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⚾ Headlines Around the League
Yankees 8, Astros 4 — Rodón earns 16th win, Grisham’s milestone HR seals series
Pirates 5, Dodgers 3 — Skenes strengthens Cy Young bid as Bucs sweep LA
Rays 4, Guardians 2 — Pepiot sets tone as streak hits seven
Phillies 2, Brewers 0 — Turner, Suárez deliver as Philly widens NL East lead
Royals 4, Angels 3 — Witt redeems misplay with go-ahead blast after Perez ties it
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📊 Final Scores and Highlights
Yankees 8, Astros 4
The Yankees bounced back from a tough loss the night before, riding Carlos Rodón’s steady outing and a clutch bullpen escape to take the finale in Houston, 8–4. Trent Grisham capped it with his 100th career homer, helping New York win the series and inch closer to Toronto in the AL East race.
🔑 Key Moments
In the 2nd, Ryan McMahon put the Yankees on the board with an RBI single.
Houston answered in the 3rd when Yordan Alvarez belted a solo shot to tie it.
McMahon struck again in the 5th with a go-ahead solo homer, and Cody Bellinger added an RBI single to make it 3–1.
The Astros cut it to 4–3 in the 7th on Jesús Sánchez’s pinch-hit homer, but Fernando Cruz struck out Jose Altuve to strand two runners and preserve the lead.
The Yankees pulled away in the 8th as McMahon’s RBI single set up Grisham’s three-run homer, his 30th of the season and 100th of his career.
Houston loaded the bases in the 9th, but David Bednar slammed the door with back-to-back strikeouts.
📊 Notable Stats
Yankees
Ryan McMahon: 3-for-4, HR (19), 3 RBI, 2 R
Trent Grisham: 2-for-5, HR (30), 3 RBI, 2 R
Cody Bellinger: 1-for-5, RBI
Carlos Rodón: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K (16th win)
Fernando Cruz: 1.1 IP, 3 K, clutch escape in 7th
Astros
Yordan Alvarez: 4-for-5, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 R
Jesús Sánchez: HR (13) off bench
Carlos Correa: 2-for-5, 2B
Cristian Javier: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Pirates 5, Dodgers 3
Paul Skenes continued his dominant season, tossing six shutout innings with eight strikeouts to lower his ERA to 1.98 and lead the Pirates past the Dodgers, 5–3, at PNC Park. The win sealed a three-game sweep of the NL West leaders and improved Skenes’ record to 10–9.
🔑 Key Moments
3rd inning — Tommy Pham opened the scoring with an RBI single to left, plating Bryan Reynolds for a 1–0 lead.
5th inning — Reynolds added an RBI single before Nick Yorke ripped a two-run double, capping a four-run frame to make it 5–0 Pirates.
9th inning — The Dodgers cut into the lead with three runs, highlighted by Mookie Betts’ solo homer, but Colin Holderman locked down the final outs for his first save since 2023.
📊 Notable Stats
Pirates
Paul Skenes: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K (ERA 1.98)
Bryan Reynolds: 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
Nick Yorke: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Tommy Pham: 1-for-4, RBI
Dodgers
Mookie Betts: HR (15), RBI, R
Michael Conforto: 2-for-4
Blake Snell: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
Rays 4, Guardians 2
The Rays extended their winning streak to seven behind Ryan Pepiot’s five no-hit innings, riding timely offense and surviving a late Guardians scare to keep the Wild Card race tight.
🔑 Key Moments
In the first inning, Christopher Morel got the Rays on the board with an RBI single to left, scoring Junior Caminero and setting an early tone.
Two innings later, Morel crossed the plate again when Carson Williams delivered a clutch two-out RBI single, stretching the lead to 2–0.
By the sixth, the Rays added insurance as Morel scored for the third time, this time on a fielder’s choice by Josh Lowe, making it 3–0.
The Guardians finally broke through in the ninth when José Ramírez launched a solo homer to right, followed immediately by Kyle Manzardo’s blast to cut it to 4–2, but the Rays’ bullpen held firm to finish the sweep.
📊 Notable Stats
Rays
Ryan Pepiot: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Christopher Morel: 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI
Carson Williams: 1-for-1, 2 RBI
Jake Mangum: 2-for-3, BB, SB (22)
Guardians
José Ramírez: 2-for-4, HR (27), R, RBI
Kyle Manzardo: HR (25), RBI, BB
Logan Allen: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 4 K
Phillies 2, Brewers 0
The Phillies leaned on Ranger Suárez’s six scoreless frames and two late RBI hits from Trea Turner and Bryson Stott to blank the Brewers, tightening their grip on the division race while also eyeing the NL’s top seed.
🔑 Key Moments
In the seventh inning, Alec Bohm sparked a rally with a triple to right. Two batters later, Trea Turner broke the deadlock with a clutch two-out RBI single to left, giving the Phillies a 1–0 lead.
The Brewers threatened in the bottom of the frame, but Suárez and the bullpen stranded runners to keep Milwaukee off the board.
With two outs in the ninth, Bryson Stott provided insurance by lining an RBI double to right, scoring Harrison Bader for a 2–0 cushion.
Jhoan Duran shut the door in the ninth, sealing Philadelphia’s six-game NL East lead and completing the shutout win.
📊 Notable Stats
Phillies
Ranger Suárez: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Trea Turner: 1-for-5, RBI
Bryson Stott: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Alec Bohm: 1-for-4, 3B, R
Brewers
Freddy Peralta: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 K
Andrew Vaughn: 3-for-4, 2B
Caleb Durbin: 2-for-4
Royals 4, Angels 3
The Royals fell behind 3–0 in the first but clawed back behind milestone homers from Adam Frazier and Vinnie Pasquantino. Salvador Perez tied it in the seventh, then Bobby Witt Jr. delivered redemption in the eighth with the decisive blast, lifting Kansas City to a crucial 4–3 win over the Angels.
🔑 Key Moments
The Angels jumped out fast in the 1st when Luis Rengifo crushed a three-run homer to left, giving Los Angeles a 3–0 lead.
In the 2nd, Adam Frazier answered for Kansas City with a solo shot to right — his 1,000th career hit — trimming the deficit to 3–1.
Vinnie Pasquantino inched the Royals closer in the 4th, launching a solo homer to right to make it 3–2.
Salvador Perez came through in the 7th with his 297th career homer, a solo shot to left, pulling Kansas City even at 3–3.
A night after his costly misplay, Bobby Witt Jr. stepped up in the 8th and hammered a go-ahead solo homer to left-center, putting the Royals ahead 4–3.
In the 9th, Carlos Estévez locked down his MLB-leading 37th save, striking out the final two batters to seal the comeback.
📊 Notable Stats
Royals
Bobby Witt Jr.: 1–3, HR (21), BB, go-ahead RBI
Salvador Perez: 1–3, HR (24), game-tying RBI
Vinnie Pasquantino: 2–4, HR (29)
Adam Frazier: 1–3, HR (6), 1,000th career hit
Noah Cameron: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, HR
Jonathan Bowlan: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 2 K
Carlos Estévez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K, SV (37)
Angels
Luis Rengifo: 2–4, HR (8), 3 RBI
Yoán Moncada: 1–1, 2B in 9th
Kyle Hendricks: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB
Ryan Zeferjahn: 1.0 IP, HR to Witt in 8th
Other scores around the league:
White Sox 11, Twins 8
K. Teel: 3-5, 3 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI
C. Montgomery: 1-2, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
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