Eldridge's grand slam caps wild comeback as Giants rally from 8 down in 8th to stun Nats

Big league teams trailing by at least eight runs in the eighth inning or later had lost 4,291 consecutive games since Cleveland stormed back from 10-2 down to beat Tampa Bay 11-10 on May 29, 2009, per Sportradar.

Matt Chapman had four hits, including two home runs — his second coming as part of back-to-back homers with Rafael Devers in the eighth to set up the comeback.

Jung Hoo Lee singled to extend his hitting streak to 18 games for the Giants, the longest active stretch in the majors.

Luis Arraez and Chapman hit consecutive doubles to begin the ninth. Devers walked and Lee singled to load the bases before Eldridge, who grew up a Nationals fan in Northern Virginia, drove a 2-0 slider from Mitchell Parker (2-3) into the right-field arcade for the rookie’s fourth home run.

Lee raised his arms in celebration before the ball went over the wall.

RAYS 7, RED SOX 5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Rasmussen struck out a career-high 13 and two-hit the Boston over seven scoreless innings, leading Tampa Bay to a victory.

Nick Fortes, Yandy Díaz and Taylor Walls had multiple hits for the Rays, who swept the Red Sox for the first time since 2023.

Rasmussen (6-2) fanned his first four hitters, faced the minimum through four innings and didn’t allow a runner to reach third base. Boston’s 1-4 batters were a combined 0 for 11 with 11 strikeouts against the Tampa Bay righty, who left with a 5-0 lead.

Boston then jumped on the Rays’ bullpen with a four-run eighth, including Ceddanne Rafaela’s three-run homer. Caleb Durbin also homered in the frame to put the Red Sox on the board.

But Fortes answered with his fourth hit, matching a career high, and Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer off Boston reliever Justin Slaten. Garrett Cleavinger pitched the ninth for his second save, despite surrendering another homer to Durbin.

YANKEES 8, GUARDIANS 4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove in three runs, Carlos Rodón shook off a leadoff homer to pitch six solid innings and New York completed a three-game sweep over Cleveland.

José Caballero had two RBIs as the Yankees stopped Cleveland’s streak of not being swept at 31 consecutive series, ending the longest current stretch in the AL. The Guardians hadn’t been swept since losing three to Texas in August 2025.

Chisholm, who homered in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s win after some Cleveland fans taunted him with “over-rated!” chants, tripled in two runs in the first off rookie Parker Messick (6-3).

New York improved to 11-4 since May 24 and swept the Guardians at Progressive Field for the first time since 2007.

Cleveland has dropped six of seven.

PADRES 5, REDS 4

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit just his second home run of the season with two outs in the ninth inning to lift San Diego to a win against Cincinnati.

Tatis lined a 2-1 pitch from Chase Petty (0-1) into the first row of seats in left field, with a launch angle of just 18 degrees. He spread his arms wide in celebration as he approached second base and did an exaggerated stutter step around third. His jersey was torn off during a wild celebration.

He didn’t hit his first homer of the season until May 30 at Washington. Wednesday’s homer was the fifth career walk-off for Tatis and fifth of the season for San Diego, which won for just the fourth time in 16 games.

The Padres took two of three Cincinnati, who scored all their runs Wednesday on three home runs.

ORIOLES 7, MARINERS 2

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jackson Holliday hit his third career grand slam, Brandon Young pitched seven scoreless innings and Baltimore beat Seattle to snap a four-game losing streak.

Holliday became the first player in franchise history with three grand slams before turning 23. The 22-year-old infielder has 25 major league home runs.

Young (5-1) gave up two hits, walked two and struck out five. Baltimore is 9-1 in games started by Young this season.

Pete Alonso hit a solo homer and singled, and Leody Taveras went 2 for 3 with an RBI double.

Alonso’s leadoff drive in the sixth opened the scoring. Colter Cowser walked four pitches later, stole second base and scored on a double by Taveras, who then stole third before Blaze Alexander hit a ground-rule double with two outs that made it 3-0.

Holliday’s slam extended it to 7-0 in the seventh before Seattle got two runs in the eighth. Miles Mastrobuoni scored on a groundout by Julio Rodríguez, and Josh Naylor singled home Patrick Wisdom.

Seattle starter George Kirby (5-6) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. He walked three and finished with a season-high 10 strikeouts.

