SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati catcher Tyler Stephenson beat the Reds in salary arbitration on Tuesday, and pitcher Dylan Lee defeated the Atlanta Braves.
The Los Angeles Angels beat left-hander Reid Detmers, leaving players ahead 7-2 this winter with four cases remaining.
Stephenson will earn $6.8 million instead of the team’s offer of $6.55 million in a decision by Josh Gordon, Allen Ponak and Chris Cameron, who heard arguments Monday.
Lee gets a $2.2 million salary rather than the club's offer of $2 million. His case was heard by Jeanne Vonhof, Paul Radvany and Margie Brogan on Jan. 30.
Detmers will receive the Angels' $2,625,000 proposal rather than his $2,925,000 request in a case decided by Robert Herman, Samantha Tower and Scott Buchheit.
Stephenson hit .239 with 13 homers and 50 RBIs in 88 games last year. He was sidelined from mid-March until May 2 by a strained left oblique and between Aug. 15 and Sept. 5 by a broken left thumb sustained while catching a pitch from Hunter Greene during a game against Milwaukee.
Stephenson, who earned $4,925,000 last year, turns 30 in August and can become a free agent after this year’s World Series. He has a .261 batting average with 63 homers and 258 RBIs in six major league seasons, all with the Reds.
The 31-year-old Lee was 2-4 with a 3.29 ERA and two saves in 74 relief appearances last season, when the left-hander earned $1,025,000.
Detmers, 26, was moved to the bullpen last year and went 5-3 with a 3.96 ERA and three saves in 61 relief appearances. He earned $1,825,000.
Detmers pitched a no-hitter against Tampa Bay on May 10, 2022, in his 11th major league start. He is 21-31 with a 4.77 ERA in five major league seasons with the Angels.
Kansas City All-Star left-hander Kris Bubic had his hearing Tuesday, asking for $6.15 million instead of the Royals’ $5.15 million offer. A decision by Margaret Brogan, Brian Keller and Janice Johnston is expected Wednesday, along with the ruling for a previously argued case involving Toronto left-hander Eric Lauer ($5.75 million vs. $4.4 million).
Bubic, 28, was 8-7 with a 2.55 ERA in 20 starts last year, setting career bests for wins and ERA. He didn’t pitch after July 26 because of a strained left rotator cuff.
Bubic had a $3 million salary last year and can become a free agent after this year’s World Series. He is 19-36 with a 4.14 ERA in six major league seasons, all with the Royals.
Two players remain scheduled for hearings this week: Milwaukee catcher Willson Contreras ($9.9 million vs. $8.55 million) and Miami right-hander Calvin Faucher ($2.05 million vs. $1.8 million).
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FILE - Cincinnati Reds' Tyler Stephenson rounds first on his way three-run double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sept. 15, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
CHENNAI, India (AP) — Pakistan avenged its shocking loss to the United States from two years ago at the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, and New Zealand openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen shared the highest-ever partnership for any wicket at the tournament.
The U.S., which gave co-host India a scare in its opening game before going down by 29 runs in Mumbai, struggled against Pakistan's spinners and lost by 32 runs in Colombo. It gave Pakistan its second successive win in Group A ahead of its huge showdown with archrival India on Sunday, a match that will go ahead after Pakistan reversed its decision to boycott.
Opener Sahibzada Farhan (73) and the experienced Babar Azam (46) gave Pakistan a strong total of 190-9 despite fast bowler Shadley van Schalwyk snaring his second four-wicket haul of the tournament.
The U.S. entered the game with happy memories of its stunning win over Pakistan in Texas in 2024, but its batters couldn’t get momentum against mystery spinner Usman Tariq (3-27) and leg-spinner Shadab Khan (2-26). The other two spinners, Mohammad Nawaz and Abrar Ahmed, shared two wickets.
The U.S. batters looked more at ease against the pace of Shaheen Shah Afridi, who returned 1-42 before Pakistan's tactic of deploying five spinners for the rest of the game worked well under the lights at Sinhalese Sports Club.
Shubham Ranjane posted 51 off 30 balls and opener Shayan Jahangir showed some aggression in the power play with 49 from 34 deliveries, but couldn't force the acceleration against spin-heavy Pakistan.
Tariq, who has an unusual side bowling action and takes a long pause just before delivering the ball, deceived the U.S. batters with his unique bowling style as he grabbed the wickets of Harmeet Singh and then Mohsin Ali off successive deliveries.
After being put into bat, Farhan hit five sixes and six boundaries and Babar got over another slow start and scored at a reasonable strike rate of 143.75. Babar, who is often criticized for his slow strike rate and is pushed down to No. 4, scored just 15 off 18 balls before accelerating with four boundaries and a six.
Pakistan lost Farhan and Babar in successive overs but Shadab played a vital cameo of 30 off just 12 balls as the U.S. claimed five wickets off the last 10 balls in a late collapse, including two in the penultimate over bowled by van Schalwyk.
In Chennai, Seifert and Allen’s brutal power-hitting in an unbroken stand of 175 saw the Black Caps beat UAE by 10 wickets.
Seifert followed his half century in the first Group D game against Afghanistan with an unbeaten 89 off 42 balls. Allen was not far behind and smacked 84 not out off 50 balls.
New Zealand sprinted to 175-0 in 15.2 overs for its second successive win in a group that also features 2024 finalist South Africa. After winning the toss, UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem (66 not out off 45 deliveries) and Alishan Sharafu (55 off 47) had earlier anchored their team on a good batting wicket to 173-6 in 20 overs.
But the target proved too small for the aggressive New Zealand batters.
Seifert and Allen made a rollicking start of 78-0 in the power play as the UAE pacemen bowled too many length balls which were duly dispatched for boundaries.
Seifert hit 12 fours and three sixes, including the winning six over the head of Muhammad Rohid, who was the most expensive UAE bowler with 0-51 in 3.2 overs. Junaid Siddique’s four overs went for 47 without a wicket, and Muhammad Arfan conceded 36 runs off his three overs.
Allen matched Seifert with his innovative ramp shots and hit five fours and five sixes.
The previous record stand at a men’s T20 World Cup (170 runs) was set by England batters Alex Hales and Jos Buttler against India in 2022.
In a day game at New Delhi, Bas de Leede’s all-round performance earned Netherlands a seven-wicket win over Namibia in Group A.
De Leede took 2-20 as the Dutch used eight bowlers and Namibia scored 156-8. De Leede then smashed four sixes and five boundaries and guided his team to 159-3 in 18 overs with an unbeaten 72 off 48 balls.
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United States' Shubham Ranjane, right, celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Pakistan's Usman Tariq, right, and Pakistan's captain Salman Agha delegates after they won the T20 World Cup cricket match against the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
United States players stand for national anthem before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Pakistan's players stand for national anthem before the start of the the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
New Zealand's Tim Seifert plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
New Zealand's Finn Allen plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Netherlands' Bas de Leede, left, runs out Namibia's Ruben Trumpelmann during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Netherlands in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Namibia's Ruben Trumpelmann throws his bat up in the air after losing his wicket during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Netherlands in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Netherlands' Bas de Leede, left, runs out Namibia's Ruben Trumpelmann during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Netherlands in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Netherlands' Michael Levitt hits a ball for four runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Netherlands in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
New Zealand's players stand up for the national anthems before the start of the during the T20 World Cup cricket match between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
United Arab Emirates's players stand up for the national anthems before the start of the during the T20 World Cup cricket match between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
