Red Sox – Jake Bennett pitched well into the seventh, Masataka Yoshida struck first with a leadoff home run, and Boston extended its Yankees dominance with a 4-1 win for the third straight day.
BOSTON — The Red Sox didn’t just win again. They turned the Yankees’ afternoon into another version of the same problem: too few answers, not enough hits, and a lead they couldn’t protect.
Jake Bennett held New York to one run in 6 1/3 innings as Boston defeated the Yankees 4-1 on Saturday for the third consecutive day. Bennett limited the Yankees to a streak of zeroes until Max Schuemann’s two-out homer in the fifth.
Boston struck early for the second straight day. Masataka Yoshida led off with a home run off Gerrit Cole, and Willson Contreras added a two-run double. Anthony Seigler then collected his first major league homer with a solo shot. By the time the Yankees managed to break through. the Red Sox had built a 4-0 lead and never let it feel in reach.
The 25-year-old Bennett (2-3) finished with three hits allowed, leaving with one out in the seventh. Aroldis Chapman, the third reliever, took over and recorded the final three outs for his 16th save and the 383rd of his career.
Cole, making his seventh start after missing 2025 while working back from Tommy John surgery, gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He recorded five strikeouts and issued a walk.
For Boston, it’s a series that has looked one-sided on the scoreboard as well as the stat line. The Red Sox have won six of nine and outscored the Yankees 16-5 in the first three games of the series. New York, meanwhile, has lost six of eight.
Schuemann’s homer came in the fifth, but it was the only time the Yankees truly sounded the offense they needed. The result left the Yankees to chase a way to stop falling behind—again.
DETROIT — Isaac Paredes delivered the swing that turned Houston’s comeback into a win, driving in two runs with a two-run double in the eighth and spoiling A.J. Hinch’s chance at career milestone.
Hinch entered the game with 999 victories—481 of them with Houston between 2015 and 2019—but his bullpen didn’t get him to 1,000. The Astros trailed 6-5 heading into the eighth, but Jeremy Peña’s RBI single tied the game. A center field mishap by James Outman put runners on second and third with two outs. and Paredes—starting his career with the Tigers—followed with a two-run double to right. giving Houston an 8-6 lead.
Bryan King pitched a perfect eighth and Josh Hader retired Detroit in order in the ninth for his seventh save. Houston had taken a 2-0 lead on Cam Smith’s homer in the second inning, and added another run in the third when Jose Altuve hit into a run-scoring double play.
But Detroit kept answering. The Tigers loaded the bases with one out in the third on a walk, Altuve’s fielding error, and a hit batter. Kai-Wei Teng then hung a 1-2 curveball to Kerry Carpenter, and Carpenter launched it over the right-field fence for his third career grand slam.
Peña’s RBI single made it 4-4 in the fourth. Spencer Torkelson’s two-out double then gave Detroit a 5-4 lead in the bottom half and ended Teng’s afternoon. Hao-Yu Lee’s home run off Steven Okert made it 6-4 in the fifth, and Christian Walker’s RBI single brought it to 6-5 in the seventh.
TORONTO — Texas added another win and another productive night at the plate as Corey Seager homered, Jake Burger went 3-for with two RBIs, and the Rangers beat Toronto.
Alejandro Osuna added a two-run hit and Texas won for the sixth time in their past nine. Seager connected off Braydon Fisher in the sixth, his 10th home run of the season. Texas has now homered in a season-high 10 straight games.
Peyton Gray (3-0) got seven outs for the win and Tyler Alexander finished for his third save in four chances.
The Blue Jays got production from the bottom of their lineup too. Yohendrick Piñango hit a two-run homer and Alejandro Kirk added a solo shot, but Toronto still lost their fifth straight.
Toronto’s 2-3-4 hitters—Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Daulton Varsho and Kazuma Okamoto—went 0 for 13 with seven strikeouts. Dylan Cease (4-4) allowed four runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings, walking five and striking out 10.
CHICAGO — Jacob Gonzalez delivered the walk-off moment Chicago needed, driving in the winning run with a one-out RBI single in the ninth to complete a walk-off win over Kansas City.
The White Sox produced their first franchise 10 consecutive home series victories. They’ve now won four of five games, while the Royals lost their fourth straight.
Chase Meidroth, Braden Montgomery and Colson Montgomery each had two hits for Chicago. Michael Massey had two hits for Kansas City, with Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. adding doubles. Chicago earned their 17th one-run victory this season.
Grant Taylor (3-1) struck out four in two innings. Starter Davis Martin allowed four hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings.
