April 2026

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Where to watch Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, April 5

The Philadelphia Phillies (5-3) will try to complete a three-game sweep over the Colorado Rockies (2-6). The Phillies won the series’ first two games by limiting the Rockies to a single run in each. Philadelphia’s Taijuan Walker is scheduled to start against Colorado’s Tomoyuki Sugano.

  • Philadelphia Phillies: 5-3 (No. 3 in NL East)

  • Colorado Rockies: 2-6 (No. 5 in NL West)

  • Spread: Colorado Rockies +1.5

  • Moneyline: Colorado Rockies +145 / Philadelphia Phillies -175

  • Over/Under: 11

Philadelphia Phillies: Taijuan Walker (0-1, ERA: 11.57, K: 2, WHIP: 2.79)
Colorado Rockies: Tomoyuki Sugano (0-0, ERA: 1.93, K: 4, WHIP: 0.86)

Weather: 63°F at first pitch

Ballpark: Capacity: 50,144 | Roof: Open | Surface: Grass

Weather: 63°F at first pitch

Ballpark: Capacity: 50,144 | Roof: Open | Surface: Grass

Where to watch Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, April 5

The Cleveland Guardians (5-3) and Chicago Cubs (3-4) are playing a doubleheader after Saturday’s game was rained out. Edward Cabrera (1-0, 0.00 ERA) is scheduled to start the opener for the Cubs against the Guardians’ Slade Cecconi (0-1, 12.46 ERA).

  • Date: Sunday, April 5

  • Time: 1:10 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. ET / 10:40 a.m. – 1:40 p.m. PT

  • Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland

  • TV Channels: Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Marquee Sports Network

  • Live Stream:ESPN+, MLB.TV | Follow on Yahoo Sports

  • Chicago Cubs: 3-4 (No. 5 in NL Central)

  • Cleveland Guardians: 5-3 (No. 1 in AL Central)

  • Spread: Cleveland Guardians +1.5

  • Moneyline: Cleveland Guardians 105 / Chicago Cubs -125

  • Over/Under: 7.5

Chicago Cubs: Shota Imanaga (0-1, ERA: 7.20, K: 7, WHIP: 1.60)
Cleveland Guardians: Parker Messick (1-0, ERA: 0.00, K: 5, WHIP: 0.83)

Weather: 44°F at first pitch

Ballpark: Capacity: 34,788 | Roof: Open | Surface: Grass

Where to watch New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, April 5

The New York Mets (5-4) are looking to make it three in a row against the San Francisco Giants (3-6) in the final game of their four-game series. San Francisco won the opener but the Mets have taken the past two games by a combined score of 19-3. The Mets’ Kodai Senga (0-1, 3.00 ERA) will pitch against the Giants’ Logan Webb (1-1, 7.36 ERA).

  • New York Mets: 5-4 (No. 4 in NL East)

  • San Francisco Giants: 3-6 (No. 4 in NL West)

  • Spread: San Francisco Giants +1.5

  • Moneyline: San Francisco Giants -115 / New York Mets -105

  • Over/Under: 7

New York Mets: Kodai Senga (0-1, ERA: 3.00, K: 9, WHIP: 1.17)
San Francisco Giants: Logan Webb (1-1, ERA: 7.36, K: 12, WHIP: 1.55)

Weather: 71°F at first pitch

Ballpark: Capacity: 41,915 | Roof: Open | Surface: Grass

Where to watch Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, April 5

The Los Angeles Dodgers (6-2) will aim for a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals. (3-5).The Dodgers won the first two games of the series by a combined score of 23-11, scoring at least 10 runs in each. The Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki (ERA 2.25) will face the Nationals’ Foster Griffin (ERA 3.60).

