ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom earned his 1,900th career strikeout in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, becoming the second-fastest pitcher to that milestone by games and innings.
Seiya Suzuki struck out swinging on a 91.3 mph slider to end the first inning after Moisés Ballesteros swung and missed on a 98.1 mph fastball for the second out.
The 1,900th strikeout came in deGrom's 256th appearance, all as a starter. Hall of Famer Randy Johnson reached that mark in his 252nd game in 1997.
Johnson is second on the career strikeout list at 4,875. The left-hander was 33 when he reached 1,900, while deGrom turns 38 next month and has dealt with numerous injuries the past five years.
After the first inning, deGrom was at 1,578 1/3 for his career. Atlanta left-hander Chris Sale reached the milestone in 2019 at 1,560 1/3 innings, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Oh. Wait. You come here for game recaps and by gum, you are going to get one, though there’s not much to recap.
Jameson Taillon and Jacob deGrom matched zeroes through three innings. The Rangers scored in the bottom of the fourth. Josh Jung singled and one out later Joc Pederson doubled him to third.
Michael Busch went home right away and it looked like Carson Kelly tagged Jung before his foot came down on the plate. But he was called safe on the field and it was ruled “call stands.” Jim Deshaies, as you can hear on the clip, was not happy on the Marquee broadcast and I agree with JD, though the angle that showed the tag wasn’t the best.
That’s all the Rangers got while Taillon was in the game. He threw really well, I thought — 5.1 innings, four hits, just the one run, and no home runs allowed. It was just the second of Taillon’s eight starts this year in which he did not allow a home run, and the other was his first, way back on March 31.
But Jacob deGrom was throwing like 2018-19 vintage deGrom in this one. The Cubs had just three hits off him, a single and a double by Nico Hoerner and another single by Michael Busch. deGrom struck out 10 and didn’t walk anyone, and I rarely show you the pitcher report on the Cubs opponent, but holy moly look what deGrom did in this one [VIDEO].
Hoby Milner had relieved Taillon and didn’t allow a run, and Phil Maton, who’s been very good recently, threw 1.1 scoreless innings with a pair of strikeouts.
The Cubs couldn’t do anything with Jacob Latz in the eighth, and with the score still 1-0, Craig Counsell called on Daniel Palencia to keep it that way. Friends, he did not do that. After Palencia recorded the first two outs routinely (one on an ABS challenge), he allowed a single to right and then Evan Carter smashed a home run just out of the reach of a jumping Seiya Suzuki.
Those were the first runs Palencia allowed this year, in his eighth outing. It happens.
Unfortunately, that put the game out of reach and the Cubs went down quietly 1-2-3 in the ninth to end things.
Here are some notes on this one from BCB’s JohnW53:
Yesterday and today are the 94th time since 1901 that the Cubs have been shut out in consecutive games.
The most recent was Sept. 6-7, 2024, by 3-0 and 2-0 at home vs. the Yankees. They made one hit in the first game and four in the second, including a triple.
That was the 84th instance that ended at two games. The Cubs were blanked in three straight games eight times: seven in 1902-24, then July 23-25, 1950.
They did not score in four in a row June 16-20, 1968, and April 27-May 1, 1992. ….. There had been only 29 previous shutouts since 1901 by all teams with three hits, no walks and exactly 10 strikeouts. Three had been by the Cubs, by 1-0 at Brooklyn in 1951, 2-0 at home vs. the Expos in 1981 and 3-0 at home vs. the Reds on Sept. 9, 2020.
In all games since 1901 with exactly three hits, the Cubs have won 80, lost 445 and tied four, a percentage of .155. ….. This was the 12th Mother’s Day game in which the Cubs have been shut out. The previous one was at St. Louis, 5-0, in 2017.
The Cubs also lost on the holiday last year. They have dropped five of six and seven of nine. Their overall record is 54-73-2, a winning percentage of .426.
This series, despite the two shutout losses, doesn’t really concern me that much. The Cubs did score seven runs Friday in a ballpark that appears to be playing as an extreme pitchers’ park this year. They allowed one, six and three runs in the three games, a total of 10, which isn’t too terrible.
All they can do is pick up the pieces, try to get things together after an off day Monday, and try to begin winning again against the Braves. The Cubs and Braves entered the day tied for MLB’s best record, though the Braves are leading the Dodgers late at the time of this recap. Colin Rea is listed as the Cubs starter for the series opener in Atlanta on Tuesday. At this time the Braves do not have a starter listed, but if they stay on rotation it could be Martin Perez facing the Cubs. Game time Tuesday is 6:15 p.m. CT and TV coverage will be via Marquee Sports Network (and TBS outside the Cubs and Braves market territories).
The Yankees were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon after the Brewers walked them off for a second day in a row.
Here are the takeaways...
-- Carlos Rodon was making his season debut for the Yankees, but before the left-hander could even take the mound Aaron Judge gave him the lead by launching an opposite-field solo home run in the top of the first inning against Brewers starter Logan Henderson.