The ninth inning began with Colson Montgomery and Meidroth hitting back-to-back singles off Daniel Lynch IV (2-2). After Lynch gathered Braden Montgomery’s bunt and threw to third. third baseman Nick Loftin couldn’t make the catch and was injured on the play. loading the bases. John Schreiber struck out Junior Perez before Gonzalez’s winning hit.
Kansas City had taken a 1-0 lead in the seventh on Carter Jensen’s RBI single, extending his hit streak to 18 games—the longest active streak in the majors.
PITTSBURGH — Cincinnati’s late push came from Eugenio Suárez, whose three-run homer with two outs in the ninth rallied the Reds past Pittsburgh.
Gregory Soto (4-2) tried to protect a one-run lead but allowed the first two Reds batters reach safely in the ninth. He got Sal Stewart into a double play grounder, then walked JJ Bleday before Suárez turned a 2-2 sinker into a 344-foot blast below the strike zone for right field.
Chase Petty retired the side in order in the ninth for his first major league save.
Suárez’s homer landed after Esmerylyn Valdéz put Pittsburgh ahead 7-6 with a pinch-hit homer off Caleb Ferguson (1-0) in the eighth. The Reds led three times and trailed twice—front 2-0 and 6-4 before going up for good in the ninth. Pittsburgh went on top 4-2 in the fourth.
Stewart produced Cincinnati’s first two runs. After a 36-minute rain delay. he sent a fastball from Jared Jones 372 feet over the right-field wall for his team-leading 15th homer in the first. In the third. Stewart drove in Jose Trevino with a two-out single that pushed third baseman Nick Gonzales to the edge of the infield ahead of an errant throw to first.
NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto made the difference with pivotal triples as the Mets snapped their own skid by beating Philadelphia to stop a seven-game losing streak.
Interim manager Andy Green earned his first win for the last-place Mets, who fired Carlos Mendoza on Friday. New York is 35-48 and entered Saturday 10 games out of the final NL wild-card spot.
Lindor tied the game with a two-run triple off bulk reliever Alan Rangel (0-1) in the sixth. It was the first time Lindor drove in runs since April 22. He returned Wednesday from a two-month stint on the injured list with a left calf strain.
A.J. Ewing put the Mets ahead 4-2 with a two-run single three batters later. Soto added an RBI triple in the seventh and Bo Bichette followed with a sacrifice fly.
Soto, Bichette and Lindor—2-3-4 in New York’s lineup—combined to go 4 for 9 with two walks. The trio has been together in the starting lineup only 11 times this season. Soto spent time on the IL in April with a right calf strain. A.J. Minter (1-1) got five outs for the win.
ST. PETERSBURG — Junior Caminero kept swinging the way he has over the last few days, homering for the third straight game as the Rays moved back to the top of the American League East with a win over Arizona.
Jonathan Aranda added a two-run home run and Tampa Bay reclaimed first place on winning percentage. moving ahead of the New York Yankees. It was the first time the Rays occupied the division’s top spot since June 12. The Rays’ current four-game winning streak is their longest since a five-game run from May 17-22.
Five Tampa Bay relievers combined to hold Arizona to seven hits on a bullpen day. Michael Grove (1-0) earned the win after three scoreless innings while retiring nine of 10 batters he faced. Bryan Baker retired the side in order in the ninth for his 21st save of the season.
Jose Cabrera (0-1) allowed four runs on seven hits in his second career start for Arizona, which has dropped five of the past seven games. Ketel Marte added his 14th home run of the season.
Arizona struck first with a one-out double by Geraldo Perdomo followed by an RBI single from Corbin Carroll in the first inning against the Rays’ opener. Cole Sulser. Caminero answered immediately with a solo home run. his fifth homer in the past three games. in the bottom of the first. Aranda later hit a two-run shot into the right field stands in the fifth inning after Yandy Díaz drew a two-out walk.
NATIONALS 4, ORIOLES 3, 10 INNINGS — Daylen Lile hit a go-ahead single in the 10th and Luis García Jr. homered as Washington beat Baltimore.
Lile singled off Ryan Helsley (0-4) to lead off the 10th and bring in the automatic runner Dylan Crews. Clayton Beeter (3-1) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for Washington.
Justin Lawrence escaped a bases-loaded jam by inducing Samuel Basallo’s game-ending groundout in his Nationals debut to earn his first save since 2024. Washington starter Foster Griffin allowed an unearned run on three hits and two walks in seven innings while throwing 112 pitches. the most by a Nationals pitcher since Patrick Corbin had 113 against Pittsburgh on June 28. 2022. Griffin tied his career high with nine strikeouts.
