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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!

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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

— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) May 10, 2026

Jay of the Day: Miles (0.16 WPA)

Other Award: Lauer (-0.49) and Vlad (-0.09).

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).

Let’s just go ahead and forget almost everything that happened during the first week of the month of May, shall we?

Fresh off a streak-busting victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday spearheaded by Chase Burns, it was once again a Cincinnati Reds starter that fueled a win on Sunday. This time, it was 2025 All Star Andrew Abbott, who fired 6.0 IP of efficient (85 pitches), scoreless ball in his best outing since Opening Day. The bullpen backed up Abbott, who’ll take hom today’s Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game honors, and that was more than enough for a Reds offense that poured out 5 runs on Astros pitching on the day.

Spencer Steer homered from the #2 spot in the order, doing so after manager Terry Francona moved him up along with Will Benson (who was on-base twice out of the leadoff spot). Elly De La Cruz chipped in with a trio of hits and a steal, JJ Bleday continued his white-hot start in a Reds uniform by tripling in a pair of runs (along with a pair of walks, a steal, and a run scored) and Blake Dunn doubled and walked in a rare start against a RHP.

All told, the Reds pounded out 9 hits, walked five times, and Benson’s HBP added on to a pretty excellent offensive showing when the club really, truly needed it.

Other Notes

• Abbott’s full line: 6.0 IP, 3 H, BB, 5 K on 85 pitches. He lowered his season ERA down to 4.47 and looked much, much more like his typical self.
• The bullpen allowed nary a hit nor walk while fanning 5 across 3.0 IP. Hat tip to Tejay Antone, Sam Moll, and Graham Ashcraft on a great day of work.
• Matt McLain, who was once again batting 8th, walked twice (one of which drove in a run). The walks are great from him, obviously, but man it would be wonderful to see him hit a ball hard again.
• For the third time already this season, the Reds will have a day-off after having played a game in Cincinnati in which their next game is also at home. So, they get a nice little break without having to travel through it. Nex tup will be the Washington Nationals in town on Tuesday, and Brady Singer will get the start in that one. It remains to be seen how the Reds will line up their rotation after that as Rhett Lowder is heading to the IL for some rest.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in DRBland. The Rays were in Boston, where everyone was wearing a touch of pink to wrap up the weekend series. The Rays were first in the AL East by a wee little percentage point and hoping to push ahead and claim it properly this week. To deal with Boston, the Rays were relying on Nick Martinez on the mound, while the Red Sox had Payton Tolle up.

The Rays wasted little time getting on the board, as Junior Caminero hit a one-out home run in the top of the first inning. Two outs followed, but the Rays had the initial lead.

Junior jumpstart 😝 pic.twitter.com/3GZctrMtab

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 10, 2026

In the home half of the inning, with one out, Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch to get a free bag. Two outs followed, though, keeping the Red Sox scoreless. Contreras was apparently not feeling great after being hit by that pitch, though, and he left the game between inning, being replaced by Andruw Monasterio.

Ryan Vilade singled to start the second, but he tried to leg it out into a double and was snagged at second base. Two outs followed, ending the inning in short order. In the home half, Mickey Gaspar and his incredible mustache got a one-out double, but the Red Sox ended up leaving him stranded.

The Rays got riled up in the third. Nick Fortes got a leadoff single, then advanced to second on a sac bunt by Taylor Walls. Chandler Simpson singled to score Fortest, with some thanks to an ugly Trevor Story deflection, that let the ball dribble out into left. Jarren Duran threw home for some weird reason instead of to second, and Simpson was able to safely wind up at second after all was said and done. Story was charged with an error. With two outs, Ben Williamson singled, bringing Simpson home. Yandy Diaz then singled as well, putting runners at the corners, but no additional runs scored.

On the move pic.twitter.com/KqHuSS3uPW

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 10, 2026

B-Dub brings Chan 🏠 pic.twitter.com/6s3DLMC4xu

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 10, 2026

Caleb Durbin started the home half by getting hit by a pitch, the second of the game for Martinez. They might want to be careful of that, things got zesty in a Red Sox game last week when they thought those HBPs were intentional. Durbin then attempted to steal second and was caught. With two outs, Monasterio doubled, but the Sox left him stranded.

In the fourth, Cedric Mullins got a leadoff single, then tried to steal second and got caught in a very lengthy rundown. Two outs followed. Masataka Yoshida singled to start the bottom of the fourth. The Rays got three outs in a row to follow that, though.

