In a marathon battle that lasted over four hours, Christian Yelich crossed home plate on an infield ground ball during the 12th inning, securing a thrilling 15-14 comeback win for the Milwaukee Brewers against the Athletics on Monday. The game opened a three-game series in Las Vegas, which will become the A’s future home.
Both clubs put up four runs apiece in the 10th inning alone. William Contreras launched a three-run blast to complete the top half, pushing Milwaukee ahead 14-10. The A’s answered back in their half with a clutch two-out RBI hit from Shea Langeliers, followed by Nick Kurtz’s second home run of the contest, and a pinch-hit solo homer from Jonah Heim to even the score at 14-14.
The Athletics connected for seven round-trippers at the offense-friendly ballpark that houses their Triple-A team, with Tyler Soderstrom contributing two and Zack Gelof plus Langeliers adding one each. Milwaukee responded with four homers of their own from Brice Turang, Andrew Vaughn, and Jake Bauers.
Abner Uribe (4-2) earned the victory after throwing 1 1/3 shutout innings in relief during the 4-hour, 14-minute marathon, while Chad Patrick recorded his third save of the season. Athletics reliever Jose Suarez (0-2) was tagged with the loss after surrendering the game-winning run.
Mariners 6, Orioles 3
Josh Naylor connected on a fifth-inning grand slam as Seattle withstood late rally attempts to defeat host Baltimore.
Randy Arozarena collected three hits and one RBI while Mariners starter Emerson Hancock (5-2) dominated through five frames, surrendering just one run on three hits. Andres Munoz closed out the ninth inning for his 10th save, bouncing back from a blown opportunity in Detroit the previous day.
Taylor Ward and Blaze Alexander each recorded two hits for Baltimore, which made a last-minute rotation adjustment when expected starter Chris Bassitt was placed on the injured list due to lower back issues. The injury forced rookie Trey Gibson’s promotion from Triple-A Norfolk. Gibson (1-1) was saddled with three runs over 4 2/3 innings.
Yankees 7, Guardians 5 (10 innings)
Cody Bellinger delivered a go-ahead two-run hit in the 10th frame as visiting New York topped Cleveland.
Yankees closer David Bednar (2-3) tossed 1 2/3 clean innings for the win. Paul Goldschmidt smacked a two-run homer while Ryan McMahon contributed a solo blast for New York, which deployed seven relief pitchers and captured its ninth victory in 13 recent contests.
Angel Martinez homered twice for Cleveland, which has fallen in four of its last five outings. The Guardians went hitless in 11 at-bats with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. Shawn Armstrong (1-1) suffered the defeat.
Astros 5, Angels 4 (10 innings)
Jose Altuve tagged up and raced home on a shallow center field popup in the 10th inning as Houston mounted a comeback to beat Los Angeles in Anaheim, California. Catcher Logan O’Hoppe was assessed an error on the decisive play.
Christian Walker finished 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Houston, which secured its third win in four contests. Josh Hader (1-0) fanned three straight batters in the ninth, while Bryan Abreu worked a clean 10th for his fourth save.
Zach Neto homered for his third consecutive game and Trey Mancini, promoted from Triple-A Salt Lake earlier Monday, went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored for Los Angeles. Sam Aldegheri (1-1) surrendered the go-ahead run.
Rays 3, Red Sox 1
Yandy Diaz launched a solo homer and drove in two runs as Tampa Bay snapped a two-game skid by defeating Boston in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Diaz took the Red Sox’s opening pitch of the contest deep to left field for his 12th homer this season. He later plated Taylor Walls with a sacrifice fly in the eighth that pushed Tampa Bay’s advantage to 3-1. The Rays got five shutout innings from their bullpen after starter Ian Seymour departed with the game knotted at 1-1.
Boston starter Connelly Early (5-4) surrendered two runs on five hits across 4 2/3 innings, walking four and fanning six. Marcelo Mayer went deep for Boston, which managed just four hits. The Red Sox sit last in the majors with only 49 home runs.
Phillies 5, Blue Jays 2
Adolis Garcia belted a two-run homer, Cristopher Sanchez fanned 10 batters over seven innings, and visiting Philadelphia knocked off Toronto.
Sanchez (8-2) surrendered two runs, four hits, and one walk in the series opener. Jhoan Duran worked around a double in the ninth to collect his 16th save in 16 chances this season. Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto each added RBI singles.
Ernie Clement homered for Toronto, which stands 2-2 to begin a nine-game homestand. Patrick Corbin (2-3) was roughed up for five runs, four hits, four walks, and one hit batter while striking out three across three innings.
Nationals 4, Giants 3
CJ Abrams ripped a two-run, game-tying hit and Daylen Lile delivered a two-out, two-strike RBI single two batters later as Washington stormed back in the ninth inning to overtake San Francisco.
Following the Giants’ two-run eighth that broke a 1-1 deadlock, San Francisco starter Logan Webb was removed for Keaton Winn (2-2). The reliever allowed a one-out double to Luis Garcia Jr. and then plunked Curtis Mead, setting the stage for clutch hits from Abrams and Lile.
Gus Varland recorded his fifth save despite a shaky ninth inning, striking out Bryce Eldridge with runners on the corners to seal Washington’s third victory in four games. Clayton Beeter (2-1), who gave up two runs in the eighth, was credited with the win.
Padres 6, Reds 2
Samad Taylor recorded a career-best three RBIs while Freddy Fermin homered as San Diego rallied from behind to defeat visiting Cincinnati. Prior to Monday, Taylor hadn’t recorded an RBI in the major leagues since 2023.
Adrian Morejon (5-1) worked 1 2/3 shutout innings as the Padres won just their third game in 14 outings. Taylor, Fermin, Xander Bogaerts, and Jase Bowen all had two hits apiece.
Andrew Abbott (4-4) allowed four hits and three runs across six-plus innings as Cincinnati dropped its fifth straight contest. The Reds finished 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine baserunners.
