LOS ANGELES — Blake Treinen was at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, though wasn’t activated once active roster limits expanded on September 1. The veteran right-hander checked off the usual late-stage boxes for rehabbing relievers in the last week with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Treinen pitched back-to-back outings last Wednesday and Thursday, then on Sunday pitched in multiple innings, and retired all four batters he faced.

“He had a good up-and-down the other day. For us it’s more of he’s here. We’ll see when we activate him,” manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. “I assume we will activate him very soon.”

Treinen last pitched for the Dodgers on June 19, sidelined since with right elbow inflammation. In seven games on a rehab assignment, Treinen had seven scoreless appearances, the first with Class-A Ontario and the last six with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

In those seven games, Treinen struck out eight of his 25 batters faced (32-percent strikeout rate) with two walks, two singles, and two hit batters. Before landing on the injured list in June, Treinen had a 3.52 ERA and 5.23 xERA in 29 games in the Dodgers bullpen, with 25 strikeouts and 10 walks in 23 innings, plus one save.

Because Treinen is on the 60-day injured list, the Dodgers will need to make a corresponding move to make room for him on the 40-man roster.

Notes

Justin Wrobleski wasthe pitcher called up on Tuesday, after getting four outs on Saturday while rehabbing in Triple-A. The plan for Wrobleski is to pitch in relief this month for the Dodgers, as that will be his likely role during the postseason.

The Dodgers plan to call up a sixth starter at some point this weekend against the Washington Nationals, because they play nine days in a row on the homestand before their next day off. Emmet Sheehan has pitched three straight excellent starts for Oklahoma City, and last pitched on Saturday, with seven strikeouts and one run allowed in 5 2/3 innings.

Gavin Stone’s 30 days of rehab are up on Friday, which means the Dodgers will need to add him back to the 40-man roster whether he’s called up or not by Saturday. Stone last pitched on August 26, with five strikeouts in four scoreless innings, and has a 1.54 ERA with 18 strikeouts against one walk in 11 2/3 innings. He is not listed to start for Oklahoma City on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday this week. Stone is on the 60-day injured list and will require a corresponding move to be added back to the 40-man roster.

There is no date yet set for when Shohei Ohtani might next pitch in a game, but it won’t be until this weekend at the earliest. “I do stand by that nothing’s going to happen until potentially Sunday,” Roberts said, “But I do think there’s a conversation that needs to be had this week about what the outlook is, and we haven’t had that yet.”

Ben Casparius is also on the 60-day injured list with shoulder inflammation and pitched in 10 rehab games for Oklahoma City. But he last pitched on August 19, and was shut down with what Roberts called arm fatigue.

Kris Bubic, acquired by the Dodgers from the Kansas City Royals on August 3 and also on the 60-day injured list, started a rehab assignment with Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Bubic pitched a perfect inning in relief with two strikeouts and an infield popout.

Blue Jays 1 Guardians 6

The Jays had all sorts of troubles with Guardians starter Gavin Williams. Well, really just one trouble. They couldn’t hit him. Williams went seven innings and allowed just two hits and a walk with thirteen strikeouts.

Our one run was in the fourth. Kazuma Okamoto led off with a single. After Andrés Giménez struck out, Ernie Clement went to a full count and the Jays sent Okamoto (surprising me, Oka is not fast and the Jays were striking out a lot). Clement took ball four, but the Guardians threw to second anyway. The throw was well wide of second and Okamoto went to third on the play. After Myles Straw struck out (I really thought that he had to make contact or we weren’t going to score at all today) Williams threw a wild pitch to Brett Bateman, allowing Oka to score. Oka going first to home without the help of a hit wasn’t on my bingo card.

The Jays didn’t have any more luck against Guardian relievers, Hunter Gaddis and Matt Festa.

The bullpen day started off ok, for the Jays, but didn’t end well.

• Spencer Miles opened, and gave up just a two-out single in his inning.
• Ricky Tiedemann allowed a pair of walks in his inning, but no runs.
• Spencer Arrighetti pitched two excellent innings, both 3 up 3 down. But he gave up a walk and a homer run in his third inning. He ended up going 3.2 innings, giving up the two earned.
• Joe Mantiply got the last out of the sixth. But in the seventh, he gave up a single and a home run to start the inning. He went 1.1 with 2 earned, on three hits.
• Michael Lorenzen gave up two more in the eight, on another home run. As they mentioned on the broadcast, that allowed the Guardian to let their closer sit.

The Jays had three hits in total. Kirk, Guerrero, and Okamoto had one each.

Jay of the Day: Okamoto (0.13 WPA) for getting us our run.

Other Award: Arrighetti (-0.12), Mantiply (-0.11), Straw (-0.12, 0 for 2, k), Bateman (-0.10, 0 for 4, 2 k) and Lukes (-0.09, 0 for 4, 2 k).

I wasn’t expecting a sweep, but now we need to get the next two. Tomorrow Dylan Cease (9-5, 2.33) and Joey Cantillo (9-7, 3.70). Go Jays.

Welcome to September. For some teams, it’s just playing out the string of a long, disappointing season, while for others, it’s a month where every single game represents an opportunity, whether fighting for seeding, a division, or a spot in the dance at all.

After a disappointing drubbing to end August in Anaheim, the Yankees play their second straight coffee game against the lowly Angels, who might be playing with a pep in their step after learning of the merciful end of the reign of owner Arte Moreno. Personally, not great timing for that, but for a franchise who’s suffered so much with a legend who deserves so much better, good for them.

Gerrit Cole will look to get things back on track for the pitching staff, making his 18th start of the season. The former Cy Young winner will enjoy a sort of homecoming tonight, being from Newport Beach and attending UCLA, not too far from Angel Stadium. He’s been terrific coming off Tommy John surgery, pitching to a 3.19 ERA (132 ERA+) and 3.37 FIP in 98.2 innings, but surely has a sour taste in his mouth after his brilliant start last week against Houston went south in a hurry in the sixth.

On the other side is a former top prospect looking to get on track in his new bearings. Former Oriole Grayson Rodriguez will make his 16th start of the season, looking to build on consecutive strong outings. He’s been pretty rough this year after missing 2025 with injury, pitching to a 6.03 ERA (68 ERA+) and 4.68 FIP in 71.2 innings, but has allowed just one earned run in 12.2 innings across his last two starts. He dominated the Yankees in his first two career starts against them, not allowing a run in 12 total innings, but was knocked around the last time he saw them in July 2024.

G-Rod doesn’t have much going for him peripherally. He throws hard and gets good extension, but everything else is mediocre at best. He gives up a ton of hard contact in the air, struggles to get whiffs, chases, or strikeouts, and has a poor walk rate. His fastball, while sitting a firm 96, stays in the zone way too long and gets hammered, so he’ll need to lean more on his changeup against lefties and slider against righties to stay upright.

As the Yankees continue to wait patiently for the return of Aaron Judge, they’ll continue to trot out an army of lefties, eight to be exact, against a guy who allows a .912 OPS against them. It’s the first time since 1979 this has happened. Ben Rice will lead off again, followed by Cody Bellinger, Luis García Jr., and Spencer Jones. Ryan McMahon returns from the IL and bats seventh, with the lone righty being José Caballero at shortstop, batting eighth.

Zach Neto leads off for the Halos, followed by the future Hall of Famer Mike Trout and left fielder Wade Meckler. Vaughn Grissom bats cleanup after an outstanding game last night, followed by Moises Ballesteros, Christian Moore, and Josh Lowe. Former Yankee Oswald Peraza will bat eighth at third base, with Tyler Heineman rounding it out.

How to watch

Location: Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA

First pitch: 9:38 pm ET

TV broadcast: YES, ABTV

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— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 1, 2026

Rep the Halo 😇

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— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) September 2, 2026

The Mets got stung by a familiar face as Freddy Peralta dealt six innings of one-run ball in a 6-2 loss to the Rays on Tuesday night in Tampa.

New York (62-77) had some chances but went 0-for-5 with RISP, left six men on base, struck out 11 times, and after getting three hits in the first inning, didn't manage one the rest of the night. Tampa (83-55) won its 47th home game of the season, tied for second most in baseball.

Here are the takeaways... 

- Francisco Lindor got the game started off with a bang, driving Peralta’s 3-2 hanging breaking pitch 367 feet to right for a home run, his 15th of the year. After Bo Bichette and Carson Benge singled, the Mets had the chance for a big inning with one down. But Jared Young went down swinging and Brett Baty flied out to left to spurn the Mets’ first RBI chance.

Peralta then put his former team to the sword. After allowing two men aboard, he set down 17 of the next 18 batters with six strikeouts, allowing only a hit-by-pitch, to get him through six innings on just 74 pitches (53 strikes), leaving the game with a 5-1 lead. 

- Tampa went to lefty Garrett Cleavinger out of the bullpen to start the seventh, and he walked three of the first four Mets batters he faced. With righty Tyler Wells the new pitcher, interim manager AndyGreen countered with Mark Vientos off the bench, but he popped out to the catcher in foul territory.

