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Of course the game where Jordan Lawlar makes his return to the field and then puts together a player-of-the-game performance would be pre-empted by Apple TV, leaving the majority of fans with no way to watch it. At least there was something else worth watching elsewhere last night as the USMNT kicked off their World Cup challenge with a convincing pounding of their South American rivals, Paraguay.

Diamondbacks News

Diamondbacks Grind Out Much Needed Win
Eduardo Rodriguez was Houdini in the first inning and out of the game before finishing the third, having thrown 85 pitches and allowing two runs (one earned). But Jordan Lawlar and Nolan Arenado flashed some leather and the bullpen locked things down. The Diamondbacks’ offense, anemic of late, scraped together five runs and stopped the losing streak.

Eduardo Rodriguez’s Baffling Start
85 pitches. Eight outs. It was the shortest outing of the season by an Arizona starter giving up less than eight runs — Ryne Nelson’s 0.1-inning blowup being the shortest overall. Rodriguez only surrendered two, one of them coming from a throwing error from outfielder Jordan LAwlar.

Diamondbacks Have Chance to Erase Bad Memories
Last night was a good start to the endeavour.

Jordan Lawlar Returns, Helps Stop Skid with Glove, Bat, Legs
Outside of a throw to third that took a short hop and ended up in the dugout, allowing an unearned run to score, the return of Jordan Lawlar could not have gone much better, or come at a better time.

Other Baseball News

Brewers’ Miz Hurls 15 K CGSO
If he keeps pitching like he has been, Jacob Misiorowski is going to need to clear some space on his mantle.

Braves Place Spencer Strider on 15-day IL
The Braves’ ace has suffered yet another injury, one that does not sound like the 15-day IL is the end of the story

Chase Dollander Expected to Undergo Tommy John Surgery
Of course the first capable pitcher the Rockies have had in over a decade is now set to miss a year and change of work and there is no telling how he will return. The pain in Colorado just keeps getting worse.

Boone Says Chapman Not Owed Apology
Aaron Boone fired back, responding to claims by Aroldis Chapman that he is owed an apology by Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman for removing him from 2022 playoff roster

Well, the sad writing was brightly stenciled onto the proverbial wall last night, and there goes Spencer Strider to the Injured List, again:

Strider departs, perhaps temporarily, with a 127 ERA-, 131 FIP-, and 103 xFIP-. Despite the hope that he’d build on an extended but uneven stretch in the rotation after returning from a series of injury woes last year, his 2026 was similarly uneven, with him seemingly alternating between “really good” and “ah, nuts” on a start-to-start basis. In aggregate, the bad was worse than the good, and while a Strider without HR/FB issues would be a useful rotation piece (his aggregate 102 xFIP- last year, and 103 this year), it’s not clear whether he can avoid HR/FB issues given what’s transpired when he’s pitched. In any case, there’s now a bigger hurdle ahead of him, as his velocity precipitously declined amid mechanics-related command issues over the course of yesterday’s start, and now we’re in wait-and-see mode.

Anthony Molina has been a prime yo-yo candidate for the Braves this year. This will be his third time pulled up to the big league club, though he’s only made one appearance for the Braves. His performance as a swingman for Gwinnett has been pretty blah — an FIP and xFIP in the mid-4.00s — but he’s not really here to get outs while preventing runs, as the focus on any appearance he makes will be the former with little attention paid to the latter.

Stay tuned for… more bad news, but maybe the Braves will snap their skid later today in New York.

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We have a busy day on the diamond ahead with 15 games on the docket.

Let's dive into three MLB same-game parlay predictions and my MLB picks for what should be a thrilling day of baseball.

Today's best MLB SGP picks

Game	SGP Odds
LAD vs  CHW	+385
SD vs   BAL	+254
ARI vs  CIN	+252

Dodgers vs White Sox SGP: Yamamoto chews up the Sox

The Chicago White Sox rank 27th in strikeouts and 30th in whiff rate against right-handed pitching. That sets up well for Yoshinobu Yamamoto to have a day.

He has averaged 7.4 punchouts and cleared this line in four of five games against teams ranking 16th or worse in strikeouts, posting a 1.59 ERA in such matchups.

Sean Burke allows a lot of contact to left-handed hitters. Kyle Tucker has hit safely in 18 of 20 games in which he faced a starter ranking 30th percentile or worse in contact allowed.

• Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: SNLA, CHSN

See full analysis of this game in our Team vs. Team predictions.

Team vs Team SGP: Orioles lefties get to Vasquez

Randy Vasquez has allowed a .276 average, .359 xwOBA, and ranks in the 19th percentile in xSLG against left-handed bats.

