Pittsburgh fired manager Derek Shelton during its off day on Thursday in the wake of a season-high seven-game losing streak and a 12-26 start. The Pirates promoted bench coach Don Kelly to manager.

Shelton had been with the Pirates for six seasons and compiled a 306-440 record, with no winning seasons.

Kelly, who is expected to manage the remainder of the season, per general manager Ben Cherington, served as Shelton's bench coach during his entire tenure in Pittsburgh.

"Derek is a good man who did a lot for the Pirates and Pittsburgh, but it was time for a change," Pirates chairman Bob Nutting said Thursday.

Producing runs has been the biggest issue as the Pirates enter Friday with 118 runs scored -- the second fewest in the majors ahead of only the Colorado Rockies (115). Pittsburgh has been shut out seven times and has scored only one run in its past 23 innings. The Pirates have hit just 26 home runs, which ranks last in the National League.

Pittsburgh's rotation has been generally solid but often forced to be perfect due to the lack of run support. The Pirates had not announced a Friday starter as of Thursday night, but if their rotation remains in order, left-hander Bailey Falter (1-3, 5.06 ERA) would get the start opposite Braves right-hander Bryce Elder (2-1, 5.06).

Falter's most recent start was an example of that frequently frustrating trend. He allowed one run on two hits and two walks and struck out six over seven innings, but Pittsburgh lost 2-1 to the San Diego Padres on Saturday. Falter is 2-1 with a 5.47 ERA in five career starts against Atlanta.

Unlike the Pirates, the Braves have been able to turn things around in recent weeks following their own poor start. After losing 13 of the first 18 games, Atlanta has won 13 of 19 -- including a 5-4 victory in 11 innings over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

However, the Braves' offense also has not flourished as much as expected, putting pressure on the pitching staff.

Atlanta starters have been able to step up of late, however. Chris Sale struck out 10 over 6 2/3 scoreless innings on Tuesday, a day after AJ Smith-Shawver took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Grant Holmes was touched for four runs in 5 1/3 innings on Wednesday, but Spencer Schwellenbach delivered six innings of one-run ball on Thursday.

"It can be huge," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "I know that because when you lose starting pitching, like we have the last couple of years through free agency and injury and all, it's just so hard to replace that. And to have guys step up like that could be huge for us."

Elder gave up two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out six in five-plus innings on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves have won his past four starts.

Elder is 1-1 with a 5.25 ERA in two career starts against the Pirates. He gave up five runs in five innings and lost his lone start at Pittsburgh.

Moreno and Ketel Marte each hit their first homer of the season for the D-backs, who sent Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-3) to his least effective outing of the season. Yamamoto saw his ERA double from an NL-leading 0.90 to 1.81 after he permitted five runs on six hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked one.

Shohei Ohtani hit solo homer with two outs in the ninth, but Kevin Ginkel subsequently retired Mookie Betts on a fly ball for his first save of the season.

Pfaadt (6-2) pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and gave up four hits, all singles, while walking three and striking out six. Jalen Beeks entered with one on in the seventh and struck out Enrique Hernandez and Ohtani to the delight of most of the 40,319 in attendance.

Max Muncy had two hits and an RBI while Betts and Will Smith added two hits apiece for the Dodgers, who have lost three of five.

Moreno's fourth-inning slam opened the scoring. Marte's homer in the fifth made it 5-0 before the Dodgers scored twice in the eighth inning twice off Juan Morillo.

Betts singled to open the inning and Smith singled him to third with one out. Muncy hit a ground-rule double to deep right-center, a ball that would have scored both runners had it stayed in the field of play.

Andy Pages singled in Smith to put runners on the corners before second baseman Marte went far to his left to start an inning-ending double play and keep the score 5-2.

Moreno is 25-for-75 (.333) with five homers and 21 RBIs in 21 regular-season and postseason games against the Dodgers since being acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays before the 2023 season.

The D-backs' two homers matched the number Yamamoto had given up in his first 40 innings, both against the Detroit Tigers in his second start of the season.

Arizona had lost four of its previous six games.

Varsho doubled in the third inning, singled in the fifth and homered in the eighth. He also had a sacrifice fly in the sixth while driving in three runs.

The Blue Jays, who overcame a 4-0 deficit, finished with 14 hits, including three each by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Ernie Clement. Anthony Santander chipped in with two hits and two RBIs as Toronto snapped a four-game losing streak.

The Angels, who had won three of their previous four games, got home runs from Taylor Ward and Jo Adell.

Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt (3-2) went six-plus innings and permitted five runs, four earned, on eight hits and a walk. He struck out six. Yariel Rodriguez followed with two scoreless innings, fanning five, and Chad Green pitched the ninth for his first save of the year.

