Alonso, Mets beat Brewers in NL showdown
Marlins snap Dodgers’ 9-game winning streak; Cards down Giants
NEW YORK — Pete Alonso broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run double off All-Star Brandon Woodruff, and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Monday night in a matchup of National League division leaders.
Edwin Díaz pitched out of trouble in the ninth, retiring three straight batters with two on after giving up an RBI single to Tyrone Taylor.
Omar Narváez homered for the Brewers, who won 11 straight before a 2-0 loss Sunday in Pittsburgh.
MARLINS 5, DODGERS 4: In Miami, Jorge Alfaro hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and Miami ended Los Angeles’ nine-game winning streak.
Alfaro drove a slider from Dodgers reliever Victor González (3-1) to center field for his third homer of the season.
David Hess (1-0) picked up the win in his Marlins’ debut. Anthony Bender pitched a scoreless ninth for his first major league save.
All-Star left-hander Trevor Rogers of Carlsbad started for Miami and went five innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out eight.
CARDINALS 5, GIANTS 3: In San Francisco, Kwang Hyun Kim pitched seven scoreless innings, Matt Carpenter hit a two-run triple in the seventh for the first runs of the game and St. Louis snapped San Francisco’s threegame winning streak.
Giants starter Kevin Gausman (8-3) didn’t allow a hit until Nolan Arenado’s one-out single in the seventh that started a two-run rally in what had been a scoreless game.
PIRATES 11, BRAVES 1: In Pittsburgh, Ben Gamel homered twice and drove in six runs to lead Pittsburgh past Atlanta.
Gamel took Max Fried (5-5) over the fence in center field for a two-run home run in the fourth, doubled home Bryan Reynolds in the sixth and added a three-run shot in the seventh as the Pirates won their second straight following a six-game losing streak.
TWINS 8, WHITE SOX 5: In Minneapolis, Rookie Bailey Ober pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league victory, Max Kepler homered twice and Minnesota held off Chicago.
Ober (1-1) hit the milestone in his seventh career start, with seven strikeouts and two hits and three walks allowed.
White Sox starter Dylan Cease (7-4) lasted 5⅓ innings and allowed six hits and three walks.
RAYS 9, INDIANS 8: In St. Petersburg, Fla., Brandon Lowe hit his first career grand slam in the second inning, and Tampa Bay rallied with two runs in the ninth to beat Cleveland.
Franmil Reyes homered and drove in five runs for the Indians, who have lost seven straight.
TIGERS 7, RANGERS 3: In Arlington, Texas, Wily Peralta threw seven scoreless innings in his longest big league outing since 2016 and Detroit beat Texas.
Zack Short homered for the Tigers, who have won three in a row and five of six.
REDS 6, ROYALS 2: In Kansas City, Mo., Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking three-run home run shortly after Nick Castellanos hit a tying solo shot and Cincinnati beat Kansas City for its fifth straight win.
PHILLIES 13, CUBS 3: In Chicago, Odúbel Herrera hit a threerun homer, and Philadelphia went deep five times while handing Chicago its 10th straight loss.
The Cubs remained winless since Zach Davies and three relievers combined to no-hit the Dodgers in Los Angeles on June 24.
Notes
BAUER UPDATE: Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expects pitcher Trevor Bauer to be out beyond the seven-day administrative leave imposed by Major League Baseball slated to end Friday.
Bauer was placed on leave last Friday, three days after an allegation of assault was made by a woman against him. MLB and police are investigating the incident.
The administrative leave — during which a player is paid but cannot play — has been extended for players under the policy in the past.
NO RAYS: The scheduled game between the Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays has been postponed because of the path of Tropical Storm Elsa and will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday.