Riley drives in 6 as chasing Braves pound Mets 12-5
NEW YORK >> Austin Riley hit a grand slam and a two-run homer to set a career high with six RBIs, powering the Atlanta Braves to a 12-5 rout of the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
Ozzie Albies and Abraham Almonte also had tworun homers for the Braves, who have won two of the first three in a five-game series as they chase the firstplace Mets in the NL East. Dansby Swanson delivered a two-run double in the first inning to get Atlanta started.
Charlie Morton (10-3) allowed three runs and five hits with five strikeouts over five innings.
Mets spot starter Jerad Eickhoff (0-2) gave up 10 runs on seven hits and five walks in 3 1/3 innings. Jeff McNeil and Brandon Drury each hit a two-run homer for the Mets after they trailed 10-1 in the fourth.
CARDINALS 4, INDIANS 2 >>
Adam Wainwright won in his first appearance at Progressive Field, Paul DeJong hit a go-ahead homer and St. Louis beat Cleveland.
DeJong’s two-out, tworun drive in the seventh inning off Bryan Shaw (3-5) put St. Louis in front 3-2. Harrison Bader homered, doubled twice and stole a base.
Wainwright (8-6) went seven innings and earned his 175th career victory. This was the 33rd stadium he’s pitched in during regular-season play.
The 39-year-old Wainwright gave up four hits, including a two-run homer to José Ramírez.
Alex Reyes picked up his 24th save in 25 opportunities.
BREWERS 9, PIRATES 0 >>
Omar Narvaez homered and had four RBIs, Brett Anderson pitched six strong innings and Milwaukee scored eight runs in the first two innings against Pittsburgh.
Narvaez’s two-run homer started a three-run first inning, and his two-run single highlighted a five-run second against Luis Oviedo (1-2), who was making his first major league start.
Anderson (3-5) yielded three hits while striking out three and walking one.
Miguel Sanchez, Hunter Strickland and Jandel Gustave pitched one inning each to finish the four-hitter, the Brewers’ 11th shutout of the season.
MARLINS 7, ORIOLES 3 >> Sandy León hit a three-run homer in the second inning and Sandy Alcantara pitched into the seventh, helping Miami beat Baltimore.
NATIONALS 6, PHILLIES 4 >> Trea Turner singled in the first inning and scored on Josh Bell’s three-run homer that put the Washington Nationals ahead to stay, but their shortstop was then pulled from the game because of a positive COVID-19 test and never played defense in a win over Philadelphia.
YANKEES 4, RAYS 3 >> Jordan Montgomery stopped an eight-start winless streak, Aaron Judge singled in his return from COVID-19 and New York beat Tampa Bay.
RANGERS 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4>> All-Star slugger Joey Gallo hit his first home run since the break, a towering three-run shot to put Texas ahead, and also had two assists from right field as the Rangers ended a 12-game losing streak with a win over Arizona.
REDS 7, CUBS 4 >> Joey Votto continued his power surge with two home runs and started a dazzling double play as Cincinnati pulled away to a victory over Chicago.