The Baseball Buffet for 6/5/2026

SDP 4, PHI 6 - PHI SP Zack Wheeler pitched well again (7 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K), allowing a 2-run HR to Manny Machado in the seventh. That cut the Phillies' lead to 3-2, but then Philadelphia scored three more in the bottom of the seventh to build it back up again. Jackson Merrill hit a 2-run HR in the ninth, but it wouldn't be enough. Adolis García hit a HR for the Phillies, while Alec Bohm and Bryson Stott had two hits apiece.

BAL 8, BOS 2 - The Orioles tagged BOS SP Brayan Bello for six runs in the top of the first inning, and then added two more in the fifth (5 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 4 K). Meanwhile, BAL SP Trevor Rogers had his best start since his first game of the year (5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K), and Baltimore's bullpen kept the Red Sox from scoring until Willson Contreras hit an inconsequential HR in the bottom of the ninth. Taylor Ward went 3-5 with a double, and Pete Alonso went 2-4 with a walk. Of note, according to an article by Ian Browne at MLB, Brayan Bello is being optioned to AAA for the time being after this latest rough outing.

CLE 1, NYY 2 - Both starting pitchers allowed only one run over six innings: CLE SP Slade Cecconi (6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) and NYY SP Carlos Rodón (6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K). In the bottom of the seventh the Yankees manufactured a go-ahead run: Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked, and then with two stole second base. Guardians reliever Codi Heuer threw a wild pitch and Chisholm Jr. advanced to third, and then scored when Ryan McMahon singled. Fernando Cruz threw a scoreless eighth inning, and then David Bednar did the same in the ninth, earning his 13th save of the year.

SFG 12, MIL 9 - The Giants jumped to an early lead with six runs off MIL SP Coleman Crow in his fourth major league start (2.1 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K). Still leading 6-3 after six innings, they scored six more in the seventh inning off Brewers relievers Grant Anderson and Jake Woodford, including a grand slam by Eric Haase. Casey Schmitt went 2-5 with a HR and 2 RBI; Jung Hoo Lee went 4-5 with a double and 3 runs; Bryce Eldridge was 3-4 with a walk and 2 runs; Matt Chapman went 3-5 with a double and 2 RBI; and Luis Arraez, Willy Adames, and Drew Gilbert had two hits apiece. The Brewers scored six runs over the last three innings, but came up short in the end. Jackson Chourio led the way by going 3-4 with a walk, 2 HR, 4 runs, and 4 RBI; David Hamilton hit a solo HR, and Christian Yelich and Brice Turang each had a double and a single.

TOR 7, ATL 2 - The Blue Jays roughed up ATL SP Chris Sale (5.2 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K), scoring three runs in the third and collecting ten hits overall off the Braves' ace. They did the same to Reynaldo López in the ninth (1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K). Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-5 with a double and 2 runs; Ernie Clement was 3-5; Tyler Heineman was 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI; and Kazuma Okamoto, Nathan Lukes, and Myles Straw each had two hits apiece. Meanwhile, Mason Fluharty pitched as an opener for Toronto and took care of the first four outs, setting up 25-year-old Chad Dallas' major league debut (3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K). Four other Blue Jays pitchers combined to hold the Braves to only four hits, with Louis Varland securing a four-out save, his 9th of the season. He now owns a microscopic 0.28 ERA on the season, as he has only allowed 1 ER in 32.1 IP. Of note, Braves utility-man Mauricio Dubón hit a HR for the second day in a row (he played SS yesterday and LF on Wednesday).

KCR 8, MIN 6 - The Twins scored exactly one run in each of the first six innings, including five off KCR SP Seth Lugo (5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K). Byron Buxton hit a leadoff HR to get things going for Minnesota in the bottom of the first, then Kody Clemens hit solo HRs in both the third and fifth innings, and then Victor Caratini hit one in the sixth. Meanwhile, the Royals also scored six runs in the first six innings, including a solo HR by Michael Massey in the fourth. The game was still tied 6-6 through eight, when the Royals plated two runs in the top of the ninth off Twins reliever Taylor Rogers. Alex Lange then came in for the bottom of the ninth and kept Minnesota from scoring to earn his second save.

