MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 30: Shane Drohan (55) of the Milwaukee Brewers delivers a pitch during an MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 30, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Kicking the festivities off in the top of the first inning, Misiorowski was able to strike out the first two Yankees batters he faced on three pitches each. With Aaron Judge at the plate, he was able to quickly get the first two strikes, as he looked to become the first Brewers pitcher since Josh Hader in 2019 to throw an immaculate inning, and then he missed about an inch out of the zone. On the next pitch, he got Judge to fly out to right field to end the inning.
With how spotty the Brewers offense has been to start the 2026 season, jumping on a Cy Young Award candidate like Max Fried early in the game was crucial to any success they were seeking. Luckily for the Brewers’ bats, Fried struggled to find the zone, giving up back-to-back walks after allowing a lead-off single to Gary Sánchez. With the bases loaded, the Crew got RBI singles from both Brandon Lockridge and Sal Frelick to give them a 2-0 lead. Joey Ortiz was then tasked with yet another bases-loaded opportunity, although this time, it wasn’t the worst-case scenario, as he grounded into a fielder’s choice, but a runner did score to extend their lead to 3-0. After the RBI groundout, Jackson Chourio made his presence felt with an RBI knock, wrapping up a nine-batter, four-run bottom of the second inning.
As Misiorowski continued to wheel-and-deal, there was a scary moment with Lockridge, who was off to a great night at the plate. With Cody Bellinger at the plate, he hit a fly ball down the left field line where Lockridge slid in foul territory, banging his knee into the cement along the wall. Lockridge was carted off the field and ultimately pulled from the game. Post-game comments from Brewers manager Pat Murphy indicate that his X-rays were negative for a fracture and he suffered a deep laceration that goes to the bone.
The Brewers offense was able to scratch across two more runs following Lockridge’s injury, but made Fried work. He ended the night with six innings thrown, giving up five runs, three walks, and striking out five batters.
Outside of the stellar outing for Misiorowski, we saw a couple of other positives tonight. First and foremost, Ortiz hit his first extra-base hit of the season. They have gotten virtually nothing out of his bat this season, but perhaps this could be the turning point of his season, as he also had an RBI tonight.
On the pitching side, Shane Drohan picked up his first-ever career save. Meaning, first-ever save in high school, college, Minor Leagues, or Major Leagues. He threw almost three perfect innings as he allowed just one walk and struck out three batters.
Despite getting a much-needed game one win, two big questions loom: how long will Lockridge be out for, and who will his replacement be? Will we see the promotion of a top-performing prospect or an old friend rejoin the team after being in Triple-A for a week?
It’ll be another night of young shining stars on the mound as the Brewers go for the series win tomorrow night. Cam Schlittler will get the ball for New York while Kyle Harrison takes it for Milwaukee.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MAY 08: Nick Kurtz #16 of the Athletics celebrates after hitting a triple against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 8, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images
A new series means a fresh start. After losing two out of three against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Athletics began a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles on Tupac bobblehead night at Camden Yards. The A’s ruined the Orioles’ Tupac celebration, winning the first game of the series 4-3, thanks to timely hitting, arguably Jacob Lopez’s best start of the season and a bullpen that bent, but did not break.
Orioles Waste Early Scoring Chance
Yesterday, the A’s scored four times in the first inning against the Phillies’ pitcher. In contrast, Orioles’ starting pitcher Kyle Bradish retired the first six A’s hitters.
His counterpart, A’s left-hander Jacob Lopez got into some trouble in his first inning. He walked Orioles’ shortstop Gunnar Henderson and then catcher Adley Rutschman singled to put runners on the corners with one out. Somehow Lopez escaped the early jam unscathed by getting first baseman Pete Alonso to pop out and then right fielder Tyler O’Neill to ground out. Buoyed by that escape, Lopez shut down the Orioles over the next three innings.
Bradish Halts A’s First Rally
With two outs in the third inning, Bradish hit Jeff McNeil with a pitch then A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz hustled down the line to beat the Orioles third baseman’s throw for an infield single, his team’s first hit of the game. Kurtz’s hit extended his on-base streak to 32 games, the longest active streak in MLB. Alas, Bradish struck out A’s catcher Shea Langeliers to end the rally and the inning.
Orioles Strike First
With one out in the fourth, Alonso hit his eighth home run of 2026, a solo shot to right field to put the hosts up 1-0 after four frames. The four hitters in that inning all hit deep fly balls off of Lopez, but fortunately only Alonso’s reached the seats.
A’s Immediately Respond
Athletics’ shortstop Jacob Wilson led off the fifth with an infield single, extending his hit streak to 12 games. Center fielder Lawrence Butler followed with a single to left. Then third baseman Zack Gelof came up and hit a single to left, scoring Wilson to tie the game.
A few pitches later, with runners on second and third and one out, Kurtz came through! The “Big Amish” hit his first triple of the season, a rocket down the right field line that scored both runners to put the A’s up 3-1.
Unfortunately, the visitors stranded Kurtz at third base. Bradish got the next two hitters out to limit further damage. Langeliers struck out for a second straight time with a runner in scoring position and then left fielder Tyler Soderstrom grounded out.
Lopez, who has struggled this season the deeper he pitches into games, recorded a much-needed shutdown inning in the bottom of the fifth.
Orioles Inch Closer
In the bottom of the sixth, the Orioles halved their deficit. Rutschman hit his fifth home run of the season, a solo blast to left-center. A’s manager Mark Kotsay promptly pulled his starter from the game. Lopez performed much better tonight. He gave up three hits and those two solo home runs in 5 1/3 innings, striking out five while walking only two.
