Mets win sixth in row, add to Dodgers’ woes

Starling Marte hit a go-ahead, 432-foot threerun homer 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 host Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Saturday for their sixth straight win.

The Mets won their fifth straight series and have gone 12-3 after an 0-5 start. They issued 10 walks, their most since Aug. 15, and hadn’t walked 10 in a win since May 13, 2014.

The Dodgers (12-11) lost for a 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.

Reed Garrett struck out the side in the ninth and hopped off the mound in celebration after the 31-year-old notched his first big league save after 39 in the minors and two in Japan.

Michael Tonkin (1-2) got the win, three days after the Mets claimed him off waivers from Minnesota, which had acquired him from the Mets in an April 9 trade.

Ryan Yarbrough (2-1) walked pinch hitter Zack Short leading off the sixth and hit Brandon Nimmo with a pitch with one out. Ryan Brasier relieved, and Marte hit his second pitch over the wall in center.

■ Marlins 3-3, Cubs 2-5: At Chicago, Bryan De La Cruz hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the Miami ninth in Game 1. Michael Busch hit a tworun single in Chicago’s four-run sixth in Game 2.

■ Giants 7, Diamondbacks 3: At San Francisco, Patrick Bailey went 4-for-4 on his bobblehead day, including a two-run homer that landed in a kayak floating in Mccovey Cove.

■ Red Sox 4, Pirates 2: At Pittsburgh, Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer for Boston to back Kutter Crawford (1-0), who yielded one run in six innings.

■ Mariners 7, Rockies 0: At Denver, Cal Raleigh went 4-for-4 with a homer to back Luis Castillo (1-4), who allowed two hits and struck out nine in seven shutout innings.

■ Phillies 9, White Sox 5: At Philadelphia, Zack Wheeler (1-3) took a no-hitter into the eighth, ultimately shutting out Chicago on one hit over 7⅓ innings.

■ Twins 4, Tigers 3: At Minneapolis, Minnesota scored three runs on sacrifice flies to back Bailey Ober (1-1), who allowed one run on two hits in six innings.

■ Orioles 9, Royals 7: At Kansas City, Mo., Anthony Santander had three doubles and drove in two runs for Baltimore, which led 7-0 after two innings.

■ Blue Jays 5, Padres 2: At San Diego, Daulton Varsho went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer to back Jose Berrios (4-0), who pitched six shutout innings.

■ Braves 5, Rangers 2: At Atlanta, Travis d’arnaud hit a two-run homer for Atlanta to back Charlie Morton (2-0), who allowed two runs in six innings.

■ Brewers 12, Cardinals 5: At St. Louis, Jackson Chourio followed Brice Turang’s tying two-run homer with a solo shot in the Milwaukee fourth.

■ Rays 2, Yankees 0: At New York, Jose Caballero hit a go-ahead RBI double in the 10th and scored on ex-yankee Ben Rortvedt’s single.

■ Nationals 5, Astros 4: At Washington, Joey Meneses hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th after Houston blew a two-run lead in the ninth.

■ Guardians 6, Athletics 3: At Cleveland, Josh Naylor hit a go-ahead two-run homer and an RBI single for Cleveland.

■ Reds 7, Angels 5: At Cincinnati, Tyler Stephenson hit a go-ahead grand slam in Cincinnati’s five-run first.

The Associated Press Ashley Landis Reed Garrett hugs catcher Omar Narvaez after striking out the side in the ninth inning for his first save in the Mets’ victory over the Dodgers.