The Baseball Buffet for 4/10/2026

CIN 1, MIA 8 - MIA SP Max Meyer pitched well (5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K), finally giving up a solo HR to Sal Stewart in the fifth. That was the only run the Reds would get, as Tyler Phillips struck out four over three innings for a long save. CIN SP Rhett Lowder allowed a lot of baserunners over his 5.1 innings of work (8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K). Owen Cassie went 3-4 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 3 RBI; Javier Sanoja went 3-4 with 2 RBI, and Xavier Edwards was 1-3 with 2 walks and a triple.

ATH 1, NYY 0 - ATH SP Jeffrey Springs took a no-hitter into the seventh inning (7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) before finally allowing a single to Ben Rice. Two Athletics relievers combined for a one-hitter, with Hogan Harris picking up his first save of the year. This game was a pitcher's duel, as NYY SP Ryan Weathers also did well (8 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K), only allowing a run in the seventh when Max Muncy hit a triple and then Tyler Soderstrom singled to drive him in.

DET 1, MIN 3 - After a strong Spring Training, MIN SP Mick Abel had struggled in his first two appearances. Yesterday he did well (6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K), and ultimately Eric Orze pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save of the season. DET SP Jack Flaherty also pitched well (5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K), allowing a solo HR to Josh Bell in the fourth. The score was tied 1-1 when in the bottom of the eighth the Twins loaded the bases and Brooks Lee singled to drive in Matt Wallner and Victor Caratini.

ARI 7, NYM 1 - The Mets scored first, with a solo HR by Luis Robert Jr. in the first inning. But then ARI SP Eduardo Rodriguez settled in and did well over six (6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K), and two D-Backs relievers kept the Mets off the board the rest of the way. Meanwhile, NYM SP Nolan McLean had 8 in 6.1 IP, but allowed a couple of runs (6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K), and the Mets bullpen allowed five more in the late innings also. Gabriel Moreno entered as a pinch hitter and went 2-2 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI, Jose Fernandez went 2-4 with a double, and Jorge Barrosa hit a triple.

CWS 2, KCR 0 - CWS SP Anthony Kay did well (5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K), and three White Sox relievers combined for a shutout, including Seranthony Domínguez who notched his second save. Meanwhile, Seth Lugo only allowed two runs (6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K), but that was all it took to get tagged with the loss.

COL 3, SDP 7 - SDP SP Randy Vasquez had 8 K in 5.2 IP (7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB), giving up a solo HR to Brenton Doyle in the third inning. The Padres scored one in the bottom of the third, and the game remained tied 1-1 through nine, forcing extras. Both teams scored a run in the 10th, and both did so again in the 11th. David Morgan held Colorado scoreless in the top of the 12th inning. In the bottom of the frame, with a runner on third but only one out, the Rockies decided to load the bases to creating force-out opportunities everywhere, creating a chance for a double-play, and avoiding a loss from a sacrifice fly. So they intentionally walked Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. Unfortunately for them, Xander Bogaerts had other ideas and hit a walk-off grand slam. Also of note, Mason Miller pitched a scoreless ninth, striking out three, giving him 16 K in 6.1 IP this year, and a 27.2-inning scoreless streak that dates back to August of last year.

CWS RP Chris Martin - 15-day IL (left elbow impingement syndrome)

12 - HOU Jose Altuve

12 - ATL Drake Baldwin

11 - MIN Josh Bell

11 - MIA Xavier Edwards

11 - ATH Max Muncy

11 - NYY Ben Rice

11 - LAD Kyle Tucker

11 - WSH James Wood

8 - PIT Oneil Cruz

8 - LAD Freddie Freeman

7 - ARI Ildemaro Vargas

1913: Birth of the New York “Yankees”. "In a game which features U.S. President Woodrow Wilson throwing out the first pitch, the New York Highlanders become the New York Yankees. Playing their first game under their new nickname, the Yankees lose to the Washington Senators, 2 - 1, as future Hall of Famer Walter Johnson picks up the win for Washington. After giving up an unearned run in the 1st inning, Johnson begins a string of shutout innings that will reach a major league record 56 before the St. Louis Browns score in the 4th inning on May 14th."

1947: Jackie Robinson signs with the Dodgers. "In one of the most significant moments in baseball history, Jackie Robinson becomes the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agrees to a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose general manager, Branch Rickey, personally recruited Robinson from the Negro Leagues. He will play his first game on Opening Day, April 15th."