The Orioles starter was also much improved from his last start. Bradish struck out ten over seven innings of three-run ball.
It was up to the A’s bullpen to hold the team’s slim lead. Right-hander Justin Sterner got the final two outs of the sixth inning, aided by Wilson’s nice ranging defensive play to field Alonso’s hard-hit ground ball. Fellow right-hander Scott Barlow set Baltimore down in order in a scoreless seventh.
A’s Get Crucial Insurance Run
In the eighth inning, the Athletics sought insurance runs against Orioles’ reliever Trey Gibson. Langeliers and Brent Rooker singled. With two outs, Wilson poked his second single past the diving Alonso, scoring Soderstrom from second to restore his team’s two-run lead.
Once again, the A’s needed a shutdown inning and they got it, this time from reliever Joel Kuhnel, who got three quick outs in the bottom of the eighth.
A’s Barely Hang on
The Orioles did not go quietly in the bottom of the ninth. A’s hard-throwing right-hander Jack Perkins entered the game seeking his fourth save. Rutschman led off the inning with a walk. Perkins bounced back by striking out Alonso and pinch-hitter Dylan Beavers. With the Orioles down to their last strike, designated hitter Samuel Basallo bounced a single into center field, scoring Rutschman from second to make it a one-run game.
The A’s brought in left-hander Hogan Harris to replace Perkins, a risky decision that could have backfired. Harris walked the first batter he faced before striking out Orioles’ second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to put a stop to Baltimore’s last-ditch comeback attempt, pick up his second save of the season and seal the Athletics victory in this tightly-contested, entertaining series-opener.
These two teams will play the second game of their series tomorrow afternoon. The A’s will send right-hander Aaron Civale (3-1, 2.95 ERA) to the mound in pursuit of the series title. The 30-year-old has been a steadying presence in the team’s rotation through his first seven starts with the A’s. Civale will be opposed by Orioles’ right-hander Shane Baz, who is 1-3 with a 4.99 ERA through his first seven starts with Baltimore. It should be another great game between two well-matched teams.
In the first eight games of the playoffs, Landry Shamet scored 14 total points.
He had 15 points Friday night.
Talk about providing a needed boost.
With OG Anunoby out due to a minor hamstring strain, Shamet was given a shot, and he took advantage. The veteran sharpshooter played a pivotal role coming off the bench, as the Knicks took a commanding 3-0 lead in this Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 108-94 victory over the 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
“You just stay ready,” he said. “It felt good, it felt good to get out there with my teammates, it felt good to get a win. We have one more.”
Shamet was part of a blockbuster effort from the bench.
Mitchell Robinson delivered six points, six rebounds and a monster alley-oop slam over Joel Embiid. Jordan Clarkson (four points, five rebounds, three assists) and Jose Alvarado also contributed.
Knicks guard Landry Shamet (44) falls with the ball as Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) gives chase during Game 3 on May 8, 2026. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
Early in the fourth quarter, the Knicks reserves had amassed 25 points to the 76ers’ zero. The bench is one of the biggest areas of improvement with this team.
A year ago, the Knicks were overdependent on their starters, but team president Leon Rose built up the bench, adding Clarkson in the offseason and Alvarado in February.
Knicks guard Landry Shamet (44) slams the ball over Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) during the second quarter. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
“As a coach, you love to see it, and that’s why you give different guys opportunities at different times,” coach Mike Brown said. “Sometimes, you start Landry. Sometimes, you start [Mohamed Diawara]. And what hopefully it shows at the end of the day coming from me is that I have confidence in them, and not only that, your number can be called any time, so be ready.”
Shamet was the biggest star of this group. He had a strong regular season, averaging 9.3 points and shooting 39.2 percent from 3-point range in 51 games.
He was supposed to be a key part of the playoff rotation, but struggled early in the Hawks series.
Then came the minor injury to Anunoby in Game 2. It gave Shamet a chance to assert himself. He didn’t miss that opportunity. He entered in the first quarter, and helped the Knicks stabilize the game after trailing by 12. He hit a big 3-pointer late in the third quarter that pushed the lead to nine. In his 26 minutes, the Knicks outscored the 76ers by 20 points.
He even was on the floor in the final minutes as the Knicks moved to within one win of a return trip to the Eastern Conference finals.
“We talk to him and give him his dap for what he does,” Mikal Bridges said of Shamet. “But that’s just a true professional.”
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MAY 08: Spencer Jones #78 of the New York Yankees steps to the plate for his first major league at bat in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on May 08, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The big story for the Yankees going into Friday night’s matchup against the Brewers was the debut of Spencer Jones. The outfielder is a former first round pick and has some intriguing tools, including massive power. However, we didn’t get to see any of that in his debut, because, unfortunately, other teams are allowed to have young talent too.
On the mound for the Brewers was their young ace Jacob Misiorowski, who the Yankees were facing for the first time. In this particular game, they had no answers for this newest puzzle. Regularly topping 100 MPH all night, Misiorowski ended up going six innings, striking out a peronal season-best 11 Yankees, while giving up just two hits and two walks.
Jones did end up drawing one of those walks, but other than that, it was an uneventful game for him and an uneventful one for the Yankees in general. Misiorowski and the Brewers blanked them, as Milwaukee won the series opener 6-0.
With Misiorowski throwing fireballs, the Brewers gave him an advantage verus Fried in the second inning. While fomer Yankee Gary Sánchez led off the inning with a single, Fried then hurt himself by walking the next two batters to load the bases with no outs. Brandon Lockridge and Sal Frelick then hit a couple of soft singles, scoring a run each. While Fried then finally got an out, it came on a grounder that scored one run, and moved another runner to third, where they scored on another weak single. Fried then bounced back with two strikeouts, but plenty of damage had been done. Milwaukee added more the following inning when Lockridge hit another RBI single.
The top of the fourth saw an unfortunate moment, as Lockridge — who is a former Yankees’ prospect — slammed his knee into the bottom concrete part of the wall in the left field foul territory. It evoked memories of former Yankee Dustin Fowler, as Lockridge was carted off the field.
After the bumps in the second and third innings, Fried did settle in and at least soaked up some innings. He ended up going six frames, allowing five runs on six hits and three walks. He wasn’t particularly sharp, but he did also get bit by just some unfortunate contact.
The main issue with the game was that the Yankees just had no answer for Misiorowski. The young star ended up allowing just two hits while he was in, both singles to José Caballero. That’s just never going to be enough, no matter how good or bad Fried was doing.
The Yankees also gave another debut — this one not an MLB one, though — to reliever Kervin Castro, who they called up alongside Jones. He gave up one further run, as the Brewers picked up some insurance in the seventh inning. However, he came back in the eighth and looked better. Castro ended up striking out two batters in his two innings.
For the day, Jones ended up going 0-for-2 with two walks, while striking out twice. Swinging and missing is the major question mark surrounding Jones, but Misiorowski was making pretty much every Yankee hitter doing that all night.
The Yankees and Brewers will continue their matchup tomorrow night at 7:10 pm ET. The Yankees will get to send their young stud to the hill in that one, as Cam Schlittler and Kyle Harrison are penciled in to be the respective starters in that one.
In the building he enjoyed so many memorable moments as a college star at Villanova, Jalen Brunson added another one. He was terrific after a slow start, finishing with 32 points and nine assists. Brunson also added five rebounds and scored eight fourth-quarter points.
With Karl-Anthony Towns limited due to foul trouble, Brunson’s best was needed, and he delivered it.
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) reacts after scoring during the second quarter of Game 3 on May 8, 2026. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
Zero
Paul George started hot, then disappeared. The 76ers wing scored 15 first-quarter points, but zero the rest of the way. He was invisible when Philadelphia needed so much more out of the nine-time All-Star.
Unsung Hero
That is now four straight strong playoff performances by Mikal Bridges. He helped shut down George after his hot start and continues to make shots, shooting 8-of-14 from the field and scoring 23 points.
Over the last four games, Bridges is averaging 20.5 points on an incredible 72.3 percent shooting.
Knicks guard Mikal Bridges (25) puts up a shot in front of Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) in the fourth quarter. Jason Szenes for the New York Post
Key stat
25.8 – The Knicks’ average margin of victory during their current six-game playoff winning streak.
Quote of the day
“They’re resilient, they’ve been through a lot as a veteran group, and it showed tonight,”
— Mike Brown as the Knicks rallied from an early 12-point deficit.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 04: Ronald Acuña Jr. looks on during the game Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 04, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Back when Ronald Acuña Jr. was initially diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain, there was a feeling that Acuña’s stint on the IL might be a quick one — one where the starting right fielder for the Braves would simply just take some rest before ramping back up for a return within a 10-day span.
The fact that Acuña was in high enough spirits to be trolling his good buddy Ozzie Albies back in Colorado appeared to be anecdotal evidence that he was going to be fine and that this wouldn’t be a serious injury situation and now that does appear to be the case. Mark Bowman of MLB.com shared the news from Braves manager Walt Weiss that there’s a very good chance that Acuña could be back in action on this coming Wednesday, which would be the first day where he’s eligible to come off of the IL.
It also helped that Acuña was on the field before tonight’s game against the Dodgers getting in some exercise work.
Ronald Acuña Jr. testing his hamstring. He’ll be eligible for activation on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/5UySJio2Pq
Needless to say, this is very good news for the Braves as it really does appear that they could be getting their primary right fielder back in action as soon as possible. Usually it’s safe to assume that this is the type of injury that’ll take anywhere from 2-to-3 weeks to recover from so the fact that Acuña may be back in 10 days is a very positive development. I’d imagine that they’ll take it easy with bringing Acuña back into the fold once h is activated but the fact that this could be just 10 days after all is pretty solid news.
Hopefully there aren’t any more setbacks for Acuña between now and Wednesday so that this could come to pass. For now, the Braves can keep going knowing that it probably won’t be long until they get one of their star players back from injury. We’ll see what happens.
May 8, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo (44) enters the field with catcher JT Realmuto (10) before the game against the Colorado Rockies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images | Kyle Ross-Imagn Images
The Philadelphia Phillies (17-22) overcame a six-run deficit to come all the way back to take their series opener against the visiting Colorado Rockies (16-23) to extra innings, only to let it slip away for a 9-7 defeat.
Jesus Luzardo dug a huge hole with a nightmare fourth inning, allowing five runs on five hits and two walks. Prior to that, he gave up one run on two hits and struck out six, including the whole side in the third.
Kyle Schwarber got the Phillies on the board with a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the sixth. A JT Realmuto RBI double cut the deficit to four but the Rockies would get that run right back on a Tyler Freeman home run in the top of the seventh.
Don Mattingly was seemingly waving the white flag by pitching his closer, Jhoan Duran, in the eighth inning to just get some work in after his return from the injured list.
But the offense had a five-run rally of their own in store for the bottom of the eighth, bringing eight batters to the plate. Bryce Harper got the fun started with a leadoff single and came home to score on a hit by Brandon Marsh. Bryson Stott hit an RBI double, his fifth extra-base hit in the month of May after tallying only four in April.
Jose Alvarado held the ninth but the top of the order couldn’t crack Rockies’ closer, Victor Vodnik, so onto the tenth we went.
Orion Kerkering allowed a one-out single which put the ghost runner on third base, but he worked out of the jam with a pop fly by Mickey Moniak and a punchout of Willi Castro.
After intentionally walking Marsh to start the frame, Vodnik again retired the heart of the order with little resistance.
Brad Keller came on in the top of the eleventh and allowed the go-ahead run to score on his second pitch, a double down the right field line by Troy Johnston. Johnston scored two batters later on a single by Jake McCarthy to cap off the victory.
Crawford legged out an infield dribbler to lead off the bottom of the eleventh and Edmundo Sosa made it to third on a Trea Turner fly out, but Schwarber and Harper couldn’t finish it off.
Harper reached base four times with two hits and two walks, raising his OBP to .382. Marsh also had two walks to go along with his RBI single, and Crawford had his second three-hit game of the year.
Turner and Sosa were the only members of the lineup to fail to reach base, each going 0-5 at the dish.
Aaron Nola will face off against Rockies’ left-hander, Kyle Freeland, tomorrow night in the middle game of the series.
May 8, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Keider Montero (54) throws a pitch in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images | Peter Aiken-Imagn Images
After a nice Thursday off day, the Tigers are in Kansas City hoping to get some games back in the AL Central and push their way back towards first. The AL Central is an extremely tight race at the moment, so every game really does count, even this early in the year. The Tigers had Keider Montero on the mound, up against Kris Bubic for the Royals. Detroit is still trying to find out what their pitching rotation is going to look like as they come to terms with major pitching losses, so we’ll see how things pan out over the coming week to get an idea of A.J. Hinch’s plans.
With one out in the top of the first, Kevin McGonigle got a walk. After another out, he successfully stole second. His hustle was admirable, but ultimately didn’t help, as the next at-bat was a groundout to end the inning. In the home half Montero got the Royals out in order.
Riley Greene got the second started with a double. Wenceel Perez then singled, but Greene was held at third. With men on the corners, Spencer Torkelson came up to bat and hit into a double play, but the Tigers managed to score their first run of the game, getting Greene home. They’d have to settle for just the one run, but it gave them an early lead. With two outs in the home half, Jac Caglianone doubled. Then Isaac Collins singled, bringing Caglianone home and tying up the game.
Freshly re-signed Zack Short got a leadoff walk to get the third started. McGonigle then grounded into a force out, eliminating Short. A wild pitch let McGonigle advance to second. Once again, though, McGonigle’s great baserunning wasn’t rewarded as a groundout ended the inning. In the home half, the Royals went 1-2-3.
Riley Greene continued to be a workhorse, reaching first on a fumbled catch by Vinnie Pasquantino. It was ruled a single but I’m pretty sure it was an error. Montero got the Royals out three-up, three-down, that’s seven Royals in a row, if you want the running count. A pretty nice game thus far for Montero.
In the top of the fifth, Short got another walk, this time with one out in the inning. He was then eliminated again in a force-out off the bat of Matt Vierling. The Tigers weren’t able to convert the baserunner, however. So far the teams have been very well-balanced in this game, which is great, but also scoring runs is fun, let’s do more of that. It was another 1-2-3 for Montero in the bottom of the inning.
For the first batter of the sixth, Jahmai Jones drew a walk, but Bubic challenged the call. The call was upheld as ball four. Jones was then eliminated in a force out off the bat of Dillon Dingler (stop me if you’ve heard this series of events before). With two outs, Wenceel Perez doubled and Dingler was able to get all the way home, and was safe largely because catcher Carter Jensen very literally dropped the ball before attempting to tag Dingler. It was a very hectic-feeling play, but the Tigers came out ahead with the run.
The Tigers would settle for two, but given the pace of the game, those two runs would likely be very, very relevant. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Bobby Witt Jr. singled, the first time the Royals got a baserunner on since the second. Pasquantino then walked. Montero was definitely starting to look shaky at this point, throwing some pitches way out of the zone, repeatedly asking for signs, just looking very uneasy. He did manage to induce the final out of the inning, though, and that was likely his last batter for the night. His final line was 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K on 71 pitches. A pretty solid outing for him overall.
Luinder Avila was the new Royals pitcher in the mix in the top of the seventh. Matt Vierling got a one-out double. He was ultimately left stranded, however. Tyler Holton came out of the Tigers’ bullpen in the bottom of the inning and he got the Royals out in order.
John Schreiber was the next Royals pitcher. With one out, Riley Greene singled right between two diving fielders to get on first. That would be the only baserunner the Tigers would get for the inning. In the home half, Kyle Finnegan came on. The first thing he did was give up a leadoff double to Michael Massey. Kyle Isbel singled, scoring Massey, but because of a fielding error where Wenceel Perez simply couldn’t find the ball, sent Isbel to third. Then Maikal Garcia came in, singled, and scored Isbel to tie the game. On what would have been the first out of the inning for the Tigers, the Royals challenged the third strike call and it was ruled to be a ball, sending Bobby Witt Jr. to first. That was it for Finnegan, who was replaced by Brant Hurter. He induced a double play and helped cover first to get the job done. Salvador Perez walked, but a groundout did end the inning. The game headed to the ninth in a tie.
Lucas Erceg, the Royals closer, came in for the ninth. Zach McKinstry got a leadoff double. Zack Short then popped out into the infield, but this resulted in a pause in the game as Erceg and new catcher Elias Diaz collided hard to try getting the pop-up bunt near home. McGonigle battled out a two-out walk, but Colt Keith then popped out to end the inning. With two outs, Nick Loftin doubled off of Hurter. Then Isbel singled to score Loftin and walk off the game with a Royals’ win.
The buzz, zip and pop during it was all about another 2022 draft pick: Jacob Misiorowski.
The Brewers flamethrower overshadowed Jones’ MLB debut, dominating the Yankees with an overpowering fastball and handing them a 6-0 loss in the interleague series opener.
Jones went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts and a walk, one of just four baserunners that Misorowski allowed across six shutout innings in which he struck out 11. The Yankees (26-13) only mustered two hits off him — a pair of singles by José Caballero — as Misiorowski cooled off what had been a red-hot offense.
“He’s got an electric fastball,” Jones said. “I guess I’ve never seen pitches that hard in my life. Being able to foul off a couple is pretty great, so I’ll take that for now.”
Max Fried, meanwhile, lost his command in a 40-pitch second inning and paid for it, giving up a four spot. The left-hander went on to make it through six innings, but the damage was already done as the Brewers (20-16) leaned on Misiorowski.
Jacob Misiorowski reacts during the Brewers’ May 8 win over the Yankees. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
“I didn’t do my job to be able to keep us in it and allow our offense to string a few together,” Fried said. “It just made it a little bit uncompetitive.”
After the Yankees selected Jones with the 25th-overall pick in 2022, the Brewers nabbed Misiorowski 38 picks later. The 6-foot-7 right-hander made his MLB debut last season and has come out of the gates this year pitching like one of the game’s best.
In the first inning Friday, that included making some history. Facing Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Aaron Judge, Misiorowski threw 10 pitches to retire the side — striking out Grisham and Rice on three pitches each and getting Judge to fly out — five of which registered as the five fastest pitches recorded by a starter during the tracking era (dating back to 2008).
They came in at 103.6, 103.5, 103.3, 103.3 and 103.2 mph during an inning in which his slowest pitch was a 102.3 mph fastball.
Aaron Judge looks on during the Yankees’ May 8 loss to the Brewers. Getty Images
“Obviously he was good and got a lead and was able to get after it,” manager Aaron Boone said. “It’s that lower slot that he has and gets the extension, almost more so than the velocity. I thought there were a couple times we were getting some good at-bats against him and controlling the zone a little bit. But he had that big lead and got after it pretty good.”
The 24-year-old Misiorowski did not let up much from there. He hit 103.6 mph twice more — both on pitches to Jones while averaging 101.1 mph on 57 four-seam fastballs. He combined that with a slider (that averaged 95.6 mph), a curveball and a changeup to stifle a Yankees lineup that had scored at least seven runs in six of its last seven games and outscored opponents 123-52 over its last 19 games.
The Yankees’ best chance against Misiorowski came in the fifth inning, when Jones drew a one-out walk and Caballero followed with a single. But Misiorowski got Austin Wells looking at a 100 mph heater and Ryan McMahon whiffing at a 101 mph heater to squash the threat.
Fried made quick work of the Brewers with a nine-pitch first inning but then got into trouble in the bottom of the second. He gave up a leadoff single to ex-Yankee Gary Sanchez before walking the next two batters on eight straight balls (his third walk, later in the game, also came on four pitches).
Spencer Jones jogs to first base after walking during the Yankees’ May 8 loss. AP
The Brewers then put four straight balls in play, none hit particularly hard but in the right spots for three singles — including one from former Yankees farmhand Brandon Lockridge, who added another RBI single in the third inning before leaving the game in the fourth on a cart after smashing his knee into the left field wall on a sliding attempt to catch a foul fly ball — and a fielder’s choice that turned into a 4-0 lead.
By that point, Jake Bird had begun to warm up, but Fried came back to strike out the next two batters — if he had not gotten the last batter out, Boone was going to give him the hook — to make sure he did not leave his bullpen out to dry after it had to cover 14 innings between Wednesday and Thursday.
“That was kind of the game right there [in the second inning],” Fried said. “I needed to be able to come through and wasn’t able to do it.”
May 8, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Seattle Mariners right fielder Luke Raley (20) rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Chicago White Sox during the seventh inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
Mariners 12, White Sox 8
The gusto with which Aaron Goldsmith introduces an in-game ad from Washington’s beef farmers and ranchers: Luke Raley, +0.43 WPA The gusto with which Rick Griffin would recommend proton therapy: Brendan Donovan, -0.14 WPA
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski reached 103 mph on 10 pitches while pitching two-hit ball over six innings and Brandon Lockridge hit two RBI singles before getting carted off the field in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night.
Misiorowski reached a peak velocity of 103.6 mph and struck out 12 and walked two in his second straight sensational start. Misiorowski had a no-hit bid through 5 1/3 innings before a hamstring cramp forced him out of a 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals last week.
Lockridge left after his right knee crashed into an unpadded section of the left-field wall as he chased a foul ball from Cody Bellinger in the fourth inning.
The Brewers, who were in the American League through the 1997 season before moving over to the NL, shut out the Yankees for the first time since 1992.
Milwaukee’s Shane Drohan worked the three innings to earn his first career save.
José Caballero had two of New York’s three hits as the Yankees opened a nine-game trip.
New York’s Spencer Jones struck out twice and walked once in his MLB debut, and Kervin Jones allowed one run over two innings in his Yankees debut. Ben Rice was 0-for-4 as he returned after missing four games with a bruised hand.
Milwaukee scored four runs off Max Fried (4-2) in the second inning.
Gary Sánchez hit a leadoff single, then Fried walked Andrew Vaughn and Luis Rengifo on eight straight balls.
Lockridge and Sal Frelick hit consecutive RBI singles, and Rengifo came home when Joey Ortiz grounded into a forceout. Jackson Chourio grounded a single up the middle to score Lockridge.
None of the singles had an exit velocity that exceeded 87.2 mph.
Before the game, the Brewers inducted Hall of Famers CC Sabathia and Dave Parker into their Wall of Honor. Sabathia went 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA in 17 starts after joining Milwaukee in a July 2008 trade to lead the Brewers to their first playoff appearance since 1982. Parker won a Silver Slugger award in 1990, his lone season in Milwaukee.
Up next
Cam Schlittler (5-1, 1.52 ERA) pitches for the Yankees and Kyle Harrison (3-1, 2.12) starts for the Brewers on Saturday night.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Newhook had two goals, again providing Montreal with some much-needed secondary scoring, and the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece.
Mike Matheson, Alexandre Carrier and Nick Suzuki, with an empty-netter, also scored for the Canadiens. Rookie goalie Jakub Dobes made 27 saves, and Montreal extended its trend of alternating wins and losses after doing so in a seven-game first-round series win over Tampa Bay.
Montreal advanced to the second round on Newhook’s game-winner 11:07 into the third period of a 2-1 series-clinching win on Sunday. Meantime, the Canadiens’ top offensive threats continue to struggle. Cole Caufield extended his point drought to five games, while Juraj Slafkovsky has one assist in his past eight outings.
Zach Benson scored for Buffalo, but Alex Lyon allowed four goals on 27 shots. He previously allowed seven goals in six-plus appearances since replacing Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who was was pulled after two periods in a 4-2 loss to Boston in Game 2 of their first-round series.
The series shifts to Montreal for Game 3 on Sunday night.
It’ll be the Canadiens’ first trip home after being on the road since traveling to Tampa Bay last weekend. The team stayed in Florida for two days before flying directly to Buffalo on Tuesday.
The Sabres dropped to 2-3 at home this postseason, but they won all three games — including the Game 6 series clincher — at Boston.
After falling behind 2-0 in the first period of Game 1, Montreal flipped the script.
Peyton Krebs’ turnover in Buffalo’s zone led to Newhook scoring at 1:36 by sneaking a shot under Lyon’s blocker arm. Matheson scored 2:51 later by floating in a shot from the left point that beat Lyon over his right shoulder.
Buffalo’s power play came up empty on five chances after going 2 for 3 in Game 1. The Sabres have converted just three of 32 power-play opportunities this postseason.
Newhook’s second goal, scored 4:47 into the second period, came four seconds after the Sabres’ power play failed to register a shot with Carrier off for hooking.
Carrier’s goal 3:54 into the third was emblematic of Buffalo’s evening. With the Sabres buzzing the Montreal net, Tage Thompson kept the puck in at the right point only to lose his balance and spin down to the ice. Carrier picked up the loose puck and scored to put Montreal up 4-1.
Benson whiffed on a tip-in chance two minutes later. In the first period, Buffalo’s Alex Tuch had the puck roll off his stick while attempting a shot breaking up the right wing, and Jack Quinn shot over the top of the net after being set up alone in the slot.
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Spike Lee made the trip. So did Tracy Morgan, Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller, and Timothee Chamalamalamalet. Despite attempts to keep Knicks fans from the Xfinity Mobile Arena, and Joel Embiid moaning about it being “Madison Square Garden East,” plenty of orange and blue support was present for Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
In the first quarter, the 76ers swung their strongest punch of the series, but New York regained its footing to flip the momentum in the second. While Philly choked under defensive pressure, the good guys stretched their lead to 12 with a 27-11 run. The camera caught a dejected Embiid toweling his forehead on the bench and looking ready to weep. Those Knicks cheers? They came through loud and clear on the Amazon Prime broadcast.
New York brought a 60-52 lead into intermission. Following that, Philly took another swing to cut the deficit to three, but New York rallied with a run to start the fourth ahead, 85-76. Then, the Knicks blew the lid off. Our heroes pushed their lead to 16, Nick Nurse waved a white flag with two minutes left, and a 108-94 win puts New York one away from a return trip to the ECF!
Who deserves the gold stars? Quoth foiegrastyle, “NOVA KNICKS.” The Villanova alums Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges carried the game tonight, combining for 68 points, 19 rebounds, and 14 assists. Sure, Landry Shamet (15 PTS, +20, 26 MIN) and Mitchell Robinson (4-8 FT, 6 REB, +16) provided a huge lift off the bench, and Karl-Anthony Towns played pretty well (8 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 5 FLS, 26 MIN). But those ‘Nova cats were next level. Campus is just 17 miles from Philly, right? Maybe they’ll crash a frat party while they’re in town.
First Half
A strained hamstring kept OG Anunoby from traveling with the team. The absence was acutely felt in the first quarter. OG has played career-best basketball of his career this postseason, so it was no coincidence that Philly made more buckets and the Knicks offense fizzled early on.
