Mets win for split with Dodgers
UNDATED (AP) — The National League’s two best teams have split their four-game series.
The Mets coughed up a two-run lead in the ninth before J.D. Davis laced an RBI double in the 10th to give them a 5-4 win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles. The game was tied, 2-2 in the eighth until Pete Alonso doubled home a run and scored on Francisco Lindor’s sacrifice fly. Will Smith sparked the Dodgers’ ninth-inning rally with a homer and Eddy Alvarez tied it with a two-out RBI single.
The NL East-leading Mets have won eight of their last 10, gaining the split by winning the last two games in Los Angeles. The NL-West leading Dodgers have dropped five of seven.
Elsewhere on major league diamonds:
— The Padres earned a 6-4 win over the Brewers on Jake Cronenworth’s three-run homer in the 10th inning. San Diego took the last three games of the four-game set despite Kolton Wong’s two home runs for Milwaukee.
— Donovan Walton launched a grand slam and Jakob Junis pitched six innings of one-run ball in the Giants’ 5-1 downing of the Marlins. Curt Casali had two hits and scored twice for the Giants, who split the four-game series with Miami and finished 5-5 on their three-city swing.
— The Cardinals took the rubber match of their five-game set with the Cubs by scoring once in the ninth and twice in the 11th for a 5-3 victory. Juan Yepez singled home automatic runner Nolan Gorman to lead off the 11th before Brendan Donovan doubled in an insurance run.
— The Braves are have a winning record for the first time since April 9 after Matt Olson hit a three-run home run to lead an 8-7 win at Colorado. Ronald Acuna Jr. was 4-for-5 with a solo homer and three runs scored, while Ozzie Albies provided a two-run single in Atlanta’s season-high fifth straight victory.
— The Angels absorbed their 11th consecutive loss by blowing a four-run lead in the eighth inning of a 9-7, 11-inning setback to the Phillies. Bryson Stott hit a game-ending, three-run homer with two out in the ninth, one inning after Bryce Harper tied it with a grand slam in Philadelphia’s fourth straight win.
— Catcher Kelbert Ruiz picked Nick Senzel off first base to complete the Nationals’ third consecutive win over the Reds, 5-4. Josh Bell had a two-run double and Maikel Franco homered for the first time since May 14 for Washington.
— Jack Suwinski followed his game-winning homer a day earlier with three hits to help the Pirates beat the Diamondbacks, 3-0. Winning pitcher Zach Thompson worked the first five innings and combined with four relievers on a five-hitter.
— Joey Gallo socked a two-run homer and Josh Donaldson lifted a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Yankees a 5-4 victory and a three-game sweep of the Tigers. The Yankees’ sixth straight win gives them a 39-15 record through 54 games, the best in the majors in 21 years.
— Franchy Cordero crushed a three-run home run and the Red Sox moved back to .500 for the first time since April 22 by completing a three-game sweep of the Athletics, 5-2. Rafael Devers homered and drove in two runs in support of Rich Hill, who pitched three-hit ball over six innings of Boston’s fourth straight win.
— Yordan Álvarez cracked his 16th home run and Framber Valdez won his fifth straight start in the Astros’ 7-4 victory against the Royals. Valdez went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits
— Luis Arráez went 4 for 4 with a walk as the Twins beat the Blue Jays for the second time in three days, 8-6. Gary Sánchez and Trevor Larnach homered for Minnesota, which had six players collect at least one RBI.
— The Guardians came away with a 3-2 win over the Orioles as Andrés Giménez hit a three-run homer to back Zach Plesac, who struck out eight over six innings. Giménez staked Cleveland to a 3-0 lead with a first-inning drive off lefty Dean Kremer.
— Jake Burger supplied a two-run double while the White Sox scored four times in the first inning of a 6-5 downing of the Rangers. Yasmani Grandal provided a two-run single in the first, an inning before Andrew Vaughn had an RBI double and Luis Robert added a run-scoring single to make it 6-0.
— Abraham Toro scored on a wild pitch by Brock Burke in the 10th inning to complete the Mariners’ late-game rally in a 6-5 verdict over the Rangers. Eugenio Suarez had four RBIs for Seattle, including a solo home run.
Rangers DFA Calhoun
UNDATED (AP) — Willie Calhoun has been designated for assignment by the Rangers.
Calhoun was the Rangers’ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Dodgers. The 27-year-old had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one home run and two RBIs.
Elsewhere around the majors:
— A number of Rays players decided not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms as part of the team’s annual “Pride Night” on Saturday that recognized the LGBTQ community. Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash addressed it after Sunday’s game, saying he doesn’t think it’ll negatively impact the clubhouse. Cash says discussions among the players over past few weeks were constructive and emphasized the value of differing perspectives.
