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: Even Shohei Ohtani has off nights. Of course, his off night on Wednesday involved allowing gasp three earned runs over 6 innings, and going a mere 1-for-5 at the plate with a run and two RBIs. Of course, Ohtani had only the one hit because he was robbed of a home run early, when Pirates left fielder Bryan Reynolds kept a ball in the yard in the third. That would end up mattering for more than just Ohtanis personal boxscore, too: Pittsburgh ended up defeating the Dodgers in a one-run game, and that would have been a two-run dinger for Ohtani. As for home runs thatdid make it to where no one could catch them, check out right fielder Tyler Callihan getting his first big-league homer. And a wet one, at that, 427 feet away into the Allegheny. The celebration was short-lived, however: in the sixth, the Dodgers got back on the board against reliever Carmen Mlodzinski, who had entered the game an inning earlier. Center fielder Andy Pages singled, first baseman Freddie Freeman walked, third baseman Max Muncy drew a free pass, too, and then rookie left fielder Ryan Ward did the only sensible thing one can do with the bases juiced. Ohtani was cruising at this point, so the Dodgers put him out there for the seventh inning a complete frame would have qualified him for the ERA title, as he would have as many innings pitched as Los Angeles has played games this season. It wasnt meant to be, however: Ohtani allowed a two-out RBI double to second baseman Brandon Lowe, and then Alex Vesia came on in relief before allowing Lowe to score, too. That was not just the first time that Ohtani allowed three runs in a start this year, but the first time two runs have been scored in the same inning against him. Hey, theres a reason that subhed says "looked mortal (for him)" you know. It also wasnt the end of Pittsburghs scoring. Callihan went yardagain, hitting his second career dinger, too, to give the Pirates a 7-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. First baseman Spencer Horwitz would add a two-run homer later in the frame to make it 9-6, Pirates, and while the Pirates bullpen would try to give this game away, too, it fell just short of doing so: Gregory Soto gave up just two runs in the ninth, stopping the Dodgers right before they could tie. That makes Thursdays matchup the rubber game, and it's a huge one for the Bucs. Its been a disaster week for the Guardians, as this was a chance to prove they belonged against a top AL team in the Yankees. A chance to either take advantage of the White Sox having to face the MLB-leading Braves, or at least keep ahead of Chicago thanks to both teams drawing a tough assignment. Instead, Cleveland was swept by the Yankees, losing 7-5, 3-2 and on Wednesday, 8-4. Tied up 3-3 in the top of the sixth, center fielder Trent Grisham laced a triple to right field off lefty starter Tyler Messick. Jos Caballero back but in the outfield while Anthony Volpe struggles at shortstop, again then hit a sac fly to drive Grisham in and give New York a 4-3 lead. Volple, who has a .660 career OPS and has been even worse than that in 2026, would actually deliver here, however, doubling to score Caballero. The Yankees would keep piling on, but there was no need, as the Guardians only managed one more run for the rest of the game. The Yankees have won four in a row, the Rays three, leaving the two tied atop the AL East despite New Yorks sweep Tampa Bay simultaneously swept the flailing Red Sox with a 7-5 W on Wednesday. As for the Guardians, well with a win on Wednesday combined with Clevelands defeat, the White Sox have sole possession of first place in the AL Central. The White Sox, who lost 102, a modern-record 121 and 101 games in the last three seasons. First place! In nearly mid-June! For a team that wonhalf as many games as it lost over a three-year stretch no, really: 162-324, from 2023-2025. Horrific, that. But now they are 36-31 and atop their division. Incredible stuff. To add another exclamation point to the mix, Chicago got there by defeating the MLB-best Braves, again. The White Sox bested their former ace, Chris Sale, thanks to current ace Davis Martin twirling six shutout innings, while the bullpen combined to allow only one run to the Braves lineup. Tuesdays hero,rookie Braden Montgomery, had an impressive follow-up to his walk-off homer. Montgomery went 2-for-4 with two doubles including one off Sale as well as a run scored. No small thing in a 2-1 win: hes already making a difference, along with all the other young players the White Sox have brought to the roster over the course of the last calendar year or so. Entering the eighth inning, the Giants were down 9-1 to the Nationals thanks to a two-inning, seven-run outburst from Washington. That