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A's Gut-Punch, Tigers Swept, Rockies Rolled, Cubs–White Sox on the South Side | BD Baseball 5-15-26
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- Burnin’ Daylight
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- May 15, 2026
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Summary
Happy Friday, daylight burners! Matt and Eric ride solo today (Jake's back Sunday) to recap a rough Thursday on the homer front and set up a loaded Rivalry Weekend. The A's drop a 5-4 heartbreaker to the Cardinals — Kurtz extends his on-base streak to 37 games with a leadoff bomb (two shy of Giambi's '98 A's record), but the bullpen coughs up the lead. The Rockies get rolled 7-2 in Pittsburgh as Ryan O'Hearn goes 3-for-4 with a two-run shot and Chase Dollander exits early with right forearm soreness. The Tigers get swept by the Mets 9-4, A.J. Ewing's first big league homer caps the Mets' five-homer barrage, and Hinch gets tossed (on a hot mic) over a blown replay at third. Around the league: Chase Burns deals 6 IP, 2 H for the Reds in a 15-1 dismantling of the Nationals (JJ Bleday — back-to-back jacks, 6 RBI), Zebby Matthews tosses 7 shutout in his spot start for the Twins, Schwarber breaks up a pitchers' duel with an 8th-inning bomb at Fenway, Brewers handle the Padres 7-1, Mariners take down Houston 8-3 (Cal Raleigh to the IL with a right oblique), Cubs avoid the sweep 2-1 in Atlanta behind Ben Brown's 4 IP, 1 H, 7 K, White Sox keep rolling over the Royals, and the Dodgers retake the NL West lead with a 5-2 win over the Giants. Full injury rundown: Cal Raleigh, Dollander, Garrett Crochet (20 pitches off the mound!), Max Fried imaging, Cole Ragans to the IL with pitcher's elbow, Kerry Carpenter, Verlander sim game, Buxton hip flexor, Murphy IL/Sean Murphy out, Hyeseong Kim back, Lindor still not close, Francisco Alvarez 6-8 weeks (meniscus), Yelich back, Nootbaar nearing rehab, Boyd out 6 weeks, Paddock signed by Reds, Mookie Betts back, and more. Weekend preview: Forget the Subway Series — the marquee matchup is the Crosstown Classic on the South Side (Cabrera vs. Bu…