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Mets closer Edwin Díaz open to different role as struggles mount and confidence wanes
Alanis Thames, Associated Press | Updated May 19 - 2:27 a.m. | Save Story
even if that means losing his job as closer. Amid a terrible start to the season in which he's blown two consecutive save chances and three of his last four, the star reliever with a $102 million contract said he would be willing to accept a different role if the team thinks that's best. Díaz has a 10.80 ERA over his last eight appearances after serving up four homers in 8 1/3 innings.
MLB is expected to investigate David Fletcher for gambling on sports, AP source says
Joe Reedy, Associated Press | Updated May 19 - 12:30 a.m. | Save Story
Major League Baseball is expected to investigate former Angels player David Fletcher for gambling on sports with a bookmaker who also took bets from Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because they weren't at liberty to discuss such impending matters. ESPN reported Friday night that Fletcher placed bets with Mathew Bowyer, an alleged illegal bookmaker in Southern California. Federal prosecutors say Ippei Mizuhara stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani to pay off sports gambling debts during a yearslong scheme, at times impersonating the Dodgers superstar to bankers. Fletcher currently is with the Braves' Triple-A affiliate.
Walker Buehler stymies the Reds with 6 dominant innings in the streaking Dodgers' 4-0 victory
Greg Beacham, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 10:28 p.m. | Save Story
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 for their 18th win in 24 games. Walker Buehler pitched six sharp innings with seven strikeouts in his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery. He yielded three hits and no walks in a dominant performance to earn his first major league victory since May 24, 2022. Freddie Freeman had two hits and drove in a run for the Dodgers, while Teoscar Hernandez and Andy Pages added RBIs. Graham Ashcraft yielded three hits, three walks and three runs over five innings for the Reds, who have lost 14 of 17.
Rangers outlast Angels 3-2 in 13 innings when Lowe gets hit by pitch
Drew Davison, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 10:25 p.m. | Save Story
including 0 for 10 in extra innings. They left 11 on base overall.
Rookie Wenceel Pérez hits three-run triple in six-run 7th as Tigers beat Diamondbacks 8-3
Jack Thompson, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 10:17 p.m. | Save Story
in the seventh inning to take a 6-2 lead. Flaherty (1-3), who had pitched well most of the season, seemed headed for another defeat before the Tigers mounted their comeback. Pérez had two triples, Javier Báez had four hits and the Tigers got 11 of their 15 hits in the last three innings to take the first two games of the three-game series.
Bell hits tying homer as Marlins score 4 in 9th off struggling Díaz and rally past Mets 10-9 in 10
Alanis Thames, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
Josh Bell hit a tying homer off Edwin Díaz in a four-run ninth inning, the latest costly meltdown by the struggling New York Mets closer, and Otto Lopez singled home the winning run in the 10th as the Miami Marlins rallied for a 10-9 victory. Lopez grounded a single off Jorge López to score automatic runner Christian Bethancourt from third base, and the last-place Marlins stretched their winning streak to a season-best four games. Jazz Chisholm Jr. had three hits and three RBIs for Miami, including an early homer and an RBI single in the ninth before Bell's three-run shot. Tanner Scott picked up the win by pitching a scoreless 10th.
Gorman homers and Cardinals ride 8th-inning surge to 7-2 win over Red Sox
Jeff Latzke, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 9:51 p.m. | Save Story
the third time he's done so in his career. The Red Sox have lost four in a row and 11 of 15.
Mariners get fine start from Luis Castillo, use late charge to rally past Orioles 4-3
David Ginsburg, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 8:46 p.m. | Save Story
Cal Raleigh and Dylan Moore hit RBI doubles in the eighth inning, capping a comeback that gave the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The tight contest between AL contenders on Saturday night was delayed at the start by rain for nearly three hours and featured solid pitching by Baltimore's Grayson Rodriguez and three-time All-Star Luis Castillo. Rodriguez returned from the injured list to allow one hit over six innings before leaving with a 2-0 lead. The advantage vanished in the seventh, when the Mariners pulled even against Baltimore's bullpen with three hits, including an RBI double by Ty France to end a 12-pitch at-bat. Seattle then took the lead in the eighth.
Seth Lugo claims AL-leading 7th win as the Royals beat A's 5-3 and move 9 games over .500
David Smale, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 8:45 p.m. | Save Story
Seth Lugo struck out 10 and earned his American League-leading seventh victory as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 Saturday night. The Royals improved to 28-19, nine games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season, when they went on to win the World Series. Kansas City also claimed its eighth series win of the season, a mark the Royals didn't reach until mid-September in 2023. Oakland lost its seventh straight game, the A's longest skid of the season.
Harper, Clemens lift Phillies to 4-3 win over Nationals in 10 innings
Aaron Bracy, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 8:39 p.m. | Save Story
Bryce Harper hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning after Kody Clemens tied it with a home run with two outs in the ninth, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. Bryson Stott also homered for Philadelphia, which has won or split each of its last 14 series. The Phillies (33-14) have the most wins in baseball and will go for the three-game series sweep on Sunday. CJ Abrams and Ildemaro Vargas each had three hits for the Nationals, who have lost four straight and six of seven.
