MLB roundup: – A three-run homer from Tyler Stephenson powered the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-1 win over the New York Yankees, while Tampa Bay’s Jonny DeLuca hit a two-run shot in the seventh to lift the Rays past Washington. Around the league, the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a sk
When Chase Burns took the mound for the Cincinnati Reds. the storyline wasn’t just his form—it was whether New York could keep turning speed into runs. The Yankees, who swiped six bases in the game for the first time since Sept. 5, 2013, left plenty on the table anyway. In the end, the Reds held firm for a 4-1 win on Sunday.
Burns. making his case early and often. pitched five innings of one-run ball and survived six stolen bases to improve to 9-1 for his eighth straight win. He allowed one run and five hits, struck out seven, and walked three. Tyler Stephenson broke the game open with a three-run homer in the fourth off New York rookie Elmer Rodríguez. who fell to 0-2. Noelvi Marte added an RBI double in the ninth to finish the scoring.
The Yankees were aggressive on the bases—Jasson Domínguez, Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. stole two apiece, giving New York 80 steals to lead the American League. But they couldn’t cash it in: New York went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and went hitless in its final 24 at-bats with runners in scoring position in the series. José Caballero was also caught stealing in the second. and Anthony Volpe was picked off first base by Burns in the third.
Ben Rice homered in the third inning as New York lost for the third time in four games.
In Atlanta. William Contreras came alive with four hits. including a three-run homer in Milwaukee’s eight-run second inning. as the Brewers beat the Braves to snap a three-game skid. Sal Frelick added a two-run double off Bryce Elder (5-5) as Milwaukee matched its season high for runs in an inning. The Brewers also scored eight in the sixth in a 13-2 win over Arizona on April 28. and they carried that momentum into this one after blowing a ninth-inning lead in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Braves.
Robert Gasser (1-3) earned his first win since May 15, 2024, against Arizona. Gasser allowed two runs and four hits and one walk, with seven strikeouts and six innings that matched career highs. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer off Chad Patrick in the ninth for Atlanta. and Mauricio Dubón had three hits.
At Tropicana Field. the Tampa Bay Rays found a late spark through a swing that felt like it bent the night back toward them. Jonny DeLuca hit a two-run home run in the seventh to lift Tampa Bay to a comeback victory against Washington. Ryan Vilade also homered for the Rays. who won their eighth home series in the past nine at Tropicana Field and improved to 26-10 at home.
Nick Martinez allowed three runs in six innings, while Garrett Cleavinger (2-2) picked up the win in relief. Kevin Kelly worked a scoreless ninth for his third save of the season and extended his scoreless streak at home to start the season to 18 innings.
Washington had won five consecutive road series, one short of tying a franchise record set in 1994 as the Montreal Expos. C.J. Abrams homered for the third consecutive game for the Nationals. and Andrew Alvarez allowed one run on four hits through four innings. DeLuca’s shot—delivered with one out into the left field stands off Orlando Ribalta (0-1)—came in a critical moment. He drilled it to bring home Yandy Diaz to put the Rays in front. and DeLuca had also homered on Friday in his first game back from injury.
Detroit’s comeback against Chicago carried its own tension, stretching into extra innings. Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth before Matt Vierling’s bloop single finished off the Tigers’ 10th-inning win. Detroit trailed 3-1 after seven innings. but Dingler hit a homer in the eighth and the game-tying single in the ninth. Tristan Peters had put Chicago up 4-3 with a sacrifice fly in the 10th off Will Vest (3-4).
Riley Greene led off the bottom of the inning with a single off Brandon Eisert (1-1) to put runners on the corners. Spencer Torkelson’s base hit tied the game, and a sequence of baserunning pressure and defensive plays followed. Colt Keith hit a grounder to first, and Jacob Gonzalez threw to the plate when Greene was holding third. That loaded the bases and brought Jordan Hicks out of the Chicago bullpen. Vierling then hit a flare into shallow right field and Braden Montgomery couldn’t make the diving catch.
Chicago had been one out away in the ninth. Seranthony Domínguez retired the first two batters before Jahmai Jones—0-for-16 against right-handed pitching this season—beat out an infield single. Kevin McGonigle singled to move Jones to third, and Dingler tied the game with a grounder between third and short.
