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May 6, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages (44) crosses home plate after hitting a three run home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images
<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nAndy Pages’ career-best three home runs and six RBIs carried the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to a 12-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Los Angeles starter Tyler Glasnow left after an inning with back spasms, but manager Dave Roberts said he didn’t think the injury was serious or a long-term issue. Jack Dreyer (2-1) earned the win by throwing two scoreless frames. Six Dodgers relievers combined to hurl eight innings of one-run, four-hit ball.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Shohei Ohtani posted two hits, two runs and an RBI for the Dodgers, who won their third game in four tries and took the three-game set.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) lasted just 2 2\/3 innings, allowing six runs on four hits. Reliever Jason Alexander yielded five runs on nine hits across 4 1\/3 frames. Brice Matthews homered for Houston.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Pirates 1, Diamondbacks 0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Paul Skenes allowed two hits over eight stellar innings and Brandon Lowe hit a towering homer as Pittsburgh edged Arizona in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Lowe’s first-inning blast off Michael Soroka was all the offense Skenes (5-2) needed as he silenced Arizona hitters. The right-hander struck out seven and walked none while pitching at least eight innings for the fourth time in his career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It was the longest scoreless outing ever produced by Skenes, who has yet to last nine innings in a game. Gregory Soto worked around a one-out walk in the ninth for his second save. Soroka (4-2) allowed one run and seven hits in 6 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cubs 7, Reds 6 (10 innings)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Michael Busch drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the 10th inning and Chicago beat visiting Cincinnati for its eighth straight win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ian Happ went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer for the Cubs, who have opened the four-game series with three straight walk-off victories. Trent Thornton (1-0) pitched a scoreless 10th inning in his Cubs debut. Chicago has won 14 straight games at Wrigley Field, matching the team’s longest home-winning streak since winning 14 in a row in 2008.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Matt McLain homered among his two hits for the Reds, who have lost a season-high six consecutive games and eight of their past 10.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Angels 8, White Sox 2<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Travis d’Arnaud hit a three-run homer to highlight a five-run second inning and Walbert Urena (1-3) allowed one run on two hits over six innings to pick up his first major league win as Los Angeles defeated Chicago in Anaheim, Calif.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It marked the first time since April 16-17 that the Angels won back-to-back games. It also was just their third series win of the season and the first at home since April 3-5 against the Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Colson Montgomery doubled and scored a run and Chase Meidroth had two hits and a walk and scored a run for the White Sox, who have lost three of the past four.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Rays 3, Blue Jays 0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Shane McClanahan fired 5 2\/3 scoreless innings and Tampa Bay recorded its 10th straight home victory by shutting out Toronto in St. Petersburg, Fla.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n McClanahan (4-2) allowed just two hits to stretch his scoreless streak to 16 2\/3 innings over the past three starts and drop his ERA to 2.60. The Rays swept their six-game homestand over the San Francisco Giants and the Blue Jays and moved to 12-1 over the past 13 games with a sixth straight win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Myles Straw went 2-for-3 with a double, but the Blue Jays, on a four-game losing streak, managed only four hits. Patrick Corbin (1-1) tossed 5 1\/3 innings and allowed two runs on five hits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brewers 6, Cardinals 2<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Andrew Vaughn hit a three-run homer and Milwaukee used five pitchers to limit host St. Louis to four hits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Vaughn, reinstated from the injured list Monday after breaking the hamate bone in his left hand on Opening Day, capped a four-run first with his first homer of the season, which he hit off Andre Pallante 403 feet to left-center field.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Aaron Ashby (6-0) fired two scoreless innings for the Brewers, who pounded out 11 hits to split the abbreviated two-game series. Pallante (3-3) permitted five runs on eight hits in six innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Padres 5, Giants 1<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ty France broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run, pinch-hit triple, Xander Bogaerts added a two-run homer in the eighth, and San Diego captured a series win at San Francisco.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After taking over from opener Bradgley Rodriguez, Matt Waldron (1-1) threw five innings of one-run ball. Adrian Morejon and Mason Miller combined for six strikeouts over the final three innings, allowing just one hit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jesus Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles for the Giants, who have lost eight of their past nine.