NEW YORK (AP) — MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a letter to Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley that the San Francisco Giants failed to properly explain to players that they were allowed to decline to wear rainbow-themed caps during the club’s annual Pride Night earlier this month.
Several members of the Giants, including starting pitcher Landen Roupp, added Bible verses to the themed cap, prompting a warning from the league that writing on the caps is a violation of league policy.
Hawley penned a letter to Manfred in which he expressed “grave concern” over the warning to the players. Hawley called the warning “dubious” because he feels MLB is already promoting a political viewpoint by having Pride-themed uniforms.
In it, Manfred noted that because some players aren’t comfortable wearing Pride-themed uniforms or caps, the league adopted a policy in 2023 of prohibiting clubs from using special uniforms, caps or equipment in their celebration days except under very narrow circumstances, such as special patches honoring deceased members of the baseball community.
That same year, the Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have some of the largest LGBTQ+ communities in the U.S., were granted an exemption from the new rule and were permitted use of pride emblems on caps and uniforms on Pride Night “provided that no players or uniformed staff would be required to wear them, and that the team would speak to the players to make sure they were comfortable with the apparel.”
“Unfortunately, this year the Giants’ communication with players was inadequate and not clear,” Manfred wrote in his letter to Hawley. “Some players apparently did not understand that they had the option to wear their normal uniform and elected to add messages to their hats bearing the pride logo as a result.
“The Giants players were allowed to wear the hats with biblical references for the entire game. After the game had concluded, my office issued a routine oral warning about the uniform policy violation — unfortunately, it was issued before we became aware of the Giants’ lapse in communication,” Manfred added. “The players were neither fined nor disciplined, nor will they ever be.”
Jun 9, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (2) reacts after receiving a strikeout call during the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images | Stan Szeto-Imagn Images
Tony Vitello has put together 60 different batting orders in 77 games with 8 different lead-off hitters so far this season. The Giants have had four different players log at least 40 plate appearances at the top of the order, which along with the Seattle Mariners, is the most across the Majors. There are plenty of teams with three, and Washington, Toronto, and both LA squads have really one true lead-off man.
Mostly gone are the light-power-but-high-average speedsters, it’s all about getting your best hitter the most chances to swing the game’s outcome. The Nationals’ James Wood (362 PA) and Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (324 PA) are the prototypical number-1 hitters now. They’re the cherry on top, the tip of the spear: Intimidating power with an impressive ability to get on base and be athletic and threatening once they get there. Their job is to immediately make the opposing pitcher regret becoming a pitcher. Both Woods and Ohtani have this effect. They step into the box and the diamond’s center of gravity shifts towards the plate.
Luis Arraez doesn’t create that same imbalance. He’s entertaining to watch for sure, and he can be a headache for pitchers, but he’s not nearly as dynamic. Arraez has served as the Giants lead-off man ten times so far: twice to start the season, and seven times over the last 8 games. He’s an intuitive, if a little “old school,” option. He’s certainly got the experience, topping a batting order in 431 games (427 games started), adding up nearly 2000 plate appearances in which he’s batted .321/ .363/ .418.
But is he the best option for the Giants? If he isn’t, than who? One has to ask considering how little production this team has got out of their lead-off man. Their 93 wRC+ is tied for 24th in the Majors. Their low batting average and bottom of the barrel base-on-balls rate has their number-1 hitter getting on base less than any other team. Their .277 OBP is 17 points separated from the Reds, the next lowest average, and more than 100 points lower than the top-3 teams’ marks (Dodgers, Nationals, and Athletics).
Being handed the lead-off spot on this team is as cursed as being handed a black spot. Players who have thrived in various pockets and slots in the order have become worse versions of themselves serving in the lead-off role. In 71 plate appearances, Jung Hoo Lee has posted a 90 wRC+ — 39 points below his 129 wRC+ mark. Casey Schmitt is hitting like an all-star with a 136 wRC+, but over the eleven game experiment as a lead-off man at the beginning of June, he couldn’t function. The already swing-happy Schmitt didn’t work a walk in 56 plate appearances. His .232 batting average is actually higher than his on-base percentage, while his 70 wRC+ is nearly half of what he’s posted on the year so far. Since Vitello mercifully pulled him from the top of the order, Schmitt has hit .452 (14-for-31) with a streak of six consecutive multi-hit games.
Of the four players with 40 or more PA batting first, only Willy Adames, who owns the lion share of lead-off plate appearances, has “better” overall numbers hitting lead-off. Note my snarky quotation marks. Punctuation matters. Better is relative and extremely generous here. The difference between Adames’s season 89 wRC+ and his batting order split of 93 wRC+ is nominal. His struggles have been the role’s struggles overall: low walk rate, low average, somewhat decent power. 5 of his 13 homers, and 13 of his 18 doubles have come hitting in the leadoff spot. So far he’s bagged an extra base hit every 7 at-bats; when he’s placed somewhere further down the order, his power is coming through at a much slower clip, knocking an extra-bagger about every 14 at-bats.
Batting lead-off isn’t that different from any other place in the order once a game moves past the first inning. Admittedly you are a bit exposed there as the guinea pig, the scout, the first one out of the space capsule. No one knows if the pitcher’s stuff stuffs until you step up to the plate and have it zip by you. It’s also a unique opportunity in which a batter can lie in-wait and ambush, look for one-pitch in one-location, capitalize on a starter struggling to grow into the game.
The lead-off hitters of LA and Seattle have an OPS over 1.000 in the 1st inning. The numbers for San Francisco’s lead-off men at the start of a game…do not. Both Adames and Schmitt have homered in the opening frame, but overall, this group is setting the wrong tone, batting .197 with .612 OPS and a 71 wRC+.