Adley Rutschman and Samuel Basallo are a couple of hitters who should take advantage for the Baltimore Orioles.

Rutschman has averaged 2.5 H+R+R in games against righties who rank 50th percentile or worse in xwOBA vs. left-handed hitters.

Meanwhile, Basallo has cleared 1.5 H+R+R in 71.4% of such matchups – including all eight when the pre-game total was 9.0 or higher. This total sits at 10.0.

Look for Baltimore's bats to lead the way.

• Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: SDPA, MASN

See full analysis of this game in our Team vs. Team predictions.

Team vs Team SGP: Snakes bite in Cincinnati 

Rhett Lowder has allowed a .375 xwOBA against left-handed hitters, having a much harder time than against righties.

Corbin Carroll feasted on similar pitchers, recording multiple total bases in eight of his last 11 when facing righties, ranking 30th percentile or worse in xwOBA vs. lefties.

Ketel Marte’s expected stats are strong against righties, and the hitting conditions are favorable at Great American Ballpark.

This is a great spot for the Arizona Diamondbacks to score runs in bulk, putting them in a strong position to get a win.

• Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: ARID, CIN

See full analysis of this game in our Team vs. Team predictions.

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Troy Tulowitzki never got to reach MLB's mountaintop in his decade-plus career.

But he's looking to help Texas reach it at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The former MLB shortstop is in his sixth season serving as an assistant coach for the Longhorns, and his second under Jim Schlossnagle.

CWS BRACKET: Full CWS schedule, how to watch each game

Texas, with Tulowitzki in the dugout, opens up play at the College World Series against No. 3 Georgia at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 13. The Longhorns are making their nation-leading 39th overall appearance at the College World Series, and their first since 2022.

Here's what to know on Tulowitzki:

Brock Stewart started a minor league rehab assignment on Friday night in the California League. The Dodgers right-hander struck out a pair in one inning of work for Ontario in Lake Elsinore. He allowed a run on a pair of doubles, though the latter was a bloop shot to shallow left field. Stewart threw 18 pitches, and induced three swinging strikes.

Stewart missed the first 36 games this season after recovering from last September’s shoulder surgery. He pitched in his first two games back on the active roster before suffering a bone spur in his left foot on May 8. Stewart last Saturday at Dodger Stadium faced hitters, and the plan then was for him to throw to hitters once more before going out on a rehab assignment.

“It’s not an arm thing, it’s a foot thing,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on June 6. “We’ve just got to make sure he can recover from the foot thing, covering first base, PFPs, because that’s what set him back last time.”

Player of the day

Jack Suwinski homered twice for Oklahoma City, part of a three-hit game in which the outfielder drove in four runs.

Suwinski has four home runs in four games so far in this interleague series, and during his six-game hitting streak has four three-hit games, hitting a robust .625/.643/1.292 during the streak.

Triple-A Oklahoma City

The Dodgers weren’t the only team allowing a big inning to a White Sox squad on Friday. Oklahoma City gave up innings of five and four runs in a road loss to the Charlotte Knights (White Sox).

Taylor Young hit a two-run shot in the fifth inning that tied the score, his first Triple-A home run after getting promoted this week.

Charlotte took the lead for good with a five-run seventh inning off Ronan Kopp and Nick Frasso, which each allowing a home run during the frame.

Earlier in the game, a rehabbing Tommy Edman made this nice diving catch in center field as he gets closer to likely activation next week.

Double-A Tulsa

The Drillers were walloped by double digits by the Wichita Wind Surge (Twins).

Mike Sirota walked in the sixth inning, extending his on-base streak to 51 games. Josue De Paula singled twice in the loss, accounting for 40 percent of Tulsa’s hits.

High-A Great Lakes

The Loons split a doubleheader with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers), both games decided by a 5-3 score.

Christian Zazueta struck out five in 3 2/3 innings in the winning nightcap, allowing one run.

Wisconsin climbed Jac(k)ob’s ladder in the first game, scoring two runs off starter Jakob Wright in the fourth inning and two more off Jacob Frost in the fifth, during a 3-1 Loons lead into a Great Lakes loss.

Right fielder Samuel Muñoz had a two-run single and walk in the first game. Cameron Decker hit a two-run home run in the second game.

Matt Lanzendorfer walked a pair to but the tying runs on base in the ninth inning of the nightcap, but struck out his final two batters to finish off the save.

Class-A Ontario

Once down 5-0, the Tower Buzzers rallied to beat the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres).

Mairo Martinus tripled and doubled, and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth with a groundout.

Easton Shelton hit a two-run home run, his team-leading 19th.

