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Yankees avoid being swept with 2-1 win over Guardians

The Associated Press 10 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:26 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, Carlos Rodón combined with three relievers on a two-hitter and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 Thursday to salvage the finale of a three-game series that star Aaron Judge missed.

New York manager Aaron Boone said before the game that the team was awaiting an update on Judge, who has a bruised rib on his right side that is causing shoulder pain. After the game, Boone said they were still awaiting an update from a specialist in Texas.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tying sacrifice fly in the fourth and started the seventh-inning rally with a one-out walk from Codi Heuer (0-1). Chisholm stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch during consecutive pitches, then scored on McMahon’s single as the Yankees went on to win for the seventh time in 10 games.

Rodón allowed one run and two hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and three walks. Stuart Fairchild hit an RBI single in the fourth.

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Blue Jays rookie Dallas says ‘a little God wink’ set stage for beating Braves in major league debut

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Blue Jays rookie Dallas says ‘a little God wink’ set stage for beating Braves in major league debut

Charles Odum, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:20 PM CDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Chad Dallas was told on Tuesday he would be promoted for his major league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays.

The call came on Lou Gehrig Day, and it happened to be about a year since Dallas's father, Tony, died from ALS, the neurodegenerative disease now commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease in honor of the New York Yankees Hall of Famer.

“It was extremely special, like a little God wink,” Dallas said after allowing only two hits and one run in 3 2/3 innings to earn the win in the Blue Jays' 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.

Dallas was promoted from Triple-A Buffalo to serve as the Blue Jays' bulk reliever behind opener Mason Fluharty.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:20 PM CDT

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Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, right, celebrates with third base coach Quintin Berry after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics in Chicago, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Crow-Armstrong’s RBI single in the bottom of the 9th lifts Cubs past the Athletics 7-6

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Crow-Armstrong’s RBI single in the bottom of the 9th lifts Cubs past the Athletics 7-6

The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 10:17 PM CDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong's bloop RBI single capped a four-run ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 7-6 Thursday night to avoid a three-game series sweep.

Crow-Armstrong also hit a solo homer, his ninth of the season, in the sixth inning for Chicago, which had lost three straight and 14 of 17.

Joel Kuhnel (1-2) gave up five Chicago hits in the ninth inning and was tagged for all four runs. Luis Medina replaced him with two outs and surrendered the tying single to Dansby Swanson before Crow-Armstrong’ knocked in Seiya Suzuki.

Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs for Chicago, which banged out seven hits in the ninth inning after just four hits in the first eight innings. Ryan Rolison (4-1) worked the final 1 1/3 innings for the Cubs.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn watches his two-run home run against Houston Astros starting pitcher Kai-Wei Teng during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)

Ryan O’Hearn powers Pirates past Astros 5-1 with a 3-RBI night

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Ryan O’Hearn powers Pirates past Astros 5-1 with a 3-RBI night

Kristie Rieken, The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 10:07 PM CDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.

O’Hearn hit an RBI single in the first inning and his two-run homer in the sixth made it 4-0.

Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones (1-0) allowed four hits and walked two in five scoreless innings. Carmen Mlodzinski gave up four hits and a run the rest of the way to get his first save. It was his first work since being put on the restricted list for a day after general manager Ben Cherington told reporters he wasn’t ready to pitch Sunday following a move to the bullpen.

Isaac Paredes hit a solo homer in the sixth inning for the Astros to become the fourth Mexican-born player in the MLB history to reach 100 for his career. But it wasn’t nearly enough to keep Houston from its third loss in four games.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy reacts after colliding with Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Diamondbacks’ Vargas, Dodgers’ Muncy injured on violent collision at first base

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Diamondbacks’ Vargas, Dodgers’ Muncy injured on violent collision at first base

The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 12:15 AM CDT

PHOENIX (AP) — A race to first based turned into a violent collision that sent two players sprawling onto the field and, eventually, into the dugout.

Arizona's Ildemaro Vargas and the Dodgers' Max Muncy are sore but otherwise OK, but, boy, what a crash.

“It was terrible,” Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte said through an interpreter after hitting a walk-off homer in Arizona's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night. “In my 10 years, I've never seen a collision like that.”