Angels reliever Ryan Johnson (1-1) yielded three runs without recording an out.

Los Angeles starter Jose Soriano found trouble immediately, beginning the game by allowing consecutive singles to Bo Bichette, Guerrero Jr. and Santander to load the bases. However, Soriano got out of the jam, striking out the next three hitters in succession.

The Angels took the lead in the bottom of the first against Bassitt when Ward hit a two-run homer.

Los Angeles added two more runs in the second to take a 4-0 lead. Adell homered with one out for the first run of the inning. Zach Neto singled with two outs, went to third on a single by Nolan Schanuel and scored on an error by shortstop Bichette, who misplayed a grounder by Ward.

Bissett settled in from there, holding the Angels scoreless from the third through sixth innings, allowing the Blue Jays' bats to rally.

Toronto pushed across two runs in the third, getting two hits and two walks, including an RBI double by Varsho.

An RBI single by Addison Barger in the fifth inning narrowed the Blue Jays' deficit to 4-3, before Toronto broke through with a four-run sixth inning. Santander hit a go-ahead two-run single, Varsho added a sacrifice fly, and a run-scoring error made it 7-4.

Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, Jonathan India went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs and Maikel Garcia had two hits, including a two-run triple. Kansas City tied its season-high with 17 hits while extending its winning streak to six games.

Bubic (4-2) walked one and struck out seven while lowering his ERA to 1.69. He helped himself by inducing three inning-ending double plays.

Davis Martin (1-4) allowed four runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings for Chicago, which lost for the 17th time in 20 road games.

Twins 5, Orioles 2

Brooks Lee stroked a tiebreaking two-run double with two outs in the eighth as Minnesota wrapped up a three-game sweep of visiting Baltimore.

Ty France, who posted three of the Twins' five hits, had a pair of RBI singles and Trevor Larnach poked a solo homer. Starter Bailey Ober allowed two runs (one earned) during his five-inning stint. Griffin Jax (1-2) struck out two in a scoreless eighth, and Jhoan Duran tossed a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.

Emmanuel Rivera delivered three hits for the Orioles, who have dropped five in a row. Yennier Cano (0-2) allowed two runs while getting just one out in the eighth. Baltimore starter Dean Kremer gave up two runs in seven innings.

Tigers 10, Rockies 2 (Game 1)

Casey Mize tossed six strong innings and Detroit scored five runs while batting around in the second inning to knock off Colorado in Game 1 of a doubleheader in Denver.

Mize (6-1) gave up one run and three hits while fanning eight. After allowing a leadoff single in the first, he set down the next 13 Rockies. Spencer Torkelson (three RBIs), Justyn-Henry Malloy, Andy Ibanez, Javier Baez, Gleyber Torres and Trey Sweeney each produced two hits.

Rockies starter Kyle Freeland (0-5) surrendered nine runs (five earned) and 11 hits before departing after three innings. Mickey Moniak's double was the only extra-base hit among Colorado's four safeties.

Tigers 11, Rockies 1 (Game 2)

Gleyber Torres ripped a bases-clearing double to highlight a six-run third inning and Colt Keith added a 450-foot homer as Detroit breezed to the doubleheader sweep of Colorado in Denver.

Keider Montero (1-1), the Tigers' 27th man for the doubleheader, fired eight innings and gave up just one run and five hits. Spencer Torkelson posted three hits while Kerry Carpenter and Trey Sweeney added two apiece. Brewer Hicklin, a 29-year-old rookie appearing in his 10th major league game, produced his first two hits as Detroit wrapped a 7-3 road trip.

Tanner Gordon (0-1), the Rockies' 27th man for the day, surrendered seven runs and 10 hits over 6 1/3 innings in his first outing of the season. Mickey Moniak notched two of Colorado's five singles as the Rockies lost their sixth in a row to drop their big-league-worst record to 6-31.

Red Sox 5, Rangers 0

Brayan Bello and three relievers combined for a five-hit shutout while Rafael Devers went 2-for-3 with a home run as Boston defeated visiting Texas to collect back-to-back wins for the first time in May.

Bello allowed four hits and five walks over 4 2/3 innings before giving way to Justin Slaten (1-3), who retired all four batters he faced. Garrett Whitlock handled the seventh before Liam Hendriks closed it out without allowing a hit. Ceddanne Rafaela added two hits for the Red Sox.

Rangers starter Jack Leiter (2-2) allowed three hits, four walks and four runs during his 5 1/3-inning stint. Tucker Barnhart went 3-for-3 as Texas settled for five singles. Wyatt Langford stole two bases, but the Rangers left 10 on base.