PIRATES 9, DODGERS 8

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler Callihan hit the first two home runs of his career, a solo shot off Shohei Ohtani in the fourth inning and a go-ahead, three-run blast off reliever Kyle Hurt in the eighth as Pittsburgh rallied past Los Angeles.

Ohtani gave up season highs in runs (four), earned runs (three), and hits (six) in 6 2/3 innings as his ERA ticked up to 1.06. The four-time MVP struck out six and walked three before being removed following Brandon Lowe’s two-out, two-run double in the seventh.

Ohtani hit a two-run homer off Gregory Soto in the ninth, his 12th of the season, to draw the Dodgers within one. Soto retired the next two batters for his ninth save.

A Los Angeles comeback hardly seemed necessary when Ohtani exited with a 6-3 lead, seemingly in position to win his fifth straight start.

Callihan, a utility player, sent a fastball from Ohtani 427 feet over the right-field stands at PNC Park. With two on and nobody out in the eighth, Callihan pounced on a changeup from Hurt (1-1) to give the Pirates their first lead at 7-6. Spencer Horwitz added a two-run shot later in the inning off Jack Dreyer as Pittsburgh ended a four-game skid.

TWINS 6, TIGERS 4

DETROIT (AP) — Byron Buxton hit his 20th home run of the season, Royce Lewis also connected and Minnesota beat Detroit.

The game was delayed for 1 hour, 7 minutes in the middle of the first inning due to inclement weather.

Lewis opened the scoring in the second inning with the second-longest homer of his career, a 444-foot shot to left. Buxton made it 4-1 in the fifth with a three-run shot.

Buxton is the third in Twins history with 20 or more homers through 69 games, joining Harmon Killebrew and Justin Morneau. Buxton is the fourth player in the majors to reach 20 this season.

Taylor Rogers (2-3) struck out two in a hitless fourth inning for the victory. Yoendrys Gómez closed out his fifth save of the year.

Mike Paredes made his first career start for Minnesota, going three innings.

Framber Valdez (3-5) gave up four runs on six hits in five innings.

MARLINS 8, DIAMONDBACKS 0

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers and Owen Caissie homered and Miami beat Arizona Diamondbacks for their seventh victory in eight games.

Otto López had two singles and two RBIs and increased his major league-leading batting average to .342. He also leads the majors with 28 multi-hit games.

William Kempner (1-0) pitched two innings of relief for his first career victory.

Liam Hicks singled and tripled for the Marlins. and Heriberto Hernández singled and scored twice.

Stowers and Caissie went deep against Arizona starter Ryne Nelson (2-5) in a six-run fourth. Stowers’ three-run drive that landed in the upper deck in right capped the outburst and made it 7-0. Caissie hit a two-run blast and López added an RBI single.

The Marlins padded the lead in the fifth on Caissie’s sacrifice fly.

PHILLIES 7, BLUE JAYS 4

TORONTO (AP) — Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper also went deep, and Philadelphia beat Toronto.

Jesús Luzardo (5-4) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings and Jhoan Duran finished for his 17th save in 18 chances as the Phillies won for the seventh time in nine games.

Bohm and Harper both homered off Max Scherzer (1-4), who allowed five runs and five hits in 3 1/3 innings. Bohm’s homer was his eighth and Harper’s solo shot was his 15th.

Schwarber greeted Mason Fluharty with a two-run homer, his baseball-leading 24th.

Scherzer reached 3,500 career strikeouts when he caught Schwarber looking at an 86 mph change-up to begin the game. Scherzer walked three and struck out four in 3 1/3 innings, pushing his career total to 3,503. He allowed five runs and five hits.

The three-time Cy Young Award winner and eight-time All-Star is the 11th pitcher in big league history with 3,500 strikeouts.

Luzardo allowed four hits, walked four and struck out eight. The Phillies have won each of his past four starts.

CARDINALS 9, METS 2

NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Walker homered and drove in four runs, his latest big game in a breakout season, and St. Louis beat New York to match a season high with their sixth straight victory.

St. Louis starter Andre Pallante (7-4) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings. Pallante earned his third straight win and surpassed his win total from 2025 when he finished 6-15.

Walker knocked in the first run with an RBI single off New York opener Austin Warren (1-3) in a two-run first. Walker gave the Cardinals a 7-0 lead in the fourth by hammering David Peterson’s fastball into the center-field seats for a three-run shot.