1961: The new Washington Senators get going. "The new Washington Senators club plays the first game in franchise history. With U.S. President John F. Kennedy in attendance, the Senators lose a 4 - 3 decision to the Chicago White Sox on Roy Sievers' sacrifice fly."

1962: The future Astros get going. "At Colt Stadium, the Houston Colt .45s make their major league debut with an 11 - 2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Houston right fielder Roman Mejias hits a pair of three-run home runs before a crowd of 25,271 fans. Bobby Shantz pitches a complete-game five-hitter and Don Cardwell is the loser. The Colt .45s and New York Mets join the National League as expansion teams this year."

1971: The Phillies debut in Veterans Stadium. "The Phillies debut in their new $49.5 million Veterans Stadium by beating Montreal, 4 - 1. Don Money of the Phillies connects for the park's first home run."

1973: The Royals debut in Royals Stadium. "The first game in the history of Royals Stadium is played. John Mayberry hits a home run in Kansas City's 12 - 1 rout of Texas. A crowd of 39,476 attends the game at the state-of-the-art ballpark, which features water fountains beyond the outfield fence."

1979: J.R. Richard is a bit wild. "J.R. Richard sets a major-league record with six wild pitches, but he strikes out 13 Dodgers as the Astros win, 2 - 1."

1980: Sixto Lezcano hits an Opening Day grand slam... again. "On Opening Day at County Stadium, Sixto Lezcano hits a grand slam off Dick Drago with two outs in the 9th inning, to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 9 - 5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Lezcano also opened the 1978 season with a grand slam, becoming the first player in major league history to do it twice on Opening Day."

1989: Ken Griffey Jr. hits his first major league HR… on his dad's birthday. "Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his first major league home run at the Kingdome in Seattle's 6 - 5 win over the White Sox. Griffey's father, Ken Sr., is an outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds, making the two the first father-son duo to play in the major leagues at the same time. Ken Sr. will join his son on the Mariners before the end of the season."

1994: Michael Jordan gets his first two hits. "1994 - Former NBA star Michael Jordan singles twice, collecting his first hits in his professional baseball career while playing for the Birmingham Barons of the Class-AA Southern League."

2000: Ken Griffey Jr. becomes youngest to reach 400 HR... again, on his dad's birthday. "On his father's 50th birthday, Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the youngest player, at 30 years and 141 days, to hit 400 career home runs, beating the previous mark set by Jimmie Foxx, who was 30 years and 248 days old."

13-year major league pitching career, spanning from 2011-2023, spending nine years with the Indians and then his final four seasons with four different clubs

Three-time All-Star

Won the AL Cy Young Award in 2014 after posting a 2.44 ERA, 269 strikeouts, and leading the league in wins with an 18-9 record

Won the AL Cy Young Award again in 2017 after posting 265 strikeouts and leading the league in both ERA with a 2.25 mark and wins with an 18-4 record

Those were two of five consecutive seasons with 200+ strikeouts

Overall had a 116-77 (.601) record, a 3.44 ERA, and a 122 ERA+

Hall of Famer

10-year major league career, spanning from 1917-1926, all as a RF for the New York Giants

Was a high-average hitter who batted .351 in 1920 and .356 in 1924

Scored 100+ runs three times, including an NL-leading 121 runs in 1923

Had 15+ SB six times

Overall had 153 SB, a .322/.399/.441 slash line and a 130 OPS+

His career was cut short by illness, as he died at the age of 30 by Bright's Disease, a form of kidney disease.

19-year major league career, spanning from 1973-1991, spending 12 years with the Reds and the rest spread across the Yankees, Braves, and Mariners

Three-time All-Star, playing most RF and LF

Had a little pop with 10-21 HR eight times, and some speed on the bases with 20+ SB three times and a high of 34 SB in 1976

Scored 100+ runs twice, both in 1976 when he hit .336 and in 1977 when he hit .318

Overall had 152 HR, 200 SB, 1,129 runs, a .296/.359/.431 slash line, and a 118 OPS+

Is the father of Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., who he played alongside on the Mariners in 1990 and 1991

19-year major league career, spanning from 1966-1984, spending 14 seasons with the Astros, and the remainder with the Yankees, Braves, and Red Sox

Two-time All-Star as a LF and 1B

Had some pop with 11-22 HR ten times, and 100+ RBI twice

Overall had 184 HR, 989 RBI, a .295/.364/.447 slash line, and a 129 OPS+

After retiring he was a coach for the Oakland Athletics for four years, before he joined the Astros' front office. In 1993, he became the second African-American general manager in major league baseball history, first with the Astros and then serving in the same role for the Yankees from 1995-1998.

