George Springer's 8th-Inning Grand Slam Breaks Game Open, Blue Jays Beat Guardians
Springer's eighth career slam and 11th home run this season gave the Blue Jays a 10–4 lead. He went 3 for 5 with three runs scored to pace Toronto's 14-hit night. Lauer (4–1) allowed one run–a solo shot by Carlos Santana in the sixth inning–and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked three to stretch his winning streak to three games. It was the second time Lauer pitched in Cleveland during his seven-year career. He grew up in Grafton, Ohio, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Cleveland and played at Kent State. Alejandro Kirk hit RBI singles in the first and fifth innings for the Blue Jays. Jonatan Clase extended the lead to 6–1 with a two-run single in the seventh. Lane Thomas drew the Guardians to within 6–4 with a three-run home run in the seventh. Kyle Manzardo connected in the ninth. Cleveland starter Logan Allen (5–5) gave up four runs (three earned) and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Evan Carter slid safely home in the top of the 10th inning, lifting Texas to a victory over Baltimore. Carter was the automatic runner, and he went to third when Seranthony Domínguez (2–2) threw a one-out wild pitch. Sam Haggerty then hit a grounder to second baseman Jackson Holliday. When Holliday threw home, Carter was initially called out, but he was ruled safe on a replay review. Luke Jackson (2-4) won in relief for Texas, and Robert Garcia kept the Orioles off the scoreboard in the bottom of the 10th for his sixth save. Cedric Mullins sacrificed the automatic runner to third, but Garcia struck out Dylan Carlson and Jackson Holliday to end it. Gary Sanchez, Ramón Urías, and Ryan O'Hearn hit consecutive homers for the Orioles off reliever Chris Martin in the seventh, turning a 4–0 deficit into a 5–4 lead. Baltimore couldn't hold on. Texas starter Jacob Latz took a no-hitter into the seventh inning–in the process setting career highs in innings and pitches in the game–but Ramon Laureano broke that up with a leadoff single. Latz walked the next hitter before he was replaced by Martin.
Joey Ortiz homered twice, and Caleb Durbin added a three-run shot as Milwaukee defeated Pittsburgh. Durbin and Ortiz–the last two hitters in Milwaukee's lineup–went a combined 4 of 8 with four runs and seven RBIs. They hit back-to-back homers off Andrew Heaney with two outs in the fourth inning to extend the Brewers' lead to 6–0. Ortiz also broke a scoreless tie with a two-run blast in the third as the Brewers won for the fifth time in six games. Ortiz has gone 12 of 26 over his last six games, raising his batting average from .188 to .217 and improving his OPS from .506 to .572. Pittsburgh's Nick Gonzales hit a three-run homer one night after going 5 for 5 in a 5–4 victory over the Brewers. The homer was his third of the season. Milwaukee's Freddy Peralta (8–4) held Pittsburgh scoreless until he ended his night by allowing two singles and Gonzales' homer to start the sixth inning. Peralta struck out eight and yielded seven hits and no walks. Heaney (3–7) struck out three and allowed seven runs, three walks, and seven hits in four innings.
Ketel Marte hit a solo homer in the first inning, Alek Thomas and Geraldo Perdomo each had a seventh-inning RBI single, and Arizona beat Chicago. The Diamondbacks beat Chicago 10–0 in the series opener on Monday and have won five of their last six. Chicago has lost 11 of its last 13. Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson gave up a run with seven strikeouts in five innings. Ryan Thompson (2–2) gave up a walk to Lenyn Sosa before he got Luis Robert Jr. to line out to end the sixth and got Edgar Quero to ground out in the seventh before he was replaced by Jalen Beeks. Shelby Miller pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save of the season. Jordan Leasure made his first career start after 65 relief appearances and was replaced by Mike Vasil (3-3) in the second inning. Vasil gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Julio Rodríguez drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Jhoan Duran hit a pair of batters with pitches, lifting Seattle over Minnesota for their eighth win in 11 games. Minnesota, which fell behind 5–0 before tying the score in the fourth, has lost five straight and 15 of 18. Duran (4–3) hit Jorge Polanco with one out, and pinch-runner Dylan Moore moved to third on Cole Young's single. Duran hit J.P. Crawford, loading the bases, and Rodríguez followed with a drive to deep right field that brought home Moore and moved Young to third. The Twins intentionally walked big league home run leader Cal Raleigh to reload the bases, and Duran struck out Randy Arozarena. Andrés Muñoz (3–0) pitched a perfect eighth. Matt Brash a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save since 2023. Donovan Solano and Young had two hits apiece for the Mariners, who were hit by pitches three times. Kody Clemens homered for the Twins, and Ryan Jeffers hit a two-out, two-run double.
Spencer Steer and pinch-hitter Gavin Lux hit run-scoring singles in the 11th inning, and Cincinnati rallied from a three-run deficit for a 5–4 victory over New York after Chase Burns made an impressive major league debut for the Reds. Aaron Judge scored on Connor Phillips' wild pitch in the 11th for a 4–3 lead. With Matt McLain as the automatic runner, Elly De La Cruz led off against Mark Leiter Jr. (4–4) with an infield single. Spencer Steer hit a tying single as De La Cruz jogged to second, apparently thinking the game was over. Steer advanced on a wild pitch, Tyler Stephenson walked to load the bases, and Lux singled to center over the five-man infield for his second career walk-off hit. Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a three-run double in the seventh off Jonathan Loáisiga. New York dropped to 1–6 in extra innings this year and is 1 for 21 with runners in scoring position in losing the first two games of the series.
Matt Olson had three RBIs, including a tiebreaking single that capped a five-run sixth inning, and Atlanta rallied past New York. Spencer Strider (3-5) overcame one rugged inning to win his third straight start, and the Braves took advantage of nine walks by six Mets pitchers. Atlanta, which has won nine of 12 overall, improved to 5–0 against its NL East rival this year–all in the past eight days. After getting an encouraging performance from starter Frankie Montas in his Mets debut, New York blew a 3–0 lead and lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
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