Ryan had retired the first batter of the game before walking Kazuma Okamoto on a full count. He came off the mound and motioned to the dugout immediately afterward, bringing out manager Derek Shelton and an athletic trainer.
Joe Ryan was pulled from the game in the first inning after just his ninth pitch pic.twitter.com/xS6iYgC4As
Reliever Andrew Morris had to warm up quickly and was summoned to take over, yielding one hit but not allowing any runs to score in the opening inning.
This is a breaking story. More details to come when available.
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 26: Chandler Simpson #14 of the Tampa Bay Rays runs to first base during a game against the Minnesota Twins at Tropicana Field on April 26, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson (43) throws in the bullpen during spring training workouts Sunday, February 15, 2026, at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona. | Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
After yesterday’s win over the Nationals, the Brewers have now won three straight games. Right-hander Logan Henderson, Milwaukee’s No. 6 prospect, is on the bump today to try and make it four.
Henderson, who has a 1.02 ERA in 17 2/3 innings with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, was recalled earlier this morning. In a corresponding move, Easton McGee was optioned back down to Nashville.
Henderson has made just one major league appearance this season, tossing two innings in a loss to the Royals on April 4. He showed promise in limited time with Milwaukee last year, posting a 1.78 ERA across five starts. With Brandon Woodruff hitting the IL this weekend, Henderson could be in line for more than just a spot start.
Pitching for Washington is left-hander PJ Poulin, who sports a 4.11 ERA through 16 appearances for the Nationals. He’ll serve as today’s opener, with righty Zach Littell (7.85 ERA in 28 2/3 IP) likely to follow.
Brice Turang, who reached base three times in yesterday’s contest, will lead things off. He’s followed by catcher William Contreras, who now has nine hits over his last three games. Gary Sánchez, Jake Bauers, and Garrett Mitchell make up the heart of the order.
Brandon Lockridge, the only Brewer with a multi-hit performance yesterday, bats sixth. Rounding out the bottom of the lineup are Sal Frelick, David Hamilton (at third base), and Joey Ortiz.
Finally, some good news and bad news on the injury front. Rehabbing outfielder Jackson Chourio, who was expected to rejoin the Brewers tomorrow in St. Louis, left yesterday’s game in Nashville after fouling a ball off his foot. Luckily, he looks to have avoided a major setback. Per Todd Rosiak, X-rays came back negative, though it remains to be seen whether he’ll still be reinstated during the Cardinals series.
As for the bad news, Brewers manager Pat Murphy said today that reliever Angel Zerpa — who was placed on the IL earlier this week with forearm tightness — is “deciding whether or not to have Tommy John surgery.”
As usual, you can catch today’s game on Brewers.TV, WTMJ 620, and the Brewers radio network. First pitch is set for 12:35 p.m.
CINCINNATI, OHIO - JULY 08: Rece Hinds #77 of the Cincinnati Reds walks off the field after warming up before his MLB Debut game against the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park on July 08, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Two things have proven true so far for the Cincinnati Reds in this weekend’s series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The first, of course, is that walks will haunt. Cincinnati pitchers walked seven straight batters in Saturday’s 17-7 drubbing by the Buccos, the strike zone simply as hard to find as ships in the Bermuda Triangle.
The second, though, is that JJ Bleday looks like the JJ Bleday of old. Rather, he looks like the former Top 5 pick and guy who once socked 20 dingers in the big leagues for Oakland, a guy on whom the Reds can lean regularly in the outfield (at least against right-handed pitching).
As a result, we’ve seen Rece Hinds slip to the bottom of the Reds roster. His strikeout proclivity returned immediately when he was recalled to the big leagues in April after Noelvi Marte’s struggles, and they simply haven’t gone away. And with Bleday looking the part of the strong-side of potential platoon in the outfield, regular playing time for Hinds has completely evaporated. Given that playing every day was paramount for his development, according to Terry Francona earlier in the year, it simply stopped making sense for him to ride pine with the Reds at the big league level anymore.
So, on Sunday they optioned Hinds back to AAA Louisville, recalling Blake Dunn to be the last bench bat on the roster for his turn.
Of note in those notes is that RHP Pierce Johnson was placed on the bereavement list, and the recently optioned Zach Maxwell was recalled to take his place in the bullpen.
It’s a shuffle that hopefully will give the Reds the best options for Sunday’s series finale in Pittsburgh as the Reds look to salvage a game out of this otherwise dismal series.
Joel Embiid and Jaylen Brown appeared to share a friendly conversation before the latter called out the big man for "flopping."
Joel Embiid finally beat the Celtics in the postseason — and Jaylen Brown is not happy.
Embiid poured in 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in Philly’s Game 7 win as the Sixers stunned the Boston crowd at the TD Garden.
And following the Celtics’ season-ending defeat, Brown accused the 2022-23 MVP of “flopping around.”
“Embiid put a lot of pressure on us, on all our bigs and our guards. We didn’t really have an answer for him, Brown told reporters.
Joel Embiid (l.) and Jaylen Brown (r.) appeared to share a friendly conversation following the 76ers’ Game 7 win over the Celtics on May 2, 2026, before the latter called out the big man for “flopping.” NBAE via Getty Images
“We tried a bunch of different things. He’s a big body. He also was flopping around. He got some extra calls and they rewarded him for that, but that’s the league we’re in.”
Brown did not reference a specific call that he had a gripe with, though Embiid shot 37 free throws in the series — including 11 on Saturday. He also missed the first three games of the series following an emergency appendectomy last month.
Brown, meanwhile, was tasked with shouldering the Celtics’ offensive load with Jayson Tatum out injured in Game 7.
The Celtics’ Jaylen Brown (l.) guards the 76ers’ Joel Embiid (r.) during Game 7 of their first-round series on May 2, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images
He scored 33 points but needed 27 shots to get there, and also committed three turnovers.
Interestingly, Embiid and Brown were seen having a friendly embrace following the conclusion of the game.
The series win is the first time that Embiid has defeated the Celtics in the playoffs after defeats in the 2018, 2020 and 2023 postseasons.
Now, he’ll shift his focus to the Knicks after New York dispatched the Hawks in six games.
On this day two years ago, the White Sox fell to 6-26. That was no fault of Jared Shuster, who was outstanding in his scoreless 3 ⅓ innings of relief work. | (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images)
1918 The White Sox set their record for biggest win in team history, trouncing the Tigers by 16 runs, 19-3. With a 6-0 lead in the second inning, the visitors put the game away early.
The club also set their record for most hits in a game, with 25. Buck Weaver paced the Pale Hose with a 5-for-7 day, all singles; Weaver tied the team record for most hits in a game, which has since been broken with six hits but on just five occasions since.
In fact, just six of the team’s 25 hits were for extra bases, and none for home runs. All 11 White Sox batters in the game — even pinch-hitters Shano Collins and Byrd Lynn — had hits in the game. As a team, the White Sox held a .532 batting average in the contest, striking out just one time.
One interesting note, Lynn subbed for Ray Schalk in the sixth inning of the game, just one of four appearances for the White Sox on the season — and the Tigers ran wild on him, with two steals of second base and two of third; presumably, with the White Sox up, 17-1, at that point, Byrd wasn’t even making throws on the attempts.
Starting pitcher Lefty Williams had one hit in the game and scored two runs, going the distance to move to 4-0 for the 6-4 White Sox.
This 16-run win margin was tied in 1919 and eventually broken, in 1921. This win at Detroit remains tied for the eighth-biggest trouncing the club history.
This single-game hits record (tied in 1922) stood until 1936, when the Sox tapped out 26 hits. It remains tied for the fourth-most hits in a game in White Sox history.
1954 With a two-hitter in a 14-3 trouncing at Philadelphia in the first game of a twin bill, Sandy Consuegra extended South Side stinginess to three consecutive games that began with Virgil Trucks with a one-hitter on May 1 and continuing with Bob Johnson spinning a two-hitter on May 2. The White Sox out-hit the Athletics, 17-2, with all three runs against Consuegra being unearned due to two White Sox errors.
In the nightcap, the White Sox saw their winning and low-hit streak snapped, surrendering seven to Philly in a 2-1 loss.
1968 It’s a dubious record, one that Tommy McCraw wishes never was set.
In the third inning of a game at Comiskey Park, McCraw made three errors against the New York Yankees. Two of them occurred when he couldn’t field ground balls, and the third was on a throwing error. New York scored all of their runs in that frame, beating the Sox, 3-2. All the runs were unearned, of course.
2005 With a comeback win over Kansas City, 5-4, the White Sox established a major league record by holding a lead in their first 26 games of the season. That broke the old mark, set by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
After trailing all game, the White Sox took the lead on a Carl Everett double to right-center, scoring Scott Podsednik and Tadahito Iguchi with the eventual deciding tallies. The win improved Chicago to an MLB-best 19-7 record.
