score. Cole Young singled, and that was all she wrote for Holton, who was replaced by Kyle Finnegan. The Tigers got to breathe a big sigh of relief as the next two outs followed, but those extra insurance runs were really coming in handy now. Alex Hoppe came in from the Mariners’ pen. With one out, Greene singled. Then Spencer Torkelson hit a home run to left.

TORK BOMB pic.twitter.com/yIpgc3FXZa

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) June 6, 2026

Will Vest was in for the Tigers in the top of the ninth. With two outs, Arozarena doubled, followed by a walk to Naylor. Not ideal. Even though the drama got dialled up to eleven, Vest came through and got the final out of the inning to secure the Tigers’ win.

Final: Tigers 7, Mariners 3

The sweep at the hands of the Marlins was demoralizing, but the Nats need to bounce back. They got a day off to re-set, and now they start the first west coast trip of the series. The Nats will square off against a Diamondbacks team that sneakily is in second place in the NL West.

I have a feeling this lineup from Blake Butera will not be very popular. Curtis Mead, Jacob Young and Keibert Ruiz are all on the bench. That means Jorbit Vivas will be at third, Dylan Crews will be in center and Drew Millas will be behind the plate. Jose Tena will also be hitting third and in the DH spot. Foster Griffin will be on the mound.

have you voted 5x today 💫 https://t.co/W9pZhhbsTM

→ https://t.co/iUBDqlACVspic.twitter.com/effhR39OXX

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) June 5, 2026

The Diamondbacks have an extreme mix of youth and experience. Veterans like Corbin Carroll, Nolan Arenado, Geraldo Perdomo and Ketel Marte are in the lineup. However, there are also rookies like Ryan Waldschmidt and the debuting LuJames Groover in the lineup. We will not see old pal Ildemaro Vargas tonight after he collided with Max Muncy yesterday. Veteran Merrill Kelly will be on the hill for the Snakes.

Purple Friday pic.twitter.com/BrNO8Wpvma

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) June 5, 2026

Game Info:

Stadium: Chase Field

Time: 9:40 PM EST

TV: Nationals.TV

Radio: 106.7 The Fan

This is a very important series for the Nats after the Marlins debacle. Will this be a June swoon or was that Marlins series just a blip on the radar. We will find out this weekend. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats!

Roster moves

The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.

• Selected INF LuJames Groover (No. 16) from Triple-A Reno
• Optioned to Triple-A Reno: INF Jose Fernandez
• Designated for assignment: RHP Taylor Rashi

And right into the starting line-up at first-base tonight goes Groover. He was drafted by the D-backs in the second-round (#48 overall) of the 2023 draft, out of North Carolina State University, and is immediately one of my favorite D-backs because he shares my birthday of April 16 [S’funny, we never had a D-back born that day before this year, but there are two in tonight’s starting line-up, in Groover and Nolan Arenado] He was an Futures All-Star last season, and in 56 games this year for the Triple-A Reno Aces, has a line of .322/.421/.452 for an .893 OPS. Almost as many walks (37) as K’s (43), but only three HR – which in Reno means basically zero power.

It marks the end – for now – of the Fernandez saga. Jose had one of the all-time greatest debuts as a Diamondback, homering twice and driving in four runs on March 31st against Detroit. But it has almost all been downhill since then. Over 54 games since, he has hit .242/.278/.304 for a mere .582 OPS. However, Fernandez is still only 22 years old – almost eighteen months younger than Groover. He’ll go to Triple-A for what’s basically the first time, having played just one game there before being called up the big leagues. I’d not be at all surprised to see him back with the D-backs at some point down the line.

To make room for Groover on the 40-man roster, the team designated Rashi for assignment. To be fair, he turned 30 in January, and it’s not often 29-year-old debutants in MLB stick around. He did win his debut this year, pitching a scoreless 10th inning against Atlanta. But he got roughed up by the Orioles, leading to a quick ticket back down to Reno. His numbers there have actually been very good, with a 1.03 ERA across 26.1 innings, and just one home-run allowed. The K:BB of 26:12 isn’t so impressive though. Perhaps he’ll make it through waivers, and we’ll be able to keep him around the organization.

With the Mets starting a three-game series with the San Diego Padres on Friday night, manager Carlos Mendoza gave updates on some of his injured players.

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No Jorge Polanco in San Diego

When New York began this six-game West Coast road trip on Monday, the thought was that Polanco would be ready to re-join the team when it arrived in San Diego to play the Padres. However, that day has arrived and Polanco remains on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse.

"He’s playing right now. He’s DHing in Syracuse," Mendoza said. "We just felt like he needed to get volume there. Last game he only played four-to-five innings of defense. We gotta get him to a point where [he gets] four at-bats as a DH or seven innings of defense, at least. So we won’t see him here in San Diego."

While Polanco still needs more time, Mendoza is encouraged with how he has progressed during his rehab.

"The way he’s taking his swings, the way he’s rotating, he looks more healthy," the skipper said. "When you look at the way he’s rotating and standing on that back leg, which was something that we didn’t see before he went on the IL. When we were playing the Dodgers [in late April] you could see it was affecting him. But right now he looks in a better place with the way he’s taking his swings."

Polanco went 0-for-2 with two walks as Syracuse was no-hit by Brendan Beck (7 IP) and Carson Coleman (2 IP) of the Scranton-Wilkes/Barre RailRiders.

Goal for Francisco Alvarez

Along with Polanco, Alvarez is also in Friday's starting lineup with Triple-A, his third rehab appearance since recovering from a meniscus tear in his right knee on May 13.

Originally scheduled to be out for six-to-eight weeks, Alvarez is blowing past that number and is already in contention to return from the IL when the Mets return home on Tuesday for a six-game homestand.

"Alvy’s catching right now," Mendoza said. "The goal is for him to get I think seven [innings] today. He’s gonna go back-to-back [tomorrow]. So the goal, if everything goes well there, is to have him on the next homestand."

The skipper didn't specify exactly when during New York's homestand, but it stands to reason Alvarez could be back for the series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals which would put his recovery timeline at less than a month.

Alvarez went 0-for-3 with a strikeout before getting pulled for Kevin Parada.

Odds and ends

Ronny Mauricio (fractured thumb) has started running, but has yet to begin hitting.

Tyrone Taylor (right hip) started running yesterday.

Mets lineup

1. Carson Benge – RF
2. Bo Bichette – SS
3. Juan Soto – LF
4. Jared Young – 1B
5. A.J. Ewing – CF
6. Marcus Semien – 2B
7. Brett Baty – 3B
8. MJ Melendez – DH
9. Luis Torrens – C

SP: Christian Scott – RHP

Padres lineup

1. Fernando Tatis – RF
2. Gavin Sheets – DH
3. Manny Machado – 3B
4. Ty France – 1B
5. Jackson Merrill – CF
6. Xander Bogaerts – SS
7. Bryce Johnson – LF
8. Sung-Mun Song – 2B
9. Rodolfo Duran – C

SP: Michael King – RHP

Broadcast info

First pitch: 9:40 PM ET
TV: WPIX
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2