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Jason deGrom, Alonso lead Mets past East-leading Braves 10-2

By The Associated Press mondbacks, with their sixth
ATLANTA (AP) — Jacob straight win against Arizo-
deGrom took a shutout na.
into the ninth inning, Pete Senzatela (6-5) equaled his
Alonso homered to high- longest outing of the sea-
light the first four-hit game son with 6 2/3 innings, al-
of his young career, and lowing seven hits with five
the New York Mets rout- strikeouts and four walks.
ed the first-place Atlanta The Rockies took a 2-0 lead
Braves 10-2 on Tuesday on Arenado's high drive
night. into the left field seats off
Bouncing back from an Arizona's Merrill Kelly (7-7)
ugly 12-3 loss in the series with two out in the first. It
opener, the Mets pounded scored Blackmon, who led
Braves starter Julio Tehe- off the game with a double
ran for six runs over four in- down the right field line.
nings and cruised to a vic- Blackmon has reached
tory that eased some of the base in 28 consecutive
tension from a disappoint- games, the longest ac-
ing season. tive streak in the National
DeGrom (4-6) dominated, League.
allowing just five hits, struck PADRES 4, BREWERS 1
out 10 and helped himself SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left-
at the plate, leading off hander Logan Allen threw
the sixth with a double and seven scoreless innings in
coming around to score. his major league debut,
Freddie Freeman and Josh Francisco Mejia hit a two-
Donaldson hit back-to- New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom (48) delivers in the ninth inning of a baseball game run home run and Manny
back homers off deGrom against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Atlanta. New York won 10-2. Machado added an RBI
in the ninth, ending a bid Associated Press double for San Diego over
for the second shutout and Milwaukee.
fourth complete game of Anthony DeSclafani (4-3) ings. career strikeouts. The 22-year-old Allen (1-0)
his career. Robert Gsell- pitched into the sixth in- Bell hit his 20th home run for MARLINS 6, CARDINALS 0 was backed by three dou-
man came on for the be- ning and gave up six hits. Pittsburgh. Jung Ho Kang ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Jor- ble plays as well as anoth-
leaguered Mets bullpen to Michael Lorenzen retired hit an RBI triple — his first dan Yamamoto matched er dazzling play by rookie
strike out the final two At- the side in order in the ninth three-base hit since 2015 — his first career start by pitch- shortstop Fernando Tatis
lanta hitters. for his second straight save and Colin Moran added to ing seven scoreless innings Jr. Allen held Milwaukee to
Michael Conforto added and fourth overall. Pittsburgh's major-league against St. Louis, and Miami three hits while striking out
a long homer in the eighth, TIGERS 5, PIRATES 4 leading pinch-hit total on earned the shutout. five and walking two.
and Jeff McNeil went deep PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nich- an RBI single in the seventh. Yamamoto (2-0) allowed Brandon Woodruff (8-2) al-
in the ninth to finish off the olas Castellanos trotted WHITE SOX 3, CUBS 1 two hits, struck out seven lowed four runs and seven
15-hit barrage. home when a potential CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Ji- and walked two. He be- hits in six innings, struck out
Conforto and Todd Frazier double play in the eighth ménez hit a tiebreaking came the first pitcher since six and walked one.
both had two RBIs. McNeil turned into an RBI fielder's two-run homer in the ninth Pittsburgh's Nick Maddox in DODGERS 9, GIANTS 0
added three hits, and ev- choice due to some in- inning in his first game 1907 to beat the Cardinals LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clay-
ery Mets starter had at least decisiveness by Pittsburgh against his first major twice in a seven-day span ton Kershaw combined
one. second baseman Adam league organization, help- when the first game was with two relievers on a four-
Teheran (5-5) lost for the first Frazier. ing the White Sox beat the his debut. Relievers Tayron hit shutout, Enriquè Hernàn-
time since April 30. The Tigers loaded the bases Cubs. Guerrero and Sergio Romo dez had a pinch-hit grand
REDS 4, ASTROS 3 off Kyle Crick (2-3) with one James McCann hit a lead- completed the two-hitter. slam to highlight a six-run
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jesse out when Brandon Dixon off single before Jiménez Brian Anderson and Star- seventh, and Los Angeles
Winker and Derek Dietrich hit a grounder that rolled drove a 1-0 pitch from Pe- lin Castro homered for the routed San Francisco.
homered off Justin Ver- under Crick's glove right to dro Strop (1-3) over the wall Marlins. Kershaw (7-1) allowed
lander in the first inning and Frazier. Instead of flipping to in left for his 12th homer. Jack Flaherty (4-4) pitched three hits, struck out six and
Cincinnati beat Houston to shortstop Kevin Newman in Evan Marshall (3-0) got seven innings, allowing walked two. The left-hand-
clinch its first series win in hopes of turning an inning- two outs for the win and three runs on four hits while ed ace improved to 23-11
nearly a month. ending double play, Frazier Alex Colomé worked the striking out eight, and had in his career against the
The Reds won a series for tried to tag Detroit's Christin ninth for his 15th save in 15 St. Louis' first hit off Yama- Giants, who suffered their
the first time since May 24- Stewart between first and chances. Four White Sox moto. largest loss of the season.
26, when they took two of second. Stewart backed relievers combined for four ROCKIES 8, DIAMOND- Dylan Floro struck out three
three from the Cubs. The off to avoid the tag, break- scoreless innings after Iván BACKS 1 in the eighth. Joe Kelly fin-
Astros hadn't dropped a ing up the play and forcing Nova turned in one of his PHOENIX (AP) — Nolan Are- ished it off in the ninth, giv-
series since April 29-May 2. for Frazier to settle for one best starts of the season. nado homered and drove ing up a hit and a walk to
Winker connected on the out instead of two. The slumping Cubs kicked in three, Antonio Senzatela go with one strikeout.
fourth pitch from Verlander Buck Farmer (4-4) earned off a 10-game homes- pitched one-run ball into Rookie Shaun Anderson (2-
(9-3). Joey Votto doubled the win. Shane Greene tand with their fourth loss in the seventh inning and Col- 2) gave up three runs and
and Dietrich's first homer earned his American their last five games. Kyle orado beat Arizona. seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.
since May 28 made it 3-0. League-leading 21st save. Schwarber connected for Charlie Blackmon had The right-hander struck out
Kyle Farmer added a hom- Miguel Cabrera had two his 16th homer and Cole three hits, and the Rock- two and walked three.
er in the seventh off. hits as Detroit beat the Pi- Hamels pitched seven spar- ies (39-35) took over sec- Joc Pederson hit his 19th
Verlander went seven in- rates for just the second kling innings, becoming the ond place in the NL West, homer leading off the
nings and struck out eight. time in their last 10 meet- 10th left-hander with 2,500 a game up on the Dia- game.q