As much as the spot feels jinxed, these problems have to be more correlation than causation. It’s just another disappointing quirk. There might still be solutions. When you’re this far down, the only direction to go is up, and it stands to reason that Luis Arraez ‘s production will rise to match his career numbers if Vitello sticks with him at the top. The return of Heliot Ramos could be a boost as well. He batted first in 82 games in 2025. While his overall kead-off numbers were pretty average, in the first inning, he was much better, slashing .299/ .341/ .518 with 5 homers.
Or just say “screw it,” and try something totally new. Though he’s never hit lead-off before, Rafael Devers could work — or at least, a Devers producing near his pre-2026 offensive numbers could work. As far as this season goes, Devers has been kind of a lone wolf anyway. 12 of his 23 doubles have come with the bases empty. 9 of his 11 homers have been solo shots, and 7 of those 9 have led off an inning. Suggest it, Tony! We all know how much he likes trying new things!
And if we’re thinking about the player we want to see get the most plate appearances then Bryce Eldridge should be in the conversation. His 13 BB%, .389 OBP, .905 OPS, and 153 wRC+ lead the team, while his .516 SLG is second to Schmitt. He’s been hitting second behind Arraez as of late, why not throw him up at the top?
Jun 22, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages (44) catches a fly ball against the Minnesota Twins in the fourth inning at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images | Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images
Out-homering the opposition paved the way for the Dodgers to narrowly beat the Twins 2-1 in a game in which stringing hits together proved to be quite the challenge for either side. While no one can quite match Shohei Ohtani when it comes to mesmerizing displays of power with the bat, among those who come close to it, Byron Buxton is one of the names to be mentioned. For the first half of this game, all of the scoring came courtesy of Ohtani and Buxton, each hitting solo shots in the first inning, Buxton’s tying him with Yordan Alvarez at 25 for the American League lead.
Buxton’s home run came against Will Klein, who opened the game as the Dodgers surely wanted to limit Eric Lauer’s exposure to the American League leader in long balls. Unfortunately, Klein not only gave up the long ball but also struggled enough in the first inning that Dave Roberts almost had to turn to Lauer to get out of a jam. Eventually, Klein retired Victor Caratini with two on to end the threat, even if it cost him over 30 pitches to wrap up that first inning.
While the opening frame didn’t turn out as expected, the Dodgers can’t be too upset about their decision to have Lauer as the follower, given the quality of his performance. The veteran left-hander, who now has the Dodgers 5-0 in his starts, kept the Twins at bay with six scoreless innings in which the only time that Minnesota had someone on base was via a walk (three of them total). Forget getting a hit; the Twins had a hard time even launching the ball in the air against Lauer, piling on groundout after groundout to go hitless after a scary first inning.
As great as he was, for the better part of Lauer’s performance, those zeroes on the board were strictly keeping the Dodgers in the game, but the reigning back-to-back champs had yet to fully take advantage of them—their offense also struggled to stack together a rally against Zebby Matthews. And you know what they say: if you can’t string a rally together, hit one over the wall. The decisive hit of this game came in the sixth inning, when Freddie Freeman hit the longest of the game’s three home runs to hand the Dodgers a 2-1 lead, with the ball traveling 423 ft.
Right on cue, as soon as Lauer left the game, the threat loomed a bit larger as the Dodgers defended this one-run lead. Kyle Hurt allowed the leadoff hitter to get on in front of Buxton in the eighth, but then struck out the Twins’ most dangerous hitter. Miguel Rojas made a bold choice to go for the out at second as the following hitter grounded to second, and lastly, Josh Bell got just enough air under a sinking liner for it to be caught in right field. Tanner Scott’s save came without a hassle, retiring the Twins in order.
In the process of securing this win, though, the Dodgers had to not once but twice turn to their bench early on. Firstly, after reaching via a walk in the second, Kyle Tucker felt something running the bases and left the game early with low back spasms. Tucker was replaced by Alex Call, who went 2 for 3 despite being stranded both times and not driving in a run. Another position player to take an early exit was catcher Dalton Rushing, entering the concussion protocol after being hit by a Twins foul ball, with Chuckie Robinson finishing things off behind the dish.
As great as Justin Wrobleski has been this season, Tuesday’s pitching matchup will favor the Twins with the left-hander facing their ace in Joe Ryan. It’s the same start time at 4:40 p.m. PT.
Jun 22, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante (53) pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
Andre Pallante gave the St. Louis Cardinals the quality start their bullpen so badly needed as he throttled the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium Monday night.
The St. Louis Cardinals threatened to break the game open early as they loaded the bases in the bottom of the 1st inning. JJ Wetherholt and Iván Herrera singled along with Alec Burleson‘s walk started what looked to be a big inning of crooked numbers for St. Louis. Wrong. Jordan Walker‘s weak line-out to the shortstop and Lars Nootbaar hitting into a double-play ruined any chances the Cardinals had at jumping on Arizona quick. The lack of taking advantage of this 1st inning opportunity would make the latter innings nerve-racking.
Nolan Arenado‘s return to St. Louis was, as expected, welcomed by a nice ovation from the Busch Stadium crowd as he led off the bottom of the 2nd inning. Nolan would follow this with a single that fortunately did not lead to an Arizona run.
The St. Louis Cardinals would score first, but it wouldn’t happen until the bottom of the 3rd inning when Nathan Church led off with a single and then stole second. JJ Wetherholt moved him over with a smart groundout to second advancing Church to third. After Iván Herrera walked, Alec Burleson bounced a seeing-eye single over first base which second baseman Marte couldn’t handle scoring Church giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.
St. Louis would triple their lead in the bottom of the 4th inning which sounds better than it actually was. Lars Nootbaar led off with a walk followed by a Masyn Winn single. Jimmy Crooks moved both of them up a base when he grounded out to first. Blaze Jordan knocked in Nootbaar with a deep sacrifice fly to center giving the Cardinals a 2-0 lead which would become 3-0 when Nathan Church singled in Masyn Winn.
