Megill’s 10 Ks lead Mets over Yanks
NEW YORK » Rookie Tylor Megill struck out a career-high 10 in a careerlong seven innings and the Mets took advantage of a string of mental and physical mistakes by the reeling Yankees to rout their Bronx rival 10-3 at Citi Field on Friday night in the opener of the season’s second Subway Series.
Making the 15th start of his first big league season, Megill (3-4) allowed four hits and walked one as the Mets got back to .500 at 71-71.
The Yankees lost their season-high seventh in a row and for the 11th time in 13 games following a 13-game winning streak. They began the night a half-game ahead of Toronto for the AL’s second wild-card berth.
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Ke’Bryan Hayes capped off a ninth-inning rally with an RBI single and Pittsburgh slipped past Washington.
Hayes completed a tworun comeback by sending Alberto Baldonado’s pitch to right field, scoring Ben Gamel from third for the first walk-off hit of his career.
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Lorenzo Cain hit a grand slam to cap a six-run fifth inning, Eduardo Escobar homered from both sides of the plate and Milwaukee beat Cleveland to move closer to the NL Central title.
Milwaukee’s magic number to win the division is nine and the Brewers (87-55) are 32 games over .500 for the first time in franchise history.
ORIOLES 6, BLUE JAYS 3 » Cedric Mullins and Ryan McKenna homered off Robbie Ray and Baltimore ended Toronto’s seasonhigh winning streak at eight.
TIGERS 10, RAYS 4 » Miguel Cabrera got his ninth straight hit before the string ended, Jonathan Schoop launched a grand slam and Detroit beat Tampa Bay.
BRAVES 6, MARLINS 2 » Jorge Soler had a tworun single during a fiverun fifth inning, Ian Anderson tied a career high with nine strikeouts and Atlanta beat Miami.
ROCKIES 11, PHILLIES 2 » Elias Díaz hit a grand slam, Germán Márquez pitched six shutout innings and Colorado continued to hurt Philadelphia’s playoff chances.
REDS 4, CARDINALS 2 » Jose Barrero made the most of an unexpected start by doubling in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, leading Cincinnati past St. Louis.