Devers is serving as designated hitter after the team signed Alex Bregman as their new third baseman in the offseason. Devers balked at no longer playing third in spring training until manager Alex Cora made it clear he was going to be the DH.

Speaking after Boston's 5-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday, Devers is now intent on not playing in the field.

"I know I'm a ballplayer, but at the same time, they can't expect me to play every single position out there," Devers said through an interpreter. "In spring training, they talked to me and basically told me to put away my glove. I wasn't going to play another position other than DH. Right now, I don't think it would be an appropriate decision by them to ask me to play another position."

Devers said that Red Sox chief baseball office Craig Breslow approached him with the suggestion that he take over first base.

Devers, who has never played first base, responded with a different solution: make a trade.

"Now, they should do their jobs essentially and hit the market and look for another player," Devers said. "I'm not sure why they want me to be an in-between. Next thing you know, someone in the outfield gets hurt and they want me to play in the outfield. I know the kind of player that I am, and that's where I stand."

Boston is currently using Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro as first-base fill-ins.

Devers mentioned that Breslow -- a relief pitcher for 12 big-league seasons and a member of Boston's 2013 World Series-winning team -- should understand his plight.

"He played ball. I would like to think that he knows that changing positions isn't easy," Devers said. "They put me in this situation. They told me they didn't want me to play any other positions."

Devers, 28, has been the Red Sox's designated hitter for all 39 games this season. He slugged his sixth homer of the campaign on Thursday. He is batting .255 with 25 RBIs.

But even after his offensive contributions on Thursday, Devers was testy about the situation.

"They told me that I'm a little hard-headed, but they already asked me to change (positions) once. This time, I don't think I can be as flexible," Devers said. "I don't feel they stayed true to their word. They told me I was going to play this position -- DH. Now they're going back on that."

The spring training stalemate brewed into the eve of the regular season with Cora finally making a decision he said was best for the team. That was Bregman as the third baseman and Devers as the DH.

Past performance backed up Cora. Bregman won the American League Gold Glove for the Houston Astros last season while Devers led the AL in errors by a third baseman for the seventh straight season.

Devers has 206 homers and 663 RBIs in eight-plus seasons, all with Boston.

Ozzie Albies, on second as the automatic runner, scored when Baldwin lined his two-out single to left off Reds reliever Taylor Rogers (1-1).

Reliever Scott Blewett (1-0) tossed scoreless 10th and 11th innings for the Braves, who have won four of their past five.

Jose Trevino went 3-for-4 with three doubles for Cincinnati, which has lost five of six.

The Reds took a 4-2 lead in the ninth. After Trevino laced his third double, Jacob Hurtubise pinch-ran for him. It turned out not to be necessary as Rece Hinds knocked a two-run shot into the left-field upper deck off closer Jose Iglesias.

Atlanta tied it in the bottom half. Albies walked and Eddie Rosario ran for Sean Murphy after he singled. Eli White drove in Albies with a sacrifice bunt to narrow it to 4-3, then Michael Harris II singled to score Rosario and force extra innings.

Atlanta took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Austin Riley knocked a double down the left field line and Marcell Ozuna followed with a single. Matt Olson then drove in Riley with a sacrifice fly.

Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach kept the Reds to one baserunner, a hit from Hinds, through the first four innings before the Reds finally connected to tie it in the fifth. Spencer Steer and Santiago Espinal singled and Trevino doubled down the left-field line to make it 1-1. Schwellenbach went six innings and gave up five hits and one run while amassing six strikeouts and two walks.

Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo settled down after the opening frame, retiring 10 straight entering the fifth when the Braves regained the lead. White connected on a bunt single and Michael Harris II tripled for a 2-1 advantage. Lodolo also went six innings and allowed five hits and two runs while fanning seven.

Cincinnati tied it 2-2 in the seventh. Blake Dunn pinch-ran for Tyler Stephenson, who drew a walk. Trevino doubled and Hinds walked to load the bases with one out, ending Montero's brief outing. TJ Friedl singled off Dylan Lee to right field, driving in Dunn.

With Philadelphia trailing 5-1, Bryson Stott belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning and pinch-runner Johan Rojas scored on Max Kepler's groundout in the ninth to forge a tie.

Marsh sent a liner to the left-center field gap off Manuel Rodriguez (0-1) to plate automatic runner Edmundo Sosa in the 10th inning. Marsh advanced to third on a sacrifice by Stott and scored on Trea Turner's single to center field. Rodriguez permitted two runs (one earned) on two hits in the 10th.

