⚾ Headlines Around the League
Mets 19, Marlins 9 — Tong’s debut backed by record-setting offense
Giants 15, Orioles 8 — Smith’s Splash Hit, Matos’ Power Spark San Francisco Rout
Brewers 7, Blue Jays 2 — Monasterio sparks five-run frame as Peralta dominates
Phillies 2, Braves 1 — Suárez bends but doesn’t break as Bohm delivers late
Cardinals 7, Reds 5 (F/10) — Winn, rookies help St. Louis steal extras win
What a debut in Queens.
Jonah Tong took the mound for the first time in his MLB career, and wow… This kid is special. Friday night we got a glimpse of his potential, flashing nasty stuff with a delivery that looks a lot like Giants legend Tim Lincecum. The Mets’ young arms are looking fantastic, and they could play a huge role down the stretch.
Check out some of Tong’s stuff here, we might be seeing this kid for years to come:
Out in Boston, we were spoiled with one of the best pitcher vs. hitter matchups you can ask for: Paul Skenes facing Roman Anthony.
The clip title gives it away, but my goodness Roman Anthony looks every bit like the top prospect. Not many guys catch Skenes the way he did, and it’s a reminder of how fun these head-to-head battles are when they pop up across the league.
Enjoy your Saturday! I’ve got my fantasy football draft tonight and, like every year, I’m completely lost. Send me a sleeper or must-have pick… I need all the help I can get!!
- Ryan
📊 Final Scores and Highlights
Mets 19, Marlins 9
Rookie Jonah Tong delivered an impressive MLB debut, striking out six and allowing just one earned run across five innings, while the Mets’ bats exploded for 19 runs — their most ever in a home game — to rout Miami at Citi Field.
🔑 Key Moments
In the 1st, Juan Soto opened the scoring with a two-run homer before Brandon Nimmo followed with a three-run blast, giving New York a 5-0 lead.
The Mets piled on in the 2nd as Pete Alonso crushed a two-run homer, stretching the advantage to 7-0.
After Miami trimmed the gap with unearned runs, Nimmo struck again in the 6th with his second homer of the game to make it 13-4.
The power surge continued in the 8th as Mark Vientos hit a solo shot and Luis Torrens added a three-run blast, pushing the total to 19 runs.
The Marlins fought back late with homers from Otto Lopez and Liam Hicks, plus a triple by Troy Johnston, but it wasn’t enough to spoil Tong’s winning debut.
📊 Notable Stats
Mets
Jonah Tong: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Brandon Nimmo: 3-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R
Juan Soto: 2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
Pete Alonso: 3-for-6, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Luis Torrens: HR, 3 RBI
Marlins
Otto Lopez: 4-for-5, HR, 4 RBI
Troy Johnston: 3-for-5, 3B, RBI, 2 R
Eric Wagaman: 3-for-5, 2B, RBI
Giants 15, Orioles 8
The Giants’ offense erupted behind Dominic Smith’s first career Splash Hit and a four-RBI night, as San Francisco slugged past the Orioles 15-8 at Oracle Park. Luis Matos chipped in with four hits including a homer, fueling the club’s sixth straight win.
🔑 Key Moments
The Giants jumped on top in the 1st inning as Matt Chapman tied it with an RBI single, Smith added a sacrifice fly, and Matos delivered a two-run single for a quick 4-1 lead.
Baltimore answered in the 3rd on Emmanuel Rivera’s two-run single, trimming it to 6-4, but San Francisco countered in the bottom half when Drew Gilbert doubled home a run.
In the 4th, Smith crushed a hanging slider 387 feet into McCovey Cove for a two-run Splash Hit, extending the Giants’ edge to 9-4.
Matos kept the fireworks going in the 5th with a solo shot to left-center, his eighth of the year, to make it 10-6.
By the late innings, the Giants had piled up 18 hits, while Coby Mayo’s solo homer for Baltimore in the 8th was little more than window dressing in the blowout.
📊 Notable Stats
Giants
Dominic Smith: 2-for-3, HR (4), 4 RBI, Sac Fly
Luis Matos: 4-for-5, HR (8), 3 RBI, 3 R
Willy Adames: 4-for-6, 3 R, RBI, SB (8)
Rafael Devers: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
Orioles
Ryan Mountcastle: 3-for-5, 2 2B, 4 RBI
Emmanuel Rivera: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Coby Mayo: HR (6), RBI
Brewers 7, Blue Jays 2
The Brewers broke open a tense pitchers’ duel with a relentless sixth inning, while Freddy Peralta fired six shutout innings of one-hit ball to carry Milwaukee past Toronto in a matchup of MLB’s top teams.
🔑 Key Moments
For five innings, Freddy Peralta and Shane Bieber traded zeros, keeping the game tight and the crowd on edge.
In the top of the 6th, Andruw Monasterio cracked the scoreless tie with a solo homer to left, giving Milwaukee a jolt.