It was Judge’s AL-leading 16th homer of the season and his seventh in the first inning.
-- Rodon graciously accepted the early advantage and held Milwaukee scoreless for the first three innings despite some early control issues which led to two walks. Those control issues followed him into the fourth inning, when Rodon walked the first two before hitting a batter to load the bases.
-- Rodon nearly escaped the inning with just one run allowed after a force out at home and a sacrifice fly got him on the doorstep of a successful inning. However, following a wild pitch, Blake Perkins got the Brewers’ first hit of the game, a single to center, that drove in two and put Milwaukee in front, 3-2.
It was terrible timing by Rodon, who allowed just two hits during his outing, to give up his first hit. Rodon was pulled with one out in the fifth after a hit and his fifth walk of the day to give way to Jake Bird,who struck out the next two batters.
Rodon’s final line: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K on 78 pitches (42 strikes).
-- New York tied it in the sixth on Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s RBI double, but it could’ve been more had Judge not been caught stealing following a walk. Cody Bellinger also walked and scored from first on Chisholm’s double.
-- The game stayed tied into the bottom of the ninth inning after Bird, Paul Blackburn, Fernando Cruz and Tim Hill kept Milwaukee off the board. In the ninth it was David Bednar’s turn, but after he retired the first two of the inning via strikeout, Brice Turang ambushed the closer’s first pitch of the at-bat and deposited it 411 feet for the walk-off home run.
-- Spencer Jones will remember this game for a long time as he got his first major league hit in the second inning, a single that had an RBI attached to it. He finished 1-for-4.
Game MVP: Brice Turang
Turang sent the home fans happy with his walk-off blast.
BALTIMORE — All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson suffered a left shoulder sprain diving for a ground ball and was removed in the fifth inning of the Athletics' game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Sunday, May 10.
Wilson's left arm was in a sling following the A's 2-1 loss to the Orioles, and manager Mark Kotsay said Wilson will need to undergo additional imaging before a full prognosis is made. The A's are off Monday and play host to the St. Louis Cardinals in West Sacramento on Tuesday.
Wilson went to his left and laid out on the grass attempting to corral Gunnar Henderson's line drive up the middle. He smothered the ball, preventing a run from scoring, but stayed down on the grass momentarily as Henderson reached on a single.
After a brief consultation with an athletic trainer and Kotsay, Wilson jogged off and was replaced by Darell Hernaiz.
"He knew he injured something in the shoulder area," Kotsay said. "It's unfortunate. He made a great play, but anytime you're put in that position of making a great play and it results in injury, it's kind of tough.
"But that's the way Jacob plays the game. He plays the game hard."
Wilson, 24, is batting .292 with a .709 OPS this season. He finished runner-up in 2025 American League Rookie of the Year voting, a season during which he batted .311 with an .800 OPS. Hernaiz is likely the stopgap solution should the club place Wilson on the injured list.
While Wilson has not matched the breakneck pace of his rookie season, when he banged out 151 hits in 125 games, any significant loss would be significant for the A's, who at 21-19 are atop the American League West and have the AL's third best record.
"He’s been huge. He’s our everyday shortstop," says catcher Shea Langeliers, who at .336 leads the AL in batting. "We need him in the lineup. Hopefully, it’s not bad."
Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang (2) celebrates his walk off home run during the ninth inning of their game against the New York Yankees Sunday, May 10, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Yankees 4-3. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Twenty years ago, Bill Hall (one of the author’s all-time favorite players), wearing No. 2, hit a walk-off home run with a pink bat on Mother’s Day. Today, Brice Turang, also No. 2, used a pink bat to add another chapter to Milwaukee Mother’s Day lore when he walked off the Yankees with a two-out, game-ending homer that just squeaked over the wall in center field.
Brewer starter Logan Henderson got off to a positive start with a strikeout of Trent Grisham. Ben Rice, who was next, made hard contact, but Blake Perkins — playing in right field, where he has made only four appearances in the last three seasons combined — made a fantastic catch on the run. Next up was Aaron Judge, and while the Brewers have done an excellent job keeping him down in this series (he was 1-for-6 with only a single and three walks), you can’t do it forever: Judge drove a first-pitch fastball, which was right down the middle, out to right field for his league-leading 16th home run of the season. If he’s going to get you, a solo home run with two outs isn’t a bad time for him to get you.
After the Judge homer, Henderson walked Cody Bellinger, who then stole second base with Jazz Chisholm Jr. at the plate, but Chisholm struck out to end the inning.
Carlos Rodón, who had arthroscopic surgery on his throwing elbow in October and was thus making his first start of the year, walked Chourio to start his 12th major league season. Brice Turang tried to spring a surprise bunt on the Yankees, but Rodón made a nice play to throw Turang out, so Turang’s bunt went into the book as a sacrifice (though he was certainly trying to get a hit). Last night’s walk-off hero, William Contreras, became Rodón’s first strikeout victim this season, and Gary Sánchez struck out, too, and the leadoff walk went for naught.