The Rays went 1-2-3 for the first time this game in the fifth. With two outs in the home half, Duran singled. Monasterio singled right behind him, putting two men on, a pop-out ended the threat and the inning.

Tolle’s day was done after five, and he was replaced by Zack Kelly. Kelly gave up a leadoff walk to Williamson. Then, with one out, a pinch-hitting Jonathan Aranda singled. That was it for Kelly, who was then replaced by Tyler Samaniego. Cedric Mullins put down a sacrifice bunt, scoring Williamson and extending the Rays’ lead. A lineout ended the inning, but we love to see insurance runs.

It's kind of our thing pic.twitter.com/Wog0uDtaXq

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 10, 2026

In the bottom of the inning, Trevor Story got a one-out double. Gasper then singled, bringing Story home and making the team extra-grateful for that bonus run. Martinez got the second out of the inning and then Kevin Cash headed out to make the switch. Martinez’s final line for the game was 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K on 80 pitches. A solid outing for him, with some command issues, but otherwise really good results. Kevin Kelly replaced Martinez and collected the final out of the inning.

Justin Slaten was the new Red Sox pitcher for the seventh and he got the Rays out in order. The Rays returned the favor by getting the Red Sox out 1-2-3 in the home half.

Greg Weissert came out of the pen for the Sox in the eighth and faced only the minimum three batters. Ben Williamson got a one-out walk, his second of the game, and then advanced to second on a Yandy Diaz groundout. That was it for Weissert. Jovani Morán came in to replace him and got the final out of the inning. The Rays also dipped into their bullpen in the eighth, bringing out Garrett Cleavinger and after a pretty long inning, he did manage to get the Sox out in order.

In the ninth, Jonny DeLuca got a one-out walk. Nick Fortes then hit into a double play to end the inning, and with that, the Rays would have to hope their three-run lead was enough to hang on for the win. Bryan Baker came in and gave up a leadoff double to Gasper. Marcelo Mayer then walked. Baker was clearly having some issues with command, and it couldn’t happen at a worse time. Caminero made an incredible toss over to first for the second out of the inning but it was within millimeters, so Boston challenged, which was reasonable, but the call was upheld and the game was down to the final out. That last out came on a flyout from Duran to end the game and the Rays came away as both game and series winners.

Final: Rays 4, Red Sox 1

The Dodgers (24-15) and Braves (27-13) face off for a Mother’s Day rubber match at Dodger Stadium Sunday afternoon.

Justin Wrobleski (5-0, 1.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) takes the ball for the Dodgers. 

Bryce Elder (3-1, 2.02 ERA, 1.02 WHIP) counters for Atlanta. 

Lineups

Today’s #Mothers Day Dodgers lineup vs. Braves: pic.twitter.com/SCrbMdtKV6

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 10, 2026

5️⃣5️⃣ on the mound!#BravesCountrypic.twitter.com/A1ChvRLD48

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) May 10, 2026

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Sunday game info

• Teams: Dodgers vs. Braves
• Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
• Time: 1:10 p.m. PST
• TV: SportsNet LA
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Happy Mother’s Day, to those who observe it. It’s not too late to go out and get a bunch of flowers, a balloon and a plush animal from one of those stalls that have suddenly popped-up overnight, on garage forecourts and street corners… I’ve no doubt the pink bats and other equipment will be out in force this afternoon, and I’d expect a heavy emphasis on maternity this afternoon. The team are giving away quite a spiffy promotional item this afternoon, and I’m sure the lines at Chase Field were quite long. Been quite a well-attended series already, with over thirty thousand on both Friday and Saturday.

That’s an improvement over the last time the Mets series at Chase was over a weekend: it was back in 2022, when the three games totaled seventy thousand. Though compared to the same point last year, attendance at Chase is down about 2,500 per game. Not surprising, coming off the first losing season since that same 2022 campaign. All told, MLB attendance is up 894 per game. Though almost half that total is due entirely to the Blue Jays, who have seen the average crowds in Toronto surge, on the back of their pennant win, by more than 12,300. On the other end, Atlanta, oddly, are down even more than Arizona, despite their early-season surge.

