The Yankees narrowly secured victories against the Angels, maintaining their position in a competitive AL East. Meanwhile, the Mariners lost to the Padres after blowing a four-run lead in the ninth inning.
Key points
Yankees won two games against the Angels
Mariners lost to Padres after a ninth-inning collapse
Mariners' key hitters are struggling with low OPS
Randy Arozarena had a notable performance for the Mariners
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 congratulates Jackson Merrill #3 after he scores on an RBI single hit by Xander Bogaerts #2 of the San Diego Padres during the third inning of a game at Petco Park on April 14, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) | Getty Images
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 congratulates Jackson Merrill #3 after he scores on an RBI single hit by Xander Bogaerts #2 of the San Diego Padres during the third inning of a game at Petco Park on April 14, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Yankees have played with fire this week with the Angels, twice heading to the bottom of the ninth trailing and twice able to find a way to win. Good thing, too, since the AL East, and the American League more broadly, has tightened up quite a bit after the Yankeesâ fast 8-2 start. It was a packed day around the league yesterday, so letâs go through it all.
Seattle Mariners (8-11) 6, San Diego Padres (12-6) 7
The Mariners are so weird. The heart of their order is for all intents and purposes punchless thus far. The Big Dumper, Julio, and Josh Naylor are all mired with sub-.600 OPS. Naylorâs is a considerable distance from .500, for Peteâs sake. Despite that, theyâve still won some games. Wednesday, Randy Arozarena, hitting fifth, set the table and the guys after him did the damage. Arozarena scored three runs on the night as Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone each knocked in a pair.
Raleyâs knock came off former Yankee Ron Marinaccio. Iâm no pitching coach but I would advise Marinaccio not to leave his 93-mph heater middle-middle. Bad things happen. With Seattle up 6-0, this one looked like it was over.
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But the baseball gods punish managers who send their closers in in non-save situations. Tonight was no different. In short order, with only one out, Muñoz loaded the bases, bringing the tying run to the plate. A sacrifice fly and a single made it 6-4 and now, the winning run came to the plate. Ramón Laureano then singled to make it 6-5, chase Muñoz from the game, and put the Padres on the verge of their first ninth inning comeback of four or more runs at Petco in nearly 20 years.
The man of the hour? Jackson Merrill. And he delivered. His knock to left brought home two and the Padres walked off Seattle.
The vibes havenât been good in Boston in the early going. And you just hate to see it. Unfortunately, for at least one day, they got their stuff together. It helps they had the right man on the mound in the form of 24-year-old southpaw Connelly Early. For his part, Early spun six innings of one-run ball, which is really all you can ask for from a starting pitcher these days.
Meanwhile, the BoSox offense entered today averaging four runs a game with 68 runs in 17 contests. That doesnât leave a huge margin for error. Led by Trevor Story, the Boston offense decided to blow past that season average in one frame, and then run up the score. With Boston already having scored twice in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead, Trevor Story came to the dish with two men on. His three-run jack put Boston up 5-1.
The final score obscures that this game was not close. Story added a two-run double and Boston extended their lead to 9-1 after six. That score held up until the Twinkies dropped a four-spot in the bottom of the ninth to put themselves within a grand slam of tying the game. Alas, too little too late for the perennial Yankee punching bags. And we were cheering for them, too.
Toronto Blue Jays (7-10) 1, Milwaukee Brewers (9-8) 2
Free agent signing Dylan Cease got the ball for the Jays tonight and effortlessly held Milwaukee down. Six innings of shutout ball lowered his season ERA to 1.74 and, thanks to a JesĂșs SĂĄnchez first inning sacrifice fly, he left the game with a 1-0 Toronto lead.
Unfortunately for the Jays, Cease couldnât go all game and they had to turn to the bullpen. In the home eighth, the baseball gods, specifically the BABIP god, punished Toronto and submariner Tyler Rogers. An infield single, an error on the infield, and a groundball poked through right side tied the game. Brice Turang followed with a 97-hopper to second that plated another Brew Crew run.
Milwaukee turned to Abner Uribe to hold that one run lead and end the Brewersâ six-game losing skid. The young righty, facing the bottom half of the Jaysâ lineup, set them down in order, ending the losing streak and hanging a tough luck loss on Toronto.
Houston came to Coors Field last week for a three-game set and the Rockies swept them. I assure you, as a man who attended one of those games, it was glorious. Understandably, back in Houston, the Astros search for vengeance. Wednesday night, they obtained a measure of it.
Spencer Arighetti, one of the few healthy starters Houston has, took the ball and gave the Astros everything they could have hoped for. Six innings of one-run ball, punctuated by 10 strikeouts. The Astros put two runs up in the first thanks to a pair of sacrifice flies. Then, in the third. Yordan Alvarez continued his incandescent start with a solo home run.
Surprisingly, given the Astrosâ bullpen has been a catastrophe and the Rockiesâ pitching staff is⊠the Rockiesâ pitching staff, that was it for the scoring. It was 3-1 after three and it was 3-1 after nine. For all you Immaculate Grid players out there, former Yankee (for a hot minute) Enyel De Los Santos picked up the save for Houston, his second of the season.
Cleveland Guardians (10-9) 3, St. Louis Cardinals (10-8) 5: The Cards were a nigh-unanimous pick by the PSA staff to finish in the NL Central basement. And to be fair, theyâve only played 18 games. But I think everyone will agree theyâve been a pleasant surprise. Tonight was no different. The two teams were tied at one into the bottom of the sixth when rookie sensation JJ Wetherholt put the Cards up one with a sac fly. A two-run single from Alec Burleson gave the Cards a three-run lead, one they managed to hold onto en route to their 10th win of the season. Dustin May went six solid innings in the win.
