Syndergaard throws a gem
SAN FRANCISCO — Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia combined on a three-hitter and Yoenis Cespedes homered off Jeff Samardzija, leading the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Sunday night.
Cespedes homered for the third time in two days to help split the four-game series.
Syndergaard (11-7) allowed two hits over eight innings for his second consecutive win following a six-start skid. It’s Syndergaard’s 20th career victory in 49 games.
Samardzija (10-9) held the Mets hitless until Curtis Granderson’s leadoff double in the seventh. Cespedes followed with his 25th home run, a towering two-run blast that appeared to clear the stands in left field.
Familia retired three batters for his major league-leading 41st save.
ROYALS 2, TWINS 1: Danny Duffy won his 10th straight decision, and Kansas City beat visiting Minnesota for its eighth consecutive win.
RAYS 8, RANGERS 4: Logan Forsythe homered, and host Tampa Bay took two of three from Texas.
INDIANS 3, BLUE JAYS 2: Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer off Brett Cecil in the eighth inning and host Cleveland rallied past Toronto to win the series.
TIGERS 10, RED SOX 5: Justin Upton hit a pair of three-run homers and host Detroit came away with a win over Boston.
DODGERS 4, REDS 0: Chase Utley homered, 20-year-old Julio Urias won his third straight decision and Los Angeles won at Cincinnati to stop a three-game losing streak.
ROCKIES 11, CUBS 4: Nolan Arenado broke out of a slump in a big way, hitting two homers and driving in six runs to boost Colorado over visiting Chicago.
BRAVES 7, NATIONALS 6 (10): Jace Peterson hit a tiebreaking homer in the 10th inning off Shawn Kelley, giving host Atlanta a victory over Washington.
CARDINALS 9, PHILLIES 0: Mike Leake pitched seven strong innings and hit a two-run single and visiting St. Louis homered four times to beat Philadelphia.
ANGELS 2, YANKEES 0: Albert Pujols had three hits and scored twice, leading Los Angeles over visiting New York.
BREWERS 7, MARINERS 6: Keon Broxton and Chris Carter homered in the ninth, lifting Milwaukee over host Seattle.
MARLINS 3, PIRATES 2: Christian Yelich homered in the first inning, Miami added a pair of unearned runs and rallied past host Pittsburgh to complete a three-game sweep.
WHITE SOX 4, ATHLETICS 2: Jose Quintana pitched seven strong innings to earn his 10th win and Jose Abreu homered to lead Chicago to a victory over visiting Oakland.
PADRES 9, DIAMONDBACKS 1: Luis Perdomo ended a three-start losing streak, Travis Jankowski and Alex Dickerson homered, and host San Diego defeated Arizona.