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 After tossing a no-hitter and one-hit shutout in his previous two
outings, the right-handed Scherzer (9-6) was perfect through 5 1/3
innings Friday before settling for eight innings of two-run ball to
help the streaking Nationals (41-33) win their season-high seventh
straight game.
Meanwhile, the Phillies (26-49) fell to a major league-worst 23
games below .500, capping an ugly day in which manager Ryne Sandberg
abruptly resigned prior to the game.
Third base coach Pete Mackanin was a loser in his debut as
Philadelphia's interim manager.
Philadelphia shortstop Freddy Galvis hit a double down the
right-field line to break up Scherzer's bid at perfection. In his
last three starts, the 30-year-old is 3-0 with a 0.70 ERA, 33
strikeouts and one walk.
Prior to Scherzer allowing a run in the bottom of the sixth inning,
Washington starting pitching went 48 straight innings without
allowing a run, a franchise record. According to the Elias Sports
Bureau, the modern era record (since 1900) for consecutive scoreless
innings by a team's starting staff is 56 by the Pittsburgh Pirates
in 1903.
Blue Jays 12, Rangers 2
TORONTO -- Edwin Encarnacion hit two home runs, including a grand
slam, left-hander Mark Buehrle pitched seven innings as Toronto
defeated Texas.
It was the 20th career multi-homer game for Encarnacion, who had
three hits and five runs batted in to help Buehrle to his first win
since June 3.
The Blue Jays also got a solo home run and two runs batted in from
Russell Martin and a solo homer by left Danny Valencia. Prince
Fielder homered and doubled for the Rangers, who have lost six in a
row.
Mets 2, Reds 1
NEW YORK -- Rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard scattered five hits
in a career-high eight innings and New York made the most of their
two hits in a win over Cincinnati at Citi Field.
The Mets have won two straight despite scoring just four runs during
that span. The Reds lost for just the third time in their last nine
games.
Curtis Granderson homered leading off the first inning for the Mets,
who didn't get another hit until Dilson Herrera tripled to center
with two outs in the fifth and the score tied 1-1.
Dodgers 7, Marlins 1
MIAMI -- Scott Van Slyke homered and drove in two runs, Brett
Anderson tied a career high with 10 strikeouts and Los Angeles beat
struggling Miami.
Jimmy Rollins also drove in two runs and Howie Kendrick added four
hits for the Dodgers, who pounded out 12 hits en route to their
third straight victory.
Anderson (4-4) pitched seven innings and allowed one run, one walk
and five hits while throwing 73 of his 113 pitches for strikes. The
10 strikeouts are the most since he had 10 on April 7, 2013, at
Houston while with Oakland.
Orioles 4, Indians 3
BALTIMORE -- Chris Davis lined a tie-breaking RBI single in the
bottom of the eighth inning that gave Baltimore a victory over
Cleveland.
Cleveland had just tied the game at 3 on Carlos Santana's solo homer
off right-hander Darren O'Day (5-0) in the top of the eighth.
The Orioles did not need long, though to break the deadlock, getting
three hits on three pitches and ending Marc Rzepczynski's night very
quickly.
Tigers 5, White Sox 4
DETROIT -- J.D. Martinez led off the eighth inning with his 19th
home run of the season and 10th in 16 games to power Detroit to a
victory over Chicago.
Martinez missed hitting a home run in his first at-bat and in his
last took a 1-0 pitch to left to break a 4-4 tie. Left-hander Zach
Duke (3-3), the winner Thursday in the series opener, took the loss.
Right-hander Bruce Rondon (1-0) faced just three Chicago batters in
the top of the eighth to pick up the win. It was his second
appearance since being called up from the minors.
Red Sox 4, Rays 3 (10 innings)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Boston needed extra innings but edged Tampa
Bay, getting a 10th-inning RBI single from Brock Holt at Tropicana
Field.
Holt's single brought home Mookie Betts, who led off the inning with
a double off reliever Steve Geltz (1-3). Boston is now 3-2 in extra
innings this season, with closer Koji Uehara pitching a 1-2-3 10th
for his 15th save. The Rays remain in first place in the American
League East despite losing four of the last five games.
Down 3-1 in the sixth, the Rays rallied to tie the game, with Joey
Butler walking and Evan Longoria hitting a double off the wall in
right field to lead off the inning. David DeJesus hit a sacrifice
fly to score Butler, with Longoria tagging up and advancing to
third. He then scored to tie the game on a wild pitch by Red Sox
starter Rick Porcello.
Pirates 3, Braves 2 (10 innings)
PITTSBURGH -- Jordy Mercer doubled to right field with one out in
the 10th inning to drive in the winning run and push Pittsburgh to a
walk-off victory over Atlanta.
