The Baseball Buffet for 6/20/2026

TOR 2, CHC 16 - TOR SP Kevin Gausman had a brutal first inning in which he gave up four walks, three singles, a double, and a grand slam hit by Carson Kelly. That all resulted in seven runs scoring, the Blue Jays never recovered as CHC SP Ben Brown again pitched a good game (6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K), allowing a HR to George Springer in the sixth. The Cubs had 18 hits in total, with Pete Crow-Armstrong going 3-3 with 2 walks; Seiya Suzuki was 3-5 with a double; and Nico Hoerner was 3-6 with a double.

CIN 0, NYY 5 - NYY SP Cam Schlittler was outstanding, striking out 13 over 6 innings (4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB), with three Yankees relievers combining for a 4-hit shutout. Meanwhile, the Yankees did most of their damage with four runs in the second inning off CIN SP Rhett Lowder (5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K), including a solo HR by Jazz Chisholm Jr., and a 3-run HR by Ben Rice, his 21st of the season.

LAA 11, ATH 12 (10) - This one was a slugfest with 23 hits, including 9 HRs, resulting in 23 runs. The Athletics got off to a 4-0 lead after three innings, including Lawrence Butler hitting a HR in the second off LAA SP José Soriano (5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 6 K). But the Angels came back with seven runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth. During those innings they had HRs from Denzer Guzman, José Siri, Zach Neto, and Logan O'Hoppe, and then Nolan Schanuel added a solo HR in the sixth also to give the Angels an 11-4 lead. But the A's didn't give up and chipped away at the Angels bullpen with one run in the sixth, and then 2-run HRs by Jacob Wilson, Max Muncy, and Jonah Heim in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, respectively. The home run by Heim forced extra innings with the score tied 11-11.

Elvis Alvarado had already pitched a scoreless top of the ninth for the A's, and he did the same again in the tenth also. The Angels brought in veteran Kirby Yates, and he walked Henry Bolte. Lawrence Butler was the automatic runner on second, and he stole third base, with Bolte also advancing to second. Yates got one out, but then hit Zack Gelof with a pitch to load the bases. Rookie Samy Natera Jr. then entered, making only his fourth major appearance in a very challenging situation. Nick Kurtz, who leads the majors in walks, was able to work a walk-off walk for the Athletics victory.

PIT 3, COL 4

CWS 3, DET 4

WSH 2, TBR 5

SFG 3, MIA 4

MIL 2, ATL 3

SDP 7, TEX 9

CLE 3, HOU 9

STL 5, KCR 6

MIN 5, ARI 9

BAL 5, LAD 6

BOS 6, SEA 2

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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

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

MIL Kyle Harrison vs. ATL Chris Sale - two starters having strong seasons so far

NYM Freddy Peralta vs. PHI Cristopher Sánchez - Peralta has been inconsistent this year, while Sánchez is having his best season so far

BOS Connelly Early vs. SEA Emerson Hancock - again, two pitchers who have had generally good seasons so far