On the aforementioned bloop double in the fourth inning, left fielder AJ Soldra and shortstop Joendry Vargas collided in the outfield, and both were down for several minutes. Multiple trainers from both teams tended to the players, and Soldra had to be carted off the field. Vargas remained in the game.

Transactions

Triple-A: With Chuckie Robinson called up to the Dodgers, Oklahoma City got fellow spring non-roster invitee Griffin Lockwood-Powell to help share catching duties after two and a half seasons in Tulsa.

Double-A: Dodgers signed catcher Hayden Gilliland three days after he was released by the Toronto Blue Jays, and assigned him to Tulsa. The 24-year-old hit .228/.374/.380 with three home runs and five doubles in 28 games for High-A Vancouver this eason.

Friday scores

• Charlotte 12, Oklahoma City 7
• Wichita 14, Tulsa 0
• Wisconsin 5, Great Lakes 3 (Game 1)
• Great Lakes 5, Wisconsin 3 (Game 2)
• Ontario 9, Lake Elsinore 8

Saturday schedule

• 3:05 p.m. PT: Oklahoma City (Cole Irvin) at Charlotte (Hagen Smith)
• 4:40 p.m.: Great Lakes (Brooks Auger) at Wisconsin (Jayden Dubanewicz)
• 5 p.m.: Tulsa (Roque Gutierrez) vs. Wichita (Preston Johnson)
• 6:45 p.m.: Ontario (TBA) at Lake Elsinore (Tyler Schmitt)

Good morning, LSB.

The Rangers got thumped by the Red Sox last night.

Jack Leiter was once again done-in by the fifth inning, continuing a worrisome trend.

The Rangers offense didn’t have much to offer without Corey Seager.

Seager, by the way, is day to day after a collision at home plate in Thursday’s game.

Josh Smith also might need a little more rehab time as he attempts to return from viral meningitis.

On a positive note, Shawn McFarland writes about the breakout season in Frisco for Rangers prospect Dylan Dreiling.

And David Murphy is the latest guest on Evan Grant’s podcast.

That’s all for this morning. Have a good weekend!

Tarik Skubal’s five-week journey from operating table to a major league mound is complete.

The Detroit Tigers’ two-time American League Cy Young Award winner will make his first start since undergoing elbow surgery Saturday, June 13 against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Skubal underwent an innovative NanoScope surgical procedure May 6 to remove a loose body from his elbow.

The Tigers proceeded to lose 16 of 18 games and 21 of 26 after Skubal was idled, falling to the cellar of the AL Central. They rebounded to win seven of nine, escaping last place as Skubal’s return drew closer to reality.

Now, they take on the division rival Guardians while trailing the first place Chicago White Sox by eight games.

Here’s how to watch the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians on Saturday:

How to watch Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians

The Detroit Tigers take on the Cleveland Guardians in the second game of their three-game weekend series.

• Date: Saturday, June 13
• Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• TV: Detroit SportsNet, Guardians.TV, MLB.TV app
• Location: Progressive Field (Cleveland)

The Yankees did not have their A-game in their opener against the Blue Jays, falling behind 5-0 before ultimately losing 8-5 and suffering another potential blow to their outfield with Trent Grisham leaving the game early. While they wait for news on Grisham’s hamstring and whether he’ll need an IL stint, the rest of the league had a chance to capitalize on their loss, beginning with the most significant in their direct competition in Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Rays (40-26) 3, Los Angeles Angels (28-42) 4

Thankfully, the Rays could not take advantage of the chance to retake sole possession of the AL East. They fell behind early to the lowly Angels, and despite making it a close contest late they couldn’t get over the hump and complete the comeback.

The Rays had a chance to start the game off on a better note, working the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the first, but Ben Williamson’s hard-hit liner went right in the direction of Mike Trout’s glove for the final out. The Angels made them pay for not cashing in, as Trey Mancini’s two-run triple with two outs put them on the board first.

Los Angeles went back to the well in the third inning, getting a leadoff double from old friend Oswald Peraza to kick things off. After a pair of outs moved him up a base but threatened to strand him, Nick Madrigal bounced a single to the right side that barely managed to be contained by the second baseman, but allowed Peraza to score from third. Madrigal then stole second and scored on a Logan O’Hoppe single to make it 4-0.

The Rays didn’t go down lightly, however. After staying quiet for the next few innings against Sam Aldegheri, they managed to start a rally in the fifth when Chandler Simpson led off with a walk. Nick Fortes bounced a ball to shortstop, but an error by Zach Neto kept everyone on base and then a Taylor Walls single loaded the bases with no outs. Jonathan Aranda made it count, singling to left to score two runs, but a double play would end the threat before they could get any more.

