Scoreless streak by Mets’ deGrom ends
Mets ace Jacob deGrom gave up two runs for the first time this season and New York rallied after he exited, beating the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Saturday on Michael Conforto’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.
DeGrom’s bid to set the Mets record for the longest scoreless-inning streak fell just short. His run ended at 31 innings on rookie Nick Maton’s RBI single in the second — R.A. Dickey set the team shutout mark of 32 2/3 innings in 2012.
DeGrom allowed three hits in six innings, striking out five and walking one while throwing 88 pitches, his most since tossing 93 against Boston on April 28 in a 1-0 loss.
He saw his ERA rise from 0.50 to 0.69. It is the lowest by any pitcher through 13 starts since earned runs became a statistic in 1913.
CARDINALS 3, PIRATES 1 >> Adam Wainwright pitched into the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Paul DeJong hit solo home runs and St. Louis ended a five-game losing streak by defeating Pittsburgh.
The 39-year-old Wainwright (6-5) again stepped up as the Cardinals’ stopper. Since June 9, he has broken St. Louis skids of six, three, two and five games.
He allowed one run and six hits, and was pulled after giving up a leadoff single in the seventh. He struck out eight and walked one.
REDS 4, BRAVES 1 >> Luis Castillo pitched seven scoreless innings and Jesse Winker homered before departing with a hip injury, leading Cincinnati to a victory over Atlanta.
Castillo (3-10) permitted six hits, struck out six and walked two while improving to 2-2 with a 1.71 ERA in five June starts. The right-hander posted a 7.22 ERA through his first 11 starts.
TIGERS 3, ASTROS 1, GAME 1, 7 INNINGS >> Zack Short’s first home run in the majors broke a fifth-inning tie and helped Detroit snap Houston’s 11-game winning streak.
RANGERS 8, ROYALS 0 >> Kyle Gibson had a season-high 10 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings, Joey Gallo hit two massive homers and Texas beat Kansas City.