It came in the fifth inning when Muncy hit a ground ball down the line over first base.

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Chad Dallas combines with 5 Toronto pitchers for 4-hitter in MLB debut as Blue Jays stop Braves 7-2

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Chad Dallas combines with 5 Toronto pitchers for 4-hitter in MLB debut as Blue Jays stop Braves 7-2

Charles Odum, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:47 PM CDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Chad Dallas allowed one run in 3 2/3 innings in his major league debut and combined with five other Toronto pitchers on a four-hitter as the Blue Jays beat Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.

Myles Straw drove in three runs on two hits in Toronto's 16-hit attack.

Sale (8-4) allowed three runs on a season-high 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Straw singled in two runs and Charles McAdoo added a run-scoring single in Toronto's three-run third inning. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who doubled and scored in the third, and Ernie Clement each had three hits.

Tyler Heineman doubled in two runs off Reynaldo López in Toronto's four-run ninth.

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Updated: Yesterday at 10:47 PM CDT

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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Grant Anderson (56) walks off the field with a team trainer after getting hit by a batted ball during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Brewers relievers DL Hall and Grant Anderson leave with injuries during 12-9 loss to Giants

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Brewers relievers DL Hall and Grant Anderson leave with injuries during 12-9 loss to Giants

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 5:30 PM CDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee relievers DL Hall and Grant Anderson both left with injuries during the Brewers’ 12-9 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.

Hall looked toward the dugout and bent forward in apparent discomfort after throwing a pitch in the fifth inning. Brewers staff came to the mound to check on him before he was removed from the game.

Anderson took over for Hall but got hit in the right forearm by a liner from Bryce Eldridge in the seventh inning.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters after the game that Hall was undergoing an MRI and that the left-hander’s subscapular and pectoral muscles were hurting. Murphy said Anderson had bruised his forearm.

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Astros shake up roster: LaMonte Wade Jr. signed, Collin Price gets first MLB call-up

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 4:51 PM CDT

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros signed outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. and promoted catcher Collin Price to the major league roster Thursday.

Price will take the place of backup catcher César Salazar, who was designated for assignment Thursday.

Wade, who was released by the White Sox Monday, has been in Triple-A all season. His last appearance in the majors came last season when he played 30 games for the Angels. A seven-year MLB veteran, Wade has also played for the Twins and Giants.

He is a career .236 hitter with 55 homers and 185 RBIs.

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Arizona Diamondbacks option right-hander Brandon Pfaadt to Triple-A Reno

The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 4:00 PM CDT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned right-hander Brandon Pfaadt to Triple-A Reno on Thursday following an inconsistent stint as a reliever.

The Diamondbacks also placed right-handed reliever Taylor Clarke on the family medical emergency list.

Right-hander Kade Strowd and left-hander Philip Abner were recalled from Reno to take their places on the roster.

Pfaadt made three starts early in the season before moving to the bullpen when newcomer Michael Soroka was inserted in the rotation. Pfaadt had a 5.91 ERA in 10 relief appearances, so the Diamondbacks are sending him to Reno to get stretched back out as a starter.

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Orioles score 6 runs in the 1st inning to beat the Red Sox 8-2

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Orioles score 6 runs in the 1st inning to beat the Red Sox 8-2

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:51 PM CDT

BOSTON (AP) — Coby Mayo hit a bases-clearing double in a six-run first inning to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Thursday.

Taylor Ward had three hits including a leadoff double and an RBI single in that first inning, which tied the Orioles' most runs in a single frame this season.

Adley Rutschman extended his on-base streak to 15 games on an RBI single, one game shy of his longest career streak.

Leody Taveras drove in another run in the first, and all but one run came with two outs. Carlos Narváez got the Red Sox out of the inning with a successful ABS challenge, his eighth strikeout gained via ABS.

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Yankees star Aaron Judge sidelined indefinitely with a rib stress fracture

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Yankees star Aaron Judge sidelined indefinitely with a rib stress fracture

Larry Fleisher, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:56 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge will be sidelined indefinitely with a stress fracture of one of his ribs, the team announced Thursday night.