The score remained at 4-2 until the ninth inning, when the Rays made one last push. A single and walk put two on with two out, and Aranda again came up with the clutch hit to push one more across. With the tying and go-ahead run aboard, Junior Caminero worked a walk to keep it alive, but pinch-hitter Cedric Mullins struck out to end it.

Other Games

Cleveland Guardians (38-33) 3, Detroit Tigers (29-41) 2: Jack Flaherty has had a rough season, pitching to a 5.35 ERA, and it didn’t get any better after he had to leave this game just three innings in with a leg injury. He gave up two runs on a Brayan Rocchio triple in the second inning, and that would be enough to tag him with the loss as Tanner Bibee spun seven strong innings on the other side. Bibee did get tagged for a couple of solo shots, but the eventual winning run came in the sixth when Angel Martínez hit a one-out double and Steven Kwan scored him on an RBI single.

Seattle Mariners (37-34) 10, Washington Nationals (35-35) 2: The Mariners made this a laugher real quick, scoring five runs in the second inning with a two-run Dominic Canzone triple and a Colt Emerson two-run blast doing the majority of the damage. James Wood got one back for the Nationals with a solo blast in the fourth, but Seattle answered right back with three more in the fifth to make sure that Washington stayed buried. Canzone and Josh Naylor both hit bombs to round out Seattle’s scoring, making it an easy night for Bryce Miller who went eight innings in a winning effort.

It’s another Saturday morning, which means we’re about to record a Meet at the Mitt episode. Look for it later in the day. We’ll be without the baritone of one Anders Jorstad, which is why I’m covering links. He enters Day 7 of his honeymoon, a career high for the young righty.

The Mariners face off against the Nats this afternoon in pefect baseball weather for a change. First pitch is at 1:05 PDT on Mariners TV and 710 KIRO.

In Mariners news . . .

• Randy Arozarena left last night’s game early with a hamstring strain that might have been more of a spasm or a cramp, according to Dan Wilson. He’s day-to-day.
• The good news from the game was Bryce Miller reaching a new career high in innings pitched with 8.
• Down on the farm, Kade Anderson did a stand up with Arkansas’ KATV.

Around the league . . .

• Jacob Misiorowski pitched what Brew Crew Ball is calling the best start in franchise history: a 15-strikeout Maddux.
• Sandy Alcantara became the fifth active Dominican-born starter to reach 1,000 career strikeouts.
• Spencer Strider left last night’s game early. His velo had been down one and a half ticks.
• Jonathan Mayo did another mock draft. He sent Bo Lawrence to the M’s.
• On May 27, 1941, FDR issued a radio address to outline Hitler’s plan to conquer the world and “strangle the United States.” The Braves-Giants game was paused after the seventh inning so the speech could be aired over the PA system at the Polo Grounds. Read all about the historical oddity from Harrison Golden.

Zach’s Picks

Who else is disappointed with Olivia Rodrigo’s new album released yesterday? “Drop Dead” was such a promising lead single.

Friday brought a ton of action with it as Atlanta’s minor league teams were in full action. Let’s get into it.

(35-32) Gwinnett Stripers 5, (36-31) Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 4

• Aaron Schunk, 1B: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI
• Jim Jarvis, SS: 3-4, R
• Luke Williams, 3B: 1-5, 2B, 2 R
• Austin Gomber, SP: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Box Score

They needed extra innings to do it, but Gwinnett came away with a win on Friday, beating Jacksonville 5-4.

The Stripers bounced back from a less-than-stellar start from Austin Gomber, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up three runs on four hits.

Trailing 1-0, Gwinnett tied things up in the top of the third as Jim Jarvis scored as Luke Williams reached via error to make it a 1-1 game. The Stripers took their first lead of the game in the top of the sixth. First, Williams scored on a Brett Wisely single to cut the deficit to 3-2 before Brewer Hicklen and DaShawn Kiersey Jr. scored on an Aaron Schunk double to give the Stripers a 4-3 lead.

Jacksonville tied things up in the bottom of the eighth and the Stripers failed to plate another run in regulation.

In the top of the 10th, Gwinnett benefitted from some misfortune on the part of Jacksonville to take a lead.

Luke Williams started the inning at second base before advancing to third on a wild pitch. After a Wisely walk, Williams scampered home on an incredibly wild pitch to give Gwinnett a 5-4 lead.

Rolddy Munoz came on in relief and despite a passed ball, he proceeded to sit down Jacksonville in order to get the save and preserve the win for the Stripers.

(28-30) Columbus Clingstones 6, (30-31) Pensacola Blue Wahoos 3

• Will Verdung, 3B: 2-5, 2B, 2 R
• Patrick Clohisy, CF: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
• Logan Braunschweig, RF: 2-5, RBI, R
• Lucas Braun, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Box Score

Columbus came out on the positive side of this one, beating Pensacola by three runs to inch closer to .500.

