The Baseball Buffet for 6/9/2026

MIL 15, ATH 14 (12) - This game was played at the AAA park in Las Vegas, to give locals an up-close preview of their future hometown team (the Athletics), and it ended up a wild one with 34 hits including 11 HRs. MIL SP Kyle Harrison had been having a great year, but was roughed up in this game (2.1 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 2 BB, 4 K). ATH SP Jeffrey Springs also struggled (5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K), though the Athletics found themselves ahead 10-7 through seven innings. The Brewers didn't give up, scoring one in the eighth and two in the ninth to force extras. A wild 10th inning saw both teams score four runs, and then neither team scored in the 11th. Christian Yelich began the 12th as the automatic runner, and promptly stole third. Jackson Chourio struck out, but then Brice Turang hit a grounder up the middle and the throw home was off target allowing Yelich to score. Chad Patrick then came in for the bottom of the 12th, struck out two and earned his 3rd save.

For the Brewers, Andrew Vaughn went 4-6 with a HR, 2 doubles, and 4 RBI; Jake Bauers was 2-4 with a walk, a HR, and 3 RBI; William Contreras was 3-6 with a HR, 3 runs, and 3 RBI; and Jackson Chourio was 3-5 with a walk and 3 runs. For the Athletics, Shea Langeliers went 3-7 with a HR; Tyler Soderstrom was 3-4 with 2 walks, 2 HR, and 4 RBI; and Nick Kurtz was 3-6 with a walk, 2 HR, 3 runs, and 3 RBI. For more on this wild game, see the article by Theo DeRosa at MLB.

NYY 7, CLE 5 (10) - Paul Goldschmidt hit a 2-run HR in the top of the first inning, and Ryan McMahon also tagged CLE SP Gavin Williams (5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K) for a solo HR in the fifth inning. Down 4-3, the Guardians took the lead with a 2-run HR by Angel Martínez in the 6th inning. The Yankees tied it back up 5-5 in the eighth, and neither team scored in the ninth, forcing extras. Cleveland's closer Cade Smith had already pitched for five outs, so they brought in Shawn Armstrong for the top of the tenth. He got one out, then intentionally walked Ben Rice, and unintentionally walked Max Schuemann to load the bases. Cody Bellinger then singled to drive in two runs. Yankees reliever David Bednar had gotten the last two outs in the ninth, but he came back out for the tenth. After walking one batter, he retired three in a row to close it out for the win.

HOU 5, LAA 4 (10) - The Angels scored three runs in the second inning off HOU SP Spencer Arrighetti (6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K), but the Astros came back to tie the game against LAA SP Grayson Rodriguez (5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) who left in the sixth. Zach Neto hit a solo HR in the seventh to give the Angels the lead again. In the top of the ninth, Los Angeles reliever Kirby Yates walked Jeremy Peña, who stole second, and then Christian Walker singled to drive him in. Josh Hader struck out three in the bottom of the ninth and the game went into extra innings.

Sam Aldegheri came in for the Angels, and immediately gave up a single to Brice Matthews which advanced the automatic runner, Jose Altuve, to third. Jake Meyers popped out to 2B Nick Madrigal in shallow center, but Altuve tagged up for home and the throw to the plate got past catcher Logan O'Hoppe. In the bottom of the tenth, Bryan Abreu came in to pitch for the Astros and Jose Siri singled on a lined drive to left. The automatic runner, Mike Trout, tried to score but Brice Matthews made a great throw to get him at home. Abreu was then able to close it out for his 4th save. Of note, veteran 1B Trey Mancini went 3-4 for the Angels in his first major league action since 2023.

SEA 6, BAL 3

BOS 1, TBR 3

PHI 5, TOR 2

WSH 4, SFG 3

CIN 2, SDP 6

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Notable player transactions… injuries, call-ups, free agent signings, trades, etc.

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Current hitting streaks of seven or more games

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Good Reads… my favorite recent baseball articles from other writers

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LAD Eric Lauer vs. PIT Paul Skenes - Definitely a fun matchup here with Skenes taking on the powerful Dodgers lineup.

BOS Payton Tolle vs. TBR Nick Martinez - Two pitchers having fine seasons so far and nearly identical ERAs (2.28 for Tolle and 2.29 for Martinez).

MIN Taj Bradley vs. DET Troy Melton - The rookie Melton is off to a good start this year with a 1.74 ERA over 3 starts and 20.2 IP.

PHI Zack Wheeler vs. TOR Dylan Cease - Wheeler has a 2.31 ERA so far this season, and Cease has a 3.05 ERA and 92 K in 62 IP

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