12-year major league pitching career, spanning from 1954-1965, mostly with the Tigers

All-Star in two seasons

Led the AL in wins with a 21-13 record in 1956, then posted a 23-9 mark in 1961

Was a workhorse during his prime, leading the AL in IP three times and in complete games three times

Was nicknamed "The Yankee Killer," and he did have a better than average ERA against the Yankees over his career (3.32), and by far his best W-L record against them at 28-13

Overall had a 128-116 record, a 3.49 ERA, and a 114 ERA+

12-year major league career, spanning from 2006-2017, entirely with the Dodgers

Two-time All-Star, and won a Gold Glove Award in RF in 2011

Hit 20+ HR four times with highs of 31 HR and 106 RBI in 2009

Overall had 162 HR, a .285/.359/.463 slash line, and a 122 OPS+

CLE Slade Cecconi vs. ATL Bryce Elder - both teams are 8-5 to start the year, and Elder hasn’t allowed a run over 13 innings in his first two starts

HOU Tatsuya Imai vs. SEA Emerson Hancock - both teams are underperforming expectations so far this year, with the Astros at 6-7, and the Mariners at a surprising 4-9. Imai did very well in his second start, and Hancock has been good so far with a 0.71 ERA with 14 K in 12.2 IP

DET Javier Baez, 3-8, HR, 2 doubles vs. MIA Chris Paddack

MIN Byron Buxton, 2-10, 2 HR vs. TOR Patrick Corbin

MIN Josh Bell, 4-16, 3 HR, double vs. TOR Patrick Corbin

KCR Vinnie Pasquantino, 3-10, 2 HR vs. CWS Davis Martin

MIL Christian Yelich, 6-11, HR, 2 doubles vs. WSH Jake Irvin

MIL William Contreras, 4-14, 2 HR, double vs. WSH Jake Irvin

COL Ezequiel Tovar, 5-8, HR, 2 doubles vs. SDP Walker Buehler

PIT Nick Gonzalez, 0-9, 2 K vs. CHC Shota Imanaga

PIT Bryan Reynolds, 1-12, 3 K vs. CHC Shota Imanaga

ARI Nolan Arenado, 2-13, 2 K vs. PHI Jesús Luzardo

PHI J.T. Realmuto, 2-13, 2 K vs. ARI Michael Soroka

NYY Aaron Judge, 1-11, 7 K vs. TBR Drew Rasmussen

SFG Rafael Devers, 0-8, 4 K vs. BAL Shane Baz

BOS Trevor Story, 1-10, 2 K vs. STL Dustin May

CHC Shota Imanaga, 47 AB, 0 HR, 13 K, 3 BB, .128/.180/.134 vs. PIT hitters

TBR Drew Rasmussen, 61 AB, 2 HR, 21 K, 8 BB, .180/.275/.257 vs. NYY hitters

LAD Tyler Glasnow, 44 AB, 2 HR, 15 K, 10 BB, .159/.315/.275 vs. TEX hitters

MIA Chris Paddack, 42 AB, 3 HR, 7 K, 3 BB, .357/.410/.696 vs. DET hitters

WSH Jake Irvin, 74 AB, 4 HR, 11 K, 11 BB, .351/.439/.625 vs. MIL hitters

4,711 - Jeff Bagwell

4,213 - Craig Biggio

3,697 - Jose Altuve

3,053 - Lance Berkman

2,846 - José Cruz

2,601 - César Cedeño

2,252 - Jim Wynn

2,166 - Bob Watson

2,006 - Alex Bregman

1,881 - Terry Puhl

Stats of the Week: Triple-robbery, hot starts and a whole lot of games for J-Ram, by Sarah Langs at MLB, 4/9/2026

Pirates, Rockies and Marlins off to great starts -- is it sustainable?, by Mark Feinsand at MLB, 4/9/2026

5 questions after the Braves' first two weeks, by Jason Foster at MLB, 4/9/2026

Dodger Stadium Still Shines On Anniversary, by Dan Schlossberg at Here's the Pitch: the IBWAA Newsletter, 4/10/2026

The Cavalry is Coming to Clubs In Need, by Dan Schlossberg at Here's the Pitch: the IBWAA Newsletter, 4/10/2026

The evolution of split-fingered fastballs – something old is new again, by Mark Kolier at Almost Cooperstown, 4/10/2026