Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 3:10 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network)
T-Mobile Park
LHP MacKenzie Gore vs. RHP Bryan Woo
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Game 22 Game Day Thread – Texas Rangers @ Seattle Mariners
Game 21: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Angels
San Diego Padres (14-7) at Los Angeles Angels (11-11), April 19, 2026, 1:07 p.m. PST
Watch: Padres.TV
Location: Angel Stadium – Anaheim, Calif.
Listen: 97.3 The Fan
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Rob Thomson lays out Taijuan Walker plan as Zack Wheeler nears return
Rob Thomson lays out Taijuan Walker plan as Zack Wheeler nears return originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
To begin the season, every five days, Taijuan Walker has toed the slab for the Phillies.
With Zack Wheeler on the shelf to open the year, the club needed its tall right-hander to eat innings, keep the Phillies in games and bridge the gap until the ace’s return.
Walker, though, has not done that consistently. And his biggest issue has come right away — in the first inning — when he has dug the Phillies into early holes at a time when the offense has struggled to score.
Through four starts, Walker owns a league-worst 24.75 ERA in the opening frame, allowing 11 runs on 12 hits, three homers and five walks. Opponents are slashing .500/.567/.917 against him in the first inning, good for a 1.483 OPS.
The next-highest first-inning ERAs belong to Washington’s Jake Irvin and Colorado’s Michael Lorenzen at 15.75.
With the same qualifier, Walker’s mark would be the highest in the National League since Eric Nolte posted a 23.63 first-inning ERA for San Diego in 1991.
This is nothing new for Walker, either. Since signing with the Phillies in 2023, he leads the Majors in first-inning ERA at 8.41 among pitchers with at least 70 starts in that span.
Because of that, the Phillies changed Walker’s pregame routine before his last outing, trying to build more intensity at the end of his bullpen session so he would be in more of a game rhythm by first pitch. It did not solve the issue. Walker still gave up two runs in the first against the Braves.
So with Wheeler nearing a return after his fifth minor league rehab start, the natural question started to loom:
What is the plan for Walker now?
The right-hander had been lined up to start Wednesday against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, but Rob Thomson announced Sunday that the Phillies will use an opener, with Walker still in line to follow.
“No,” Thomson said when asked if Walker would start. “We’re gonna open it.”
Whether entering in the second or third inning helps him is still to be seen. But the Phillies are clearly willing to try something different. As Thomson put it, “It’s just kind of trialing.”
The thought process is simple enough. Walker has to be more aggressive early in outings and avoid falling behind.
“He’s just got to attack, not get behind,” Thomson said.
Walker’s role beyond this week still appears to depend in large part on how Wheeler feels, even once he returns.
Wheeler pitched Sunday for Double-A Reading in Bridgewater, N.J., and allowed four earned runs — including two home runs — on six hits while striking out four in four innings. He threw 77 pitches, short of the 90-pitch goal, and the chilly weather did him no favors.
Thomson said the curveball looked good and thought the outing was fine considering the conditions.
“The curveball was good. Very cold,” Thomson said. “48 strikes, so considering how cold it was, I thought that was pretty good. The velocity was down a little bit, but I think that’s understandable.”
The pitch count plan was adjusted because of pitches inning-by-inning.
“We wanted to get him up to 90, but there were a lot of long innings in between,” Thomson said. “I just decided to get him out.”
That leaves Wheeler’s return date a little less clear than it looked a few days ago. When asked whether Wheeler will rejoin the rotation this coming weekend, Thomson did not commit.
“We’ve got to get him back here and talk to him, figure out where we’re going,” he said.
When Wheeler does come back, though, Thomson did not dismiss Walker still having a place on the Major League staff.
“Yeah,” he said when asked if Walker still has a rotation role. “Well, we think he’s gonna get better.”
That could mean a move into a long relief role, which is where Walker finished last year. But Thomson also did not rule out a six-man rotation, something they considered last September when Aaron Nola was returning from injury and the club signed Walker Buehler.
“If there was a long stretch of games without a day off, sure,” he said.
That possibility would make some sense. It could help manage Andrew Painter’s innings later in the season, ease some stress off Wheeler’s arm and give the Phillies’ left-handed starters an extra day when needed.