The Brewers then kept piling on — Andrew Vaughn delivered an RBI single and Caleb Durbin followed with another run-scoring hit, part of a five-run outburst that chased Bieber from the game.
Toronto managed just four hits all night, as the Milwaukee bullpen finished the job behind Peralta’s gem.
📊 Notable Stats
Brewers
Freddy Peralta: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K (W)
Andrew Vaughn: 3-for-5, 2 RBI
Brice Turang: 2-for-4, 2 R, BB
Caleb Durbin: 2-for-4, RBI
Andruw Monasterio: HR (4), RBI
Blue Jays
Shane Bieber: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 6 K (L)
Bo Bichette: 2-for-4, R
Alejandro Kirk: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
Phillies 2, Braves 1
Ranger Suárez scattered 10 hits across five innings but limited the damage to just one run, giving the Phillies a chance to pull out a tight win. In the eighth, Alec Bohm lifted a sacrifice fly that scored Kyle Schwarber, proving the difference in a 2-1 victory at Citizens Bank Park.
🔑 Key Moments
The Braves struck first in the 2nd when Jurickson Profar singled home a run, but Suárez quickly induced a double play from Matt Olson to keep it at 1-0.
Philadelphia answered in the 4th, with Brandon Marsh lining an RBI single to bring in Schwarber and tie the game.
In the 5th, the Braves threatened again, but Nick Castellanos fired a strike from right to cut down Olson at the plate, completing a rally-killing double play.
The stalemate lasted until the 8th, when Bryce Harper singled to set the stage and Bohm’s sac fly put the Phillies ahead for good.
Closer Jhoan Duran sealed the win in the 9th, striking out two to finish off the Braves.
📊 Notable Stats
Phillies
Ranger Suárez: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Brandon Marsh: 2-for-3, RBI, BB
Kyle Schwarber: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
Alec Bohm: Sac Fly, game-winning RBI
Braves
Bryce Elder: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Matt Olson: 3-for-5
Jurickson Profar: 1-for-5, RBI
Cardinals 7, Reds 5
The Cardinals leaned on everyone in a gritty 10-inning battle, with Masyn Winn driving in three runs and MLB debuts from Jimmy Crooks and César Prieto highlighting a 7–5 victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park. A late error by Elly De La Cruz opened the door for the decisive rally.
🔑 Key Moments
The night began with fireworks as Iván Herrera launched a 395-foot solo homer to right-center in the first. The Reds quickly punched back — Noelvi Marte blasted a 444-foot homer and Austin Hays lifted a sacrifice fly to put Cincinnati on top, 2–1.
In the second, Pedro Pagés turned the game again, drilling a two-run shot to left to restore the Cardinals’ lead, 3–2.
One inning later, Masyn Winn came through with a sharp RBI single, giving St. Louis a 4–2 cushion as their offense kept grinding at-bats.
The Reds fought back in the middle innings. Spencer Steer ripped a solo homer in the sixth, and in the seventh Elly De La Cruz tripled before Miguel Andujar tied the game with a single.
After Winn doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth, Cincinnati had one more answer — Ke’Bryan Hayes crushed a game-tying homer to even things at 5–5.
The deciding blow came in extras. With two outs in the 10th, Willson Contreras reached on De La Cruz’s throwing error to score the go-ahead run. Winn followed with another RBI single for insurance, and rookie catcher Jimmy Crooks helped guide the bullpen through the bottom half to lock down a wild 7–5 win.
📊 Notable Stats
Cardinals
Masyn Winn: 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Iván Herrera: 2-for-3, HR, BB, 2 R
Pedro Pagés: 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI
Matthew Liberatore: 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 4 K
Ryan Fernandez: 1.0 IP, SV, 2 K
Reds
Noelvi Marte: HR, 2 H, 2 R
Ke’Bryan Hayes: HR, 2 BB
Spencer Steer: HR, 2 H
Elly De La Cruz: 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 E
Other scores around the league:
Pirates 4, Red Sox 2
P. Skenes: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB
P. Tolle: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 8 SO, 2 BB
Guardians 5, Mariners 4
G. Kirby: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 SO
N. Jones: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Yankees 10, White Sox 2
C. Rodon: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 5 SO, 2 BB
T. Grisham: 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Tigers 5, Royals 3
K. Finnegan: 1.2 IP, 3 SO, 1 BB
W. Vest: 1.0 IP, 1 H
Astros 2, Angels 0
C. Javier: 6.0 IP, 6 SO, 3 BB
K. Ort: 1.1 IP, 2 SO
Twins 7, Padres 4
Z. Matthews: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 SO
R. Lewis: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Cubs 11, Rockies 7
D. Swanson: 3-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI
C. Horton: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 SO, 2 BB
Rangers 5, Athletics 2
J. Leiter: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 SO, 2 BB
S. Armstrong: 1.2 IP, 1 BB
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0
Z. Gallen: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 8 SO, 3 BB
J. Woodford: 1.0 IP, 1 SO, 1 BB
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