The late uprising made a winner out of Jose Alvarado (4-1), who allowed one hit and struck out one batter in a scoreless ninth inning.

Matt Strahm worked around Danny Jansen's RBI single with two outs in the 10th to secure his second save of the season and hand the red-hot Phillies their ninth win in the last 11 games.

Tampa Bay's Yandy Diaz launched a three-run homer and Junior Caminero also went deep with 2 RBIs.

Taylor Walls scored twice and joined Jonathan Aranda with three hits for the Rays, who have lost seven of their last nine overall and seven in a row at home.

Tampa Bay was nursing a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning before Jose Caballero and Walls reached base on infield singles. Diaz deposited a 1-1 changeup from Tanner Banks over the wall in right-center for his sixth homer of the season and second in his last three games.

Philadelphia got off to a fast start as Stott ripped a double off Ryan Pepiot to lead off the game, advanced to third on a flyout and scored on Bryce Harper's fly ball to center field.

The advantage didn't last long as Caminero deposited a 2-1 fastball from Jesus Luzardo over the wall in right field. Caminero's homer was his team-leading seventh.

Walls walked to lead off the third and stole second base. He advanced to third on a flyout and scored on Caminero's fly ball to left field.

Keider Montero pitched eight strong innings, Spencer Torkelson had three hits, and Kerry Carpenter and Trey Sweeney had two hits apiece to help Detroit to its fourth straight win.

The Tigers finished 7-3 on their 10-game, three-city road trip, their longest of the season. Detroit won the opener 10-2.

Montero, added to the roster for the doubleheader, scattered five hits in allowing just the one run for his second win over the Rockies. Montero (1-1) threw a shutout against them on Sept, 10, 2024, for his only complete game.

Mickey Moniak had two hits for Colorado, which has lost six in a row and fell to 6-31, the worst record in the majors.

Tanner Gordon, called up to start the second game, allowed seven runs on 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings in his first start of the season for Colorado.

The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Owen Miller's groundout but Detroit responded in the third against Gordon (0-1).

Dillon Dingler, Sweeney and Hicklen led off with singles to load the bases against Gordon. Carpenter hit a grounder to third that went through the webbing of Ryan McMahon's glove, allowing a run to score.

Gleyber Torres followed with a three-run double into the right-center field gap to make it 4-1. Gordon retired the next two batters but Torkelson doubled home Torres and scored on Jace Jung's single.

Colorado threatened in the bottom of the inning when it loaded the bases with one out. But Michael Toglia topped a ball right in front of home, Dingler picked it up, stepped on the plate and threw to first for an inning-ending double play.

Keith hit a two-run homer off Tyler Kinley in the seventh and Justyn-Henry Malloy had a pinch-hit, three-run double in the eighth for Detroit.

The sixth-year manager survived less than a quarter of the season before the Pirates fired him with an abysmal 12-26 record through 38 games.

Shelton might not be alone in being handed an early pink slip. As disappointing as the Pirates' start to the season has been, they still entered Thursday with twice as many wins as the 6-30 Colorado Rockies. They're on a historically bad pace, so it's of little surprise that Bud Black has been installed with the shortest odds to be the next manager fired by one sportsbook.

The next three names on the list all belong to American League teams.

Despite signing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a $500 million contract extension, the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves 12th in the AL with a 16-20 record. The Blue Jays still have time to turn their season around at 4 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East, but manager John Schneider might be on thin ice.

Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde's squad has been even more disappointing, with the talent-laden Orioles off to a 13-23 start that sees them mired in 14th place in the AL.

That's one spot below the Los Angeles Angels, who have won their past two games to improve to 15-20. But with Mike Trout on the injured list yet again and the Angels sitting in last place in the suddenly competitive AL West, Ron Washington has been given the second-shortest odds to be the next manager fired.

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Justyn-Henry Malloy, Andy Ibanez, Javier Baez, Gleyber Torres and Trey Sweeney also had two hits for Detroit, which finished with 14 hits.

Jordan Beck tripled and scored in the ninth for Colorado, which has lost five straight and 30 of its first 36 games this season.

Mize (6-1) gave up a single leading off the bottom of the first inning, then retired the next 13 batters he faced.

Nick Martini broke up the string with a one-out single in the fifth, went to third on Mickey Moniak's double and scored on a sacrifice fly.

Mize ended his day by striking out the side in order in the sixth inning. He gave up one run on three hits, fanned eight and didn't walk a batter.

He has allowed just a single run in three of his last four outings.

The Tigers jumped on starter Kyle Freeland in the first inning. Zach McKinstry started the rally with a two-out single and scored on Ibanez's double. Torkelson ripped a sharp single to left to make it 2-0.

Detroit sent nine batters to the plate in the second inning. Tomas Nido and Sweeney singled and Malloy walked to load the bases. Torres brought home a run with a single, another run scored on an error by shortstop Alan Trejo and Ibanez's sacrifice fly made it 5-0. Torkelson followed with a two-run double.

The Tigers added on in the third. Baez doubled and scored on a single by Sweeney, who advanced to second on an error and scored on Malloy's single.

Freeland (0-5) was done after three innings. He allowed nine runs (five earned) and surrendered 11 hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

Detroit added another run in the seventh against reliever Angel Chivilli. Torkelson reached on a fielder's choice, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Baez's single.

The Yankees recalled right-hander Yerry de los Santos from Triple-A on Tuesday in a corresponding move.

Carrasco, 38, was 2-2 with a 5.91 ERA in eight appearances (six starts) for the Yankees this season.

A veteran of 16 major league seasons with Cleveland (2009-20, 2024), the New York Mets (2021-23) and the Yankees, Carrasco is 112-105 with two saves and a 4.18 ERA in 332 appearances (283 starts).

In one appearance with the Yankees earlier this season, de los Santos went two scoreless innings. He was 1-1 with a 1.74 ERA in 10 relief appearances at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

It was the eighth four-hit game of Witt Jr.'s career. Teammates Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, Jonathan India went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored and Maikel Garcia had two hits, including a two-run triple. Kansas City tied its season high with 17 hits while extending its winning streak to six games. Vinnie Pasquantino, Michael Massey and Drew Waters each added two hits.

Bubic (4-2) walked one and struck out seven while lowering his ERA to 1.69. He helped himself by inducing three inning-ending double plays.

Lenyn Sosa and Andrew Vaughn each had a double for Chicago, which lost for the 17th time in 20 road games. Davis Martin (1-4) suffered the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out two.

Kansas City took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Pasquantino singled with two outs and scored on a double into the gap in left-center by Perez.

The Royals extended the lead to 2-0 in the third inning when Witt singled, stole second, advanced to third on Pasquantino's groundout and scored on Perez's single.

Kansas City made it 4-0 in the fifth inning on Garcia's two-run triple off the bottom of the center field wall to drive in India, who had walked, and Witt, who singled.

The Royals broke the game open in the sixth inning with back-to-back two-out RBI doubles by India and Witt to make it 6-0. They added four more runs on five hits in the eighth, highlighted by Witt's RBI double.

Devers made it a five-run lead when he hit a solo home run against reliever Jacob Latz in the seventh inning. It was his sixth home run of the season. Devers also had an RBI single in the fifth.

Ceddanne Rafaela also had two hits for the Red Sox, who had six total hits, while winning consecutive games for the first time this month.

Boston starter Brayan Bello pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings but struggled with his control. He held Texas to four hits and struck out one with five walks.

Justin Slaten (1-3) took over for Bello in the fifth inning and did not allow a run over 1 1/3 hitless innings. Garrett Whitlock pitched the seventh and Liam Hendriks was on the mound for the final two innings, recording two strikeouts.

No. 9 hitter Tucker Barnhart had three hits for Texas, which was limited to five singles in the loss. Wyatt Langford and Josh Smith also had hits for the Rangers.

Texas received 5 1/3 innings from starting pitcher Jack Leiter (2-2), who allowed three runs on three hits with four walks and three strikeouts.

The Red Sox scored two runs in the second, one in the fifth, one in the sixth and one in the seventh.

Trevor Story handed Boston a 1-0 lead when he scored on a Leiter wild pitch in the first inning. The Red Sox doubled their lead later in the inning on a Jarren Duran groundout that allowed Carlos Narvaez to score.

It remained 2-0 until the fifth, when Rafaela scored on a Devers single to center. A Narvaez single drove in Story to make it 4-0 in the sixth before Devers' home run in the seventh.

Horton, 23, was the No. 7 overall draft pick by the Cubs in 2022 out of Oklahoma. In his third season in the Cubs' system, he is 2-1 with a 1.24 ERA in six starts for Triple-A Iowa.

It will be Horton's first appearance on the major league roster during the regular season. He participated in major league camp during spring training at Mesa, Ariz.

The Cubs, who have lost three of their past four games, have yet to reveal their starters for the upcoming series.

Only infielder Matt Shaw was ranked above Horton in the Cubs' prospect rankings at mlb.com. Horton also was ranked as the No. 46 overall prospect in MLB.