Ryan McMahon made Henderson work to start the second inning, and would’ve had a 10-pitch leadoff bloop single if not for a nice catch by Luis Rengifo down the third-base line. José Caballero smoked a ball to center field with one out, and despite a valiant effort by Garrett Mitchell, it got over his head for a double. Spencer Jones ambushed Henderson’s next pitch and lined an RBI single to center for his first career hit (after going hitless on Friday). Henderson clearly wasn’t fooling the dangerous Yankee lineup, as four of their first six batted balls were hit at more than 104 mph, but he was able to get the next two — J.C. Escarra on a pop-up, and Grisham on a ground ball that hit Jones, resulting in an automatic out.
Vaughn drew an eight-pitch walk to start the bottom of the second, giving the Brewers a leadoff baserunner for the second straight inning. But Rodón struck out Rengifo and Mitchell and got Perkins to ground out to second, and the inning ended with Vaughn still at first.
Rice put a scare into the Milwaukee faithful with a deep fly ball to start the third, but it held up for Mitchell in center. Henderson then struck out Judge and got Bellinger to pop out, so his first 1-2-3 inning came against the meatiest part of the Yankee lineup. Milwaukee had nothing in the bottom of the inning except three groundouts from Joey Ortiz, Chourio, and Turang.
Henderson had another three-up, three-down inning in the fourth, an especially efficient one with just nine pitches thrown. Contreras walked to start the bottom of the inning, the third time in four innings that Rodón had issued a free pass to the leadoff hitter. Sánchez walked, too, and with the benefit of a successful challenge during the at-bat, Rodón had thrown eight straight balls to start the inning. After a mound visit, Rodón hit Vaughn with a fastball up and in that got him in the shoulder, and Milwaukee had the bases loaded with no outs (and no hits!).
Rengifo hit a ground ball to third, and McMahon went home with it to get the first out. Mitchell fell behind 0-2, but managed to hit a sac fly to center that scored Sánchez and cut New York’s lead in half. A wild pitch advanced both runners to second and third with Perkins at the plate, and Perkins came through — he hit a line drive up the middle, just beyond the reach of a diving Chisholm, and because of the wild pitch, both Vaughn and Rengifo were able to score. Milwaukee, suddenly, had a 3-2 lead.
Henderson, by this point, was pretty locked in, and he sat down Jones, Escarra, and Grisham in order, with strikeouts of the first two. If you count the ball in the second inning that hit Jones — which was technically scored as a single, even though it would’ve almost certainly been a groundout had it not hit Jones — he’d retired 11 in a row. That would be the end of the line for Henderson, though, who was at 74 pitches and facing the prospect of dealing with the scary part of the Yankees’ lineup for a third time. While it was a bit sketchy in the first two innings, Henderson settled in nicely and finished with five innings, four hits, one walk, and two runs allowed, five strikeouts, and was in line for the win.
With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Turang hit a single up the middle, Contreras walked, and that was the end of the afternoon for Rodón. He was replaced by Jake Bird, who struck out Sánchez looking on a pitch that needed to be overturned by an Escarra challenge. Bird then struck out Vaughn, and the Brewers couldn’t take advantage of their two on, one out situation.
DL Hall was the pitcher tasked with facing the Rice-Judge-Bellinger section of the Yankee lineup. Hall got Rice on a groundout for the first out; Judge walked, but was caught trying to steal second. But with two outs, Hall issued a walk to Bellinger and then gave up a double to Chisholm, which tied the game at 3-3. Hall has been really good this season, but not being able to get either of Bellinger or Chisholm, both lefties, wasn’t great. A McMahon groundout ended the inning, but Milwaukee’s lead had disappeared.
Milwaukee got a leadoff baserunner against the new Yankee pitcher, Paul Blackburn, when Rengifo hit a slow bouncer to third base, and McMahon’s throw was errant. (I thought Rengifo would’ve beaten the throw anyway, but that wasn’t how it was scored.) Mitchell struck out looking, and Perkins was replaced in the lineup by Sal Frelick, who walked (Rengifo stole second during the at-bat, but either way, the Brewers had runners on first and second with one out).
Ortiz was up, and he hit a grounder to third that wasn’t quite hit hard enough for McMahon to turn a 5-3 double play. Somewhat surprisingly, the Yankees pulled Blackburn (who is right-handed) for Fernando Cruz (who is also right-handed) to face the right-handed-hitting Chourio with two outs. Regardless of the reasoning, it worked, and Chourio flew out to right to end the inning with the score still tied at three.
Trevor Megill was the new Brewer pitcher in the top of the seventh, and he got to show off his graceful athleticism when Caballero popped up a bunt for the first out. Jones then grounded out on the first pitch he saw, and after throwing just three pitches, Megill had two outs. Megill then walked Escarra, the No. 9 hitter, never a good move, but he struck out Grisham to end the frame.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Brewers had Turang, Contreras, and Sánchez due up against Cruz, so it was a good time for the Brewers — who’d had a bunch of baserunners but just two hits to that point — to make a move. Turang just missed extra bases when a fly ball down the right-field line went foul by a couple of feet; a pitch later, he struck out. On the first pitch Contreras saw, he blooped a single into right field to give Milwaukee a baserunner. But Cruz struck out Sánchez and Vaughn, and the inning was over.
