MLB roundup: Phillies drop Mets, gain another game in East

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MLB roundup: Monday

Aaron Nola pitched six scoreless innings and Jhoan Duran escaped a tense situation in the ninth as the Philadelphia Phillies nipped the visiting New York Mets 1-0 on Monday.

Nola (4-8) gave up just three hits and two walks while striking out seven in his most effective start since coming back from a three-month stint on the injured list. Duran struck out Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez with runners on second and third in the final inning to close out Philadelphia’s eighth victory in 11 games.

After winning each of his first four starts to begin his major league career, Nolan McLean (4-1) took a tough-luck loss. The right-hander allowed one run and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three.

The Phillies stretched their lead over the second-place Mets in the National League East to eight games with three games left in this series — final time these teams play one another.

Dodgers 3, Rockies 1

Two days after coming within one out of a no-hitter, Los Angeles lost another no-hit bid in the ninth inning before finishing off a narrow victory over visiting Colorado.

Tyler Glasnow struck out 11 over seven no-hit, one-run innings and Blake Treinen followed with a hitless eighth before Tanner Scott allowed a leadoff double to Ryan Ritter in the ninth. Scott finished off the victory while recording his 21st save.

Struggling on offense themselves, the Dodgers finally broke through on a game-tying double from Freddie Freeman in the sixth inning. Los Angeles got a go-ahead two-run single from Mookie Betts in the seventh off Angel Chivilli (1-5).

Yoshinobu Yamamoto nearly pulled off the no-heat feat at Baltimore on Saturday before he allowed a two-out homer in the ninth inning to Jackson Holliday. It was the first of four runs for the Orioles, who rallied for a 4-3 victory.

Guardians 10, Royals 2

Slade Cecconi held Kansas City without a hit until the eighth inning and Nolan Jones had a two-run double during a six-run fourth, sending Cleveland past the visiting Royals.

Cecconi (6-6) only allowed Michael Massey’s leadoff single to center over eight scoreless innings and 100 pitches, while striking out three and walking three. The right-hander won for the first time in nine starts since July 18 against the Athletics.

C.J. Kayfus, Brayan Rocchio and Daniel Schneemann also had RBI doubles in the fourth off Royals starter Ryan Bergert (2-2), marking Cleveland’s first inning with four RBI doubles since Aug. 13, 2018, against the Cincinnati Reds.

Rangers 5, Brewers 0

Michael Helman drove home every Texas run with a grand slam and an RBI double to back the solid start of pitcher Jacob Latz as the surging Rangers past Milwaukee in the opener of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.

Latz (2-0) went 5 2/3 innings in his seventh start of the season, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out four. He was followed to the mound by Cole Winn, Jacob Webb and Chris Martin as the Texas pitchers faced just four batters over the minimum.

Milwaukee had a three-game winning streak snapped. The Brewers managed just six hits (all of them singles) and reached second only twice in the game. Blake Perkins had two of Milwaukee’s hits.

Nationals 15, Marlins 7

Josh Bell went 4-for-6 with two home runs and six RBIs to help and Washington tied season highs in runs and hits (19) to overpower host Miami.

Dylan Crews had three hits, including a homer, and drove in four while James Wood added three hits for the Nationals, who have won three straight and six of seven. Washington starter Cade Cavalli (3-1) allowed two runs on six hits across five innings, striking out one and walking one.

Victor Mesa Jr. hit his first career homer, a three-run shot for Miami, which has dropped six of seven. Jakob Marsee also went deep. Janson Junk (6-3) gave up six runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings while striking out three and walking two.

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Bryce Elder pitched 6 1/3 quality innings and host Atlanta topped Chicago to give manager Brian Snitker his 800th career victory.

Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson hit solo homers and Raisel Iglesias pitched the ninth inning to earn his 25th save as the Braves snapped a two-game losing skid. Elder (7-9) gave up one run on five hits while striking out six. He has a 1.37 ERA over his last four outings.

Cubs starter Shota Imanaga (9-7) pitched six innings, allowing three runs and five hits in the loss. Chicago scored its run in the seventh on Matt Shaw’s sacrifice fly to shallow center. It brought home Nico Hoerner, who had his team’s lone extra-base hit of the night.

Giants 11, Diamondbacks 5

Christian Koss and Heliot Ramos each drove in two runs in a five-run sixth inning, Jung Ho Lee collected three hits including a home run, and San Francisco outlasted visiting Arizona in the opener of a three-game series.

Logan Webb made his 30th start of the season a winning one, limiting the Diamondbacks to one earned run (four total) in six innings as the Giants won for the seventh time in their last eight home games. Webb (14-9) allowed five hits in his six innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.

After a bases-clearing triple by Jake McCarthy had helped Arizona play the Giants evenly at 4-4 through 5 1/2 innings, the hosts took charge in the last of the sixth, loading the bases with no outs against Diamondbacks reliever Brandyn Garcia (0-1). Koss then lashed a tiebreaking, two-run double to right field, after which Patrick Bailey added a sacrifice fly and Ramos his 17th homer to make it 9-4.

Twins 12, Angels 3

Royce Lewis homered twice to help visiting Minnesota earn a win against Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.

James Outman homered and singled, Austin Martin had two hits and scored three times and Luke Keaschall had three hits and two RBIs for the Twins, who have won two in a row for the first time in a month. Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson (6-4) posted his first victory in two months after allowing three runs and five hits over five innings.

Angels rookie right-hander Caden Dana (0-1) made his second major league start this season and fifth overall. He surrendered five runs and five hits over 4 2/3 innings while striking out nine and walking five.

Padres 4, Reds 3 (10 innings)

Fernando Tatis Jr. lofted a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning as San Diego rallied for a win over visiting Cincinnati.

Down 3-0, the Padres tied the game in the sixth on an RBI double from Gavin Sheets and a two-run triple from Jackson Merrill. Wandy Peralta (6-1) got the last out in the top of the 10th for the win.

TJ Friedl led off the game with a homer and Austin Hays also went deep for the Reds. Nick Martinez (10-12) made an error that contributed to the game-ending rally.

Red Sox 7, Athletics 0

Garrett Crochet struck out 10 over seven sharp innings while leading Boston past the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.

Crochet (15-5) allowed three hits and didn’t issue a walk before leaving after 101 pitches. It was a strong bounce-back effort after he served up four homers and allowed a season-worst seven runs against the Cleveland Guardians in his last start.

Trevor Story and Carlos Narvaez each had a solo homer among two hits as Boston won its second straight following three consecutive losses. Jarren Duran, Alex Bregman and Masataka Yoshida each added two hits and an RBI as the Red Sox cruised in the first meeting between the teams this season.

Mariners 4, Cardinals 2

Josh Naylor’s two-run double highlighted a sixth-inning rally as Seattle defeated visiting St. Louis in the opener of a three-game interleague series.

The Mariners won their third in a row to pull within two games of idle Houston in the American League West race and remain 1 1/2 games ahead of Texas for the AL’s third and final wild-card berth. Mariners starter Bryan Woo (13-7) pitched six quality innings. The right-hander allowed two runs on three hits with no walks and nine strikeouts.

Alec Burleson, activated from the injured list (right wrist inflammation) earlier in the day, hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who lost for just the second time in their past six games.

–Field Level Media