NEW YORK — Michael Conforto and Wilmer Flores homered and the New York Mets won their eighth in a row, building an early lead for Jacob deGrom and holding off the San Francisco Giants 6-5 Saturday. ADVERTISING NEW YORK —
NEW YORK — Michael Conforto and Wilmer Flores homered and the New York Mets won their eighth in a row, building an early lead for Jacob deGrom and holding off the San Francisco Giants 6-5 Saturday.
The crowd of 44,466 was the largest for a regular-season game at Citi Field since the park opened in 2009, with a lot of fans attracted by the Noah Syndergaard Garden Gnome giveaway.
San Francisco loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth inning and trimmed it to 6-5 with a pair of long sacrifice flies caught just in front of the outfield fence.
Jeurys Familia closed for his eighth save in as many chances.
Conforto tied a Mets record by hitting a double in his sixth straight game. He also singled and drove in three runs.
DeGrom (3-0) overcame his first four walks of the season, pitching two-hit ball for six innings.
NATIONALS 6, CARDINALS 1
ST. LOUIS — Jayson Werth’s three-run homer capped a four-run first inning and Joe Ross had another stingy outing for Washington in a victory over St. Louis.
Ross (3-0) allowed one run in six innings, raising his ERA to 0.79. He has given up only two runs in 22 2/3 innings and bounced back nicely after skipping a turn because of a blister on his middle finger.
TIGERS 4, TWINS 1
MINNEAPOLIS — Jordan Zimmermann won his fifth straight start since signing with Detroit, and Justin Upton hit a three-run homer in the first inning to help the Tigers top Minnesota.
Zimmermann (5-0) gave up one run with no walks and seven strikeouts over seven innings. His ERA actually rose to 0.55 as he became the first Tigers pitcher to win five games in April since Frank Tanana in 1988, according to STATS.
ATHLETICS 2, ASTROS 0
OAKLAND, Calif. — Jesse Hahn pitched into the seventh inning in his return to the majors and combined with two relievers on a four-hitter as Oakland held off Houston.
The Astros loaded the bases in the ninth before Ryan Madson got Evan Gattis to ground into a game-ending double play for his eighth save, completing Oakland’s first shutout this season.
RAYS 4, BLUE JAYS 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Curt Casali drove in the winning run with a single in the ninth inning and Tampa Bay beat Toronto.
Brad Miller led off the ninth with a pinch-hit single off Brett Cecil (0-5). Miller beat first baseman Justin Smoak to the bag after a grounder. Kevin Kiermaier followed with a double before Casali’s hit, the first game-ending hit of his career.
RED SOX 8, YANKEES 0
BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts had three RBIs apiece, David Ortiz homered again and Boston blanked New York.
The Red Sox will look to sweep the three-game series Sunday night when David Price pitches for Boston in his first regular-season taste of the longtime rivalry.
PIRATES 5, REDS 1
PITTSBURGH — Francisco Liriano won for the first time since opening day and John Jaso hit a leadoff homer as Pittsburgh won its sixth straight and handed Cincinnati its sixth consecutive loss.
Liriano (2-1) allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings for his first win since April 3 against St. Louis. The left-hander held the Reds to five hits and struck out six while walking none.
WHITE SOX 8, ORIOLES 7
BALTIMORE — Jose Abreu hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning off reliever Vance Worley, lifting Chicago over Baltimore.
After Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer off Darren O’Day in the eighth to give the White Sox a 7-5 lead, Chris Davis tied it in the bottom half with a two-run double off Zach Duke. Those runs were charged to Matt Albers, ending his streak of 30 consecutive scoreless appearances.
PHILLIES 4, INDIANS 3
PHILADELPHIA — Freddy Galvis homered and hit the go-ahead single to lead Philadelphia past Cleveland for its fifth straight victory.
The surprising Phillies (14-10) have won eight of nine and are four games over .500 for the first time since they finished the 2011 season 102-60.
MARLINS 7, BREWERS 5
MILWAUKEE — Adeiny Hechavarria had four hits, including one of four solo home runs that helped streaking Miami beat Milwaukee.
Giancarlo Stanton, Derek Dietrich and Marcell Ozuna also homered as the Marlins won their seventh consecutive game. It is their longest winning streak since a seven-game run in early May 2012. The Marlins are 12-11, the first time they’ve been over .500 since they were 64-63 on Aug. 22, 2014.
RANGERS 7, ANGELS 2
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rougned Odor matched a Rangers record with three doubles, Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer and Texas benefited from another replay challenge in a victory over Los Angeles.
ROCKIES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 2
PHOENIX — Trevor Story’s two-run triple in the top of the ninth inning broke a tie, and Colorado beat Arizona.
Story, who homered in the four previous meetings between the teams this season, also doubled and drove in three runs for the Rockies, who have won four of five in Arizona this year.
Carlos Gonzalez had three of the Rockies’ 13 hits. Nolan Arenado drove in a third run in the ninth, all off closer Brad Ziegler (1-1).
PADRES 5, DODGERS 2
LOS ANGELES — Melvin Upton Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the fifth inning, and San Diego also got RBI doubles from Wil Myers and Matt Kemp.
Colin Rea (2-1) allowed two runs and four hits over six innings in his Dodger Stadium debut, helping send the three-time defending NL West champions to their sixth straight loss. The 25-year-old right-hander’s only mistake resulted in a two-run homer by Chase Utley in the third.
MARINERS 6, ROYALS 0
SEATTLE — Wade Miley scattered five hits for his first career shutout and Kyle Seager hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run first inning as Seattle handed Kansas City its fifth consecutive loss.
Miley (2-2) struck out four and walked none for his second complete game in 139 starts. His only other complete game was last September with Boston in a 9-2 victory over Philadelphia, when he allowed two runs and five hits.
Seth Smith, whose homer accounted for the Mariners’ only hit in a 1-0 victory Friday night, homered in the first inning, a one-out solo shot, his fourth.
