Mets rally to beat Rivera and Yankees
NEW YORK: David Wright and Lucas Duda hit RBI singles off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, and the Mets rallied past the Yankees for a 2-1 victory to beat baseball’s career saves leader only hours after honoring him at Citi Field on Tuesday.
Matt Harvey and Hiroki Kuroda locked up in an entertaining pitchers’ duel that went to the ninth with the Yankees leading 1-0 on Lyle Overbay’s run-scoring single. But all three batters to face Rivera (0-1) got hits, handing him the first blown save of his farewell season in 19 chances.
The Yankees have lost three in a row for the first time this year.
Scott Rice (3-3) tossed a scoreless inning for the win.
In Washington, Adam LaRoche homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Nationals enjoyed a rare offensive outburst at the expense of the Orioles.
LaRoche, Tyler Moore and Roger Bernadina connected off Orioles rookie Kevin Gausman (0-2). LaRoche added a solo shot in the eighth off Troy Patton.
It added up to Washington’s highestscoring performance since a 10-3 win over Miami on April 15.
Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 17th homer for the Orioles, and J.J. Hardy also went deep.
Nathan Karns, in his major league debut, gave up three runs, five hits and two walks in 4 1-3 innings.
Zach Duke (1-1) followed Karns with 1 2-3 innings of perfect relief. In Detroit, Neil Walker ended a lengthy pitching duel with a home run in the 11th inning, lifting the Pirates over the Tigers.
The game was scoreless until Walker — the brother-in-law of Tigers centre fielder Don Kelly — homered off Jose Ortega (0-2) with one out in the top of the 11th. Former Tigers reliever Jason Grilli pitched the bottom half for his 21st save in 21 tries, striking out Torii Hunter, Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder in succession.
Mark Melanson (1-0) picked up the win with a scoreless 10th inning for Pittsburgh.
Pirates starter Jeanmar Gomez and his Tigers counterpart Rick Porcello were dominant, putting up one of the best outings of their respective careers.
In Los Angeles, Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched a two-hitter for his first complete game in the major leagues, Luis Cruz hit his first homer of the season and the Dodgers beat the Angels in the second game of the Freeway Series.
Ryu (6-2) struck out seven and walked none. The left-hander from South Korea retired 19 consecutive batters during one stretch. His six victories lead all rookie pitchers in the majors, while his 71 2-3 innings pitched lead all rookies this season.
Joe Blanton (1-8) gave up three runs and seven hits in seven innings. He struck
out five and walked none.
In Seattle, Edinson Volquez pitched into the eighth inning and Jedd Gyorko and Alexi Amarista each homered, leading the Padres over the Mariners.
The teams split the two-game set in Seattle, but will be right back at it on Wednesday in San Diego for two more games. Gyorko hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Seattle starter Brandon Maurer (2-7) and Amarista followed with a solo shot an inning later.