The White Sox would extend this record to 37 before playing a game in which they failed to hold a lead, in a May 15 loss, 6-2, to the Orioles at U.S. Cellular Field.
2011 A moribund Minnesota club stumbled into 42° Chicago and saw its starter, Francisco Liriano, toss a no-hitter at the punchless White Sox in a 1-0 squeaker.
Lirano shook hands with danger all night, walking six White Sox and punching out two. Even after the shutout, Liriano’s ERA stood at 6.61. Only one White Sox batter, reached as far as second base — Juan Pierre, after a walk and stolen base in the fourth inning. Chicago’s Edwin Jackson pitched nearly as well as Minny’s southpaw, giving up six hits but just one walk.
Believe it or not, that gem was the first no-hitter thrown by an opposing pitcher in the history of New Sox Park, at the time in its 20th season. The next summer, Liriano was dealt to the White Sox in attempt to fortify Chicago’s ill-fated division lead.
2024 With a 3-0 loss at St. Louis, the White Sox fell 20 games worse than .500, at 6-26. The club mustered just three hits, and one — an Andrew Vaughn double — for extra bases. Brad Keller had a mediocre outing for the loss, although Jared Shuster kept the White Sox close in the second half of the game with 3 1/3 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief, lowering his ERA to 0.93.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 28: Tyler Mahle #54 of the San Francisco Giants pitches in the first inning during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on April 28, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images
A miserable road trip is about to come to an end. The San Francisco Giants are in Florida taking on the Tampa Bay Rays for some breakfast baseball (for us watching from the west coast, that is … it’s the less appealing and less alliterative lunch baseball where the game is), and they’re hoping to salvage a win from an awful trip. To this point, the Giants are 0-5, have been shut out twice, have blown ninth inning leads twice, and have scored eight runs.
Tyler Mahle takes the mound for the Giants, as the righty makes his seventh start of the season. He’s 1-4 on the year, with a 5.87 ERA, a 5.47 FIP, and 29 strikeouts against 17 walks in 30.2 innings. He’s trying to bounce back from his last outing, when he opened the road trip by giving up five runs in as many innings to the Philadelphia Phillies.
On the other side is left-hander Steven Matz, who, like Mahle, is a veteran making his seventh start with his new team. Matz is 4-1 on the year, and has a 4.31 ERA, a 5.06 FIP, and 27 strikeouts to 11 walks in 31.1 innings. He’s coming off an excellent start, when he held the Cleveland Guardians to two runs in seven innings.
The Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning close out their series in Game 7, while the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild begin the second round tonight with Game 1.
My NHL player props highlight Brandon Hagel, Matt Boldy, and Lane Hutson.
Keep reading my NHL picks for Sunday, May 3, for the full analysis.
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Boldy Over 3.5 shots on goal
-140
Hutson Over 1.5 shots on goal
+100
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Prop #1: Brandon Hagel anytime goal
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Brandon Hagel has been an offensive force this series with six goals in six games, and at least one tally in each of the first four contests. The Tampa Bay Lightning forward is also getting tons of opportunities, ranking second on the team in ice time per game (25:21).
Tampa Bay’s power play is converting at just 15.4%, but the Lightning are getting plenty of chances. In fact, their 26 power-play opportunities are the most in the NHL this postseason.
Hagel has two goals with the man advantage and could add another tonight.
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Where to watch: CBC, TNT
Prop #2: Matt Boldy Over 3.5 shots on goal
-140 at BET99
The Minnesota Wild are in for a tough battle against the Colorado Avalanche, but they proved they could hang with the NHL’s top teams in the first round.
The Stars were among the league’s stingiest teams during the regular season, but Matt Boldy racked up 33 shots in six games during their series.
Boldy logged Over 3.5 shots in every contest vs. Dallas, and cleared it in each of his last three meetings vs. Colorado this season.
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Where to watch: TNT
Prop #3: Lane Hutson Over 1.5 shots on goal
+100 at BET99
Lane Hutson has been the best defenseman on either team this series, generating a ton of offense from the back end for the Montreal Canadiens.
Hutson’s 14 shots are tied for second on Montreal, while his 39 attempts lead the team by far. Hutson has logged Over 1.5 shots in four of six outings while skating over 28 minutes per game.
The Habs blueliner will come out flying in tonight’s must-win contest, and he’ll fire at least two pucks on net in Game 7.
