Héctor Rodríguez goes 2-for-5 as Reds top Padres

King allowed four hits, walked three and struck out three in taking down his former team. He’s worked 19 scoreless innings in his last three starts, lowering his ERA from 3.38 to 3.00 and probably adding millions to the contract he’s going to get after opting out of his deal with the Padres this winter. He’ll face the Giants next weekend.

Miller notched his 33rd save in 35 tries. He’s up to 111 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings. The next highest total among relievers is 105 in 76 2/3 innings from Aaron Ashby.

Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado homered to start the bottom of the first. It was the 12th time ever that a team opened a game with three straight homers. Cole was also responsible for one of the previous 11 against the Twins in 2022. The fourth run today also came on a homer from Luis Campusano in the seventh. Cole allowed only two other hits and walked none. He settled for three strikeouts, but he did have 12 whiffs on 47 swings. He threw a total of 24 pitches over the final three innings and 84 pitches overall. In all, it was a pretty reasonable outing, though it did result in him falling to 8-8 with a 3.41 ERA. He’ll face the Mets next weekend.

Cronenworth’s homer, the second of three consecutive homers off Cole to begin the game, was a 98-mph liner down the left field line that sailed over the low wall at Petco Park. The 32-year-old had 84 career homers since debuting in 2020, with every single one being to the right of an imaginary line bisecting the field. He’s hitting .212/.298/.296 with five homers in 351 plate appearances this season.

McMahon is 2-for-11 with no extra-base hits or RBI in five games since coming off the injured list, leaving him .215/.283/.360 overall. Alas, it doesn’t look like the Yankees are planning on trying Anthony Volpe over him at third base; since starting at the hot corner three times in span of four games in Triple-A, he’s reverted to the middle infield the last four games. The Yankees probably don’t see enough upside to make it worth risking a change, but McMahon’s defense isn’t making up for his bat at this point.

This has been assumed since Eric Lauer went on the IL, but it’s now official. Sheehan’s outing might come behind an opener, but he is stretched out to go long; he’s allowed one run over 17 1/3 innings in his last three starts for Oklahoma City. Those prioritizing wins could give him a try.

Rushing’s elbow responded badly to a throwing session Saturday, and the Dodgers aren’t going to let him push it again. He still might return as a bench bat before the end of the season.

Ohtani’s workouts Saturday apparently went pretty well. Although he’s out of the lineup for a fourth straight game Sunday, he’s about ready to resume hitting while dealing with his knee, biceps and hip issues. There’s still no timetable for him to get back on the mound, however.

Henry Bolte’s single in the fourth was the Athletics’ lone hit of the day. Woo completed eight innings for the first time in 97 career starts. He also matched his season high in strikeouts. He fanned 13 against the Angels on Sept. 13, 2025, but he’s never reached 10 otherwise, with this being his 12th time (sixth time this year) finishing with nine. Woo has pitched scoreless ball in three of his last six starts, and he’s now 11-9 with a 4.03 ERA for the year. He’ll face the A’s again next weekend.

The save was Muñoz’s 102nd for Seattle, moving him past J.J. Putz and alone into third place in Mariners’ history. He should overtake both Edwin Díaz (109) and Kazuhiro Sasaki (129) by the end of 2027.