Alonso, Verlander lead the Mets past the Yankees, 9-3, in Subway Series
NEW YORK — Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in a season-high five runs, Justin Verlander pitched six shutout innings and the New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 9-3 on Tuesday night in their Subway Series opener.
Jeff Mcneil had three RBIS and Francisco Lindor added three hits and three runs for the disappointing Mets (47-53), hoping for a big week that might persuade ownership not to sell at the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
Alonso and Daniel Vogelbach connected backto-back to begin the sixth against Domingo Germán, who fell to 0-2 in four starts since throwing the 24th perfect game in major league history June 28 at Oakland.
Germán (5-7) struck out nine in six innings at Yankee Stadium but was tagged for three homers and seven hits.
Mcneil’s run-scoring single made it 7-0 in the seventh after a throwing error by rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe.
The 40-year-old Verlander (5-5) was touched for just two hits.
He struck out six and issued four walks — three to DJ Lemahieu. The threetime Cy Young Award winner is 5-0 in his last eight regular-season starts versus the Yankees.
Verlander was pulled after 98 pitches, and it took three relievers to get the next four outs.
David Robertson entered with the bases loaded in the eighth and got two quick outs, leaving New York ahead 7-3 heading to the ninth.
Mcneil’s two-run double
made it 9-3, and Adam Ottavino closed it out before a sellout crowd of 46,540.
GURDIANS 5, ROYALS 1
CLEVELAND — Bo Naylor had his first career two-homer game and drove in three runs to help Cleveland beat Kansas City and hand Royals pitcher Zack Greinke his 16th consecutive road loss.
Naylor hit a 430-foot solo shot to right in the third inning and a 397-foot blast to right-center in the fifth to score Myles Straw for his first home runs at Progressive Field.
The 23-year-old rookie catcher entered the game with two home runs.
Greinke (1-11) gave up four runs in five innings and remained winless on the road since Aug. 13, 2021, when he pitched for Houston
at Angel Stadium. In 27 subsequent away starts, the 39-year-old right-hander is 0-16 with a 6.43 ERA over 134 1/3 innings.
Guardians starter Aaron Civale (4-2) worked a season-high eight innings, allowing one run on five hits.
The 28-year-old righthander struck out five. Allstar closer Emmanuel Clase worked a 1-2-3 ninth.
PHILLIES 4, ORIOLES 3
PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm followed Bryson Stott’s two-out, tying RBI double to right field in the ninth inning with a winning RBI single, rallying Philadelphia past Al-leading Baltimore.
Yennier Cano (1-2) allowed a one-out single to Bryce Harper — who had tied the game for the Phillies at 2l in the sixth with a solo
homer — and got the second out before he gave up Stott’s sharp double. J.T. Realmuto reached on an infield single off a chopper to shortstop that Jorge Mateo struggled to get out of his glove and made a late throw, extending the inning.
Bohm singled to left past a drawn-in infield and Phillies fans erupted after the comeback victory.
Ryan O’hearn gave the Orioles a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning when he went deep on an 0-2 slider off reliever Matt Strahm.
Yunior Marte (1-1) worked a scoreless ninth.
RAYS 4, MARLINS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tyler Glasnow went seven strong innings, Brandon Lowe homered and Tampa Bay beat Miami to improve to 5-14 in July.
Glasnow (4-3) allowed one run, two hits, two walks and struck out eight.
Jason Adam and Pete Fairbanks completed the two-hitter, with Fairbanks working the ninth for his 12th save.
The Marlins have lost nine of 10 overall and 10 straight on the road. Miami is 2-19 against the Rays, dating to May 14, 2019.
Miami’s Luis Arraez went 0 for 4 and had his major league-best batting average drop from .379 to .375. Edward Cabrera (5-6) was the loser.
ANGELS 7, TIGERS 6,
10 INNINGS
DETROIT — Shohei Ohtani had two walks and two runs, Mickey Moniak hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the 10th inning and Los Angeles beat Detroit after blowing a four-run lead in the ninth inning.
Ohtani is potentially in his last week with the Angels.
The franchise has to decide whether to risk losing the 29-year-old two-way star in free agency or trade him ahead of the trade deadline next Tuesday.
Angels closer Carlos Estevez
(4-1) pitched the ninth in a non-save situation and earned an improbable win after giving up four unearned runs, allowing Detroit to pull into a 6-all tie to extend the game.
Aaron Loup pitched the 10th inning for his first save. Alex Lange (5-3) gave up a hit and a walk to take the loss.
MARINERS 9, TWINS 7
MINNEAPOLIS — Julio Rodríguez homered twice, including a two-run shot in a four-run eighth to tie it, and Seattle Mariners rallied to beat Minnesota.
After Rodríguez tied it Eugenio Suárez came through with a two-run double in the ninth off Oliver Ortega (0-1) to put Seattle ahead after the Mariners trailed 4-0 after the first inning.
Cade Marlowe added his first career homer in his fourth major league game for the Mariners. They have won four of six.
Matt Brash (5-3) pitched an inning of relief. Paul Sewald gave up a solo homer to Michael A. Taylor in the ninth but notched his 20th save in 23 chances.