Category: Baseball

Last night was the seventh consecutive game where the Diamondbacks were held to six hits or fewer. That ties a franchise record, last done in April 2022, and previously in August 2011. The team’s .477 OPS over that time is actually lower than either streak, though due to the efforts of the pitching staff, Arizona are actually 3-4 during the current run. They went 2-5 in 2022, and 1-6 in 2011. There hasn’t been a longer streak in the majors since the Angels went nine in April last year. In the National League, the Pirates went eight in June 2023. And in case you are wondering, the last team to reach a double-digit streak of games with 6 or fewer hits each time? The 1968 Astros reached 11, the year before the mound was lowered.

Let’s hope the D-backs render that moot and the offense comes to life a bit. The three runs added in garbage time last night, because one of the Rangers’ relievers couldn’t find the strike-zone, certainly padded Arizona’s resume. But they were more because of walks than hits. I’ve no doubt the team will hit better. They have batted .152 over the past week. It’s the second lowest in franchise history for a seven-game span. The only worse was April 7-15, 2022 when Arizona hit a remarkable .135, going 28-for-208 in that span. They actually scored three more runs than the current streak, mostly because they had twice as many home-runs (6-3).

BALTIMORE — Remember the good old days, as in before Wednesday, when there were questions about how the Yankees would open a rotation spot for Gerrit Cole?

They are in danger of no longer having that problem, after a bigger one fell into their lap Wednesday afternoon, when Max Fried walked off the mound after the third inning and never returned.

The left-hander departed with left elbow posterior soreness, the Yankees said, and will undergo imaging and be examined by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad on Thursday back in New York.

“I guess you never know, but I’m definitely planning on this thing being a sooner rather than later [situation],” Fried said after a 7-0 loss to the Orioles at Camden Yards.

“Where everything is in the initial testing, I’m not too worried about a super long-term thing. If I can, I’d love to be able to make my next start, but we’ll see.”

That may just be wishful thinking, even if Thursday’s tests do not reveal any significant damage.

Fried described the sensation as a hyperextension or banging of the back of his elbow/triceps area. It was something he had felt in “numerous starts” this season and in the days after his previous start, but other times it went away instead of lingering like Wednesday, when he was having trouble getting loose.

“This one, it was probably just one too many times and just a little irritated and a little pissed off,” Fried said.

As Fried heads for testing, the Yankees will be holding their breath for the $218 million pitcher who has capably filled the role of ace in Cole’s absence dating back to last season. Cole could be a rehab start or two away from returning from the injured list as he finishes his comeback from Tommy John surgery, but the Yankees planned to have him and Fried together at the top of that rotation instead of tagging in for each other.

Fried, who placed fourth in AL Cy Young voting last season, entered Wednesday with a 2.91 ERA on the season but then gave up three runs over three innings and 61 pitches. He had not been sharp in his last start, either, giving up five runs on six hits and three walks against the Brewers.

The Yankees noticed Fried’s stuff was down early Wednesday — essentially, it was taking him multiple batters in an inning to get his velocity up to where he usually sits — and then Boone talked with him after the third inning, at which point they decided to pull the plug.

“In talking to him, not that concerned, and where it is,” Boone said. “But we’ll do all the testing and whatnot [Thursday].”

Left unsaid is that soreness in the back of Fried’s elbow may be better than on the inside of it, which is closer to the ulnar collateral ligament (Fried underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014).

“It’s always a little concern anytime any of your pitchers have any issue with the elbow or shoulder,” Aaron Judge said. “I’m hoping to hear some good news. Max is a tough kid. He’s meant a lot to this organization since he came over here. That’s why we went after him and signed him.

“I think that’s one thing that’s helped us this year though is our depth, we got a lot of depth around here. So if something happens, guys will step up and fill that hole.”

Cam Schlittler, Will Warren and Ryan Weathers have all pitched well to start the year and Carlos Rodón just returned from the injured list Sunday. If Fried is forced to go on the IL, the Yankees may need a spot starter next Tuesday, which would not line up with Cole (who is scheduled to make his next rehab start Saturday).

“Just wasn’t sharp and it was hard to keep bouncing back,” Fried said. “Definitely wasn’t helping the team. I could have kept pitching, but at that point, it was like, ‘Hey, let’s make sure we can calm this thing down and get ahead of it.’”

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Texas Rangers

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network)

The Shed

RHP Ryne Nelson vs. RHP Kumar Rocker

Go Rangers!

Detroit Tigers (18-23) vs. New York Mets (16-25)

Time/Place: 7:10 p.m., Citi Field
SB Nation Site: Amazin’ Avenue
Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez (2-2, 4.57 ERA) vs. RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 3.27 ERA)

End of the series with the Rays. And then we don’t have to see them for a little while.

The Jays are saying there is nothing decided on Jose Berrios yet. They are ‘talking through a plan with doctors”, which doesn’t sound like great news. I don’t think we’ll be seeing him on a mound for a while.