The Phillies at least have reason to think creatively about the staff beyond the top five. The rotation has gotten off to a slow start, particularly Jesús Luzardo, whose 7.94 ERA is the worst among qualifiers. Walker, who does not qualify because of innings, is at 9.16.
They have gotten solid outings from Cristopher Sánchez, Aaron Nola and Painter, but the offense has not done the rotation many favors.
If the Phillies were hitting to their standards, the spotlight on the final rotation spot — or a possible sixth — might not feel so magnified. But that is where things stand for a team that opened 8-12.
UPDATE ON REALMUTO AND MILLER
Thomson also provided an update on catcher J.T. Realmuto and top prospect Aidan Miller.
Realmuto, who exited Saturday’s game, was still sore Sunday and only available in an emergency role.
“He’s still a little sore,” Thomson said. “He’s available on emergency tonight.”
Thomson said he did not expect it to be a long-term issue, but the Phillies were still checking on him.
There was more news on Miller. The Phillies’ top-ranked prospect still has not resumed swinging a bat, but he is moving closer.
“He’s now taking ground balls,” Thomson said. “He’s doing everything except for swing. We’re hoping to get him going this week if everything goes well enough.”
An encouraging update on that front.
Dodgers vs. Rockies game III chat
The Dodgers look to bounce back after a tough defeat as they take on the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Sunday. Roki Sasaki makes his fourth start of the season against right-hander Michael Lorenzen.
SUNDAY GAME INFO
- Teams: Dodgers vs. Rockies
- Stadium: Coors Field, Denver, CO
- Time: 12:10 p.m. PT
- TV: SportsNet LA
- Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 (Spanish)
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Texas Rangers lineup for April 18, 2026
Texas Rangers lineup for April 18, 2026 against the Seattle Mariners: starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore for the Rangers and Bryan Woo for the Mariners.
This is the final game of a long, grueling, ten game road trip.
The lineup:
Nimmo — RF
Seager — SS
Langford — LF
Burger — 1B
Pederson — DH
Jung — 3B
Carter — CF
Smith — 2B
Jansen — C
3:10 p.m. Central start time. Rangers are +120 underdogs.
Grant Holmes and the Braves on broom watch in Philly series finale
Select folks in the Battery Power community (in our comments and Feed) and the FOX broadcast last night seemed to be of a similar mindset – underestimating the boys from Cobb County. Pitching matchups favoring PHI, the stars in their lineup on the verge of breaking out, and the home turf advantage / house of horrors disadvantage of Citizens Bank… some folks posited it would be understandable and okay if we left Pennsylvania with one win.
Yes, it’s an April series. Yes, we’ll see them again in less than a week when they come to town. But if we’re to wholeheartedly believe in these 2026 vibes and this league-leading run differential, it felt important to take care of business, particularly when it’s of the NL East variety.
And here we are: one run given up in 18 innings and poised to sweep the Philadelphia Phillies at their own ballpark. Let’s get greedy!
Following last night’s marquee matchup, Grant Holmes and Andrew Painter will face off tonight on Peacock.
It feels like we’re always saying this about our starters, but Holmes (1-1, 3.32 ERA) will really be looking for a bounceback outing after his last one. He was pretty vocal about his incredibly short leash against the Marlins (59 pitches in four innings, 24 for strikes). And to his point, things were looking good after three perfect innings… but a BABIP one from hell would end his day. Weiss, after smoothing things over with his pitcher, attributed some of it to the righty’s workload in his last start in Anaheim, where he threw 99 pitches.
Holmes last started against Philadelphia on April 5, 2025, where he went four, walked four, and fanned six in an eventual Braves loss. No one has more than 4 ABs against him, but the ones with a single hit to date are Adolis García, Bryson Stott, and Brandon Marsh. Harper has walked twice.
Phillies #2 prospect and rookie Andrew Painter (1-1, 3.77 ERA) will toe the rubber for the other side, making his third career start. His last outing was five innings of one run ball, limiting Arizona to three hits, one walk and striking out seven. The kicker? It was all in relief – he did all of that after waking up with a gnarly migraine and throwing up several times before the matinee game. Despite the late scratch, he recovered enough to enter in the third and do his part, even if the Phillies would go on to lose 4-3.
