“I wore (48) in spring, and wore 19 last year in Triple-A,” he told Yamazaki. “And then credit to Tom and those guys, called me this morning and ‘Hey, we’re gonna be able to get you 19.’ So I was super thankful for that.”
Left-hander Sean Newcomb wore No. 19 with Boston before being traded to the A’s on May 27. Other noteworthy players in Red Sox history to wear No. 19 include Jackie Bradley Jr., Koji Uehara, Josh Beckett, Gabe Kapler, and Fred Lynn.
Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in MLB, was promoted roughly three hours before Monday’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. The 21-year-old outfielder drove from Worcester to Boston and batted fifth in the Red Sox lineup, replacing the injured Wilyer Abreu in right field.
Donning No. 48, Anthony went 0-for-4 with an RBI, a walk, and a strikeout in his big-league debut. Primarily a left fielder in the minors, he committed a costly error in the fifth inning on a Yandy Diaz single that rolled past him in right field. The miscue allowed Brandon Lowe to score from first base and Diaz to get to third.
The Rays went on to win in 11 innings, 10-8. Anthony will hope for better results with his new number, including his first MLB hit, as the Red Sox aim to even the series.
First pitch for Tuesday’s game against Tampa Bay at Fenway Park is set for 7:10 p.m. ET.
BOSTON — Roman Anthony was in Worcester, waiting for the 275-mile bus ride that would take him to Allentown, Pennsylvania, for his next Triple-A game, when WooSox manager Chad Tracy told the team their departure would be delayed because someone might need to head an hour east to Boston instead.
“I didn’t really think anything of it, to be honest,” Anthony told reporters in the Red Sox dugout at Fenway Park before making his major league debut in Boston’s 10-8, 11-inning loss to Tampa Bay.
“I was just kind of waiting around in the food room with a few of the guys, and then all of a sudden he came out and just said, ‘Hey, you’re going to the big leagues,’” Anthony said. “From there on out it’s kind of been a little bit of a blur. But it was amazing. You dream of that every single day. So, to finally hear it was definitely awesome.”
Anthony, who played right field and batted fifth, received the biggest cheer of all during pregame introductions and then a standing ovation from the crowd of 31,422 when he came to bat in the second inning, with a runner on first and nobody out. He popped up to left field and got another cheer as he returned to the dugout.
In the fourth, he may have been robbed of his first major league hit when he lined a ball up the middle that hit pitcher Shane Baz — at 111 mph. It deflected to the third baseman, who made the throw to first for the out. Anthony also struck out looking with runners on first and second in the sixth and walked in the seventh.
In the ninth, with the crowd again on its feet, he came up with runners on second and third and hit a hard bouncer up the middle for an RBI groundout. He was due to lead off the 11th, but manager Alex Cora pinch-hit for him against left-hander Ian Seymour.
“It was nice to finally take the field, forget about all the outside noise and just be able to take the field with the guys,” he told reporters afterward. “Unfortunate we couldn’t get a win, but it was a good experience — good to just get the first one over with.”
Anthony fielded two balls easily in right field — a pair of singles in the fourth inning — but in the fifth he let a rolling ball go under his glove for a two-base error that led to an unearned run, giving Tampa a 3-0 lead.
“It just can’t happen,” he said. “It’s tough when you lose a game like that, you feel like that’s the reason we lost — little things like that. Just got to learn from it and be better.”
A 21-year-old second-round draft pick who went viral when he hit a 497-foot grand slam in Worcester, Anthony was the top-rated prospect in the minors before his call-up. He batted .288 with 10 homers and 29 RBIs in 58 games in Triple-A this season.
His accomplishments in the minors had Red Sox fans clamoring for his call-up, especially with the team languishing in fourth place in the AL East, 8 1/2 games behind the rival New York Yankees. But while fellow prospects Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer got the call, the Red Sox remained patient on Anthony until an injury to Wilyer Abreu left them needing another outfielder.
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Mayer. “It’s been talked about for a very long time, and it’s kind of crazy that today’s the day that we’re all going to share the field together in the big leagues. I’m super excited. I think we have a really good team, and he’s just another great addition to that.”
Cora said he noticed something was wrong with Abreu after a game against the Yankees. When the team realized it would be more than a day or two, they decided to make the move and put Abreu on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain. The Red Sox made room for Anthony on the 40-man roster by designating first baseman/outfielder Ryan Noda for assignment.