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Rangers 6, Yankees 1<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nathan Eovaldi pitched eight stellar innings and was backed by two early homers as visiting Texas quieted New York.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Eovaldi (4-4) struck out a season-high eight and walked none for the second time this season. The Rangers’ Corey Seager homered three batters into the contest, and Evan Carter hit a two-run shot in the third.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Aaron Judge hit his 12th homer in his past 23 games, but the Yankees saw a five-game winning streak end and lost for the third time in their past 18 games. Will Warren (4-1) was tagged for six runs on seven hits in four innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Mariners 3, Braves 1<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bryan Woo allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings and Julio Rodriguez homered as Seattle defeated visiting Atlanta.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The only hit Woo (2-2) gave up was a two-out single to right by Mauricio Dubon in the fourth inning. The right-hander walked two and matched his season high with nine strikeouts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Dominic Smith drove in the lone run for the Braves, who took their first series loss of the season by dropping two of the three games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Red Sox 4, Tigers 0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Sonny Gray pitched five scoreless innings in his return to action and visiting Boston completed a three-game sweep of Detroit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Gray (3-1) came off the injured list and gave up four hits while recording two strikeouts. Gray strained his right hamstring in a start last month against the Tigers. Tyler Samaniego struck out three in two innings. Zack Kelly and Greg Weissert each pitched an inning to complete the shutout.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Masataka Yoshida had two hits and scored a run for Boston while Caleb Durbin supplied an RBI double. Riley Greene had two hits for the Tigers. Detroit starter Jack Flaherty (0-3) fanned 10 while yielding four runs, two earned, in five innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Orioles 7, Marlins 4<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Pete Alonso hammered a three-run homer and Adley Rutschman smacked two run-scoring doubles as Baltimore beat host Miami.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Orioles starter Brandon Young (3-1) worked six innings, allowing three runs on four hits. Rico Garcia pitched the ninth for his second save as four pitchers combined on a six-hitter.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jakob Marsee drove in two runs, but the Marlins lost their fourth game in a row and fell for the fifth time in six games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nationals 15, Twins 2<\/p>\n<\/section>\n CJ Abrams had three hits including a grand slam, Miles Mikolas pitched into the sixth inning and host Washington routed Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brady House, Drew Millas and Jose Tena each had two hits including a home run for the Nationals, who collected 14 hits. Abrams also had two doubles and five RBIs, and James Wood and Jacob Young each had two hits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Three Washington pitchers held the Twins to three hits. Matt Wallner had two hits including a home run for Minnesota, which had won two straight.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Guardians 3, Royals 1<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Rookie Chase DeLauter’s two-run, go-ahead single in the fifth inning highlighted a two-hit night, and Joey Cantillo yielded one run over five innings as visiting Cleveland defeated Kansas City.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n DeLauter extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Cantillo (2-1) allowed three hits as the Guardians snapped a three-game skid.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Maikel Garcia had two of the four hits collected by the Royals, who had a five-game winning streak end.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Phillies 6, Athletics 3<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Edmundo Sosa delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning as host Philadelphia rallied past the visiting Athletics.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Brandon Marsh had three hits and an RBI for the Phillies, who improved to 8-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly. Adolis Garcia homered for the Phillies while J.T. Realmuto, Garcia and Sosa each had two hits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A’s left-hander Jeffrey Springs gave up two runs and eight hits in 5 1\/3 innings. Nick Kurtz finished with two hits and an RBI as he reached base for the 30th straight game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Mets 10, Rockies 5<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Marcus Semien had four hits, including a home run, Juan Soto led off the game with a homer, and New York beat Colorado in Denver for its third win in a row.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n MJ Melendez, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez had two hits apiece for the Mets. Freddy Peralta (2-3) scattered four hits in five shutout innings, and Devin Williams got two outs to earn his fifth save.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n TJ Rumfield homered among his three hits and Jake McCarthy also went deep as the Rockies took their sixth consecutive loss. Michael Lorenzen (2-4) allowed seven runs on 11 hits in five-plus innings.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n