The Arizona Diamondbacks would start to chip away at the St. Louis Cardinals lead starting in the top of the 6th inning. Carroll led off with a double to right. He would advance to third on a ground ball from Smith to JJ Wetherholt. Nolan Arenado would show that he has transitioned from former teammate to arch enemy as he grounded out to Masyn Winn scoring Carroll making it 3-1 Cardinals. That would end Andre Pallante’s night as he exited after the 6th inning with a respectable start. Over those 6 innings, Andre allowed 6 hits with just 1 earned run while striking out two and walking no one.
Ryne Stanek started, but did not finish the 7th inning. He successfully got Gurriel Jr. to fly out to right for the first out, but the second batter he faced fared better against him as Tommy Troy absolutely destroyed a 97 mph four-seam fastball to dead center as his home run traveled 444 feet reducing the Cardinals lead to just one at 3-2. Stanek was able to get Tawa out on a line-out, but he was then removed for JoJo Romero who came in and got Perdomo to ground out to Blaze Jordan at third maintaining the narrow St. Louis lead after 7 innings.
What kind of confidence do we Cardinals fans have in the St. Louis bullpen? Well, I’m pretty sure I didn’t breathe (well) for the final two innings. JoJo Romero kept the Cardinals lead intact through the first two outs of the 8th inning although the ball that Vargas cracked to deep center field sure looked like we might be tied soon. George Soriano was brought in to face Nolan Arenado for the final out of the 8th inning and he was fortunately successful getting Nado out on a popup to Burleson at first.
The St. Louis Cardinals bottom of the 9th inning again was in the hands of Riley O’Brien. Did we finally get a no-drama 9th? I’m happy to report that Riley took care of the bottom of the Diamondbacks order to seal the Cardinals victory with no baserunners allowed.
The St. Louis Cardinals continue their streak of 7 home games-in-a-row with game 2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday night. Kyle Leahy gets the start for the Cardinals while the Diamondbacks are scheduled to start LHP Eduardo Rodriguez. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm central time at Busch Stadium and the broadcast will be available on Cardinals.tv.
Mets Francisco Lindor sits in the dugout in the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, Friday, June 12, 2026.
The Mets-Cubs game wasn’t the only rainout Monday night.
Francisco Lindor’s chance at a simulated game was washed away, as well, but the Mets haven’t ruled out the shortstop returning to the lineup on Wednesday, Carlos Mendoza said.
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Lindor, rehabbing a left calf strain that has kept him sidelined since April 22, played a full minor league game for Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday and was supposed to go through a simulated game at Citi Field on Monday before the Mets opened a series against the Cubs.
Inclement weather limited Lindor to working out indoors and he’s scheduled to play again for Syracuse on Tuesday at Lehigh Valley.
If that goes well, Mendoza said the team would “reassess” Lindor’s status and “see what’s next for him.”
“We’ll see whether he needs a day off or if he’s ready to come back,” the manager said. “We just have to get through [Tuesday] and we’ll have those discussions.”
Mets Francisco Lindor sits in the dugout in the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, Friday, June 12, 2026. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST
Lindor also played a rehab game for Double-A Binghamton on Friday before receiving a day off Saturday.
The Mets have had Bo Bichette mostly at shortstop without Lindor and have seen their season disintegrate with Lindor out after he was injured on the same day Juan Soto returned from his own calf injury in April.
Monday’s game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Wednesday at Citi Field.
The first game is scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m. followed by the originally scheduled game at 7:10 p.m. Fans with paid tickets for the game originally scheduled to be played Monday may use them for the rescheduled game on Wednesday.
It feels like the Mets have been waiting for decades for Mark Vientos and Brett Baty to reach their respective potentials.
And now, they can’t get the two corner infielders to get going at the same time.
Just as Vientos shook off an ugly 17 at-bat hitless skid with a solid six-game stretch in which he’s gone 6-for-17 with a pair of homers, Baty finds himself in an 0-for-12 rut.
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Vientos’ ability to hit lefty pitching — and inability to do anything against righties — has been an issue throughout his career and it’s been even more pronounced this season.
He has an OPS of .830 against lefties, compared to .776 for his career, but his struggles with right-handers on the mound have been even more pronounced: .543 OPS this season and .692 in his career.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - JUNE 22: Brandon Woodruff #53 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws a pitch against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on June 22, 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) | Getty Images
When Brandon Woodruff’s velocity suddenly nosedived during his last big-league start on April 30th, there was real concern. It was fair to wonder that, given Woodruff’s age and injury history, he was facing a career-ending injury.
Instead, he’s back in the big leagues less than two months later. And in a start that echoed his triumphant return to the mound after over a year off in Miami last July, Woodruff didn’t just pitch: he pitched great. The franchise legend was nearly perfect and hit double digit strikeouts in six innings his return before he handed it off to his bullpen. But the Brewer offense didn’t have any better luck against Cincinnati starter Brady Singer, and this game finished regulation with no score. But the Brewers epitomized the term “manufactured offense” in the 10th and got a save from an unlikely source on the way to an ugly yet encouraging victory.
Milwaukee’s bats didn’t look very good in the top of the first; Christian Yelich struck out, Jackson Chourio popped out, and Brice Turang struck out by swinging through a 92 mph fastball right in the middle of the strike zone.
Woodruff was throwing 89-91 in the bottom of the first, and while he started each of the first two batters with 3-0 counts, he worked back against both and ended up with a 1-2-3 inning, including a strikeout.
Singer lost the strike zone at the beginning of the second inning. William Contreras became the game’s first baserunner when he walked, Jake Bauers walked, too, and Garrett Mitchell got ahead 3-0. But Singer came back to strike out Mitchell looking, and Sal Frelick grounded out back to the mound, which left Joey Ortiz as the Brewers’ last chance in what started as a promising inning. Ortiz grounded one back up the middle and almost hit Singer in the process, but Spencer Steer had no trouble making the play and threw to first to end the inning.
