The New York Mets look to get in the win column against the San Diego Padres on Thursday.
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The win was the third straight for the Mets, while the Padres had a three-game winning streak snapped. His 2.04 ERA in five starts against the Padres is his best against any opponent. He allowed just two earned runs in his last 30 innings. He will return to San Diego to be examined by a team doctor. San Diego are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in New York. Niese gave up six runs and watched the delivery on FaceTime.
Estrada left after Lorenzo Cain’s two-out single in the sixth ended his run of 15 straight outs. He pitched around four walks, which tied his career high. His streak of unbeaten home starts to start a career is the longest in the majors since 1914.
Making his 14th major league start, Syndergaard lost his bid for a flawless game when Will Venable lined a clean single up the middle on the first pitch of the seventh, prompting a warm ovation from the crowd of 26,034.
The Royals won their fourth in a row.
The Reds opened the season with a three-game sweep of the Pirates at Great American Ball Park.
Backed by Ryan Zimmerman’s second-inning homer off Dan Haren, Scherzer (11-8) struck out six and lowered his ERA to 2.22.
Lucas Duda decided to slowly take that lead apart, by launching his 16th home run this season, shrinking the lead to 4-1. When his homer cleared the wall, Hosmer pointed toward Kansas City’s dugout, which was celebrating wildly. He said he had not talked with center fielder Juan Lagares, who would have been displaced as the center fielder had the deal happened. Betts was hurt on the play and left with a possible concussion.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Joey Votto hit a three-run home run in support of Mike Leake, and Cincinnati beat St. Louis.
Detroit starter Alfredo Simon (10-6) gave up four runs on just two hits – two-run homers from Adam Jones and Chris Davis – in 5-2/3 innings.
Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer in the first for the White Sox, who head home for a weekend series against the Yankees after a 7-1 road trip moved them into contention for an AL wild-card spot.
Kemp, Yangervis Solarte and Will Venable all drove in early runs as San Diego chased Bartolo Colon (9-10) after only 2 1-3 innings, his shortest start since 2012.
“It was a little freakish from inning three to inning eight”, Alderson said. Norris fouled off the next three pitches before he blooped a single into right field for his fifth hit in as many at-bats.
CHICAGO – DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-4 and scored twice, leading Colorado to a victory over Chicago.
It was 0-0 to start the bottom of the ninth inning. The game continued, although the grounds crew struggled to get the tarp on the field, and the Mets lost 8-7.
Mets closer Jeurys Familia (2-1) dropped to 0 for 3 in save opportunities since the All-Star break. He struck out with the bases loaded in the eighth, finishing 3-for-4 with three RBIs on consecutive nights.
Jeurys Familia came on to hold a two-run lead in the ninth and preserve a win that was once a six-run lead. “We unfortunately were on the wrong side of the coin at the end of the game”. Milwaukee also beat San Francisco for the first time in eight tries dating back to last season. He allowed seven runs and 12 hits in his worst start since April.
“Seventh, eighth, ninth, I’m just trying to help the team win”.
Jordan Zimmermann (8-6) gave up eight hits and three runs in six innings.
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Peralta went 3-for-3 while driving in runs in the first and third innings. Baltimore’s four-game winning streak follows a 5-15 skid.
