Mets beat Dodgers, win streak hits six
LOS ANGELES >> Starling Marte hit a go-ahead, threerun home run in the sixth and first baseman Pete Alonso made a spectacular rally-killing play in the bottom of the inning for the New York Mets, who beat the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Saturday to extend their winning streak to six games.
The Mets won their fifth straight series and have gone 12-3 after an 0-5 start.
The Dodgers' struggles at the plate continued as they lost for the seventh time in nine games. They went 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13. They've lost three straight series for the first time since June, and three straight series at home for the first time since August 2018.
The Mets won despite issuing 10 walks, their most since Aug. 15. They hadn't walked 10 in a win since May 13, 2014, in a 12-7 victory at the New York Yankees.
RAYS 2, YANKEES 0, 10 INN. >> José Caballero hit a goahead double in the 10th inning and Tampa Bay beat New York.
Caballero opened the 10th by lining an 0-2 fastball from Caleb Ferguson (0-3) over center fielder Alex Verdugo to easily score automatic runner Richie Palacios. Caballero stole third and scored on a single by former Yankee Ben Rortvedt.
TWINS 4, TIGERS 3 >> Bailey Ober pitched six solid innings, and Minnesota stopped a five-game slide by edging Detroit.
Byron Buxton and Austin Martin each had two hits for Minnesota, which scored three runs on sacrifice flies.
Wenceel Pérez, Javier Báez and Kerry Carpenter each drove in a run for Detroit. Matt Vierling had two of the Tigers' five hits.
MARLINS 3, CUBS 2, 1ST GAME CUBS 3, MARLINS 2, 2ND GAME >>
Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run homer off Adbert Alzolay in the ninth inning, and Miami beat Chicago in the opener of a split doubleheader.
In the second game Cody Bellinger and Alexander Canario homered and Chicago beat Miami to earn a split of the day-night doubleheader.
Shota Imanaga (3-0) gave up three runs, two earned, in six innings in the nightcap for the Cubs, who have won six of their last seven games. Imanaga's scoreless streak to begin his major league career ended in the fourth inning at 18 2/3 innings.
BREWERS 12, CARDINALS 5 >> Jackson Chourio followed Brice Turang for back-toback home runs in the fourth inning, becoming the fourth-youngest player since 1900 with four homers in his first 17 games, and Milwaukee routed St. Louis.
Rhys Hoskins homered had three RBIs for the Brewers, whose 18 hits were their most in three years. Every Brewers starter had a hit and eight had multiple hits.
RED SOX 4, PIRATES 2 >> Kutter Crawford allowed one run in six strong innings and Boston defeated the struggling Pittsburgh.
Crawford (1-0, 0.66 ERA) struck out six and walked three. The 28-yearold right-hander gave up a season-high seven hits after not allowing more than three hits in any of his previous four starts. He yielded two hits in each of his last three starts and has allowed three runs in 27 1/3 innings this season.
MARINERS 7, ROCKIES 0 >> Luis Castillo pitched twohit ball over seven innings to win for the first time in five starts this season, Cal Raleigh homered among a career-high four hits and Seattle overcame intermittent rain and snow to beat Colorado.
Julio Rodríguez added four hits and two RBIs for the Mariners.
NATIONALS 5, ASTROS 4, 10 INN. >> Joey Meneses hit an RBI single in the 10th inning after Ryan Pressly blew the save in the ninth for Houston and Washington came back to defeat Houston.
Meneses led off the 10th against Seth Martinez (12) and lined his first pitch to the wall in right-center, scoring Nasim Nuñez from second base with the winning run.
Washington had tied it with two runs in the ninth against Houston, which has lost 11 of its last 12 extra-inning games.
PHILLIES 9, WHITE SOX 5 >> Zack Wheeler pitched nohit ball for 7 1/3 innings, Brandon Marsh homered and Philadelphia extended their winning streak to five by beating struggling Chicago.
Wheeler (1-3) didn't give up a hit until rookie Korey Lee's one-out single on a hard grounder into right field that just eluded diving first baseman Bryce Harper. The 33-year-old right-hander struck out eight, walked two and allowed no runs while throwing 75 of 106 pitches for strikes.
Chicago is batting a major league-low .190 and extended its franchise-worst start to 3-17.
REDS 7, ANGELS 5 >> Tyler Stephenson hit his first career grand slam in the first inning, Stuart Fairchild drove in two runs and Cincinnati beat Los Angeles to take the first two games of the threegame interleague series.
Graham Ashcraft pitched into the sixth inning for the Reds, who were coming off a 7-1 win over the Angels on Friday night. The 26-yearold right-hander allowed all five Angels runs and five hits with four strikeouts and three walks.
BRAVES 5, RANGERS 2 >> Charlie Morton combined with three relievers on a five-hitter and Atlanta beat Nathan Eovaldi and Texas for their sixth straight win.
The NL East-leading Braves have won the first two games of the weekend series against the Rangers, who lead the AL West.
Travis d'Arnaud, who drove in six runs with three homers, including a grand slam, in the Braves' 8-3 win on Friday night, hit a tworun homer off right-hander Austin Pruitt in the eighth.
Morton (2-0) allowed two runs and four hits with two walks in six innings.
ORIOLES 9, ROYALS 7 >> Craig Kimbrel tied Billy Wagner for seventh on the career list with his 422nd save, Anthony Santander had the first three-double game of his major league career and Baltimore rode a seven-run second inning to a victory over Kansas City.
BLUE JAYS 5, PADRES 2 >> Daulton Varsho hit a threerun homer and José Berríos pitched six scoreless innings to lead Toronto to a win over San Diego.
Berríos (4-0) allowed six hits, struck out six and lowered his ERA to 0.85. He has won all four of his starts for Toronto, which has six victories in its last seven games.