The Baseball Buffet for 6/24/2026

PHI 14, WSH 9 - PHI SP Jesús Luzardo had 13 K in 6.2 innings, but also allowed 6 hits, 3 BB, and 5 runs. Edmundo Sosa hit a 2-run HR for Philadelphia in the fifth inning, but after a 3-run HR by Jorbit Vivas in the bottom of the eighth, the Phillies found themselves down 8-6. The Nationals brought in Brad Lord for the ninth, and he struck out the first two batters he faced. But then the Phillies mounted a truly epic comeback: Trea Turner singled and Brandon Marsh hit a 2-run HR; Bryce Harper and Derek Hill singled, and Bryson Stott hit a 3-run HR; J.T. Realmuto walked, Gabriel Rincones Jr. singled, and Edmundo Sosa hit a 2-RBI double; Justin Crawford walked and Trea Turner singled to drive in Sosa. That added up to eight runs with two outs, giving Philadelphia a 14-8 lead. Chase Shugart allowed a HR to Luis García Jr. in the bottom of the ninth, but then closed out the huge win for Philadelphia.

ATH 1, SFG 3 - Jung Hoo Lee hit a 2-run HR in the second inning off ATH SP Aaron Civale (4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K). SFG SP Robbie Ray threw eight solid innings (8 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K), and Caleb Kilian pitched a scoreless ninth for his 5th save of the year. Lee, Casey Schmitt, and Willy Adames each had two hits for San Francisco. Sadly, Zack Gelof's MLB-leading hitting streak at 24 ended in a painful way as he was 0-1 and then had to come out of the game early when Matt Chapman stepped on his hand on a play at 2B (see the article by Martín Gallegos at MLB for more information and video of the play).

HOU 9, TOR 7 (11) - TOR SP Shane Bieber had a rocky first start of the year (3.2 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K), giving up back-to-back-to-back HRs by Yainer Diaz, Cam Smith, and Taylor Trammell in the fourth inning. Luis Urías got the Blue Jays on the board in the bottom of the fourth with a 2-run HR off HOU SP Peter Lambert (4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K). Daulton Varsho hit a 2-run HR in the seventh to tie the game 4-4, and Toronto went ahead with two runs in the eighth. The Astros scored two in the top of the ninth to tie the game 6-6, and Josh Hader pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth to force extras. Neither team scored in the 10th, but then Joey Loperfido hit a 3-run HR in the top of the 11th off Blue Jays reliever Braydon Fisher. In the bottom of the 11th, Kazuma Okamoto singled to drive in the automatic runner, but then Astros reliever Logan VanWey closed it out.

SEA 3, PIT 2

KCR 12, TBR 5

TEX 4, MIA 6

NYY 4, DET 3

CHC 9, NYM 6

MIL 2, CIN 0

CLE 1, CWS 2

ARI 4, STL 3

BOS 5, COL 2

LAD 12, MIN 3

BAL 1, LAA 5

ATL 6, SDP 7 (10)

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!

NYY Ryan Weathers vs. DET Tarik Skubal - the latest test for Skubal as he continues his comeback from surgery

LAD Shohei Ohtani vs. MIN Joe Ryan - Ohtani is still humming along with a 1.47 ERA, while Ryan is also having a good season with a 2.99 ERA