Lucas Braun got the start for the Clingstones on Friday and he put up a respectable outing as he went six innings, giving up two runs on five hits. He also issued a pair of walks and struck out four as well. It’s Braun’s second straight start of at least six innings pitched and two or less runs given up.

Braun got plenty of help at the plate as the Clingstones scored six runs on 11 hits on the night.

Columbus got the scoring started in this one as the Clingstones plated two runs in the bottom of the second. With two outs, Drew Compton and Tyler Tolve laced back-to-back singles before Keshawn Ogans singled home Compton for the first run of the game. Tolve proceeded to score on a Clohisy single to extend the lead to 2-0.

Will Verdung and Patrick Clohisy led the offensive effort as both guys tallied the only two extra base hits for Columbus — a double apiece. Verdung scored two of the Clingstones’ runs, while Clohisy registered two hits and two walks to his credit.

(33-27) Rome Emperors 5, (42-18) Bowling Green Hot Rods 8

• Owen Carey, LF: 1-3, RBI, R, BB
• Eric Hartman, CF: 1-5, R
• Mason Guerra, DH: 1-4, 2 RBI, R
• Isaiah Drake, RF: 1-1, R, 3 BB
• Briggs McKenzie, SP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Box Score

Briggs McKenzie’s first start at high-A might not have gone according to plan, but it wasn’t necessarily the lefthanders fault.

Across 1.2 innings pitched, McKenzie gave up four runs, only one of which was earned, while striking out two in the process.

McKenzie gave up a soft single in the second inning that was originally called an out, but was overturned despite no official challenge being conducted. He then gave up a pair of bunt singles and his defense committed an error behind him as Bowling Green tallied four runs in the frame. While it wasn’t great, it could have been much worse and it was good to see McKenzie’s composure through the inning.

At the plate, things got off to a scary start as Tate Southisene was hit in the helmet by a pitch. While it could have been much worse, Southisene stayed in the game and was thankfully okay.

Overall it wasn’t the strongest offensive performance for Rome as the Emperors failed to register an extra base hit in this one.

The first run of the game for Rome came in the top of the second as Mason Guerra singled home Isaiah Drake and Owen Carey to make it a 2-0 game. Then, in what was a weird set of circumstances, Colin Burgess reached on an error as the Bowling Green third baseman airmailed a throw to second base, which allowed Guerra to score all the way from first to extend the lead to 3-0.

Trailing 5-3, the Emperors actually tied things up in the top of the seventh thanks to an RBI-single off the bat of Eric Hartman and a run-scoring forceout from Owen Carey.

However, the Hot Rods tagged reliever Colin Daniel for three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take an 8-5 lead, which held as the final.

(32-29) Augusta GreenJackets 13, (23-36) Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3

• Conor Essenburg, CF: 2-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB
• Luis Guanipa, DH: 2-5, 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB
• Juan Mateo, 2B: 3-5, RBI, R, BB
• Alex Lodise, SS: 1-5, 2B, RBI, R
• Cooper McMurray, 1B: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
• Landon Beidelschies, SP: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 7 BB, 3 K

Box Score

The Augusta offense showed up and showed out Friday as the GreenJackets tallied 13 runs on 15 hits to move to three games over .500 on the season.

Conor Essenburg led the charge with a pair of homers and four total RBI on the night to pace the offense. Essenburg also scored four runs while walking three times as well. Essenburg has been as good as advertised to begin his pro career, as he has homered five times in 97 at-bats while posting an OPS of .941.

Luis Guanipa also had a very solid day as the designated hitter went 2-5 with a double and four RBI. The biggest swing on the night for Guanipa came in the top of the second as he took a fastball above the zone and launched it into the left centerfield gap to clear the loaded bases to give Augusta a 7-2 lead. With his performance on Friday, Guanipa raised his season OPS to .871.

Leading 10-3, Augusta managed to tack on three more runs in their final at-bat. Austin Machado scored on a sacrifice fly from Alex Lodise, while Cody Miller scored on a Guanipa single — giving him his fourth RBI on the night. The final GreenJackets run came as Essenburg scored on an RBI-double from Cooper McMurray — who tallied two doubles on the night.

The one downside, if you could consider it that, is that Landon Beidelscheies — who tossed 4.1 innings of two-run ball — walked a staggering seven batters in the process.

(8-21) FCL Braves 2, (19-10) FCL Rays 6 (SUSPENDED)

• Mario Baez, 3B: 1-2, 2 RBI
• Arlenn Manzanillo, C: 2-2, 2 R
• Manuel Campos, DH: 2-3
• Wuilinyer Tovar, SP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

Box Score

This one got suspended in the bottom of the fifth inning due to rain with the FCL Braves trailing the FCL Rays 6-2.