Walker’s single and 401-foot drive gave him 52 RBIs, one more than his previous career best set in his rookie season. He also surpassed his previous high by hitting his 17th homer, and he has at least one RBI in five straight games.

The 24-year-old Walker had multiple hits for the fifth time in six games and is batting .424 over his last seven games.

RANGERS 6, ROYALS 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jac Caglianone went 3 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs as Kansas City erased an early deficit to defeat Texas.

Caglianone, who missed Kansas City’s previous game with right shoulder soreness, ended Nathan Eovaldi’s no-hit bid with a leadoff homer in the fifth inning that sailed into the right-field bullpen.

In the sixth, Caglianone drove reliever Jalen Beeks’ first-pitch changeup 431 feet to right-center for a two-run shot that gave the Royals a 5-2 lead.

It was Caglianone’s second multihomer game in the majors; he also hit a pair against the Rangers on June 19, 2025, the first two home runs of his career.

The Royals got five extra-base hits in a four-run sixth.

WHITE SOX 2, BRAVES 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Davis Martin threw six scoreless innings for his ninth win as Chicago beat Atlanta to move into first place in the AL Central.

The White Sox have won seven straight at home and nine of 13 overall, including two straight against the major league-best Braves. Chicago moved one-half game ahead of Cleveland, which lost to the New York Yankees earlier Wednesday. This is the latest in the season the White Sox have led their division since 2021.

Martin (9-2) recorded his third outing of at least six innings without allowing a run this season. He gave up six hits, struck out six and walked one as he matched Aaron Ashby and Gavin Williams for the major league lead in victories.

White Sox right fielder Braden Montgomery, who doubled and hit a game-ending homer in his big league debut Tuesday, had two more doubles Wednesday.

Chris Sale (8-5) allowed two runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings for the Braves.

ROCKIES 3, CUBS 2

DENVER (AP) — Sterlin Thompson hit a pinch single off Daniel Palencia’s 100-mph fastball in the ninth inning to give Colorado a victory over Chicago.

It was the seventh career RBI for Thompson, the 24-year-old rookie from nearby Longmont.

Thompson’s single to right field with runners on first and third and no outs came after Ian Happ hit a 424-foot solo home run off Antonio Senzatela in the top of the ninth to tie it. It was Happ’s team-leading 15th homer of the season.

TJ Rumfield hit his eighth homer of the season for Colorado, a two-run shot to right field for a 2-1 lead in the eighth. Rumfield had just one home run in his previous 22 games.

After blowing the save opportunity, Senzatela (6-0) picked up the win. Palencia (1-1) took the loss.

ATHLETICS 4, BREWERS 3

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carlos Cortes and Lawrence Butler hit towering home runs in the seventh inning to rally the Athletics to a victory over Milwaukee and win the series.

The A’s took two of three at Las Vegas Ballpark, home to their Triple-A affiliate. They are playing this week before their future fans as a stadium is scheduled to open on the Strip in 2028.

The A’s had already set the franchise record for a three-game series with 12 homers before this game and then added three more. That included one from Alika Williams, who had his first career home run with a solo shot in the sixth.

Then in the seventh, Cortes hit a 461-foot solo shot to right-center field and Butler followed two batters later with a two-run homer that traveled 463 feet to center. Both came off Chad Patrick (3-3).

Five A’s relievers shut out the Brewers over the final five innings, with Scott Barlow (2-0) getting the win and Elvis Alvarado his first save.

Milwaukee starter Brandon Sproat allowed four hits and a run over six innings and exited with a 3-1 lead.

ANGELS 3, ASTROS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jose Siri hit a game-winning single in the 10th inning, Mike Trout and Logan O’Hoppe homered, and Los Angeles beat Houston.

Angels starter Reid Detmers retired his first 15 batters before Shay Whitcomb homered leading off the sixth. Chase Silseth replaced Detmers to begin the eighth and gave up a leadoff homer to Cam Smith that tied it 2-all.

Houston nearly took the lead in the ninth. Yordan Alvarez singled with two outs and Christian Walker followed with a double that appeared to score Alvarez. But the Angels challenged the safe call at home plate and it was overturned following a replay review.

Bryan Abreu (2-3) came on for the Astros in the 10th and pinch-hitter Donovan Walton hit a leadoff single that moved automatic runner Nick Madrigal from second base to third. Siri, facing one of his former teams, then hit an 0-2 pitch to left field to drive in Madrigal.

Ryan Zeferjahn (3-3) worked a scoreless inning for the win.