The Fourth of July featured a full slate of MLB contests, highlighted by some significant intradivisional matchups and a rematch of the 2025 ALCS, part two. Plus, the two teams from Pennsylvania both had big wins on the day.
Pirates win early game
The Pirates took down the Nationals in the Nation’s Capital 7-1 in Washington’s annual 11:00 AM local time game.
Konnor Griffin got things going fast, as he stole home to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead. James Wood hit a solo shot in the first to tie it but it was all Pirates from that point forward.
Pittsburgh scored four in the second, two thanks to a Brandon Lowe two-run single. Bryan Reynolds, Ryan O’Hearn, and Nick Gonzales each had two hits, while Braxton Ashcraft struck out seven over 5.2 IP to secure his ninth victory of 2026.
Phillies win 50th of 2026
Jesus Luzardo‘s dominance on the road continued in Kansas City. Luzardo struck out nine over six innings to earn his seventh victory in a 6-1 Phillies win.
It was a very good day for the Phillies’ offense, which had 12 hits on the day. Kyle Schwarber had three hits, while Alec Bohm and Gabriel Rincones both had two hits. Those two also went deep.
J.T. Realmuto hit his sixth home run of the year.
Mariners blow out Jays
The Blue Jays had just one hit in an 11-0 blowout victory for the Seattle Mariners.
Seattle hit three home runs, two of which were surrendered by Shane Bieber, who gave up seven total runs over four innings. Randy Arozarena got him for a grand slam in the second, while Dominic Canzone hit his 14th home run in the fifth.
Logan Gilbert struck out seven over 7.1 scoreless innings.
Astros walk off on Yordan’s heroics
Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs to give himself 29 on the season. The second was a two-run shot off Casey Legumina in the ninth to walk it off in a 10-8 victory for Houston.
It wasn’t a great day for either starter, as Hunter Brown allowed six earned runs over four innings, and Drew Rasmussen surrendered five earned runs over five.
Six total home runs were hit, one of which came off the bat of Junior Caminero. Caminero now has 26 on the season.
Gray wins 10th of 2026
The Red Sox won 8-1 on July 4, and Sonny Gray picked up his 10th win of the season.
Gray struck out seven over six innings, and he allowed just one run in the contest.
Willson Contreras hit his 19th home run of 2026, a three-run shot off Sam Aldegheri.
Everything else
- Twins def. Yankees 11-4
- Tigers def. Rangers 3-0
- Orioles def. Reds 8-5
- White Sox def. Guardians 3-1
- Cardinals def. Cubs 3-0
- Braves def. Mets 14-3
- Giants def. Rockies 6-4
- Diamondbacks def. Brewers 4-3
- Marlins def. Athletics 7-2
- Dodgers def. Padres 3-0
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