ATH 6, CHC 7 - ATH SP J.T. Ginn pitched well (6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K), allowing a HR to Pete Crow-Armstrong in the sixth. Meanwhile, CHC SP Shota Imanaga pitched into the seventh inning (6 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K), but coughed up four HRs including two by Shea Langeliers (one of which was an inside-the-park HR), and one each by Tyler Soderstrom and Jonah Heim. The Cubs were down 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh, when Ian Happ hit a 2-run HR off A's reliever Scott Barlow. The game was still 6-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth, and the A's brought in Joel Kuhnel to try and close it out. He gave up two doubles and three singles and was eventually removed in favor of Luis Medina. He immediately allowed a single to Dansby Swanson which drove in Kevin Alcantara to tie the game 6-6, and then a walk-off single by Crow-Armstrong for the Cubs' comeback win.

PIT 5, HOU 1 - PIT SP Jared Jones pitched better in his second start of the year (5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K), and Carmen Mlodzinski did well also in long relief (4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K), only giving up a HR to Isaac Paredes in the sixth. Meanwhile, the Pirates scored one in the first and four in the sixth, all off HOU SP Kai-Wei Teng (5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K). Ryan O'Hearn was 2-4 with a HR and 3 RBI; Brandon Lowe went 2-5 with 2 doubles and 2 runs; and Oneil Cruz was 2-2 with 2 walks.

LAD 2, ARI 3 - LAD SP Justin Wrobleski pitched six shutout innings (6 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K), lowering his ERA on the year to 2.62. ARI SP Ryne Nelson also did fairly well (7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K), and two D-backs relievers kept the Dodgers off the board in the final two innings. Down 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth, Arizona scored two including a solo HR by Corbin Carroll. Then with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Tanner Scott gave up a walk-off HR to Ketel Marte, his 11th longball of the year.

The Rays have lost three in a row, and 8 of their last 10, while the Yankees have won 7 of their last 10 and so are now only a half game back in the AL East.

While both teams are significantly behind the Dodgers, the Diamondbacks are now in second place in the NL West as the Padres have lost 9 of their last 10.

HOU 1B/OF LaMonte Wade Jr.

MIN RP Austin Voth

The Reds traded RP Kyle Nicolas to the Orioles for cash

108 - MIL Jacob Misiorowski

103 - PHI Cristopher Sánchez

94 - CLE Gavin Williams

92 - TOR Dylan Cease

86 - ATL Chris Sale

85 - LAA José Soriano

84 - NYY Cam Schlittler

82 - LAA Reid Detmers

82 - PIT Paul Skenes

81 - PIT Braxton Ashcraft

81 - CIN Chase Burns

81 - MIA Max Meyer

12 - SFG Jung Hoo Lee

11 - TOR Nathan Lukes

10 - ATH Tyler Soderstrom

9 - ATH Zack Gelof

9 - CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong

9 - NYY Paul Goldschmidt

8 - LAA Donovan Walton

8 - COL Tyler Freeman

8 - BAL Pete Alonso

7 - LAD Shohei Ohtani

7 - SFG Bryce Eldridge

7 - TOR Ernie Clement

7 - BOS Caleb Durbin

7 - LAA Vaughn Grissom

7 - SEA Cole Young

7 - CIN Spencer Steer

1937: The Cardinals sign Stan Musial. "The St. Louis Cardinals sign 16-year-old Stan Musial to his first professional contract; he is still a pitcher at this point of his career."

1966: Stargell goes 5-5 and 9-9. "In a 10 - 5 Pittsburgh win over the Astros, Willie Stargell goes 5 for 5, giving him nine consecutive hits in two days, while Roberto Clemente hits his second 500-foot home run of the year."

1969: Burroughs and Richard are #1 and #2. "The Washington Senators name Jeff Burroughs the number one pick in the amateur draft. Houston chooses pitcher James Rodney Richard of Ruston, LA as the second pick; Richard has a 21-0 mark in his three years at Ruston High School. Cincinnati picks Ken Griffey in the 29th round, while the Kansas City Royals, with a record 90 picks, take Al Cowens with their 84th choice."

1982: Cal Ripken’s consecutive innings-played streak begins. "Cal Ripken's span of 8,243 consecutive innings begins with the Orioles' 3 - 1 victory over Minnesota at the Metrodome. The infielder's record streak, which will last for 904 games, will end when he is lifted in the 8th inning for a pinch runner during an 18 - 3 September loss to the Blue Jays in 1987."

1983: Chili Davis hits HRs from both sides. "Chili Davis is first Giants switch-hitter to hit homers from both sides of the plate in the same game. However, the Giants still lose, 12 - 9, to the Expos."

1989: The SkyDome opens. "The Toronto SkyDome opens, but the Blue Jays lose, 5 - 3, to the Milwaukee Brewers. Baseball's newest and most modern stadium features a $100 million fully retractable roof, a hotel with some rooms having a view of the playing field, the world's largest video display board, and a Hard Rock Cafe."