Wuilinyer Tovar got the start on the mound and control issues continue to plague the 18-year-old as he issued four walks in 3.1 innings pitched. On the season, Tovar has walked 10 batters in 17 innings , but he has also struck out 13 over that same stretch.

At the plate, Mario Baez led the charge with a pair of RBI on the day, while Arlenn Manzanillo went 2-2 and scored both runs Baez drove in.

(1-8) DSL Braves 7, (4-5) DSL Rays 12

• Sherrintley Da Costa Gomez, DH: 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
• Yasssel Pena, 1B: 2-3, HR, RBI, R
• Starlyn De La Cruz, CF: 1-4, 2 R, BB
• Ezequiel Martinez, SP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 3 K

Box Score

Despite putting up seven runs on 12 hits Friday, the DSL Braves will have to continue their search for a second win of the season.

Ezequiel Martinez got the start on the bump and limited the damage to two earned runs across 3.1 innings of work.

Sherrintley Da Costa Gomez continues to impress as the launched his second homer of the season on Friday while driving in three runs and going 3-4 at the plate. Through eight games, Da Costa Gomez is batting .364 with an OPS of 1.290 to go along with it.

Yassel Pena and Starlyn De La Cruz also had solid nights at the plate as well. Pena homered and went 2-3, while De La Cruz went 1-4 with two runs scored and a walk to his credit.

Columbus Clippers (36-30) – AAA

COL 1 – IND 6

Box Score

The Columbus Clippers continue their struggles against the Indianapolis Indians, falling 1 to 6 in their third straight loss. Logan T. Allen got the start for Columbus, throwing only 5.0 innings. He allowed 6R/5ER on 6 hits and a walk. In 90 pitches, he threw 59 strikes and struck out 5 batters. All runs for Indianapolis came in the bottom of the fifth inning with a passed ball on strikeout accounting for the unearned. Logan fell to 2-2 on the season. Tommy Mace, Franco Aleman, and Jack Leftwich all threw scoreless innings in their appearances out of the bullpen.

Columbus’ sole run came in the top of the seventh. Angel Genao hit a two-out single followed by a RBI triple from Kody Huff.

The Clippers only recorded 5 hits and 2 walks for the entire game. Cooper Ingle went 2-for-4, George Valera went 1-for-4, Angel Genao went 1-for-4, and Kody Huff went 1-for-3.

Akron RubberDucks (31-30) – AA

AKR 8 – ERI 13

Box Score

Rafe Schlesinger, after being promoted early Friday, made his AA debut. He had a trial by fire with only 4.0 innings pitched. Schlesinger gave up 6R/4ER on 8 hits and struck out 4. A throwing error in the bottom of the third and wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth accounted for the two unearned runs. Sean Matson fell to 0-2 on the season, earning the loss in his 1.2 innings of work. Matson gave up 4 additional runs on 3 hits and 1 walk, he struck out 3 batters. Reid Johnston was the only Akron pitcher to have a scoreless outing in his 1.1 innings of work. Johnston struck out 2. Zane Morehouse pitched the final frame for Akron, sealing their fate by allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Akron’s offense scored 8 runs on 14 hits with 3 errors. Alfonsin Rosario continues to make a splash for the RubberDucks going 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Jaison Chourio went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 RBI, a walk, and a double.

Lake County Captains (34-26) – High A

WM 8 – LC 6

Box Score

The Lake County Captains continued the losing skid for Cleveland minor league teams with a 2-run loss to the Whitecaps. Braylon Doughty gave up 2R/0ER in 5.0 innings of work. He allowed 3 baserunners on 2 hits and 1 walk and struck out 5 batters. Jogly García went 1.2 innings, giving up 4R/ER on 2 hits and 2 walks and struck out 2. Izaak Martinez fell to 2-3 on the season with this loss and blown save. He went 2.1 innings allowing 2R/1ER on 2 hits and 2 walks, striking out a batter. In the top of the third, back to back fielding errors accounted for the two unearned runs for Doughty. In the top of the ninth another throwing error accounted for the unearned run for Martinez. Welbyn Francisca committed three errors at short, two of which contributed to unearned runs. First baseman Kevin Rivas also committed an error for an unearned run in the third.

The Caps kept the game close with a strong first half of the game. In the bottom of the first, Aaron Walton reached on a one-out single for Bennett Thompson to hit a two-out, two-run home run to left.