The Sixers came ready for war. They scored the game’s first seven points and their defense forced four misses and two turnovers. The guests fell behind by nine, and after more sloppy play, trailed 15-8 at 7:30. Less than a minute later, thanks to a miss at the rim by Brunson and an offensive foul by Hart, they had surrendered five more points, digging a 12-point hole. Miles McBride, starting with OG out, recorded two blocks in the quarter, but heaved two bricks, once again failing to make much of an impact offensively.
Paul George (15 PTS, 6-18 FG, -14) carried the scoring load to start Game Two and repeated that tonight…for awhile He scored six of his team’s first 11 makes, tallying up 15 points in the opening frame. He would be much less effective as the game went on. Meanwhile, the visitors had coughed up the rock six times, which cost them nine points, and they lost the first period, 31-27.
To start the second quarter, Jalen Brunson (33 PTS, 11-22 FG, 9 AST, +13) took a breather after getting heavily harassed by VJ Edgecombe (11 PTS, 7 RBS, 40 MIN) for 12 minutes. New York continued a roll they’d started at the end of the first period, and when Jordan Clarkson assisted Landry Shamet on a dunk, they knotted the score at 33. When Alvarado drilled a 29-footer, New York had their first lead of the contest. And when Mitchell Robinson sonned Embiid with a dunk on his overlarge noggin, the difference was five and the stadium rocked with NY cheers.
There was a ton of physicality in the frontcourt. KAT and Joel Embiid (18 PTS, 6 RBS, 5 AST, -9) fell all over each other (literally) and both collected three fouls in the first half. By the break, the Knicks are winning 60-52. They had shot 53% and 43% while hammering Philadelphia inside for a 36-24 edge in points in the paint and out-rebounding them, 25-16. After six turnovers in the first quarter, New York had only two giveaways in the second. At the same time, Philly’s sizzling first quarter shooting had faded to 46% and 36% at the break. Mikal Bridges (23 PTS, 8-14 FG, +15, 37 MIN) and Kelly Oubre, Jr. (22 PTS, 8 RBS) topped their teams with 15 points apiece at the half.
Second Half
Out of the locker room, McBride finally hit from beyond the arc. A couple of misses and a few Sixer baskets narrowed the score, but Brunson and Towns were distributing crisp passes that set the twilight reeling.
A fourth infraction sent Karl-Anthony to the bench at 6:27. The teams traded baskets, shoves, and choice words. With three minutes to go, Josh Hart (12 PTS, 11 REB, 40 MIN, 2 damaged digits) fouled a driving Embiid. The big Cameroonian crashed to the floor and came up gingerly, massaging his hip—a hip that was already sore and kept him out of Game Two. His two free throws cut the differential to three. At the other end, Nick Nurse played Hack-a-Mitch (Robinson made one). Then Embiid battled Mitch at the rim, missing dead on, then making a fiercely contested putback. They hacked Mitch again, and this time he made both.
MSG, I mean, Xfinity Mobile Arena erupts after Mitchell Robinson makes 2 consecutive free throws pic.twitter.com/CyXPc1PyfK
When Edgecombe missed the basket completely on a long attempt, a cheer of “Airballll!” came from Xfinity Mobile; when Shamet swished from range, he capped a 7-0 run; and when the quarter ended, New York held an 85-76 lead.
OAKAAKUYOAK Quentin Grimes waited until the final quarter to make his three-pointers. He drilled two, and the differential was four with nine minutes to play. After a timeout, the Knicks responded with an 11-2 run, thanks to timely buckets by the Villanova Three and another steal by Bridges. Many times tonight, the Cheesesteaks got within sniffing distance, and every time they did, New York pumped the gas to open up some distance.
A chyron on the TV showed a startling stat: through nine playoff games, the Knicks have a +238 point differential in the fourth quarter. That’s the third-best in the NBA in the last 70 seasons. And they weren’t done scoring! Embiid had sat through the first half of the fourth, and frankly, his team had played better without him. After his return, our heroes went up by 16 with just under four minutes left. One starts to wonder if Daryl Morey regrets trading Jared McCain (the youngster had 18 points in 18 minutes for OKC yesterday). With two minutes left and down by 16, Nick Nurse surrendered, subbing out all five of his guys for reserves. Somewhere, Tom Thibodeau was screaming about that time Tracy McGrady scored 22 points in 30 seconds! Never surrender! Gaaaahhh!!!
Knicks coach Mike Brown responded in kind, letting Tyler Kolek, Jeremy Sochan, Pacome Dadiet, Mohamed Diawara, and Ariel Hukporti finish out the win. With it, New York is one game away from returning to the Eastern Conference Finals. Another fun tidbit from the broadcast? No NBA team has ever come back from three games down in a seven-game series.
Up Next
Game Four will be played on Mother’s Day afternoon. Not convenient. Rest up, Knickerbockers.
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late to the delight of roaring Knicks fans, leading New York to a 109-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia.
With 2016 and 2018 Villanova national championship banners hanging in the rafters, the so-called Nova Knicks all took turns taking the fight out of the Sixers in the fourth quarter, turning a four-point lead into another double-digit victory
Josh Hart had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Mikal Bridges added 23 points, pushing the Knicks and first-year coach Mike Brown within one victory of their second straight conference finals appearance.
The Knicks have the luxury not to rush back forward OG Anunoby, who’s averaging 21.4 points per game in the postseason. He sat out with a strained right hamstring and remains day to day.
Joel Embiid scored 18 points for the Sixers in his return after he missed Game 2 with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip.
