In his first game with the Tigers, Gage Workman became the hero by blasting a go-ahead, two-run pinch-hit homer in the sixth inning his first major league home run. That clutch hit helped Detroit break a five-game losing streak, defeating the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Sunday night. Workman, an infield rookie who had appeared in 12 big-league games in 2025, was promoted from Triple-A Toledo earlier that day after Kerry Carpenter landed on the injured list with a left shoulder sprain. Matt Vierling contributed two RBIs, while Hao-Yu Lee and Wenceel Perez each drove in one. Riley Greene reached base four times and scored a run. Enmanuel De Jesus (2-0) delivered 2⅓ scoreless relief innings, and Kenley Jansen secured the final three outs for his seventh save. For the Royals, Maikel Garcia recorded three hits, a run, and an RBI. Vinnie Pasquantino added two hits and an RBI, and Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and scored a run.
Orioles 2, Athletics 1
Dylan Beavers delivered a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and four Baltimore pitchers combined to allow just four hits, helping the Orioles avoid a sweep by beating the visiting Athletics. Beavers and Gunnar Henderson each had two hits for Baltimore. Chris Bassitt (3-2) struck out six and gave up one run over six innings, while Rico García earned the save. Athletics starter Luis Severino (2-4) allowed two runs and six hits in 5⅓ innings. First baseman Nick Kurtz drew a walk in the eighth to extend his on-base streak to 34 games, the longest active streak in MLB.
Marlins 5, Nationals 2
Heriberto Hernandez’s two-run single capped a three-run eighth inning, lifting Miami past visiting Washington in the rubber match of their three-game series. Liam Hicks and Christopher Morel also had RBI singles for the Marlins, who got six strong innings from Sandy Alcántara before Josh Ekness recorded the final out for his first career save. Luis García Jr. tripled, doubled, scored, and drove in a run for the Nationals. Starter Cade Cavalli gave up two runs on four hits over 5⅔ innings.
Rays 4, Red Sox 1
Tampa Bay scored three runs in the first three innings, and Nick Martínez threw 5⅔ innings of one-run ball to beat Boston in the finale of a rain-shortened three-game series. Junior Caminero opened the scoring with a solo homer in the first, and a two-run second extended the lead. Martínez (4-1) worked around seven hits and struck out three for his second win of the weekend. New Hampshire native Mickey Gasper (3-for-4) notched his first three big-league hits, including two doubles, and drove in Boston’s only run. Payton Tolle (1-2) gave up three runs on seven hits in five innings.
Angels 6, Blue Jays 1
José Soriano retired 20 straight batters, Jo Adell homered twice and doubled, and visiting Los Angeles salvaged one game of the weekend series against Toronto. Soriano (6-2) allowed one run on five hits over 7⅔ innings. Oswald Peraza added a two-run homer and Vaughn Grissom contributed a two-run double as the Angels exploded for six runs in the final five innings after managing just one run in the first 22 innings of the series. Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 and scored Toronto’s lone run. The Blue Jays got four scoreless innings from their first two pitchers before Eric Lauer (1-5) gave up six runs on five hits over five innings.
Phillies 6, Rockies 0
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, part of a two-homer day for Schwarber, as host Philadelphia blanked Colorado. Schwarber finished with three hits and Brandon Marsh had four singles for the Phillies, who have won 10 of 13 since Don Mattingly was named interim manager on April 28. Cristopher Sánchez (4-2) pitched seven strong innings, extending his scoreless streak to 21⅓ innings. He hasn’t allowed a run since the first inning against San Francisco on April 30. Ezequiel Tovar had two hits for the Rockies, who managed just six hits and have lost eight of their last ten.
Reds 5, Astros 0
Andrew Abbott worked six innings of three-hit ball, Elly De La Cruz recorded three hits, and Cincinnati won the rubber match of a three-game interleague series against visiting Houston. The Reds broke the game open in the fourth inning against Kai-Wei Teng (1-3) with a two-run triple by JJ Bleday and an RBI single by Tyler Stephenson. Spencer Steer closed the scoring with his seventh homer, giving Abbott (2-2) an easy victory. Houston never got a runner to scoring position, with slugger Yordan Alvarez going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. Teng allowed three runs on five hits, and Cody Bolton gave up two more runs over two innings.
Twins 5, Guardians 4
Kody Clemens had three hits, including two doubles, and scored twice to lead visiting Minnesota over Cleveland. Josh Bell and Austin Martin each had two hits and an RBI, while Brooks Lee went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the rubber game. Kendry Rojas (1-0) gave up one run in 3⅓ relief innings for his first major league win. Yoendrys Gómez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. Brayan Rocchio was 4-for-4 with a double and two runs, and Chase DeLauter went 2-for-5 with two RBIs for the Guardians, who fell back to .500 but remained in first place in the AL Central. Gavin Williams (5-2) allowed ten hits and five runs in six innings, striking out six.
