Conforto, Mets pound Orioles, snap five-game slide
Michael Conforto went 4 for 5 with a homer and five RBIs, Pete Alonso hit a lengthy solo shot, and the New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 on Wednesday to snap a fivegame losing streak.
Conforto matched his career high in hits with a two-run homer in the first inning, RBI doubles in the fifth and seventh, and a runscoring single in the eighth. His first double made it 3-2, and New York padded the advantage as part of a 14-hit attack.
Alonso had just one hit, but it was a whopper. His sixth-inning drive off John Means (03) was only the fifth in the history of Camden Yards to reach the second deck in left field.
The Mets ended a skid that matched their longest of the season. David Peterson (4-1) threw four innings of two-hit relief before giving way in the eighth to Miguel Castro, obtained in a trade with Baltimore on Monday.
Todd Frazier started at third base and went 0 for 5 in his return to the Mets. Obtained from Texas prior to Monday’s trade deadline, Frazier totaled 39 home runs and 126 RBIs with New York in 2018 and 2019.
PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 0 >> Zack Wheeler (40) tossed three-hit ball over 6 2/3 innings to outpitch Max Scherzer, and Jay Bruce homered to lead Philadelphia over Washington. The Phillies have won eight of nine and three in a row. Wheeler struck out six and lowered his ERA to 2.20.
REDS 4, CARDINALS 3 >> Joey Votto delivered a game-ending RBI single as Cincinnati snapped a three-game losing streak.
BLUE JAYS 2, MARLINS 1 >> Lourdes Gurriel homered, and Hyun Jin Ryu pitched six solid innings to lead Toronto. Ryu (3-1) allowed one run and six hits, walked two and matched a season high with eight strikeouts.
CHAPMAN SUSPENDED 3 GAMES FOR THROWING NEAR BROSSEAU’S HEAD >> Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman was suspended for three games, a day after he threw a fastball near the head of pinch-hitter Michael Brosseau while closing out his first save of the season in a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone received a one-game suspension and was also fined an undisclosed amount following the events during Tuesday night’s game.
Rays manager Kevin Cash received a onegame suspension and was fined an undisclosed amount after being ejected during the game and for his comments afterward.
TIGERS’ JONES OUT WITH BROKEN HAND >> Detroit Tigers center fielder JaCoby Jones is likely done for the season with a fractured left hand. The team placed Jones on the 10-day injured list. Jones was leading off the eighth inning of Detroit’s 12-1 win in Milwaukee on Tuesday night when he was struck by a pitch from Brewers rookie Phil Bickford.
PIRATES TO WEAR NO. 21 ON SEPT. 9 TO HONOR ROBERTO CLEMENTE >> The Pirates announced that all players and coaches will wear Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente’s No. 21 when the Pirates host the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 9.