Braves keep Mets’ losing streak alive
NEW YORK — Yoenis Cespedes limped off with a pulled hamstring, Matt Harvey was chased in the fifth inning as he made an emergency start in place of ailing Noah Syndergaard, and the New York Mets’ losing streak reached six with a 7-5 defeat to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
Kurt Suzuki hit a three-run homer that finished Harvey (2-1), who allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings and tied a career high with five walks.
Syndergaard was scratched because of right biceps discomfort. While the right-hander hopes to pitch Sunday at Washington, Cespedes looks likely to be sidelined for an extended period.
• Yankees 3, Red Sox 0 — At Boston: Masahiro Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris Sale and earn his first shutout since 2014, and New York beat Boston for its fifth straight victory over the rival Red Sox.
Tanaka (3-1) struck out three and threw only 97 pitches for his fifth career complete game and his 10th win in 11 decisions dating to last season. Aaron Hicks had two hits and scored twice, and Matt Holliday had two hits and two RBIs.
• Nationals 16, Rockies 5 — At Denver: Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer as part of an 11-run seventh inning, Trea Turner enjoyed another big game at Coors Field and Washington routed Colorado.
Turner proved to be a pitcher’s nightmare throughout the four-game series. He hit for the cycle on Tuesday, finished a triple shy of another cycle Wednesday and added a double and two singles in the finale — in all, he had seven extra-base hits, scored 10 runs and had 11 RBIs.
• Indians 4, Astros 3 — At Cleveland: Francisco Lindor hit a long two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift Cleveland over Houston.
Lindor’s 456-foot homer off Chris Devenski (1-1) landed in the visitors bullpen about 50 feet beyond the center field wall.
• Phillies 3, Marlins 2 — At Philadelphia: Jeremy Hellickson allowed one run over six innings to lead Philadelphia to its sixth straight win.
The Phillies started their streak with a win against the New York Mets, then swept a three-game set from Atlanta and took two in an abbreviated series with the Marlins. The Phillies (11-9) are two games above .500 for the first time this year.
• Diamondbacks 6, Padres 2 — At Phoenix: Taijuan Walker matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in eight effective innings, Chris Owings hit a pair of solo homers and Arizona beat San Diego.
The Diamondbacks jumped on Jered Weaver (0-2) with three homers a night after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth inning of a loss to San Diego.
• Mariners 2, Tigers 1 — At Detroit: Ben Gamel had an RBI single in the ninth inning to help Seattle beat Detroit.
Kyle Seager doubled off Francisco Rodriguez (1-2) with one out, and Gamel followed with his hit to rightcenter field. Tony Zych (1-0) was the winner, and Edwin Diaz pitched the ninth for his third save.
• Cardinals 8, Blue Jays 4 in 11 innings, first game
• Cardinals 6, Blue Jays 4 in second game — At St. Louis: Dexter Fowler, Greg Garcia and Matt Adams each had three hits as St. Louis beat Toronto to sweep a daynight doubleheader. The Cardinals won the opener on Matt Carpenter’s grand slam.
Toronto is the only team in the major leagues that hasn’t won a series this season. The Blue Jays also are the lone club that has yet to win two straight games.
Adam Wainwright (2-3) got the win in the nightcap while Matt Bowman (1-0) won the opener.