Baltimore Sun

AROUND THE HORN

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Braves: Julio Teheran took a no-hit bid into the seventh, Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his second MLB home run and the Braves routed the Mets 11-0 for a three-game sweep that vaulted the young Braves into the NL East lead. The Braves outscored the Mets 21-2 in the series and extended their winning streak to five. Teheran was untouchabl­e until Asdrubal Cabrera doubled with two outs in the seventh. He allowed two hits in seven innings, striking out six.

Yankees: Aroldis Chapman struck out Jose Altuve on three straight 101-mph fastballs with two on to end the game as the Yankees edged the Astros 6-5 to take three of four. Rookie Gleyber Torres drove in three runs.

Dodgers: LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-0, 2.14) will be sidelined until after the All-Star break with a severely strained left groin. Manager Dave Roberts said the groin muscle had torn from the bone. Top prospect Walker Buehler is in line to take Ryu’s rotation spot. ... Jorge De La Rosa threw two run-scoring wild pitches in the eighth as the Dodgers rallied past the Diamondbac­ks 5-2. The fourgame split ended the D’backs’ string of nine straight series victories to start the season.

Nationals: Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman homered and the Nationals beat the Pirates 3-1 for a four-game sweep and their season-high fifth straight win. The Nats won with just four hits.

Blue Jays: Yangervis Solarte hit his first career grand slam with two outs in the 11th to send the Jays past the Indians 13-11 in the first game of a doublehead­er set up because of April rainouts. Josh Donaldson, activated from the DL before the game, hit a tying two-run homer in the sixth and added a run-scoring double. Francisco Lindor homered twice for the Indians.

Mets: 3B Todd Frazier is asking for a meeting with Commission­er Rob Manfred over his frustratio­n with the way umpires are calling balls and strikes. ... A scan determined no injury to RHP Jacob deGrom’s hyperexten­ded elbow. He is on track to take his next turn Monday.

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