In the bottom of the second Jeffrey Mercedes singled on a liner to right. Esteban González hit a two-run home run to center field to give the Caps a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth, Aaron Walton took two balls then launched a two-out solo home run to left field.

The Captains’ final run came in the bottom of the fifth. Bennett Thompson drew a lead off walk then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jeffrey Mercedes hit a single to right, scoring Thompson from second base to give LC a 4-run lead. Unfortunately the Captains couldn’t keep the Whitecaps at bay, tying the game in the seventh and giving up the lead in the top of the ninth.

Hill City Howlers (28-32) – Single A

Suspended

The Hill City Howlers starter Jacob Zibin pitched an inning of work before the game was suspended in the bottom of the first. The game will resume today at 3:30PM.

Kris Bubic had a setback in his rehab.

“He will not make his start on Sunday,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “His forearm feels good (but) his shoulder didn’t respond as well to the previous start. So he is going to see a doctor sometime this weekend, and we’ll know more at that point.”

Seth Lugo is on the 7-day Injured List with a concussion, writes Drew Davison.

“He felt a little bit worse today than yesterday, so we’re going to put him on the concussion [IL],” manager Matt Quatraro said.

Quatraro said Lugo has been battling “just a normal headache” that took time to come on.

“Just pressure, swelling,” Quatraro said. “There’s a good amount there. Pressure is going up a little bit.”

Jaylon Thompson writes how Jac Caglianone has regained his confidence after a tough first year.

It was a steep decline from his minor-league numbers. The Royals knew Caglianone would be a work in progress. It just took him time to realize it for himself.

“I took the offseason to really get the mental right,” Caglianone said. “Wasn’t in the best headspace, but, you know, speaking with some psychs and stuff, (I was) finding new pathways to compartmentalize some things. Figuring where to grow, what are the strengths and all that type of stuff played a big role in it.”

David Lesky is impressed with Caglianone lately.

Jac Caglianone is hotter than he’s ever been in his big league career. I actually thought it was hotter than any hitter the Royals have had since Witt in 2024 went on that insane run, but there are two who were hotter last year, surprisingly. He had four hits on Wednesday and then two more yesterday. Even with a shoulder issue baked in that caused him to miss a game, Caglianone is now hitting .452/.531/.714 since the start of the last road trip. That 12-game stretch (that does include one at bat before he left in Minneapolis) with a 1.245 OPS is literally one point higher than Witt’s best stretch this season.

Some others who have had a 1.200 OPS or higher in a 12-game stretch with at least 40 plate appearances recently include Mike Yastrzemski last year, and both Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez had stretches with a higher OPS than Caglianone’s right now at some point last year. Actually, one of Yastrzemski’s was a bit higher, too. I know that sounds like I might be downplaying Caglianone, but I’m expressing legitimate surprise that the Royals have had 12-game stretches this hot this recently. Either way, it’s an incredible development that he just continues to hit.

Russell Dorsey at Yahoo Sports ranks Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo among the top trade chips for the deadline.

If there’s one thing both Wacha and Lugo have brought to the Royals’ rotation over the past three seasons, it’s consistency. Wacha (4-4, 3.44 ERA) and Lugo (2-4, 3.91 ERA) have been two of the American League’s best starters in recent years, and with both having one more year of club control after this season, they could be intriguing targets for teams looking for rotation help for this season and next.

Kansas City‘s moves the past few seasons have not worked out the way the team had hoped. But starting pitching has been an area of strength for the Royals lately. Moving one or both of their better arms could be the key to injecting some much-needed life into both the farm system and the big-league roster, while knowing the rotation has quality arms such as Cole Ragans and Noah Cameron to build around in the future.

Yirsandy Rodríguez at Royals Keep wonders when we will see the Isaac Collins that performed in Milwaukee.

Craig Brown recaps the Rangers series finale and Kyle Isbel’s injury.

Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski strikes out 15 in a one-hit, complete game gem.

The White Sox trade Derek Hill to the Phillies and acquire Nolan Jones from Colorado.

Mark Feinsand at MLB.com looks at potential trade candidates.

Aroldis Chapman says if the Yankees want him, they need to apologize.

How would a salary cap work in baseball?

Who are the disappointing players and teams that should start to panic?

Who are the best contact hitters in the game?

The Astros are interested in outfield and bullpen upgrades.

MLB is investigating Dodgers team doctor Neal ElAttrache after reports he supplied PEDs to UFC star Conor McGregor.

Longtime MLB broadcaster John Sanders, who grew up in Kansas and worked in Kansas City, dies at age 83.

The U.S. Men’s National Team has their biggest margin of victory in the World Cup since 1930.

Was the Knicks Game 4 comeback one of the greatest in sports history?