  • Los Angeles Dodgers: 6-2 (No. 1 in NL West)

  • Washington Nationals: 3-5 (No. 5 in NL East)

  • Spread: Washington Nationals +1.5

  • Moneyline: Washington Nationals 180 / Los Angeles Dodgers -220

  • Over/Under: 9

Los Angeles Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (0-1, ERA: 2.25, K: 4, WHIP: 1.50)
Washington Nationals: Foster Griffin (1-0, ERA: 3.60, K: 5, WHIP: 1.00)

Weather: 67°F at first pitch

Where to watch Miami Marlins vs. New York Yankees: Live stream, start time, TV channel, odds for Sunday, April 5

The New York Yankees (7-1) will try to complete a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins (5-3) on Sunday. The Yankees won the series’ second game 9-7 on Saturday. Max Fried is scheduled to start for the Yankees while Chris Paddack pitches for the Marlins.

  • Miami Marlins: 5-3 (#2 in NL East)

  • New York Yankees: 7-1 (#1 in AL East)

  • Spread: New York Yankees -1.5

  • Moneyline: New York Yankees -275 / Miami Marlins 225

  • Over/Under: 8

Miami Marlins: Chris Paddack (0-1, ERA: 18.00, K: 6, WHIP: 2.00)
New York Yankees: Max Fried (2-0, ERA: 0.00, K: 10, WHIP: 0.53)

Weather: 58°F at first pitch

Ballpark: Capacity: 47,309 | Roof: Open | Surface: Grass

The Big Jumper: Angels RF Jo Adell robs 3 homers, 1 from Cal Raleigh, in 1-0 win over Mariners

Any MLB hitter would be happy with a three-homer game. Jo Adell did the defensive equivalent on Saturday.

The Los Angeles Angels outfielder pulled off a hat track of home run robberies against the Seattle Mariners, in a game the Angels won 1-0. That’s what we call making a defensive impact.

The first was at the expense of star Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who remains homerless in nine games this season after hitting 60 long balls in 2025.

Facing Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz, Raleigh clubbed a ball 104.7 mph and 370 feet to right field. It was a bona fide barrel … and landed just low enough for the 6-foot-2 Adell to snag it.

Call it the Big Jumper robbing the Big Dumper.

Six innings later, Adell did it again at the expense of Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor.

And then came the wildest catch in the ninth inning. Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford hit what would have been a game-tying homer off Angels closer Jordan Romano, but Adell brought it back with a leaping grab into the right-field stands.

Because Adell fell into the crowd, the Mariners challenged to see if the play could still count as a homer, but the call was confirmed because Adell made the catch before falling out of play.

Oh, and he went 1-for-3 at the plate.

“Sometimes you’ve got to help on the other side of the ball. I’m glad I did my job tonight,” Adell said on the Angels broadcast before receiving his traditional Gatorade bath.

The feat is unprecedented, at least far as this stuff has been recorded. Sports Info Solutions started tracking home run robberies in 2004 and this is the first time they’ve ever seen three from a single player in a single game. Only two players — Nook Logan in 2005 and Jesús Sánchez in 2025 — had even record two.

In attendance was former Angels outfielder Torii Hunter, who had his own track record of home run robberies during his playing days. The nine-time Gold Glover was impressed.

“[Hunter] stopped by my locker before the game. Maybe a little bit rubbed off,” Adell said earlier with a laugh.

Adell is a former top 100 prospect who has been an up-and-down presence for the Angels in his seven-year career. Last season was his best as a hitter, hitting a career-high 37 homers as their starting center fielder. He’s off to a slow start this season on offense, but clearly has some reason for confidence in his abilities going forward.

It’s also been a slow start to the season for Raleigh, who is slashing .121/.216/.152 after Saturday. He has so far registered only four hits while striking out 17 times in 37 plate appearances, tied for the most punchouts in MLB.

And that’s after going 0-for-14 at the plate for Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic in March.

At least on Saturday he had the excuse of Adell, and praised the outfielder accordingly with MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer:

“You just tip the cap. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a guy rob two homers in a game, much less three. So it’s just one of those things where baseball can amaze you night in and night and night out. You can see something you’ve never seen before.”

