Overview
- Los Angeles beat San Diego 8-2 on Sunday behind Freddie Freeman’s two homers, Dalton Rushing’s three‑run shot and six strong innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, leaving both clubs tied at 74-57 with 31 games remaining.
- A day earlier, Néstor Cortés carried a near‑perfect bid into the sixth as the Padres won 5-1 to briefly reclaim first after Yu Darvish’s 2-1 series‑opening gem on Friday.
- Seattle’s Cal Raleigh hit his 48th and 49th homers in an 11-4 win over Oakland, breaking Salvador Pérez’s single‑season MLB record for a catcher as Logan Gilbert struck out a career‑high 13.
- Arizona’s Lourdes Gurriel Jr. delivered an 11th‑inning walk‑off single against Cincinnati on Friday and homered in a 10-1 rout on Saturday to cap a two‑day surge.
- Toronto’s Bo Bichette lifted the Blue Jays with a 12th‑inning winner over the Marlins on Saturday, while the Mets launched six home runs to top the Braves 9-2.