Rubber game of the set this afternoon, and it could also decide the season series. That is currently 3-2 in Arizona’s favor, courtesy of them taking two of three in New York. I doubt it’ll be particularly relevant at the end of the year in determining a playoff spot. But the Diamondbacks haven’t won the overall season series against the Mets since back in 2017. So that would be a nice moral victory at least. We’ll see if Eduardo Rodriguez can keep the roll of current good starts going for the D-backs. It has certainly been in sharp contrast to the previous two turns through the rotation.

This game and this series came down to doing the little things right and winning on the margins. These two teams were very evenly matched and it came down to execution. In the end, the Marlins executed, and the Nationals did not. That is why the Fish came away with a series win today.

The Nats have not played clean baseball this series

— federalbaseball (@federalbaseball) May 10, 2026

While the Nats have lost by bigger margins and have been overmatched in some series, this may have been the most frustrating series of the year. They could easily have won the series or even swept if they played smart. Between the errors, the base running mistakes and the bad play behind the plate, the Nats could not get it done.

Cade Cavalli was not as sharp as he was in the Braves or Mets starts, but he did a nice job getting through 5.2 innings and keeping the boys in the game. The offense had some chances, but they were mostly quiet this afternoon. Outside of a couple early series explosions, it was not the best showing for the offense this weekend.

However, the thing that really doomed the Nats was execution. We saw that play out in the disastrous bottom of the 8th inning. After striking a guy out and getting ahead 0-2, Gus Varland uncharacteristically lost the zone, walking two straight batters. Then the Marlins executed a double steal. After a base hit, the Marlins had the lead, but the Nats still had a chance to limit the damage.

On an 0-1 pitch to Heriberto Hernandez, Drew Millas foolishly challenged a pitch that was not even close to the plate. That meant the Nats were out of challenges because their light hitting catcher threw one in the garbage. Later in the at bat, Millas allowed a second double steal, throwing the ball on the wrong side of the bag. It was on a pitch that caught a lot of plate, but Millas could not challenge because he had already wasted his bullets.

Millas challenging on a pitch that was not even close just cost them two runs

— federalbaseball (@federalbaseball) May 10, 2026

With his catcher potentially robbing him of a strikeout, Gus Varland allowed a two run single two pitches later that sealed the game. It was not a good outing by Varland, but if he had a competent catcher behind the plate, things could have been different. Harry Ford has shown some signs of life, and the Nats need him to get going. It is very clear that Drew Millas is not the answer behind the plate.

While Keibert Ruiz has struggled at the dish, his defense and pitch calling has been much improved. Millas is not doing anything well right now. He is not hitting, he is awful at ABS challenges and he is one of the worst blockers in the game. Something has to change, and it has to happen quickly.

However, Millas was not the only guy to make mistakes in this one. The usually sure handed Nasim Nunez made a crucial error that also cost the Nats a run. It was just a very sloppy series from the boys.

This was a series that was decided on the margins, and that is why the Marlins won. They played clean, fundamentally sound baseball, while the Nats were constantly shooting themselves in the foot. 

Final: Marlins 5, Nationals 2

Tied in the 8th, the Nats allowed 2 walks and 2 double steals that helped plate 3 runs. Razor thin margins all series, and they drop 2 of 3.

Record: 19-22

— Spencer Nusbaum (@spencernusbaum_) May 10, 2026

These last two games were really deflating because of how well they were playing leading into it. With .500 in reach, the Nats took their eyes off the ball and blew it. Hopefully this sloppy play does not carry over into the Reds series because these last two games have been very frustrating to watch.

The St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their 4-game series versus the San Diego Padres Sunday at Petco Park. Kyle Leahy will start for St. Louis while Walker Buehler takes the mound for San Diego. First pitch is scheduled for 3:15pm central time. Will the Cardinals win or split the series vs the Padres? Let’s find out. Both teams now have identical records of 23-16 starting the game today.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the McCoven who hopefully have better things to do than watch this dreadful baseball team. But if this is your chosen way of spending the day, then welcome, and may the Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates to win the series for you.

Right-hander Tyler Mahle takes the mound for the Giants, as the veteran makes his eighth start of the year. He’s 1-4 on the season, with a 5.00 ERA, a 4.91 FIP, and 34 strikeouts to 18 walks in 36 innings. He was very strong his last time out, pitching 5.1 shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays.

For the Pirates, it’s right-hander Bubba Chandler, a 23-year old in his second season. In seven starts this year, Chandler is 1-4 with a 4.76 ERA, a 5.60 FIP, and 31 strikeouts to 26 walks in 34 innings. Chandler gave up two runs in five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his last game. He has issued the most walks in the Major Leagues, so he’s probably foaming at the mouth to face the Giants, who apparently believe that drawing walks is a sin on par with murder.

