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MLB Roundup: – Willson Contreras hit his 10th homer as Boston edged Kansas City, while Philadelphia extended its streak over Cincinnati and Miami shut out MLB-leading Atlanta. The rest of the MLB slate delivered its share of plot twists, from extra-inning drama involving the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first pitch in Kansas City arrived 30 minutes later than scheduled, pushed back as heavy thunderstorms loomed for Monday night. By the time Willson Contreras swung at the right moment, the delay felt like part of the scene rather than the problem.

Contreras delivered his team-leading 10th homer, and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1.

Gray, now 5-1, allowed one run on five hits across six-plus innings.. He struck out nine and walked one.. Since returning from the injured list on May 6, Gray has given up two runs over 16 innings, a 1.13 ERA.. Aroldis Chapman handled the ninth for Boston, working for his 11th save in as many opportunities.

Lugo fell to 1-4 after allowing two runs on five hits in six innings.

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies didn’t just win on Monday, they kept their foot on the gas. Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, and Jhoan Duran worked a 1-2-3 ninth as Philadelphia extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over Cincinnati.

Philadelphia improved to 25-23 and earned its eighth win in nine games, moving two games over .500 for the first time this season. Under interim manager Don Mattingly, the team is 16-4. Mattingly took over last month after Rob Thomson was fired.

Kyle Schwarber, MLB’s home run leader, was scratched due to illness. Stott was moved up to the No. 6 spot in a shuffled lineup and responded with his fifth homer of the season.

Cincinnati’s momentum lasted only briefly. Spencer Steer’s RBI double with two outs in the eighth off reliever Jose Alvarado gave the Reds a short-lived 4-3 lead.

Orion Kerkering finished the eighth for Alvarado and was credited with the win. Graham Ashcraft, the Reds reliever, took the loss.

MIAMI — In Miami, the damage started early and didn’t stop. Javier Sanoja hit his first career grand slam, Joe Mack drove in four runs, and the Marlins shut out MLB-leading Atlanta.

Max Meyer improved his strong start with another sharp outing, holding the Braves to just three hits over six innings. He struck out six and lowered his team-leading ERA to 2.85.

John King, Calvin Faucher, and Lake Bachar then combined to throw a one-hitter over the final three innings. The Marlins improved to 22-26 and took the first of four games between NL East rivals. The shutout was the largest home shutout win in Marlins history.

Atlanta was blanked for only the third time this season. The Braves’ 12 runs allowed were a season high, with 11 of those coming during a disastrous two-inning stretch.

Sanoja’s 375-foot drive against reliever Aaron Bummer highlighted a six-run fifth. It was his first homer of the season, and it made him the first Marlins player since Justin Bour (June 10, 2016, at Arizona) to hit a grand slam batting ninth in the lineup.

Xavier Edwards followed with a 397-foot shot in the next at-bat. Bummer allowed six runs on three hits and walked five.

The runs built in a familiar pattern for Miami.. Mack singled in a run-scoring groundout against starter JR Ritchie (1-1) in the second. then came back with a two-run single during a five-run fourth that included Edwards’ run-scoring single and Liam Hicks’ two-run double.. Mack also drew a bases-loaded walk in the fifth.

Ritchie finished after allowing six hits and striking out four over four innings. Shortstop Jorge Mateo pitched the eighth.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay turned its offense loose early against Baltimore and then kept piling on. Yandy Díaz had four hits and four RBIs, Junior Caminero homered and drove in four runs, and the Rays battered the Orioles in a victory.

Ryan Vilade and Jonny DeLuca each added three RBIs for Tampa Bay, which collected 18 hits and scored 16 runs—its most runs since May 31 last year in a 16-3 win at Houston. Tampa Bay is now 13-3 this month and holds the best record in the majors at 31-15.

Díaz started the scoring with a leadoff double and later delivered a two-out, two-run single in the second. The first five hitters in Tampa Bay’s lineup combined to go 13-for-24 with 15 RBIs.

With a thunderstorm pelting Tropicana Field’s new roof, the Rays jumped on Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers (2-5). During a five-run second, Tampa Bay sent 10 batters to the plate. Then came a four-run sixth, highlighted by Caminero’s three-run homer.

Rays starter Shane McClanahan—Baltimore native—stretched his scoreless streak to 23 2/3 innings until Adley Rutschman’s two-out RBI single in the third. McClanahan then fanned Tampa native Pete Alonso for the left-hander’s 500th major league strikeout.