Lindor, who jumped on a pitch but yanked it foul and was down 1-2, worked a full-count walk for his second RBI. Juan Soto, who was hitless in his first three times up, couldn't make Tampa pay as he hit a high pop-up just past the mound to leave 'em loaded.

The Mets went 0-for-26 with four walks and a HBP after Benge's single in the first. 

- Sean Manaea entered with a lead but couldn't hold it as he allowed a leadoff double to Yandy Diaz and a one-out RBI single. After a double-play to end the first and a five-pitch second inning, the lefty gave up a second run as the Rays manufactured it with a single, sacrifice bunt, walk, and a single to right. But the lefty limited the Rays to just one run, getting around a bases-loaded, two-out situation after an error.

Trouble was brewing for Manaea in the fourth as the Rays had two men on after back-to-back one-out singles (both coming on soft contact), but a couple of flyouts ended the threat.

The sixth inning has been a rough one for Manaea of late, and Tuesday night proved no different: a single, an RBI double down the third-base line, a productive out, and a sac fly to left, followed by a walloped solo homer to left by Diaz (396 feet, 104.7 mph off the bat), and a triple rocketed (105.4 mph) to the right-center gap ending the starter’s night.

His final line: 5.2 innings, five runs on 11 hits and a walk with two strikeouts on 86 pitches (59 strikes).

- Francisco Alvarez went hitless in four at-bats with two strikeouts and a warning-track flyout. 

- A.J. Ewing was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.

- Nick Morabito, just called up ahead of the game as the rosters expanded, entered the game looking for his first big-league hit and instead got plunked for the second time in 13 times up with the Mets this year. He went 0-for-2 before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh.

- Lindor, who committed his 10th error of the year in the third, went 1-for-3 with a walk and two batted in.

- Bichette went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. 

- Benge went 1-for-4 with a strikeout. 

- Young finished 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.

- Baty was hitless in two trips with a strikeout before being lifted for pinch-hitter Marcus Semien, who walked and grounded out in his two times to bat. 

- After AustinWarren put out the fire in the sixth, Dylan Ross needed 11 pitches for a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh in his first MLB appearance. (Ross, who could be headed back to the minors after the game, became the answer to a fun trivia question as he joined Wilmer Flores and John Pacella as the only three Mets to make their big league debuts on their birthday.) 

Jefry Yan struck out the first batter he faced before he got smacked for a single and a double. After another strikeout, Yan got stung with bad luck as a hard liner hit him, 

and his flip to Alvarez at the plate couldn't beat the runner to give the game its final score.

Highlights

LEADOFF LINDOR! 💥 pic.twitter.com/ajSx4cbSiR

— SNY (@SNYtv) September 1, 2026

Francisco Lindor draws the Mets' fourth walk of the 7th inning pic.twitter.com/suXcGclH9a

— SNY (@SNYtv) September 2, 2026

Happy birthday Dylan Ross!

He pitches a perfect 7th inning in his MLB debut pic.twitter.com/3yNBgdo51v

— SNY (@SNYtv) September 2, 2026

What's next

The series concludes with another 6:40 p.m. first pitch on Wednesday. 

The Mets are handing the ball to Justin Hagenman, who will be added to the roster Wednesday, for his first start of the season. Griffin Jax (3.63 ERA, 1.211 WHIP in 91.2 innings) climbs the hill for Tampa.

Roster moves

The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ active roster is now at 28 and the 40-man roster is at 40.

• Reinstated from the 10-day injured list: OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (strained right adductor)
• Reinstated from the 60-day injured list: LHP Blake Walston (recovery from left ulnar collateral ligament surgery)
• Transferred to the 60-day injured list: RHP Ryan Thompson (strained lower back)

Rosters expand today, though it’s far from the free-for-all it used to be, when every member of the 40-man roster was eligible to become part of the active players. And frequently were. Mind you, I don’t mind monstrosities like this late-season game in September 2019, where the two sides combined to use a total of twenty-four different pitchers. Kevin Ginkel and Taylor Clarke both played in that one, as did Ildemaro Vargas. Anyway, as expected Gurriel is back, after what can only be described as a thoroughly underwhelming rehab stint. He went 3-for-28 for Reno, with three walks and no extra-base hits. I expect playing time to be very limited down the stretch.