Ty France, who finished with three of Minnesota's five hits, notched two run-producing singles and Trevor Larnach homered as the Twins swept the three-game series. Minnesota has a five-game winning streak.

Griffin Jax (1-2) struck out two without allowing a hit in a scoreless inning of relief.

The Orioles, who are mired in a five-game losing streak, dropped 9-1 and 5-2 decisions in the first two games of the series. Yennier Cano (0-2) recorded only one out in the eighth but was responsible for two runs.

Orioles starter Dean Kremer worked seven innings, allowing two runs and three hits while striking out eight batters.

Emmanuel Rivera had three hits for Baltimore.

Twins starter Bailey Ober yielded two runs, one earned, in a five-inning outing that included eight hits allowed and six strikeouts with a walk.

After Lee's go-ahead hit snapped a 2-2 tie, France tacked on an RBI single. Byron Buxton walked twice and scored two runs.

The Twins scored first on France's two-out single in the first inning.

The Orioles scored in each of the next two innings. Rivera's double knocked in a run in the second and Ryan Mountcastle's sacrifice fly put Baltimore up 2-1 in the third.

Despite struggles at the plate, Mountcastle has notched an RBI in three of the past four games. He doubled in the fifth inning to put runners on second and third with no outs, but Ober escaped the jam without additional damage.

Larnach homered with one out in the sixth inning to pull the Twins even at 2-2. It was Larnach's fifth homer of the season, but his first since April 25.

But despite Baltimore holding a 10-3 lead in hits through six innings, the score was tied.

"He was sleeping on his reclining sofa," his wife, Gigi Lemon, told the Detroit Free Press. "He just wasn't responsive."

Lemon had battled a rare blood disease for the past three decades and had suffered a series of strokes, leaving him unable to walk or talk.

Lemon played seven seasons with the Chicago White Sox from 1975-81 and nine with the Tigers from 1982-90. He batted .273 with 215 homers, 884 RBIs, 973 runs and 1,875 hits in 1,988 games.

Lemon set a still-standing American League record for outfielders with 512 putouts during the 1977 season.

He led the American League with 44 doubles in 1979 and made the All-Star teams in 1978, 1979 and 1984.

Lemon batted .294 with a run, an RBI and two stolen bases against the San Diego Padres as Detroit won the 1984 World Series in five games.

"The Detroit Tigers join all of baseball in mourning the passing of Chet Lemon," the team said. "While he was a World Series champion and All-Star on the field, perhaps his biggest impact came off of it. That includes creating the Chet Lemon Foundation and dedicating much of his post-playing career to youth baseball development.

"Our thoughts are with Chet's family, friends and all those he coached, mentored and inspired."

Lemon returned to the Motor City in September 2024 as the Tigers marked the 40th anniversary of that title. He was confined to a wheelchair but enjoyed the emotional reunion with his teammates, his wife said.

"You know how much you were a part of us," former Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell told him, per the Detroit Free Press. "We wouldn't have won it without you. You know that."

Lemon was born in Jackson, Miss., but the family moved to Los Angeles when he was an infant. The Oakland Athletics selected him with the No. 22 overall pick in the 1972 draft out of L.A.'s Fremont High School.

Duran, 25, did not have a hit in his first 15 plate appearances with the Rangers earlier this season before he was sent down after seven games. He found his swing at Round Rock, batting .345 with a 1.063 OPS and four home runs in 14 games.

Pillar, 36, went on the IL with lower back inflammation. He was the team's Opening Day center fielder but appeared in just two of the Rangers' seven games before the IL move was made.

Pillar is batting .237 with two doubles and one RBI in 18 games. He is a career .255 hitter with 114 homers and 469 RBIs in 1,232 games with 10 teams across 13 seasons. He spent his first six-plus seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Bench coach Don Kelly was named as the manager of the Pirates, who sport a 12-26 record and reside in last place in the National League Central -- 10 games in back of the first-place Chicago Cubs.

Pittsburgh has lost seven in a row and 10 of its last 11 games. The franchise last qualified for the postseason in 2015 as a wild-card team and was last in the National League Division Series in 2013.

Shelton, 54, took over before the 2020 season and posted a 306-440 career record as the Pittsburgh manager.

"Derek worked incredibly hard and sacrificed a lot over five-plus years. His family became a big part of the Pirates family and we will miss that," Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said in a statement. "He's incredibly smart, curious and a driven baseball leader. I believe he was the right person for the job when he was hired. I also believe that a change is now necessary. I wish Derek and his family all the best in their next chapter."

Kelly, 45, was in the midst of his sixth season as the Pirates bench coach before being promoted on Thursday. The Pittsburgh native made his big-league debut with the Pirates on April 2, 2007.