Baltimore attacked Washington’s bullpen quickly when they finally got their chance in the eighth. Chadwick Tromp singled off PJ Poulin, then moved up on a passed ball. Poulin retired the next two batters. but Pete Alonso greeted Orlando Ribalta with a double to left to make it 3-2. Alonso came around to tie it on pinch hitter Basallo’s single.
MILWAUKEE — Ian Happ’s three-run homer, plus a bounce-back start from newly acquired left-hander David Peterson, helped Chicago beat Milwaukee.
Happ’s 17th homer capped a four-run sixth that put the Cubs up 6-2. Peterson (4-6), acquired Thursday from the Mets to bolster an injury-riddled rotation, allowed Jackson Chourio’s 11th homer on his first pitch as a Cub. Then he settled in and allowed two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Seiya Suzuki and Michael Conforto also homered for the Cubs, who moved 6 1/2 games behind the NL Central-leading Brewers, who had won the first four meetings between the teams this season.
Chad Patrick (5-4) relieved to open the sixth and retired the first two hitters before issuing a pair of walks. Nico Hoerner followed with an RBI single to put the Cubs up 3-2. Happ then sent the first pitch 381 feet to right for his first homer since June 13.
Alex Bregman’s sacrifice fly in the seventh increased the lead to 7-2. Conforto added a pinch-hit homer in the ninth.
CLEVELAND — Cooper Ingle collected a two-run single for his first major league hit, Slade Cecconi pitched six shutout innings, and Cleveland beat Seattle.
Ingle was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to make his debut Friday and hit a sharp grounder to right in the three-run fourth to plate Kyle Manzardo and Khalil Watson. Cleveland had opened the scoring one batter earlier on Watson’s double.
Brayan Rocchio added an RBI double in the fifth off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (6-5), pushing the Guardians’ lead to 4-0. Travis Bazzana scored twice and had a pair of hits, while Watson has driven in eight runs in the last five games.
Seattle pulled within 4-3 in the eighth on Randy Arozarena’s three-run homer off Shawn Armstrong. The 427-foot shot to center brought home Julio Rodriguez and Dominic Canzone.
Cecconi (4-6) struck out four and scattered three hits, then was lifted after a leadoff walk to Cal Raleigh in the seventh. Cade Smith put two baserunners on in the ninth before earning his major league-leading 25th save.
Gilbert lost for the first time since May 16, allowing four runs in a season high-tying seven innings.
MINNEAPOLIS — Hunter Goodman hit three homers and drove in five runs as Colorado beat Minnesota.
Goodman. who also went deep in his final at-bat Friday. launched a solo shot in the first inning and another in the third off starter Mike Paredes. After grounding out in the fifth. he made it 6-2 in the seventh with his 25th homer of the season—a three-run drive to left-center against reliever Kody Funderburk.
Kyle Karros added a two-run homer in the eighth.
Michael Lorenzen (3-9) allowed two runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings to earn his first win since April 24. Trevor Larnach’s three-run double in the ninth made it 8-5 before Jimmy Herget came on to get two outs for his third save.
Paredes (0-1) gave up three runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
ST. LOUIS — Xavier Edwards had three hits and Kyle Stowers hit a pair of RBI singles as Miami beat St. Louis.
Stowers drove in the first two Marlins runs with singles in the first and third innings. with shortstop Masyn Winn unable to cleanly field the latter on one bounce. Javier Sanoja and Edwards added run-scoring singles in the fourth to make it 4-0. and Edwards doubled and scored in the seventh as Miami moved to 18-5 in June.
The Marlins are assured of winning the season series from St. Louis for the first time since 2016. Major league batting leader Otto Lopez tripled and had an RBI single while raising his average to .336.
Miami pitchers combined to throw 33 2/3 scoreless innings in St. Louis before Winn snapped the streak with a one-out RBI single in the sixth. The Marlins threw shutouts in their final two games at Busch Stadium last July before a 4-0 win Friday night.
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How is it the 3rd day in a row like cmon Yankees.
Sounds like Bennett just owned them? Also Yoshida leadoff HR again?? I feel like Cole always gets hit when I’m not watching, so typical.
Wait I thought the Yankees were supposed to be good. If they only scored 1 run then yeah that’s on offense. But also 4-0 lead never felt in reach… doesn’t that mean Red Sox just played defense? Idk I only saw highlights.
Red Sox really said not today lol. Bennett shuts down, Cole gives up the leadoff HR, and then Yankees are stuck. But that “two-out homer in the fifth” like was it a mistake or just unlucky? Either way, how do you lose 4-1 three straight days and act surprised.