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 before the first inning. “I didn’t injure it; I just knew it was tight,” he said. “There’s times where it just happens and you just got to work around it. You might not be able to step on every fastball the same way, but you can still pitch . ... I’ve had this in the past and you just get the treatment on it, listen to the trainers and do what they want you to do with it. In the past, I’ve always been able to make my next start, and I think I’ll definitely be able to make my next start, going back out there.”
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.
Athletics: Jed Lowrie hit a three-run 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, and each went to the opposite field to reach the seats. Lowrie drilled a 411-foot shot to left-center, and Canha drove one out to right-center. Khris Davis’ RBI double in the fourth made it 8-0 before the Tigers battled back by scoring six runs. Manning (3-6) was coming off three consecutive impressive starts. He posted a 3.24 ERA in those outings, but was relieved with two outs in the fourth after allowing eight runs on eight hits.