"Donnie is as respected as any person in our clubhouse and throughout our organization," Pirates chairman Bob Nutting said. "He is a Pirate. He bleeds black and gold. No one is more committed, and no one loves this team or city more than Donnie. He is the right person to manage our team and help get us back on track."

Cody Bellinger homered to end Cease's bid for his second no-hitter and the third in San Diego history. Former Padre Trent Grisham then hit a pinch-hit two-run homer off Jason Adam in the eighth to tie the game.

After Oswaldo Cabrera sacrificed automatic runner Jasson Dominguez to third, Escarra batted for Oswald Peraza. He fouled off two pitches before driving a 2-2 pitch off Jeremiah Estrada (1-2) to the warning track in left field to easily score Dominguez. Escarra's RBI gave the Yankees a second straight win after blowing a three-run lead in the eighth inning Monday.

Cease had a no-hitter going until Bellinger's home run. Cease struck out nine and walked two in 6 2/3 innings before appearing to get hurt during an at-bat against Dominguez. Cease exited with a right forearm cramp.

Guardians 8, Nationals 6

Carlos Santana ripped a three-run double to trigger an eight-run sixth inning as Cleveland rallied to beat host Washington and take two out of three in the series.

Gabriel Arias had four hits and Angel Martinez contributed the go-ahead two-run single in the sixth. Guardians starter Logan Allen gave up three runs and seven hits in four-plus innings. Joey Cantillo (1-0) threw a scoreless fifth and Emmanuel Clase tossed a scoreless ninth for his eighth save.

Amed Rosario had three hits and two RBIs while CJ Abrams and James Wood added three hits apiece for the Nationals, who left 15 runners on base. Mike Soroka (0-2) came off the injured list and fanned eight over five scoreless innings before allowing four runs without getting an out in the sixth.

Cardinals 5, Pirates 0

Sonny Gray pitched seven shutout innings and allowed just two hits to lead host St. Louis to the shutout and the three-game sweep of Pittsburgh.

Gray (4-1) struck out eight and walked one while combining with Kyle Leahy and Chris Roycroft for St. Louis' fourth shutout of the season. Masyn Winn delivered a pair of RBI doubles while Lars Nootbaar contributed three hits for the Cardinals, who won their season-high fifth in a row.

Pittsburgh's Mitch Keller (1-4) went six innings and allowed three runs on seven hits. The Pirates lost their season-high seventh straight game and were shut out for the seventh time.

Astros 9, Brewers 1

Framber Valdez threw seven quality innings and Jeremy Pena homered and drove in four as Houston salvaged the finale of a three-game series at Milwaukee.

Valdez (2-4) allowed one run on three hits. Yainer Diaz delivered a two-run double for the Astros, who stacked up eight hits and seven walks.

Brewers starter Quinn Priester (1-1) surrendered three runs (one earned) on three hits in his five-inning stint. Eric Haase's 425-foot solo homer in the fifth accounted for the Brewers' scoring as their three-game winning streak came to a close.

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Robbie Ray and three relievers scattered four hits and Wilmer Flores went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run in San Francisco's victory over host Chicago.

Ray (5-0) allowed a run and three hits in six innings as the Giants took two of three games in the series. San Francisco improved to 8-0 in his starts this season.

Cubs starter Ben Brown (3-3) gave up three runs in his five innings but struck out nine batters. Chicago scored their lone run on Pete Crow-Armstrong's wind-aided RBI double in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Twins 5, Orioles 2

Byron Buxton went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, and Minnesota posted a win over Baltimore in Minneapolis.

Harrison Bader added a pinch-hit, two-run shot for the Twins, who won their fourth game in a row. Reliever Danny Coulombe (1-0) threw one scoreless inning, and Jhoan Duran struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save.

Ramon Laureano went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run for the Orioles, who have lost four consecutive games. Charlie Morton (0-7) gave up three runs on four hits in four innings.

Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1

Juan Soto collected two solo home runs and three RBIs and Kodai Senga pitched six shutout innings as New York beat host Arizona to take the rubber game of a three-game series.

Soto's 427-foot homer to center field off Merrill Kelly (3-2) broke a scoreless tie in the sixth, and his opposite-field homer made it 4-0 in the eighth. It was his second two-homer game of the season. Senga (4-2) held an opponent scoreless for the fourth time in seven starts this season and lowered his ERA to 1.16.

Corbin Carroll had two hits, including an eighth-inning homer, and Alek Thomas doubled and singled for the Diamondbacks, who have lost four of six.