deficit did not last: third baseman Matt Chapman led off the bottom of the eighth with a solo homer, then first baseman Rafael Devers followed with a shot of his own to make it 9-3. Devers, by the way, is batting .254/.327/.521 with 23 extra-base hits since May 3 after a horrific April. Right fielder Jung Hoo Lee who extended his hitting streak to 18 games earlier in the contest walked, as did designated hitter Bryce Eldridge. Catcher Daniel Susac then doubled in Lee, and outfielder Drew Gilbert pushed Eldridge across with a ground out, cutting the lead to 9-5. A wild pitch by new pitcher Orlando Ribalta then scored Susac, capping a five-run inning. The Nationals would get one back in the top of the ninth, a reminder of how difficult coming back with so little game left can be. Challenge accepted by the Giants: Gus Varland came on in relief of Ribalta for the bottom of the ninth, and promptly allowed back-to-back doubles to second baseman Luis Arraez and Matt Chapman; 10-7, Nationals. Devers would then walk, causing Mitchell Parker to relieve Varland, but Parker gave up a single to Lee to load the bases for Eldridge. On the third pitch, an 80.1 mph slider inside, Eldridge unloaded. With no outs, Eldridge hit a walk-off grand slam to propel the Giants to victory. They had been down eight runs at the start of the previous inning, and even allowed another in between, and it didnt matter. What a win for San Francisco. Look at this play by Blue Jays pitcher Tyler Rogers. Its one you have to see to believe. Bonus: look at Vladimir Guerrero Jr.s faceas the play is happening. He cant believe Rogers pulled off this flip, to the point that he cant hide his surprise as hes in the act of catching it! The Blue Jays ended up losing to the Phillies, 7-4, but hey. What a highlight that is. And while were on the subject of the Blue Jays. Torontos starting pitcher, Max Scherzer, did allow five runs in 3 innings, leading to that loss. However, he also picked up four strikeouts in his limited time on the mound, enough to reach and surpass 3,500 punch outs for his career. Scherzer is just the 11th pitcher in MLB history to strike out at least 3,500 hitters, and, at 3,503, hes also just seven strikeouts away from pushing Hall of Famer and legend Walter Johnson out of the all-time top-10. Whether Scherzer can ascend any higher after that is a mystery, given how his season has gone to this point, but in seven more strikeouts, we will see another new entry into the top 10, and maybe the last one for ever? At least for decades, unless Chris Sale pitches effectively into his mid-40s. Mike Trout, getting a day at DH, did not waste any time getting the Angels on the board against the Astros. In the bottom of the first, he drove the second pitch he saw a 94 mph four-seamer 404 feet to center to put Los Angeles up 1-0. And while Astros right fielder Cameron Smith managed a game-tying dinger of his own in the top of the eighth all that ended up doing was forcing extra innings, as neither team could put another run on the board before the 10th. Houston failed to push their gifted runner across in the top of the inning, even with a wild pitch moving Jeremy Pea over to third. That gave the Angels a chance to play for one run to win, and they did just that: pinch-hitter Donovan Walton bunted Nick Madrigal over to third, and then center fielder Jose Siri got the hero spot and singled in the game-winner. The Angels have not been good in 2026, and this was a chance for the Astros to capitalize as they tried to get back into contention in an AL West that hasnt been very good on the whole. Instead, they dropped this series against Los Angeles, and found themselves further in the hole than when they began, at 31-39 and 5.5 back. The Athletics have had a very powerful week in Las Vegas so far, and that continued on Wednesday. While this wasnt a high-scoring affair the As defeated the Brewers, 4-3 there were still a couple of mega blasts to admire. First, DH Carlos Cortes took a 91.7 mph cutter from reliever Chad Patrick, and sent it back 461 feet in the other direction. Well, thats the estimate, anyway. Its unconfirmed if it ever actually came down from up there. Not to be outdone, right fielder Lawrence Butler took one over the batters eye in center field just a couple of batters later. Another 91 mph cutter, and this one caught way too much zone. The result? A 463-foot homer, a couple feet further than Cortes shot. Again, if Cortes dinger landed, anyway. They might need to move the walls back even further in the new Vegas ballpark thats being built for the As. Just in case, you know? This has been a brutal season for the Padres offense, and Fernando Tatis Jr. has been part of that. He's been playing second base of late, since San Diego has loads of outfield options, and just hasnt had much to provide offensively unless youre comparing him to some of the other Padres hitters. He had a four-hit performance on Tuesday, however, and on Wednesday managed to hit just his second homer of the year a walk-off shot to give the Padres a 5-4 W. Tatis is now batting .397/.431/.544 with six extra-base hits over his last 16 games he still needs to rely less on singles to be convincingly back, but this is a significant improvement for a Padres team that needs whatever kind of offense it can muster right now.