CIN • DH • #
Steer had the middle of three singles as the Reds scored twice to win the game in the 11th. Gavin Lux delivered the actual game-winner off the bench. Steer has 12 hits in his last seven games, and his current .660 OPS is his high mark of the season. He’s still not hitting the ball hard enough to inspire much confidence — his xwOBA has actually been trending downwards — but at least he’s settling playing time concerns that could have arisen with Austin Hays nearly ready to come off the IL and Noelvi Marte not too far behind.
about 11 hours ago
June 25, 2025 2:59 AM
CIN • 3B
about 11 hours ago
Burns struck out five of the first six batters tonight and faced just one over the minimum through three innings before giving up a leadoff homer to Ben Rice in the fourth. He later surrendered a two-run triple to Anthony Volpe, though it really should have been a single; Rece Hinds dove for a ball in right field that he had no chance of catching. Burns went without issuing a walk tonight. He got 12 whiffs: six on 48 fastballs and six on 24 sliders. His heated topped out at 100.1 mph and averaged 98.1 mph, which is right where he was at in Triple-A, too. All in all, it was a pretty impressive showing. He’ll make his next start in Fenway next week, probably in a matchup with Garrett Crochet.
CIN • 1B
about 11 hours ago
It looked like this one would go to the Bombers before Encarnacion-Strand suddenly tied things up with a bases-loaded double in the seventh. The Reds made room for both CES and Santiago Espinal tonight by giving Spencer Steer just his fifth start in the outfield this season, but that’s probably not going to turn into a regular thing with Austin Hays set to return soon. The start tonight was Encarnacion-Strand’s second in five games.
CIN • 3B
about 21 hours ago
After just 13 starts and 66 innings in the minors to open his career, Burns, the second-overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, will make his major league debut against the Yankees on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old top pitching prospect arrives having posted a microscopic 1.77 ERA and 89/13 K/BB across three minor league levels this season.
HOU • DH
about 10 hours ago
The well-traveled 30-year-old finally produced the game’s first run as he crushed a full-count offering from Ranger Suárez for a 390-foot (103.5 mph EV) solo shot in the eighth inning that proved to be the difference in the ballgame. Hummel also singled in the ballgame, accounting for two of the Astros’ five total hits. With his 2-for-3 night, he’s now hitting .222/.364/.556 with a pair of homers and three RBI in his limited big league action this season.
LAD • DH
about 10 hours ago
Ohtani collected his 27th homer of the season on Tuesday, taking Ryan Rolison deep for a two-run shot in the sixth inning. The 30-year-old two-way star is slashing .289/.387/.627 with 77 runs scored, 51 RBI, and 11 steals to go with his 27 homers over 364 plate appearances.
LAD • DH
about 15 hours ago
Nothing official since Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters he’s leaving it “open-ended” for when Ohtani will make his next pitching appearance. He did take a moment while speaking to reporters to shoot down the idea of Ohtani pitching in next month’s All-Star Game. The 30-year-old two-way superstar struck out a pair of batters in a scoreless frame on Sunday against the Nationals.
Source: Fabian Ardaya