Mariners 6, Athletics 5

Dylan Moore's two-out double in the eighth inning plated the go-ahead run for Seattle, who rallied from an early 5-0 deficit to beat the host Athletics.

Rowdy Tellez added a three-run homer to bring the Mariners to within 5-4 in the sixth inning. Eduard Bazardo (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings in relief to earn the win, while Andres Munoz picked up his 13th save.

Jacob Wilson went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI for the Athletics, while Lawrence Butler smacked his sixth homer. Noah Murdock (1-1) allowed the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth and absorbed the loss.

Dodgers 10, Marlins 1

Los Angeles broke up a low-scoring game by plating six runs in the seventh inning and cruised past host Miami.

Freddie Freeman singled twice and served a bases-clearing triple into right-center field to give the Dodgers a 6-0 cushion. Landon Knack (2-0) hurled five scoreless innings and Matt Sauer completed the final four frames to earn his first career save.

Cade Gibson (0-1) allowed two runs in just his second major league outing. Starter Valente Bellozo held the reigning World Series champions to just one hit in 5 1/3 innings.

Phillies 7, Rays 0

Cristopher Sanchez allowed one hit over six scoreless innings and Taijuan Walker struck out seven over the final three frames, fueling visiting Philadelphia to a victory over Tampa Bay.

Sanchez (4-1) fanned five and walked three. Walker struck out the side in both the seventh and eighth innings and fanned Curtis Mead to end the game in the ninth, earning the first save of his career.

Philadelphia's Trea Turner homered and drove in two runs and Bryce Harper ripped a two-run double as part of a five-run fourth. Bryson Stott added a pair of RBI singles. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz (3-2) permitted six runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Reds 4, Braves 3

TJ Friedl hit a pair of home runs to help visiting Cincinnati end a four-game losing streak with a win over Atlanta.

Friedl began the game with a home run and added another solo shot in the third inning. The Reds lost ace Hunter Greene, who left the game with a groin injury while warming up to start the fourth. The right-hander looked strong over three scoreless innings as allowed two hits.

Brent Suter (1-0) replaced Greene and allowed one run over two innings. Emilio Pagan struck out two and earned his ninth save. Atlanta's Grant Holmes (2-3) pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits. Drake Baldwin hit a solo shot for the Braves, who had won three straight.

Royals 2, White Sox 1

Michael Wacha allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings and Bobby Witt Jr. clubbed a two-run homer as host Kansas City hung on to beat Chicago.

Witt's long ball was just enough to give the Royals their fifth straight win and 14th in the last 16 games. Kansas City has also won each of its past 10 home meetings with Chicago. Wacha (2-4) struck out five while extending his home shutout streak against the White Sox to 21 innings.

Royals closer Carlos Estevez made things interesting in the ninth, allowing Miguel Vargas' second double of the game then back-to-back singles to Luis Robert Jr. -- making it a one-run contest -- and Matt Thaiss. But he fanned Andrew Vaughn, got Brooks Baldwin to ground into a fielder's choice and struck out Josh Rojas to register his 11th save.

Red Sox 6, Rangers 4

Wilyer Abreu and Alex Bregman both went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead Boston over visiting Texas.

Abreu homered twice and hit an RBI double in his last three at-bats as the Red Sox overcame a 3-2 deficit. Brennan Bernardino (2-1) earned the win in relief by pitching a perfect seventh inning and Aroldis Chapman picked up his fifth save. Bregman hit his 200th career homer in the fourth inning.

Josh Jung and Adolis Garcia both homered for Texas. Reliever Jacob Webb (2-2) took the loss.

The Orioles optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk.

Castillo, 30, made two starts for Seattle early in the season before he was optioned back to the minors. He was 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA, five strikeouts and seven walks in seven innings for the Mariners.

In four starts for Triple-A Tacoma this year, Castillo was 0-1 with a 5.02 ERA. He struck out 12 and walked five in 14 1/3 innings.

Castillo was taken off Seattle's 40-man roster this week following the team's acquisition of outfielder Leody Taveras from the Texas Rangers.

Prior to this year, Castillo made his only major league appearances for the Detroit Tigers in 2022, working three games in relief. He had no decisions while throwing 3 2/3 shutout innings.

The Wednesday move leaves the Mariners with just one player named Luis Castillo: three-time All-Star right-hander Luis M. Castillo.

Baltimore opened a place on the 40-man roster for Luis F. Castillo by designating left-hander Walter Pennington for assignment. Pennington, 27, never appeared in a game for Baltimore. He was 0-2 with a 45.00 ERA in two games (one start) in the Orioles' farm system this year.

Pennington debuted in the majors last year, going a combined 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in 16 games (one start) for the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers.