Surging Mets get comeback win over Nats

Indians beat Twins 6-2, tied for AL Central lead

New York Mets’ Amed Rosario hits a double during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington

Nationals on Aug 9 in New York. (AP) NEW YORK, Aug 10, (RTRS): Michael Conforto laced an RBI single to right field to cap a four-run, ninth-inning comeback by the scorching New York Mets, who earned a stunning 7-6 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.

The Mets won their seventh straight contest. The Nationals had a three-game winning streak snapped.

The Mets trailed 6-3 entering the ninth inning, when J.D. Davis led off with a double against Sean Doolittle (6-4). Wilson Ramos followed with a single before Todd Frazier hit a homer well beyond the left field fence and just fair.

Joe Panik, who was signed earlier in the day by the Mets, followed with a single. Panik was forced at second on a bunt by Juan Lagares. After Jeff McNeil flied out to right, Amed Rosario singled to bring up Conforto, who hit a ball well over the head of drawn-in right fielder Adam Eaton to set off a wild celebration.

Indians 6, Twins 2 In Minneapolis, Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4, including an RBI double to highlight a five-run fifth inning, and Shane Bieber struck out 11 while picking up his 12th win of the season as Cleveland moved into a tie for first place in the American League Central with a victory over Minnesota.

Yasiel Puig went 3-for-5 with an Cleveland Indians pitcher Shane Bieber throws to a Minnesota Twins batter during the first inning of a baseball game on Aug 9 in Minneapolis. (AP)