Enjoy the game, everyone. Go Giants! Go moms!

Lineups

Giants

1. Jung Hoo Lee — RF
2. Luis Arráez — 2B
3. Casey Schmitt — 1B
4. Rafael Devers — DH
5. Heliot Ramos — LF
6. Willy Adames — SS
7. Matt Chapman — 3B
8. Drew Gilbert — CF
9. Jesús Rodríguez — C

RHP. Tyler Mahle

Pirates

1. Oneil Cruz — CF
2. Brandon Lowe — 2B
3. Nick Gonzales — 3B
4. Ryan O’Hearn — RF
5. Marcell Ozuna — DH
6. Spencer Horwitz — 1B
7. Konnor Griffin — SS
8. Nick Yorke — LF
9. Henry Davis — C

RHP. Bubba Chandler

Game #40

Who: San Francisco Giants (15-24) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (22-18)

Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California

When: 1:05 p.m. PT

Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area

National broadcast: n/a

Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM

The Atlanta Braves are looking for a Mother’s Day / getaway day win in Los Angeles before returning home.

Elder vs. Wrobleski starts at 4:10 pm ET.

ICYMI

Pitching matchup preview

Lineups

With a host of players currently on the injured list, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza briefed reporters on some of their recoveries.

A.J. Minter

Minter threw a bullpen session on Saturday for the first time since pausing his rehab assignment earlier in the week after feeling left hip discomfort and left it feeling fine.

“He threw a bullpen yesterday which is a good sign,” Mendoza said. “I think he’ll throw a couple of more before we put him back in game action if he continues to feel well. But it’s good that he threw a bullpen yesterday.”

Minter was on his way back from a lat strain that required surgery last year. The left-handed reliever was supposed to appear in the first game of a back-to-back the day he complained about the discomfort he felt in his hip. 

Kodai Senga

Mendoza said that Senga will be throwing a bullpen session on Sunday which is also “a good sign” for the right-hander.

Senga has been on the IL with lumbar spine inflammation since late April and has struggled mightily this season.

Jorge Polanco

A day after going through baseball activity like taking batting practice from the right side, Polanco still seems a ways away from returning to the club.

“Some good days, some other days when it’s not as good,” Mendoza said.

The biggest problem with Polanco, who went on the IL with a wrist issue while also dealing with bursitis in his Achilles, is the bursitis.

“It’s more the bursitis that he’s dealing with,” Mendoza said. “The wrist is in a good place. It’s just the same thing that he was dealing with from the very beginning.”

Polanco began the season healthy but quickly developed Achilles tendonitis which was later classified as bursitis. The chronic pain forced Polanco to either sit out or strictly DH even though he was signed with the intention of playing first base.

With the pain not going away despite nearly a month off, it’s certainly a concern for New York.

Luis Robert Jr.

Although Mendoza told reporters that there’s “nothing new” to report on Robert (lumbar spine disc herniation), with the outfielder still just getting treatment back in New York, the skipper was asked if he thinks the injury can be a long-term problem.

His answer didn’t exactly inspire hope.

“We don’t know,” he said. “Wait til we get back to New York, see it in person and see what we got here.”

Mets lineup

Juan Soto – DH
Bo Bichette – SS
Austin Slater – LF
Mark Vientos – 1B
Marcus Semien – 2B
Andy Ibanez – 3B
Tyrone Taylor – CF
Carson Benge – RF
Luis Torrens – C

SP: Huascar Brazobán – RHP

Diamondbacks lineup

Ketel Marte – 2B
Corbin Carroll – RF
Geraldo Perdomo – SS
Adrian Del Castillo – DH
Ildemaro Vargas – 1B
Nolan Arenado – 3B
James McCann – C
Jorge Barrosa – CF
Ryan Waldschmidt – LF

SP: Eduardo Rodriguez – LHP

Broadcast info

First pitch: 4:10 PM EDT
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2

St. Louis Cardinals (23-16) at San Diego Padres (23-16), May 10, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST

Watch: Padres.TV

Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif.

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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Hi, Mom <3 pic.twitter.com/xQCOcfT5Fn

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) May 10, 2026

Mother's Day starters pic.twitter.com/3FSIwxl4Ey

— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 10, 2026

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