Dodgers vs. Rockies: game chat

Los Angeles, CA - June 15, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Eric Lauer (33) delivers during the first inning of an MLB game against the Tampa Bay Rays at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Monday, June 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Dodgers and Rockies meet in a battle of southpaws.

Monday’s game info

  • Teams: Dodgers vs. Rockies
  • Ballpark: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
  • Start time: 7:10 p.m. PT
  • TV: SportsNet LA
  • Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

Cam Schlittler’s gem allows meager Yankees offense to stand in win over Rays

An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Yankees shortstop Jose Caballero (72) celebrates after hitting a three run home run in the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. , Image 2 shows New York Yankees' Ben Rice rounds the bases after his home run, Image 3 shows Cam Schlittler of the New York Yankees pitching against the Tampa Bay Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As has been the case too often during their recent stretch of offensive futility, the Yankees were three-hit Monday night.

But José Caballero and Ben Rice got their money’s worth, and Cam Schlittler made sure they were enough.

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Caballero clobbered a pair of home runs, Rice added another and Schlittler delivered a masterful bounce-back pitching performance, the combination lifting the Yankees to a much-needed and clean 5-1 win over the Rays to open a critical four-game showdown at Tropicana Field.

On a night when he dazzled across eight dominant innings, Schlittler made the three home runs stand up to lift the Yankees (50-40) to just their second win in the last 11 games, this one pulling them within three games of the Rays (52-36) for the AL East lead.

Schlitter was nearly untouchable, scattering just four soft-hit singles — all off the bat at 73.6 mph or softer — and no walks while striking out eight.

The right-hander was coming off the worst start of his young career, when he gave up a career-high six runs and four home runs in four innings last week against the Tigers.

Yankees shortstop Jose Caballero (72) celebrates after hitting a three run home run in the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images

“They want to say that there’s f–king regression because I had one bad outing, so again, it was personal to go out there and have a dominant start and put this team in the right position,” said Schlittler, who has become known for using any kind of perceived slight to his advantage.

That is not dissimilar to Caballero, who acknowledged having an extra chip on his shoulder while facing the team that traded him to the Yankees last summer.

“The environment, the people here, facing my old teammates, it’s just the little things that get me going,” said Caballero, who now has two multi-homer games in his career, both against the Rays.

Ben Rice celebrates as he rounds the bases after his home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Monday, July 6, 2026. AP Photo/Jason Behnken

The Yankees needed every bit of juice from Schlittler and Caballero to squeeze out the win and kick off in style about as big a series as July can offer.

They had led the Rays by as many as 3 ¹/₂ games on June 17. It was a three-game lead on June 24, after which the Yankees dropped nine of 10 — including four straight games in which they were three-hit — and the Rays won nine of 11, putting Tampa Bay four games up entering Monday’s series.

“I feel like we dug ourselves a hole a little bit, so it was good to go out there and get the first one,” Schlittler said. “We got a chance to shake things up.”

The night started like so many others have lately for the Yankees, as their first 13 hitters were retired in order against Rays righty Griffin Jax.

Cam Schlittler #31 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 06, 2026. Getty Images
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But then Jasson Domínguez and Jazz Chisholm Jr. drew back-to-back walks with one out in the fifth inning to bring up Caballero, who drilled a three-run shot to left field — flush with an emphatic bat flip — for the 3-0 lead.

Caballero, starting at shortstop over Anthony Volpe in what Aaron Boone described as a “day-by-day” situation, then took Chris Roycroft deep in the eighth inning — again chucking his bat toward the Yankees dugout — to make it 4-1 on his career-high 10th home run of the season.

“I’m trying to spark the team somehow, some way,” Caballero said. “We’re struggling right now, going through a bad stretch. Something that can get the team going a little bit and get them excited is always good. That’s the reason why [for the bat flips].”

Rice later added his 25th homer of the year in the ninth inning for an insurance run, marking the first time in the modern era in which the Yankees won a game with all three of their hits being home runs. They also became the first team in the modern era to do it while striking out 17 times.

“Obviously a win we needed and felt good to play well,” Boone said. “It’s still a grind for us offensively, but obviously some long balls were huge.”

