#Deadspin #Adley #Rutschman #hits #Orioles #homers #rout #Red #Sox">Deadspin | Adley Rutschman hits 2 of Orioles’ 6 homers in rout of Red Sox
Apr 24, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) greeted by outfielder Taylor Ward (3) following his two-run home run during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images
Adley Rutschman hit the first of his two two-run homers in Baltimore’s three-homer first inning and the Orioles went on to rip the visiting Boston Red Sox 10-3 on Friday.
Rutschman, who has three home runs in two games since being activated from the injury list earlier this week, finished with six RBIs. The Orioles blasted six home runs — four of them solo blasts.
Gunnar Henderson began the homer parade on the second pitch of the bottom of the first, and Rutschman and Dylan Beavers joined him with long balls in the inning. Samuel Basallo and Coby Mayo later went deep.
Taylor Ward went 4-for-4, Basallo added four hits and Beavers joined Rutschman with three hits apiece.
Orioles starter Brandon Young (2-0) got plenty of support in his second big-league outing of the season, lasting 5 2/3 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits. He struck out five and walked one.
Wilyer Abreu hit a homer for Boston in the second inning, and he, Marcelo Mayer and Trevor Story each finished with two of their team’s 10 hits. The Red Sox, coming off a three-game sweep by the visiting New York Yankees, have lost four games in a row.
Boston starter Brayan Bello (1-3) was hammered for eight runs and 13 hits — including five homers — in 3 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out two.
After the four-run first inning, the Orioles scored at least one run in each of the next four innings.
Rutschman’s two-run shot in the first inning, RBI fielder’s choice in the second, two-run homer in the fourth inning and run-scoring single in the seventh accounted for his big night.
Orioles relievers Yennier Cano, Andrew Kittredge and Cameron Foster combined for 3 1/3 shutout innings out of the bullpen. Kittredge was in his first outing of the season after rehabbing with Triple-A Norfolk.
The Red Sox loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth off Foster but didn’t score.
#Deadspin #Angel #Martinez #blasts #pair #2run #HRs #Guardians #top #Blue #Jays">Deadspin | Angel Martinez blasts pair of 2-run HRs as Guardians top Blue Jays
Apr 24, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Guardians center fielder Angel Martínez (1) celebrates hitting a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning with teammates at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images
Angel Martinez launched a pair of two-run home runs Friday night and the visiting Cleveland Guardians held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6.
Daniel Schneemann had a solo shot for the Guardians in the opener of a three-game series.
Jesus Sanchez and Kazuma Okamoto homered for the Blue Jays.
The Guardians led 5-2 after one inning.
Schneemann led off with a homer to right against Max Scherzer (1-3) on a 3-2 fastball. Jose Ramirez walked with one out, Rhys Hoskins singled with two out and George Valera poked a two-run double to right. Martinez homered to right on a 1-2 slider.
Nathan Lukes led off the Toronto first against Gavin Williams (4-1) with a double to right but hobbled into second with left hamstring discomfort. He was replaced by pinch runner Davis Schneider, who took third on a flyout and scored on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s ground out. Sanchez homered to center on a 2-2 curveball.
Okamoto homered to right center on a 1-1 fastball in the second.
Hoskins walked in the third and Martinez homered to right on a 3-2 fastball in a determined, 11-pitch at-bat. Joe Mantiply replaced Scherzer, who allowed seven runs, six hits and three walks with no strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
Williams retired 10 consecutive batters before Schneider walked with two out in the fifth and scored on Ernie Clement’s double to left.
Cleveland added a run in the sixth. Brayan Rocchio singled, stopped at third on Schneeman’s double to left center and slid home to beat the throw home on Chase DeLauter’s fielder’s-choice grounder to first.
Toronto scored twice in the home sixth. Lenyn Sosa singled, Okamoto walked and Andres Gimenez blooped a two-run double down the left-field line.
Williams allowed six runs, seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.
Hunter Gaddis and Erik Sabrowski were perfect for the Guardians in the seventh and eighth, respectively.
Okamoto led off the home ninth with a single off the left-field wall against Cade Smith. Gimenez followed with a single. Pinch hitter Eloy Jimenez grounded into a double play. The game ended when Schneider popped out to second to give Smith his sixth save.
#Deadspin #Michael #Harris #Braves #bench #clutch #hit #win #Phillies">Deadspin | Michael Harris comes off Braves bench for clutch hit, win vs. Phillies
Apr 24, 2026; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. (13) hits a home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Michael Harris delivered a pinch-hit double to drive in two runs and help the Atlanta Braves rally for a 5-3 win on Friday and hand the visiting Philadelphia Phillies their 10th straight loss.
The losing streak is the longest for Philadelphia since it dropped 11 in a row in 1999. The Braves have won all four games against the Phillies and have won nine of their last 10 games.
Harris was a late scratch from the starting lineup due to a strained left quad but came off the bench to deliver the key hit in the sixth inning. Facing rookie Andrew Painter, Harris batted for Eli White and slapped a fastball that just got over the glove of center fielder Brandon Marsh, allowing Dominic Smith and Mauricio Dubon to score.
