AROUND THE HORN
Mets: Acting GM Zack Scott was placed on administrative leave Thursday by the Mets following his arrest on charges of driving while intoxicated. Electronic court records show Scott was released without bail after pleading not guilty earlier in the day to driving while intoxicated and three traffic violations. His driving privileges in New York were suspended, and he’s due back in White Plains City Court on Oct. 7. Scott, 44, was arrested on a DUI charge around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday in suburban White Plains, New York, hours after he attended a fundraiser at team owner Steve Cohen’s house. Police found Scott asleep at the wheel of his SUV at a traffic light and determined he was intoxicated, White Plains police Capt. James Spencer said. He said Scott refused an alcohol breath test. Scott was hired by the Mets as senior VP and assistant GM in December to work under close friend and former colleague Jared Porter. Scott was promoted to acting GM in January, eight days after Porter was fired following revelations he sent sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 while working for the Cubs.
Dodgers: Three-time NL CY Young Award winner Max Scherzer said he’s dealing with a tight hamstring but added he expects to make his next start. The Dodgers staked Scherzer to an early 2-0 lead Wednesday night against the NL Eastleading raves, and he was dominating before he left after throwing 76 pitches in the 4-3 win. The righthander struck out nine and walked none in six innings. He retired 11 in a row after giving up a single to Freddie Freeman in the first, but he didn’t get the decision. Scherzer, 37, said his hamstring tightened up during warmups. “I didn’t injure it ... just ... tight,” he said. “There’s times where it just happens and you just got to work around it.”
Phillies: Andrew Mccutchen drove in four runs and the Phillies erased a six-run deficit against the host Nationals to earn a 7-6 victory and a three-game series sweep. It was the sixth straight win for the Phillies, who scored at least seven runs for the seventh consecutive game for the first time since June 1933.
Extra innings: Thairo Estrada hit a three-run HR during a four-run eighth, and the host Giants beat the NL Central-leading Brewers 5-1 to avoid a fourgame sweep. A day after falling out of first place for the first time since May 30, the Giants (85-49) moved into a tie atop the NL West with the idle Dodgers. The rivals face off in a threegame series beginning Friday. Giants starter Logan Webb matched his career high with 10 strikeouts but didn’t factor in the decision. ... Jed Lowrie hit a threerun HR in the first for the first of eight two-out runs against Matt Manning in the Athletics’ 8-6 road victory over the Tigers. Mark Canha followed Lowrie’s shot with another HR for 4-0 lead. It was the 14th HR of the season for both Lowrie and Canha .... Looking to bolster their bullpen for a playoff push, the Mets claimed left-handed reliever Brad Hand off waivers from the Blue Jays. The three-time All-star struggled with the Jays after arriving from the Nats in a July 29 trade. Hand, 31, went 0-2 with a 7.27 ERA in 11 appearances for the Jays and was designated for assignment Tuesday.