White Sox 2, Mariners 1
Randal Grichuk led off the bottom of the eighth with a game-tying homer, and Chicago went on to defeat visiting Seattle. Grichuk greeted reliever Eduard Bazardo (2-2) with a shot that just cleared the left-field wall. Drew Romo followed with a double and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. After an intentional walk to Munetaka Murakami, Miguel Vargas lifted a fly ball. Randy Arozarena’s throw home sailed over catcher Cal Raleigh, allowing Romo to score the go-ahead run. Mariners starter Logan Gilbert allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings. Arozarena drove in Seattle’s only run.
Brewers 4, Yankees 3
Brice Turang’s two-out homer in the ninth off Yankees closer David Bednar lifted Milwaukee to a walk-off win and a three-game sweep. Bednar (1-3) struck out the first two batters of the ninth before Turang lined a 411-foot shot to center for his sixth homer and first career walk-off. Abner Uribe (2-1) got the win with a scoreless ninth. Yankees starter Carlos Rodón, activated off the injured list for his season debut after October surgery, allowed three runs on two hits with four strikeouts but walked five, hit a batter, and threw a wild pitch over 78 pitches. Aaron Judge gave New York a 1-0 lead in the first with his league-leading 16th homer.
Rangers 3, Cubs 0
Jacob deGrom struck out ten over seven scoreless innings, and Evan Carter belted a two-run homer as Texas blanked Chicago for the second straight day in Arlington. deGrom (3-2) scattered three hits two to Nico Hoerner and walked none for his 99th career win. Josh Jung collected three of the Rangers’ seven hits and scored twice. Jameson Taillon (2-2) gave up one run on four hits in 5⅓ innings for the Cubs, who lost two straight after their second ten-game win streak of the season. Ian Happ went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts, ending his career-best 30-game on-base streak.
Braves 7, Dodgers 2
Bryce Elder threw 5⅔ scoreless innings to lower his NL-best ERA to 1.81, and Mauricio Dubón laced a three-run double as visiting Atlanta clinched the series against Los Angeles. Elder (4-1) allowed one hit, struck out eight, and walked four as the Braves finished their road trip 6-3. Drake Baldwin and Matt Olson added solo homers as Atlanta improved to an MLB-best 28-13. Justin Wrobleski (5-1) went 8⅔ innings for the Dodgers, allowing seven runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and one walk. Max Muncy hit a two-run homer for Los Angeles, which managed just two hits and struck out ten times.
Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (10 innings)
Manny Machado’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth capped a San Diego comeback win over visiting St. Louis. With automatic runner Ramón Laureano on second, Jackson Merrill was intentionally walked. But Gordon Graceffo (2-1) unintentionally walked Fernando Tatis Jr. to load the bases, setting up Machado’s game-winner as the Padres split the four-game set. San Diego forced extras when Nick Castellanos, on a 3-2 pitch, belted a two-run homer off closer Riley O’Brien in the ninth, scoring Xander Bogaerts. Jordan Walker hit a two-run shot in the fourth, estimated at 425 feet into the third deck for his 11th homer of the year.
Diamondbacks 5, Mets 1
Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt had two hits and three RBIs in his second major league start, Eduardo Rodríguez didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning, and Arizona beat New York in the rubber game in Phoenix. Rodríguez (4-0) gave up one run and four hits in 8⅓ innings, falling two outs short of his first complete game after Mark Vientos’ one-out single in the ninth. Ketel Marte capped the scoring with a two-run triple in Arizona’s three-run sixth. Luis Torrens had two of the Mets’ four hits and their only RBI on a double after Carson Benge broke up the no-hitter with a one-out single in the sixth. Bulk reliever David Peterson gave up four hits and three unearned runs in five innings.
Giants 7, Pirates 6 (12 innings)
Jesús Rodríguez blooped a one-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 12th, allowing San Francisco after rallying from three separate two-run deficits to walk off against visiting Pittsburgh. After Ryan Borucki (1-1) stranded the potential go-ahead run at third in both the 11th and 12th, the Giants finally ended the marathon when Pirates right fielder Ryan O’Hearn couldn’t track down Matt Chapman’s fly ball for a double, allowing automatic runner Heliot Ramos to reach third with one out. After Drew Gilbert was intentionally walked to load the bases, rookie Rodríguez singled off Justin Lawrence. Willy Adames had three hits, while Rafael Devers, Jung Hoo Lee, Ramos, and Chapman chipped in two apiece for San Francisco, which out-hit the visitors 13-7. Spencer Horwitz totaled three RBIs on two doubles for Pittsburgh, which finished a 3-3 Western swing.
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