Painter’s fastball can touch 97 mph while he mixes in sliders, sinkers, and curveballs. Don’t be surprised if he sprinkles in the occasional sweeper.
We’re hoping to see the Braves staff pitch out of their minds like they have so far. Should something happen to Holmes early, a well-rested bullpen awaits the call (likely minus Suarez, and Iggy’s status dependent on how he slept last night).
But a dominant offensive performance like Friday night’s would also be very welcome. Fresh in my mind is the Braves doing very little against a different stellar rookie in Cleveland’s Parker Messick. However, the Braves dinked and doinked three unearned runs on their way into delivering Cristopher Sanchez his first loss of the season, so truly anything feels possible.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Sunday, April 19, 7:20 p.m. EDT
Location: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
TV: Peacock
Streaming: MLB.tv
Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan
Colorado Rockies game no. 22 thread: Roki Sasaki vs Michael Lorenzen
Last night the Colorado Rockies accomplished something that they took until August last season to do: defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Rockies finished the 2025 season with a 2-11 record against their dreaded big brother in the National League West. With a win this afternoon the Rockies can not only cement at least a series split, but also tie their win total against them with plenty of season left to go.
Making the start for the Rockies this afternoon is the right-handed veteran Michael Lorenzen. Lorenzen’s season has been extremely hot or cold thus far. He’s made it through five innings just once in four starts, and two of those starts got ugly fast. He currently holds the worst ERA on the team at 8.10 and is worth a rough -0.8 wins above replacement per Baseball Reference.
His last time out, Lorenzen pitched just 2.2 innings and faced 18 batters. He gave up seven runs—two of which were earned—with three strikeouts, one walk, and a balk.
Similarly struggling out of the gate this season is Roki Sasaki, who will be making the start for the Dodgers today.
The Japanese righty holds a 6.23 ERA over his first three starts. In 13 innings he has nearly half as many walks given up (10) and home runs allowed (3) that he yielded over 36.1 innings in his 2025 rookie season. His last outing came against the Texas Rangers, where he walked five batters compared to six strikeouts over four innings of work and gave up two earned runs on five hits.
The Rockies have never faced Sasaki before. Sasaki is currently utilizing a three pitch mix consisting of a four-seam fastball, a slider, and a split finger. Opposing batters have been hitting the fastball, which averages 97 MPH, at a .381 clip. However, he has gotten much better results from the slider and split finger. Both pitches currently carry a whiff rate over 30%.
First Pitch: 1:10pm MDT
TV: Rockies.tv
Radio: KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM; KNRV 1150 (Spanish)
Lineups:
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Padres quickly back on track, force rubber match in Anaheim
The San Diego Padres wasted no time putting one back into the win column with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels last night. It was a late-inning win with the Friars waiting to put up their first runs (and the first of the game) until the eighth.
Both starters pitched scoreless outings, with Germán Márquez going 5 2/3 innings while allowing only two hits. The Padres managed to get five men on base against Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi (4 H, 1 BB), but they couldn’t convert any into runs.
Overall, although a good win for the Friars, they seemed to be making it harder on themselves than they needed to. Jason Adam pitched the eighth inning in relief and allowed his first run of 2026. He gave up back-to-back singles before getting two outs. Then he struck out Nolan Schanuel to end the inning… until he didn’t.
Strike three was overturned for ball two and Schanuel singled to score the only Halos run of the game. Adam finally ended the inning by winning a seven-pitch battle against Jo Adell, inducing a groundout to Manny Machado. It was a nail-biter frame given that the Padres only had two runs at the time.
They scored two more in the top of the ninth to add insurance for Mason Miller. It was insurance he wouldn’t need (and hasn’t all season) despite having the first “rocky” outing of 2026. He gave up a hit to Yoán Moncada and a walk to Vaughn Grissom but kept his scoreless streak intact and now is tied for the lead in saves across MLB (7).
That might feel like a lot, but it’s an important backdrop for tonight’s rubber match as the Padres look for their fifth straight series win after dropping the first two of the year.
Taking the mound
Reid Detmers (LAA) v. Michael King (SD)
Detmers has been a solid starter for the Angels. If not for the emergence of José Soriano as an absolute ace, he would be the Halos best starter. He’s pitched to a 3.57 ERA and limited the New York Yankees to one run on four hits in his last start.
