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There were 15 games on Wednesday’s schedule, with one being postponed due to inclement weather. The Cardinals and Royals were rained out and will play a doubleheader on Thursday. Overall, out of the 14 contests that were played, half of them were decided by one run, including a walk-off win for the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox also got in on the walk-off action thanks to the shortest-ever walk-off homer recorded since Statcast began tracking in 2015. The Giants and Padres had another close battle in their important four-game NL West series, and the Mets won for the second time this week at Dodger Stadium. That, and more as we move on with today’s headlines.
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Today’s Headlines
Giants Rally From 5-0 Deficit to Earn a Much-Needed Victory Against NL West Rival
The San Diego Padres had their way in the first two games of four at Oracle Park. After a 10th-inning win on Tuesday, the Padres looked well on their way to a 3-0 series lead after scoring five unanswered runs before the Giants put one on the board in the bottom of the fifth. Four of San Diego’s runs were driven in by first baseman Ben Sheets, who finished the day 2-for-4 at the dish. However, San Francisco rallied with a pair of runs in the sixth courtesy of a Matt Chapman homer to trim the deficit to 5-3.
In the seventh, leadoff hitter Heliot Ramos smacked a game-tying two-run double to left, setting up an RBI situation for Jung Hoo Lee. The centerfielder didn’t disappoint and brought home Tyler Fitzgerald from third on a sac fly to center for the go-ahead and eventual winning run.
With the 6-5 victory, San Fran will have a chance at a series split on Thursday.
More Peter, Please
A three-run first and a three-run eighth were more than enough for the Mets to take a 2-1 series lead versus the Dodgers. Who should be thanked? Other than Griffin Canning and his six scoreless frames with seven strikeouts, the obvious hero of this contest was slugger Pete Alonso. The Mets’ first baseman hit a two-run opposite-field homer in the first inning and an insurance three-run blast to center in the eighth, measured at 447 feet.
Alonso had a great April, a quiet May, and so far in four June contests is looking more like the April version of himself again with three homers, 10 RBI, and a .313 batting average. The month just began, but with New York’s 6-1 victory, they are looking good after winning eight of their last 10 games. They’ll try for the series win on Thursday.
Guardians Get Three Early Runs to Even Series With Yankees
Angel Martínez’s two-run homer began the scoring early for the visiting Guardians on Wednesday.
Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt surrendered the Martinez long ball and allowed one more run in the opening frame before settling down for a solid outing in which he didn’t allow another score over the next 4.2 innings. Unfortunately for Schmidt, his team’s offense was nowhere to be found, and they were blanked by Cleveland’s stellar pitching. SP Luis L. Ortiz earned his third win after tossing 5.2 scoreless frames, while fanning seven Yankees bats. New York tried to stage a late rally in the ninth, trailing 4-0. Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase entered in a non-save situation, but the three-time defending AL saves leader struck out the side despite yielding a pair of hits to make things interesting. Cleveland completed the 4-0 shutout to draw even in this three-game series. Game 3 is on Thursday.
Best Moments From Yesterday
AL East Walk-Offs
We’ll start in Toronto, where the Blue Jays and Phillies entered the bottom of the ninth, even at one run apiece. Former Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano began the frame by getting leadoff hitter Bo Bichette to pop out softly to first. Next batter, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., laced a bouncing single to center before doing something he hadn’t done once this season… steal a bag.
It wasn’t pretty, but he got the job done. With Guerrero at second, Romano would strike out the next man up, Addison Barger, to set up a battle between himself and his former battery mate, Alejandro Kirk. On the seventh pitch, with the count 1-2, Kirk smoked a four-seam fastball off the centerfield wall to drive home Guerrero from second for the winning run.
A great at-bat by Kirk. Toronto claimed the victory 2-1 to even the series at one all.
