MLB roundup: Mets beat Braves, lose Kodai Senga

J.D. Martinez, Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez hit home runs in the third inning for the host New York Mets on Friday night, who clinched the first of a four-game series. The momentum continued with an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the second game.

The Mets extended their winning streak to five games and improved to 15-7 this month, leading the Braves in the race for the National League's first wild-card berth. The Warriors suffered a season-high six-game losing streak in July, falling to 8-12.

Mets starter Kodai Senga (1-0), making his first appearance since a shoulder injury in February, struck out nine and allowed two runs on two hits and one walk in 5 1/3 innings. He exited with a strained left calf and will undergo an MRI on Saturday.

The Mets put 10 batters on base in the third inning, scoring seven runs against Braves starters Charlie Morton (5-6) and Desbell Hernandez.

Red Sox 9, Yankees 7

Masataka Yoshida hit a two-run single in center field to highlight a three-run eighth inning that helped Boston beat visiting New York in the series opener.

The Red Sox rallied after Aaron Judge and Austin Wells hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning, giving the Yankees a 7-4 lead in the seventh inning. Judge hit a 3-pointer to center to take the lead.

With the Yankees leading 7-6 in the eighth inning, Boston went two outs with reliever Luke Weaver (4-2) before Wilyer Abreu pitched to Reliever Clay Holmes hit a game-tying single. This allowed Yoshida to deliver the game-deciding blow.

Guardians 3, Phillies 1

Ben Lively allowed one run and three hits in six innings to help visiting Cleveland defeat Philadelphia. Lively (9-6) made his major league debut with the Phillies in 2017, striking out six batters and walking two while snapping a three-game hitting streak.

David Fry and Angel Martinez each had an RBI and Bo Naylor added a run-scoring sacrifice bunt to help Cleveland advance in four games. Three wins.

Philadelphia's Bryson Stout hit a home run in the fifth inning to cut the home team's deficit to 3-1. Stout had singles in both the seventh and ninth inning for the Phillies, who allowed just six hits and committed two errors, leading to their seventh in ten games. Lost once.

Astros 5, Dodgers 0

Framber Valdez pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings and Alex Bregman and Jon Singleton hit home runs , Houston defeated Los Angeles on the road.

Valdez (9-5) matched his season-high with 10 strikeouts and allowed four hits and walked two. Jake Meyers had three hits for the Astros, who won their second straight game.

Shohei Ohtani and Gavin Lux each had two hits for the Dodgers, who have lost two of three games. Gavin Stone (9-4) allowed four runs in six innings.

Padres 6, Orioles 4

Jurickson Profar's second two-run homer of the game broke a ninth-inning tie and sparked San Diego's six-game winning streak over host Baltimore.

The two-out blast was Profar's 18th homer of the season and came from Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel (6-3), who was roughed up for the second straight day . Padres reliever Robert Suarez (5-1) earned the win, playing well over the final 1 2/3 innings despite missing a save opportunity in the eighth.

Jordan Westberg and Anthony Santander homered for the Orioles, who lost for the fourth time in five games.

Mariners 10, White Sox 0

Josh Rojas, Dylan Moore and Victor Robles hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and George Kirby A solid seven games helped Seattle defeat host Chicago.

Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak, while Chicago suffered a 12-game losing streak. The outcome was all but decided after the Mariners scored eight runs in the first inning against White Sox rookie right-hander Drew Thorpe.

Kirby (8-7) was comfortable with the early support, limiting the White Sox to six hits and four balls while striking out seven. The result ended his four-game winning streak.

Twins 9, Tigers 3

Pablo Lopez pitched seven strong innings and Minnesota batters backed him up with four home runs as the Twins easily defeated host Detroit.

Lopez (9-7) allowed two runs and six hits while striking out seven. Byron Buxton and Christian Vazquez hit home runs and each scored two runs. Matt Wallner and Trevor Larnach had solo shots, and Willi Castro had two RBIs for the Twins.

Javier Baez homered for Detroit for the second straight game. Cade Montero (1-4) allowed six runs (five earned) and eight hits in five innings. Before the game, Detroit All-Star outfielder Riley Green was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring.

Royals 6 times, Cubs 0 times

Salvador Perez homered and Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings as Kansas City defeated visiting Chicago.