Woodruff was painting corners in the second, and struck out Nathaniel Lowe and Spencer Steer looking with perfect two-strike pitches. Eugenio Suárez jumped on the first pitch and hit a fly ball to fairly deep center, but Mitchell caught it with his feet still on the grass and the inning was over.
David Hamilton battled for nine pitches to start the third and hit a line drive, but it was right to Matt McLain for the first out. Yelich followed with a groundout to second, and Chourio struck out swinging at a high fastball, and Singer was through three scoreless. Noelvi Marte started the bottom of the inning by hitting a hard line drive on the first pitch, but it was right at Hamilton for the first out. Tyler Stephenson also swung at the first pitch and hit it pretty hard, but Chourio made the catch on the warning track in left field. Woodruff got his fastball up to 93 against Matt McLain, who he struck out on three pitches. Three outs on five pitches? That’ll do.
The first hit of the game came right away in the fourth inning, and maybe shouldn’t have been a hit. Turang hit a ball directly at first baseman Sal Stewart at about 94 mph. A great first baseman probably would’ve made the play, but Turang’s ball got past Stewart and into the right-field corner for a double. But just like the second inning, the Brewers squandered a good opportunity. Contreras flew out harmlessly to right on the first pitch, Bauers hit a pop-up, and Mitchell flew out to center. Turang never got past second base.
Woodruff picked up two more strikeouts in another 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fourth. After Blake Dunn lined out to Turang at second base, JJ Bleday and Stewart became Woodruff’s fifth and sixth strikeout victims, and the Brewer hurler was perfect through four. But the Brewers were having nearly as much trouble with Singer as the Reds were with Woodruff, and that continued in the top of the fifth: Frelick, Ortiz, and Hamilton went down in order.
Woodruff’s dream return to the mound continued in the bottom of the fifth. Lowe popped out, Steer struck out swinging, and after a bit of a battle, Suárez struck out looking. Five perfect innings with eight strikeouts.
The Brewers continued to struggle in the sixth. Yelich hit a weak grounder to first base, Chourio struck out swinging at a sweeper way outside the zone. Turang at least made good contact on a fly ball to deep center, but it held up just enough for Dunn to catch it against the wall for the third out.
Woodruff kept the perfect game going for one more batter when he came back from a 3-0 count to strike Marte out with a 3-2 fastball above the zone. Stephenson was next, though, and he jumped at the first pitch and lined a single into center for the Reds’ first hit. Woodruff’s velocity continued to improve as the game went on: he hit 95 for the first time (technically 94.9) on his 72nd pitch of the game, during an at-bat in which McLain struck out swinging at a change-up. That was Woodruff’s 10th strikeout, and Dunn flew out to right to end Woodruff’s sixth scoreless inning.
Woodruff had only thrown 79 pitches, fewer than he’d thrown in his last rehab start, but given that he’s still working his way back, the Brewers chose to end his night there. The final numbers were staggering: Woodruff allowed one single and no walks in six scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts. What a way to make his return.
Contreras started the seventh with the Brewers’ hardest-hit ball of the day, but he hit it right at Bleday in left field for the first out. After Bauers struck out looking, Mitchell gave the Brewers a two-out baserunner with an infield single, but Frelick flew out to right to end the inning. That was also the end of Singer’s night, as he’d crossed 100 pitches during Mitchell’s at-bat; after struggling all season, Singer had thrown seven shutout innings with just two hits and two walks allowed while striking out seven.
Aaron Ashby relieved Woodruff, and needed a good outing after a rough week. He started with strikeouts of Bleday and Stewart, and then faced a pinch-hitter when Dane Myers came in for Lowe. Myers looped a lazy line drive toward center field, but Turang was able to make a leaping catch to end the inning.
Lefty Sam Moll relieved Singer in the eighth. Ortiz struck out looking at a strike three that had to be overturned on a Reds challenge. Hamilton was removed from the game for pinch-hitter Andrew Vaughn, who got a chance against a lefty; he hit a hard grounder to short that McLain didn’t initially field cleanly, but with Vaughn running, McLain was able to recover and throw him out at first. That brought up Yelich, whose bad night continued as he watched three strikes (er, a missed call and two strikes) go by.
Abner Uribe replaced Ashby in the bottom of the eighth, and Cooper Pratt came in to replace the pinch-hitter, Vaughn, with Ortiz moving from shortstop to third. Uribe worked through an easy three-up, three-down inning, and the Brewers and Reds were locked at 0 through eight innings.
The new Cincinnati hurler was righty Tejay Antone. Chourio was fooled by a 3-2 sweeper, a shame, as it ended up middle-middle but Chourio just watched it go by. Turang, one of the only Brewers to show life at the plate tonight, lined a solid single into left with one out, and it looked like the Brewers might have something when Contreras hit a line drive into the gap in right. But Contreras didn’t quite barrel it, and Dunn made a running catch for the second out. The Reds went lefty-lefty by bringing in Brock Burke to face Bauers, who got ahead 3-1 but looked at the next two pitches, both strikes, and the inning was over.
Bauers had burned one of the Brewer challenges on the last pitch of the top of the ninth, and Contreras lost the other, albeit on a pitch that was less than 0.1 inches out of the zone, to start the bottom of the inning on the first pitch from Trevor Megill. Stephenson hit a hard fly ball to left later in the at-bat, but Chourio, playing deep, didn’t have any trouble tracking it down. Megill then struck out McLain on a foul tip, and with two outs Dunn lined a ball into the right-field corner but Frelick was also playing deep and made a nice catch to end the inning.
Nine innings wasn’t enough for either of these teams to muster a run tonight, so we kept going. Bauers was the ghost runner in the tenth as righty Tony Santillan entered for the Reds. Mitchell started the inning nicely by drawing an eight-pitch walk in front of Frelick, who laid down a good sacrifice bunt to advance Bauers and Mitchell. Ortiz was next, and he hit a solid fly ball to right that was plenty deep to score Bauers from third (and advanced Mitchell to third). With two outs, Pratt, who’d entered defensively, had a chance to get a huge add-on run, but it turned out Pratt didn’t even need to do anything; Santillan’s first pitch to Pratt was in the dirt and bounced away, allowing Mitchell to score. Pratt flew out, but the Brewers had built a 2-0 lead without getting a hit in the 10th.
Brewers carry a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the 10th
That was especially important, as the pitcher the Brewers chose to use in the 10th, given that they’d use their three best leverage guys already, was Joel Kuhnel, not exactly a pick that inspired great confidence. The Brewers got the first out when Bleday grounded out to second; Dunn, who started on second, advanced to third, but that second run in the top of the inning afforded the Brewers the luxury of not caring. Another ground ball from Stewart scored Dunn, but it was also the second out, so the Reds had the bases empty and were down to their last out in the form of Myers. Myers hit a line drive toward Turang that should’ve ended the game, but Kuhnel couldn’t help his reaction of reaching up, and he knocked it down, which resulted in an infield single. The Reds were given an extra chance, and Steer jumped at the first pitch and hit a hard grounder, but Ortiz, now over at third base, made a nice sliding play and threw him out to end the game.
Brewers 2, Reds 1 in 10 innings.
Joey Ortiz drove in the game's first run in the top of the 10th and ended the game by teaming with Jake Bauers to make this play in the bottom of the 10th.
The story tonight was Woodruff, who was so good in his return, and a return to form by the three leverage arms in the Brewer bullpen, Ashby, Uribe, and Megill. But Ortiz was also a late hero for the Brewers, as it was his sac fly that finally got a run on the board and his nice defensive play that ended the ballgame. Milwaukee was fortunate to earn the win: the offense was objectively bad, as the team managed only three hits. Two of those belonged to Turang, who was the one exception on the “bad offense” front; the other, an infield hit, was Mitchell’s.
The Brewers will look for a better offensive showing in the second game of the series on Tuesday, but they’ll be happy to escape with a win tonight. More importantly, Woodruff looked like someone who the Brewers might be able to rely on down the stretch, and from a pure fan perspective, it was just nice to see him pitching well for the Brewers again.
That second game of the series comes tomorrow evening at 6:10, when two talented but struggling hurlers face off in Brandon Sproat and Nick Lodolo.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 16: Grant Holmes #66 of the Atlanta Braves pitches during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Truist Park on June 16, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Atlanta Braves are coming off a series win against the Brewers in which in the two wins were one run games. Tonight they will face another tough test where they have to travel out west and face a Padres team that is two games over .500 looking to prove that they are a legitimate playoff caliber team.
In the month of June the Braves are dead last in MLB with sixty-one runs scored, but the Padres have not done much better having scored sixty-nine which places them twenty-fifth. The difference will likely come down to the pitching. Grant Holmes who has an ERA over nine in his last two starts will be facing Michael King who currently has a 3.60 ERA but an xERA in the bottom 25.0 percent of pitchers.
Follow along in the comments below while you are sipping your coffee. First pitch is at 10:10 pm EDT.
MIAMI, UNITED STATES - JUNE 22: Scotland fans during a Major League Baseball match between Miami Marlins and Texas Rangers at LoanDepot Park, on June 22, 2026, in Miami, United States. (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images) | SNS Group via Getty Images
The Texas Rangers scored four runs while the Miami Marlins scored three runs.
The Rangers started a ten-game, three-series road trip in the middle of a stretch of 15 games in 15 days that will take them through June and beyond during their final road trip of the season’s first half. They did not, however, have a starting pitcher.
Instead Texas opted for an opener with Tyler Alexander pitching the perpetually terrifying first inning. The lefty reliever Alexander tossed a scoreless first frame to pave the way for bulk pitcher Kumar Rocker. This was the second time that the Rangers have elected to have Rocker come in after an inning for one of his outings.
If you recall, the last time they went down this avenue with Rocker, he responded with arguably his best appearances in the big leagues. Just over a month ago back on May 19, Rocker entered following an Alexander scoreless inning in Colorado and proceeded to shut the Rockies out over 7.2 innings.
Then the Rangers went back to using Rocker as a traditional starter for the next month where he has gone winless while sporting a 6.92 ERA during the month of June. Tonight, Rocker was equipped with the elusive F U slider that made him look like a potential MORP during his ascension in the minor leagues in 2024.
Though he didn’t have the same length or leash as his tandem effort in Colorado, Rocker went five innings and allowed two runs on five hits with zero walks and nine strikeouts on just 76 pitches. Six of those strikeouts came via a swing and a miss on a slider.
Rocker left in a 2-2 game as the Rangers opened the scoring with a fourth inning via a two-run home run off the bat of Ezequiel Duran, but Miami got a run apiece in the fifth and sixth to even the score and prevent Rocker from being the pitcher of record.
Neither team scored after that until the Rangers were able to shake off a failed bases loaded opportunity the inning prior to plate a couple in the top of the eighth.
With the Ja(k)cobs Junis and Latz ready to be deployed with a two-run lead, it seemed like Texas was set up to cruise to a win but Junis let a couple reach so Skip Schumaker went to Latz for another four-out save but not before the Marlins scored a run in the bottom of the eighth to pull to within a run.
Latz made it through the ninth unscathed (though he needed 31 pitches tonight) as the Rangers started their road trip with a win to move to within two games of .500 again.
Player of the Game: Duran’s homer was obviously key in a one-run win but he also threw out a runner at the plate on a fantastic relay throw. However, it’s hard to argue with Rocker’s bulk work even if he was only used for five innings.
Rocker has now allowed two runs on eight hits and three walks with 16 strikeouts in 12.2 innings when used after an opener. Seems like something the Rangers should considering doing more often.
Up Next: The Rangers and Marlins will reconvene for the second game of this series tomorrow evening with a pitcher to be named (perhaps Jose Corniell?) for Texas opposite RHP Sandy Alcantara for Miami.