He’s done a good job of limiting walks, focusing on commanding his pitches well. The Padres have faced him sparingly, but in what they have seen, they’ve hit him quite well (.363 BA, 31 ABs). If they can wake up their bats tonight after a cold series (four runs scored), it should be an easy win.
That peaceful easy feeling is due mostly to who’s on the mound for San Diego. King’s return to bona-fide ace-dom has been a welcome one for the Friars. He’s authored a 2.78 ERA across 22 2/3 innings this season, limiting opponents to a .205 batting average.
King will look to continue that tonight against a relatively potent Angels lineup. Márquez stifled that lineup last night so King shouldn’t have trouble. But, if he does, the bullpen has enough availability to pick him up.
Batter up!
Freddy Fermin had an encouraging return to the lineup after a brief concussion scare. He went 1-for-2 with two walks and scored two runs. That being said, Luis Campusano will probably get the start in today’s game.
Nick Castellanos will also probably start with the lefty Detmers on the mound. His splits are much better against left-handers than Gavin Sheets. That would have the lineup looking like this:
- Ramón Laureano, LF
- Fernando Tatis Jr., RF
- Jackson Merrill, CF
- Manny Machado, 3B
- Xander Bogaerts, SS
- Miguel Andujar, DH
- Nick Castellanos, 1B
- Luis Campusano, C
- Jake Cronenworth, 2B
Andujar had a great day yesterday, going 2-for-3 against the Halos. He’ll probably start against Detmers given his splits are similar to Castellanos against left-handers.
Relief corps
The Padres spent all of their high-leverage options last night, using Adrian Morejon, Adam and Miller to record the final 3 1/3 innings. Morejon was his usual self, dominating the Angels.
Adam struggled somewhat, as did Miller (though calling Miller’s outing a struggle simply for allowing two baserunners for the first time this year is a little silly).
Tonight, the Friars will have Kyle Hart, Ron Marinaccio, David Morgan, Wandy Peralta and Bradgley Rodriguez to turn to following King.
Miller could also come out to close given the off day tomorrow before the Padres’ series opener against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
Game Discussion for St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Sunday
The St. Louis Cardinals continue their strong start to the 2026 season going for the sweep versus the Houston Astros Sunday afternoon. Matthew Liberatore (0-1 with a 4.29 ERA) starts for St. Louis and Mike Burrows (1-3 with a 6.54 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros. First pitch at 1:10pm.
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Twins manager Derek Shelton’s profane ejection rant caught on hot mic
An argument between an umpire and Minnesota Twins manager Derek Shelton was caught on a hot microphone.
During the Twins’ 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, Shelton was ejected from the game after Reds star shortstop Elly de la Cruz checked his swing on a pitch, subsequently hitting a two-out single on the pitch after.
Shelton then clashed with umpire Nic Lentz over the ejection.
“I did not say anything to you,” Shelton said to Lentz. “I said, ‘Let’s f–king go.’ God damnit, c’mon. I didn’t say anything to you. I said nothing to you. I said nothing — I did not say that. I did not say that. No. No. No I didn’t. I did not say anything to you. All I said was, ‘Let’s f–king go.’ No, that’s bulls–t. You did not. God damnit. C’mon.”
Warning: Graphic language
"I WASN'T EVEN F*CKING TALKING TO YOU"
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 18, 2026
No need for any lip reading of this ejection of Twins manager Derek Shelton pic.twitter.com/GUu0wTaogm
Minnesota’s third straight loss bumped them down to 11-10 on the year, with the looming potential of a sweep on Sunday, while the Reds improved to 13-8.
“I don’t want to get too carried away, but I love our competitiveness and the will to keep playing,” said manager Terry Francona, whose team scored a run in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to overcome a 4-2 deficit. “And guys pick each other up.”
Shelton, who is in his first year with the Twins, had managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2020-25 and was fired 38 games into last season as the team posted a 12-26 record.
The Pirates had a 306-440 record in six seasons in Pittsburgh, including back-to-back 100-loss seasons in 2021 and ’22.
