DeGrom gets rare run support in win
Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over six innings, received rare significant run support and earned his first win in nearly two months as the Mets blanked the Cincinnati Reds 8-0 yesterday in New York.
Brandon Nimmo tied a team record with three doubles and drove in three runs as the Mets won for the 22nd time in their last 66 games.
DeGrom (6-7) ended a seven-start winless streak, allowing four hits in a 100-pitch outing and lowering his major league-leading ERA to 1.77. He won for the first time since June 18 at Colorado, where the Mets scored 12 runs.
He was 0-5 with a 2.47 ERA during the winless skid, with the Mets giving deGrom a combined eight runs of support in those games.
Diamondbacks 6, Phillies 0 — In Phoenix, Patrick Corbin struck out nine in a combined four-hitter, David Peralta had four hits and two RBI, and Arizona rolled over Philadelphia.
Corbin (10-4) had the Phillies guessing most of the game, allowing four hits in 71⁄3 innings while reaching a career-high 183 strikeouts this season. The left-hander did not give up a home run for the ninth straight start, the longest stretch by a Diamondbacks pitcher since Brandon Webb in 2003.
Pirates 4, Rockies 3 — In Denver, Adam Frazier had three hits and made a run-saving play in the field as Pittsburgh beat Colorado.
Chris Archer (4-5) was making his second start since being acquired from Tampa Bay before the July 31 trade deadline. He allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.
Braves 8, Nationals 3 — Charlie Culberson homered in a third straight game, Tyler Flowers and Ronald Acuna Jr. added two-run shots and visiting Atlanta defeated Washington.
Culberson hit a three-run drive off Tommy Milone (1-1) in the second inning, and it was 7-1 by the fourth. Culberson has eight home runs this season — five against the Nationals.
Cardinals 7, Marlins 1 — Matt Carpenter hit a tiebreaking homer for the second consecutive night, and St. Louis won their fourth series in a row by beating Miami.
Carpenter put St. Louis ahead with a home run leading off the sixth inning, his NL-leading 31st. His eighth-inning homer Tuesday helped St. Louis beat Miami 3-2, and he has homered in five of the past six games.
American League
Indians 5, Twins 2 — Francisco Lindor connected for a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning as Cleveland again moved 10 games ahead of Minnesota in the AL Central.
Lindor, who struck out with the winning run at second base in the ninth in a loss on Tuesday, drove the first pitch from Trevor Hildenberger (2-3) over the wall in right to trigger a wild celebration.
Jason Kipnis singled with one out in the ninth before Twins right fielder Max Kepler robbed Yan Gomes of extra bases with a leaping catch before crashing into the wall. Brandon Guyer followed with a single to bring up Lindor, who capped a wild ninth inning with his 29th homer.
Orioles 5, Rays 4 — Trey Mancini hit a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning, and Baltimore beat Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla., despite committing five errors.
Sergio Romo (2-3) allowed consecutive hits to Mark Trumbo, Danny Valencia and Mancini in the ninth, the only three batters he faced. It was Romo’s seventh blown save. Tampa Bay has played five straight one-run games and lost four of them.
Rangers 11, Mariners 7 — Joey Gallo homered twice and drove in four runs, Yovani Gallardo won his fourth straight start and Texas held off Seattle in Arlington, Texas.
Gallardo (7-1) leads the majors with seven wins since June 23. He allowed three hits, two runs and three walks while striking out two in six innings.
Angels 6, Tigers 0 — Justin Upton and Albert Pujols hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning, and Los Angeles completed a three-game sweep of Detroit in Anaheim, Calif.
Kole Calhoun hit a leadoff homer and rookie Jaime Barria (7-7) pitched five-hit ball into the sixth inning for the Angels. Los Angeles was in a 1-6 skid before getting back to .500 in this series with the struggling Tigers, who scored only eight runs on an 0-6 California road trip.