The three-time AL MVP was out of the lineup earlier in the day for a third straight game and the Yankees were awaiting clarity about what they said was a bone bruise in one of the slugger’s right ribs that is causing right shoulder pain.

The team later announced Judge was diagnosed with the stress fracture of the first rib on his right side and will need to rest and have limited activity. He'll be re-evaluated after having additional imaging in about four to six weeks. The Yankees said in a statement that Judge is expected to return “at some point this season.”

After avoiding a three-game sweep with a 2-1 victory over Cleveland on Thursday, manager Aaron Boone said the team was awaiting the findings of Dr. Gregory Pearl, a vascular surgery specialist in Dallas.

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MLB Free Agent Signings List

The Associated Press 10 minute read Yesterday at 11:57 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 155 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries are in parentheses:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ATHLETICS (2) — Signed Aaron Civale, rhp, Chicago Cubs, to a $6 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Barlow, rhp, Cincinnati, to a $2 million, one-year contract.

BALTIMORE (4) — Signed Ryan Helsley, rhp, New York Mets, to a $28 million, two-year contract; signed Pete Alonso, 1b, N.Y. Mets, to a $155 million, five-year contract; re-signed Zach Eflin, rhp, to a $10 million, one-year contract; signed Chris Bassitt, rhp, Toronto, to an $18.5 million, one-year contract.

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MLB Remaining Free Agents List

The Associated Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 11:57 AM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 20 remaining free agents:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ATHLETICS (1) — Scott McGough, rhp.

BOSTON (1) — Justin Wilson, lhp.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy (13) and Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas, right, collide on a play in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Ketel Marte hits solo homer in 9th, Diamondbacks rally after scary collision to beat Dodgers 3-2

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Ketel Marte hits solo homer in 9th, Diamondbacks rally after scary collision to beat Dodgers 3-2

John Marshall, The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 11:18 PM CDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte hit a solo homer in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied after a hard collision injured two players to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Thursday night.

The Dodgers scored two runs off Ryne Nelson in the fifth inning following a collision at first base that injured Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas and the Dodgers' Max Muncy.

The Diamondbacks tied it in the eighth inning on Corbin Carroll's leadoff homer and Geraldo Perdomo's run-scoring single.

Paul Sewald (2-4) then worked around Will Smith’s two-out double in the ninth to set up Marte's walk-off celebration.

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Kansas City Royals' Nick Loftin, left, beats a tag by Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Andrew Morris (78) to score during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Josh Rojas has go-ahead, 2-run single as pinch hitter in Royals debut as Kansas City tops Twins 8-6

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Josh Rojas has go-ahead, 2-run single as pinch hitter in Royals debut as Kansas City tops Twins 8-6

Tyler Mason, The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 11:14 PM CDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Josh Rojas had a go-ahead, two-run single in the ninth inning in his Kansas City debut and the Royals outlasted the Minnesota Twins 8-6 on Thursday night.

Rojas was recalled from Triple-A Omaha earlier in the day and didn't enter the game until he pinch hit for Nick Loftin with the bases loaded and one out against Justin Lawrence. Rojas slapped a single up the middle to put the Royals ahead.

Matt Strahm (2-1) pitched a scoreless inning of relief for the win. Alex Lange got three outs for his second save this season. Michael Massey hit his sixth homer for the Royals.

Taylor Rogers (1-3) took the the loss after being charged with two runs in the ninth.

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Schmitt homers on game’s first pitch, Haase hit slam and Giants beat Brewers 12-9

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Schmitt homers on game’s first pitch, Haase hit slam and Giants beat Brewers 12-9

The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 5:03 PM CDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Casey Schmitt homered on the game's first pitch, Eric Haase hit the Giants' fifth grand slam in a 17-game span as they opened a nine-run lead, and San Francisco beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-9 Thursday for a a four-game split.

Jung Hoo Lee had four of the Giants' 20 hits, and Chapman and Bryce Eldridge three each. San Francisco scored six times in the seventh inning, opening a 12-3 lead.

The Giants' five slams in 17 games is the shortest span in team history; they hit five over 23 games from April 14 to May 10, 1970.

Jackson Chourio homered twice for Milwaukee and David Hamilton once.

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