Mets’ Alonso hits walk-off home run
NEW YORK » Hours after the Mets learned Max Scherzer will join fellow ace Jacob deGrom on the injured list, Pete Alonso kept New York rolling with a two-run homer in the 10th inning for a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
Paul Goldschmidt tied it at 5 with two outs in the ninth off Mets closer Edwin Díaz with his fourth RBI of the game. Albert Pujols hit a run-scoring double play grounder in the 10th of the Cardinals’ first-extra inning game this year.
With the automatic runner on second, Alonso drove the second pitch from Giovanny Gallegos (0-2) into the left field second deck for his third career game-ending home run. It was the 10th homer for Alonso, who leads the majors with 33 RBIs.
ORIOLES 9, YANKEES 6 » Anthony Santander lined a three-run homer in the ninth inning off Lucas Luetge (1-1) and Baltimore avoided a four-game sweep by beating New York.
Félix Bautista (1-1) picked up the win for the Orioles, who earlier got a homer from Robinson Chirinos. It was the first home run by a Baltimore catcher at home this season.
Giancarlo Stanton homered for New York, who lost for just the second time in 11 games and is still a major-league best 28-10. The Yankees fell to 18-1 when scoring five runs or more this season.
RED SOX 12, MARINERS 6 » Trevor Story had three homers, four hits and seven RBIs to help Boston rally from a four-run deficit.
Story slugged a pair of two-run homers and a three-run shot in the eighth, and he also singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth with the help of a wild throw. In the first season of a $140, six-year contract, Story had just two homers in 32 games entering Thursday.
PADRES 2, PHILLIES 0 » Yu Darvish escaped a jam and retired $179 million of offense in Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos in a key spot, pitching seven shutout innings to lead San Diego past Philadelphia.
The Padres took two of three from the Phillies and moved 10 games over .500 (24-14). Each game included a shutout.
D’BACKS 3, CUBS 1 » Zac Gallen pitched five effective innings, Daulton Varsho homered and Arizona stopped a six-game slide.
Gallen (3-0) allowed one run and two hits, continuing his strong start to the season. The right-hander issued three walks and hit a batter, but he wiggled out of a jam in his last inning while earning his first win in his fourth career start against Chicago.
REDS 4, GUARDIANS 2 » Tyler Naquin homered in the fifth inning and scored on Kyle Farmer’s go-ahead single in the eighth, leading Cincinnati past Cleveland for the first series sweep of its Ohio neighbors since 2014.
The Reds won both games in the rain-extended interleague set and are showing positive signs after starting the season 3-21. They’re 8-5 since May 5.
ASTROS 5, RANGERS 1 » Martín Maldonado hit a threerun double and Jose Altuve added a season-high four hits to back a strong start by Framber Valdez as the Houston continued its home dominance of Texas.
The victory extended Houston’s winning streak at home against the Rangers to 11. Texas went 0-9 at Minute Maid Park last season and hasn’t won in Houston since Sept. 16, 2020.
WHITE SOX 7, ROYALS 4 » Luis Robert homered and drove in four runs as Chicago rallied past Kansas City to win the five-game series.
Robert delivered a pair of RBI singles before hitting a two-run homer into the left field stands in the eighth.