METS 7, CARDINALS 4
ST. LOUIS -- Wilmer Flores and Justin Ruggiano homered as the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Jose Reyes reached base four times and scored three runs. Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits, drove in a run and scored once.
The offense helped Robert Gsellman (1-0) get the decision in his major league debut. Gsellman, pressed into action after starter Jonathon Niese left with an injury in the first inning, pitched 3 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run.
Jeurys Familia earned his 42nd save, one shy of the Mets' season record set by Familia last year and Armando Benitez in 2001.
Cardinals lefty Jaime Garcia (10-9) gave up a season-high six runs at home, in just four innings. New York broke a 22 1/3-inning streak in which Garcia hadn't given up an earned run at home to the Mets.
Brandon Moss reached three times and drove in a run while Randal Grichuk's solo home run in the sixth extended the Cardinals' home run streak to 12 games.
Yadier Molina had three hits and an RBI for St. Louis.
Cabrera made a diving stop on a grounder up the middle by Jhonny Peralta to end the third. Cabrera's stop and subsequent force out saved at least one run.
Yoenis Cespedes robbed Stephen Piscotty of a solo home run in the sixth with a leaping catch over the left field wall.
Niese left the game after facing four batters with left knee pain.
Niese retired just one of the four hitters he faced, walking two and giving up an RBI single to Moss before being lifted for Gsellman. All three runners he allowed eventually scored.
BREWERS 6, ROCKIES 4 Hernan Perez hit a two-run triple in the seventh inning, lifting host Milwaukee to a comeback victory over Colorado. Brent Suter (1-1) pitched a scoreless seventh for his first career victory in his first relief appearance after making his major league debut in a spot start Friday night.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BLUE JAYS 7, ANGELS 2 Russell Martin had three hits and two RBI, R.A. Dickey pitched 6 2/3 innings for his first home victory since July 10 and host Toronto beat Los Angeles. Toronto's victory ensured it would maintain at least a share of first place in the AL East.
RED SOX 2, RAYS 1 Clay Buchholz pitched into the seventh inning, David Ortiz had a run-scoring single and visiting Boston beat Tampa Bay to remain tied atop the AL East. Buchholz (5-9) allowed 1 run, 5 hits, 2 walks and struck out 9 in 6 1/3 innings.
TIGERS 8, TWINS 3 Cameron Maybin drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning, to spark Detroit over host Minnesota. Anibal Sanchez (7-12) pitched seven innings to win a start on the road for the first time since the first week of the season.
INTERLEAGUE
PIRATES 7, ASTROS 1 Ivan Nova took a shutout into the ninth inning and finished with a six-hitter while Gregory Polanco hit two home runs to lead host Pittsburgh to a victory over Houston. Nova (10-6) struck out 6, walked 1 and threw 69 of his 98 pitches for strikes while improving to 3-0 in four starts since being acquired from the New York Yankees in an Aug. 1 trade.
ORIOLES 8, NATIONALS 1 Kevin Gausman scattered six hits over six shutout innings, Adam Jones went 4 for 5 and Baltimore breezed past visiting Washington. Chris Davis hit his 30th home run for the Orioles, who won two consecutive over Washington to conclude a 3-5 homestand.
ROYALS 1, MARLINS 0 Yordano Ventura escaped two threats while pitching six innings, and Kansas City extended its winning streak to nine games by beating host Miami. Ventura (9-9), who reached 101 mph on the scoreboard radar gun, allowed 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6.
REDS 3, RANGERS 0 Dan Straily extended his surge since the All-Star break by pitching six innings and Joey Votto drove in a pair of runs to lead Cincinnati over visiting Texas. Straily (10-6) hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his eight starts since the break, going 6-0.
WHITE SOX 9, PHILLIES 1 Jose Abreu homered for a third consecutive game, Carlos Rodon threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings and host Chicago beat slumping Philadelphia. Abreu hit a two-run home run and Justin Morneau followed with a solo shot in the fifth off Jake Thompson (1-3), who gave up 7 runs and 8 hits in 5 innings.
Sports on 08/24/2016