Under his guidance, Pittsburgh never finished above fourth in the NL Central.
GAME THREAD: Orioles at Guardians, game 23 of 162
Here’s the Orioles lineup:
Here’s the Guardians’ lineup:
Let’s go, Guardians!
Astros vs. Cardinals Game Thread: Game 23, 4/19/2026
The Houston Astros (8-14) look to salvage the finale of this three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (12-8) at Daikin Park.
Astros starter RHP Mike Burrows (1-3, 6.55 ERA), who pitched in the NL Central for the Pirates last season, will surprisingly make his first career appearance against the Cardinals today opposite LHP Matthew Liberatore (0-1, 4.29 ERA).
TODAY’S ASTROS STARTER: RHP Mike Burrows, who’s making his fifth start of the season, was acquired from the Pirates this offseason as part of a three-team, six-player trade in which the Astros sent OF Jacob Melton and minor leaguer RHP Anderson Brito to the Rays, while the Rays sent IF Brandon Lowe, OF Jake Mangum and LHP Mason Montgomery to the Pirates.
Burrows impressed this Spring, making five starts and posting a 1.50 ERA (3ER/18IP) while allowing a .200 opponent batting average with 17 strikeouts.
VS. THE CARDS: This series is a matchup of former division rivals, who spent 19 seasons together in the NL Central from 1994-2012…overall, the two teams have played each other 724 times, with the Astros going 336-386…these teams also have postseason history, with the Astros going 7-6 vs. the Cards in the playoffs.
The two clubs faced off in back-to-back NLCS in 2004-05 with St. Louis taking the ‘04 NLCS in seven games and Houston winning the ‘05 NLCS in six games.
BLISTERED!: Last night, LF Yordan Alvarez hit a 3rd inning double with a 117.8 MPH exit velocity, marking the Astros hardest-hit ball of the season and the second hardest hit in the Majors so far in 2026 (Oneil Cruz, 119.0 MPH double, April 16 vs. WSH).
Alvarez’s ball was also the second hardest-hit ball of his career (117.9 MPH groundout on Sept. 6, 2019 vs. SEA).
DOWN IN CORPUS: The Astros had a pair of rehabbing players working down at Double A on Friday night.
OF Zach Dezenzo (right elbow sprain) went 0x1 with a HBP in a start at DH, while LHP Bennett Sousa (left oblique strain) tossed 1.2 scoreless innings on Friday night, striking out five.
HARRIS REPORTS: OF Dustin Harris (#37), who was acquired off waivers from Chicago (AL) yesterday, has joined the Major League club today.
Harris has appeared in six Major League games for the White Sox this season, hitting .250 (3×12) with a .438 OBP.
MORE ROSTER MOVES: The Astros have recalled RHP Jayden Murray from Triple-A Sugar Land and have placed OF Joey Loperfido on the 10-day IL with a right quad strain (retro to April 18).
Additionally the Astros have acquired IF Braden Shewmake from the New York Yankees in exchange for minor leaguer RHP Wilmy Sanchez. Shewmake has played his entire 2026 season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the Yankees minor league system.
THE ORDER: The Astros have used 22 different batting orders in their 22 games so far this season. Only LF Yordan Alvarez has started every game in the same spot in the lineup (second).
MVP CALIBER: LF Yordan Alvarez ranks first in the AL in extra-base hits (16), total bases (60), RBI (20), OPS (1.274), SLG (.789) and OBP (.485), ranks second in batting average (.342), tied for second in doubles (7), tied for third in runs scored (18), and fourth in walks (19).
AGENT SMITH: According to Baseball Savant, RF Cam Smith has played like one of the best all-around Major League players in 2026, ranking in the 100th percentile in fielding range (OAA), 98th percentile in bat speed, 97th percentile in sprint speed and 92nd percentile in barrel percentage.
On the season, Smith is hitting .257 (19×74) with three homers, 10 RBI and an .802 OPS in 22 games.
BEHIND THE DISH:C Christian Vázquez is hitting .375 (12×32) with a .444 OBP, four doubles, two homers and 10 RBI in 10 games.
He’s made just eight start at catcher, yet already has thrown out four baserunners attempting to steal.