Caballero 4(+1), Rays 1

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - JULY 06: José Caballero #72 of the New York Yankees runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run off of Griffin Jax #22 of the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth inning at Tropicana Field on July 06, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Caballero translates into “gentleman” in Spanish, but former Rays utility player Jose Caballero was anything but gentlemanly in his return to his former home park this evening with two no-doubt and well-celebrated trips around the bases supplying two of the three hits on the evening for the Yankees in their 5-1 victory.

Through the first four innings of this contest, this appeared to be the pitching duel we had thought we would see between Hunter Brown and Drew Rasmussen in that dreadful Saturday evening loss. Both pitchers had 9 swings and missed through the first four innings with the Rays possessing the only hit coming off a Jonny DeLuca flyball into no-man’s land down the right field line. Then , the fifth inning happened.

The frame began innocently enough with Griffin Jax striking out Cody Bellinger on four pitches, culminated by a swinging strike on a sweeper. That was followed up by a six-pitch walk to Jasson Dominquez with four pitches nowhere near the strike zone and a five-pitch walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr with another four pitches well out of the zone. The Yankees lead the American League in walks for a reason, and the back to back walks set things up for Caballero.

Jax got ahead with an ABS-assisted strike before Caballero spit on two sweepers away. A foul ball off a sinker down and in evened up the count and Caballero followed that up by spoiing a fastball on the edge of the zone. Then, Jax and Nick Fortes decided it was the opportune time for the first changeup of the sequence, and this happened:

It would be the only pitch of the 31 pitches Jax threw that inning to be put in play. leaving Jax to return to the dugout and get into a thousand-yard stare trance wondering how did the game get away so quickly:

Jax finished the evening with 10 strikeouts and 16 swings and missed on 81 pitches, but those three consecutive plate appearances evaporated the thin margin for error the Rays had tonight as Cam Schlittler simply overpowered the Rays lineup tonight. Schlitter struck out 8 batters, walked none, while scattering four singles on the evening. His night could be best summed up by how he deposed of Jonathan Aranda the three times he faced him in this contest:

Rays pitchers struck out 17 Yankees while walking two and not allowing any singles, doubles, or triples. The Yankees had three hits on the evening – the two homers by Caballero and a 9th inning solo shot by Ben Rice. The Rays, according to StatHead, are the first team to ever lose such a game as a search for a similar game yielded no results. They are the third team this season to lose a game while striking out 17 or more opposing batters joining the Mariners (5/2/26) and the Red Sox (4/23/26). The last time a team won a game without a single, double, or a triple came back on July 29th, 2023 when the Dodgers defeated the Reds 3-2 on the strength of two homers and three walks.

This was simply an annoying loss because the Rays pitching was great over 27 plate appearances, yet five moments defined this game offensively and the Rays offense could do absolutely nothing to counterpunch set aside a jab run in the 5th. The Rays are not going to win many games when the top four hitters go 0 for 16 with 7 strikeouts as the quartet did tonight. They’ll try again tomorrow against Will Warren and a well-rested bullpen.

How to watch San Francisco Giants vs. Toronto Blue Jays

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 25: General sky view of Oracle Park before a MLB game between the Athletics and the San Francisco Giants on June 25, 2026 at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo by Trinity Machan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The San Francisco Giants welcome the Toronto Blue Jays to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series.

Taking the mound for the Blue Jays will be right-handed former-and-Forever-Giant Kevin Gausman, who enters tonight’s game with a 4.19 ERA, 3.80 FIP, with 100 strikeouts to 24 walks in 101 innings pitched. His last start was in the Blue Jays’ 3-0 loss to the New York Mets on Tuesday, in which he allowed one run on five hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in six innings.

Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Landen Roupp (who I wish was already a former-Giant). He’s rocking a 4.55 ERA and 3.21 FIP, with 99 strikeouts to 40 walks in 89 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 8-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks last Tuesday, in which he allowed six runs on five hits with four strikeouts and six walks in two and two thirds innings.

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Game #90

Who: San Francisco Giants (37-52) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (42-48)

Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California

When: 6:45 p.m. PT

Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area

National broadcast: n/a

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

Cam Schlittler stars, José Caballero delivers as Yankees avoid skid in series-opening win at Rays

The Yankees avoided a three-game skid Monday when they started their four-game series at the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-1 win.

Takeaways

  1. Cam Schlittler sure did rebound from last Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees' right-handed starting pitcher allowed one run on four hits in a season-high-tying eight innings, striking out eight and throwing 101 pitches with 72 strikes. Not only did Schlittler (9-5, 2.01 ERA) bounce back from surrendering a career-high six runs in his season-low four innings against the sub-.500 Tigers, but he delivered one of his best outings as a Yankee. Entering next Saturday's penultimate start of the first half as the projected starter for the 4:05 p.m. game at the Washington Nationals, Schlittler has returned to form.
  2. What would the Yankees do without José Caballero? New York's seventh-batting shortstop homered twice to almost singlehandedly support Schlitter's gem, a 2-for-3 effort that drove home four runs with the fifth inning's three-run shot to end Griffin Jax's no-hit bid and give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Caballero's eighth-inning-starting solo shot, his 10th homer of the season, gave New York a bit more cushion before Schlittler's scoreless bottom half. Caballero was the hero as he improved to slashing .249/.304/.407 with 16 RBI through 77 games this year.

  3. For good measure, Ben Rice's ninth-inning-starting solo shot was the Yankees' third hit and added breathing room. While New York's only hits were home runs, will Rice following Caballero wake the bats up? New York struck out 17 times. Rice, who batted second and was the Yankees' designated hitter, is slashing .267/.360/.565 with 25 homers and 57 RBI through 85 games.

  4. After losing nine of their past 10 games, the Yankees got a much-needed win that directly helps them in the American League East. They improve to 50-40 and three games behind the AL East-leading Rays (52-36) with three more chances. For New York to gain further ground, though, it will need better performances beyond its starting pitcher and one batter.

Who's the MVP?

Caballero. If it were not for him, the Yankees likely would have suffered a painful loss and completely changed the narrative of this one.

Highlights

What's next

New York and Tampa Bay continue their series with Tuesday's 6:40 p.m. game.

Yankees right-handed pitcher Will Warren (7-3, 3.73 ERA) is set to start.

Cam Schlittler dazzles, leads Yankees to win over Rays

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - JULY 06: Cam Schlittler #31 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on July 06, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Baseball is beautiful, but more importantly it is extremely weird. With how poorly the Yankees have played over the last fortnight, if I had told you they would only manage three hits in Monday’s series opener with the Rays, many of you would have skipped tomorrow’s game out of disgust. They did only get three hits, but that’s the thing about home runs. Four men crossed the plate on two José Caballero swings, and Cam Schlittler did the rest. Ben Rice added a final insurance run and New York takes the first round of this big series, 5-1 your final.

I was starting to get just a little worried the Yankees were going to be on the downside of a perfect game. Griffin Jax looked great and the Yankees looked terrible in their first 13 at-bats — I could be wrong but I believe Austin Wells was the only player to get the ball out of the infield. And then came the fifth inning, and a repudiation of Michael Zeno’s earlier proclamation: The Yankees have stopped walking.

Tell that to Jasson Domínguez and Jazz Chisholm Jr., who both worked their way aboard to ensure we wouldn’t see perfection tonight. Then, former Ray José Caballero stepped in to deliver what felt like the biggest hit the club’s had in a month:

I’ve never consciously felt a fever actually break — generally I fall asleep sick and wake up feeling a little better. This is what I imagine it must feel like though, the venting of an incredible amount of pressure, the knowledge that yes, actually, we can turn things around. This was the first time the Yankees had a three-run lead since June 19. It would remain the only hit Jax gave up, while striking out 10 in five innings, but boy was it a needed one.

Cam Schlittler nearly matched Jax, with his trio of fastballs able to get through four innings without the Rays posing much of a threat. He did surprisingly not manage a shutdown inning in the fifth after getting those three runs of support, where Chandler Simpson hit a worm killer that Ryan McMahon couldn’t barehand. Two batters later baseball’s fastest man came home to score on a single, but that would be the extent of the damage done against Cam.

It took the Yankee ace 76 pitches to get through 6.0 innings, setting him up for a seventh inning that felt significant given how little faith we all have in the bullpen these days. It took him 11 chucks to get through the seventh, and while the leadoff man did reach in the eighth, Taylor Walls’ inexplicable decision to bunt with two strikes led to a foul ball and a key out before the lineup turned over. Cam’s eight inning, one run, 8:0 K:BB performance wasn’t a perfect game but it was pretty perfectly what the club needed.

It felt like this one was personal for the young ace too, after getting his teeth kicked in against Detroit last week. Cam’s been in the majors one year less three days, what an anniversary present to himself.

We gotta show that second Cabby swing:

And Ben Rice notched the third hit, and third homer of the game in the ninth:

Rice gets into slumps when he doesn’t elevate the ball. Getting it in the air is the key to getting him back into form. Let’s hope that swing brings something back, indeed, let’s hope this entire game brings something back to the whole team. We saw this on Friday, the Yankees won against the Twins, everyone felt ok, and then the rest of the series happened. There’s positive mojo around this team for the first time in a while after tonight, they can’t afford to waste it.

Will Warren is the man tapped to follow Schlittler’s performance with one of his own tomorrow, against an as-of-yet-unknown Rays starter (update: it’ll be lefty Ian Seymour). The next Biggest Game of the Year kicks off at 6:40 Tampa time on Tuesday.

Box Score

Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game discussion: Kyle Freeland vs. Eric Lauer

DENVER, CO - JULY 1: Starting pitcher Kyle Freeland #21 of the Colorado Rockies delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Coors Field on July 1, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The last time the Rockies were in Los Angeles to face the Dodgers, it didn’t go so well.

The Dodgers swept Colorado 3-0 and outscored the Rockies 24-10. It also capped off a 2-8 stretch during a challenging stretch in May.

Even though Monday night marks a matchup between the National League-leading Dodgers (59-32) and the last-place Rockies (37-54), Colorado enters the series having won four of its last five and is no longer the worst team in MLB.

They are still the Dodgers, though, and Monday’s matchup is a repeat of the May 26 showdown when Kyle Freeland and Eric Lauer when L.A. came out on top 15-6. Freeland (2-7, 7.25 ERA) has been performing better on the mound, helping the Rockies win his last three starts. In his last start, he held Miami to two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts in five innings in a 6-3 win on July 1.

Lauer (4-5, 4.84 ERA) has bounced back and forth between relief and starting roles for L.A. this year, but this will be his 11th start in 14 appearances this season. The 31-year-old lefty is 3-3 with a 4.77 ERA as a starter.

The Dodgers lead the 2026 season series with the Rockies 5-2.

First Pitch: 8:10 p.m. MDT

TV: Rockies.TV

Radio: 850 AM/94.1 FM KOA Rockies Radio Network; KNRV 1150 AM (Spanish)

Dodgers SB Nation Site:True Blue LA

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D-backs @ Padres Discussion

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 2: General view of downtown San Diego prior to a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on April 2, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Today’s Lineups

DIAMONDBACKSPADRES
Ketel Marte – 2BFernando Tatis – RF
Geraldo Perdomo – SSJake Cronenworth – 2B
Corbin Carroll – RFManny Machado – 3B
Gabriel Moreno – CGavin Sheets – 1B
Lourdes Gurriel – DHTy France – DH
Max Kepler – LFJackson Merrill – CF
Nolan Arenado – 3BSamad Taylor – LF
Ildemaro Vargas – 1BSung-Mun Song – SS
Tommy Troy – CFRodolfo Duran – C
Brandon Pfaadt – RHPWalker Buehler – RHP

Roster moves

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

  • Reinstated from the 10-day injured list: C James McCann (strained right quad)
  • Optioned to Triple-A Reno following yesterday’s game: C Adrian Del Castillo

This is a bit of a surprise, if only because I’d kinda forgotten about McCann. His last appearance was back on May 18, and when he went on the IL the following day, the estimated timeline was 4-6 weeks. It’s been a little longer than the upper end of that – about seven weeks or so. But when you are dealing with a) a catcher, and b) a player who turned 36 while on the injured list, caution is probably no bad thing. Just hope nobody is exactly expecting much offensively. Over 22 games and 62 PA before the injury, McCann hit a paltry .203/.217/.254, with a K:BB of 17:1 and an OPS of .471. That’s somehow below the .555 OPS Del Castillo has posted for the Diamondbacks this season.

The end of the homestand yesterday would make it a good time to check in on the D-backs attendance. In late May, Jack looked at the numbers and found the team’s drop, year-to-year to that point was a massive 5,413 per game – worst in MLB and more than twice the next biggest decline. There were some schedule-related reasons, such as two “home” games in a small stadium in Mexico City, and a preponderance of weekday contests, which will typically draw lower. President Derrick Hall said, “We are right on pace with our projections,” expecting an overall tally around the same as they had in 2025.

The numbers since then do seem to bear that optimism out. With 46 home games now in the book, the D-backs are still behind the numbers from last season. But the previous deficit has been slashed by fifty-nine percent in about six weeks. It’s now 2,194 per game, ahead of three teams. So there has been some progress, although there is still work to be done. The numbers were helped by a weekday four-pack against the Dodgers, which averaged over 35,000 per game, including 42,000 for the finale. Discounting Opening Days, that’s the highest figure for any Thursday contest at Chase since April 2023. Something to keep an eye on, as we progress through the season.

Twins’ Buxton relishes the most fun he’s ‘ever had in baseball’ after he’s voted an All-Star starter

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Each of the three All-Star selections of Byron Buxton’s major league career has naturally brought him a deep sense of appreciation.

This one was undoubtedly the most satisfying.

Voted in as a starter by fan balloting for the first time, Buxton reveled in the fact that he landed on the American League squad with Minnesota Twins teammate Joe Ryan for the second straight summer.

Playing on market-value contracts for a team in transition with a bottom-third payroll that conducted a big selloff before the deadline last year, Buxton and Ryan have been prominently included on just about every baseball pundit’s list of trade candidates for months on end.

Yet they’re both still wearing Twins uniforms and going back to the All-Star Game this season while representing a plucky club that has shown plenty of competitiveness for all of its roster imperfections.

Buxton, a two-time Gold Glove award winner in center field, ranks fifth in the majors with 25 home runs with a robust .904 OPS mark that’s his best since 2021. Ryan, one of the pitchers elected by the players, leads baseball with 19 starts and is seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio.

“It means a lot to be able to represent the Twins but also to be able to start out the season good,” Buxton said in New York on Saturday when MLB unveiled the All-Star teams. “To be able to run it back with Joe is a little bit more special to me.”

The second overall pick in the 2012 draft, Buxton has deftly persevered through his well-documented history of injuries to become not only the five-tool player the Twins long envisioned but a vital leader in a clubhouse of mostly younger players who revere him.

Despite a threadbare bullpen and a series of injuries that have diluted a strong group of starting pitchers, the Twins have so far hung around in both an AL Central division that’s there for the taking and a wide-open race for three wild-card spots. They won a road series against the Yankees over the weekend for the first time in 12 years.

“I truly think this is the most fun I’ve ever had playing baseball,” Buxton said. “With the support that we have in here, the resilience that the team has, everything that makes this group us. I know I wouldn’t be here without them.”

Buxton was removed from the game on Sunday as a precaution after feeling discomfort in the right hip that has given him problems from time to time this season, putting his All-Star Game appearance in question with the event approaching on July 14. The Twins were off on Monday, giving him a bonus day to rest before starting a three-game series against division rival Cleveland on Tuesday. But so far, Buxton has not had to go on the injured list at all this year, another point of pride for the 32-year-old.

“I don’t want to set myself back farther, just in case I was trying to push through it or whatever the situation was,” Buxton said after the game on Sunday. “I don’t want to put the team in a bad spot by me trying to go out there and be Superman by trying to play one game and I end up missing a month.”

During the team’s most recent homestand, general manager Jeremy Zoll began an interview session, unprompted, by declaring that Buxton has never been on the trade block and won’t be now. Buxton, for his part, has a no-trade clause that he has consistently and emphatically alluded to anytime his status comes up with reporters. Buxton’s contract, which pays him a little more than $15 million per year, expires after the 2028 season.