Tuesday’s first pitch from loanDepot park is once again scheduled for 5:40 pm CDT and will be telecast via the Rangers Sports Network.
DETROIT, MI - JUNE 22: New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) talks with New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake (77) during the game between the Detroit Tigers versus the New York Yankees on Monday June 22, 2026 at Comerica Park in Detroit, MI. (Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
There are plenty of baseball games where you can pinpoint an individual moment to being what the result hinges on. There are others where things just always feel destined for a loss. Despite a close final score, Monday’s game against the Tigers felt like one of the latter for the Yankees.
On the mound, Gerrit Cole did not have the best of days. He lasted just 4.1 innings, having given up five runs on nine hits and a walk. Some iffy defense made things a bit worse than they should’ve been, but still, when your star former Cy Young pitcher has a sloppy day, things are always going to be tough.
That’s doubly so when the offense remains in a bit of a slump. Facing Framber Valdez, the Yankees managed just one run on four hits, striking out eight times. They made a bit of a late charge to make things a bit interesting, but they didn’t do nearly enough. Add in a couple errors on defense, and not much went in the Yankees’ favor as they fell 5-3 to the Tigers on Monday night.
The Yankees struck first, picking up a run in the second inning. With two outs in the inning, José Caballero worked a walk to keep the inning alive, and then stole second base. That put him in position to score when Ali Sánchez doubled.
However, the Tigers got that run back and more a little while later. Zach McKinstry led off the bottom of the third with a triple, after he managed to split the outfielders in deep left-center field. That allowed him to come home when Kevin McGonigle grounded out. While Cole followed that ground out by getting the second out of the inning, he had trouble getting the third, allowing a Kerry Carpenter single and a Riley Greene walk. Spencer Torkelson and Colt Keith then both added RBI singles to give the Tigers a lead.
Detroit picked up another run off Cole in the fourth inning. Following a lead-off single and a delay caused by a Comerica Park dirt cam, McGonigle doubled home another run to increase the Tigers’ edge. Detroit then got Cole for one more run when Greene homered in the fifth. Cole ended up departing a few batters later, ending a day where he was far from his sharpest.
Valdez kept the Yankees off the board for the next little while, but they eventually managed to get something going against him. In the top of the seventh, Sánchez reached base again, albeit painfully, as he was hit by a pitch that knocked him out of the game. However, getting that runner on base proved helpful as Amed Rosario then hit a two-run homer to get the Yankees back in striking distance.
The Yankees had a chance to further eat away at their deficit, putting a couple runners on in the eighth. They didn’t take advantage of that though, and that ended up being curtains. The offense then went down in order in the ninth, dooming the Yankees to a defeat in the opener.
With the Yankees looking to bounce back and snap a three-game losing streak, they and the Tigers will continue their series tomorrow at 6:40 pm ET. Carlos Rodón will go for the Yankees, opposite Casey Mize for Detroit.
DETROIT — Whether he was most frustrated by a few pitches left over the heart of the plate, the inability to retire leadoff hitters, the Tigers finding some holes on him, or a pair of in-game delays, the problem was that Gerrit Cole had options.
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On a third straight day when their offense was held in check, Cole got hit around more than he had all season as the Yankees dropped their third straight in a rough 5-3 loss to the Tigers on Monday night at Comerica Park.
Cole, who came into the night holding opposing hitters to a .196 batting average in his first five starts back from Tommy John surgery, got tagged for nine hits and five runs across 4 ¹/₃ innings.
He allowed the leadoff batter to reach in all five innings, including a home run in the fifth, as the Tigers (34-44) raced out to a 5-1 lead.
“I certainly made some mistakes, but the opposition is going to put pressure on you sometimes,” said Cole, who struck out five and walked one across 89 pitches. “The reality is it’s not the try-hard league, it’s the get-it-done league, and we just didn’t get it done tonight.”
Gerrit Cole walks off the mound during the Yankees’ June 22 loss. AP Photo
Tigers lefty Framber Valdez, meanwhile, suffocated the Yankees (46-31) after they squandered some early chances, retiring the final 10 batters he faced across six innings. Amed Rosario belted a two-run shot in the seventh inning to pull the Yankees within 5-3, but that was as close as they would get.
The Yankees threatened by putting a pair of runners on base with two outs in the eighth inning, but the Tigers brought in Will Vest — a possible trade deadline candidate for the Yankees — who struck out Jasson Domínguez and then retired the side in the ninth.
After a strong stretch, the Yankees have now scored just six runs over their past three games and three or fewer runs in four of their past five games.
“I just think it’s part of the season,” Rosario said through an interpreter. “We’ve been there before. [Tuesday], we have a really good opportunity to tie the series and hopefully win this series. You can’t really panic. You understand you go through some stretches like that, but looking forward to [Tuesday].”
Gerrit Cole throws a pitch during the Yankees’ June 22 loss. Imagn Images
Since he returned from the injured list in late May, Cole has looked like his vintage self at times and more human at others, like Monday. There was an understanding all along that there would be some ups and downs as he settled back into pitching regularly for the first time since 2024, and that the Yankees would handle him with the long run in mind — as they did this turn by inserting Elmer Rodríguez as a spot starter Sunday, giving Cole (and the rest of the rotation) an extra day’s rest during a stretch of 16 games in 16 days.
But after Rodríguez gave up three runs in four innings Sunday, Cole wasn’t much sharper Monday.
Riley Greene rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the Tigers’ June 22 win. AP Photo/Paul Sancya
Ali Sánchez — who left the game in the seventh inning after getting drilled on the right wrist by a 98 mph fastball that required tests — roped an RBI double that put the Yankees up 1-0 in the second before the Tigers took the lead for good in the third.
Zach McKinstry led off with a triple to the gap that left fielder José Caballero was unable to cut off before it bounced all the way to the wall.
McKinstry came in to score on a groundout that tied the game before the Tigers restarted a rally with two outs on a single and a walk.
