Daniel Susac hit the first two home runs of his career and drove in four as San Francisco routed Milwaukee 16-3. Baltimore erased a seven-run deficit to beat Detroit in 12 innings, Miami came back from six runs down to complete a sweep of Philadelphia, and Chris Sale struck out nine over six scoreless innings.
Chris Sale Strikes Out 11, Twins Win in 12 and Tigers Rally Late
Chris Sale struck out 11 over six innings to lead Atlanta past San Diego, while Minnesota won in 12 innings and Detroit rallied late behind Dillon Dingler.
Adames’ Grand Slam Headlines Busy Friday as Nationals, Braves and Red Sox Shine
Willy Adames delivered the knockout blow with a seventh-inning grand slam, finishing with four RBI to lead the Giants to a 7-0 victory over the Mariners. Backed by seven scoreless innings from Landen Roupp, San Francisco opened the second half with a dominant road win as Adames earns DataBaseBall Daily Player of the Day honors.
Francisco Alvarez Powers Mets as Baseball Returns
Francisco Alvarez homered twice, Christian Scott threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Mets defeated the Phillies 4-1 in Major League Baseball’s first game following the All-Star break.
First Half Pitching and Defensive Leaders
Jacob Misiorowski dominated the first-half pitching leaderboards, while the Dodgers established baseball’s strongest defense. DataBaseball reviews the arms, closers and gloves that controlled the opening half of 2026.
Tristan Peters Hits for the Cycle in White Sox Rout
Tristan Peters headlines the July 11 edition after hitting for the cycle in Chicago’s 14-1 win over the Athletics. Detroit won its sixth straight, Hunter Greene struck out 12, Wyatt Langford powered Texas, and Kazuma Okamoto tied Shohei Ohtani’s rookie home-run mark.
Yordan Alvarez hits walk-off as Astros Top Rays
Yordan Alvarez headlines the July 5 edition after a two-homer, six-RBI game capped by a walk-off shot against Tampa Bay. Seattle blanked Toronto behind Logan Gilbert, Detroit and Los Angeles added shutouts, and Chris Sale reached 500 strikeouts as a Brave.