Today we get to watch Dylan Cease, who’s been pretty terrific this season. And we also get Tyler Heineman, who is having a terrible time at the plate, and not all that much better behind the plate. He’s got a little bit to turn it around before Alejandro Kirk comes back, but he better start soon.

Amazingly enough the Jays are only 2.5 games back in the Wild Card race (also amazing that the White Sox hold that spot at the moment. But there are five teams between the Jays and that Wild Card spot. There are a lot of teams not playing well early this season.

Today’s lineups:

Go Jays Go.

The NL West rival San Francisco Giants face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third game of their series. The Giants won series’ first two games and have won three straight overall. Scheduled starting pitchers are Robbie Ray for San Francisco, with a 2.76 ERA, and Shohei Ohtani for Los Angeles, with a 0.97 ERA.

How to watch San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

• Date: Wednesday, May 13

• Time: 10:10 p.m. ET / 7:10 p.m. PT

• Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

• TV Channels: SportsNet LA, NBCS BA

• Live Stream:ESPN+, MLB.TV | Follow on Yahoo Sports

Team records

• San Francisco Giants: 18-24 (No. 4 in NL West)

• Los Angeles Dodgers: 24-18 (No. 2 in NL West)

Odds

• Spread: Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5

• Moneyline: Los Angeles Dodgers -249 (68.3%) / San Francisco Giants +202 (31.7%)

• Over/Under: 8

Starting pitchers

San Francisco Giants: Robbie Ray (3-4, ERA: 2.76, K: 47, WHIP: 1.09)
Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani (2-2, ERA: 0.97, K: 42, WHIP: 0.81)

Weather: 65°F at first pitch

Ballpark: Capacity: 56,000 | Roof: Open | Surface: Grass

Go Rays!

San Diego Padres (24-17) at Milwaukee Brewers (23-16), May 13, 2026, 4:40 p.m. PST

Watch: Padres.TV

Location: American Family Field – Milwaukee, Wisc.

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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After a tough loss on the South Side last night, the boys in blue are back at it again this evening. Game two of the series is very important if they want to get back home with an even record or better on this road trip.

This might be the most favorable pitching matchup of the the three game set. Seth Lugo has been possibly the most consistent starter for Kansas City thus far giving up 2 or fewer runs in six out of eight starts and getting 6 or more innings that often as well. He is coming off of a 4 inning start that did not go so well, so looking to get back on track.

The White Sox starter is Noah Shultz, a 22 year-old lefty who is very interesting, but not established yet. His 4.68 ERA is not great and a lot of that has to do with a 5.76 BB/9 innings rate. Royals hitters need to be selective against him and take any free passes that he gives. Left handed pitching has been a problem for the Royals for a couple of years now, and so far this year the team is posting a 91 wRC+ when facing a southpaw compared to a 100 against right handed foes.

To adjust to the lefty, Lane Thomas is slotted third and Salvy is back in his cleanup spot despite recent struggles. Starling Marte and Nick Lofting will also get starts, meaning that Isbel, Caglianone, and Massey will be on the bench tonight. Here is what that lineup looks like:

The White Sox will go with this:

The stage is set, and the Chicago Cubs are looking for a get -back against the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves.

As leaders of the central themselves, they’re not going to be an easy team to keep at bay, especially if they can get some early runs. The Braves, however, are known to find their ways to win late if they have to, and won’t back down without a fight.

It’s all happening tonight at 7:15 p.m EST in Atlanta.

Preview

Lineup

Texas Rangers lineup for May 13, 2026 against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the series finale featuring Kumar Rocker for the Rangers and Ryne Nelson for the D-Backs in a battle between a couple of righties.

The Rangers were back in the win column yesterday evening with the roof open. Tonight the roof will be open again as Texas attempts to close out the series with a victory to conclude an otherwise successful homestand. Guess who is back in the leadoff spot. (Hint: It’s Joc Pederson.)

The lineup:

1. Joc Pederson – DH
2. Brandon Nimmo – RF
3. Corey Seager – SS
4. Josh Jung – 3B
5. Evan Carter – CF
6. Ezequiel Duran – 2B
7. Alejandro Osuna – LF
8. Jake Burger – 1B
9. Danny Jansen – C

7:05 p.m. Central start time.

Fresh off a 6-4 series opening win on Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres are back at it with both teams’ respective aces on the mound.

The Brewers will have Jacob Misiorowski starting tonight. He’s coming off an electric start against the Yankees where he struck out 11 and threw the most pitches 103+ MPH in a game of any pitcher in MLB history. Misiorowski maintained his velocity deep into that start, where he went six shutout innings against one of the best lineups in baseball. He’ll look to shut down the Padres lineup that’s also filled with stars tonight.

The Padres will have Michael King on the bump. King has a 2.76 ERA on the season and is coming off a great outing against the Cardinals where he threw six innings of one run ball, allowing just one hit and striking out six. He’s allowed the highest walk rate of his career this season at 11.1%, though it’s still early. Opponents are hitting just .179 against him.

