Giants complete sweep of Mets
NEW YORK — Kris Bryant launched a two-run homer, pinch-hitter Darin Ruf broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single and the San Francisco Giants edged the plummeting New York Mets 3-2 on Thursday night for a threegame sweep.
Pete Alonso clocked a two-run drive off the restaurant windows beyond the left-field foul pole, but the Mets finished 2-11 in a pivotal stretch of games against the Giants and Dodgers — the top two teams in the majors.
The untimely slide dropped New York from a halfgame back in the NL East to 7½ behind first-place Atlanta.
REDS 5, BREWERS 1: Jonathan India hit a three-run homer, Nick Castellanos also went deep and visiting Cincinnati beat NL Central-leading Milwaukee to avoid a three-game sweep. Sonny Gray allowed three hits in six scoreless innings for the Reds. Gray (6-6) struck out six while walking only two batters and didn’t give up his first hit until Avisail Garcia’s two-out single in the fourth.
INDIANS 10, RANGERS 6: Bradley Zimmer hit a tworun homer into the second deck in right field to highlight a four-run first inning and host Cleveland went on to defeat Texas. Myles Straw hit a leadoff home run in the first and rookie Owen Miller homered in the fifth.
RED SOX 12, TWINS 2: Red Sox ace Chris Sale joined Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax as the only pitchers on record with three innings of striking out the side on nine pitches, Bobby Dalbec homered twice and host Boston crushed Minnesota. Dalbec drove in seven runs and Rafael Devers hit his 30th homer.
WHITE SOX 10, BLUE JAYS 7: Luis Robert hit a tworun home run, Carlos Rodon won in his return from the injured list and Chicago won at Toronto. Jose Abreu, Cesar Hernandez and Eloy Jimenez each hit solo shots as the White Sox earned a split in the four-game series. Rodon (10-5) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.
PIRATES 11, CARDINALS 7: Gregory Polanco had a decisive two-run double during an eight-run seventh inning as host Pittsburgh rallied to defeat St. Louis. Polanco’s double put the Pirates ahead for good at 9-7 and was one of six straight hits off reliever Genesis Cabrera.
MARLINS 7, NATIONALS 5: Jorge Alfaro homered and singled, rookie Bryan De La Cruz had three hits, and Miami won at home. De La Cruz increasing his batting average to .353 since Miami acquired him from Houston on July 30.
DIAMONDBACKS 8, PHILLIES 7: Carson Kelly hit a two run-homer and drove in three runs, Nick Ahmed added a two-run blast and Zac Gallen pitched five strong innings, leading visiting Arizona over Philadelphia.
ORIOLES 13, ANGELS 1: A day after ending a 19-game losing streak, Baltimore handled Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles again, getting a grand slam and six RBIs from Pedro Severino in a win at Baltimore. Ohtani led off the game with a homer, his MLB-leading 41st, but that was the only highlight for the Angels.