Aaron Ashby, who threw 27 pitches in two innings yesterday, was the Brewer pitcher in the eighth. He made Rice look foolish for the first out, then surprised Judge with a 99-mph sinker on the low inside corner on a 3-2 pitch to get him looking. Bellinger, with a nice piece of defensive hitting, knocked a single to right with two outs, but Ashby recovered to strike out Chisholm; he was quite dominant in his inning of work.
Tim Hill came to the mound for New York in the bottom of the eighth, and Rengifo greeted him by lining a single to left. Mitchell, who tried to bunt early in his at-bat, hit a ball hard up the middle, but the Yankees had him positioned perfectly and turned an easy double play. Frelick then grounded out on the first pitch he saw, and Hill was through the inning on just seven pitches.
Milwaukee turned to Abner Uribe to keep the game tied in the ninth. He allowed a one-out walk to Caballero, but didn’t have much trouble getting three outs to send the Brewers to the bottom of the ninth with the score tied.
Yankee closer David Bednar was in for the bottom of the ninth, and he struck out Ortiz and Chourio to start the inning. But Turang, the budding superstar, was up next, and he jumped on Bednar’s first pitch, a curveball that didn’t get low enough. Turang crushed it to center field, and the only question was whether it would be over or off the wall. It just cleared the yellow line in the deepest part of the ballpark and landed 411 feet away for a game-ending, sweep-clinching homer.
This was a fun win in what was one of the better regular-season series in recent Brewers history (and their first sweep of the Yankees since 1989). The Yankees, who came in with an AL-best 26-12 record, were swept at the hands of the Brewers, who look to have new life after Chourio and Vaughn rejoined the lineup. That said, they’ve succeeded mostly because of their pitching in the five games (four of which they’ve won) since those important right-handed hitters returned, and today was another example. Henderson, Hall, Megill, Ashby, and Uribe worked around six hits and five walks to hold the powerful Yankee lineup to just three runs.
On the offensive side, Turang was the obvious hero, as he finished 2-for-4 with the solo homer. William Contreras reached three times (1-for-2 with a single and two walks), and Perkins had a nice moment himself with the big hit early in the game, a two-run single that gave the Brewers their first lead.
What a great series! Milwaukee is off Monday, and then they’ll welcome the San Diego Padres to American Family Field from Tuesday through Thursday. (Will Christian Yelich be with them?) For now, we get a day to bask in the glory of this win.
Smokies infielder Carter Trice (29) celebrates a double during a minor league baseball game between the Knoxville Smokies and the Chattanooga Lookouts at Covenant Health Park in Knoxville, Tenn., on April 21, 2026. | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Right-hander Jostin Florentino was promoted from the rookie ball ACL Cubs to High-A South Bend.
Ty Blach started and took the loss. An error by shortstop Ben Cowles extended the third inning, and with that extra out Kahil Watson hit the first of his two home runs today. The final line on Blach was three unearned runs on four hits over three innings. He struck out two and walked no one.
Kenton Egbert relieved Blach in his Triple-A debut and he gave up a two-run home run to Watson in the fifth. Egbert’s final line was three runs on seven hits over three innings. He struck out one and walked no one.
Tyler Ferguson made his Cubs organizational debut. He pitched the seventh inning, retired the side in order and struck out two. His fastball averaged 95.3 miles per hour, but he mostly (50 percent of his pitches) relied on his 84 mph sweeper.
Second baseman Pedro Ramírez hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. That home run set a new career-high for home runs in a season for Ramîrez with nine. He finished the game 2 for 4.
Starter Jace Beck gave the Smokies four scoreless innings, permitting just three hits. Beck struck out two and walked no one.
Nick Dean pitched the next four innings and got the win after he gave up two runs, one earned, on four hits. Dean struck out six and walked no one.
It was a non-save situation, but Evan Taylor chipped in two scoreless innings to close out the game. He allowed two hits and no walks. Taylor struck out four.
Smokies pitchers combined to strike out 12 and walk no one.
Knoxville’s bats were silent, however, as Barons starter Dylan Cumming one-hit the Smokies through six innings, but he left the game after that and the Smokies jumped all over two Barons relievers for seven runs in the seventh inning, highlighted by a grand slam by center fielder Carter Trice. It was Trice’s third home run of the year. Trice went 1 for 3 with a walk.
Right fielder Andy Garriola had an RBI double in the seventh. He was 1 for 3 with a walk and one run scored.
Trice’s slam.
