Hansel Robles and a procession of relievers got 26 outs after an injury to starter Bartolo Colon, and the Mets beat the Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night in a rematch of last year’s World Series.
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Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon was hit on his pitching hand by a line drive Tuesday night and left his start against Kansas City in the first inning with a bruised thumb.
Since newly promoted Sean Gilmartin wasn’t ready to contribute in long relief because he tossed 100 pitches for Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday, Robles took over for Colon one out into Tuesday’s game and produced career highs with 3 2/3 innings and 65 pitches.
White Sox 3, Red Sox 1: Chris Sale became the majors’ first 12-game victor while tying his season high with nine strikeouts, Tim Anderson led off the game with his first career homer and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox.
The St. Louis Cardinals won 4-3 to put themselves in position to sweep their first trip to Chicago since last year’s NL Division Series, though it won’t be easy with the major league-leading Cubs sending reigning NL Cy Young Award victor Jake Arrieta to the mound.
The 43-year-old Colon had been pitching well, entering Tuesday’s matchup with a 3.01 ERA this season.
Five relievers held the Royals 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, and Asdrubal Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes homered to help snap a three-game losing skid by the Mets (37-32).
Syndergaard threw a career-high 8 1/3 innings in his most recent start June 14, when he allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks while striking out 11. Noah Syndergaard was pushed back one day and will get the call Wednesday afternoon in the finale of the two-game series.
K.C.’s leadoff hitter, second baseman Whit Merrifield, lined a ball off Colon’s exposed throwing hand and after second baseman Neil Walker picked up the ball to throw to first for the out, Colon bent over in what looked like serious pain.
BRAVES 3, MARLINS 2 Jace Peterson hit a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning and a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th to lift visiting Atlanta to a victory over Miami.
Colon said he would know Wednesday if the swelling had gone down enough to allow him to avoid a DL stint.
Cabrera hit an opposite-field drive to left in the first inning, just beyond the reach of a leaping Brett Eibner.
Jeurys Familia struck out two for his 23rd save. Travis d’Arnaud returned from the disabled list to anchor the effort from behind the plate.
The teams split a two-game series in Kansas City to open the season, but the Royals were back at Citi Field for the first time since clinching their World Series title last November with a late rally in Game 5.
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Kansas City has requested unconditional release waivers on 2B Omar Infante, designated for assignment last week. Syndergaard won 2-0 at Kansas City in April.
