Shreve saves Yanks vs. Mets
Iglesias’ hot bat, Fiers’ pitching lead Tigers to shut out of Red Sox
NEW YORK — Aroldis Chapman had flamed out, throwing three of 19 pitches for strikes and enabling the Mets to cut a four-run, ninth-inning deficit in half.
Chasen Shreve to the rescue. Yes, Chasen Shreve.
Maligned last month, Shreve entered with the bases loaded, got Devin Mesoraco to hit into a run-scoring, double-play grounder and retired Wilmer Flores on a slow roller in front of the mound.
With his second big league save and first since August 2016, Shreve preserved a 7-6 Subway Series victory Saturday that enabled Sonny Gray (7-7) to win consecutive starts for the first time since the Yankees acquired him last summer.
CUBS 7-3, CARDINALS 2-6 (doubleheader): In Chicago, Matt Carpenter homered for the sixth consecutive game and Paul DeJong hit a tie-breaking double in St. Louis’ three-run ninth inning, helping the Cardinals beat Chicago to split their daynight doubleheader.
Carpenter entered as a defensive replacement in the sixth and hit a solo drive in the seventh for his fifth homer in two days. He also had a solo shot in the opener after he went 5 for 5 with three homers and seven RBIs while playing just six innings in St. Louis’ 18-5 victory on Friday.
ROCKIES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 5: In Phoenix, Tom Murphy’s two-out, pinch-hit solo home run in the eighth inning lifted Colorado over Arizona.
The Rockies overcame an early threerun deficit for their season-high seventh straight win. Colorado moved past Arizona into second place in the NL West and clinched its sixth consecutive series win, the first time the Rockies have accomplished that since 2014.
Murphy drove the first pitch he saw from Arizona’s Yoshihisa Hirano (2-2) over the left-field wall for his first home run of the season.
BLUE JAYS 4, ORIOLES 1: In Toronto, Marcus Stroman pitched seven sharp innings, Aledmys Diaz had two hits and Toronto beat struggling Baltimore for the sixth straight time.
Stroman (3-7) allowed one run and five hits. He threw a season-high 107 pitches, the first time this season he has topped 100.
TIGERS 5, RED SOX 0: In Detroit, Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs, and Mike Fiers pitched impressively into the seventh to lead Detroit over Boston.
The major league-leading Red Sox lost for just the second time in 15 games, and their AL East lead over the New York Yankees slipped to 4½ games.
MARLINS 3, RAYS 2: In St. Petersburg, Fla., rookie Pablo Lopez gave up three hits in six innings, Cameron Maybin homered and Miami beat Tampa Bay.
Lopez (2-1) struck out six in his fourth major league start, helping the Marlins match their longest winning streak of the season at four games.
BREWERS 4, DODGERS 2: In Milwaukee, Christian Yelich hit a tying homer off Clayton Kershaw in a three-run sixth inning, and Milwaukee snapped a seven-game losing streak with a win over Los Angeles.
Brewers reliever Josh Hader struck out four in two scoreless innings during his first appearance since his racist and homophobic tweets surfaced during the All-Star Game.
ASTROS 7, ANGELS 0: In Anaheim, Calif., George Springer hit a grand slam while the Astros batted around in the sixth inning, and Justin Verlander ended his six-start winless streak with 11 strikeouts over six dominant innings in Houston’s victory over Los Angeles.
Verlander (10-5) yielded five hits while getting ample support in his third win over Los Angeles this season. He has thrown 23 consecutive scoreless innings over his last three starts at Angel Stadium, including a five-hit shutout on May 16.
PIRATES 6, REDS 2: In Cincinnati, Corey Dickerson hit two first-pitch home runs, rookie Nick Kingham overcame another Cincinnati rain delay to pitch six shutout innings and drive in two runs, and Pittsburgh beat the Reds for its season-high eighth straight win.
ROYALS 4, TWINS 2: In Kansas City, Mo., Salvador Perez homered, reliever Brian Flynn picked up the win with three scoreless innings and Kansas City beat Minnesota. The Royals won back-to-back games for the first time since May 29-30.
INDIANS 16, RANGERS 3: In Arlington, Texas, Yonder Alonso homered twice, Carlos Carrasco pitched into the seventh inning, and Cleveland scored in each of the last five innings to beat Texas.
Alonso’s two-run home run in the fifth inning highlighted a six-run outburst that broke a scoreless tie. His second, a solo homer and 15th of the season, came in the seventh.
POSTPONED: The games between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals in Washington and the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia were because of weather.
A makeup date for the Braves and Nationals was not announced at the time of the postponement Saturday.
The Padres and Phillies will play a daynight doubleheader today. Their game was the 40th postponement of the 2018 season, one more than 2017.