The other move is the return of someone whom you probably had all buy forgotten was with the organization. Because before his rehab assignment, the last time Walston pitched for any D-backs team was close to two years ago, finishing out the 2024 season and his rookie campaign in the bullpen. He had Tommy John surgery the following March, and the road of rehab has been longer and bumpier than usual. He does give Torey Lovullo another left-handed option. His six outings in Triple-A covered a total of 7.2 innings and as many as 39 pitches, so Walston could perhaps provide a bit of length as well.

To make room, the team moved Reddit’s least-favorite Diamondback, Ryan Thompson, to the 60-day IL. That likely marks the end of Thompson’s time with Arizona. While he could still technically be eligible to come off the IL during the post-season, that would require a) the team to get that far, and b) the D-backs to want to move someone straight off the IL and onto the playoff roster, since there will be no minor-league rehab opportunities. Thompson spent four years with Arizona, his 174 appearances ranking 23rd on the franchise all-time list. He was a key part of the 2023 bullpen, making nine post-season appearances with a 2.31 ERA, including winning game 7 of the NLCS.

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The Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals continue their series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound for Los Angeles.

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Yamamoto has allowed 10 total runs over his last seven starts. The Dodgers have scored three or fewer runs in five of his last six home starts, with the Dodgers just 3-3 in those games despite a 3.43 ERA from Yamamoto, who, who has lasted at least six innings in each of his last seven starts at Dodger Stadium.

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The Cardinals will employ a bullpen game in the middle game of the series.

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Wednesday game info

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• Teams: Dodgers vs. Cardinals
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• Start time: 7:10 p.m.
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• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)
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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers did not call up an outfielder among their September call ups despite their current group being among the least productive in the sport. They did however activate two catchers, one who isn’t expected to catch, and infielder Alex Freeland.

Freeland plays second base on Tuesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, and will likely do so against right-handed pitchers for the time being. That moves Tommy Edman to center field, with Alek Thomas getting optioned to Triple-A in Tuesday’s roster moves. Edman likely won’t be playing any left field, as talk of potentially platooning Teoscar Hernández has been tabled, at least for the time being.

“We didn’t bring up an outfielder. That’s part of the bet on Teo, that he can right the ship. That’s kind of where we’re at,” manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. “But obviously we can pivot if it makes sense.”

Hernández and Kyle Tucker have struggled mightily this season, both below average on offense and just above replacement level when factoring in defense. Dodgers right fielders rank 20th among 30 MLB teams in FanGraphs WAR (0.7), and 17th in wRC+ (95), and in left field are 22nd in WAR (1.2) and 15th in wRC+ (98).

Hernández is hitting .273/.354/.455 with a 123 wRC+ against southpaws this season and just .239/.295/.373 with an 85 wRC+ against right-handed pitchers. He also started 33 postseason games with the Dodgers the last two years, hitting a combined .254/.327/.454 with eight home runs, a team-leading 25 RBI and a 117 wRC+. The Dodgers are betting on the 33-year-old Hernández to find something closer to his recent norms.

“I do tend to give guys more leash, given what they’ve done, and looking at how they can handle a big moment in the postseason, that’s important,” Roberts said. “Every day is a test, and you’ve got to keep evaluating. I expect as the calendar has turned, the intensity to ramp up even more.”

Catching plans

Will Smith starts Tuesday and will start Thursday as well against St. Louis as they ease him back in. Hunter Feduccia will catch on Wednesday. Dalton Rushing has been working on a throwing program in rehabbing his partially torn UCL, though it remains unlikely that he catches again this season.

“I’m not quite there on being totally bullish on him getting back. I think it would be just great if we can get him there, and I like where his head is at,” Roberts said. “He’s working hard to get there, but the controlled rehab is different than a snap throw and throwing a guy out at second base.”

What the Dodgers want out of Rushing in September is a left-handed bat off the bench. Roberts called any time Rushing will pinch-hit a “three-person move,” as Rushing will pinch-hit and then be replaced on the field by another player. It’s not a role Rushing is used to, as he has two singles in 14 at-bats plus three walks as a pinch-hitter in his two seasons in the majors. He only pinch-hit once in his four minor league seasons, getting hit by a pitch in a pinch for Double-A Tulsa in 2023.

“He hasn’t done this much at all, but I also think he’s a threat. He can hit the ball out of the ballpark,” Roberts said. “Hit the ball out of the ballpark, it’s a simple swing, and he can take a walk. I think there’s something to that threat.”

Ben Rortvedt was designated for assignment by the Dodgers to facilitate Smith’s return. General manager Brandon Gomes delivered the news to Rortvedt on Monday.

“Ben’s a great teammate, he’s a major league player,” Roberts said. “And I’ll always be grateful because he helped us win a championship last year. Great guy.”