“We’re trying to win ballgames,” Cora said. “The kid has done an amazing job getting ready for this moment. We’re excited. It’s a big day for the organization.”
Anthony perhaps was known only to the most dedicated fans before his homer that was the longest measured this year by Statcast, which tracks the major leagues, Triple-A and the Class A Florida State League. Since Statcast started tracking in the majors in 2015, only five home runs have gone farther, including Nomar Mazara’s 505-foot shot in 2019 for the Rangers.
After getting the promotion, Anthony had time to call his parents and siblings and an old baseball coach and gather most of his equipment — his own glove, a single bat and a borrowed pair of cleats — before driving down the MassPike to Boston. He arrived in Boston a few hours before game time and by 7:30 p.m. he was taking aim at the historic red seat that marks Ted Williams’ 502-foot homer that is the longest ever at Fenway Park.
“It happened quick. I think no matter when that call comes, nobody’s really expecting it,” he said before the game. “Obviously a little bit of a short notice. But, you know, better than being on the bus to Lehigh Valley right now.”
The story of the Giants’ 2025 season so far clearly has been its pitching.
Though their offense has left plenty to be desired, San Francisco has remained in NL West contention, thanks in large part to their league-leading bullpen. Because of that back-end dominance, the Giants’ rotation — which has been stellar as well — is flying a little under the radar.
Starters Logan Webb and Robbie Ray have been particularly dominant to the extent that many fans and analysts consider them MLB’s best one-two punch.
“You certainly can,” Morosi responded. “… I think when you talk about the pure stuff and the ability to go deep in the games, and also to get outs in different ways — with Webb, we know what a great ground ball artist he is, and Ray has a swing-and-miss fastball. You got one lefty, one righty. It’s a really nice complement.”
Morosi considered some other teams both within the division (Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres) and across the MLB (Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies), but he ultimately sided with the Giants’ consistent duo.
“There is not a team, I believe, with a better one-two than what the Giants have right now with Webb and Ray,” Morosi concluded.
Both Webb and Ray rank among the top 20 qualified MLB starters in ERA, strikeouts, innings pitched and quality starts. Ray is coming off an incredible May, for which he won NL Pitcher of the Month, while Webb’s surging strikeout numbers are putting him in elite company in Giants franchise history.
The Giants’ rotation has the potential to get stronger, too; Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander is currently on the IL and could bolster their pitching even more upon his return.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rookie center fielder Denzel Clarke made yet another spectacular catch for the Athletics, this time reaching high above the wall to rob the Los Angeles Angels’ Nolan Schanuel of a home run.
The Angels had one out and no one on in the bottom of the first when Schanuel launched a 1-0 splitter from Grant Holman toward left-center. Clarke raced back and planted his right foot about halfway up the wall in a perfectly timed leap and grabbed the top for support. He extended the upper half of his body several feet beyond the wall and made a backhand grab with his left arm fully stretched out.
Clarke let out a roar after the catch. Schanuel gazed toward the outfield in disbelief, and Holman held his hands above his head.
Clarke has made several terrific catches since he debuted on May 23. He robbed the Blue Jays’ Alejandro Kirk of a home run in his native Toronto a week and a half ago. And against Baltimore in Sacramento, he robbed Jorge Mateo of an extra-base hit with a backhand grab as he sprinted full speed into the wall in left-center.
What began as a potential minimum stay on the injured list has turned into a long-term absence for Aaron Nola.
An MRI conducted Monday night showed that Nola is dealing with a stress reaction in his right rib. He had already been on the IL since May 15 with a right ankle sprain.
The Phillies initially thought Nola might only miss a start or two with the ankle sprain but it didn’t heal as quickly as expected. He began ramping up for a return about 10 days ago and was scheduled to throw live batting practice last Thursday in Toronto with a rehab assignment to follow if everything went well.
But Nola woke up one morning during the Toronto series feeling tightness in his right side and the Phillies shut him back down from throwing.
Now, he won’t even play catch for the next two weeks.
“He’s no-throw for two weeks,” manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday. “I don’t have a date of return but I know he’s not even going to play catch for two weeks.
“He doesn’t really remember the moment that it happened. I think he just woke up one day and it was sore. The MRI confirmed it.”
At this point, it is highly unlikely that Nola returns to the Phillies’ rotation before the All-Star break (July 14-17). It could very well be even longer than that. Even if Nola resumes throwing two weeks from Tuesday, he’ll have gone nearly six weeks since last pitching at an intensity higher than a bullpen session.
