Mets rally for win, snap losing streak
NEW YORK » Eduardo Escobar hit a tiebreaking threerun homer, expectant father David Peterson tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 Friday night to stop a season-high three-game losing streak.
Mark Canha hit a tying RBI single in the fourth that ended an 0-for-14 slide. Two batters later, Escobar snapped a 0-for-10 rut by hitting a 3-2 sinker from Glenn Otto (5-5) into the right field second deck for a 4-1 lead.
Escobar’s 417-foot drive gave the Mets their first win since beating the Marlins Saturday in Miami.
Peterson (5-1) took the mound after scheduled starter went Chris Bassitt on the injured list; manager Buck Showalter hinted the right-hander was dealing with COVID-19.
With wife Alex expecting the couple’s first child, Peterson allowed three runs and five hits, including solo homers to Marcus Semien and Nathaniel Lowe. Edwin Díaz anned two in a 1-2-3 ninth for his 17th save in 20 chances. PHILLIES 5, CARDINALS 3 » Darick Hall’s tiebreaking homer was his third straight shot since being called up, and Rhys Hoskins went deep to add an insurance run, leading Philadelphia past St. Louis.
Hall broke a 3-all tie in the sixth when he led off by driving a 79-mph changeup from Miles Mikolas (5-6) into the seats in right. All three of Hall’s hits have been home runs since his arriving from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday. The 26-yearold Hall went deep twice in Philadelphia’s 14-4 victory over Atlanta on Thursday. BRAVES 9, REDS 1 » Max Fried won his eighth straight decision, Austin Riley put Atlanta ahead to stay in the first inning with his team-high 19th home run and the Braves routed Cincinnati.
BLUE JAYS 9, RAYS 2 » José Berríos stopped his threestart winless streak, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs, and Toronto celebrated Canada Day by beating Tampa Bay for its fourth win in five games.
MARLINS 6, NATIONALS 3 » Brian Anderson homered, and Miami beat Washington for its ninth win in 10 games against the Nationals this season.
CUBS 6, RED SOX 5 » Rookie Christopher Morel homered in his third consecutive game, and Chicago rallied to beat Boston.
ROYALS 3, TIGERS 1 » Vinnie Pasquatino hit his first major league home run and Hunter Dozier followed with a drive into the bullpen, leading Brad Keller and Kansas City over Detroit.
BREWERS 19, PIRATES 2 » Rowdy Tellez homered for the fifth time in five games and drove in five runs, Corbin Burnes took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and Milwaukee routed Pittsburgh.
TWINS 3, ORIOLES 2 » Byron Buxton his second gameending home run of the season, a two-run drive off Jorge López in the ninth inning that lifted Minnesota over Baltimore.
ASTROS 8, ANGELS 1 » Cristian Javier pitched another gem, striking out a careerbest 14 while allowing just one hit in seven innings to lead Houston to a win over Los Angeles.
DIAMONDBACKS 9, ROCKIES 3 » David Peralta, Alek Thomas and Carson Kelly homered, and Merrill Kelly pitched seven strong innings to lead Arizona to a win over Colorado, which lost a starting pitcher to injury for the second straight game.