The Baseball Buffet for 6/18/2026

NYM 9, CIN 1 - NYM SP Nolan McLean had his best start of the year (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K), and two Mets relievers closed out the game with scoreless frames. Meanwhile, New York roughed up CIN SP Nick Lodolo with 11 hits in less than five innings (4.2 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K) and collected 15 hits overall. Juan Soto went 3-5 with a double, 2 runs, and 2 RBI; Bo Bichette was 3-4 with a walk and 3 runs; and Francisco Alvarez had three hits also.

MIA 12, PHI 4 - MIA SP Sandy Alcantara gave up two runs in the first and two runs in the second (unearned due to errors by Otto Lopez and Kyle Stowers). He gave up 8 hits over 6 innings, but overall he did well enough (6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) given that his teammates' bats showed up ready to go. The Marlins jumped on rookie PHI SP Andrew Painter (2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) who continued to struggle this year, giving up six runs, including early HRs by Stowers and Owen Cassie. Stowers' error notwithstanding, he had a big day at the plate going 4-5 with 2 HR, a double, and 5 RBI. Joe Mack went 2-3 with a walk, a HR, and 3 runs; Esteury Ruiz was 3-5 with 2 doubles and 2 runs; and Jakob Marsee piled on with a solo HR in the ninth. In the loss for the Phillies Trea Turner went 3-5 with a double, and Alec Bohm and Bryson Stott had two hits apiece.

CLE 4, MIL 9 - CLE SP Gavin Williams struggled yesterday (5 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K), giving up a leadoff HR to Christian Yelich, and then a 2-run HR to Jackson Chourio in the fourth. MIL SP Brandon Sproat had 6 K over 3.2 IP, but ran into trouble in the fourth and gave up a grand slam to Daniel Schneemann. But then three Brewers relievers didn't allow any further damage, including Grant Anderson closing out the game in the ninth. Of note, Milwaukee's 21-year-old SS prospect Cooper Pratt played in his second major league game and collected his first two hits.

KCR 6, WSH 2

SFG 7, ATL 2

SFG 7, ATL 5

DET 2, HOU 4

SDP 6, STL 1

TBR 4, LAD 5

LAA 1, ARI 8

TOR 3, BOS 0

CWS 5, NYY 10

COL 6, CHC 8

PIT 12, ATH 5

BAL 5, SEA 3

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!

… and during the offseason I still publish every day, covering trades, free-agent signings, and other hot-stove season news!

In the decade of the 1960s, Brock had the second most stolen bases with 387—who had the most?

In the decade of the 1970s, Brock had the most stolen bases with 551—who had the second most?

TOR Trey Yesavage vs. BOS Sonny Gray - two pitchers capable of having strong outings

BAL Shane Baz vs. SEA Bryan Woo - similarly, two pitchers capable of having strong performances