CARTER TRICE GRAND SLAM 🚨🚨
Nothing says Happy Mother’s Day like a 7th inning grand slam 💐 Smokies take the lead 4-2! pic.twitter.com/P54JEJVvgD
— Knoxville Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) May 10, 2026
Jostin Florentino made his 2026 debut and he took the loss after allowing four runs on three hits over 3.2 innings. All four runs came in the fourth inning after allowing just one walk (and nothing else) over the first three innings, so that’s a good argument that he was just left in too long in his first start of the season. Florentino struck out four and walked two.
South Bend didn’t have a hit in this game until the seventh inning when first baseman Cameron Sisneros broke up the no-no with a single. Sisneros finished 2 for 3 with a double and one run scored.
Second baseman Drew Bowser was 1 for 3 with a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning. He also scored one run.
Four Florentino strikeouts.
Jostin Florentino made his 2026 debut this afternoon: 3.2 IP | 3 H | 4 R | 2 BB | 4 K
Two inherited runners scored after he exited. His fastball sat 90-92 mph and the sweeper looked really sharp.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 10: Chase Meidroth #10 of the Chicago White Sox dives and misses a ground ball against the Seattle Mariners in the ninth inning at Rate Field on May 10, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hirschuber/Getty Images) | Getty Images
White Sox 2, Mariners 1
Logan on the upswing: Connor Joe, .15 WPA (Sorry, I meant to have an additional category, but clearly the leader was Logan Gilbert, .39 WPA)
Everyone who was actually swinging a bat today: Eduard Bazardo, -.53 WPA
Game thread comment of the day: Fritz wants us to really dive deep on Josh Naylor’s call-up story, I think.
May 10, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber (12) is greeted at home plate after hitting his second home run of the game against the Colorado Rockies during the second inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images | John Jones-Imagn Images
Listen, you’re probably reading this because you were out today doing things with your mom, wife, grandmother, someone. And that’s fine. It’s darn near impossible to watch every single baseball game. So today, just know this: if you missed the baseball game, thank the moms of Cristopher Sanchez and Kyle Schwarber for giving them to us.
In the first inning, Schwarber and Bryce Harper, sans migraine headache, started the scoring with back to back home runs off Tomoyuki Sugano.
— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 10, 2026
The third run came in the third inning when Bryson Stott scored when trying to steal third and an error by Hunter Goodman allowed him to scamper home. Alec Bohm, who had walked and gotten to second on said error, scored himself when a sacrifice fly by Trea Turner made the score 4-0.
Meanwhile, Sanchez just kept rolling along, setting down Rockies hitter after Rockies hitter without breaking much of a sweat. There was a tiny little issue in the third, but that was really it. He’s rounding back into Cy Young form right when the team needs it.
Alec Bohm gave them their sixth run as his nice weekend continued, driving in Brandon Marsh with an RBI single.
MESA, ARIZONA - MARCH 22, 2026: Henry Bolte #16 of the Athletics hits an RBI single during the second inning of a spring training Spring Breakout game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Hohokam Stadium on March 22, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images
What Henry Bolte did Thursday-Saturday was phenomenal, historical, and raised the question of whether his time is now. Bolte went 12 for 12 from the latter part of Thursday’s game through Saturday’s game, 5 for 5 each of Friday and Saturday — with one single, 4 doubles, 1 triple, and 4 HRs.
The problem is the crowded outfield even with Denzel Clarke sidelined and Brent Rooker back as the every day DH. I thought even so there was a path for Bolte to fit in now if the A’s thought he was ready for prime time — and that only became more the case when Jacob Wilson’s dive for a ground ball ended with a shoulder strain.
Wilson’s injury, the severity of which is still to be determined, solidifies Zack Gelof’s place on the infield for the coming days (and possibly weeks). Gelof, along with Darell Hernaiz and Brett Harris, give the A’s ample infield coverage. So they could, assuming they place Wilson on the IL, replace him not with an infielder but rather with an outfielder.
Meanwhile, the big question has been where would Bolte play and who would he displace? Lawrence Butler and Carlos Cortes, along with Tyler Soderstrom and Brent Rooker, occupy 4 spots and LF-CF-RF-DH are exactly 4 spots. Colby Thomas is also in the mix against LHP.
The answer lies in a rotation that doesn’t bench anyone but gives each player the occasional breather in order to get others in, one which would allow the A’s to get Butler out of playing so much CF and to give Bolte enough playing time to warrant the call up.
A rotation like this puts Bolte in the lineup 5 of 6 games, Rooker at DH 5 of 6 games, puts Butler in CF only once a week, gives Cortes a start 2/3 of the time, and sits Soderstrom half the time against LHPs (he has a .133 BA, 20 wRC+ this season) and Butler against LHPs (.160 BA, 40 wRC+).
It’s a reasonably good balance that also fortifies the bench a bit with one of these players available to pinch hit. Meanwhile, Gelof is your every day 3Bman with Hernaiz at SS and Harris on the bench — this may not be ideal but it’s what the A’s have if Wilson goes on the IL, as there are no natural reinforcements ready in the minors.
