Nimmo’s catch boosts degrom in Mets’ victory
NEW YORK — Brandon Nimmo saved
Jacob degrom and the New York Mets with a breathtaking catch at the center-field fence, and Edwin Diaz entered to Timmy Trumpet’s live horn before closing out the Los Angeles Dodgers for a
2-1 victory Wednesday.
Starling Marte hit a two-run homer in the third off All-star left-hander Tyler Anderson (13-3), a Spring Valley product, as the Mets evened the three-game set between the National League’s top two teams.
Mookie Betts connected off degrom (4-1) in the sixth for his 32nd homer. Degrom hit 102 mph on the radar gun and struck out nine in seven innings, allowing three hits and one walk.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was nursing a 2-1 lead when Justin Turner sent a drive to deep center in the seventh. Nimmo raced back and plucked the ball off the top of the wall.
In the ninth, Trumpet and Diaz took center stage. The Australian-born musician was at Citi Field with trumpet in hand for the second straight night to accompany Diaz’s entrance with a live version of his song “Narco,” which has become popular as the closer’s entrance tune. Diaz didn’t get into Tuesday’s 4-3 loss.
■ Angels 3, Yankees 2: At Anaheim, Calif., Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth off Gerrit Cole (10-7) to back Patrick Sandoval (5-9), who allowed two runs on three hits in seven innings.
■ Padres 5, Giants 4: At San Francisco, Manny Machado hit a two-run double and an RBI single for San Diego, and Joe Musgrove (9-6) struck out 11 over 6⅔ innings in his first win since June 16.
■ Astros, Rangers 3: At Arlington, Texas, Jose Altuve drove in two runs and scored twice for Houston (84-47), which entered September having matched its best 131-game record.
■ Orioles 4, Guardians 0: At Cleveland, Gunnar Henderson went 2-for-4 with a homer in his major league debut to back Jordan Lyles (10-9), who pitched 6⅔ shutout innings.
■ Braves 3, Rockies 2: At Atlanta, Austin Riley hit a two-run homer and Ronald Acuna Jr. a solo shot to back Kyle Wright (17-5), who pitched seven shutout innings.
■ Rays 2, Marlins 1: At Miami, Manuel Margot hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th and prevented a run with a catch in deep center in the bottom of the inning.
■ White Sox 4, Royals 2: At Chicago, Elvis Andrus homered and had an RBI groundout to back winner Lance Lynn (4-5), who allowed one run in seven innings.
■ Brewers 6, Pirates 1: At Milwaukee, Keston Hiura and Luis Urias each had two hits, with both notching an RBI single in Milwaukee’s four-run seventh.
■ Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5: At Toronto, Nico Hoerner hit a two-run double Chicago’s three-run third that scored Franmil Reyes, who homered in the fifth.
■ Phillies 18, Diamondbacks 2: At Phoenix, Philadelphia — which had 22 hits — scored 18 runs without a homer for the first time since 1941.
■ Nationals 5, Athletics 1: At Washington, Anibal Sanchez (1-5) allowed one run over seven innings in his first win since Sept. 26, 2020.
■ Cardinals 5, Reds 3: At Cincinnati, Lars Nootbaar followed Albert Pujols’ go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 13th with a two-run homer.
■ Red Sox 6, Twins 5: At Minneapolis, Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam in Boston’s five-run third and an RBI double in the sixth.
■ Mariners 5, Tigers 3: At Detroit, Abraham Toro’s two hits included a go-ahead two-run homer in the Seattle seventh.