Reyes' double lifts Tigers over Padres
Victor Reyes hit a twoout, two-run double in the ninth inning to rally the Detroit Tigers over the visiting San Diego Padres 4-3 on Wednesday.
The Padres led 3-2 going into the ninth and brought on closer Taylor Rogers (15), who gave up a one-run lead in the ninth on Tuesday night in a game San Diego eventually won in the 10th.
This time, Jeimer Canderlario led off with a double before Rogers retired the next two batters. Jonathan Schoop followed with a dribbler down the thirdbase line for a single that put runners at the corners.
Reyes then hit a drive over the head of right fielder Nomar Mazara to win it.
The Padres are 14-21 since June 16.
Yu Darvish, who came into the game with a 7-0 record in seven starts against Detroit, allowed two runs in seven innings, striking out 11.
Joe Jimenez (3-1) struck out three of the first four Padres he faced in the seventh, but one reached base when Eric Haase dropped the third strike and threw wildly to first. Jurickson Profar's RBI single then put the Padres ahead 3-2. DIAMONDBACKS 5, GIANTS 3 » Josh Rojas homered and host Arizona scored two runs on Jose Herrera's squeeze bunt in the seventh to extend San Francisco's losing streak to seven.
Victor Reyes of the Tigers gets doused by Harold Castro, left, after hitting a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Padres 4-3on Wednesday.
With the score tied 2-2, Jake McCarthy opened the seventh with an infield hit and Sergio Alcántara hit a single off Logan Webb (94). He went to second when Giants center fielder Austin Slater tried to throw out McCarthy at third.
McCarthy scored on Herrara's bunt and Alcántara came around when Giants first baseman Brandon Belt's throw sailed to the backstop.
The Giants finished their first 0-7 road trip since 1985. ATHLETICS 4, ASTROS 2 » Cole Irvin allowed two runs and four hits over seven innings and Oakland beat visiting Houston for its first winning sweep in 32 series this season.
Oakland, an AL-worst 38-63, won three in a row
from AL West-leading Houston (64-35) and has won six of its last eight against the Astros.
Stephen Vogt and Stephen Piscotty homered on back-to-back fastballs in the second from Cristian Javier (6-6).
METS 3, YANKEES 2 » Starling Marte singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth against Wandy Peralta, and the Mets beat the Yankees for a two-game sweep of their Subway Series.
Max Scherzer was marvelous on his 38th birthday, striking out Aaron Judge three times to help the Mets take a 2-0 lead into the eighth. Gleyber Torres tied it with a two-run homer off reliever David Peterson, normally a starter.
Pete Alonso homered early off Domingo Germán, and Francisco Lindor had an RBI single for the Mets.
Scherzer permitted five hits over seven innings and struck out six.
CARDINALS 6, BLUE JAYS 1 »
Albert Pujols hit a threerun homer and finished with three hits, and visiting St. Louis stopped Toronto's seven-game win streak.
Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings to help St. Louis earn a split of the two-game set while playing without unvaccinated sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado.
Pujols greeted Trevor Richards with his seventh homer of the season and No. 686 of his career.
Wainwright (7-8) allowed one run and five hits.
MARINERS 4, RANGERS 2 »
Julio Rodríguez hit a goahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning and Seattle completed a threegame home sweep of Texas.
The homer was the rookie's 18th of the season and came with one out against starter Jon Gray (7-5), who had allowed just one run on four hits to that point.
BREWERS 10, TWINS 4 »
Rowdy Tellez hit a pair of three-run homers, Corbin Burnes won his fifth straight decision and Milwaukee defeated Minnesota to sweep a two-game home series between Central Division leaders.
Burnes (8-4) struck out 11 in six innings and gave up three runs and five hits.