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In Boston, pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida ripped a single over the infield in the 10th inning to score Jarren Duran and hand the Red Sox a 1-0 win, halting the Tigers' hot streak. Both starters-Ranger Suarez for Boston and Casey Mize for Detroit-kept things scoreless early, each giving up minimal baserunners.
Eugenio Suárez crushed a two-run double in the fourth inning, giving Cincinnati the lead. Brandon Williamson held the Twins to one run over 5 1/3 innings, and Emilio Pagán slammed the door with a clean ninth inning.
In the eighth inning at Target Field on April 9, Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows and left fielder Riley Greene raced into the left-center gap to catch a Josh Bell fly ball. Greene made the catch, but Meadows slammed head-first into him and collapsed, bleeding from the mouth before being carted off and taken to the hospital.
On April 5, the Reds beat the Rangers 2-1 in Arlington to seal a series sweep. RBI singles from Eugenio Suarez and Elly De La Cruz supplied the offense in a tight, low-scoring matchup.
In a 1-0 Angels win over the Mariners on April 4, Jo Adell robbed three home runs-first against Cal Raleigh, then Josh Naylor, and finally J.P. Crawford, all in one game. It was a night of highlight-reel catches and stellar relief work after a solo homer by Zach Neto.
In just his third career game, Cleveland's rookie outfielder Chase DeLauter launched a two-run homer in the 10th inning off Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz to lift the Guardians past Seattle 6-5.
Dominic Smith, just days after losing his mother, swatted a walk-off grand slam in his Braves debut to beat the Royals 6-2. It was the first walk-off grand slam by a player in his first game with a new team in MLB history.
On March 8, 2026 defending champion Japan beat Australia 4-3 in Tokyo, with Masataka Yoshida blasting a two-run homer in the seventh to seize the lead. That win sealed first place in Pool C for Japan and punched their ticket to the quarterfinals.
Jurickson Profar failed a second performance-enhancing drug test and was suspended for the entire 2026 regular season and postseason. It is the seventh 162-game suspension handed out for a second PED violation. The ruling was confirmed by MLB and reported by reliable outlets.