The Pirates played their second consecutive extra-inning game and
10th of the season. They are 3-7 in such games this season.
Andrew McCutchen led off the 10th with a double to left field off
Atlanta reliever Jason Grilli (2-3), and Starling Marte was
intentionally walked. After Pedro Alvarez struck out, Mercer
delivered his game-winning hit.
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Brewers 10, Twins 4
MILWAUKEE -- A six-run first inning and home runs by Aramis Ramirez
and Scooter Gennett led Milwaukee to a rout of Minnesota in an
interleague contest at Miller Park.
Right-hander Kyle Lohse (4-9) needed 30 pitches to get through his
first inning, but recovered to go six innings while allowing the
Twins six hits and a walk while striking out two and giving up a
pair of home runs.
The Brewers offense collected 11 hits off five Twins pitchers,
including right-hander Alex May, who made his major league debut
after being called up from Triple-A Rochester earlier in the day.
Yankees 3, Astros 2
HOUSTON -- Chris Young belted a three-run home run in the seventh
inning, continuing his torrid hitting at Minute Maid Park in New
York's win over Houston.
Young, a product of nearby Bellaire High School, bashed his ninth
home run off the season to left field off Astros right-hander Will
Harris (4-1). With one swing he erased a two-run deficit, and, after
stroking a single in his ensuing at-bat, capped a 3-for-4 night at
the plate. In 25 career games in his hometown, Young is batting .410
(43-for-105) with nine home runs, 33 RBIs and 14 multi-hit games.
The late Yankees rally set the table for a stellar performance from
the bullpen, one keyed by left-hander Chasen Shreve, who struck out
the side in the seventh inning, and capped by right-hander Dellin
Betances, who recorded a four-out save for his fifth save this
season.
Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 (10 innings)
ST. LOUIS -- Chicago's five-man infield backfired in the bottom of
the 10th inning. Mike Baxter's throwing error on a bouncer to the
right side by Jhonny Peralta scored the winning run as St. Louis
pulled out a victory at sold-out Busch Stadium.
Pinch-hitter Peter Bourjos started the winning rally with a leadoff
double to the wall in left field off reliever Justin Grimm (1-2),
Chicago's sixth pitcher.
Kolten Wong followed with an infield hit off second base and Matt
Carpenter was intentionally walked, setting the stage for the
unusual game-winner.
Royals 5, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Kendrys Morales and Alex Gordon each hit a solo
home run, right-hander Edinson Volquez threw seven strong innings
and Kansas City rolled to a victory against Oakland at the O.co
Coliseum.
The A's and Royals met for the first time since their emotional
three-game series April 17-19 at Kauffman Stadium that featured hard
slides, cleared benches, beanballs, message pitches, ejections and a
suspension.
Going into Friday night's game, A's manager Bob Melvin and Royals
manager Ned Yost said they expected no repeat of the fireworks from
the first series, and they were proven correct, at least until the
bottom of the ninth, when Royals left-hander Franklin Morales
drilled Stephen Vogt in the right forearm with a pitch. Vogt had to
come out of the game.
Padres 4, Diamondbacks 2
SAN DIEGO -- Right-handed starter Tyson Ross and three relievers
held Arizona to two runs on two hits and rookie Cory Spangenberg
used his speed to score two decisive runs as San Diego snapped a
two-game losing streak with a win at Petco Park.
Ross allowed two runs on two hits and five walks with seven
strikeouts in six innings as he defeated the Diamondbacks for the
second time in a week.
After walking five of the first 11 Diamondbacks he faced and giving
up a two-run, two-out, bases-loaded single to Paul Goldschmidt in
the third, Ross retired nine of the last 10 Diamondbacks he faced to
improve to 5-7.
Mariners 3, Angels 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Taijuan Walker gave up just one run in seven
innings to lift Seattle to a win over Los Angeles at Angel Stadium.
Walker gave up a two-out, solo home run to Mike Trout in the first
inning, and then allowed nothing more over his final six innings.
The Mariners offense was led by Brad Miller, who had three hits,
including an RBI double. Nelson Cruz had an RBI double and Robinson
Cano hit a solo home run in the eighth.
Rockies 8, Giants 6
SAN FRANCISCO -- Carlos Gonzalez returned to the starting lineup
with five hits, including a tie-breaking double in a three-run
seventh inning, and Nolan Arenado belted two home runs, propelling
Colorado to a victory over San Francisco in the opener of a
three-game series.
The last-place Rockies, who swept a three-game series at AT&T Park
in April, made it seven wins in 10 games against the defending World
Series champs this season.
Gonzalez, who hadn't started since spraining his left hand during an
at-bat last Sunday, contributed a triple, double and three singles
to a 17-hit attack that helped the Rockies begin a 10-game trip on a
positive note.
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