Clemens’ son hitless in debut
Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in four runs as the host Tigers, with Kody Clemens making his major-league debut while his famous father watched from a suite, beat the Twins 4-0 on Tuesday night to split a doubleheader.
Roger Clemens saw his 26-yearold son go 0-for-3, striking out twice and drawing a walk. Flawless in the field at second base, Kody Clemens handled a grounder for the final out of the game.
Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer to help the Twins to an 8-2 win in the first game.
In the second game, Schoop hit a two-run homer in the first inning and added a two-run single off second baseman Jorge Polanco’s glove.
The Twins put Carlos Correa on the COVID-19 injured list, a day after saying the shortstop had tested positive.
Mets 10, Nationals 0
Mark Canha led off with the first of his four hits, Starling Marte followed with a homer against Patrick Corbin (1-8) and host New York rolled from there, totaling 17 hits in the blowout win over Washington.
The Mets, who won their season-best fifth straight game, have at least 16 hits in consecutive games for the second time in a week. Eduardo Escobar homered, Francisco Lindor extended his RBI streak to nine games and every Mets starter had at least one hit.
Yankees 9, Angels 1
Noah Syndergaard was rocked in his return to New York, giving up Matt Carpenter’s two-run homer in a four-run first inning, and the host Yankees improved the American League’s best record to 34-14 and sent the Los Angeles to its seasonworst sixth straight loss.
Syndergaard (4-3) allowed five runs, seven hits and a walk, his ERA rising from 3.08 to 4.02. Jordan Montgomery (1-1) pitched four-hit ball for seven innings, allowing Luis Rengifo’s seventh-inning homer.
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Albert Pujols hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the host Cardinals, boosted by a strong start from Adam Wainwright, beat the Padres 3-2. Wainwright allowed just two hits and struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings.
Luis Castillo (2-2) struck out 10 while pitching six innings of one-hit ball, and the Reds beat the Red Sox 2-1 for their first victory at Fenway Park since Game 7 of the 1975 World Series.
Martin Perez (4-2) retired all 16 batters after taking a 97 mph liner off his right leg, lowering his majors-leading ERA to 1.42 with seven scoreless innings, and the host Rangers beat the Rays 3-0.