ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Riley Greene didn't want to dwell on becoming the first player in major league history to homer twice in the ninth inning of a game
The Detroit Tigers' slugger hit a leadoff shot and then added a three-run blast later in the inning in a 9-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night
I just found that out -- pretty cool," Greene said after fueling an eight-run
We got to show up tomorrow and try to win another baseball game."
The score was tied 1-1 when Greene, facing Angels closer Kenley Jansen
led off the ninth with a 371-foot homer off the top of the right-field wall
Colt Keith followed with a homer to left-center for a 2-1 lead, Jace Jung singled with one out, and Javier Báez hit a two-out
giving the Tigers' center fielder home runs in three straight games
The Tigers, who have an American League-best 21-12 record, weren't through. Kerry Carpenter singled, Zach McKinstry doubled
and Carpenter scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-1
Spencer Torkelson walked, giving Greene a shot at history, and the cleanup man seized the moment, crushing a 409-foot homer to right-center off left-hander Jake Eder for a 9-1 lead
Greene is the first Tigers player to hit two homers in an inning since Magglio Ordonez did so in the second inning against the Oakland Athletics on Aug
The only other Tigers player to homer twice in an inning is Hall of Famer Al Kaline against the Kansas City A's on April 17
and he asks for more," Detroit manager A.J
"You want guys to be rewarded when they work as hard as they do
Greene joined the Angels' Jo Adell as the only players to hit multiple homers in an inning this season. Adell did it April 10 at Tampa Bay
It was the second straight night in which the Tigers have landed a few late-inning haymakers in Anaheim
Detroit scored eight runs on seven hits in the eighth and ninth innings of Thursday night's 10-4 victory over the Angels
who have lost seven straight and 15 of their past 19 games
"There's no quit in our team," said ace Tarik Skubal
who gave up 1 run and 4 hits and struck out 8 in 6 innings Friday night
I know I wouldn't want to face a lineup like that
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Greene makes history with two HRs in ninth inningTigers slugger first to hit two in the ninth
ANAHEIM -- Riley Greene insists his mind wasn’t on history as the Tigers kept hammering out hits off Angels closer Kenley Jansen
or as he stepped on deck while Spencer Torkelson stepped to the plate against Jake Eder
Jansen entered the game in the top of the ninth inning with the contest tied up at 1-1
and Greene's solo leadoff homer put the Tigers ahead
“I was just thinking, ‘Win the baseball game.’ That's about it,” Greene said after the Tigers’ 9-1 victory Friday night at Angel Stadium
“That was the only thing on my mind: Let's win this game.”
He had already accomplished what many kids dream about
stepping to the plate in the ninth inning and hitting a big home run
Nobody in AL/NL history had actually done it
Greene wasn’t sure his first home run was going to leave the yard
evidenced by when he took off out of the box before it cleared the fence down the right-field line
but it didn't feel too good,” he said of the first homer
“I got out of the box because I needed to get on second or third.”
As he extended the Tigers' lead to 9-1 with a three-run homer when he connected with Jake Eder’s sweeper and sent it soaring into the California night
a Statcast-projected 409 feet to right-center
“The second one felt a lot better,” Greene said
Just two other Tigers had homered twice in any one inning
Greene had grown up watching Magglio Ordonez
who homered twice in the seventh inning against the Athletics on Aug
Kaline homered twice in the sixth inning as part of a three-homer game against the Kansas City A’s on April 17
But while Greene is the 62nd AL/NL player to homer twice in one inning
It’s Greene’s second two-homer game in five days, having gone deep twice in Houston on Monday
He had two home runs for the season before this week and had endured a 1-for-32 stretch over a nine-game period last month
Nobody doubted that Greene would hit his way out of a slump
Now he’s part of history with a two-homer inning
He’s been a featured player on our team,” manager A.J
You want guys to be rewarded whenever they work as hard as they do
The Tigers hit three homers in all off Jansen
the first time the potential future Hall of Famer has allowed that many in a game in his illustrious career
Colt Keith followed Greene’s first drive with an opposite-field shot to left-center for his second home run of the season
Javier Báez hit his third home run in as many days
because we don't want it to get out there
Brdar told us what to do and we trusted him
and [all] our hitting coaches are incredible.”
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By the time Greene’s spot came back around
the Tarik Skubal-José Soriano pitching duel that had shaped this game was unrecognizable
who flew across the country after being called up from Triple-A Toledo on Thursday and closed out that night’s 10-4 win
The Tigers had pulled ahead late on Thursday
“but we have to show up tomorrow and try to win another baseball game.”
that’s how you earn a day off – after picking up another win
The Tigers ended a grueling stretch of 23 games in 24 days with an overpowering 13-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on May 4
Hinch was able to get his bullpen through this challenging stretch by moving relievers up and down from Triple-A Toledo and adding Keider Montero to the rotation to keep his starter's fresh
“We're in a good place,” Hinch said before the game
it's our position players because they play virtually every day
and so they need to break (May 5) as much as anybody.”
That was the crazy thing about this get-away game
The Tigers hitters looked incredibly fresh and locked in
even though they are in the middle of a season-long 11-day
three-city trip that began in Houston (1-2) and will conclude with three games in Colorado starting May 6
But Trey Sweeney led the way with three singles
crushed a ball to deep center field that was caught and a homer to right
And Colt Keith jacked his third homer in five games and added a couple of walks
although it certainly applied after as well
The Tigers (22-13) have now won eight of 11 series
The Tigers bullpen was so rested that Hinch turned to Will Vest to pitch the ninth in a blowout
if only to get some work before the off day
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Another strong start for Reese OlsonOne of the stories of this 23-game stretch has been the Tigers’ strong starting pitching. Entering the series finale against the Angels, the Tigers pitchers had a 2.75 team ERA (during this stretch), the second-lowest in all of baseball, trailing only the San Diego Padres (2.52 ERA)
And Tigers starter Reese Olson went out and blanked the Angels
Olson got into trouble in the first inning
loading the bases after a giving up a single
But he struck out Luis Rengifo to get out of the jam
and then seemed to run out of gas in the sixth inning with a pair of walks and a wild pitch
getting Jo Adell to pop out to Colt Keith at first base to end the threat
Olson finished with a strong line: eight strikeouts
no runs and just three hits over 5⅔ innings
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The Tigers preach doing the little things right
making smart decisions and being aggressive
Spencer Torkelson was on second base and Javier Báez hit a grounder to third baseman Rengifo
But Rengifo’s only option was to get a force out at second base and Torkelson continued to third base
And it was an example of a little thing that actually turned into a run
He started the game by singling into left center field
he topped it off by hitting his eighth homer of the season
Matt Vierling updateMatt Vierling (shoulder) began his rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo
“I was texting with him this morning,” Hinch said before the game
“He was like a kid going to his first Little League game where he was happy to be back in uniform and back playing.”