Spencer Torkelson then blooped a single to center that made it a 2-1 game before Cole left an 0-2 fastball down the middle to Colt Keith, who lined it for a single and the 3-1 lead.
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After a leadoff single in the bottom of the fourth, a six-minute delay ensued as an infield dirt camera in front of second base became exposed.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. tried to cover it up with dirt, but the grounds crew eventually came out to handle matters as Cole threw warmup pitches.
Cole retired the next batter before stud rookie shortstop Kevin McGonigle — on another 0-2 count — slapped a double to left field.
Caballero fielded it off the short wall but then hesitated on the throw and misfired home, his throw tipping off Rosario’s glove and bouncing to the backstop as the Tigers went up 4-1.
“They got nine hits and they just put a ton of pressure on us and played overall slightly better baseball,” Cole said. “That’s just the way it broke tonight.”
An in-ground camera at second base produced the highlight of the Detroit Tigers-New York Yankees game on Monday, June 22.
During the series opener at Comerica Park, the small camera embedded in the dirt near second base worked its way up out of the ground, exposed enough to stop play. While it took half a dozen people on the field to kick and tap the camera to figure out what to do, the Detroit broadcast duo of Jason Benetti and Roman Dirks leaned into the bizarre moment.
The broadcast showed the rogue camera's footage of the up-close view of Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm trying to bury it as Benetti and Dirks hilariously narrated the standoff.
"Hey get away from me..... Quit stepping on me!"
"I'm just trying to do my job here."
As Chisholm started piling infield dirt over the camera and the view was like that of someone being buried, it got funnier.
"No! No! No! I can't see."
"This is an obstructed view seat now"
The delay paused the game with the Tigers leading 3-1 and Gerrit Cole on the mound. Detroit went on to win 5-3.
Jun 22, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Wacha (52) throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second inning at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
Michael Wacha went seven complete innings and gave up only one run in a 2-1 win over the Rays to open the four-game series. He was quite efficient – of those 21 outs in 7 innings, 16 of them were by strikeout (5) or groundout (11, including a double play).
The only truly punished mistake was in the fifth inning. Wacha left a changeup high to Yandy Díaz, who just missed a homer off the left-center field wall. Isaac Collins played the ball off the wall pretty well, but with two outs, the runner on first, Richie Palacios, ran on contact and scored. That was the first time any Rays runner made it to or past third base the whole game. Indeed, it was actually the *only* time any runner made it to third base and beyond.
John Schreiber gave up a walk in the 8th, but that guy tried to steal second base and was thrown out by 35 feet. Or at least it seemed like it. That was the only threat the Rays mounted against the bullpen. Alex Lange handled the ninth without any sort of event, which was nice for a change.
The Royals offense managed to sequence things just right to squeak out those two runs for the win, because they actually had only four hits to the Rays’ six.
They had a chance to score in the first inning with a Maikel Garcia double off the catwalk. Jac Caglianone just barely missed bringing him in on a foul ball that was about 1 foot to the foul side of the line. Too bad. In the second, Michael Massey led off with a walk. Lane Thomas pulled a liner down the line that was just fair. About as fair as Caglianone’s foul ball. It went deep into the corner, which allowed Massey to beat the throw home for the first run. I think I heard an announcer say the left fielder, Chandler Simpson, had a weak arm. It did not look like a strong throw to the cutoff man. Lane Thomas went all the way to third, but the Royals failed to bring him in. John Rave and Nick Loftin struck out, and Isaac Collins flew out to center field to end the inning.
In the fifth inning, Nick Loftin led off with a single and stole second base. Collins walked. Carter Jensen smoked a line drive up the middle and extended his hitting streak to 13 games. The throw from the center fielder was a bit off-line. Despite the 109mph rocket, Loftin scored because of the off-line throw for the second run. Cags hit a deep fly ball to the center field warning track for the final out and just missed extending his homer streak.
The Royals are now 33-46. The Rays fall to 43-32. They play again tomorrow at the same time, 5:40pm US Central.
ARLINGTON, TX - JUNE 21: Yuki Matsui #1 of the San Diego Padres celebrates with Rodolfo Durán #48 during the game between the San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Sunday, June 21, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tenley Wright/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
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BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 31: Kyle Bradish #38 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 31, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Fresh off taking two of three games on the road against the Dodgers, the Orioles are on the verge of possibly helping people to feel a little bit better about their fortunes. What is standing between now and that possibility occurring is a series against the Angels. The Orioles need to actually keep playing well now that they are playing a much worse team.
At every other turn this season, when presented with one of these opportunities, the Orioles have largely if not entirely wasted it. That’s why they bring a 37-42 record into this game. I keep bringing this up because it keeps amazing me: They haven’t won more than three games in a row all season. They have had five separate three-game winning streaks and zero have gone to four games. That’s not even what’s at stake tonight. They’ve only won the last two. But they won’t be able to break that futility tomorrow if they don’t extend the streak today.
These Angels have lost more games than any other American League team to date. Their best hitter, a resurgent Mike Trout, recently hit the IL. They were desperate enough that they recently had former Oriole Trey Mancini around for a handful of games. He got four hits in 13 at-bats, which is nice for him. Three of their six most frequent starting pitchers are on the IL, including former Oriole Grayson Rodriguez.
The Orioles are going to have to actually play well to make something good happen here. They are capable of doing that. They are also capable of not doing that. That is the frustrating thing about them this season. I would like it to go a better way tonight. That doesn’t mean it will. It’s up to the Orioles.
Note: The schedule of this west coast road trip is not kind to the availability of Camden Chat staff. The recap for this game will not be posted until I wake up and write it on Tuesday morning. Don’t stay up waiting for it!
Orioles lineup
Taylor Ward – LF
Gunnar Henderson – SS
Pete Alonso – 1B
Coby Mayo – DH
Tyler O’Neill – RF
Blaze Alexander – 3B
Colton Cowser – CF
Jeremiah Jackson – 2B
Sam Huff – C
This is the lineup in support of Kyle Bradish. He was very good last time around!