Now, as I write this Bolte has fallen into in a deep slump, 0-3 with a K in today’s game. So he’s only 12 for his last 15 with 10 extra base hits. But his .351/.419/.669 line entering play today is not a Las Vegas or PCL mirage: in the park and league adjusted wRC+ he stood at 159, and the all-important K rate was down to 22.1% for the season. And Bolte is only 22, still young for the league.
Do the A’s feel Bolte’s time is now? Did they when they woke up this morning, and did Wilson’s injury move the needle? We will know in the next 36 hours as the A’s fly home to host the Cardinals on Tuesday night. But with who on the roster and who in the lineup???
May 10, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) walks off the mound after collecting his 1,900 career strikeout during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images | Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
The Texas Rangers scored three runs while the Chicago Cubs scored zero runs.
We’ve reached peak baseball at The Shed with two teams playing a full nine inning game in which neither team had a hit with RISP.
The good news is it was only a nine inning game without a hit with RISP for either team because the Rangers scored via a ground out and then Josh Jung singled and Evan Carter homered with two outs in the bottom of the eighth for some much-appreciated insurance.
Further good news, the victory was Texas’ second shutout victory in a row against the NL’s top club and it also means the Rangers are now on the other side of the hellish 40-game slate MLB saddled them with to begin the season.
Through a quarter of the 2026 season, the Rangers are 19-21. Is that ideal? No. But all things considered, it’s not the worst result. Now Texas can test itself against some not-league best teams and perhaps they can rise in the otherwise mid-as-all-heck American League.
P.S. Tell your mom you love them.
Player of the Game: Today’s starter Jacob deGrom was deGreat as the superlative veteran produced seven shutout innings allowing just three hits and zero walks to go along with ten strikeouts as he reached the 1,900 K mark for his career.
If you were to draw up an ideal outing, it would look a lot like deGrom’s from today.
Up Next: The Rangers welcome the Diamondbacks to Arlington as RHP Nathan Eovaldi will attempt to reenact Game 5 of the 2023 World Series against RHP Michael Soroka for Arizona.
The first pitch in Monday’s series opener is scheduled for 7:05 pm CDT and you can watch it on the Rangers Sports Network.
May 10, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Kendry Rojas (60) throws a pitch during the third inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images | David Dermer-Imagn Images
Before any game action today, a quick shoutout to all the Moms out there this 2026 Mother’s Day! I just returned from a trip with my mom to see the Twins in Washington, D.C.! I calculated that she has now seen 10 baseball stadiums (one I’ll never get to—Metropolitan Stadium). It probably helps to have a baseball die-hard son (haha). I pity the fool who doesn’t think of their mother today…
Baseball-wise, the Minnesota Twins—for the second consecutive Lord’s Day—threw their rag-tag bullpen assemblage out to the mound from “Play Ball!” and somehow again came away with a victory.
The Twins struck first in the top of the third inning when a Kody Clemens double was pushed to third base by a Brooks Lee single—and then Kody scampered home on a Guardians SP Gavin Williams heave to the backstop.
The lead didn’t last long—a Jose Ramirez (who else) single scored Brayan Rocchio in B3—but MN second-man-out-of-the-pen Kendry Rojas induced an Angel Martinez fly out to the warning track with the bases loaded. Phew!
In T4, a Ryan Jeffers double and an Austin Martin single seemed to be cooking up more runs—until a Luke Keaschall GIDP doused the fire.
Fortunately, T5 brought more action—and actual scoreboard movement! Clemens again started the rally with a 2B, then scored this time on a Lee 1B. Royce Lewis then chipped in a 2B of his own to score Lee. After two outs, it looked as if the inning might fizzle with nothing further—until Josh Bell cracked a 1B plating Lewis and Martin thought “hey, that was fun—let me try it!”. 5-1 Twins!
After Rojas departed mid-B5 after some really solid (if wild) work, RP Travis Adams’ two-out BB came back to haunt on a Daniel Schneeman RBI single. Once again, however, a Twins reliever wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam to keep the damage to a minimum. 5-2 Twins.
A Chase DeLauter 1B pulled CLE to within two runs, but Anthony Banda put down further rebellion. 5-3 Twins.
As they are wont to do, Cleveland continued chipping away—this time a DeLauter RBI ground-out in B8. Yet again, this time it was Luis Garcia dousing a RISP threat. 5-4 Twins.
That is where the score would stay, with Yoendrys Gomez (who I’m sure you’ll remember on the ‘26 Sporcle roster quiz) recording the save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Your Final: Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Guardians 4
For the first time since September of 2023, the Twins have won a series at Progressive Field. The combination of Morris, Rojas, Adams, Banda, Garcia, & Gomez held Cleveland to 4 runs. While perhaps unremarkable by other clubs’ standards, after a week of MN bullpen blow-ups it was truly a remarkable thing to behold.
Go call your Mom and tell her the Twins won!
Zach’s Zealot
Clemens: 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 1 SB (3B), generally just the offensive instigator all afternoon!
CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 10: Brayan Rocchio #4 of the Cleveland Guardians doubles on a sharp fly ball to center field in the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field on May 10, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Russell Lee Verlinger/Cleveland Guardians/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Today’s Mother’s Day matinee gave us fans the first look at the newest Cleveland Guardian, Patrick Bailey and Tony Arnerich as a manager. Bailey got his first start as catcher for the club, hitting 8th and catching for Gavin Williams. Stephen Vogt was unable to manage today’s game due to illness, prompting Arnerich to step in. Gavin came into today’s game 5-2. Williams had a textbook start to the game, only allowing one run through the fourth inning. On a day where José is DH-ing, it is always nice when the defense still backs up the pitcher. In the top of the fourth, the Guards turned an impressive double play to retire the side.
The fifth inning saw a mini implosion from Gavin. In the top of the fifth, Gavin gave up 6 hits, allowing the Minnesota Twins to score 4 runs. He went 1-2-3 in the sixth inning, finishing his day 6.0IP/10H/5R/1BB/6K on 101 pitches.
Cleveland offense peppered in some runs, once again struggling to capitalize with runners in scoring position. Going into the bottom of the seventh, the team was 3-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded a base runner in every inning except the first.
The Guardians’ first run came in the bottom of the third on three single. Brayan Rocchio hit a lead off single to right. Chase DeLauter reached on a single and was follow up by José Ramírez hitting a RBI single.
In the bottom of the fifth, with two outs, the offense pieced together another run. Kyle Manzardo drew a walk and scored on back-to-back singles from Daniel Schneemann and Angel Martínez. Travis Bazzana drew a walk, loading them up for nothing to happen. Patrick Bailey struck out to end the inning.
In the bottom of the sixth, yet another patch work run crossed the plate. Much like the third inning, Brayan Rocchio and Chase DeLauter manufactured a run on back-to-back singles.
Patrick Bailey did get to flash his highly touted defense in the top of the seventh. Trevor Larnach was caught stealing 2nd base with a throw from Bailey to Rocchio.
Franco Aleman made his major league debut only a few days after his call up and proved to be everything he was expected to be. Aleman pitched two innings of much needed scoreless baseball. Aleman allowed two hits and struck out a batter.
The Guardians continued their piecemeal scoring attempt in the bottom of the eighth. Arnerich made the call to pinch hit David Fry for Patrick Bailey as the Twins turn to RHP Luis García. It was the right choice as David Fry hit a lead off single. Brayan Rocchio continued his hot hitting day, slapping another single of his own. Rocchio went 4-for-4 on the day with 3 singles and a double. A still struggling Steven Kwan laid down a perfect sac bunt to move both runners to scoring position. CDL hit into a ground out to first, but it allowed Fry to score, bringing the Guards within one run.
Tim Herrin was tasked with closing the game. The lefty got himself in a bit of a high leverage situation, but shut it down and maintained his 0.00 ERA. A single, sac bunt, and stolen base had the runner on third with two outs and Byron Buxton up to bat. Arenrich learned from last night’s Buxton beat down and wisely intentionally walked the Twin. The final out, Victor Caratini, flied out to Chase DeLauter who caught the ball on the warning track.
Schneemann, Angel, and Bazz went 1-2-3 to end the game, adding another loss to the Guardians’ record against one of the worst bullpens in the American League. The Guardians scored 4 runs on 11 hits and 6 walks.
MIAMI, FL - MAY 10: Miami Marlins center fielder Esteury Ruiz (3) slides to home base to score a run during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals on May 10, 2026 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.(Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Christopher Morel hit a go-ahead single in the eighth to lift the Miami Marlins past the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Sunday.
Morel’s one-out hit to center against Gus Varland (0-1) put the Marlins up by one run in the eighth. Following Miami’s second double steal of the inning, Heriberto Hernández hit a two-run single that scored Morel and Jakob Marsee, who was part of both double steals to give him 12 stolen bases on the season, tied for fifth in the major leagues.
Miami leads with 48 stolen bases.
Andrew Nardi got the first two outs of the ninth before rookie Josh Ekness got the final out for his first big league save. Miami won its second straight game after losing five of its previous six.
Calvin Faucher (4-2) walked one and didn’t surrender a hit in two scoreless innings of relief.
Liam Hicks put the Marlins on the board with a run-scoring single in the third. Xavier Edwards then scored on a fielding error by shortstop Nasim Nuñez on Otto Lopez’s fielder’s choice.
Sandy Alcantara allowed two runs and five hits in six innings. Brady House hit a run-scoring groundout in the fourth and Luis García Jr. had an RBI double in the fifth.
Cade Cavalli allowed two runs and four hits with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. He hit three batters, including two straight in the sixth.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 10: Cristopher Sánchez #61 of the Philadelphia Phillies delivers a pitch in the first inning during a game against the Colorado Rockies at Citizens Bank Park on May 10, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It was a Mother’s Day to forget in Philadelphia, as the Colorado Rockies were blanked by the Phillies 6-0. They managed six hits, but they also struck out 10 times and did not walk once.