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are scheduled to wrap up mandatory minicamp on Friday and break for a month before the start of training camp. This round of offseason work carries a little extra weight with a new head coach and new system, in addition to multiple new faces on the roster. Here are some notes from this latest round of OTAs.Changes changes everywhereThe Steelers are incorporating new offensive and defensive systems with brand new coaching staffs. The coaches are saying all the right things about how the players are integrating but it's the words of the players that matter most. In particular on defense, edge defender T.J. Watt sounds like a guy who is preparing for an expanded role to help get him out of his slump as a pass rusher.It's clear Mike Tomlin isn't in charge anymoreFollowing up on the practice notes of a whole new system, new head coach Mike McCarthy also brings a new attitude to the team and approach to practice. Gone are the more informal drills and gut feelings and in is a more analytical and business-like approach that includes greater learning and a new approach to drills.Offensive line moves working so farThe biggest positional move the Steelers made was to flip the entire right side of the offensive line to the left and then start to build the right side. So far, it seems that offensive tackle Troy Fautanu and guard Mason McCormick are talking to the switch perfectly while the right side continues to sort itself out.Players looking for a shotSeveral players who didn't get a fair shot under former head coach Mike Tomlin are working hard to take advantage of the clean slate. This includes wide receiver Roman Wilson who is running out of time and finds himself in a positional battle with rookie Germie Bernard.This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers minicamp notes: Changes everywhere, youngsters stepping up

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Victor Wembanyama surely knew he was overstating the obvious, when he pointed out that there are there are two possible outcomes for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night. San Antonio wins and extends the series. New York wins and becomes NBA champions.Thats it. Its one or the other. After 1,321 games 1,230 in the regular season, 84 in the playoffs, six more in the play-in tournament and one between the Spurs and Knicks that decided the NBA Cup it really is that simple. If Wembanyama and the Spurs win in San Antonio, the season lives for at least one more game. If the Knicks win, all thatll be left in this season will be a parade.The Spurs trail the series 3-1 and Wembanyama understands the reality. Of the previous 38 teams that trailed 3-1 in the NBA Finals, 37 wound up watching the other team celebrate the title. And if that bit of history didnt look daunting enough, the Spurs will try to climb out of this 3-1 hole after the biggest collapse in NBA Finals history wasting a 29-point lead in a Game 4 loss at New York.I think its going to go one of two ways, Wembanyama said shortly after Wednesdays 107-106 loss in Game 4, a game where the Spurs were outscored 55-25 in the final 21 1/2 minutes. One of two ways. A bad one and a good one. The bad one would be giving up. The good one would be getting stronger through this, getting more together. I know this is what were going to do.Thursday was an off day for the teams, at least in terms of formal practices. Both sides are scheduled to practice in San Antonio on Friday, and then Game 5 is there on Saturday night with the Knicks one win away from what would be their first championship in 53 years.New York won Games 1 and 2 of the finals in San Antonio rallying from double-digit deficits in both games to take command of the series. The Knicks, with a win Saturday, would become the first team since Houston in 1995 to go 3-0 on the Spurs floor in a single postseason series.Our mentality has to be 0-0, the way its been, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson said, repeating the mantra hes cited time and time again in this postseason run. It has to be that way, and I feel like us moving forward with that mindset can really benefit us. Theres nothing to celebrate. Its not over yet, not even close.Its common sense for the team with a 3-1 lead to hold off on celebrating. But in this case, theres also some truth to what Brunson is saying.Yes, the 3-1 deficit has been proven to be virtually insurmountable in NBA history; the only team that successfully escaped its grip in the finals was LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, when they rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors for that title.This series, however, isnt exactly a statistical runaway.The Knicks have outscored the Spurs by a total of eight points over the four games. Shooting is basically even; the Knicks are at 44%, the Spurs at 43%. The Knicks have made 52 3-pointers, the Spurs 49. Free-throw percentage, Knicks 79%, Spurs 78%. The Knicks have three more rebounds and both teams have exactly 90 assists through four games.Just take this one game at a time, said Spurs guard DeAaron Fox, who took heavy criticism for electing to try a layup which was blocked in the final seconds of Game 4 instead of taking time off the clock with a one-point lead. It obviously looks like a steep hill, but this is something thats happened before. Take this thing one game at a time. Weve been in a position to win all these games. Weve been up double digits. We have to figure out what we need to do to be able to put some of these games away.It has been a baffling problem for the Spurs.They led Game 1 by one with 1:51 left, then lost after the Knicks finished on an 11-0 run.They had the ball in a tie game with 11 seconds left in Game 2, then lost after Wembanyama threw a pass that Stephon Castle never saw and became a turnover that led to Brunsons game-winning free throw.And now, this a 29-point lead wasted in Game 4, and they still led by one until Anunobys tip-in with 2.1 seconds left.We have to try to put this behind us, Fox said.If they dont, the Knicks 53-year wait for a title could end Saturday night.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

Victor Wembanyama surely knew he was overstating the obvious, when he pointed out that there are there are two possible outcomes for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night. San Antonio wins and extends the series. New York wins and becomes NBA champions.That's it. It's one or the other. After 1,321 games 1,230 in the regular season, 84 in the playoffs, six more in the play-in tournament and one between the Spurs and Knicks that decided the NBA Cup it really is that simple. If Wembanyama and the Spurs win in San Antonio, the season lives for at least one more game. If the Knicks win, all that'll be left in this season will be a parade.The Spurs trail the series 3-1 and Wembanyama understands the reality. Of the previous 38 teams that trailed 3-1 in the NBA Finals, 37 wound up watching the other team celebrate the title. And if that bit of history didn't look daunting enough, the Spurs will try to climb out of this 3-1 hole after the biggest collapse in NBA Finals history wasting a 29-point lead in a Game 4 loss at New York.I think its going to go one of two ways, Wembanyama said shortly after Wednesday's 107-106 loss in Game 4, a game where the Spurs were outscored 55-25 in the final 21 1/2 minutes. One of two ways. A bad one and a good one. The bad one would be giving up. The good one would be getting stronger through this, getting more together. I know this is what were going to do.Thursday was an off day for the teams, at least in terms of formal practices. Both sides are scheduled to practice in San Antonio on Friday, and then Game 5 is there on Saturday night with the Knicks one win away from what would be their first championship in 53 years.New York won Games 1 and 2 of the finals in San Antonio rallying from double-digit deficits in both games to take command of the series. The Knicks, with a win Saturday, would become the first team since Houston in 1995 to go 3-0 on the Spurs' floor in a single postseason series.Our mentality has to be 0-0, the way its been, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson said, repeating the mantra he's cited time and time again in this postseason run. It has to be that way, and I feel like us moving forward with that mindset can really benefit us. There's nothing to celebrate. Its not over yet, not even close.It's common sense for the team with a 3-1 lead to hold off on celebrating. But in this case, there's also some truth to what Brunson is saying.Yes, the 3-1 deficit has been proven to be virtually insurmountable in NBA history; the only team that successfully escaped its grip in the finals was LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, when they rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors for that title.This series, however, isn't exactly a statistical runaway.The