HARD TO HIT: RHP Kai-Wei Teng, just the second Taiwanese-born player to appear with the Astros in their history, has held opponents to 6×41 on the season for a .146 opponent average.
Overall, Teng has gone 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA (3ER/11.2IP), a 0.86 WHIP and 11 strikeouts in 11.2 innings in relief.
KID TAKEOVER: Kids will take over Daikin Park today with a Future Astros parade happening pregame, which will be shortly followed by Kreinhop Elementary performing the National Anthem.
Kids Run the Bases, presented by Olshan Foundation Solutions will take place following the game for kids in attendance ages 5-12.
THE ROAD AHEAD: The Astros are concluding a six-game homestand today in which they hosted the Rockies (2-1) and Cardinals (0-2).
They’ll hit the road again after today’s contest for a quick three-game road trip to Cleveland beginning tomorrow.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1964 – RHP Bob Bruce throws the first immaculate inning in club history in the 8th inning of a 6-1 loss to the Cardinals. Bruce is the first of nine pitchers in club history to accomplish the feat.
He’s since been joined by LHP Pete Harnisch (1991), LHP Mike Magnante (1997), LHP Randy Johnson (1998), RHP Shane Reynolds (1999), RHP Brandon Backe (2004), RHP Will Harris (2019), RHP Luis Garcia (2022) and RHP Phil Maton (2022).
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Sunday, April 19, 1:10 p.m. CST
Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX
TV: Space City Home Network
Streaming: SCHN+
Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
Game Thread #21: Milwaukee Brewers (12-8) vs Miami Marlins (9-12)
After losing six straight games, the Milwaukee Brewers have rebounded quite nicely, ripping off four consecutive wins, back-to-back series wins, and are searching for their first sweep since the opening series of the season.
The Brewers have gotten great results out of their starting rotation through this winning streak and will have their Opening Day starter on the bump to try to extend it.
It’ll be a battle of the incredibly tall, young flamethrowing phenoms on the mound today. The 6’7” 24 year old Jacob Misiorowski is starting for the Crew while the Marlins have 6’8” 23 year old Eury Perez on the bump.
Misiorowski has a 3.32 ERA through his first four starts of the season with 33 strikeouts in 21.2 IP. Last time out, he allowed two runs in 5.1 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays. Perez has a 5.40 ERA through his four starts this year and last time out he allowed three earned runs in 4 IP against the Braves.
It’s a very Sunday afternoon lineup for Pat Murphy today. There’s no William Contreras and no Sal Frelick in the order. Garrett Mitchell will lead off and DH today. That means the outfield consists of Greg Jones, Brandon Lockridge, and Luis Matos. Gary Sanchez is behind the dish. David Hamilton and Luis Rengifo make up the left side of the infield.
Can the Brewers make it five wins in a row? Perez has struggled a bit this year, but with two phenoms on the mound, it’s sure to be a fun game to watch.
Game Thread: Time for Win #2?
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Yankees announce start time after rain delay for Sunday series finale vs. Royals
The New York Yankees are eyeing a series sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon, and first pitch of the expected matchup between southpaws Ryan Weathers and Cole Ragans was supposed to be 1:35pm ET. Unfortunately, the weather isn’t cooperating.
Even before the Yankees revealed their starting lineup for Sunday, they posted at 10:25am ET that they didn’t expect the game to start on time due to the inclement weather forecast. Indeed, that has come to pass, as at 12:58pm ET, they said that the game would begin in a rain delay.
We’ll wait this out with anyone watching—or even in the stands on your phones—and let you know when any updates get reported! The Yankees have an interesting lineup today with the scorching-hot Ben Rice leading off at DH despite the same-handed lefty Ragans on the bump. Manager Aaron Boone has said that he’s confident in Rice against any kind of pitcher, which he’s probably earned at this point. Giancarlo Stanton’s 1-for-22 slump encouraged him to start both Rice and lefty-masher Paul Goldschmidt, who will man first. Also, Jazz Chisholm Jr. is getting a day off amid his awful start to 2026, with Ryan McMahon returning to the lineup at third after a couple days off and the surging Amed Rosario in Jazz’s spot at second.
Update
We have a start time at last! We’ll be getting underway at 4:20pm ET. Insert your Cody Bellinger stoner jokes here.