Detroit Tigers rookie Gage Workman made his team debut one to remember, launching his first major league home run at the perfect moment to lift his team past the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Sunday night.
The rookie infielder came off the bench in the sixth inning and delivered a crucial two-run blast that broke the tie and helped Detroit end a frustrating five-game losing streak. Workman, who had appeared in just 12 games this season before Sunday, was promoted from Triple-A Toledo earlier in the day after Kerry Carpenter went on the injured list with a left shoulder sprain.
Matt Vierling contributed two RBIs for the Tigers, while Hao-Yu Lee and Wenceel Perez each drove in one run. Riley Greene reached base four times and crossed home plate once. Relief pitcher Enmanuel De Jesus (2-0) threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the victory, and Kenley Jansen closed out the game for his seventh save of the season.
For Kansas City, Maikel Garcia led the offensive effort with three hits, one run scored, and one RBI. Vinnie Pasquantino collected two hits and an RBI, while Bobby Witt Jr. added two hits and scored once.
Orioles 2, Athletics 1
Baltimore salvaged the series finale against Oakland as Dylan Beavers delivered a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, while four Orioles pitchers combined to limit the Athletics to just four hits.
Both Beavers and Gunnar Henderson recorded two hits for Baltimore. Starting pitcher Chris Bassitt (3-2) dominated with six strikeouts while allowing only one run across six innings. Rico Garcia secured the save for the Orioles.
Oakland’s Luis Severino (2-4) surrendered two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz drew a walk in the eighth inning, extending his on-base streak to 34 games, currently the longest active streak in Major League Baseball.
Marlins 5, Nationals 2
Miami completed their series victory over Washington behind a decisive three-run eighth inning, highlighted by Heriberto Hernandez’s two-run single that sealed the rubber match victory.
Liam Hicks and Christopher Morel also contributed RBI singles for the Marlins, who received six solid innings from Sandy Alcantara before Josh Ekness recorded the final out for his first career save.
Washington’s Luis Garcia Jr. had a strong individual performance with a triple, double, one run scored, and one RBI. Nationals starter Cade Cavalli pitched effectively, allowing two runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Rays 4, Red Sox 1
Tampa Bay built an early lead and never looked back, scoring three runs in the opening three innings while Nick Martinez dominated Boston’s lineup in a series finale victory.
Junior Caminero opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning, followed by a two-run second inning that established a lead the Rays never surrendered. Martinez (4-1) navigated around seven hits while striking out three batters to earn the victory, giving Tampa Bay their second win of the weekend series. Saturday’s game was postponed due to rain.
New Hampshire native Mickey Gasper had a career day for Boston, going 3-for-4 with his first three major league hits, including two doubles, and driving in the Red Sox’s only run. Boston starter Payton Tolle (1-2) allowed three runs on seven hits across five innings.
Angels 6, Blue Jays 1
Los Angeles exploded for six runs in the final five innings to salvage one game from their weekend series in Toronto, powered by Jose Soriano’s dominant pitching performance and Jo Adell’s two-homer game.
Soriano (6-2) was nearly untouchable, retiring 20 consecutive batters at one point while allowing just one run on five hits over 7 2/3 innings. Adell homered twice and added a double, Oswald Peraza contributed a two-run homer, and Vaughn Grissom delivered a two-run double for the Angels, who had managed only one run through the first 22 innings of the series.
Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 and scored Toronto’s lone run. The Blue Jays received four scoreless innings from their first two pitchers before Eric Lauer (1-5) struggled, allowing six runs on five hits over five innings.
Phillies 6, Rockies 0
Philadelphia’s power duo of Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper launched consecutive home runs in the opening inning, setting the tone for a dominant shutout victory over Colorado.
Schwarber finished with two home runs and three hits total, while Brandon Marsh collected four singles for the Phillies, who have now won 10 of 13 games since Don Mattingly took over as interim manager on April 28. Cristopher Sanchez (4-2) delivered seven strong innings, extending his scoreless streak to 21 1/3 innings. He hasn’t allowed a run since the first inning against San Francisco on April 30.
Colorado managed only six hits, with Ezequiel Tovar collecting two of them. The Rockies have now lost eight of their last 10 games.
Additional Games
Cincinnati defeated Houston 5-0 behind Andrew Abbott’s six-inning, three-hit performance and Elly De La Cruz’s three-hit game. Minnesota edged Cleveland 5-4 with Kody Clemens recording three hits including two doubles. Chicago White Sox beat Seattle 2-1 on Randal Grichuk’s eighth-inning homer and a walk-off sequence. Milwaukee swept New York Yankees with Brice Turang’s ninth-inning walk-off homer for a 4-3 victory. Texas shut out Chicago Cubs 3-0 behind Jacob deGrom’s 10-strikeout performance over seven scoreless innings. Atlanta defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 with Bryce Elder lowering his ERA to a National League-best 1.81. San Diego edged St. Louis 3-2 in 10 innings on Manny Machado’s sacrifice fly. Arizona beat New York Mets 5-1 with rookie Ryan Waldschmidt driving in three runs. San Francisco outlasted Pittsburgh 7-6 in 12 innings on Jesus Rodriguez’s bases-loaded single.