Hall of Famer

11-year major league pitching career, spanning from 1899-1909, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Highlanders

He had 20+ wins five times, including leading the NL in wins with a 28-6 record in 1902. His best season came in 1904 when he went an amazing 41-12 for New York, with a 1.82 ERA over 454.2 IP.

Overall had a 198-132 (.600) record, a 2.68 ERA, and a 110 ERA+

14-year major league career, spanning from 1990-2004, mostly as a CF and LF with the St. Louis Cardinals

He had a nice combination of power and speed, with six seasons of 20+ HR and six seasons of 20+ SB, with highs of 44 SB in 1991 and 42 SB in 1992.

He was an All-Star once, in 1997, finishing that season with 31 HR, 98 RBI, 21 SB, and a .295 average.

He struck out a lot relative to his era, with 11 consecutive seasons of 100+ K, and a high of 151 in 1998.

Overall had 238 HR, 258 SB, a .272/.364/.477 slash line, and a 123 OPS+

17-year major league career, spanning from 1936-1955, mostly at SS for the Reds and Athletics

Two-time All-Star

Never a high-average hitter, he initially didn’t have much power either. But in the second half of his career he had six consecutive seasons with 10+ HR, including 23 in 1949 and 20 in 1952.

He had a good eye at the plate, something again that he leveraged more in the second half of his career, collecting 100+ walks in six consecutive seasons, including a high of 149 in 1949.

Overall had 134 HR, 874 runs, 1,043 walks, a .239/.361/.366 slash line, and a nearly even 99 OPS+

SEA Bryan Woo vs. DET Framber Valdez - both generally good pitchers, though Valdez has had more mixed results so far this season

BOS Sonny Gray vs. NYY Ryan Weathers - game one of this great rivalry series features two pitchers doing fairly well this year so far

NYM Christian Scott vs. SDP Michael King - Scott has only allowed one run over last two starts (10.2 IP), and if the Mets are going to rebound this year it feels like it needs to happen now

TOR Jesús Sánchez, 5-12, 2 doubles vs. BAL Brandon Young

ATL Matt Olson, 6-12, HR, double vs. PIT Mitch Keller

ATL Ronald Acuña Jr., 8-19, 3 HR vs. PIT Mitch Keller

ATL Austin Riley, 4-10, triple vs. PIT Mitch Keller

KCR Michael Massey, 5-8, HR, double vs. MIN Zebby Matthews

MIL Christian Yelich, 5-12, 3 doubles vs. COL Ryan Feltner

SEA Josh Naylor, 1-10, 1 K vs. DET Framber Valdez

NYY Paul Goldschmidt, 1-23, 8 K vs. BOS Sonny Gray... ouch!

ATL Ha-Seong Kim, 0-11, 4 K vs. PIT Mitch Keller

MIN Trevor Larnach, 2-13, 4 K vs. KCR Michael Wacha

MIN Byron Buxton, 0-10, 2 K vs. KCR Michael Wacha

MIL Garrett Mitchell, 1-9, 4 K vs. COL Ryan Feltner

MIL William Contreras, 3-16, 7 K vs. COL Ryan Feltner

SFG Robbie Ray, 44 AB, 1 HR, 11 K, 5 BB, .182/.265/.356 vs. CHC hitters

COL Ryan Feltner, 67 AB, 0 HR, 17 K, 5 BB, .209/.264/.254 vs. MIL hitters

KCR Michael Wacha, 87 AB, 3 HR, 21 K, 8 BB, .207/.274/.357 vs. MIN hitters

CIN Brady Singer, 48 AB, 2 HR, 15 K, 4 BB, .208/.274/.393 vs. STL hitters

Tommy Pham (2017)

Reggie Sanders (2004)

Fernando Tatis (1999)

Brian Jordan (1995)

Lou Brock (1967)

The 5 toughest calls on the All-Star ballot, by Will Leitch at MLB, 6/4/2026

7 reasons Ohtani might really be 'the best player that's ever walked this earth', by Thomas Harrigan at MLB, 6/4/2026

With 100 games left, here are 5 early takeaways about MLB-best Braves, by Mark Bowman at MLB, 6/4/2026

Historic scoreless streak, Ohtani (the pitcher) highlight stats of the week, by Sarah Langs at MLB, 6/4/2026

Blame My Friends and Me For Dodgers’ Success, by Steve Baldwin at Here's the Pitch: the IBWAA Newsletter, 6/5/2026

These Were the Best World Series, by Dan Schlossberg at Here's the Pitch: the IBWAA Newsletter, 6/5/2026