Strasburg muzzles Mets
NEW YORK — Stephen Strasburg struck out 10, Daniel Murphy homered against his old team, and Bryce Harper finally got a hit off shaky Matt Harvey as the Washington Nationals routed the New York Mets 9-1 on Thursday night.
Ben Revere singled to start a seven-run burst in the third inning and capped it with a two-run triple for a 9-1 lead, chasing Harvey and sending boos bouncing all around Citi Field.
Strasburg (7-0) gave up one run and six hits in six innings and tied Cubs ace Jake Arrieta for the league lead in wins. Harvey (3-6) was tagged for a career-worst nine runs.
Washington has won 13 in a row when Strasburg has started, dating to last year.
Murphy gave Strasburg the lead before he threw a pitch, hitting a two-run homer in the first. Murphy later doubled and tops the majors in batting at .397 in his first season since leaving the Mets as a free agent.
Harper flied out in the first, making him 0-for-21 lifetime against Harvey. He singled in his next at-bat.
GIANTS 3, PADRES 1: Jeff Samardzija pitched eight strong innings, Joe Panik had four hits, and Brandon Crawford homered for NL West-leading San Francisco, which won at San Diego for its eighth straight victory.
MARINERS 7, ORIOLES 2: Adam Lind broke open a close game with a three-run homer in the sixth inning as AL Westleading Seattle beat Baltimore to improve to 15-7 away from home this season and 6-0-1 in seven road series.
INDIANS 7, REDS 2: Carlos Santana hit two two-run homers, and Josh Tomlin improved to 6-0 by allowing only five hits while pitching into the eighth inning, leading visiting Cleveland to its fourth win this week over Cincinnati and the first sweep of their annual intrastate series.
BREWERS 5, CUBS 3: Junior Guerra struck out a careerhigh 11, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Chris Carter homered as host Milwaukee beat Chicago, which for the first time this season has lost three games in a four-game span.
CARDINALS 13, ROCKIES 7: Matt Carpenter homered and drove in a career-high six runs, and Matt Adams added four RBIs to lead St. Louis past Colorado at Busch Stadium.
PIRATES 8, BRAVES 2: Gregory Polanco homered and tripled, and John Jaso collected three hits as Pittsburgh rolled by Atlanta at PNC Park.
BLUE JAYS 3, TWINS 2: Troy Tulowitzki’s RBI single in the top of the 11th pushed Toronto to a win at Minnesota.