Contreras hits 3-run homer off Verlander to give Brewers 4-2 win over Astros
Kristie Rieken, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
William Contreras hit a go-ahead three-run homer off Justin Verlander in the fifth inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros. The Brewers trailed by 1 when Joey Ortiz singled to start the fifth before Verlander walked Sal Frelick and Jackson Chourio to load the bases. Milwaukee tied it when Ortiz scored on a sacrifice fly by Blake Perkins. There were two outs in the inning when Contreras sent Verlander's 13th pitch of the at-bat to center field to put the Brewers on top 4-1 and chase the three-time Cy Young Award winner.
José Ramírez homers, drives in 3 runs as AL Central-leading Guardians wallop scuffling Twins 11-4
Tom Withers, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 7:53 p.m. | Save Story
José Ramírez homered and had three RBIs and Logan Allen pitched six strong innings, sending the Cleveland Guardians to an 11-4 romp over the Minnesota Twins, who lost their fifth straight game. Ramírez hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Bailey Ober and added an RBI double and single on the same night the Guardians celebrated their All-Star third baseman with a bobblehead giveaway. Tyler Freeman had a career-high four hits and also drove in three runs for the AL Central-leading Guardians, who are a season-best 12 games over .500. The Twins have been outscored 28-5 in their losing skid.
Padres-Braves game postponed by rain, lighting with doubleheader scheduled for Monday
Charles Odum, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
A game between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves has been postponed by rain and lightning. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Monday with a 6:20 p.m. game added to the previously scheduled 12:20 p.m. game. Officials announced about five minutes before the scheduled first pitch that the start of the game was being delayed by inclement weather in the area. The four-game series will continue on Sunday night. Right-hander Yu Darvish had been scheduled to start for San Diego on Saturday night, but has been pushed back to Sunday.
Luis Matos hits a 3-run homer and Matt Chapman has 4 hits in Giants' 14-4 win over Rockies
Eric He, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 6:16 p.m. | Save Story
Luis Matos hit a three-run homer and had a career-high six RBIs to continue his hot streak, Matt Chapman went 4 for 4 and scored three runs and the San Francisco Giants used 18 hits to rout the Colorado Rockies. The Giants have won three straight for the first time this season. They were the last team in the majors without a win streak of three or more games. San Francisco has won each of the last seven starts by Kyle Harrison, who allowed three runs in five innings. The Giants knocked Rockies starter Ty Blach out of the game after three innings, tagging him for six runs.
DeLuca hits go-ahead homer in 8th as Rays rally to beat Blue Jays 5-4 for 11th win in 15 games
Ian Harrison, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 4:54 p.m. | Save Story
Jonny DeLuca hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 for their 11th win in 15 games. Yandy Díaz reached base five times and Amed Rosario hit a two-run single for the Rays, who have won four of five series. Erasmo Ramírez worked one inning for the win, Jason Adam pitched the eighth and Garrett Cleavinger finished for his third save in three chances. Four of Tampa Bay's past six games have been decided by a single run. The others were two-run decisions.
Christopher Morel hits RBI single in the 9th to give Cubs a 1-0 win over Pirates
Matt Carlson, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 4:16 p.m. | Save Story
Christopher Morel singled in Cody Bellinger with one out in the ninth to give the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bellinger got the winning rally started with a ground-rule double down the left-field line with one out off David Bednar. Morel then cracked a 3-2 pitch up the middle, and Bellinger narrowly beat Michael A. Taylor's throw to the plate on a play that withstood a video review. Hector Neris tossed a perfect ninth, striking out two, for the win. Bednar took the loss.
Soto's 2 homers, Gil's 14 strikeouts lead Yankees over White Sox 6-1 for 6-game winning streak
The Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 3:54 p.m. | Save Story
Juan Soto had his first multihomer game with the Yankees, Luis Gil struck out a career-high 14 and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 to extend its winning streak to a season-high six games. Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Trevino also went deep for New York, which has won 12 of 14 and improved to an AL-best 32-15. The Yankees matched 2002 as the only times since 1950 they have won 12 of their first 15 series. Soto was 4 for 4 with a walk and is batting .317 with 37 RBIs.
Soto, Judge and Stanton give Yankees first teammates trio of season with double-digit homers
Ronald Blum, Associated Press | Posted May 18 - 3:49 p.m. | Save Story
Juan Soto stopped his slump with flair, joining Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge to make the New York Yankees the first team this season with a trio of double-digit home run hitters. Soto's first multihomer game for New York powered the Yankees over the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday for their first six-game winning streak since September 2022. A day after his batting average briefly dipped below .300, Soto went 4 for 4 with a walk. He is hitting .317 with 11 homers, 37 RBIs and a .975 OPS, recovering from a 3-for-25 slide during a six-game road trip.
Twins' Byron Buxton is back after 2-week stint on injured list with right knee inflammation
Tom Withers, Associated Press | Updated May 18 - 2:21 p.m. | Save Story
Twins outfielder Byron Buxton returned from the injured list and was back in Minnesota's lineup batting fifth after being sidelined the past two weeks with inflammation in his right knee. Buxton missed Minnesota's past 14 games. He played in back-to-back games this week at Triple-A St. Paul without any problems, the final step to being cleared to rejoin the Twins. Buxton was placed on the IL on May 3, two days after his knee flared up in a game against the White Sox. The 30-year-old Buxton has had surgery on the knee in each of the past two postseasons.
