AROUND THE HORN
White Sox: Johnny Cueto pitched six more scoreless innings, AJ Pollock hit a tiebreaking home run off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-1 on a calm Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader. There didn’t appear to be any carryover of the anger and tension at Yankee Stadium from the previous afternoon. On Saturday, the benches cleared and Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson, who is white, acknowledged calling Chicago star Tim Anderson, who is Black, “Jackie” — a reference to pioneering baseball icon Jackie Robinson that elicited criticism from both managers. Anderson didn’t play in the opener. Manager Tony La Russa said he wanted the star shortstop to play only one game.
Red Sox: Franchy Cordero hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the surging Red Sox to an 8-4 win over the visiting Mariners, Trevor Story continued his recent power surge with his fifth HR over the Green Monster in four days and Christian Arroyo added a solo shot for the Red Sox, who posted their season-high fifth straight victory and completed a four-game sweep.
Mets: Francisco Lindor broke a scoreless tie with a single in the sixth, Taijuan Walker and three relievers combined on a six-hitter and the Mets extended their streak of rebounding from losses by beating the Rockies 2-0. The Mets dropped the second game of a doubleheader Saturday, which led to them win their franchise-best 14th straight game following a loss. By taking two of three, the NL East-leading Mets also captured their 11th series win this season. This marked the first time the Rockies have been shut out at Coors Field since Aug. 31, 2020, against the Padres. Walker (2-0) was in complete command over seven stellar innings, scattering five hits and striking out six. Adam Ottavino, Joely Rodríguez and Edwin Díaz finished it off. The Rockies’ offense mustered only six singles off the Mets. They’ve lost 11 of their last 15 since starting the year 15-11.
Extra innings: Sandy Alcantara pitched a six-hitter and the Marlins beat the visiting Braves 4-3. The 26-year-old-Alcantara (4-2) limited the Braves to three unearned runs and six hits. He walked two and struck out seven for his fourth career complete game. Braves OF Ronald Acuña Jr. had two of the hits against Alcantara, extending his on base games streak to 29. Brian Anderson and Stallings doubled, singled and had RBIs each for the Marlins, who avoided the three-game sweep . ... Lane Thomas hit two RBI doubles and the Nationals broke out of their hitting slump in an 8-2 road victory over the Brewers, who lost Freddy Peralta to shoulder tightness in the fourth. Peralta (3-2) left after allowing a run-scoring double to Thomas during the Nats’ six-run outburst in the fourth. That marked the Nationals’ highest-scoring inning of the season and matched the biggest run total the Brewers had allowed in a single inning this year. The Nats entered the day having dropped seven of their last nine, and they had scored a total of six runs in the seven losses . ... Gio Urshela hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth to complete the Twins’ comeback from a six-run deficit, lifting the visitors over the Royals 7-6. Down 6-0, the Twins scored five times in the eighth, capped by Kyle Garlick’s two-run HR.