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May 2, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Nationals second baseman José Tena (8) doubles against the Milwaukee Brewers during the seventh inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images | Brad Mills-Imagn Images
The Nationals hung around with the Brewers all afternoon yesterday, but in the end, just couldn’t get the bats going, losing game two of the series 4-1, with a Brady House first-inning fielding error, which led to 3 runs, being all the runs the Brew Crew needed. The Nats will now look to avoid a sweep this afternoon, with PJ Poulin to kick things off as an opener for Zack Littell.
There is a multitude of changes in the Nats lineup, as there often is when they go from facing a lefty to a righty, with Curtis Mead, Brady House, and Joey Wiemer all hitting the bench. In their places are Luis Garcia Jr. at first base and batting second, Jose Tena at designated hitter and batting 7th, and Jorbit Vivas at third base and batting 8th. The biggest development from today’s lineup card is Jacob Young batting 3rd, perhaps looking to put some speed on the bases for CJ Abrams to drive in.
The order of the Brewers lineup shakes up today against the opener PJ Poulin and bulk man Zack Littell, but the composition is roughly the same, with Luis Rengifo at third base instead of David Hamilton, and William Contreras and Gary Sanchez swapping catcher and designated hitter from yesterday. Turang, who homered twice off Littell back in April, leads off, so the opener Poulin will allow the Nats to dodge those two meeting again at least once. 24-year-old righty Logan Henderson gets the ball for the Brewers, likely looking to go twice through the order before handing things over to the bullpen.
The Nationals haven’t played terrible baseball overall in 2026, but they have at home, with a 3-12 home record, worst in baseball by a good margin. They’ll look to avoid the series sweep today, and hopefully put up a better effort than they’ve shown in their first 15 home games of the year. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats!
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: Max Fried #54 of the New York Yankees warms up in the bullpen before the game against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium on April 16, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The month of May has typically been kind to the Bronx Bombers in the Aaron Boone era. It’s early, but May 2026 has begun similarly. New York’s bats feasted on Orioles starting pitching the first two games of this series, grabbing five runs against both Cade Povich and Kyle Bradish. That’s typically a good formula for winning games, and win they have. Today they’ll get the benefit of their ace on their mound while facing a prospect making his MLB debut. On paper, they’re in good shape to win this unusual four-game wraparound series.
Fried was his typical excellent self on Monday in Arlington, throwing six scoreless innings against the Rangers, scattering four hits and two walks. Today’s game will mark his 40th start as a member of the Bronx Bombers—his first 39 have added up to a 2.71 ERA across 242.2 innings with 226 strikeouts to just 85 walks. I think he was a pretty good signing.
Max faced the Orioles twice last year, and the second start was among the finest of his career: a seven-inning scoreless masterpiece on September 18th in which he struck out 13 batters. Of course, the O’s now have Pete Alonso in the heart of their lineup; a player with plenty of experience facing Fried from their shared time in the NL East. Neither player really has the upper hand in the head-to-head matchup: Alonso’s hit to a .738 OPS in 42 at-bats.
Trey Gibson is the Orioles’ No. 3 overall prospect per MLB Pipeline, thrust into duty as usual starters Dean Kremer (nursing a quad strain) and Trevor Rogers (under the weather) can’t go. Gibson, a 2023 undrafted free agent from Yorktown, Virginia, has pitched to a 4.01 ERA in six starts at Triple-A Norfolk and has a similar 3.99 mark throughout his MiLB career. Considering that Gibson signed as a UDFA, he’s already been a big developmental success for Baltimore. He has a tough task ahead of him today, facing a Yankee lineup that has been in a groove, averaging just a hair under six runs per game over the past two weeks. Be on the lookout for Gibson’s trademark slider, known as the “death ball” for its tendency to break sharply downward.
There’s only one lineup change to report from Saturday’s game: Austin Wells draws back in at catcher for Escarra, who went 1-for-4 yesterday.
How to watch
Location: Yankee Stadium — Bronx, NY
First pitch: 1:35 pm ET
TV broadcast: YES | MASN
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280, 98 Rock 97.9 FM, WBAL 1090 AM
“Thanks to the Isak injury, yet again Slot is forced to fight fires rather than just manage,” laments Ian Copestake. “Unless it is in January, I hope one day he will be able to say, ‘same team as last year.’”