Humans prefer to walk counter-clockwise, but scientists aren’t sure why.

Forbes declares Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.

A ranking of post-break-up Beatles collaborations.

Your song of the day is Chuck Berry with You Never Can Tell.

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

Another strange week of Mets’ baseball is in the books. The Mets looked good against the Padres and decidedly not so agains the Cardinals. The starting rotation is a real question mark still, and with the upcoming schedule, things are looking rough for the Mets going forward. 

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The big-league Phillies had a rough night of it on Friday. Things were a little better in the minors, as thanks to the AAA squad playing two games, the affiliates were able to compile a 3-2 record for the night.

Lehigh Valley 7, Scranton-Wilkes Barre 4

Lehigh Valley 6, Scranton-Wilkes Barre 3

Because play was suspended on Thursday, the IronPigs had a double header against the RailRiders on Friday. The suspended game didn’t get off to a good start with the Pigs falling behind 2-0, but they were able to rally back.

Felix Reyes had a game-tying single, while they took advantage of a RailRiders error to add to their lead. Later, Keaton Anthony hit a two-run home run to provide the Pigs with some insurance, and Nolan Hoffman threw two scoreless innings to earn the save.

The second game featured some feistiness. Reyes was hit by a pitch in the fifth. Seeing as it was the fourth hit batsman of the game, and eighth of the evening including the prior game, the Pigs had had enough. Both benches cleared, but nothing much came of it.

The Pigs got their revenge on the field. Anthony hit a two-run home run to take the lead, and in the seventh, a Carter Kieboom home run (after another batter was put on base via HBP) extended the advantage. Nolan Hoffman pitched two scoreless innings for the save.

Portland 13, Reading 12

The Fightin’ Phils lost a ten-inning slugfest to the Reading Sea Dogs. Raylin Heredia’s three run home run in the second helped establish a 5-2 lead for the F-Phils, but it would not last. Both teams regularly traded runs, but in the ninth, the F-Phils found themselves down by three with two outs. A double and a walk brought up Erick Brito who topped off his 4-4 night with a game-tying three run home run.

Sadly, the Sea Dogs got another run home in the top of the tenth, and this time, Reading was unable to answer.

Clearwater 4, Lakeland 2

Unlike their AA counterparts, the Threshers received strong pitching to carry them to victory over the Flying Tigers. Starting pitcher Ramon Marquez gave up two runs while striking out six in five innings, and three relievers combined for four shutout innings.

Offensively, the heavy lifting was done by DH Jonathan Hogart, whose three-run home run in the fourth put the Threshers ahead for good.

Hudson Valley 11, Jersey Shore 3

The Blue Claws got off to an early 2-0 lead, but the pitching staff was unable to hold it or keep Hudson Valley off the board after that. All five Blue Claws pitchers gave up runs, with starter Ryan Dromboski getting tagged for four in 2.2 innings.

Offensively, the highlight was second baseman Nick Biddison hitting his first home run in the fifth.

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Milwaukee ran over Philadelphia in the series opener Friday night, winning by a 6-0 scoreline.

While a more competitive game should be expected tonight, my Phillies vs. Brewers predictions see the home side coming out on top once again.

Let's dig into my MLB picks for Saturday, June 13.

Who will win Phillies vs Brewers today: Milwaukee Brewers (-140)

Philadelphia Phillies starter Aaron Nola is sporting an abysmal 5.86 ERA through 13 starts and ranks in the sixth percentile in Pitcher Run Value.

It’s hard to imagine things getting better against the Milwaukee Brewers. They rank fourth in OPS against right-handed pitchers and Nola has conceded at least three runs in seven of eight starts when facing Top-15 opponents in OPS.

The only exception came against the Rockies, who are last place and only have decent offensive numbers because home games are played at Coors Field.

Look for the Brewers bats to lead the way. Play to -150.

COVERS INTEL:The Brewers rank first in OBP against right-handed pitching in June.

Phillies vs Brewers Over/Under pick: Over 8.0 (-115)

Friday’s game featured Jacob Misiorowski, who entered play having allowed one earned run over his last seven starts, and the total sat at 8.0.

I have a hard time believing it should be the same in a game Nola and Shane Drohan, who has completed five innings once this season, are starting.

Nola owns a 7.38 ERA against teams sitting Top-15 in OPS. Drohan has pitched well but he’s hardly untouchable, allowing the third highest hard hit rate over the last month among today’s starters.

Play the Over to -130.

Phillies vs Brewers odds

• Moneyline: Phillies +120 | Brewers -140
• Run line: Phillies +1.5 (-160) | Brewers -1.5 (+140)
• Over/Under: Over 8.0 (-120) | Under 8.0 (+100)

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