Mets outslug Reds 15-11 in 11 innings

Jeff McNeil drove home the go-ahead run and clubbed one of seven New York homers as the visiting Mets outlasted the Cincinnati Reds 15-11 in an 11-inning slugfest that featured 34 hits Monday night.

Michael Conforto homered twice and Kevin Pillar belted a three-run homer in the 11th as the Mets connected for a season-high seven long balls. The seven homers match the most the Reds have allowed this season, as they also surrendered seven to the Philadelphia Phillies in a 17-3 loss on June 1.

James McCann, Dominic Smith and Pete Alonso also homered for the Mets, who overcame four errors in the first two innings, including three by shortstop Luis Guillorme.

Tyler Naquin had five hits and four RBIs for the Reds, who got three hits apiece from Jesse Winker and Joey Votto.

Tigers 14, Rangers 0

Miguel Cabrera smacked a three-run double and a two-run single and host Detroit stretched its winning streak to four games by putting up a season-high run total in a rout of Texas.

Akil Baddoo supplied a tworun homer, a two-run single and three runs. Victor Reyes contributed four hits and three runs while Jonathan Schoop had two hits, two runs and two RBIs. Joe Jimenez (4-1) struck out three in one inning of relief and was credited with the win.

Kyle Gibson (6-2) surrendered eight runs on 10 hits in five-plus innings as the Rangers lost their sixth straight.

Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 4

Hunter Renfroe hit a grand slam in an eight-run first inning, Enrique Hernandez had two homers, a double and three RBIs and visiting Boston defeated Toronto in Buffalo.

Danny Santana added a solo home run and a two-run double and Jarren Duran hit a two-run homer for Boston in the series opener. Rafael Devers socked a solo homer and J.D. Martinez added four hits and a walk for the Red Sox.

Cavan Biggio hit a solo homer for the Blue Jays, who had a four-game winning streak end. Boston starter Nick Pivetta (8-4) gave up four runs, 11 hits and two walks in 62/3 innings. He struck out four. Toronto starter Ross Stripling (3-6) allowed six runs, four hits and two walks in one-third of an inning.

Nationals 18, Marlins 1

Jon Lester pitched seven shutout innings and hit one of Washington’s six home runs and the Nationals beat visiting Miami with ease.

Juan Soto continued his postAll Star game push with two home runs, a double and five RBIs, giving him five homers and 11 RBIs in four games.

In his longest outing of the season, Lester (3-4) allowed six hits while striking out a season-high seven batters without a walk. Trea Turner, Josh Bell and Tres Barrera also homered for Washington. Miami starter Ross Detwiler (1-1) was lifted with no outs in the second after allowing eight runs on seven hits, four of them home runs.

A’s 4, Angels 1

All-Star Game starter Shohei Ohtani pitched six shutout innings, but Ramon Laureano greeted reliever Steve Cishek with a three-run home run in the seventh as Oakland outlasted visiting Los Angeles.

A’s starter Cole Irvin (7-8) threw seven scoreless innings and combined with closer Lou Trivino on an eight-hitter.

Matt Olson also homered for the A’s. The Angels got three hits and an RBI from Brandon Marsh. (Reuters)