SARASOTA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 18: Trey Gibson #88 of the Baltimore Orioles poses for a photo during Spring Training photo day at Ed Smith Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It is an understatement to say that things have not gone well for the Orioles in New York this weekend. They have been outplayed at every turn over the last two games and it’s hard to imagine things turning around today.
Top Orioles pitching prospect Trey Gibson is in New York to make his Major League debut, which is exciting. But this Yankees lineup has been relentless and he might be in for a rude welcome to the big leagues.
On top of that, Max Fried is scheduled to pitch for the Yankees. Not only is Fried an ace, he’s a lefty. He has a 2.09 ERA and 0.803 WHIP. He doesn’t give up many homers. Heck, he doesn’t give up many hits.
I try to remain optimistic on a game-by-game basis. Any given day yadda yadda. But it’s very tough to do in this instance. Here’s hoping they surprise us.
BOSTON, MA - MAY 02: Brice Matthews #0 of the Houston Astros celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning during the game between the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Saturday, May 2, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Natalie Reid/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (13-21) and Boston Red Sox (13-20) play the rubber match of this 3-game weekend series at Fenway Park this afternoon.
RHP Cody Bolton (0-1, 5.79 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. BOS LHP Ranger Suarez (2-2, 3.09 ERA). Today will be Bolton’s 1st career appearance at Fenway Park.
TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Cody Bolton is making his 3rd start and 5th app. overall this afternoon.
Bolton’s last appearance was in relief on Thursday in BAL (1 IP, 1 R).
Prior to his last appearance, Bolton had been on the IL due to mid-back inflammation, caused when he has struck by a line drive.
VS. BOS: Bolton earned his 1st career save on March 31 vs. the Red Sox, hurling the final 3.0 innings of the Astros 9-2 win (3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO).
Today will be his 1st career appearance at Fenway Park and his 4th career appearance vs. the Red Sox overall (all had been in relief).
THAT’S A WRAP: Today is the finale of a 6-game road trip (2-3 thus far) for the Astros.
HOU was 1-2 in BAL on the first stop of the trip.
HOMEWARD BOUND: Following today’s game, the Astros will fly back to Houston for a brief, 3-game homestand vs. the LA Dodgers (Mon.-Wed.).
VS. LAD: In their last meeting, the Astros swept the Dodgers in a 3-game series at Dodger Stadium (July 4-6), outscoring LA, 29-6 in the three games.
LOTS OF LEFTIES: The Astros will have faced LH starters in all 3 games of this series.
The last time they faced a LH starter in all games of a 3-game series was April 30-May 2, 2021 vs. TB (almost exactly 5 years ago).
The last time that HOU has faced 3 consecutive LH starters overall was Sept. 19-21, 2024 vs. LAA (4-game series). Source: Elias.
VS THE SAWX: The Astros swept the Red Sox in a 3-game series at Daikin Park earlier this season, Mar. 30-April 1, and are 4-1 vs. them in 2026. Over the past 10 seasons (since 2017), HOU is 34-23 (.596) vs. BOS overall.
TODAY’S ROSTER MOVE: The Astros have activated RHP Ryan Weiss from the Paternity List.
In a corresponding move, RHP Jayden Murray was optioned to Triple A Sugar Land.
SPENCER’S GIFTS: With yesterday’s win, RHP Spencer Arrighetti, who is 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA, is the first Astros’ starter to earn a winning decision in each of his 1st 4 starts of a season since RHP Zack Greinke in 2019 (also 4).
Other Astros pitchers with streaks of at least 4 straight starts with a win to begin a season are: RHP Justin Verlander (2017-5 wins), RHP Roger Clemens (2004-7 wins), and RHP Dave Guisti (1965-4 wins).
DAYTIMERS: As a result of Wednesday night’s rainout in BAL, 4 of the 6 games on the Astros current road trip will have been day games.
HOU ended their last homestand with a day game, so they will have played 5 of 7 games in the daytime once they complete this road trip.
HIT PARADE: The Astros, who lead the AL in batting (.269), have reached double-figures in hits in each of the last 5 games, going 61×191 (.319) in that span. It is their longest streak since another 5-game streak, July 19-23 of 2025.
The last time that the Astros reached double-figures in hits in 6 straight games was Aug. 6-12, 2024.
The club record is 8 straight games, done several times (last: June 10-18, 2018).
Last night marked the 16th game in which HOU reached double figures in hits in 2026. Source: Elias.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 2022 – With a 4-0 win over the Mariners at home, Dusty Baker becomes the 12th manager in MLB history to reach 2,000 career wins.