Elsewhere in the AL East, the struggling Red Sox were on the verge of being swept at home after losing the first two contests of their series with the Angels by one run. On Wednesday, neither team was thinking about a pitcher’s duel after scoring nine runs combined in the first frame. Los Angeles led 9-8 in the eighth before DH Rafael Devers tied it with an RBI single to center. This set the stage for a thrilling ninth inning. With the contest still even at nine, Boston centerfielder Ceddanne Rafaela literally blooped a ball over the right field wall near Pesky’s Pole for the walk-off victory.
It was so shallow that it had to be reviewed. No one seemed to know for sure if Rafaela’s 308-foot tater was actually over the wall. The call was upheld, and the Sox won 11-9 to avoid the sweep at Fenway. The Rafaela blooper was the shortest home run measured in the Statcast era.
The Langford Leap
Even though this fun play in the opening inning of action between the Rangers and Rays was not ruled a hit by Texas leftfielder Wyatt Langford, the athleticism he displayed on the throwing error by José Caballero to avoid the tag on the first base line was awesome.
The Rangers didn’t score in the inning and ultimately lost 5-4, dropping to 29-33 on the season.
Kelly’s Dominance
There is no question that Atlanta’s offense has struggled all year. On Wednesday, it didn’t get any better with opposing pitcher Merrill Kelly on the bump for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 36-year-old allowed one hit over seven shutout frames for his sixth win of 2025. Kelly struck out eight and walked one. Atlanta’s Chris Sale opposed him and despite striking out 10 Snakes and surrendering only one run over six innings for the quality start, his record fell to 3-4. Atlanta lost 2-1 and will try to salvage the final game of the series on Thursday.
Merrill Magic 🪄 pic.twitter.com/yrRmtYYJQ3
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) June 5, 2025
No Way. The Rockies Swept Someone?
Yup, those same Colorado Rockies who lost their 50th contest of the year before heading to Miami for a three-game series with the Marlins, completed their first three-game sweep since… wait for it… over a year ago on May 15, 2024, versus the San Diego Padres. The Rockies defeated the Fish 3-2.
I think Pablo Figueroa best explained the 2025 Rockies season in Wednesday’s edition of MLB Morning News when he said, “It is hard to find any positives around the Rockies in 2025, which is why they are usually not featured in this space.” And yet, here they are for a second straight day. With the victory, the Rockies are a laughable 12-50, but doubled their road win total to six with the three victories in this series, albeit against one of the worst franchises in MLB. But, hey, when your team is the worst of them all, you’ll probably take anything at this point.
On a positive note, Colorado is “only” 11 games back of Pittsburgh for the 14th-best record in the National League. I guess that gives them something to strive for, because it’s only the third month of the season, and there’s a long way to go. What else could possibly motivate the Rockies players? Maybe, avoiding the 2024 White Sox win-loss record, but other than that… your guess is as good as mine.
Injuries and Other Moves
⚾ Minnesota’s SP Pablo López received bad news on Wednesday after it was announced that their ace will miss anywhere from eight to 12 weeks with a Grade 2 strain of the teres major muscle in his throwing shoulder. This news comes a day after Lopez exited his start against the Athletics on Tuesday.
⚾ San Francisco’s LaMonte Wade Jr. and catcher Sam Huff were designated for assignment. 1B Wade Jr. was hitting .167 with a homer and 15 RBI. Huff was batting .208 in 53 at-bats. First baseman Dominic Smith was signed by the Giants to a one-year deal and will replace Wade Jr. on the big league roster. Smith hit .233 between stints with the Red Sox and Reds last season.
⚾ Phillies ace Zack Wheeler was officially placed on the paternity list and will be away from the team for at least one game. It is possible that the right-hander will be able to make his next start this weekend versus the Pirates. In other Phillies news, catcher J.T. Realmuto exited Wednesday’s game after being struck in the groin by a foul tip in the ninth inning.
⚾ Atlanta reliever Daysbel Hernández exited Wednesday’s game with numbness in his right pinky finger. There is no word on his availability for the next few days.
⚾ Rangers SP Kumar Rocker was activated from the 15-day IL after missing over a month of action due to a right shoulder impingement. Rocker started for Texas against the Rays on Wednesday and took the loss after surrendering five runs over 3.1 frames.
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