UNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets made it seven straight wins by roughing up an ex-Met in a 7-1 thumping of the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
Matt Harvey gave up the seven runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, giving up hits to the first four batters in the second inning to fall behind 3-0. Fans were more polite to Harvey than the Mets as he received three standing ovations.
Kevin Pillar laced a two-run triple and Dominic Smith went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
Winning pitcher Taijuan Walker lowered his ERA to 2.20 by limiting Baltimore to a run and four hits over seven innings.
The NL East leaders are on their longest winning streak since an eight-game run in August 2019.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— Teoscar Hernández homered twice and drove in three runs as the Blue Jays downed the Braves, 4-1. Hyun-Jin Ryu gave up five hits, struck out six and walked one over seven innings to help Toronto improve to 5-0 versus Atlanta this season.
— The Phillies have their first road winning streak of the season after Rhys Hoskins poked a go-ahead single in the 10th inning of their 5-2 win over the Nationals. Philadelphia was two out from a loss until Odúbel Herrera’s home run.
— José Altuve and Yuli Gurriel blasted first-inning homers before the Astros finished with five longballs in a 9-1 pounding of the Angels. Houston starter José Urquidy allowed two hits and struck out four in 3 2/3 innings before leaving with posterior shoulder discomfort.
— James Kaprielian got the victory in his first major league start with five innings of one-run ball as the Athletics beat the Red Sox, 4-1. Oakland pounded out seven hits and four runs against Boston starter Eduardo Rodriguez, including Matt Olson’s homer.
— Gerrit Cole is 5-1 after striking out 12 while holding the Rays to four hits over eight stellar innings of the Yankees’ 1-0 victory. Aaron Hicks hit a sacrifice fly and Aaron Judge had three of New York’s six hits.
— Rookie Andrew Vaughn launched his first career home run and Yasmani Grandal connected for the second straight day as the White Sox coasted to their fifth consecutive win, 13-8 over the Twins. José Abreu drove in three runs and Billy Hamilton matched his career high with four hits and also scored three times for the winners.
— Miguel Cabrera drove in two runs and Casey Mize gave up just three hits over six innings as the Tigers handed the Royals their 10th straight loss, 3-2. Cabrera’s two run-scoring singles give him 2,878 RBIs, one more than Omar Vizquel for the most among Venezuelan players.
— The Indians pulled out a 2-1 win over the Cubs on Amed Rosario’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 10th. Rosario also doubled home the Indians’ first run in the sixth inning before giving Cleveland a sweep of the two-game series.
— Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suárez combined to drive in four runs in the 10th inning of the Reds’ 5-1 downing of the Pirates. The Cincinnati bullpen struck out nine over 5 1/3 hitless innings in relief of Sonny Gray.
— Travis Shaw furnished a tiebreaking double and Avisaíl García added a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Brewers defeated the Cardinals, 4-1. St. Louis was about to escape the eighth tied 1-1, but a wild pitch on an inning-ending strikeout prolonged the inning and ended the Redbirds’ four-game winning streak.
— Julio Urías pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and Matt Beaty drove in three runs as the Dodgers dumped the Mariners, 7-1. Max Muncy homered for the second straight game to help the defending World Series champs win consecutive games for the first time in 25 days.
— The Padres took the opener of their doubleheader in Colorado as Victor Caratini unloaded a grand slam in the sixth inning of a 5-3 victory over the Rockies. San Diego managed just three singles before Caratini broke a 1-1 tie.
— Josh Fuentes launched a two-run homer before supplying a walk-off single in the 10th to give the Rockies a 3-2 victory and a split of their twinbill with the Padres. San Diego had three players thrown out on the basepaths during extra innings.
— The Marlins knocked off the Diamondbacks, 3-2 as Cody Poteet won his major league debut and Jesús Aguilar homered for a third straight game. The 26-year-old Poteet gave up a first-inning run but was reached for just four hits over five innings.
