Stephen A: The Mets are a 'national disgrace'
Stephen A. Smith discusses the Mets' 12-game losing streak and says Carlos Mendoza should be fired.
Stephen A. Smith discusses the Mets' 12-game losing streak and says Carlos Mendoza should be fired.
Shohei Ohtani beats the throw to 1st to extend his on-base streak.
Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage made another rehab start with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday as he works his way back to the majors. Yesavage went 2.1 innings and was charged with four runs, two earned, with two strikeouts and four walks against the Columbus Clippers, an affiliate of the Guardians.
Lenyn Sosa had a pinch-hit, two-run double during a three-run eighth inning, reliever Louis Varland bailed out struggling closer Jeff Hoffman by inducing a game-ending double-play, and the Blue Jays held on for a win over the Angels. Eloy Jiménez drove in two runs for Toronto, which has won three straight.
Jeff Passan says that Mets manager Carlos Mendoza's job is in jeopardy if this upcoming homestand does not go well.
Dylan Cease struck out 12 in five innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Blue Jays beat the Angels to secure back-to-back wins. Cease earned his first win for the Blue Jays and finished one strikeout shy of his career-high.
Ryan Weathers pitched into the eighth inning, fanning eight batters, while Aaron Judge, Ben Rice, and Trent Grisham all hit home runs as the Yankees blanked the Royals to improve to 13-9 on the season.
Mickey Moniak hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh, and the Colorado Rockies held on to beat Los Angeles 9-6 on Sunday and give the Dodgers’ their first losing streak of the season.
Nathan Lukes broke out for three hits and three RBI, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits of his own for two RBI, and Kazuma Okamoto had a pair of hits, including a solo home run for his third of the season as the Blue Jays offence scored eight in the first inning to best the Diamondbacks.
Cody Bellinger belts two home runs to lift the Yankees to a 13-4 win over the Royals.
Corbin Carroll hit his fourth career grand slam off reliever Jeff Hoffman to break an eighth-inning tie, and the Diamondbacks beat the Blue Jays on Saturday night to hand Toronto its fourth consecutive loss.
Munetaka Murakami is stoked after hitting his first career grand slam.
Andrés Gimenez hits a line drive and is awarded second base after interference is called on by a ball boy.
Nolan Arenado homered and right-hander Michael Soroka moved into a tie for the MLB lead in wins among starters with his fourth of the season as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 Friday night.
Jeremiah Jackson's three-run homer capped Baltimore's six-run outburst in the eighth inning against Cleveland's bullpen, sending the Orioles to a 6-4 win over the Guardians on Friday night.
Pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida singled over a drawn-in, five-man infield, scoring Jarren Duran from third base with one out in the 10th inning, as the Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 1-0 on Friday night, snapping the Tigers' six-game winning streak.
Ryan McMahon came off the bench and broke out of his season-long slump with a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the New York Yankees beat the skidding Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Friday night.
The Mets lost 12-4 to the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, falling to 7-13 on the season. It is their 9th consecutive loss — the longest losing streak the franchise has endured since 2004.
Mike Trout shares with Pat McAfee how he returned to centre field and has enjoyed the season so far.
Patrick Corbin had a much better start in his second game on the mound for the Jays allowing four hits and one run through 5 and 2/3 innings all while striking out six batters, but the Blue Jays' bats stayed cold while the Brewers capitalized on three straight bunts in the seventh to beat Toronto and win the series.
James Wood singled to score automatic runner Jorbit Vivas in the 10th inning and the Nationals edged the Pirates on Thursday. Reliever Clayton Beeter got his first career win despite giving up the ninth-inning run that sent the game to an extra inning.
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