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Matchup: Tigers (22-13) at Colorado (6-28)
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Probable pitchers: Tigers — RHP Jackson Jobe (2-0
3.38 ERA); Rockies — RHP Chase Dollander (2-3
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By: Kyle Stafford, Athletics Communications
Kody Clemens put the Twins ahead with his two-run home run, and the team ended a four-game losing streak.
BOSTON – Kody Clemens, the son of a seven-time Cy Young Award winner who won a Most Valuable Player award and pitched in a World Series as a member of the Boston Red Sox, accomplished something his dad never did at Fenway Park.
With his dad, Roger, in the stands for the first game he played at the ballpark Saturday, Kody Clemens electrified the Twins dugout with his go-ahead, two-run home run in the sixth inning. It was a no-doubter to right field, the Twins’ first homer with a runner on base in 43 innings.
The Twins ended their four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory, their bullpen stranding four Red Sox baserunners across the last three innings.
“It’s a big-time home run for us as a team, but that’s a sweet moment,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “He’s got his whole family here. He’s at Fenway Park. Obviously, his dad had so much history in this place with these fans. No matter what he does — hopefully he plays for 15 more years — that’ll be something he never forgets, and I’ll never forget, either.”
The home run from Clemens elicited memories from when Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski watched his grandson, Mike, homer in his first game at Fenway Park. Clemens, 28, was born during his dad‘s final season with the Red Sox, four months before Roger Clemens matched an MLB record with a 20-strikeout game.
One inning after the Twins left the bases loaded when Carlos Correa flew out to shallow right field, Kody Clemens connected on a slider that sat over the middle of the plate from Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins. Correa met Clemens at the top of the dugout steps to congratulate him before Clemens strode through the dugout line of high-fives.
A fan threw the home run ball back onto the field, and a Fenway Park attendant threw the ball into a different part of the stands. A friend of Roger Clemens eventually retrieved it.
“I was just fired up to hit the ball hard,” said Kody Clemens, who made a trip to Fenway when he was with the Detroit Tigers in 2022 but never appeared in a game. “I haven’t gotten a lot of playing time over the course of the past few weeks.”
who improved their record to 2-6 in one-run games
held off the Red Sox after a 72-minute rain delay in the seventh inning
gave up run-scoring hits to Jarren Duran and Rafael Devers before Griffin Jax retired the next two batters
after Twins pinch runner DaShawn Keirsey Jr
was thrown out at the plate running on a contact play with Boston’s infield drawn in
Cole Sands permitted a pair of one-out singles
One of them was a miscommunication between Carlos Correa and Clemens
allowing a ground ball to roll through the middle of the infield with neither attempting to field it
with a sellout crowd of 36,250 at full roar
after giving up a leadoff single to Ceddanne Rafaela
The Twins opted to intentionally walk Alex Bregman
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“It’s probably something I’ve never done before as a manager,” Baldelli said
“Putting the winning run on first base is something you’re going to try to avoid virtually every time.”
Duran earned his third save of the season when Abreu flew out to left field
but it’s much better to face him than Bregman,” Duran said
Bailey Ober pitched six strong innings before the rain delay
He surrendered seven hits and one run while matching his season high with six strikeouts
He’s permitted no more than one run in five of his past six starts
BOXSCORE: Twins 4, Red Sox 3
MLB standings
The Twins had only one hit in 10 at-bats with a runner on second or third base — Larnach hit an RBI single three batters after Clemens’ homer — but they did just enough. Byron Buxton led off the fourth inning with a single then forced a wide throw with his slide on what should’ve been a routine double-play grounder from Correa.
After Correa was safe at first base, Brooks Lee followed with a double and Ty France drove in a run with a groundout.
“In that atmosphere, against a good ballclub, it shows us what we’re made of,” Sands said.
Bobby Nightengale joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in May, 2023, after covering the Reds for the Cincinnati Enquirer for five years. He's a graduate of Bradley University.
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The Twins made roster moves during Monday's off-day
and Lewis will make his season debut on Tuesday
The Twins scored two runs in the seventh and two runs in the eighth and held on for their second consecutive one-run victory at Boston
BOSTON -- Kody Clemens felt right at home at Fenway Park -- where his father once ruled on the mound
The Twins second baseman, the son of former Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens, homered into the right-field seats in the sixth inning during his first game at Fenway to help Minnesota to a 4-3 victory Saturday
To be able to play in the game was super cool
With his seven-time Cy Young Award-winning father watching from a luxury box along the first-base line, Clemens hit an 0-1 slider from Hunter Dobbins over the short wall in the right-field corner
standing in the box during a rain delay with his wife -- Kody's mother
"Just think about -- I put myself in his shoes -- even though he's my kid
hitting a home run would be the ultimate thing to do and he goes up there up in a clutch situation and does it
Just a great moment and I'm glad we're here."
Kody enjoyed his special moment in front of his family and said hitting one at Fenway was "up there
for sure" when he was growing up thinking where he'd like to hit one out
A fan threw the ball back onto the field and the ball attendant retrieved it in shallow right before tossing it into the stands behind first base
He said a friend of his saw where they threw it
then that friend went down and got the fan and his family to bring it up to the box to Roger
who said he was sending the fan some items
"It was so crazy," Debbie said of what the three of them did
"It was just great being here and for his first time being able to play."