Huff is catching after Samuel Basallo caught the four previous games. He’s earned the day off. Jackson Holliday remains out of the lineup. That’s probably due to ongoing concern about his groin soreness, though the fact that the Angels are starting a lefty, Sam Aldegheri, surely also contributes.
Angels lineup
Zach Neto – SS
Nolan Schanuel – 1B
Jo Adell – RF
Jorge Soler – DH
Wade Meckler – LF
Denzer Guzman – 3B
Donovan Walton – 2B
Logan O’Hoppe – C
Jose Siri – CF
Aldegheri, the Angels starter, was born in Verona, a location notably invoked in the opening lines of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet:
Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona where we lay our scene, From ancient blood break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean…
When I was in ninth grade, students had to memorize a 15-line portion of Romeo and Juliet and recite it in front of the class. A friend of mine read the 14-line opening sonnet that begins with the above and then, since that was only 14 of the 15 required lines, had to finish with the first non-prologue line: “Gregory, o’ my word, we’ll not carry coals.” Does that have anything to do whatsoever with this game? No, but it lives in my head forever.
Jun 22, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers second baseman Zach McKinstry (39) receives congratulations from Kerry Carpenter (30) after scoring in the third inning against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
The Tigers are going streaking as they took the first game of their series against the Yankees 5-3.
After sweeping the White Sox over the weekend, the Tigers were riding high as they invited the Yankees to come to town. The AL East’s top team, the Yankees weren’t planning to go down quite as easily as the White Sox. The Tigers had Framber Valdez on the mound, but the Yankees had their big gun, in Gerrit Cole. While Cole only came back from the IL somewhat recently, runs would still be coming at a premium for the Tigers hitters tonight.
In the top of the first, Valdez got two outs before giving up a single to Paul Goldschmidt. Cody Bellinger then walked. This could have been a bad news situation for the Tigers, but Valdez got out of the jam. Kevin McGonigle, one of the most reliable bats in the Tigers’ lineup, singled to start the home half, but three outs then followed to leave him stranded.
The Yankees made another two-out move, with Jose Caballero walking. He then stole second. Ali Sanchez doubled, sending Caballero home and putting the Yankees on the board first. A groundout ended the inning, but the Yankees were up 1-0. Spencer Torkelson hit a leadoff double to start the bottom of the inning, but three outs in a row meant no comeback for the Tigers.
Goldschmidt got another single in the third with one out. A force-out off the bat of Cody Bellinger eliminated Goldschmidt. Valdez got the final out of the inning with no runs scored. Zach McKinstry tripled (!!) to start the home half. McGonigle grounded out, but it was enough to get McKinstry home and tie up the game.
A Colt Keith single brought home Greene, and by the time the final out of the inning came, with Outman, Gerrit Cole had been worn down considerably, and the Tigers were up 3-1. I also take back everything I said about runs coming at a premium against Cole, because… yeah.
Valdez got the Yankees out in order for the top of the fourth. In the home half, Hao-Yu Lee got a leadoff single and then there was a unique and lengthy break while the Yankees’ infield all stared at Dirt Cam and it seemed like they might have tried to murder Dirt Cam. The ground crew had to come out and fix it. Truly gripping television, but Jazz Chisholm Jr. was invested.
Kevin McGonigle doubled, scoring Lee, and thanks to some sloppy fielding from Caballero, McGonigle reached third safely while everyone tried to find the ball behind home plate.
1) amazing player 2) great guy 3) from the Philly area 4) does this regularly 5) cares about the feelings of dirt cams
Valdez was really in his groove at this point, perhaps egged on by a need to avenge Dirt Cam. He got the Yankees out in order in the fifth. In the bottom of the inning while a crew of precocious 11-year-olds showed off their genuinely very fun signs (“No sad backstory, I just want a signed ball.”) Riley Greene hit a solo home run.
The Tigers called for a review, citing catcher interference on Torkelson. This led to another lengthy game pause. It was interference, putting Torkelson on first. After getting the first out of the inning, Cole’s night was over. Paul Blackburn replaced him, and got the final two outs of the inning.
Valdez, in likely his last inning for the game, showed how killer his curveball was tonight, striking out two of the three outs for the inning, and leaving Anthony Volpe looking silly in an ABS challenge. The Tigers went 1-2-3 in the home half.
The day was over for Valdez after six, with a final line of 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K on 94 pitches. A really strong outing for him. Drew Anderson came out of the pen to replace him. With two outs, Ali Sanchez got hit in the wrist with a pitch and it looked incredibly painful. He was pulled from the game and Austin Wells came on to replace him at first. Amed Rosario then homered, and the game was suddenly uncomfortably close. The Tigers got the final out but the score was now 5-3. Ryan Yarbrough was the new Yankees pitcher in the bottom of the inning. He gave up a one-out walk to Riley Greene, but two outs followed.
With one out in the top of the eighth A.J. Hinch did the classic Drew-for-Drew bullpen swap, pulling Anderson for Sommers. Volpe singled with two outs, though the Tigers called for a review. The safe call was upheld. Chisholm Jr. hit a single right back to Sommers, nearly beheading him, and ultimately chasing him from the game. Hinch apparently decided to go for Vest to get the final out for… reasons? Vest came through in a pinch, though, and got the final out of the inning. In the bottom of the inning, James Outman walked. Lee then singled on a bunt back to the pitcher, to an empty first base and Yarbrough chased him down. The Yankees challenged the safe call, but it was really, really hard to see when the tag was applied. The dark uniform pants made it really hard to see, but the call was overturned and Lee was out. Volpe made a pretty impressive play to get the second out of the inning at first. The Tigers weren’t able to bring home Outman, but they retained their lead heading into the ninth.
Vest was back out for the ninth. The third out of the inning was a called third strike on what was very clearly a ball, but the Yankees had no challenges left and thus lost the game. Sorry not sorry.