Singer (7-6) allowed two singles and two walks and also struck out five batters. The Royals scored in the fifth inning on a two-run single by Adam Frazier, an RBI single by Vinnie Pasquantino and a three-run homer by Perez.

Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks (2-9) allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings. Seiya Suzuki had two of Chicago's four hits.

Rattlesnake 4, Pirates 3

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits and the game-winner on a wild pitch to help Arizona beat Pittsburgh in Phoenix.

Joc Pederson homered and Eugenio Suarez had two hits to help Arizona win for the ninth time in its last 12 games. Arizona starter Zach Gallen (8-5) gave up three runs and five hits over six-plus innings. He struck out six and walked three.

Joshua Palacios had a two-run single for Pittsburgh, which lost for the fourth time in its last 14 games. Andrew McCutchen scored once and added another for the Pirates, who held just 1 point on 11 shots from scoring position.

Red Team 3, Rays 2 (10 innings)

Stuart Fairchild doubled the tiebreaker in the 10th inning and Cincinnati opened a three-game league series with Tampa Bay with a victory in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Automatic baserunner Jeimer Candelario started the 10th inning at second base and was replaced by Austin Slater after Tyler Stephenson's grounder to third. . Fairchild then hit a two-run double to left field against Manuel Rodriguez (1-2).

Nick Martinez (4-5) pitched two scoreless innings in the win. Alexis Diaz retired Jonny DeLuca in the corner in the 10th for his 20th save. Cincinnati has won three straight after losing four straight.

Nationals 10, Cardinals 8 (10 innings)

Jacob Young hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, and Washington defeated St. Louis on the road, ending a three-game losing streak.

Luis Garcia Jr. had three runs and Juan Yepez had four runs, three runs and two RBIs for the Nationals. Washington starter Mackenzie Gore allowed six runs on nine hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out three.

Paul Goldschmidt reached the 2,000-hit milestone with two hits, including a two-run homer, for the Cardinals. Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer and Masyn Winn had a two-run double and an RBI single.

Blue Jays 6, Rangers 5

Ernie Clement singled in the ninth inning and Toronto defeated visiting Texas in the opener of a three-game series.

Adolis Garcia had a two-run homer and three RBIs for the Rangers, who snapped a five-game winning streak. Clement, George Springer and Justin Turner each had two hits and combined for two runs and two RBIs.

Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi allowed five runs, eight hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five. Texas left-hander Andrew Heeney allowed four runs, seven hits, one walk and four strikeouts in five innings.

Marlins 6, Brewers 2

Brian De La Cruz and Jake Berger hit three-run home runs in the first inning to help visiting Miami beat Milwaukee in the first game of a three-game series.

Josh Bell scored in the ninth for Miami, which has the worst record in the National League but has won three of its past four games. Miami left-hander Trevor Rogers (2-9) limited Milwaukee to two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Rhys Hoskins hit a solo home run for the NL Central-leading Brewers, who improved to 4-2 since the All-Star break.

Track and Field 5, Angel 4

Seth Brown, who went 3-for-4 with a homer and an RBI single in the sixth inning that had the umpire overturned to break a tie and give Oakland a win over Los Angeles in Anaheim, California.

The Athletics trailed 4-2 in the top of the sixth inning, but Brent Rooker's two-out, two-run homer tied the game. Later in the inning, Brown drove in two runs against Angels reliever Hans Krause (4-1). Brown's infielder to right was initially ruled a foul, but it was overturned on review for an RBI single.

After allowing two homers to the Angels' Tyler Ward and Nolan Sanur in the first inning, Oakland pitching shut out the Angels the rest of the way. Starter Paul Blackburn (4-2) gave up four runs on five hits in five innings, striking out two and walking one.

Giants 11, Rockies 4

Tyler Fitzgerald hit two home runs, Kyle Harrison had 11, and San Francisco opened a four-game homestand with a blowout victory over Colorado State The beginning of the series.

Jorge Soler hits sixth pitch off Kyle Freeland for his 12th homer of the season, giving Giants their sixth win in their last 16 games . Soler had three hits, four runs and three RBIs.

Fitzgerald, who hit just eight career homers on the night, connected again after Soler's sixth home run to end his first multi-homer game. . The blast gave him eight points on the season. He has hit two in seven of his past eight games, including two in two games against the Rockies in Colorado last week.

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