DETROIT — José Ramírez made it look routine. He homered and added a two-run double on a 3-for-4 night, and Cleveland beat reeling Detroit.

Slade Cecconi (3-4) held the Tigers to two runs in 7 1/3 innings, his longest outing of the season.

Chase DeLauter and Rhys Hoskins each drove in two runs for Cleveland. Angel Martínez extended his hitting streak to seven games with two singles while scoring a run and driving one in. Brayan Rocchio scored three times as the Guardians won six of seven.

Matt Vierling homered for Detroit, which has lost 11 of 13. Riley Greene’s 11-game hitting streak ended on Sunday, and he had an RBI double among two hits.

Detroit starter Framber Valdez (2-3) battled control issues while giving up four runs in five innings. Valdez, who had won all five of his previous appearances against the Guardians, walked four and threw 89 pitches.

CHICAGO — Milwaukee brought extra pressure to the longtime NL Central matchup. Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs, and Milwaukee beat Chicago in the first meeting this season between the rivals.

Christian Yelich went deep for the second straight day as Milwaukee used a 13-hit attack to move to 9-2 in its last 11 games. Andrew Vaughn added two hits and scored twice.

Milwaukee pulled within a half-game of Chicago for the division lead. The Brewers won the Central in 2025 for the third consecutive year and then eliminated the Cubs in a five-game NL Division Series.

Chicago lost for the seventh time in nine games. The Cubs had won 15 in a row at home, their longest win streak at Wrigley Field since a streak of 18 in September 1935.

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga (4-4) was tagged for eight runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings in his worst start of the season. He allowed eight earned runs total over his previous five starts combined.

NEW YORK — It wasn’t clean, but it got done.. Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr.. hit two-run homers off Yariel Rodríguez in the seventh inning. and New York survived another shaky performance by David Bednar to beat Toronto as the Yankees-hosting style?—actually. New York opened a homestand against AL East rivals after a 2-7 trip.

Paul Goldschmidt drove in two runs, including a home run on Patrick Corbin’s first pitch of the game. Bednar then allowed a ninth-inning run before finishing the job by striking out George Springer and retiring Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a groundout.

Ernie Clement had four RBIs, including a three-run homer. Springer hit his first home run since March 30 for the Blue Jays.

The game also carried a familiar tightness for New York. The club improved to 4-10 in one-run games, trailed 3-1 in the fourth and 5-3 in the seventh, and it was the first game against Toronto since last year’s AL Division Series.

METS 16, NATIONALS 7, 12 INNINGS — A delayed kind of breakthrough turned into a full takeover for New York. Carson Benge led the way for the Mets with an RBI single and a two-run double during a 10-run 12th inning in a wild win over Washington.

New York became the first National League team to score at least 10 runs in an extra inning since the 1919 Cincinnati Reds scored 10 in the 13th inning at Brooklyn.

Washington made four errors and left 19 runners on base. but it stayed in range until the Mets’ 12th inning turned into a rout.. Paxton Schultz (0-1) retired his first hitter on a sacrifice bunt, but the next six reached base.. That stretch began with Benge’s infield single off Schultz’s glove that put New York up 7-6.

Benge scored on Vidal Bruján’s bunt single with the bases loaded. Brett Baty added a two-run single and Marcus Semien’s RBI single made it 11-6.

New York is 6-4 in extra-inning games, the most any major league team has played this season. The Mets are trying to climb out of an early hole and have won six of seven overall, with three of those wins coming in extras. Benge came through with the go-ahead swing in all three.

Schultz received his first career decision in his 27th big league appearance.

DENVER — The Rangers’ night in Colorado turned ugly quickly. Texas starter MacKenzie Gore surrendered a two-run double to Ezequiel Tovar and then left with an injury after one inning as the Rangers lost to the Rockies.

Willi Castro doubled leading off the first against Gore (3-4), and Brenton Doyle and TJ Rumfield drew walks to load the bases. Tovar doubled with one out.

Gore dove for the ball on a swinging bunt by Jake McCarthy that reloaded the bases. He remained in the game and struck out Kyle Karros before getting rookie Sterlin Thompson to ground out, then was replaced by Peyton Gray to start the second.

Jose Quintana (2-2) allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings and left with a three-run lead.

Colorado improved to 10-13 at home this season and is 19-11 against the Rangers at Coors Field.

MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Bell took rain and delay out of the equation, hitting twice and driving in four runs as Minnesota beat Houston.

The game was delayed 1 hours, 57 minutes due to rain and lightning in the bottom of the fifth inning with the Twins leading 3-0.

Bell homered in the second inning to open the scoring, then took Astros starter Tatsuya Imai (1-2) deep to left for a two-run shot in the fourth. It was the 12th multi-homer game of Bell’s 11-year career.

After play resumed, Bell drove in his fourth run with an RBI single in the sixth.

Rojas allowed two hits and struck out three in his first career start. He debuted on April 22 and made three relief appearances. Eric Orze (2-1) worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, and Taylor Rogers got the last two outs for his first save.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels kept their season edge on the edge of disaster, then finished the job late. Adam Frazier singled leading off the ninth for the first hit against Athletics starter J.T. Ginn, and Zach Neto followed with a two-run homer that gave Los Angeles a victory.

Neto drove a 2-0 sinker 413 feet to center field, shocking Ginn and snapping a six-game losing streak for the Angels. It was their third walk-off win this season.

Ginn (2-2) struck out 10 and issued one walk on 105 pitches. He also hit Neto with a pitch in the sixth.

For most of the evening, Ginn was close to history. He was perfect through 4 1/3 innings and came within three outs of the first major league no-hitter since Shota Imanaga combined with two Chicago Cubs relievers for a 12-0 win over Pittsburgh on Sept. 4, 2024.

Lawrence Butler had a pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the ninth that drove in Zack Gelof for the first run of the game, but Los Angeles rallied to win despite being outhit 7-2.

Walbert Ureña tossed six scoreless innings for the Angels, allowing four hits and striking out four. Ryan Zeferjahn gave up the first run of the game and walked the bases loaded, but Chase Silseth (1-0) worked out of the jam by getting slugger Nick Kurtz to ground into a game-ending double play.

SAN DIEGO — Miguel Andujar homered off Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the first inning as San Diego found its rhythm early. Michael King struck out nine during seven sharp innings of four-hit ball, and the Padres snapped Los Angeles’ five-game winning streak with a victory.

Mason Miller finished the Padres’ five-hitter in their fourth consecutive victory, but not until after Miller walked his first two batters on nine pitches. Miller recovered to get three straight outs for his major league-leading 15th save, inducing Andy Pages’ grounder to third to end it.

Andujar had two of the four hits by the Padres in the opener of a nine-game homestand after an impressive sweep of Seattle last weekend.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits for the Dodgers in a pitching-dominated first game of the season between these Southern California rivals.

DIAMONDBACKS 12, GIANTS 2 — Nolan Arenado hit his seventh career grand slam, Gabriel Moreno added a two-run homer, and Arizona defeated San Francisco.

Arizona matched season highs with 12 runs and 16 hits. Every Diamondbacks player had at least one hit. Ryan Waldschmidt led the way with two doubles and a single. Corbin Carroll hit his fifth triple of the season.

Zac Gallen (2-4) had his second quality start and the ninth overall for the Diamondbacks May 5. He threw six innings and struck out five while allowing four hits and two runs.

The first four batters reached for Arizona, capped by Arenado’s 403-foot grand slam to left field. Arizona added two more runs in the second, one in the third, and five in the fifth.

Robbie Ray (3-6) took the loss for the Giants, allowing 11 hits and 10 runs, nine earned, in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked two.

SEATTLE — Colt Emerson’s first major league hit didn’t arrive quietly. The touted prospect launched a three-run homer, and Seattle stopped a three-game slide with a victory over Chicago.

Bryan Woo (4-2) pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks. The right-hander struck out eight and retired his final 11 batters, throwing 60 of his 90 pitches for strikes.

Julio Rodríguez hit his eighth homer—a solo shot off Noah Schultz (2-3) in the first—to put Seattle ahead for good.

Emerson, the team’s top pick in the 2023 amateur draft, connected on a 2-2 pitch from Trevor Richards with two outs in the eighth to extend the lead to 6-1.

The 20-year-old third baseman was selected 22nd overall and recently signed a $95 million. eight-year contract. the largest for a minor league player with no big league experience.. He was called up over the weekend and had family in the stands Monday for his second game after they were unable to attend his debut Sunday.

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