Mets erase six-run deficit in the 9th, beating Phillies
PHILADELPHIA >> The New York Mets erased a six-run deficit with seven runs in the ninth inning, capping the rally with Starling Marte's tiebreaking double to beat the flabbergasted Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Thursday night.
With the Mets trailing 7-1, Marte led off the inning with an infield single against James Norwood and scored on Francisco Lindor's two-run homer. Mark Canha added an RBI infield single that clanked off pitcher Corey Knebel (0-2), and J.D. Davis had a pinch-hit RBI double to rally the NL East-leading Mets.
Brandon Nimmo then lined a tying, two-run single to center off Knebel. He came around to score when Marte ripped a double off the wall in center field.
It's the first time New York trailed by at least six runs in the ninth and won since Sept. 13, 1997, when Carl Everett hit a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth and the Mets went on to beat the Montreal Expos in extra innings.
Adonis Medina (1-0) got the win for the Mets and Edwin Diaz was credited with the save.
Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos homered for the Phillies, and Aaron Nola pitched seven sharp innings. The Phillies have lost five of six.
ANGELS 8, RED SOX 0 >> Shohei Ohtani struck out 11 over seven shutout innings, had two hits and drove in a run in Los Angeles' win over Boston.
Making his pitching debut in Babe Ruth's original ballpark, the sport's biggest two-way star since Ruth induced 29 swings and misses from Boston batters — a career high for Ohtani (3-2) and the most for any pitcher this year. He threw 81 of his 99 pitches for strikes, also a career high.
Jared Walsh had four RBIs, curling a two-run homer around the left-field foul pole in the seventh to break a scoreless tie.
The Angels turned a two-run game into a blowout in the eighth, when Ohtani's line drive hit the Green Monster so hard that it knocked his uniform number out of the starting pitcher's slot on the manual scoreboard.
Anthony Rendon followed with an RBI single to chase Tanner Houck (22), and Walsh added a tworun dribbler through the shifted infield to make it 7-0. Houck gave up seven runs on five hits and a walk, striking out four in 2 1/3 innings.
GUARDIANS 6, BLUE JAYS 5 >>
Steven Kwan hit the first homer of his breakout rookie season and Franmil Reyes had three hits and an RBI in Cleveland's win over Toronto.
Kwan's two-run shot off José Berríos tied it at 2 in the third, beginning a string of six straight runs by Cleveland. Reyes scored the go-ahead run on Amed Rosario's grounder in the fourth.
Guardians right-hander Aaron Civale (1-2) struck out eight in 5 2/3 innings, surrendering four runs on six hits. Emmanuel Clase worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save in six chances.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer, Alejandro Kirk added a solo shot and Bo Bichette had three hits.
Berríos (2-1) allowed a season-high six runs in 4 2/3 innings, losing for the first time since Sept. 24. The right-hander gave up eight hits and did not have a strikeout.
ASTROS 3, TIGERS 2 >> Kyle Tucker delivered a gameending single in the ninth inning, Jose Altuve and rookie Jeremy Peña hit solo homers, and Houston beat Detroit.
Yordan Alvarez singled off Gregory Soto (1-2) with no outs in the ninth and was replaced by pinchrunner Chas McCormick. Yuli Gurriel walked before Tucker singled on a groundball to center field to score McCormick and give Houston its fourth straight victory.
Tucker's hit helped the Astros bounce back after closer Ryan Pressly blew the save in the top of the inning in his return from the injured list.
The Astros led 2-0 with two outs in the ninth when Pressly (1-1) allowed a single to Miguel Cabrera. Jeimer Candelario's twostrike shot to the second deck in right field tied it at 2.
Houston starter José Urquidy allowed six hits over six scoreless innings. Héctor Neris gave up one hit in the seventh and Rafael Montero struck out one in a scoreless eighth before Pressly stumbled.
ORIOLES 5, TWINS 3 >> Ryan Mountcastle homered twice, Austin Hays hit a home run and saved a run with his arm to help Baltimore over Minnesota.
ROCKIES 9, NATIONALS 7 >> Garrett Hampson and Brendan Rodgers each hit their first home runs of the season — both threerun shots — for Colorado in a win over Washington.
BREWERS 10, REDS 5 >> Willy Adames hit two of Milwaukee's six homers in another win over Cincinnati.
The major league-worst Reds have dropped to 20 of 21 overall. Cincinnati was unable to overcome another shaky performance by hard-throwing rookie Hunter Greene (1-4).