Miami kept its home run rhythm going against San Francisco. Kyle Stowers homered and scored on Otto López’s go-ahead double to lead the Marlins to a win. Ryan Gusto and four relievers limited the Giants to four hits, as Miami won its eighth straight at home. The Marlins are 14-4 in June, a major league best.
After a 1-all tie in the fourth. López snapped it by snapping a line drive that rolled to the warning track in right and scored Stowers from first. Stowers drew a two-out-walk, the only one issued by Logan Webb. Webb scattered five hits over eight innings for his first complete game of the season and fourth of his career. The right-hander has completed eight innings in each of his last three outings. John King (4-1) relieved Gusto and threw 1 1/3 innings. Calvin Faucher got the next four outs. and Michael Petersen threw a perfect eighth. Lake Bachar allowed a leadoff walk against Rafael Devers in the ninth but then retired Jung Hoo Lee and Willy Adames for his first save. Casey Schmitt singled twice for San Francisco.
Houston’s win over Cleveland came with Yordan Alvarez taking center stage. Alvarez hit his American League-leading 25th home run. and Kai-Wei Teng delivered six solid innings as the Astros beat the Guardians. Alvarez’s solo shot to right-centre came in the first off Slade Cecconi. It was his first home run since he hit two at Kansas City on June 12. snapping a streak of seven games without a homer.
Isaac Paredes—three hits on the day—added an RBI single in the fourth. but Cleveland cut Houston’s lead to 2-1 in the fifth on a groundout by Travis Bazzana that drove in Petey Halpin. who had tripled. Teng (4-6) yielded one run and four hits with four strikeouts to snap a three-start losing streak; he had allowed at least three runs in each of his previous four starts. Steven Okert pitched a scoreless seventh. Bryan King threw a perfect eighth. and Josh Hader pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
The Astros have won four of their last five games and are 17-11 since dropping to a season-worst 11 games under .500 (20-31) on May 20.
St. Louis avoided a sweep with a big offensive burst against Kansas City. JJ Wetherholt hit two home runs and drove in three as the Cardinals won. Masyn Winn hit a three-run homer in the Cardinals’ five-run first inning. and Iván Herrera followed with a three-run home run in the fifth for a 12-7 lead.
Wetherholt went 3-for-5, including a leadoff home run and a two-run home run in the second. Winn also hit an RBI single in the second as the Cardinals finished with a season-high 16 hits. The Royals rallied after entering the bottom of the second down 9-2. Nick Loftin and Jac Caglianone hit two-run homers to make it 9-6 in the second. and Caglianone’s 444-foot shot into the second level of the right-field Kauffman Stadium fountain extended his home run streak to three games. Caglianone later hit a solo home run in the ninth for his team-leading 12th of the year.
Texas ended a long stretch without a win over San Diego. Wyatt Langford hit a three-run homer. Josh Jung added a go-ahead RBI single. and the Rangers beat the Padres to end a six-series losing streak against them. Texas preserved a one-run lead over the final five innings a day after failing to hold a two-run lead late in a 6-4 loss in 10 innings. The series clincher was Texas’s fourth victory in its past 20 meetings with San Diego.
Nathan Eovaldi sparkled after his start was pushed back a day because of left knee soreness. In the fourth inning. though. the moment shifted: after Langford’s three-run shot—the leadoff hitter’s sixth homer of the season—Eovaldi allowed six hits and three runs right after. Still. Eovaldi (7-7) struck out a season-high nine; eight of them came while he allowed just one hit and a walk in his other five innings.
Pittsburgh salvaged the finale against Colorado with help from Nick Gonzalez and Bryan Reynolds. who homered as the Pirates beat the Rockies. Gonzalez and Reynolds both finished with two hits. Jared Jones started for Pittsburgh but left the game after being struck on the right elbow by a comebacker to end the third inning. The Pirates said initial tests on the elbow were negative. Yohan Ramirez (5-2) took over in the fourth and tossed two scoreless innings. while Tyler Freeman’s infield single in the second inning was the only Rockies hit through six innings. Freeman later scored on a bases-loaded fielder’s choice.
Minnesota’s road win over Arizona featured a debut that didn’t go the way the Diamondbacks hoped. Alex Jackson’s single tied the game in the seventh and the go-ahead run scored on an error as the Twins beat the Diamondbacks. The rally spoiled the major-league debut of Arizona’s José Cabrera. Called up to make the start Sunday. the 24-year-old Dominican held Minnesota to three hits in five-plus innings. including a strikeout of Byron Buxton with two on and two out to end the third inning; he struck out three total. Cabrera threw 62 pitches, 42 for strikes, and was pulled after Jackson’s bunt single leading off the sixth.
Royce Lewis led off the seventh with a single. Juan Morillo (2-4) retired the next two hitters, then Ryan Kreidler singled with Lewis going to third. Pinch-hitter Josh Bell singled to drive in Minnesota’s first run. and Jackson followed with a single to right to make it 2-2. Corbin Carroll’s throw to third hit Bell as he slid and got past Nolan Arenado, allowing Bell to score. Cody Laweryson (1-0) pitched the sixth and picked up his first major-league victory. and Anthony Banda pitched the ninth for his second save.
In West Sacramento. Zach Neto hit a two-run shot in the ninth to give the Angels their first lead. Denzer Guzman added a three-run home run in the eighth. and Los Angeles beat Oakland. Donovan Walton also homered and had three RBIs while Nolan Schanuel and Jose Siri each added two hits. The Angels won the series after being shut out on Saturday.
Nick Kurtz hit his 19th home run and Zac Gelof had a single and a double to extend his hit streak to 24 games for the A’s. Kurtz has 55 career homers. tied with Bob Johnson (1933-34) for the most in franchise history through the first two seasons of a career. Joey Meneses had an RBI single in his Athletics debut after being called up from the minors before the game.
Chase Silseth (2-1) earned the win with two strikeouts while working a scoreless eight innings. Sam Bachman pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save of the season.
Baltimore’s win over Los Angeles leaned on production up and down the lineup. Colton Cowser tied his career-high with four RBIs, Pete Alonso added a three-run homer, and the Orioles beat the Dodgers. Cowser had three hits including a home run as he notched four RBIs for the fifth time in four seasons in the majors. helping Baltimore take the series win over Los Angeles. Brandon Young (6-2) allowed one run on five hits in five innings. and Baltimore is now 10-2 this season when he starts. Emmet Sheehan (3-5) gave up six runs in 3 1/3 innings as the Dodgers lost consecutive games for the first time since a four-game skid from May 9-12.
Seattle got the separation it needed against Boston with timely swings and steady pitching. Dominic Canzone homered, Logan Gilbert allowed one run on three hits in 6 1/3 innings, and the Mariners beat the Red Sox. Gilbert struck out eight and walked two.
The game stayed scoreless in the second inning until Canzone lined an opposite-field solo shot to left off Payton Tolle (3-5) for his 12th homer of the season. Nate Eaton tied it 1-1 in the third with his first homer of the season into the upper deck in left field. Cole Young delivered a key RBI single in the fifth to put Seattle ahead 2-1. Weston Wilson lined a two-out single to left. stole second base. and scored on Young’s ground ball that got through the infield into centre. Canzone later hit a fielder’s choice groundout that scored Julio Rodríguez in the sixth.
Gabe Speier, Eduard Bazardo, and Andrés Muñoz finished for Boston with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, with Muñoz pitching a shutout ninth for his 13th save.
Philadelphia finished the weekend with another wave of power against New York. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper homered for the second straight game, and the Phillies defeated the Mets again. The duo followed up Saturday’s historic night. when Schwarber hit three home runs and Harper hit for the cycle. by going deep against Mets starter David Peterson again.
Schwarber launched a second-deck blast, a three-run homer off Peterson in the second, for his Major League-leading 29th home run. Harper finished with three hits. including a solo shot for his 17th this season. and a double. giving him five extra base hits in the last two games. Zack Wheeler (7-1) pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed two runs and four hits with seven strikeouts as Philadelphia won the weekend series from New York.
MLB roundup Cincinnati Reds New York Yankees Chase Burns Tyler Stephenson Tampa Bay Rays Jonny DeLuca Milwaukee Brewers Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber Bryce Harper