Pinch-runner Jorge Mateo entered for Harris, stole third base and scored on Painter’s wild pitch.
The winning pitcher was Grant Holmes (2-1). He threw six innings and allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks, fanning four. A key strikeout came against slugger Kyle Schwarber with the bases loaded to end the fourth.
Aaron Bummer, Joel Payamps and Robert Suarez each finished the game with one inning of scoreless relief. Suarez allowed runners to reach second and third in the ninth, but retired Marsh on a comebacker to end the game. Suarez earned his third save.
Painter (1-2) pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed five runs on nine hits and two walks with one strikeout.
Trae Turner got the Phillies on the board with a two-run homer, his third, in the third inning, but the Braves tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Ronald Acuna crushed a two-run homer, his second.
Bryce Harper hit an opposite-field solo homer in the fifth inning, his sixth, to put the Phillies ahead 3-2. It was the 800th extra-base hit of his career and he became only the 27th player, and 10th left-handed hitter, to reach that milestone prior to his 34th birthday.
Apr 24, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Athletics left fielder Carlos Cortes (26) is greeted at home plate by first baseman Nick Kurtz (16), second baseman Zack Gelof (20) and left fielder Tyler Soderstrom (21) after hitting a three-run home run against the Texas Rangers during the fifth inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images
Nick Kurtz, Carlos Cortes and Tyler Soderstrom each hit solo homers in the first inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series against the Texas Rangers with an 8-1 victory on Friday in Arlington.
Cortes also hit a three-run homer and Zack Gelof slugged a two-run shot among his two hits for the Athletics, who have won three of their last four games. Jeff McNeil went 2-for-4, and Kurtz also singled, walked and scored two runs.
Luis Severino (1-2) allowed one run on six hits with one walk and five strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings.
Josh Jung doubled in a run and Corey Seager and Josh Smith had two hits apiece for Texas, which entered the game tied with the Athletics for first place in the AL West standings.
The Athletics jumped on Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi (2-4) for three runs in the first inning on seven pitches. Kurtz deposited Eovaldi’s first offering of the game into the right-field seats for his fifth homer of the season.
Shea Langeliers grounded out before Cortes turned on a 2-0 splitter for a 390-foot homer to right-center field. Soderstrom followed by sending Eovaldi’s first pitch over the center-field wall for his third homer this season.
Texas got on the board with a run in the fourth. Seager doubled with one out and scored on Jung’s two-out, ground-rule double.
Eovaldi settled in and retired 11 straight batters before allowing Gelof’s one-out single in the fifth. Kurtz walked on five pitches and Langeliers popped out before Cortes crushed a three-run homer to right field.
Cortes’ 409-foot blast was his third homer in his last four games and fourth of the season.
Eovaldi gave up six runs on six hits over six innings. He walked one and struck out three.
After allowing a total of 10 home runs in 22 starts last season, Eovaldi has yielded nine across his first six outings this season.
The Athletics extended their lead with two outs in the ninth on Gelof’s two-run homer against Cal Quantrill. The 375-foot liner was Gelof’s first homer since Sept. 1, 2025.
–Field Level Media
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Apr 24, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Athletics left fielder Carlos Cortes (26) is greeted at…
#Deadspin #Royals #score #runs #4th #inning #beat #Angels">Deadspin | Royals score 5 runs in 4th inning to beat Angels
Apr 24, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Noah Cameron (65) throws a pitch in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images
Veteran Mike Trout set an Angels franchise record for most career games played at any one position with his 1,367th appearance in center field, but Los Angeles fell to the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Friday night in the opening game of their series in Kansas City.
The Royals scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning against Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi (0-3), who allowed five runs on five hits with five strikeouts and two walks in five innings of work.
A force out at second base after a throw home from Angels right fielder Jo Adell to catcher Logan O’Hoppe plated the Royals’ first run, then Isaac Collins singled in a run followed by a two-run double for Elias Diaz.
Diaz’s hit was ruled a fair ball, but only because it hit the chalk of the left field foul line. The Angels challenged the ruling but it was upheld, after Collins barely beat the throw home to score.
Michael Massey followed with the third double of the inning for the Royals’ final run, all they would need on the night.
The Angels rallied for three runs in the seventh against left-hander Noah Cameron, who had a shutout going for six innings. With one out and bases loaded, Zach Neto blooped a single to shallow center field for the Angels’ first run.
Nick Mears came on in relief for Kansas City and walked Trout, allowing O’Hoppe to score. Adell beat out a fielder’s choice for another run.
Another reliever, Daniel Lynch IV, struck out pinch hitter Yoan Moncada on a high fastball out of the strike zone with the bases loaded for the third out.
Cameron (2-1) got the win with three runs allowed on eight hits and three walks. He struck out six in 6 1/3 innings.
Collins singled in pinch runner Kyle Isbel with an insurance run in the eighth inning for Kansas City. Closer Lucas Erceg pitched the ninth inning for his sixth save.
Apr 24, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman (35) greeted by outfielder Taylor Ward (3) following his two-run home run during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images 