Debbie said the ball was going to "Kody and Jessica."
The Twins acquired the 28-year-old Clemens
from Philadelphia on April 26 after being designated for assignment by the Phillies
It was just his third at-bat in Fenway and gave Minnesota a 3-1 edge
In his first at-bat Saturday, Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story made a diving catch of his inning-ending liner in the second
who was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2014
went 192-111 over 13 seasons with Boston and won the AL MVP and Cy Young Award in 1986
he became the first pitcher to strike out 20 in a game
He had a career record of 354-184 with a 3.12 ERA over 24 seasons but is not in the Baseball Hall of Fame after falling short of the required 75% vote and running out of eligibility to be on the ballot
He maintains he never used performance-enhancing drugs despite being accused of doing so
O's tie record for most solo HRs in MLB historyMay 4th
BALTIMORE -- When the humidity settles in and a slight breeze picks up, Camden Yards has the potential to become a haven for home run hitters. Even more so this year, now that the left-field dimensions at the ballpark are no longer as cavernous.
Sunday afternoon's seesaw slugfest between the Royals and the Orioles became simply ridiculous
The two teams combined for 11 home runs -- a franchise-record seven for Kansas City and four from Baltimore -- before the Royals eventually held on for an 11-6 victory to take the set
a rematch from last year’s American League Wild Card Series
The ball was flying all day through the Baltimore air in a game that featured five lead changes and turned into a home run heavyweight fight
"It was kind of like everyone was throwing punches," said O’s second baseman Jackson Holliday
The result was a game unlike most have seen despite baseball’s long history
"Certainly not often," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said
"I don't want to say I never have
Camden Yards historyEven when the left-field porch was closer to home plate
Camden Yards rarely hosted contests like this
The 11 home runs matched the most hit in a game in the history of the ballpark
The two previous times that number was reached was a 16-7 Twins win on April 20, 2019, and a 14-7 O’s victory over the Angels on July 1, 1994
both teams squaring balls up like that -- it was a fun game in some respects
Royals recordThe most surprising aspect of Kansas City hitting more homers than it has in any previous game is the fact that the club didn’t have many this year
When the Royals arrived in Baltimore on Friday
"That's fun for us," Garcia said
hit our seven home runs for the first time in the franchise ..
Two for the first timeGarcia and Holliday each recorded a multihomer game in the big leagues for the first time
No Kansas City player had hit multiple homers this season. Garcia became the first since Salvador Perez had two on Aug. 26, 2024
Holliday’s home runs were the eighth and ninth of his young 88-game MLB career
He also matched the career high of his dad (former All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday)
who had 22 two-homer games over 15 seasons
but just trying to put good swings on it," Holliday said
"However I feel when I’m feeling smooth and free to deliver a good swing is kind of how I’ve been going about it."
Nearly a unicornThere’s never been a game with 10 or more home runs in which all were solo shots
Massey hit a two-run blast off Matt Bowman in the ninth to prevent an historical oddity
"The vibe in the dugout today was good
"I don't think any of us tried to go up there and hit home runs
it's just a byproduct of getting a good pitch to hit and being on time."
The Orioles were out-powered by the Royals in a series finale that saw a record number of solo home runs hit
The Orioles let a series win slip through the fingers as the bullpen fell apart and wasted a rare offensive outburst as part of an 11-6 loss to the Royals on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards
This was a big game for the solo home run aficionados out there. The Orioles and Royals combined to hit 11 long balls in this game, 10 of which were with no one on base. Seems like a lot, right? It is! Those 10 solo shots tied a major league record for a single game, according to Sarah Langs
the Orioles didn’t hit as many home runs as the visiting Royals
Only four of the homers came off of Baltimore bats
Jackson Holliday went deep twice in a game for the first time in his career
Cedric Mullins and Ryan O’Hearn both left the Yard in the fifth inning
with Mullins’ blast tying the game at four runs apiece and then O’Hearn’s putting the good guys up a run
But none of that was any match for the previously lethargic Royals offense
who teed off on Orioles pitching all afternoon for 11 runs on 17 hits
Kyle Gibson made his second start of the season on the mound. He wasn’t great, but it was a huge improvement over his debut. To be fair, just about anything would have been better than what he did against the Yankees last week
The veteran righty made it through four innings here
coughing up a solo shot to Maikel Garcia in the second and then a two-run single to Drew Waters in the fourth
but it was the sort of useful outing the Orioles were hoping to get from Gibson
it would have been a fine effort that gave them a chance to win
The bullpen just couldn’t get it done behind him
The teams traded runs back and forth for more than half of the game
Holliday knotted things at one with his first homer in the second inning
The Orioles then got their first lead of the day with an RBI double from Adley Rutschman in the third
The aforementioned Waters single put the Royals back ahead in the fourth before Holliday tied the game back up in the bottom of the frame
Jonathan India got in on the solo action with a homer in the fifth
before Mullins and O’Hearn swung things back into the Orioles’ favor
That lead lasted mere moments as Garcia led off the sixth inning with his second dong of the day
The seventh inning is where the paths started to diverge just a bit
Yennier Cano came on and gave up the first two earned runs of his season on back-to-back home runs from Bobby Witt Jr
and Vinnie Pasquantino to make it 7-5 Royals
Charlie Morton was called on to pitch the eighth inning
a somewhat odd decision given that the game was still winnable
He hasn’t exactly earned the trust to throw in a game that is within reach
That would hold true here as he gave up a homer to Luke Maile and then an RBI double to Witt Jr
With every outing it gets harder to justify trotting him out to the mound again
Ryan Mountcastle knocked in O’Hearn with a single in the eighth inning to make it 9-6
And then brought the tying run to the plate with no outs
and Ramón Laureano all tried to cash in on those baserunners
The Orioles had plenty of traffic on the bases
But most of their scoring came off of solo homers
They went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position
The over-reliance of the home run hangs over this offense
even on a day where they produced well overall
Kansas City added a pair of insurance runs in the ninth inning off of Matt Bowman
He gave up the only home run with runners on base when Michael Massey smacked his first dong of the season
It was officially over just a few minutes later
Gunnar Henderson reached base on a one-out single in the ninth
but no other damage could be done as the Orioles were retired
This was a rare game where the bullpen really let the Orioles down
The only one to get out unscathed was Keegan Akin
The rest of them were afflicted by the same home run bug that had bit Royals starter Michael Lorenzen
But the visiting bullpen had no such problem
and Seranthony Domínguez went unused in a game that felt winnable
That hurts a little bit with an off day coming on Monday
You can’t blame Brandon Hyde for trusting Bryan Baker and Yennier Cano when he used them
It was just one of those games that got away
It was nice to see the Orioles have a good day at the plate
Seven of the nine starters had at least one hit
The 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position does hurt just a tad though
The offense needed to make the most of their opportunities
when they begin a three-game set in Minnesota against the Twins
5.16 ERA) will pitch against his former organization
but there have certainly been a few bright spots through the first month-and-change of the campaign
While the team currently owns a 13-20 record and occupies last place in the American League East division
one of the club's crucial young players is taking the next step toward stardom
the first overall pick in the 2022 MLB draft
is turning a corner and showing why his long-term ceiling is as high as it is
Holliday earned his first call-up to the Major Leagues in 2024
but things did not go as many envisioned they would
Instead of injecting another high-caliber bat into the lineup for the stretch run
posting a slash line of .189/.255/.311 and generally looking overmatched against Major League pitching in his 60-game rookie campaign
Now at the age of 21 and in his first full MLB season, things are looking different for the Austin
Texas native as he's gotten more acclimated to the challenge he's facing
On Sunday's game in an 11-6 loss against the Kansas City Royals
Holliday put together the first multi-home run game of his career
Jackson Holliday (21 years, 151 days old) just became the Orioles’ youngest player with a multi-homer game since Manny Machado (20 years, 82 days) in 2012. pic.twitter.com/PMNEiiI63D
In his first plate appearance of the contest
Holliday sent a first-pitch four-seam fastball that dotted the inside edge of the plate 374 feet at an exit velocity of 107 miles per hour to tie the game at a run apiece
this time on a curveball that caught too much of the plate
Holliday walloped this one 422 feet after it left the bat at 109.6 mph
In a game in which the Royals broke their franchise record with seven home runs and the teams combined for 11 in total
Holliday's second bomb was the hardest and furthest hit home run of the day
He became the youngest Oriole to accomplish the feat since Manny Machado hit a pair of blasts less than three months after he turned 20 back in 2012
Sunday's outburst was the continuation of a strong stretch of play from Holliday that should have Orioles fans excited even in a dreary start to the year
The infielder is now the owner of a five-game hit streak
and he has rocketed his OPS up to .783 after it bottomed out at .570 on April 13 during an extended slump
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Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo each homered while Clay Holmes turned in a quality start in the New York Mets’ 9-3 win over the St
The Mets have won all five games against the Cardinals this season and have yet to lose three games in a row
The Mets extended their lead to 8-3 in the seventh with a solo dinger by Nimmo
who had three hits and three RBIs on the night
Nimmo also had three hits and reached base all five times he went to the plate
Ten different Mets batters had at least one hit, including all nine starters plus Tyrone Taylor
Holmes kept the Cardinals at bay despite his early struggles
He gave up two runs in the third after being hit in the foot with a line drive
but recovered nicely to allow just three runs in six innings of work
Holmes now owns a 2.95 ERA and has faced more batters than anyone in baseball without giving up a home run
Holmes’ strong outing also kept another streak going – no Mets starting pitcher has given up more than four earned runs in any of their 33 games this year
the third-longest streak in modern MLB history
On the same day he won NL Player of the Month honors for March/April
Alonso showed he’s ready to rake in May too
The Mets first baseman is now batting .345 with 8 home runs and 30 RBI on the year
“I love what he’s doing right now,” Nimmo said about Alonso after the game on SNY
“I know he put a lot of hard work in this offseason
The Mets and Cardinals play the middle game of their three-game set on Saturday at 2:15 PM ET. Tylor Megill (3–2, 1.74 ERA, 39 SO) faces off against Erick Fedde (1–3
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Player of the Month Alonso keeps it rolling in MayMay 3rd
ST. LOUIS -- Late Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball announced that Pete Alonso was the National League Player of the Month for March/April
Alonso hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning Friday at Busch Stadium, providing the most impactful hit in a game that, at the time, was still close. It didn’t end up that way, with the Mets scoring four times in the fifth and twice in the seventh to secure a 9-3 victory -- their fifth in a row against the Cardinals this season
Batting with one out and Juan Soto on second in the fifth inning
Alonso launched his eighth homer over the center-field fence
finishing 2-for-5 to raise his batting average to a surprisingly robust .345 -- good for second in the NL and well above his previous career high of .271 back in 2022
Alonso is tied for seventh in the NL in home runs and ranks second in RBIs
Player of the Month,” teammate Brandon Nimmo said
“It’s just another exclamation mark on all the work he’s done this offseason
It seems like he’s in an amazing spot to me
as Nimmo also homered and Clay Holmes delivered a quality start to snap a two-game skid for the Mets
who have not lost three in a row this season
But no one contributed a more impactful hit than Alonso
whose performance was an extension of what he achieved in March/April: a .343/.475/.657 slash line with seven homers
11 doubles and 28 RBIs -- a month that by most measures was the best of his career
$54 million prove-it contract with an opt-out after this season
He’s gotten better in nearly every facet of his offensive game
offensive success has revolved around his plate approach
which this year has also been -- by far -- the best of his career
Alonso is walking more often than he’s striking out
with a career-high walk rate and a career-low strikeout rate
Alonso’s hard-hit rate and barrel percentage are both not only up from last season
Even his bat speed has increased from its already elite levels
which he says is a product of refining his mechanics and maintaining balance at the plate
“It’s not doing something new,” Alonso said
“it’s just cleaning up and making things more efficient that makes things like that happen.”
he’s managed to maintain his body control in ways he never could in the past
which has allowed him to “hold that back side” in his stance and prime himself for success
take harder hacks at balls in the zone and
“His ability to control the strike zone is probably the best I’ve seen it,” manager Carlos Mendoza said
But he gets in trouble when he starts chasing
and he’s getting his pitches to hit and he’s not missing them.”
Added Nimmo: “When Pete Alonso stays in the zone
it’s just going to be really hard to get him out.”
The extent to which Alonso can maintain this sort of production will determine two key aspects of his future
If Alonso can parlay five hot weeks into the strongest season of his career
he may find a much more generous free-agent market awaiting him next season
Especially with Soto off to a relatively slow start
the Mets have leaned on Alonso to be their top thumper
a productive Alonso can ensure that this offense remains one of the game’s best
truly feel that it’s ever going to be perfect,” Alonso said
“But I just want to strive for that perfection.”
then still wasn't: No big deal for steady De La CruzMay 5th
CINCINNATI -- The Reds haven't won every game that Elly De La Cruz reaches safely during his streak
he’s the one guy I’ve seen that when he walks
the impact just starts more," Reds manager Terry Francona said
With a fifth-inning walk Sunday, De La Cruz extended his career-high streak of reaching safely to 23 games. But the Reds didn't do enough offensively during a 4-1 loss to the Nationals on Sunday as they dropped the final two games of the three-game series and finished the homestand 3-4
De La Cruz came oh-so-close to continuing his personal streak in a more thrilling fashion
As it rained harder in the bottom of the fifth
De La Cruz was batting right-handed when he turned on a 1-0 pitch from Nationals lefty starter MacKenzie Gore
De La Cruz pulled the ball toward the left-field foul pole
the ball appeared to land fair and was ruled a two-run home run
Even De La Cruz didn't seem to believe it was fair while carrying his bat as he trotted to first base as celebrational fireworks exploded
“I didn’t let myself get too overboard there because I thought it was foul," Francona said
I thought it hit the foul pole because I saw it left.”
All four umpires gathered and changed the call to a foul ball
We knew it was foul," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said
"We had to wait for him to cross home plate
De La Cruz drew a walk to extend his on-base streakas Gore slipped and fell on the mound during his delivery
De La Cruz is batting .287 with three homers and 13 walks
he still hasn't consistently caught fire offensively
De La Cruz is batting .269 with a .771 OPS
He has walked 16 times with 41 strikeouts in 153 plate appearances
which is exciting for us," Francona said
Quality start for MartinezIn back-to-back outings, Reds starting pitcher Nick Martinez has worked a quality start
he allowed one run and four hits over six innings with no walks and six strikeouts
He gave up a double and a single to open the second inning
“I got into a good rhythm with my mechanics and really felt free," said the pitcher
who has a 2.03 ERA over his last three starts
It was particularly encouraging for the right-hander that his best pitch
He threw it 24 times to get 16 swings and seven whiffs – including three strike-three swings
“I was throwing it more in the zone today," he said
"That’s a credit to where my body is physically
I was kind of coming out of it a little too early my last outing -- and really all year
I was trying to force it and search for it instead of being a little more free and more athletic.”
Stephenson has solid first seriesCincinnati trailed, 1-0, in the bottom of the second inning when Tyler Stephenson hit a 2-2 curveball from Gore for a leadoff homer to left field -- his first of 2025
Since making his season debut on Friday after missing the first 32 games with a left oblique strain
Stephenson is 3-for-10 with the homer and two doubles
I’ve been seeing the ball a lot better," Stephenson said
"Just trying to get pitches I’m supposed to hit and be on time for them.”
Ashcraft gives up deciding runsIn his first appearance since he dealt three perfect innings with four strikeouts for a win over the Cardinals on Thursday, Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft took the loss vs
Ashcraft gave up three runs in the seventh inning
including a one-out solo homer to right field by García
“I just think he left a couple of pitches where he didn’t want to
and he proved he’s human," Francona said
who currently occupies centerfield for the St
Scott not only prevented the Cardinals from falling behind a few runs earlier in the game
but he also came up with the biggest hit of the night to send the Cards home happy
New York Mets slugger Juan Soto sent a rocket to straightaway centerfield where Scott leaped up against the wall and pulled back the ball for the out
VICTOR SCOTT II!!!He shows off the hops to rob Juan Soto of a homer! pic.twitter.com/BDHiUPu6Am
Scott came through in the clutch with an RBI double to right centerfield off of Max Kranick
which ended up being the eventual game-winning run
Scott struggled at the plate as a rookie with a measly .179 batting average
Through the first 31 games of the 2025 season
Scott is slashing .286/.356/.419 with two homers and 15 RBI
while going a perfect 11 for 11 on stolen base attempts
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PA) - The Reading Fightin Phils (7-18) took the final game of the series against the Harrisburg Senators (13-14) 4-3 in a walk off win
The Reading Fightin Phils took the early lead in the bottom of the first with a lead-off home run from Robert Moore
Reading extended their lead in the bottom of the second inning as Robert Moore walked and Elio Prado doubled on a ground ball to center field
Aidan Miller had an RBI single that scored Moore
Harrisburg responded in the top of the third after CJ Stubbs hit a double on a line drive to center field
The Senators went on to tie it as Yohandy Morales singled on a line drive to right field and Pena ran it home
The game remained scoreless as it entered extra innings
Viandel Pena started at second for Harrisburg in the top of the tenth
Phillip Glasser had an RBI single which scored Pena and the Senators took the lead 3-2
Robert Moore started at second for Reading as they entered the bottom of the tenth
A wild pitch from Chance Huff allowed Moore to advance to third
Felix Reyes stepped up and hit a two-run home run
The Fightin Phils win it 4-3 in a walk-off
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'It felt good': Bichette crushes leadoff homer to snap HR skidMay 3rd
TORONTO -- Bo Bichette watched it fly
shedding the weight of 256 at-bats before his trot around the bases
That’s how long Bichette had to wait between his last big league home run and the leadoff blast he launched in the Blue Jays’ 5-3 loss to the Guardians on Saturday afternoon
though you’ll forgive him for breaking character as he rounded second base at Rogers Centre
putting his hands together and looking up at the skies as if to say
when asked about getting the first one out of the way
He unloaded on a first-pitch fastball in on the hands from Guardians starter Gavin Williams and sent it a Statcast-projected 387 feet to left field to open the scoring
It looked like the opening scene of a fourth-straight win for Toronto until a rare bad outing by Yimi García allowed the Guardians to mount a comeback in the ninth
Bichette’s homer is about more than this game
A classic Bo power swing felt like the final piece of an offensive surge that began on Wednesday
when the Blue Jays homered three times to come back from 6-0 and beat the Red Sox in extra innings
Anthony Santander and Alejandro Kirk were the heroes in that one
Toronto’s big bats shook off varying degrees of slow starts to help their team get back on track
“I like our at-bats recently,” said Bichette
but we have the ability to be a really good offense
And I think we're showing that a little bit.”
That explained his .285 average and .675 OPS entering this game
There’s nothing wrong with hitting singles
Gone were the calf and hand injuries that limited Bichette to 81 games last season
and with a clean bill of health came a clean slate
Bichette spoke of getting back to his identity
especially during the Blue Jays’ 1-5 stretch between Houston and New York
Tasked with setting the tone in the leadoff role
his aggressiveness flipping from asset to soft spot
So it wasn’t totally surprising to find his dad
hanging behind the cage earlier this week while Bo took batting practice on the field
As hitting coach David Popkins said on a Sportsnet broadcast during Spring Training
“the two best hitting coaches for Bo are probably Dante and Bo
I just fill in the gaps.” It works when you’re dealing with an “extremely intelligent” player
“In the past when I've not felt my best
but I think I've been able to do some good things throughout the year so far,” said Bichette
The calculated aggression he showed with that first-pitch swing off of Williams is a good illustration of a player doing good things to get in a groove
Pitching inside is anything but a new game plan against Bichette
He picked up on a good pitch to hit and attacked it
It’s just about adjusting to the situation -- another point of pride for the 27-year-old
“We’re seeing a guy who’s able to pick you apart
I’m a big UFC fan and the guy that I always liked to watch fight is Jon Jones,” Popkins said on the broadcast
because you never know how he’s going to attack you.”
There’s still so much work to be done -- individually and collectively -- but Bichette is the “sparkplug,” as Kevin Gausman described him
Channelsreels-556765Reelsarrow-expand-556766Miguel Rojas' solo homer (1)Dodgers @ BravesMay 4
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Channelsreels-553408Reelsarrow-expand-553409Austin Riley's two-homer gameDodgers @ BravesMay 4
2025 | 00:00:53add-reel-553410Reelsshare-square-2-553411ShareAustin Riley crushes two-run homers in the 1st and 3rd to lead the Braves in their 4-3 win over the Dodgers
Homer madness: Royals blast franchise-record 7 long balls to power series winMay 4th
BALTIMORE -- When it rains, it pours. Thankfully for the Royals, it was raining home runs on Sunday at Camden Yards, rather than the predicted precipitation, propelling Kansas City to a 11-6 series-winning victory over the Orioles
“That's fun for us,” Maikel Garcia said
hit our seven home runs for the first time in franchise [history]
“It was definitely the first game like that we've had all year,” manager Matt Quatraro said
we've made so much out of how we've struggled offensively
And we keep talking about [how] 'We'll break out of it,' and the guys continue to work and believe and trust each other and trust the hitting guys
who recorded the first multihomer game of his career with a big fly to lead off the second inning before adding another leadoff blast in the sixth
He’s been one of the most consistent Royals this season
It wasn’t those home runs he was most proud of
but rather a ninth-inning groundout that moved the runner from first to second
That’s the hitting that Garcia makes his career on
“I know I hit two homers early in the game
run bases and just move the [baserunner] so the guy behind me can bring in the run."
There were more firsts to be had, though, as Jonathan India launched his first long ball of the season to lead off the fifth. India, who was acquired via trade from the Reds over the offseason for starter Brady Singer
had been waiting for his first home run for 31 games
and I just stayed through and hit a good line drive
And thank God they have a short fence out there -- I thought it was just a ball in the gap
Next to join the home run fun was Bobby Witt Jr
who hit back-to-back homers with one out in the seventh -- the Royals’ first back-to-back blasts since the pair did so last August
recently called up Luke Maile -- who arrived in Baltimore on Friday while Salvador Perez rested his sore left hip -- launched a solo homer of his own in the eighth
the Royals’ sixth of the game to tie the franchise record
as Michael Massey followed suit with his own first homer of the season
a two-run shot in the ninth inning to set the franchise record
and that’s the biggest thing,” Massey said
“Especially in this ballpark where we were in the postseason last year
and you just kind of have those feelings of -- it's a good reminder of how bad you want to get back there."
Kansas City entered the series with 15 homers
The Royals’ 25 long balls by the end of the series moved Kansas City into 29th
A game like Sunday’s is big for this Royals (19-16) team
which knows it has the ability to pick up the usually dominant pitching
even if the results haven’t quite been there to start the season
sitting at a season-best three games over .500
there is proof that their work is paying off -- and it’s only onward from here
“[A game like that] just feels like everyone's -- there's a fight at the bat rack,” Witt said
Everyone wants to kind of go up there and just get an at-bat
Those are the things that just kind of sparks the lineup
– Dalvy Rosario recorded his first career multi-homer game and Janson Junk allowed just one run in 6.0 innings
but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp faltered late on Saturday in a 6-4 loss to the Durham Bulls at Durham Bulls Athletic Park
The Jumbo Shrimp (21-11) led 4-1 going to the bottom of the seventh
Three consecutive singles from Tre’ Morgan
Kenny Piper and Tristan Peters started the inning
with Peters’ knock bringing home Morgan to make it 4-2
Jamie Westbrook then gave Durham (21-11) its first lead of the day with a three-run home run off Austin Roberts (1-1) to vault the Bulls up 5-4
Montes stole second and then scored on a Peters RBI single to set the score at 6-4
Evan Reifert struck out the side in the ninth to earn his third save
The game was scoreless until Rosario went deep with one out in the fifth
Junk did not allow his first hit of the game until a Westbrook single with two outs in the fifth
Brock Jones followed with an RBI double to knot the score at one
Junk ceded just that lone run on two hits in 6.0 innings
Jack Winkler singled and stole second to jumpstart the seventh
Rosario then launched his second long ball of the game to put the Jumbo Shrimp ahead 4-1
Jacksonville tries to salvage the series in Sunday’s 1:05 p.m. contest. RHP Robinson Piña (2-1, 3.09 ERA) starts for the Jumbo Shrimp against Bulls LHP Ian Seymour (3-1, 2.01 ERA). Coverage begins at 12:50 p.m. on ESPN 690 AM and www.ESPN690.com
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the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations
Channelsreels-547256Reelsarrow-expand-547257Weston Wilson's three-run homer (1)D-backs @ PhilliesMay 4
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'This was a big win': Riley's 8th career multi-HR game powers Braves past LAMay 5th
ATLANTA -- Austin Riley made sure the Dodgers exited Atlanta knowing that despite their dominance in this year’s season series
they still have reason to keep an eye on the Braves
who could spend the following weeks and months reasserting themselves as legit World Series contenders
Riley’s second multi-homer game of the young season backed Bryce Elder’s strong start and allowed the Braves to snap a three-game skid with a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Sunday night at Truist Park
The victory prevented Los Angeles from sweeping the six-game season series
but this was a big win,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said
Riley hit a two-run shot against Dustin May in the first inning and added another against the Dodgers starter in the third
The Braves third baseman’s eighth career multihomer game provided an early cushion for Elder
who allowed two runs and four hits over five innings
Right-handed reliever Daysbel Hernández retired each of the four batters he faced and closer Raisel Iglesias notched three strikeouts
including two with the tying run at third base
the Braves exited this series feeling much better than they did when they exited Dodger Stadium on April 2
having just opened the season with a seventh straight loss
They have gone 15-11 since then and they have won 10 of their past 15 games
“I think this is a really good ballclub here,” Riley said
“We’ve shown it at times and we’ve struggled at times
But this is something to build off of to get that confidence that we can compete with the best.”
Asked before the game about the Dodgers’ great depth
Snitker pointed out the defending World Series champions also get great production from their collection of stars
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman might be the game’s top trio and cleanup hitter Teoscar Hernández ranks among the league leaders with nine homers
is activated from the injured list near the end of this month
Marcell Ozuna and Matt Olson to give Atlanta its own high-quality quartet
Acuña was the 2023 National League MVP and Olson hit 54 homers that same year
Ozuna ranks among the game’s top 10 players in OPS since the start of 2023
And Riley was bidding for a fourth straight 30-homer season before his 2024 season ended with a fractured hand suffered in August
Riley has traditionally been a slow starter
He spent this season’s first month swinging and missing more frequently than he has in the past
The 31.7 percent strikeout rate he carried into Sunday was noticeably higher than the 24-25 percent rates he produced over the past few seasons
Riley finds himself having hit .292 with eight homers and a .847 OPS through 33 games
when he ended the 0-7 season-opening road trip having gone 3-for-27 with 11 strikeouts
He has hit .336 with a .949 OPS in the 26 games that have followed
this has been one of the better starts to my career,” Riley said
Riley hit a career-high 38 home runs in 2022 and he followed that with 37 homers the following season
Could he finally reach the 40-homer mark this year
he ‘s currently on pace to hit 39 homers and this is around the time he has often started to get hot
Even though he missed most of May last year with a sore oblique
he still has homered once every 15.5 at-bats in the season’s second month
he’s just a few days into what has traditionally been a good month
a month during which he has homered once every 12.7 at-bats
“When he’s using that gap-to-gap approach like that
“We know what he can do when he gets hot.”
ANAHEIM -- The enthusiasm with which Javier Báez has embraced his transition from former Gold Glove shortstop to the Tigers’ primary center fielder has been arguably the best part of his redemption season
As he tracked Jorge Soler’s drive to the fence in right-center at Angel Stadium
and he always wanted to rob a homer,” Tigers second baseman and good friend Gleyber Torres said
I feel really good he's going to catch the ball.”
It was the kind of play that helps win Gold Glove awards. On Thursday, it was a catch that helped keep the Tigers close for a 10-4 comeback win. And it came from a player who put center field behind him -- literally -- as a kid until picking it back up as a 12-year Major League veteran a month and a half ago
“Just a freak athlete doing his thing,” said Tigers pitcher Casey Mize
who delivered two clean innings after the out and earned the win
“Timed it up perfectly like he's been out there 10 years doing it
the hip surgery that required his season to end last year and gave rookie Trey Sweeney a chance to take over at short
he's going to make plays like that,” catcher Dillon Dingler said
They might have had more confidence in Báez making the play than Báez did
He thought it was going to hit the scoreboard over his head
“I thought it was going to hit that little screen that's there,” he said
“But I got to the wall pretty good and I had the chance to time it.”
The robbery was pure athleticism by a former youth outfielder who’s still learning the intricacies of the position but is already well above average, registering in positive territory for Outs Above Average per Statcast and Defensive Runs Saved per FanGraphs
who powered the Angels in front in the third inning with a two-run drive to left off Mize
nearly went deep to the opposite field two innings later
Báez had a read on it off the bat and easily covered the distance to camp under it
but had to reach over the yellow line to corral
“I saw him kinda drifting out there and I was just hoping to God that it stayed in the park,” Dingler said
“And then I saw him scale the wall and I was like
The resulting leap resembled the airborne grabs he made countless times as a shortstop
“I think in the outfield you have to run more
more distance than just reaction in the infield
I was a little positioned that way so I didn't have to go that far
It’s a lot more running and a lot more timing
But it’s another trick in the El Mago show
“All things that you can play outfield for a really long time and never quite get
Not bad for a converted infielder who only transitioned to center in Spring Training after the Tigers lost Parker Meadows
Matt Vierling and Wenceel Pérez to injuries
Báez was only supposed to be an option for an in-game move to cover a few innings there if Hinch wanted to pinch-hit for Ryan Kreidler or make a similar move
Báez has become Detroit’s primary center fielder
Even with Vierling nearing a Minor League rehab assignment
Báez has played well enough to remain in the mix
just to be focused on where the wall was and to know when to jump.”
“I've never played the outfield,” Torres said
“but if I play it at some point in my career
Channelsreels-547193Reelsarrow-expand-547194Jackson Holliday's two-homer gameRoyals @ OriolesMay 4
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Emerson: Mariners' High-A squad powers up on homer-happy nightMay 3rd
There’s an old saying: Good things come in threes
That rang true Saturday night as three of the Mariners’ Top 10 prospects (each ranked in the Top 100 overall) homered for High-A Everett
Montes -- one of the most powerful prospects in the Minors (65 grade, on the 20-80 scale) -- opened the scoring with an opposite-field shot in the second inning off Giants prospect Cale Lansville
It marked Montes' sixth long ball of the year
pushing him atop the Northwest League leaderboard
now owns a 1.007 OPS and has tallied 14 extra-base hits among his 24 knocks in 2025
missed nearly a full year of action but has quickly re-established himself as a key piece in the Mariners' system
added the finishing touch with a solo shot to straightaway center in the seventh
Known more for his polished hit tool and plate discipline than raw power
the left-handed-hitting shortstop finishes the night with a .258/.365/.371 slash and a career .409 OBP through 117 pro games
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All three prospects are part of Seattle’s impressive farm system
and while it’s unlikely they debut at T-Mobile Park this year
nights like Saturday offer a preview of what may lie ahead
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Middlebury's Ben Slaughter came up clutch on Sunday
smacking a two-run homer to left-center field in the seventh inning to break a 5-5 tie and lead the Panthers to a 9-5 victory over Tufts in game three of the NESCAC Quarterfinals
the team moves on to the conference's double-elimination championship weekend set to begin on Friday at Bowdoin
Middlebury advances to the double-elimination NESCAC Championship weekend
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Naylor homers in 2nd straight: 'He's battling'May 1st
CLEVELAND -- After teeing off on a 95.5 mph fastball in the seventh inning on Wednesday, Bo Naylor did a 180-degree spin within the left-hander’s batter’s box
He didn’t need to watch the trajectory of the fly ball he hit deep into the night to know where it was headed
Naylor’s three-run homer off right-hander Brock Stewart helped launch the Guardians to a 4-2 win over the Twins at Progressive Field
It was a clutch swing by Cleveland’s catcher
who hit the Statcast-projected 398-foot blast with two outs in a 2-2 count
It also marked the second straight game Naylor went deep; he hit a solo homer in the third inning of Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Minnesota
“just like when everything syncs up perfectly and you catch it on the barrel
Naylor entered Wednesday with a .185/.280/.354 slash line in 20 games this season
He’s also been hitting the ball on the ground less (29.4 percent) than last season (36 percent)
His strikeout rate (21.1 percent) is in a much better place than ‘24 (31.4)
Naylor’s expected slugging percentage entering Wednesday was .406 (43rd percentile in the Majors)
That’s a significant jump from last season (.326 expected slugging percentage -- seventh percentile)
he’s hit the ball hard and not gotten rewarded perhaps as much as he should
“In those times when the results might not be there,” Naylor said
“it's just a matter of continuing to go out there
do the work behind the scenes to make sure that you're always being ready for your at-bats
any opportunity there is to be able to impact the game
“It’s just a matter of keeping the mind in the right place and then celebrating when things go right.”
off the ninth pitch of his third-inning plate appearance
and he delivered another stellar at-bat on Wednesday
Stewart threw him three consecutive four-seam fastballs
He then took a four-seamer inside for a ball
fouled another one off and then took a changeup down and inside for ball 2
Stewart came back with a four-seamer over the middle of the plate
“What we're seeing is just a more consistent at-bat,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said
“The weak contact early outs aren't there
he spoiled some really good pitches to get the one that he could handle
and that’s the mark of a really good hitter
But just the quality of at-bat for Bo over the last
has just been trending in the right direction.”
Naylor’s trending in the right direction at the plate
and he’s been a steady presence behind it too
One of the first things Vogt noted during his postgame media session was how Naylor has started five straight days for the Twins at catcher
“For him to have his legs under him in the seventh inning of the fifth day in a row just speaks to how well he takes care of his body and stays in the moment,” Vogt said
Vogt later smiled and noted Naylor is going to have a “much earned day off” on Thursday
Naylor’s big swing backed a strong start by right-hander Luis Ortiz
who threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out five
It marked both Ortiz’s longest start and his first scoreless outing in a Guardians uniform
Ortiz’s strong performance followed Tanner Bibee allowing one run in seven innings on Tuesday
It’s the first time Cleveland has had back to back starts of at least 6 1/3 innings in nearly a year
Carlos Carrasco (seven innings) and Triston McKenzie (6 2/3 innings) pulled it off on May 10-11
Ortiz knew it was key to follow Bibee’s strong outing with one of his own to ease the bullpen’s workload
“We have a long string of games going on,” Ortiz said through interpreter Agustin Rivero
“I feel like what I needed to do was go deep as much as [Bibee] did and attack the zone the way he did.”
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