In his 4 seasons as Astros manager (2020-23), Baker’s Astros advanced to the ALCS all 4 seasons, won 2 AL Pennants and a WS championship in 2022. His 2,183 wins as a manger overall rank 8th in MLB history.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Sunday, May 3, 12:35 p.m. CT
Location: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
TV: Space City Home Network
Streaming: SCHN+
Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 01: Mauricio Dubon #14 of the Atlanta Braves hits a 3 RBI triple against the Colorado Rockies in the eighth inning at Coors Field on May 01, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) | Getty Images
With Ronald Acuña Jr. now on the Injured List with a hamstring issue, the Braves are reshuffling their lineup. Notable change #1: Mauricio Dubon is now the leadoff hitter. Notable change #2: with a lefty on the hill, Jose Azocar gets the start in right field. The rest of the lineup is kind of as expected against a lefty, though Michael Harris II isn’t starting such that Drake Baldwin can DH while Jonah Heim catches again.
The Rockies have also reshuffled their lineup, with Hunter Goodman DHing while Brett Sullivan catches, which has pushed Tyler Freeman out of the starting nine for another day.
This is a fun batter-versus-pitcher day. Ozzie Albies and Dubon have both hit Kyle Freeland well in 20+ PAs. Matt Olson hasn’t in double-digit PAs, but Austin Riley has. Even Azocar has faced Freeland before, meaning that everyone in the starting nine has except Baldwin. Collectively, it’s a .389 wOBA and .333 xwOBA against Freeland in 92 career PAs.
On the flip side, everyone in the Colorado lineup except TJ Rumfield and Ezequiel Tovar have faced Spencer Strider, though not in very many PAs. Collectively, it’s 28 PAs with a .247 wOBA and .250 xwOBA, and 12 strikeouts in those 28 PAs. We’ll see if Strider can replicate that level of success.
The Kansas City Royals will look for a road series sweep on Sunday when they face the Seattle Mariners.
Cal Raleigh is day-to-day after being scratched before Saturday’s game, but MLB odds still have them favored regardless of his status.
My Royals vs. Mariners predictions have MLB picks for the side and total for their game on Sunday, May 3.
Who will win Royals vs Mariners today: Royals moneyline (+105)
Seattle Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo has been getting rocked, ranking in the Bottom 10% in average exit velocity.
That’s going to happen when your sinker loses 1.4 inches of both vertical break and drop. Add in command issues, and opponents posting an xBA of .299 and a .423 xwOBAcon, and it's been ugly for the veteran hurler.
The Kansas City Royals rank eighth in ISO and fourth in wRC+ over the past two weeks. I expect them to get some early runs against Castillo.
Kris Bubic is doing a good job of avoiding hard contact (75th percentile) and will help the Royals win their seventh game in nine outings.
Royals vs Mariners Over/Under pick: Over 7.5 (-128)
Both teams are swinging with power, each ranking in the Top 10 in ISO over the past two weeks, and in the Top 5 in wRC+.
While yesterday’s pitching matchup was conducive to a lower score, this one isn’t.
Bubic isn’t immune to issues, given his 0.80 HR/9 rate and a barrel rate of 9.5%, which has led to a .408 xSLG.
As long as this number stays below a flat 8.0, I like the Over, which is 14-8 in Seattle’s last 22 home games.
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ML/RL bets: 2-5, -3.5 units
Over/Under bets: 5-2, +2.91 units
Royals vs Mariners odds
Moneyline: Royals +108 | Mariners -113
Run line: Royals -1.5 (+186) | Mariners +1.5 (-194)
Over/Under: Over 7.5 (-117) | Under 7.5 (+108)
Royals vs Mariners trend
The Kansas City Royals have hit the Moneyline in 6 of their last 8 games (+4.35 Units / 50% ROI). Find more MLB betting trends for Royals vs. Mariners.
How to watch Royals vs Mariners and game info
Location
T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WA
Date
Sunday, May 3, 2026
First pitch
4:10 p.m. ET
TV
Mariners.TV, Royals.TV
Royals starting pitcher
Kris Bubic (2-1, 3.74 ERA)
Mariners starting pitcher
Luis Castillo (0-2, 6.35 ERA)
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Hagel anytime goal
Boldy Over 3.5 shots on goal
Hutson Over 1.5 shots on goal
COVERS INTEL: Castillo is