First Pitch - April 14th, 2026

☝️👇 3 Up, 3 Down
Grisham sparks a wild Yankees comeback, the Twins explode for a massive offensive night, and Alonso fuels a huge Orioles rally.

🗽 Yankees 11, Angels 10 — Bronx comeback caps game of the year chaos

🏴‍☠️ Pirates 16, Nationals 5 — 10-run inning breaks it wide open

💣 Phillies 13, Cubs 7 — Schwarber leads offensive explosion

⚾➕ Extra Innings

⚾ Welcome to First Pitch - Today is Tuesday, April 14th

Hope you all are doing well. Apologies for missing the weekend, but we are back.

Monday night did not disappoint. We may have already gotten a game of the year contender out in New York, as the Yankees somehow found a way to put up three in the ninth to win it.

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💣 Grisham Clutch: Second HR Sparks Yankees’ 9th-Inning Comeback

Trent Grisham tied the game in the ninth with his second homer of the night, setting the stage for a three-run walk-off win.

🔥 Twins Tee Off: Crochet Rocked for 10 Runs

Minnesota’s lineup erupted, handing Crochet one of the toughest outings of the season.

🚀 Alonso Ignites Rally with Huge Homer

Down big early, Alonso’s blast helped kickstart a comeback win for Baltimore.

Yankees 11, Angels 10 — Judge, Grisham power wild Bronx comeback

The Yankees snapped their skid in dramatic fashion Monday night, storming back twice before walking off the Angels 11-10 in a chaotic slugfest at Yankee Stadium. Aaron Judge launched two home runs, Trent Grisham crushed a pair of huge homers off the bench, and José Caballero scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the ninth.

New York jumped out early behind Judge’s 456-foot two-run blast and Caballero’s first homer of the season, but the Angels kept answering. Mike Trout tied it with a three-run homer in the sixth, then put Los Angeles ahead again with another two-run shot in the eighth.

The Yankees still had one more rally in them. Grisham’s two-run homer in the ninth erased a 10-8 deficit, then Caballero doubled, stole third, and raced home on Jordan Romano’s wild pitch to complete one of New York’s wildest wins of the season.

📊 Notable Stats

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Angels

Pirates 16, Nationals 5 — Pirates drop 10-run inning and run away with it

The Pirates blew this game wide open with a massive sixth inning, turning a close game into a complete rout over the Nationals.

After building an early lead, Pittsburgh put the game out of reach with a 10-run explosion in the sixth. Bryan Reynolds cleared the bases with a triple, Ryan O'Hearn followed with an RBI double, and later in the inning Brandon Lowe crushed a three-run homer to cap it off.

That offensive outburst was more than enough for Paul Skenes, who was in control all night. He allowed just one hit and one run across six innings while striking out six.

The Nationals got on the board early with a solo homer from CJ Abrams, and added a couple late runs, but never really threatened once the sixth inning got out of hand.

Pirates

Nationals

Phillies 13, Cubs 7 — Schwarber powers Phillies in offensive breakout

The Phillies got the bats going early and never really let up, riding a big night from Kyle Schwarber to a convincing win over the Cubs.

Schwarber set the tone right away with a solo shot in the first, then added a two-run homer in the third to stretch the lead. From there, the offense kept piling on, scoring in six of the first seven innings.

It wasn’t just Schwarber either. Brandon Marsh and J.T. Realmuto both had big nights at the plate, and the lineup kept applying pressure with traffic on the bases all game long.

The Cubs made some noise, including a two-run homer from Dansby Swanson, but couldn’t keep up once the Phillies offense got rolling.

Phillies

Cubs