The Baseball Buffet for 4/12/2026

ARI 3, PHI 4 - Ketel Marte led off the game with a HR, but then PHI SP Taijuan Walker did better after the first inning (5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K). The Phillies scored four in the third inning off ARI SP Brandon Pfaadt (6 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K), as Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back HR. Rookie CF Justin Crawford went 2-2 with a walk and a double out of the nine-hole, raising his average to .350 this season.

COL 5, SDP 9 - Mickey Moniak went 3-4 with homers in the first and third innings. Edouard Julien also had a HR in the third inning, giving the Rockies an early 4-0 lead against SDP SP Germán Márquez (5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K). But the Padres came right back with three runs in the third and another three in the fourth against COL SP Ryan Feltner (4 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K). They scored another three insurance runs in the sixth, with Ramón Laureano going 2-3 with 2 walks, a HR, a double, 3 runs, and 3 RBI, and Manny Machado hitting a 2-run HR. Fernando Tatis Jr. went 3-4 with a walk and a double, and interestingly played at 2B, as Jake Cronenworth shifted over to SS to give Xander Bogaerts a day off.

TEX 3, LAD 6 - Brandon Nimmo led off the game with a HR, and then hit another in the sixth, going 3-4 with a double as well. LAD SP Emmet Sheehan didn't have trouble with anyone else (6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K), and four Dodgers relievers kept the Rangers off the board the rest of the way. Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani also led things off with a HR in the bottom of the first, extending his on-base streak to 45 games. Teoscar Hernández went 2-4 with a HR, a double, 2 runs, and 3 RBI, and Will Smith went 2-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs.

HOU 7, SEA 8 - Cal Raleigh got things going with a 2-run HR in the first inning against HOU SP Lance McCullers Jr. (4.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K). The Astros came right back with seven runs in the next three innings off SEA SP Luis Castillo (3.1 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K). The Astros impressively outhit the Mariners 17-7, with Yordan Alvarez going 3-6 with a HR and a double; Carlos Correa 3-5 with a double and 2 runs; and Cam Smith 4-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI. But Julio Rodríguez hit a HR in the fifth inning to tie the game 7-7, and it stayed that way through eight. Andrés Muñoz allowed some baserunners, but kept the Astros from scoring in the top of the ninth. Bryan Abreu came in for the bottom of the frame and had some control issues, loading the bases for J.P. Crawford, who hit a walk-off single to drive in Cole Young for the win.

MIA 1, DET 6

PIT 4, CHC 3 (11)

MIN 7, TOR 4

LAA 3, CIN 7

ATH 11, NYM 6

CWS 0, KCR 2

NYY 4, TBR 5 (10)

WSH 3, MIL 1

CLE 6, ATL 0

SFG 2, BAL 6

BOS 7, STL 1

ARI Zac Gallen vs. PHI Andrew Painter - the 23-year-old rookie Painter has so far had one good start, and one not so good

TBR Taj Bradley vs. TOR Max Scherzer - Bradley is off to a great start this year (1.08 ERA in 3 starts), and Scherzer is always worth watching

MIA Sandy Alcantara vs. DET Tarik Skubal - this looks to be a good pitcher's duel, especially as Alcantara seems to have returned to his earlier excellence

TEX Jacob deGrom vs. LAD Roki Sasaki - The Dodgers will have a challenge up against deGrom, but the same can be said for the veteran hurler up against the tough Dodgers lineup. And who knows what we'll see from Sasaki in each of his starts!

Game summaries for every game

Current MLB standings

Notable player transactions… injuries, call-ups, free agent signings, trades, etc.

Rotating statistical leader lists

Current hitting streaks of seven or more games

On this day in baseball history…

Career summaries for each of The Birthday Boys

Daily Hitter Watch and Pitcher Watch lists - who has historically done well or poorly against their matchup today?

Good Reads… my favorite recent baseball articles from other writers

… and the answer to the trivia question!