Sugano struggled early, but settled in later
Tomoyuki Sugano 菅野 智之 struggled out of the gate, striking out Trea Turner but then giving up back-to-back homers in the first to Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper to give the Phillies an early 2-0 lead.
He got Adolis García to line out to center but then Brandon Marsh singled before J.T. Realmuto flied out to end the inning.
In the second, things didn’t get much better.
Bryson Stott doubled to lead off the inning and then Alec Bohm walked. Stott then stole third and scored on a throwing error by Goodman, which also allowed Bohm to reach second. Justin Crawford then grounded out to first, but Turner hit a sac fly to score Bohm and put the Phillies up 4-0. Schwarber then homered again — marking his 38th-career multi-homer game — to tack on another run, but Harper grounded out to first to end the inning.
In the third, he allowed just one hit to the second batter — Marsh — and then sent down five straight before giving up another single to Schwarber in the fifth. Luckily, Harper grounded into a double play and then García struck out to end Sugano’s night.
“After [the first two innings] I thought he executed better,” manager Warren Schaeffer said after the game. “In the first two innings, I don’t think he was putting the ball where he wanted to put it and a good team like that with those left-handed hitters are going to make you pay. But after that he gave us three zeroes and protected the ‘pen and then did his job.”
In total, Sugano pitched five innings. and allowed five runs on seven hits with one walk and two strikeouts. All five runs came on three homers.
Rockies offense kept stranding batters
The Rockies offense once again struggled against the Phillies pitching, especially Cristopher Sánchez. Sánchez threw seven shutout innings, allowing six hits and seven strikeouts. The combo of Jonathan Bowlan and Jhoan Duran racked up three more strikeouts in the final two innings without allowing a hit.
Hunter Goodman singled in the first, but then Willi Castro popped out to short to end the inning. Brenton Doyle, Mickey Moniak and Kyle Karros went down in order in the second, but then Ezequiel Tovar and Jake McCarthy led off the third with back-to-back singles.
However, Jordan Beck lined out and Tyler Freeman and Goodman both struck out swinging to end the threat. The Rockies then went down in order in the fourth and fifth before managing another single by Beck to lead off the sixth.
They batted around in the seventh a little bit with singles again by Moniak and Tovar (who had two hits on the night), but unfortunately Jake McCarthy flew out after nearly homering to end the inning.
In total, the Rockies only had multiple men on in the third and seventh, but weren’t able to capitalize either time. Tovar was the only hitter with multiple hits, as he went 2-for-3. He was also one of three starters to not strike out once (also Beck and Doyle).
“Sánchez’s changeup is deadly,” Schaeffer said. “We didn’t have an answer for it today. I thought [Tovar] swung the bat well today, got the ball up, but in general (with) Sánchez, we didn’t have an answer for that changeup. (He’s got) a good fastball, too. He’s a good pitcher for a reason.”
Up Next
The Rockies have an off day tomorrow before heading to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Michael Lorenzen will face off against Paul Skenes. First pitch is at 4:40pm MT. See you then!
May 10, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider checks in with center fielder Daulton Varsho (5) after a potential injury against the Los Angeles Angels in the eigth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images | David Kirouac-Imagn Images
Angels 6 Blue Jays 1
Well that was awful.
The Jays got a run in the first and then didn’t get another base runner until the eighth. They did load the bases in the eighth, but Vlad ground out softly to third to end the chance
We had five hits on the day. Daulton Varsho had two (just barely beating out an infield single for the second one). Ernie Clement, Kazuma Okamoto and Myles Straw had one each.
Vlad is looking lost at the plate. The sooner he figures it out the better. Jesus Sanchez struck out three times. Lenyn Sosa twice.
Pitching?
Spencer Miles was terrific, throwing three innings, giving up two hits, getting two strikeouts without allowing a run. Tommy Nance had a quick fourth.
And then Eric Lauer came in. It was not good. Walk, homer, ground out, strike out, double, walk, double. Four runs in the inning. And that was pretty much the game.
He did end up throwing five innings, but allowed five hits, six earned, three homers, two walks and four strikeouts. As good as he was last year, he’s been awful this year. His velocity is down, but I don’t know if that’s enough to explain how bad he’s been. He’s got a 6.69 ERA now and there is no reason to expect it to get better.
I really have no idea what they are going to do. There isn’t anyone who’s ready to be slotted into the spot. Shane Bieber won’t be read for a month. Jose Berries is, well I don’t know, but there is inflammation and he’s not likely to be activated soon. Max Scherzer is finding that it takes longer to heal when you are the wrong side of 40.
And on top of all that:
Addison Barger is getting an MRI on his elbow.
He woke up with a limited range of motion today, John Schneider says. #BlueJays
Tomorrow the Rays come to town (and it is much better to see them in Toronto than at Tropicana). Drew Rasmussen (2-1, 2.95) vs. Kevin Gausman (2-1, 3.09).
