There is always baseball happening almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don't worry, we're here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: For the first time since 2022, the Chicago White Sox have a winning record in May. Furthermore, in the wake of their 6-2 win at home over the Kansas City Royals, which finished off a three-game sweep of their American League Central rival, the White Sox have won five consecutive games and are the No. 2 AL wild-card seed at 22-21. As for its latest win, Chicago got a two-run home run from left fielder Randal Grichuk in the bottom of the first inning, a two-run single from Grichuk in the bottom of the third, an RBI single from second baseman Chase Meidroth in the fourth and an RBI single from outfielder Derek Hill in the eighth; Grichuk and Meidroth each finished with two hits. Grichuk has played just eight games for the White Sox, totaling three home runs, seven RBIs and batting .313; Meidroth has logged a team-high 43 hits, while batting .281; Hill sports a .787 OPS; elsewhere, rookie first baseman Munetaka Murakami has totaled 15 home runs and 29 RBIs, while boasting a .227/.371/.533 slash line; shortstop Colson Montgomery has totaled 11 home runs and 29 RBIs, while owning a .230/.331/.500 slash line. The White Sox are fifth in MLB with 56 home runs. On the hill, Chicago got six innings from starter Anthony Kay, who surrendered just two runs, which was followed by a scoreless inning of relief from right-hander Tyler Davis and two scoreless innings from left-hander Sean Newcomb. As for its starting rotation as a whole, Chicago's staff ranks 12th in MLB in ERA (3.98) and opponent batting average (.237). Most notably, ace Davis Martin owns a 1.62 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, a 265 ERA+ and 2.6 wins above replacement over 50.0 innings pitched (eight starts). The White Sox, who have lost 100-plus games in each of the last three seasons, have won three series against 2025 playoff teams: the Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. Ryan O'Hearn gave the Pittsburgh Pirates all the additional runs they would need with one swing. One at-bat after outfielder Bryan Reynolds drove in a run on a single in the bottom of the first, O'Hearn launched a two-run home run to center field. O'Hearn would go on to have two more hits, finishing with a game-high three hits in a 7-2 Pittsburgh victory over the Colorado Rockies, which gave the Pirates a series win. Pittsburgh also got multi-hit games from infielders Konnor Griffin and Jared Triolo and catcher Endy Rodriguez, while its pitching staff held Colorado to just five hits, highlighted by Carmen Mlodzinski surrendering only two runs over five innings. O'Hearn has posted seven home runs, 29 RBIs and a 138 OPS+ this season, while boasting a .299/.375/.474 slash line. It was a pitchers' duel through seven innings. And then Kyle Schwarber happened. Following a leadoff single from Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner in the top of the eighth, Schwarber unloaded on a cutter from Boston Red Sox reliever Tyler Samaniego, sending it into the right-field seats for a two-run home run to break a scoreless tie. Later in the inning, infielder Bryson Stott singled in a run, and while right fielder Wilyer Abreu singled in a run for Boston in the bottom half of the eighth, Philadelphia would hold on to win, 3-1. As for the pitchers on the mound, the Phillies got six shutout innings from left-hander Jess Luzardo, while the Red Sox got 5 shutout innings from former Philadelphia southpaw Ranger Surez. Schwarber leads MLB with 18 home runs and is seventh with a .610 slugging percentage. Philadelphia took the three-game set in Boston, with the losing team scoring one run in each of those contests and the Phillies averaging just two runs per game in the series. The Washington Nationals won the first two games of a three-game series on the road against the Cincinnati Reds, but the home team made sure the visiting team left Cincinnati with a souvenir or a lot of them, for that matter. Cincinnati commenced a 15-1 shellacking of Washington in the bottom of the second, when infielder Matt McClain hit a two-run home run. The Reds added four runs in the fourth on a two-run single from catcher Jose Trevino and a two-run double from third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. Designated hitter JJ Bleday then blew the game open with a three-run homer in the fifth and later hit a two-run homer in the seventh. The Nationals had outfielder Joey Wiemer pitch the eighth inning, and the Reds scored four runs off him, which came on a three-run homer from center fielder Dane Myers and an RBI single from Bleday. McClain, Hayes, Bleday who had a game-high six RBIs and infielders Spencer Steer and Elly De La Cruz each had multiple hits for Cincinnati. Washington, whose one run came on a wild pitch, was held to three hits. Cincinnati right-hander Chase Burns pitched six shutout innings, posting seven strikeouts and surrendering just four baserunners (two hits and two walks). Through nine starts, Burns has recorded a 1.87 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, a 232 ERA+ and an NL-best 2.6 wins above replacement across 53.0 innings pitched. The San Francisco Giants took Games 1 and 2 of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, but the defending, back-to-back World Series champions managed to salvage a series split. After beating the Giants on Wednesday, 4-0, the Dodgers got another win on Thursday to escape the four-game set even-steven. Los Angeles immediately got on the board in the bottom of the first, as catcher Will Smith, who was the team's designated hitter, hit a leadoff home run. Second baseman Hyeseong Kim got the Dodgers another run on an RBI single in the second. San Francisco leveled up the score at 2-all in the top of the fifth, but Los Angeles scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth on RBI singles from outfielder Alex Call, which drove in two runs, and shortstop Miguel Rojas, who plated one run and gave the Dodgers a 5-2 lead, which would be the final score. All the while, Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernndez had a game-high three hits. Right-hander Emmet Sheehan gave up two runs over six innings for the Dodgers, who surrendered just two hits altogether. With the San Diego Padres losing to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers are back in first place in the NL West at 26-18. One of the Giants' two hits was the most dramatic one in the sport on Thursday. In the top of the fifth, right fielder Jung Hoo Lee hit a ball down the left-field line, and Hernandez wasn't able to play it off the side wall, with the ball rolling to the outfield wall and Lee rumbling around the bases for an inside-the-park, two-run home run. On the season, Lee has totaled three home runs, 16 RBIs and a 103 OPS+, while possessing a .267/.313/.394 slash line. He has also posted two defensive runs saved in right field. This was the first inside-the-park home run of Lee's MLB career (2024-present) and the fourth official inside-the-park-homer in MLB this season. This is another instance of a player shining in a loss. While in an 8-3 defeat to the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan lvarez reached base in each of his four plate appearances (three hits and one walk), most notably hitting a solo home run to center field in the bottom of the third. lvarez, who had three of Houston's five hits on Thursday, has totaled 14 home runs, 30 RBIs and 2.0 wins above replacement this season, while owning a .321/.429/.642 slash line. He leads the AL with a 198 OPS+ and 106 total bases. lvarez, a three-time All-Star, ranks in the 96th percentile of MLB in average exit velocity (94.0 mph), the 94th percentile in barrel percentage (17.6%) and the 90th percentile in hard-hit percentage (50.8%), according to Statcast. Better late than never. Trailing the Athletics 4-3, the St. Louis Cardinals failed to get two of the first three batters on the basepath in the top of the ninth. Then, second baseman JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch, and catcher Ivan Herrera hit a game-tying single on the very next pitch. And, on the very next pitch, right fielder Jordan Walker dropped a double into shallow right field, giving the Cardinals a 5-4 lead, which would be the final score. Walker had two hits and drove in two runs, his other hit being a solo home run in the sixth. Meanwhile, center fielder Victor Scott II hit a solo homer in the fifth, third baseman Nolan Gorman had an RBI single in the sixth and designated hitter Yohel Pozo registered a team-high three hits for the Cardinals. St. Louis right-hander Michael McGreevy who now owns a 2.10 ERA, an 0.88 WHIP and a 185 ERA+ gave up just one run over six innings before relievers Ryne Stanek and JoJo Romero gave up a combined three runs in the bottom of the seventh. Regarding the ninth-inning heroes, Walker has logged 12 home runs, 32 RBIs, a 170 OPS+ and 2.6 wins above replacement this season, while boasting a .294/.370/.575 slash line; Herrera has driven in 20 runs and sports an .805 OPS and a 135 OPS+. St. Louis stands at 25-18, two-and-a-half games behind the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central. Speaking of the Cubs, they ended a four-game losing streak by shutting out the Atlanta Braves, 2-0. It was a team effort to get through nine innings for Chicago. First, starter Ben Brown posted seven strikeouts and surrendered just two baserunners (one hit and one walk) over four innings, which was followed by two innings from Hoby Milner and scoreless innings from Phil Maton, Jacob Webb and Daniel Palencia. In all, Chicago gave up five hits and one walk. As for the offense, which was scarce in this matchup between NL division leaders, Cubs right fielder Matt Shaw had an RBI force-out in the top of the sixth and left fielder Ian Happ blasted a solo home run to right field in the top of the eighth. Happ had two of the Cubs' six hits and was the only player on either team to record multiple hits. On the season, Happ, a four-time Gold Glover, has logged 10 home runs, 19 RBIs, a 149 OPS+ and 1.9 wins above replacement, while owning a .234/.376/.481 slash line. Right-hander Zebby Matthews got called up by the Minnesota Twins to start for them on Thursday against the Miami Marlins, and then he answered the call in emphatic fashion. In what his first start of the 2026 season at the MLB level, Matthews tossed seven shutout innings, posted five strikeouts and gave up just five baserunners (four hits and one walk) while throwing only 83 pitches. Kendry Rojas pitched the final two innings for Minnesota, which got a 9-1 win. Matthews made nine starts for the Twins in 2024 and 16 starts in 2025. The right-hander's Thursday afternoon outing was his first shutout through a seven-inning MLB start and just the third time that he pitched through the seventh inning in the big leagues. Regarding Matthews' run support, Twins outfielders Austin Martin and James Outman each drove in three runs, with designated hitter Josh Bell logging a two-run double and first baseman Victor Caratini driving in a run on a ground out. Martin is batting .333 through 38 games, while sporting a .454 on-base percentage. Minnesota has won four of its last five games. The New York Mets' offense has come to life this week. Two days after scoring 10 runs, the Mets dropped nine runs at Citi Field on Thursday to close out a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers. Seven of those runs came on home runs from outfielders A.J. Ewing whose homer was the first of his MLB career and Juan Soto and infielders Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and Marcus Semien. Moreover, the Mets only had two strikeouts. On the hill, right-hander Nolan McLean pitched seven innings for the Mets, recording seven strikeouts and giving up three runs. The sweep of the Tigers was the Mets' first such feat this season. Ironically, Detroit actually scored first and got out to a multi-run lead in each of the three games. Of course, it was to no avail for the Tigers, who have now lost eight of their last nine games.

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Heidenheim vs. Mainz 05 preview: Only a win will do for relegation-threatened hostsHeidenheimAt one stage, Heidenheim looked set to suffer relegation with games to spare, but they have managed to keep their survival hopes alive with a strong run of form. Frank Schmidts side have lost just one of their previous seven matches, including three wins in their last five outings. Heidenheim recorded home victories, either side of an away defeat against Freiburg, before they played out a thrilling 3-3 draw away to champions Bayern Munich. They then returned to winning ways in last Sundays away clash against FC Kln, with Jan Schoppner netting a brace in a 3-1 victory.As a result of their first away league win since November, Heidenheim moved off the bottom of the Bundesliga table, leaving them level on points with basement side St. Pauli and 16th-placed Wolfsburg. The three-way battle for the relegation playoff spot is made more dramatic by the fact that St. Pauli will host Wolfsburg on the final day of the season.Heidenheim know they need to win to have any chance of snatching 16th spot. A win would see them into the playoffs if the other game finishes in a draw, they at least match St. Paulis margin of victory, or they score three more goals than Wolfsburgs winning margin.While a number of permutations could come into play, the hosts will look to do their part by recording a third consecutive home victory. However, they have failed to win either of their previous two Bundesliga home meetings with Mainz 05.Team NewsHeidenheim are unable to call upon Sirlord Conteh and Leart Paarada due to knee injuries.Predicted lineup: Feller; Busch, Mainka, Fhrenbach, Behrens; Dorsch Schppner; Dinki, Ibrahimovi; Zivzivadze, PieringerMainz 05In contrast to their hosts, Mainz have little to play for on the final day of the Bundesliga season. Die Nullfnfer head into Saturdays fixture in 10th place after winning nine, drawing 10 and losing 14 of their 33 league games. They have experienced a dip in form in recent weeks, having won just one of their last five Bundesliga matches since enjoying a run of three consecutive top-flight victories.Mainz looked set to play out a 1-1 draw in last Sundays home clash with Union Berlin after Sheraldo Becker cancelled out Andrej Ilis opener. However, they conceded two late goals as they fell to a 3-1 defeat, representing a third straight loss on home turf.With that in mind, they may be looking forward to heading on their travels for their final fixture, especially as they have won three of their previous four away league games. The visitors are looking to complete a Bundesliga double over Heidenheim after picking up a 2-1 victory in Januarys reverse fixture.Team NewsMainz boss Urs Fischer are still without the injured trio of Silas, Benedict Hollerbach and Kasey Bos.Predicted lineup: Batz; Kohr, Posch, Potulski; Widmer, Nebel, Kaishu, Amiri, Mwene; Tietz, Becker

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The MLB weekend slate gives us some geographic rivalries and some intriguing matches, including the season's first Subway Series. While the Yankees are hopping onto the 7 Train to face the Mets, the Cubs are taking the Red Line to the South Side to face their Windy City counterparts, the White Sox. Meanwhile, the Dodgers will endure some freeway traffic to take on the struggling Angels. Let's take a look at some of the notable weekend matchups and storylines in MLB: 1. The Yankees top the American League in notable offensive categories in HR, RBI and OPS. Cam Schlitter feels like a Cy Young candidate. Is there a glaring weak spot on this team? Kavner: This looks like the team to beat in the AL, but the bullpen and the bottom of the lineup have some weak spots, and now theres suddenly a lot more pressure on Gerrit Cole to return looking like himself after Max Fried left his start with elbow soreness. Opponents are hitting .260 against David Bednar, Fernando Cruz is missing a ton of bats but also walking too many hitters a primary reason for his 1.44 WHIP and Camilo Doval, Jake Bird and Paul Blackburn all have ERAs well over 4.00. They should be able to grab another leverage arm at the trade deadline. The other issue is what happens when a pitcher gets past the Ben Rice-Aaron Judge-Cody Bellinger portion of the lineup. While every team would like more offensive depth, the Yankees No. 6-9 hitters rank 25th in batting average, 22nd in on-base percentage and 19th in OPS. Those numbers are too low for a team with championship aspirations. They need to find a way to get Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Austin Wells going. 2. Where to start with the Mets, who have one of the worst records in baseball. Whats a fix they can make to at least get back into the climb up the NL East standings? Thosar:The Mets finally looked like they're capable of making a run that fans will get behind after sweeping the Tigers at a re-energized Citi Field this week. Much of that energy came from the surprising promotion of top prospect A.J. Ewing, who hasn't experienced a loss since coming up to the big leagues. The 21-year-old outfielder is enjoying a fast start, batting .333 with four walks, three RBI, three runs scored, one stolen base and four strikeouts in three red-hot games. His confidence while grinding out at-bats has been contagious. The front office making the desperate but necessary decision to promote Ewing was the first real fix this club needed to try and climb back up the NL East standings. Any and all conversations about the Mets resembling a playoff contender begin with their underperforming offense. Some of their bad outcomes are self-inflicted, like expecting center fielder Luis Robert Jr. and infielder Jorge Polanco to stay healthy. But others are downright perplexing, like third baseman Bo Bichette forgetting how to hit, and the young core in Brett Bay, Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez unable to find consistency in what is now their fifth season in the major leagues. Bichette went from boasting a 129 OPS+ last year to recording a 62 OPS+ in over 40 games this year. If Bichette can get back on track, Francisco Lindor can return from his calf injury soon, and the young Mets can do their part, the Mets can attempt to crawl out of their hole. 3. Speaking of the NL East, the Braves feel like they could run away with it with at least a nine-game lead over everyone else. Whats been behind Atlantas hot start? Thosar:The Braves have the best pitching staff in