MLB Highlights: 2026-05-16

Cristopher Sánchez tossed a complete-game shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies won 6-0 over Pittsburgh Pirates. The left-hander worked 9.0 innings on 108 pitches, scattering six hits while striking out 13 and issuing zero walks to earn the win and improve to 5-2 on the season.

Payton Tolle earned the win as the Boston Red Sox won 3-2 over Atlanta Braves. The right-hander went 8.0 innings, allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out three to move to 2-2 on the year.

Connor Prielipp took the hard-luck loss as the Milwaukee Brewers won 2-1 over Minnesota Twins. The lefty worked six innings, yielding one earned run on three hits with eight strikeouts and two walks, dropping to 1-2.

Casey Mize turned in a strong outing despite the Toronto Blue Jays won 2-1 over Detroit Tigers. Mize allowed just two hits across six scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no walks.

Davis Martin picked up the win as the Chicago White Sox won 8-3 over Chicago Cubs. He tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run on five hits with seven strikeouts and no walks to improve to 6-1.

Sandy Alcantara delivered a quality start as the Miami Marlins won 10-5 over Tampa Bay Rays. He allowed one unearned run across six innings while striking out six and not issuing a walk.

Trevor McDonald earned the win as the San Francisco Giants won 6-4 over Athletics. The right-hander went 6.2 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with five strikeouts and one walk to move to 2-0.

Munetaka Murakami powered the Chicago White Sox to an 8-3 victory over Chicago Cubs with a two-homer, three-RBI performance. The third baseman finished 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk and three runs scored.

Shohei Ohtani delivered a standout two-hit, five-RBI game as the Los Angeles Dodgers won 15-2 over Los Angeles Angels. The superstar went 2-for-4 with a double, triple, two walks, a stolen base and five RBIs.

Cade Cavalli earned the win as the Washington Nationals won 13-3 over Baltimore Orioles. He allowed three earned runs over 6.1 innings while striking out eight and not issuing a walk to improve to 2-2.

Bryce Elder took the loss (L, 4-2) after allowing 3 earned runs over 8.0 innings in a 3-2 defeat to the Boston Red Sox. He scattered 7 hits with 3 strikeouts and no walks. The Atlanta Braves fell short despite Elder’s solid outing on the mound.

Nick Martinez delivered 6.0 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 10-5 loss to the Miami Marlins. He allowed 5 hits and 1 walk while keeping the game within reach early.

Jacob deGrom suffered the loss (L, 3-3) after surrendering 4 earned runs, including 4 home runs, over 6.0 innings as the Texas Rangers fell 4-1 to the Houston Astros.

Logan Henderson earned the win (W, 1-1) with 5.0 innings of work, striking out 7 and allowing just 1 earned run as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1.

Kai-Wei Teng picked up the win (W, 2-3) after tossing 5.0 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts in the Houston Astros’ 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Noah Cameron took the loss (L, 2-3) after giving up 3 earned runs across 6.0 innings in the Kansas City Royals’ 4-2 defeat to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Casey Schmitt went 4-for-5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI to power the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 win over the Athletics.

Keibert Ruiz collected 3 hits including a home run and drove in 5 runs as the Washington Nationals routed the Baltimore Orioles 13-3.

Chad Patrick earned the save (S, 1) with 4.0 scoreless innings of relief as the Milwaukee Brewers held on for a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Logan Gilbert took the loss (L, 2-4) after allowing 7 earned runs over 6.2 innings in the Seattle Mariners’ 7-4 defeat to the San Diego Padres.