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LaTroy Hawkins started the ninth in a four-run game and gave up two singles, the second of which was of the infield variety, while getting one out. That’s all it took for Sam Perlozzo to go get Ray, who had been 18-for-18 in save chances this season. Ray gave up a sac fly and then back-to-back homers. The Orioles ended up losing in 10 innings.

The Brewers entered the home half of the eighth inning on Sunday trailing 7-3. They went to work though as they loaded the bases with one out and then Brice Turang delivered an RBI single to cut into that deficit. That’s when the White Sox called upon their closer, Seranthony Dominguez. He got William Contreras to pop out for the second out, but Luis Rengifo followed with a two-run single and then Yelich pinch-hit for Gary Sánchez and clobbered a 421-foot (111.1 mph EV) three-run shot that gave the Brewers their first lead of the day. He’s off to an outstanding start to the season, hitting .600 (6-for-10) with a homer, five RBI and a stolen base.

The Brewers were facing a four-run deficit before they came to bat in the first inning, then Sánchez got to work on that immediately, crushing a 387-foot (104.1 mph EV) two-run shot off of Anthony Kay. He also singled and struck out twice in the contest. Look for Sánchez to continue to see starts against left-handed pitching at a minimum — and he could see increased action at first base with Andrew Vaughn sidelined.

No one knew for sure which direction Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy would turn with his first lead to protect in the ninth inning — whether it would be Megill or Abner Uribe — and it took three days to finally get an answer. After the Brewers rallied late to take the lead in this one, it was Megill that was brought on to try to protect it. He made things interesting by allowing a leadoff single to Tristan Peters to bring the tying run to the plate, then rebounded to strike out Chase Meidroth and Munetaka Murakami before getting Miguel Vargas on a fly ball to end it. It’s still possible that Uribe could get the next opportunity, but Megill at least held serve in his first try.

The 25-year-old right-hander also issued four free passes on the afternoon while striking out three. He struggled to keep the ball in the yard in this one, as Colson Montgomery blasted a grand slam in the opening inning, Munetaka Murakami added a solo shot in the second and Everson Pereira did the same in the third inning. Sproat got nine whiffs on 86 pitches on the day, posting an underwhelming CSW of 22 percent. He’ll try to put this one behind him and get back on track when he battles the Royals his next time out in Kansas City on Saturday.

The 24-year-old shortstop started the scoring with a bang in this one, ambushing a first-pitch cutter from Brandon Sproat for a 405-foot (103.6 mph EV) grand slam to give the White Sox a 4-0 lead before an out had been recorded. He also added an RBI single off of Sproat in the second inning that made it a 6-2 ballgame. Montgomery finished the afternoon 2-for-3 plus a walk. His 2026 season is off to a fine start, hitting .300 (3-for-10) with a homer and five RBI.

Kay also issued four free passes on the day while recording five strikeouts. All of the damage done against him came in the opening inning as Gary Sanchez belted a two-run homer. He settled in nicely afterwards though and kept the Brewers off the board despite the traffic on the basepaths. Kay got nine swings and misses on 92 pitches on the afternoon, registering a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll try again to earn his first victory when he squares off against the Blue Jays on Saturday.

Beeter got the first save chance of 2026, and he threw all six pitches for strikes while not allowing a hit. There’s no lock that Beeter is going to get the majority of save chances, but he got the first one, and Cole Henry didn’t. This is still a situation that needs to play out before making a roster decision.

Bregman took Jake Irvin deep twice for his first two homers as a member of the Cubs. The 31-year-old went just 1-for-9 in the previous two games, but as he’s done to many a lefty in his career, he was able to get things going. As long as Bregman stays healthy, he’s going to have enough moments like this to make him a strong fantasy option at the hot corner.