Knicks have outscored the Spurs by a total of eight points over the four games. Shooting is basically even; the Knicks are at 44%, the Spurs at 43%. The Knicks have made 52 3-pointers, the Spurs 49. Free-throw percentage, Knicks 79%, Spurs 78%. The Knicks have three more rebounds and both teams have exactly 90 assists through four games.Just take this one game at a time, said Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox, who took heavy criticism for electing to try a layup which was blocked in the final seconds of Game 4 instead of taking time off the clock with a one-point lead. It obviously looks like a steep hill, but this is something thats happened before. Take this thing one game at a time. Weve been in a position to win all these games. Weve been up double digits. We have to figure out what we need to do to be able to put some of these games away.It has been a baffling problem for the Spurs.They led Game 1 by one with 1:51 left, then lost after the Knicks finished on an 11-0 run.They had the ball in a tie game with 11 seconds left in Game 2, then lost after Wembanyama threw a pass that Stephon Castle never saw and became a turnover that led to Brunson's game-winning free throw.And now, this a 29-point lead wasted in Game 4, and they still led by one until Anunoby's tip-in with 2.1 seconds left."We have to try to put this behind us," Fox said.If they don't, the Knicks' 53-year wait for a title could end Saturday night.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

Rob Edwards has been dismissed by Wolverhampton Wanderers after a mere seven months in charge, with the 43-year-old head coach learning of his potential exit through social media reports rather than from the club directly.The decision has sparked fury within the playing squad at Molineux.Edwards and his coaching staff first became aware that change might be imminent when they spotted online speculation about Cesar Peixoto taking over the role.Staff at the club have been left stunned by the move, which also caught Edwards and his team completely off guard.His assistants Harry Watling and Paul Trollope will also depart alongside him.The Portuguese coach Peixoto, who steered Gil Vicente to sixth position in the Primeira Liga this season, is anticipated to take charge.When rumours about his position surfaced late on Wednesday evening, Edwards contacted senior figures at the club and was assured the reports were untrue.Just hours later, on Thursday morning, technical director Matt Jackson delivered the news of his dismissal.The timing appears particularly awkward given Jackson's public comments at a supporters' Q&A last month, where he insisted the hierarchy was united behind Edwards."If there isn't alignment here, we're dead in the water before we start, so that discussion has been going on for months already," Jackson had stated.The decision was made above Jackson's level, with executive chairman Nathan Shi and owners Fosun reportedly unconvinced by Edwards despite the club's previous assurances of support following their Premier League relegation.Edwards had been central to the club's summer recruitment efforts and was deeply involved in transfer planning, with another meeting scheduled for Friday.The former Middlesbrough, Watford and Luton manager played a pivotal role in securing the free transfer arrivals of former England defender Kieran Trippier from Newcastle and striker Raul Jimenez, who returned to Molineux from Fulham.Both signings had generated renewed optimism among supporters following the club's drop from the top flight.Midfielder Andre also committed his future to Wolves with a new contract, with Edwards a significant factor in all three players' decisions.The club had been preparing for Championship football since January, with a clear strategy seemingly in place and Edwards working to reshape the squad's culture.Peixoto has never managed outside Portugal, meaning he would arrive at one of European football's most demanding leagues with no prior experience of English football.The Gil Vicente boss is a client of Jorge Mendes' Gestifute agency, which maintains close ties with Wolves' owners Fosun.Bringing Edwards and Watling to Molineux from Middlesbrough cost the club approximately 4m, and their compensation packages will add further expense.Appointing Peixoto will require additional investment on top of these outgoings.In their official statement, Wolves acknowledged the "significant challenges faced by Edwards and his staff during their tenure" while praising their "commitment and professionalism throughout".However, the club maintained they had "ultimately concluded that a different sporting direction would provide the strongest platform for future success".Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter