Schwarber hits three more HRs in Nationals’ win
Kyle Schwarber homered three times and tied a major league record with five in a twogame 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 homer-game. 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, the first since Anthony Rendon’s 10-RBI game against the Mets on April 30, 2017.
DODGERS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 8 >> Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer and passed Mel Ott for 14th on the career runs list as Los Angeles extended Arizona’s losing streak to 17 games. Pujols’ 673rd home run put Los Angeles ahead 4-0.
TIGERS 5, ANGELS 3 >> Shohei Ohtani hit his 23rd homer, his sixth in six games, but Daz Cameron’s two-run single in the 10th off Raisel Iglesias (4-3) helped Detroit avoid a four-game sweep.
PADRES3,REDS2>> Wil Myers hit a two-run triple in the third and scored on Joey Votto’s errant throw as San Diego completed its first fourgame sweep of any team since Aug. 18-21, 2011.
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 that extended Tampa Bay’s losing streak to six.
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 at-bat with a tiebreaking, two-run 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.