The progression to return would require at least one bullpen session and maybe two, followed by live batting practice and then likely a multi-start rehab assignment.
“You know Noles, he’s a competitor, he wants to play, he wants to pitch, he wants to help us win,” Thomson said.
It had been so long since Nola missed any time at all. His last stint on the injured list for non-COVID reasons was April 2017, when he missed two weeks with a back strain.
Nola’s extended absence means Mick Abel will be here to stay a while longer. It means nothing new, Thomson said, for top prospect Andrew Painter, who is still expected to debut with the Phillies soon after the All-Star break.
Abel dazzled in his first two starts, allowing just a run over 11⅓ walk-free innings to the Pirates and Blue Jays with 11 strikeouts. His third was Tuesday against the Cubs.
“What I’ve seen so far from Mick is a guy that’s really mature,” Thomson said. “His poise and composure is fantastic, his strike-throwing ability, his ability to spin the baseball for strikes. I hope he keeps it going.”
It's Tuesday, June 10 and the Braves (28-37) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (35-32). Grant Holmes is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Quinn Priester for Milwaukee.
Atlanta snapped its seven-game losing streak with a series-opening win over Milwaukee yesterday, 7-1. The Braves offense homered three times to hand the Brewers back-to-back losses and three in the last four games.
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Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Time: 7:40PM EST
Site: American Family Field
City: Milwaukee, WI
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Moneyline: Braves (-121), Brewers (+101)
Spread: Braves -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
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Pitching matchup for June 10, 2025: Grant Holmes vs. Quinn Priester
Braves: Grant Holmes, (3-4, 3.99 ERA) Last outing: 3.1 Innings Pitched, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts
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The Brewers have won 7 of their last 10 home games against teams with losing records
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It has been 4 games since the Brewers last covered the Run Line
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The Cardinals have taken care of some important business before getting on the field for the first day of mandatory minicamp.
Arizona announced on Tuesday that the club has signed first-round pick Walter Nolen to his rookie contract.
The club will decide whether or not to exercise Nolen's fifth-year option in the spring of 2028.
Selected at No. 16 overall in this year’s draft, Nolen’s deal is worth $19.3 million with a $10.7 million signing bonus, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Nolen spent his first two collegiate seasons at Texas A&M before transferring to Ole Miss for 2024. He was a first-team All-SEC honoree last year.
It's Tuesday, June 10 and the Marlins (24-40) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (27-40). Sandy Alcantara is slated to take the mound for Miami against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh.
The Pirates have won a season-high four-straight games after taking Game 1 against the Marlins, 10-3, after sweeping the Phillies. Miami has lost two straight and six of the previous seven games.
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Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Time: 6:40PM EST
Site: PNC Park
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Network/Streaming: FDSNFL, SNP
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Moneyline: Marlins (+109), Pirates (-131)
Spread: Pirates -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
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Pitching matchup for June 10, 2025: Sandy Alcantara vs. Mitch Keller
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The Pirates have won 5 straight home games against the Marlins
In his last 5 starts on the mound the Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller has an ERA of 4.48
The Marlins have covered in 4 of their last 5 on the road, profiting 1.84 units
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It's Tuesday, June 10 and the Cubs (40-26) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (38-28). Colin Rea is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Mick Abel for Philadelphia.
The Phillies took Game 1 of the series, 4-3 to snap its five game losing streak. Philadelphia is now 2-9 over the last 11 games compared to Chicago who is 1-3 over the last four games and now on a two-game losing streak.
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Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Time: 6:45PM EST
Site: Citizens Bank Park
City: Philadelphia, PA
Network/Streaming: MARQ, NBCSP
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Odds for the Cubs at the Phillies
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Moneyline: Cubs (+100), Phillies (-120)
Spread: Phillies 1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Cubs at Phillies
Pitching matchup for June 10, 2025: Colin Rea vs. Mick Abel
Cubs: Colin Rea, (4-2, 3.59 ERA) Last outing: 5.1 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 1 Walk, and 0 Strikeouts
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The Phillies have lost 8 of their last 10 games
The Under is 4-1 in the Phillies' last 5 matchups against National League teams
The Phillies have failed to cover the Run Line in 6 straight home games
The Brewers are 9-4 on the ML when Colin Rea pitches this season
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It's Tuesday, June 10 and the Rays (36-30) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (32-36). Ryan Pepiot is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against Lucas Giolito for Boston.
Tampa Bay took Game 1 of the series in extra innings, 10-8, yesterday behind two runs in the top of the 11th. The Rays spoiled the debut of the No. 1 prospect in baseball, Roman Anthony. The rookie went 0-for-4, but had a clutch at-bat bringing in a run during the bottom of the 9th inning off a ground out fielders choice.
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Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Time: 7:10PM EST
Site: Fenway Park
City: Boston, MA
Network/Streaming: FDSNSUN, NESN
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Odds for the Rays at the Red Sox
The latest odds as of Tuesday:
Moneyline: Rays (-115), Red Sox (-105)
Spread: Rays -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Rays at Red Sox
Pitching matchup for June 10, 2025: Ryan Pepiot vs. Lucas Giolito
Rays: Ryan Pepiot, (3-5, 3.20 ERA) Last outing: 6.0 Innings Pitched, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 8 Strikeouts
Red Sox: Lucas Giolito, (1-1, 6.42 ERA) Last outing: 1.2 Innings Pitched, 7 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 1 Walk, and 1 Strikeout
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The Rays have won four of five games at divisional opponents
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It's Tuesday, June 10, and the Blue Jays (36-30) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (36-30). Chris Bassitt is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Miles Mikolas for St. Louis.
Thanks to Alejandro Kirk's double in the top of the 10th inning, the Blue Jays defeated the Cardinals 5-4 in the first game of the series. That win for the Blue Jays was their eighth in their last 10 games.
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The latest odds as of Tuesday:
Moneyline: Blue Jays (-126), Cardinals (+105)
Spread: Blue Jays -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Blue Jays at Cardinals
Pitching matchup for June 10, 2025: Chris Bassitt vs. Miles Mikolas
Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt, (6-3, 3.56 ERA) Last outing (Philadelphia Phillies, 6/5): 7.0 Innings Pitched, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts
Cardinals: Miles Mikolas, (4-2, 3.96 ERA) Last outing (Kansas City Royals, 6/5): 6.0 Innings Pitched, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 2 Strikeouts
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The Blue Jays have won 4 of their last 5 road trips to teams with winning records
The Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas has an ERA of 3.99 in his last 5 home starts on the mound
The Cardinals have covered in 4 of their last 5 games with Miles Mikolas as starting pitcher to return 1.13 units
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Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stantonis tantalizingly close to a return from injury, and if he does what he did Tuesday with Double-A Somerset, the team will take that offensive production.
Starting at DH and batting second for the Patriots, Stanton went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk.
His first at-bat saw the slugger swing at the first pitch and ground out to third base before he walked on four pitches in his second AB. But then Stanton's offensive production showed up in his final two at-bats.
In the fifth inning, Stanton came up with runners on second and third and no outs, Stanton went down and lined a sharp single to center field to drive in two. He came up in the seventh with a man on second and no outs and battled back from a 1-2 count to work the count full. On the sixth pitch of the at-bat, Stanton lined a single to center to drive in his third run of the night.
Stanton has missed the first two-plus months of the season due to epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in both elbows.
“I just got to get some real at-bats in a game and let me figure it out,” Stanton told reporters on Tuesday, via Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. “This isn’t where I want to be, trust me.”
“This will tell me how close I am,” he later added. “There’s no simulating a major-league game, but if you want to get as close as you can, you get to a minor-league game.”
The slugger is coming off a 2024 season where he hit .233/.298/.475 with 27 homers and 20 doubles in 114 games.
Stanton was a force during New York's run to the World Series, as he mashed seven homers in 14 games.
Once Stanton returns, the Yanks will have a playing time conundrum on their hands with Ben Rice, who has been serving regularly as the designated hitter.
In a shocking turn of events, Mets superstar Juan Soto-- who posted a .421 OBP and .953 OPS during the first seven years of his big league career as he established himself as one of the best hitters on the planet -- again looks like the hitter he was from 2018 to 2024.
He seems pretty happy to be a Met, too.
As you take some time for these stunners to wear off, let's recap the first two-plus months of Soto's Mets tenure, which has included some hilarious screeching from a few areas of the New York media ecosystem about him longing for the Yankees.
But forgive us if we don't think Soto has been crying himself to sleep while staring at pictures of Monument Park.
Now, let's go back in time about 10 days.
On May 30, Mets president of baseball operationsDavid Stearns was understandably peppered with questions about Soto, who to that point was slashing .224/.352/.393 with a .745 OPS in 247 plate appearances over 55 games.
It was a large enough sample size to ask Stearns what he thought might be "wrong." Even at that point, Soto had been elite when it came to 12 of the 13 main advanced stats tracked by Baseball Savant. And his BABIP was at a career-low level. But not enough hits were falling.
And while Soto was continuing to execute well, he did appear to lack the confidence and command at the plate that is his trademark. He wasn't owning at-bats like usual. He wasn't elevating the ball enough.
He also wasn't using his signature Soto Shuffle much.
May 4, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) is greeted by teammates in the dugout after scoring in the third inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. / Tim Vizer - Imagn Images
Combine the above with the fact that Soto just happens to be playing his first season as a Met after bolting the Yankees to sign the biggest contract in the history of North American sports, and you have what many correctly thought was a dream narrative.
Here's what Stearns said at the time:
"I think he’s taking pretty good at-bats, he’s controlling the strike zone pretty well. He’s hitting the ball on the ground a little bit more than he has in the past. I think that’s something that he’s aware of. But telling yourself, 'Hey, I need to hit the ball in the air more,' doesn’t immediately translate to hitting the ball in the air more.
"Do I think he’s trying to do a little too much right now? Yeah, I think he’s probably trying to do a little bit too much right now. And that is natural for a player who cares about improving."
Stearns added:
"He’s still helping us win games. I’m aware that the OPS isn’t where he would want it, it’s not where we would want it, it’s not where our fans would want it. I get that. But I can say it’s not for lack of work behind the scenes. He’s working, he’s trying. He certainly wants results at a higher level than what we’ve seen so far. I’m pretty confident we’re going to get those."
Since those comments from Stearns, Soto has looked like vintage Soto in every way imaginable.
Over his last 10 games, Soto is hitting .364/.553/.697 with three homers, two doubles, 12 runs scored, six RBI, 13 walks, and four strikeouts.
He put an exclamation point on his recent performance by reaching base six times on Sunday in Colorado.
During this span, Soto has raised his OPS for the season from .745 to .820. His OPS+ is up to 138.
His swing is smooth and level. He's controlling at-bats and oozing confidence. He is shuffling again, and giving opposing pitchers his menacing nod during at-bats.
In other words, Soto is back.
Jun 1, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto (22) hits a home run against the Colorado Rockies during the eighth inning at Citi Field. / Gregory Fisher - Imagn Images
Soto's BABIP is still quite low for him (.254 compared to his career average BABIP of .301), so it's fair to believe there's still a lot more natural climbing to the mean in store for him.
And again, it wasn't hard to see this coming when looking at his advanced stats from the first two months leading up to his breakout that started on May 30.
Many people don't like to have advanced stats cited to them when a player on their team is struggling, but guess what? They're often predictive, and they're a great resource to turn to when trying to figure out whether the numbers a player is putting up (whether they're positive or negative) are sustainable.
Soto's advanced stats told us he was due to break out. That he was basically still the same hitter he had always been.
Common sense also told us that this breakout was coming, as bad as some wanted to create a crazy narrative that he was sad because his pinstripes weren't navy anymore.
Take a look at those advanced stats now, and you'll see that Soto is in the 100th percentile when it comes to chase percentage and walk percentage. He's also near the top of the league in xwOBA (98th percentile), xBA (94th percentile), xSLG (97th percentile), hard hit percentage (96th percentile), average exit velocity (95th percentile), squared-up percentage (92nd percentile), barrel percentage (87th percentile), strikeout rate (82nd percentile), whiff percentage (75th percentile), and bat speed (74th percentile).
In addition to the shuffling and nodding, Soto is smiling, bottle-flipping mid-game, posing for pictures in the dugout with his teammates, and racing out to partake in postgame celebrations.
Soto is rolling, the team is rolling, and he looks pretty damn happy to be a Met.
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It's Tuesday, June 10, and the Athletics (26-42) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (31-34). Mitch Spence is slated to take the mound for the Athletics against José Soriano for Los Angeles.
Yusei Kikuchi picked up his second win of the season in a spectacular outing. He went 7.1 shutout innings, striking out five batters and only giving up one hit. Last night was easily his best outing since the beginning of May. It was the first time since the start of last month that he walked fewer than two batters.
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