The Baseball Buffet for 4/29/2026

TBR 1, CLE 0 - Both starters did well: TBR SP Nick Martinez (7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) and CLE SP Tanner Bibee (5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K). The lone run of the game came in the top of the fifth when Jonathan Aranda singled with runners on first and third. Cole Sulser eventually pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth to notch his first save of the season. Of note, the 2024 #1 overall draft pick, 2B Travis Bazzana, made his MLB debut for Cleveland, going 0-2 with two walks and one strikeout.

NYY 3, TEX 2 - Both starters did well in this one: NYY SP Cam Schlittler (6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) and TEX SP Jacob deGrom (6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K). The Yankees scored one run in the first inning, Austin Wells hit a solo HR in the seventh, and then Aaron Judge hit his 12th HR of the year in the ninth to put the Yankees up 3-0. They brought in closer David Bednar, and he made things interesting as he sometimes does. Josh Smith flew out, but then Andrew McCutchen reached first on a throwing error by Ryan McMahon. Danny Jansen drove him home with a triple, and then Bednar hit Brandon Nimmo. Josh Jung hit a single which drove in Jansen, but then Bednar induced Corey Seager to ground into a double play to end the game.

BOS 0, TOR 3 - TOR SP Trey Yesavage pitched well in his 2026 debut (5.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K), and four Blue Jays relievers combined for the shutout, with Louis Varland striking out three in the ninth for his fourth save. BOS SP Peyton Tolle allowed a few runs in his second start of the year (4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K), with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. going 2-3 with a double.

STL 11, PIT 7

HOU 3, BAL 5

COL 2, CIN 7

SFG 0, PHI 7

WSH 0, NYM 8

DET 2, ATL 5

SEA 7, MIN 1

LAA 2, CWS 5

ARI 2, MIL 13

CHC 8, SDP 3

KCR 4, ATH 1

MIA 2, LAD 1

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 answers to the daily trivia questions!

TBR Drew Rasmussen vs. CLE Gavin Williams - both starters have been good so far this year, though Williams struggled some in his last start

SEA George Kirby vs. MIN Taj Bradley - similarly, both starters have done well so far this year, though Bradley was roughed up a bit in his last start

NYY Elmer Rodríguez vs. TEX Nathan Eovaldi - 22-year-old Rodríguez is making his major league debut, after posting a 2.58 ERA over 26 starts in the minors last year, and a 1.27 ERA in 4 starts at AAA this year

MIA Sandy Alcantara vs. LAD Tyler Glasnow - two good starters in this matchup

SFG Logan Webb vs. PHI Cristopher Sánchez - two generally strong pitchers here, though Webb has had mixed results this year and Sánchez was hit hard in his last outing

DET Tarik Skubal vs. ATL JR Ritchie - the rookie Ritchie draws a tough opponent for his second major league start

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