Schwarber hits three HRs in Nats’ victory
Kyle Schwarber homered three times and tied a major league record with five in a two-game span, leading the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets 5-2 Sunday to take three of four in the series.
Schwarber set a Nationals/Montreal Expos record by homering nine times in a 10-game span, increasing his total to 18 this season with his first career three homergame. Moved in the leadoff spot on June 12, Schwarber had four RBIs for the second straight game.
“To be honest with you, I don’t know what’s going on,” Schwarber said.
Schwarber had the sixth three-homer game since the franchise moved to Washington for the 2005 season. GIANTS 11, PHILLIES 2 » Wilmer Flores had four hits, including two of San Francisco’s four home runs. Brandon Crawford hit his 16th homer and Mike Yastrzemski combined with Flores for consecutive homers in the first inning for the Giants.
PADRES 3, REDS 2 » Wil Myers hit a two-run triple in the third and scored on Joey Votto’s errant throw as San Diego completed its first four-game sweep of any team since Aug. 18-21, 2011. YANKEES 2, A’S 1 » New York turned its record-tying third triple play this season to strand the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, bailing out closer Aroldis Chapman to beat Oakland.
MARINERS 6, RAYS 2 » Shed Long Jr. hit a grand slam with two outs in the 10th inning and Seattle completed a four-game sweep.
BLUE JAYS 7, ORIOLES 4 » Reese McGuire had three doubles during a four-hit performance for Toronto.
INDIANS 2, PIRATES 1 » Josh Naylor foiled Pittsburgh’s strategy with an RBI single in the seventh as Cleveland avoided a three-game sweep. ASTROS 8, WHITE SOX 2 » Dallas Keuchel (6-2) lost in his first appearance against Houston, and Abraham Toro had a career-high four hits, improving to 7 for 11 since his recall from the minor leagues.
ROYALS 7, RED SOX 3 » Jarrod Dyson capped a 10-pitch atbat with a tiebreaking, tworun double in a three-run third inning.
TWINS 4, RANGERS 2 » Byron Buxton launched an early two-run homer into the second deck, a day after returning following 39 games out with a strained right hip, as Minnesota won its fourth straight.
CUBS 2, MARLINS 0 » Alec Mills and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as Chicago avoided a sweep after being outscored 21-3 in the previous two days. BREWERS 7, ROCKIES 6 » Daniel Vogelbach hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth to give Milwaukee the victory.