the National League, which is a supreme success given that the rotation looked out of commission before the season even began. First it was Spencer Schwellenbach who went down with injury. Then it was Hurston Waldrep, Joey Wentz, and eventually Spencer Strider. The Braves are running away with the division despite all of that, rocking the second-best rotation ERA (3.04) and third-best bullpen ERA (3.10) in MLB. Beyond the continued excellence from future walk-in Hall of Famer Chris Sale, nobody expected right-hander Bryce Elder to be this terrific. The Braves starter owns a 1.81 ERA and 1.01 WHIP, outperforming his 3.09 FIP and suggesting he's run into some good luck. In reality, the pitching staff didn't even need to be this dominant given how dangerous the offense has been. First baseman Matt Olson is leading the lineup's ascendency with an NL-leading 184 OPS+ and 2.4 fWAR. The 32-year-old's 14 home runs are tied for the fourth-most in the majors. Right behind him is catcher Drake Baldwin, who's following up his 2025 NL Rookie of the Year award with a standout sophomore season. Baldwin's 37 runs scored lead MLB, and his 155 OPS+ trails only the A's Shea Langeliers' 173 OPS+ among all big-league catchers. Those two bats in particular have helped Atlanta possess the best offense in baseball. The Braves lead MLB in average (.271), slugging (.252), OPS (.786), runs scored (237), and RBI (232). Their combination of high contact and elite power is menacing, and it all looks sustainable for this battle-tested team. 4. The Cubs were expected to be a top NL Central team, but the White Sox are hanging tough in the AL Central. Should the South Siders be thinking about the postseason? Kavner:The fact that were talking about this at all a year after they won 60 games and two years after the worst season in modern baseball history is an incredible achievement in itself. Thesurprise signing of Munetaka Murakami has provided a real jolt theyre 22-21 entering their three-game series against their Northside neighbors and would currently hold the second wild-card spot in the uninspiring American League and their success to this point goes beyond the powerful and polarizing NPB sensation. The Miguel Vargas offensive breakout is finally upon us, Colson Montgomery now has 32 homers in 113 career games, and Davis Martin has a 1.62 ERA through eight starts. Theyve also gotten to this point without standout catcher Kyle Teel, who should be returning soon. If they find a way to sneak into the playoffs, thats an unbelievable success. But theyre not going to mortgage their future to make it happen, and this isnt a team built to make a deep run in 2026. This year is still about development for their intriguing young talents, and I cant imagine the White Sox will sacrifice them for "win-now" moves. It will, however, be interesting to see what, if anything, they do with Murakami. If theyre unable or unwilling to extend him, they have to at least listen to offers from contenders while his value is this high. 5. Blake Snell's return gives the Dodgers rotation a boost with Tyler Glasnow still injured. Will the Dodgers soon be facing some tough decisions for their starters? Kavner: They will, and really those roster decisions already began earlier this week when Mookie Betts was activated and they optioned Alex Freeland. On the pitching side, an even tougher call looms when Glasnow is ready to return, even with their six-man rotation. Most likely, one of Justin Wrobleski, Emmet Sheehan or Roki Sasaki will have to move to the bullpen, get optioned to Triple-A or be placed on the injured list. Based on performance thus far, the most obvious decision would be sending Sasaki either to the minors or back to the bullpen, but the Dodgers dont sound inclined to do either. Theyve been adamant that they believe the best thing for his development is to have him continue making starts in the majors. He has performed better lately, but its hard to make a case that hes more deserving of a rotation spot than Wrobleski, who had a 0.56 ERA through his first five starts, or Sheehan, who has a 3.38 ERA over his last five starts. Still, it seems most likely that the odd man out will be either Wrobleski, who proved last October that his stuff can play up in a relief role, or Sheehan, who has had trouble holding his velocity through starts. Theyll "kick the can down the road" on that decision, as they like to put it, as long as possible.

Chennai Super Kings' dreams of reaching the IPL 2026 Playoffs were dealt a massive blow as the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side slumped to a 7-wicket loss against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Friday.