The Brewers lineup will once again be without Christian Yelich. He returned from the IL for Tuesday night’s game but is not starting tonight. According to Pat Murphy, Yelich is dealing with a little back soreness. Yelich was pushing to be able to play, but Murphy decided to play it cautious and try to let the sore back calm down before it becomes a larger problem.

That means the top of the Brewers lineup will have Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, and William Contreras in the first three spots. Jake Bauers will bat cleanup and DH while Andrew Vaughn bats fifth and is at first base. Garrett Mitchell, Luis Rengifo, Sal Frelick, and Joey Ortiz round out the rest of the lineup in support of Misiorowski.

The Padres have their big bats all at the top of the order, with Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis Jr, Manny Machado, and Miguel Andujar making up the first four spots. Xander Bogaerts is no slouch either batting fifth.

It should be quite the pitching matchup tonight. Can Miz repeat the types of performances he’s had lately? First pitch is at 6:40 PM.

The Nats won the first game of the series emphatically in Cincinnati. They hit a whopping six home runs in the 10-4 blow out win. Now, they will look to follow that up with another strong performance to claim a series win. Hopefully they do not drop the ball like they did in Miami.

With a lefty on the mound, the Nats lineup looks pretty different. Curtis Mead and Joey Wiemer will be in the lineup after missing out last night. Wiemer will be in right field, which pushes James Wood to left field and Daylen Lile to DH. Mead will be over at first base and hit second. Keibert Ruiz remains behind the plate and Jake Irvin will be on the mound in this one.

The Reds only made one personnel change, but there is a lot of movement around the lineup. Former Nat Nathaniel Lowe will be DH’ing tonight for the Reds. TJ Friedl will move way down the lineup from leadoff to 8th. Sal Stewart goes from DH to third base in this one and Will Benson will be in the leadoff spot. Nick Lodolo makes his second start of the season after missing the first month with an injury.

Game Info:

Stadium: Great American Ball Park

Time: 6:40 PM EST

TV: Nationals.TV

Radio: 106.7 The Fan

Boy was last night fun! Hopefully the boys can follow that up with another good performance. This offense has been such a fun story this season and it makes the team very exciting. Let’s hope for more fireworks tonight. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats!

Mets lineup

1. Carson Benge – RF
2. Bo Bichette – SS
3. Juan Soto – DH
4. Mark Vientos – 1B
5. Marcus Semien – 2B
6. Brett Baty – 3B
7. Tyrone Taylor – LF
8. A.J. Ewing – CF
9. Luis Torrens – C

Christian Scott – RHP

Tigers lineup

1. Kevin McGonigle – 3B
2. Dillon Dingler – C
3. Colt Keith – DH
4. Riley Greene – LF
5. Matt Vierling – CF
6. Wenceel Perez – RF
7. Spencer Torkelson – 1B
8. Zach McKinstry – 2B
9. Zack Short – SS

Framber Valdez – LHP

Broadcast info

First pitch: 7:10pm EDT
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2

Chicago gets a shot at .500 tonight as the rookie Noah Schultz takes the hill for the Sox. Kansas City counters with Seth Lugo, a veteran righty who’s seen it all.

Schultz is 2-2 with a 4.68 ERA and a WHIP that’s not exactly sparkling. His last start? A tire fire: seven runs, seven hits, not even four innings before the hook. But the numbers under the hood aren’t all doom. The fastball is real — 95.6 mph and chewing up hitters, with a run value that puts him in the upper crust. Opponents are barely scraping together a .228 xBA, and he’s living in the 78th percentile for hard-hit rate.

When Schultz actually finds the plate, the stuff pops. He fanned eight Nationals in April and flashed the kind of wipeout arsenal that makes you remember why he’s supposed to be a future ace around here.

But the kid’s wild streak is also no joke, with 16 walks in 25 innings, which is how you end up near the league’s basement for free passes. The Royals aren’t exactly a pushover, either, with Vinnie Pasquantino and Bobby Witt Jr. who can wait you out and punish mistakes. Schultz’s breaking and offspeed stuff has been getting tattooed, too. Tonight’s a gut-check: does he bounce back?

Here’s how the Royals will line up against Schultz.

Lugo, meanwhile, is 1-2 with a 3.21 ERA and a WHIP that’s just as mediocre. He’s still a headache to face, mostly because his breaking ball is pure filth and one of the nastiest in the game by run value. The fastball? Not so much. Lugo barely touches 91, and hitters have feasted on it all year. If the Sox can lay off the junk and jump on a mistake or two, there’s a window here.

So here’s the deal tonight: patience or bust. Lugo doesn’t walk many, and his offspeed stuff will eat you alive if you’re hacking early. If the Sox start chasing, get ready for a night of weak grounders and runners left to rot. But if they make Lugo throw strikes and don’t miss the rare meatball, maybe — just maybe — this team sees .500.

Here’s how skipper Will Venable will run the Good Guys out against Lugo.

The first pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. CST on CHSN, with radio coverage on ESPN 1000.