First Pitch - April 10th, 2026

☝️👇 3 Up, 3 Down
Bogaerts walks it off with a grand slam in extras, Springs dominates in a near no-hit gem, and Arizona breaks it open late behind E-Rod.

💥 Padres 7, Rockies 3 (F/12) — Bogaerts’ walk-off grand slam caps wild extras

🐍 D-backs 7, Mets 1 — Arizona erupts late to back Rodriguez

🅰️ Athletics 1, Yankees 0 — Springs deals in dominant pitchers’ duel

⚾➕ Extra Innings

⚾ Welcome to First Pitch - Today is Friday, April 10th

Short slate on Thursday, but we still got some absolute bangers.

Out west, the Padres walked off the Rockies in extras after a wild back-and-forth game. Xander Bogaerts launched a grand slam that had Don Orsillo losing his mind on the call as usual.

Over in NYC, the Mets and D-backs delivered another great one, with Eduardo Rodriguez and Nolan McLean going toe-to-toe in a pitching duel just weeks after their WBC matchup.

Full updates and highlights from both games below.

Quick heads up, I’ll be out of town this weekend but still planning to send out First Pitch as usual. If nothing hits your inbox, just assume I’m having a little too much fun.

Hope you all have a great Friday. Should be an awesome weekend of baseball…

And of course we’ll be tuned into the Masters. My Bryson DeChambeau pick in our friends group pool is not looking too hot right now, so we might need a miracle heading into the weekend.

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💥 Slam Diego Is Back: Bogaerts Walk-Off Grand Slam in 12th

Xander Bogaerts crushed a walk-off grand slam to cap a wild extra-inning game, giving the Padres their first walk-off of 2026.

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Diamondbacks 7, Mets 1 — Arizona erupts late to back Rodriguez in series win

The Diamondbacks broke things open late, riding a dominant stretch from Eduardo Rodriguez before exploding for a comeback win over the Mets.

Arizona trailed early after a solo shot from Luis Robert Jr., but Rodriguez kept things steady, limiting the damage and giving his team a chance. He delivered a strong six-inning outing, allowing just one run.

The offense finally broke through in the seventh. After grinding out baserunners, Gabriel Moreno tied it with an RBI double, and the floodgates opened from there. Alek Thomas and Jorge Barrosa followed with run-scoring plays to cap a four-run inning.

They piled on three more in the eighth to put it out of reach, turning a tight duel into a blowout.

A complete team win for Arizona, who stayed patient and struck when it mattered most.

Diamondbacks

Mets

Padres 7, Rockies 3 — Bogaerts walks it off with 12th-inning grand slam

Absolute chaos in San Diego — and it ended in classic Slam Diego fashion.

After trading blows in extras, the Padres finally delivered the knockout in the 12th. With the bases loaded following two intentional walks, Xander Bogaerts crushed a walk-off grand slam to left.

The game had been back-and-forth all night. Brenton Doyle opened the scoring with a solo shot, while Fernando Tatis Jr. answered with a sac fly. The Rockies grabbed leads in both the 10th and 11th, but San Diego kept responding — highlighted by Manny Machado’s game-tying sac fly and Luis Campusano’s clutch RBI double.

Defensively, Jake Cronenworth made one of the biggest plays of the night, cutting down the go-ahead run at the plate in the 12th to keep it tied.

Padres

Rockies

Athletics 1, Yankees 0 — Springs dominates as A’s beat Yankees in pitchers’ duel

The Athletics rode a dominant outing from Jeffrey Springs to shut out the Yankees in a tight, low-scoring battle.

Springs was in complete control, carrying a no-hit bid into the seventh before it was broken up. He finished with seven scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while keeping New York’s lineup off balance all night.

The game’s only run came in the seventh, when Max Muncy sparked the rally with a triple and Tyler Soderstrom followed with an RBI single to give Oakland the lead.

From there, the bullpen took over. Justin Sterner and Hogan Harris combined to close it out and seal the shutout.

Athletics

Yankees