Overview
- Los Angeles broke through Thursday with two four-run frames as Andy Pages hit a go-ahead three-run homer and Yoshinobu Yamamoto logged six innings of two-run ball in an 8-2 win over Arizona.
- The new Automated Ball-Strike system went live with two manager challenges per team, and Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez recorded the first successful overturn to change a ball to strike three.
- New York topped Pittsburgh 11-7 as reigning NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes was pulled after two outs following a 37-pitch first inning, a sign of cautious early-season workload management.
- Milwaukee rookie Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 and Brewers pitchers totaled 20 strikeouts against the White Sox, tying the MLB record for a nine-inning game.
- Forbes’ fresh franchise estimates showing widespread revenue growth fueled renewed criticism in outlets like OutKick that some owners are holding down payrolls, a flashpoint as salary-cap ideas and the next labor deal draw closer.