DeGrom gets rocked in loss
MIAMI — The Marlins scored for the first time in 27 innings, pounded Jacob deGrom for seven runs and snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the New York Mets 8-6 on Friday night.
Garrett Cooper’s tworun single in the third brought home Miami’s first runs since Saturday — also against deGrom. Jorge Alfaro hit a 456-foot home run, only the Marlins’ second homer this month, and drove in three. Brian Anderson doubled twice and scored twice.
DeGrom (3-5) gave up nine hits, and the run total against him was a season high. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner’s ERA rose from 3.26 to 3.98.
New York’s Pete Alonso hit two solo home runs, giving him 14 this year. J.D. Davis added his fourth homer for the Mets.
Trevor Richards (1-5) allowed three runs in 6 1⁄
3 innings for his first victory in nine starts this year. Sergio Romo stranded two runners in the eighth and got the final six outs for his seventh save.
The Marlins ended a streak of seven consecutive losses to New York. Miami’s 11 victories this year, fewest in the majors, include three wins against former Cy Young winners — deGrom, Max Scherzer and Corey Kluber.
Miami, shut out in the past two games, broke through in the third against deGrom. Miguel Rojas reached on third baseman Todd Frazier’s error. A sacrifice, single and stolen base put runners at second and third, and Cooper singled for his first RBIs of the year.
The Marlins added two more runs in the fourth.
Ian Kinsler says he regrets using profanity during an emotional outburst after hitting a pivotal three-run home run Thursday night and maintained he was firing up his teammates and not taking a shot at fans. Kinsler hollered and gestured as he touched the plate in the 4-3 win against the Pirates, and again in the dugout. Kinsler has been criticized by fans as he’s struggled since joining the Padres on an $8 million, two-year deal. Many fans, particularly on social media, felt it was directed at them. “The only thing that I do regret is doing it on the field in front of everybody, so everyone can interpret it their own way,” Kinsler said.
Frankie Montas pitched two-run ball into the ninth inning as Oakland beat Detroit for the 14th straight meeting in a 7-2 victory. Montas (5-2) pitched a career-best 82⁄
3 innings, allowing four hits while striking out a careerhigh 10. Lou Trivino relieved and got the final out after Montas allowed an RBI double to Miguel Cabrera. Mark Canha and Chad Pinder homered for the A’s, and Khris Davis had three hits. Oakland’s winning streak against Detroit is tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history, two short of a 16-game streak over the Yankees from 1989-91. Detroit has lost the first five games of a 10game homestand and has been outscored 48-11 in the process. Cabrera’s ninthinning double tied him with Lou Gehrig for 63rd place with 2,721 career hits.
The Marlins scored for the first time in 27 innings, pounded Jacob deGrom for seven runs and snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Mets 8-6. Garrett Cooper’s two-run single in the third brought home Miami’s first runs since Saturday — also against deGrom. Jorge Alfaro hit a 456-foot home run, only the Marlins’ second homer this month, and drove in three. Brian Anderson doubled twice and scored twice. DeGrom (3-5) gave up nine hits, and the run total against him was a season high. DeGrom’s ERA rose from 3.26 to 3.98.
The team placed Nelson Cruz on the 10-day injured list with a strained left wrist that was showing improvement but not enough to avoid sidelining the slugger. The move Friday was retroactive to last Tuesday. The expectation is Cruz should be ready to go when the 10 days expire and he’s likely to rejoin the lineup May 24 when Minnesota returns home to host the White Sox. Cruz had missed four straight games due to the wrist strain. Cruz said if it was later in the season, he would play through it. Minnesota recalled Luis Arraez from Triple-A Rochester.
Cody Bellinger hit the last of Los Angeles’ four homers, Rich Hill stuck out a season-high 10 and the Dodgers won their fourth in a row 6-0 over the Reds. Corey Seager, Joc Pederson and Max Muncy also homered at one of the Dodgers’ most comfortable road stops. They’re 34-22 at Great American Ball Park. Bellinger also had a double, raising his batting average to .410. ... The Dodgers put Kenta Maeda on the 10-day injured list after he hurt his left thigh.