Embiid’s return from an appendectomy helped spur the Sixers’ rally from a 3-1 deficit in the opening round to stun the Celtics.
Beating the Knicks four straight times — including twice in New York — seems like a much harder hill to climb for Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and the Sixers.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 22 points and Maxey added 17.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MAY 08: Starting pitcher Kyle Bradish #38 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on after hitting Jeff McNeil #22 of the Athletics with a pitch during the third inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 8, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Two things have been true about the Orioles this season: their defense is terrible, and they can’t hit lefties. Both of these issues were front and center in tonight’s loss to the Athletics. Starting pitcher Kyle Bradish was as good as he’s looked all year, but the offense managed just four hits against the A’s pitching staff. The end result, a 4-3 loss, is the Orioles’ seventh in their last nine games.
Bradish breezed through the first four innings. Three of those four innings were of the 1-2-3 variety. In the third, he hit a batter and allowed an infield single. Through four, Bradish had struck out six batters.
The only problem through four innings was that the A’s pitcher, Jacob Lopez, was giving the Orioles batters as tough a time as Bradish was giving the A’s. It was frustrating to watch as Lopez came into the game with a 6.60 ERA. The first inning started off in a promising way when Lopez walked Gunnar Henderson and gave up a single to Adley Rutschman. But with runners on the corners, neither Pete Alonso nor Tyler O’Neill could bring in a run.
The Orioles remembered that they do not hit lefties. Starting with the first-inning Alonso pop-out, Lopez retired nine straight. But when Alonso came back up in the fourth, he did not miss. On a first-pitch change up, Alonso went to the opposite field with a 107 mph laser. It just snuck inside the out of town scoreboard for his 8th home run of the year. The Orioles were up, 1-0. The lead did not last very long.
In the fifth, Bradish stumbled a little. And that, combined with the previously mentioned bad defense, was enough to put the Orioles in a hole. Jacob Wilson started the inning with a ground ball hit just 78.8 mph up the first base line. Alonso was playing well off the line and managed to get a glove on it with a diving stop, but couldn’t come up with the ball.
Ok, no big deal. Bradish has been dealing after all. The next batter, Lawrence Butler, hit another soft ball that fell into left field for another single. It was then that the defense decided to rear its ugly head. Manager Craig Albernaz called for the corners to play in to defend against the bunt. But the A’s did not bunt and Zach Gelof grounded a ball past Gunnar Henderson, who had been moving towards third base on the pitch.
That play tied the game and left runners on first and second for Jeff McNeil. McNeil grounded a ball up the middle, right to where Henderson was playing. It looked like an easy double play ball, but the ball kicked off the heel of his glove. Jeremiah Jackson grabbed the deflected ball and got the out at first, but the runners moved up to second and third.
That brought Nick Kurtz to the plate, and finally Bradish gave up a hard hit. Kurtz lined a ball into the right field corner, where it rattled around a bit. Tyler O’Neill chased it down in what I wouldn’t call an efficient manner. Kurtz landed on third base with both runners knocked in. The A’s were up, 3-1.
After the fifth inning, Bradish went right back to dominating. He struck out two more in the sixth inning and worked around a two-out walk. His final inning, the seventh, was 1-2-3. Bradish struck out one more to finish the night with double digits. His final pitching line: 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 10 K. I think with better defensive decisions and performance behind him, he would have allowed just one run.
Two runs down wasn’t that many, and Adley Rutschman got one back with a home run into the bullpen. His fifth homer of the year was a beaut, hit 100.9 mph off the bat. It landed 401 feet later in Yennier Cano’s glove. That cut the lead to one and drove Lopez out of the game. The Orioles got to him for just three hits and two walks, though two of those hits were homers. I had hoped for more against this pitcher.
With that, the game was turned over to the bullpens, and once again, the A’s prevailed.
For the Orioles, Trey Gibson came out of the ’pen. Gibson was just called up today when Cade Povich was placed on the injured list. He started the eighth inning and was greeted by Shea Langoliers, who smoked a ball to left field for a single. Gibson then induced a groundout back to himself. But he made a low throw to second base, which kept Henderson from being able to get the ball to first for the double play.
Brent Rooker followed with another hard hit single, then Gibson got a fly ball out and was one out from getting out of it. But Jacob Wilson slapped a ball to the right side that the diving Alonso couldn’t get. That drove in a run to make the score 4-2. Gibson followed with a scoreless ninth.
The A’s bullpen has been below average this year, but just like with Jacob Lopez, you’d never know watching tonight. Justin Sterner, and Scott Barlow followed Lopez with 2.2 perfect innings, which brought us to the bottom of the ninth. Jack Perkins was on to try for the save, scheduled to face Rutschman, Alonso, and O’Neill.
Adley continued to do Adley things. He worked a five-pitch walk. Unfortunately, Alonso did not do Alonso things. He struck out swinging. Dylan Beavers came on to pinch-hit for O’Neill and also struck out, with Rutschman moving up to second base on defensive indifference.
The Orioles were down to their final out with Samuel Basallo coming to the plate. Basallo hadn’t started the game, but pinch-hit for DH Coby Mayo in the seventh. He had a great at-bat, battling some before sending a ball back up the middle for an RBI single. Leody Taveras walked to put the winning run on base, but Jeremiah Jackson couldn’t come through.
It was an exciting ending, but a loss all the same. Orioles lose, 4-3. These two teams are back in action tomorrow at 4 p.m. with Shane Baz facing off against Aaron Civale.