By gum, they’ve done it. The Orioles are a .500 team again. Now why don’t we see how much farther this ride can take us?

The O’s got back to the even-water mark last night in the most thrilling way possible, on Colton Cowser’s unbelievable, gravity-defying, home run robbery that turned a certain walkoff loss into one of the most amazing wins of the season. If you were asleep when the scene played out past midnight on the East Coast, I’m sure you’ve seen the highlight by now. But you can never watch it too many times, so enjoy:

If the Orioles go on to make the postseason, that catch might become one of the most iconic in O’s history. It still might, even if the Orioles don’t make it. The Birds enter tonight just a half game behind Cleveland for the third wild card spot. If the Orioles win and the Guardians lose to the Blue Jays, the Birds will be alone in a postseason spot.

The cynical part of me thinks that tonight has all the ingredients of a huge Orioles letdown. Their vibes are sky high after last night’s thrilling finish, and they’re facing a starter (Gabriel Hughes) who is 0-6 with a 6.61 ERA and a Rockies team that has suffered a franchise-worst 10 straight home losses. On paper it’s a game the Orioles should easily win, which always seems to be exactly when they lose. It feels like a reverse jinx.

But maybe the Orioles really are finding their groove, and they’ll find a way to grind out a victory tonight just as they did in last night’s opener and in all three games in Sacramento. With September call-up season upon us, they’ve just added some reinforcements to the roster. Luis Robert Jr., whom they claimed on waivers yesterday, has been activated, with Christian Franklin going on the IL. And Heston Kjerstad, who’s been hitting well at Triple-A Norfolk for months now, is finally getting his first call-up of the season. Also joining the club is lefty prospect Luis De León, who was just converted to relief. He gives the O’s another southpaw bullpen option.

For tonight, neither Robert nor Kjerstad is in the starting lineup. Neither is Coby Mayo. Pete Alonso, after returning to first base last night, is back to DHing, with Samuel Basallo spelling him at first. That means Carlos Narváez, who is 4-for-51 as an Oriole, is the catcher. Maybe facing the struggling Hughes will finally get his bat going for a night, but I’m not holding my breath.

Reaching .500 was one milestone. Now can the Orioles climb their way over? We’ll find out tonight.

Orioles lineup:

2B Jackson Holliday
DH Pete Alonso
SS Gunnar Henderson
3B Christian Encarnacion-Strand
LF Dylan Beavers
1B Samuel Basallo
RF Leodys Taveras
CF Colton Cowser
C Carlos Narváez

RHP Kyle Bradish

Rockies lineup:

CF Jake McCarthy
RF Mickey Moniak
DH Hunter Goodman
1B TJ Rumfield
SS Cole Carrigg
3B Connor Norby
C Brett Sullivan
2B Adael Amador
LF Zac Veen

RHP Gabriel Hughes

Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:

The start of September#RingTheBellpic.twitter.com/DKD7qpcX7C

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) September 1, 2026

For the Diamondbacks:

September Baseball pic.twitter.com/9YD1RtoTIs

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) September 1, 2026

Let’s talk about it.

After the Colorado Rockies gut-wrenching, bottom-of-the-ninth loss to the Baltimore Orioles, tonight the home team will look to even the score.

The Rockies will also try to break a 10-game losing streak at Coors Field, the longest home losing streak in franchise history.

Starting for the Orioles is Kyle Bradish. This will be his 27th start for the Orioles in 2026.

The righty has a 4.03 ERA in 143.0 IP. He’s struck out 133, walked 62, and given up 16 home runs. Bradish has a 1.41 WHIP. 

Taking the mound for the Rockies in his 11th start of the season will be RHP Gabriel Hughes in search of his first MLB win.

Currently, he has an ERA of 6.61 in 47.2 IP. He’s struck out 38 while giving up 19 walks and five home runs with a 1.45 WHIP.

Also of note, MLB rosters expanded today, and the Rockies made the following moves:

The Rockies announced today the following transactions:

– Recalled INF Adael Amador from Triple-A Albuquerque.
– Recalled RHP Blas Castaño from Triple-A Albuquerque.

The Rockies have 39 players on the 40-man roster.

— Rockies Club Information (@RockiesClubInfo) September 1, 2026

And now to the details.

First Pitch: 6:40 p.m. MDT

TV: Rockies.TV

Radio: 850 AM/94.1 FM KOA Rockies Radio Network; KNRV 1150 AM (Spanish)

Orioles SB Nation Site: Camden Chat

Lineups:

For the visiting Orioles:

And the home Rockies:

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