“We have no plans to trade Byron,” Zoll said. “It’s not something we’re exploring. It’s not something we plan to explore.”

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 05: Sung-Mun Song #24 of the San Diego Padres safely slides into second base during an MLB game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 5, 2026 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Greg Fiore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Arizona Diamondbacks (44-45) at San Diego Padres (44-45), July 6, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST

Watch: Padres.TV

Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif.

Listen: 97.3 The Fan



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Dodgers activate reliever Evan Phillips from 60-day IL

Evan Phillips wearing a Dodgers uniform and cap, holding a baseball and glove.
Dodgers have called up Evan Phillips

Evan Phillips was activated from the 60-day injured list on Monday, and if he can pitch the way he did before he underwent reconstructive elbow surgery last year, the Dodgers really might not have to do anything in the month leading up to the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

“More nervous than I expected,” Phillips said.

Dodgers have activated Evan Phillips from the 60-day IL after reconstructive elbow surgery last year. Getty Images

Phillips, 31, was the Dodgers’ saves leader in both 2023 and 2024. Claimed off waivers in the middle of the 2021 season, Phillips has posted a 2.22 earned-run average in 201 games for the Dodgers.

His return for the start of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies marked the end of a 13-month journey that started when Dr. Neal ElAttrache repaired his ulnar collateral ligament.

“I’m excited to get back out there. I was here for a live BP a month and a half ago and took a moment then to appreciate being back at Dodger Stadium, but it’s gonna be different tonight, getting back out there in a competitive atmosphere,” Phillips said. “So really exited about that. 

The final stage of Phillips’ recovery included a month-long rehabilitation in triple A. Phillips pitched 12 games for the Dodgers’ Oklahoma City-based affiliate, posting a 1.80 ERA in 10 innings.

Phillips pitched on consecutive days for Oklahoma City on June 24 and 25, the latter appearance marking the start of a four-game stretch in which he didn’t give up any runs or walks.

“Feel like probably the last past two weeks or so really took a good turn on my rehab,” he said. “Started bouncing back even better, pitching more like myself, feeling more like myself.”

Paul Gervase was optioned to clear a spot for Phillips on the active roster. Phillips’ place on the 40-man roster came at the expense of left-hander Jake Eder.

In a separate roster move, the Dodgers added right-hander Carlos Duran to the 40-man roster and designated catcher Chuckie Johnson for assignment. Johnson was optioned to triple A after he was 2 for 23 in eight major-league games with the Dodgers.

Evan Phillips returns to Dodgers after Tommy John surgery

Phoenix, AZ - February 19, 2026: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Evan Phillips (59) at Los Angeles Dodgers' media day during spring training in Camelback Ranch, Phoenix, AZ on February 19, 2026. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Thirteen months and two days after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips was activated off the 60-day injured list on Monday by the Dodgers ahead of their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium.

Phillips had an extensive rehab assignment, appearing in 12 games over 30 days with Triple-A Oklahoma City. The right-hander had a 1.80 ERA with 13 strikeouts and five walks in 10 innings for the Comets, with his last game coming last Friday, a perfect frame with two strikeouts against Sugar Land. This was essentially spring training for Phillips, who pitched on back-to-back days on June 24-25, and appeared in parts of two innings on June 28, usual items on the checklist for relief pitchers building up for their season.

The right elbow procedure for Phillips was June 4, 2025, ending a season that was already hampered at the start by a shoulder injury, limiting the right-hander to only seven games last year.

Jake Eder, who was on the minor league injured list in Oklahoma City, was released to make room on the 40-man roster for Phillips. Paul Gervase was optioned to Triple-A to open the active roster spot. Gervase pitched in two of the four games for which he was active on this stint in the majors. Eder, acquired from the Washington Nationals on April 1, piched in four games for the Dodgers and allowed a run on three hits in four innings, with one strikeout and one walk.

Also on Monday, the Dodgers added pitcher Carlos Durán to the 40-man roster and designated catcher Chuckie Robinson for assignment.

Durán was originally developed by the Dodgers but was traded to the A’s in April 2025 for outfielder Esteury Ruíz. Durán signed a minor league contract to return to the Dodgers in December, and was a non-roster invitee in spring training. In 30 games for Oklahoma City, Durán has a 3.86 ERA and two saves with 50 strikeouts and 25 walks in 35 innings. He’ll remain with the Comets, only now on the 40-man roster.

Robinson started six games behind the plate to backup Dalton Rushing before getting optioned over the weekend in favor of Eliezer Alfonzo. Robinson had two hits in 23 at-bats with the Dodgers, both hits coming on June 23 at the Minnesota Twins.

Red Sox send injured Roman Anthony to Florida with ‘a singular focus’

Boston Red Sox's Roman Anthony, sidelined with an injured right wrist, watches from the dugout rail.
Boston Red Sox's Roman Anthony, who has been sidelined with an injured right wrist

The Red Sox is headed to Fort Myers for injury rehabilitation — and nothing else.

Anthony, 22, suffered a partially torn ligament in his right ring finger in May. He is still experiencing difficulty swinging a bat due to the discomfort in his right hand and wrist.

“His focus, a singular focus now, is if you’re in Florida, it’s to get yourself healthy and not have to deal with all the other stuff that goes with it,” Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said.

Boston Red Sox’s Roman Anthony, who has been sidelined with an injured right wrist AP Photo/Charles Krupa

“So it’s a singular focus, very focused on getting himself healthy and getting him back to us. We want him. We want him in the lineup. So I’m going to keep in touch with him frequently and see how he’s doing, with the hope that we get him back.”

Tracy went on to clarify what he meant by “other stuff.”

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“Just the day-to-day of being at Fenway. He’s going to get asked questions about it constantly. And for him being there, his focus is on one thing right now: That’s get yourself healthy.”

His next step is visiting Dr. Gary Lourie, a hand specialist, in Atlanta this week.

Tracy first mentioned Anthony’s shift down to Fenway South on Saturday and framed it as a move based on logistics.

Boston has become crowded with injured players, so Anthony was moved to create space, a similar move to one done with some pitchers in the past.

Anthony has not yet resumed a hitting program in the midst of his recovery.

Zac Veen named Pacific Coast League Player of the Month

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 27: Zac Veen #13 of the Colorado Rockies advances to second base on a wild pitch against the San Diego Padres during the fifth inning of a spring training game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 27, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Minor League Baseball announced today that Albuquerque Isotopes outfielder Zac Veen (No. 9 PuRP) has been named Pacific Coast League Player of the Month for June.

His accomplishments last month have been notable.   

Over 24 games in June, Veen slashed .366/.385/.782. This includes 13 doubles, four triples, seven homers, and 19 RBI.  He led the PCL in hits (37), doubles, total bases (79), and tied for first in triples during the month of June.  In addition, Veen led minor league baseball in total bases.

His 24 extra-base hits in June were second-most for an Isotopes player in a month since at least 2005. Scott Seabol and Ryan Ritter each collected 25 extra-base knocks in May 2006 and May 2025, respectively.

Add to that, Veen hit safely in 23 of 24 games during the month and compiled a 25-game hit streak from May 27-June 25, the third-longest in Isotopes history. Additionally, he tied a franchise record with three doubles on June 23 when the Isotopes met the Salt Lake Bees before launching a pair of leadoff home runs later in that series.

This marks the ninth time in team history an Albuquerque player has won PCL Player of the Month: Scott Seabol (May 2006), Ryan McMahon (June 2017), Mike Tauchman (May 2018), Taylor Motter (July 2021), Wynton Bernard (August 2022), Elehuris Montero (May 2023 and July 2024) and Ryan Ritter (May 2025).

This is Veen’s first Player of the Month award of his career.


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Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Monday

Jun 15, 2026; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dustin May (3) reacts after an inning ending double play against the San Diego Padres during the seventh inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

The St. Louis Cardinals begin a brutal 5-game series over just 4 days against the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals will give the ball to Dustin May while the Brewers will assign Shane Drohan the starting duties. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45pm central time and the game TV broadcast will be available on Cardinals.tv.

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