Is that cause for panic? Well, food for thought, this time last year Raleigh was hitting 125/.250/.250 in seven games. He did have a homer by then, but the point is that disappointing numbers in early April are very easy to erase. Raleigh went on to finish second in AL MVP voting and become only the seventh player (or fourth, if you remove players with steroid allegations) in MLB history to reach 60 homers.

Pistons clinch No. 1 seed in Eastern Conference with win over 76ers

The Detroit Pistons cruised to a 116-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night and secured a critical milestone in the process.

With the win, the Pistons clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They leave Saturday with a 57-21 record and four games remaining in the regular season. They’re 4.5 games ahead of the second-place Boston Celtics, who cannot catch them in the standings.

Saturday’s win was secured via a balanced offensive effort as seven different Pistons scored in double figures. Tobias Harris led the way with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.

The Pistons limited a 76ers team playing without Joel Embiid to 44% shooting from the floor and 28% shooting from 3 while forcing 15 turnovers. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 23 points.

The No. 1 seed is the first for the Pistons since the 2006-07 season. They lost in the Eastern Conference finals that season to LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers.

Detroit will be guaranteed home-court advantage as along as it advances through the Eastern Conference playoffs. Doing so won’t come easy as the status of All-Star and team leader Cade Cunningham remains unclear.

Cunningham has missed 10 straight games since being diagnosed with a collapsed lung in mid-March. The Pistons announced on Thursday that he’s making progress in his recovery, but a precise return timeline remains unclear.

Cunningham is scheduled to be re-evaluated next week. The playoffs are scheduled to start on April 18.

The Pistons have gone 8-2 in Cunningham’s absence and no longer have much to play for in the regular season. Surpassing the 61-16 Oklahoma City Thunder and the 59-19 San Antonio Spurs for guaranteed home-court advantage throughout the playoffs would be a long shot even with Cunningham in the lineup.

The Pistons can now shift their focus to the postseason and hope that Cunningham will be available for a first-round matchup.

Mets’ Juan Soto day-to-day after MRI revealed minor calf strain, will be re-evaluated after 48-72 hours

New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto is day-to-day with a strained right calf and the team will wait 48 to 72 hours before deciding whether or not he needs to go on the injured list.

Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that the team will wait on Soto’s status until returning to Citi Field after Sunday’s game versus the San Francisco Giants. The Mets are off on Monday, then begin a six-game homestand on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Soto underwent an MRI exam on Saturday, which revealed a mild calf strain. That result was a surprise to Soto because he said he felt much better in the morning. Mendoza added that he didn’t expect Soto to be walking as well as he did when seeing him in the clubhouse.

“Give it 48, 72 hours, see how he continues to progress,” Mendoza said, via SNY. “I was surprised when I saw him today the way he was moving around, but [calf injuries] are tricky. We’ll wait, we’ll continue to call it day-by-day until we have to make a decision.”

Soto sustained the injury while running the bases in the first inning Friday’s 10-3 win over the Giants.

On a single by Bo Bichette, Soto appeared to slow up as he rounded second base, though he got the stop sign from third base coach Tim Leiper. Soto left the game after the inning ended, replaced in left field by Tyrone Taylor.

“I’ve experienced calf tightness before,” Soto said, via MLB.com. “This is definitely not the worst I’ve felt. So I feel positive with that.”

Soto elaborated, explaining that the calf strain felt similar to an injury he suffered in 2022 with the Washington Nationals. He also left that game, but started the next day. He told reporters that playing on Sunday was a possibility, but Mendoza nixed that idea.

“We’re going to test it, definitely, with the trainers in the training room,” Soto said, via SNY. “I don’t think we’re going to run or anything like that, but we’re going to see how much strength I have and how much I can push off it.”

Soto has gotten off to a hot start, getting at least one hit in each of the Mets’ first eight games. He’s hitting .355/.412/.516 with two doubles, one home run and five RBI in 34 plate appearances.