NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts for his fourth career shutout and the second complete game in the majors this season, leading the New York Yankees to a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
DJ LeMahieu homered and hit an RBI single for the Yankees, who earned a split of the four-game series.
Cole (4-0) lowered his ERA to 0.95 in four starts, finishing off the Twins on 109 pitches in 2 hours, 7 minutes. He got the final nine outs on 25 pitches and retired former Astros teammate Carlos Correa to end it.
It was Cole’s seventh career complete game and his first shutout since July 10, 2021, at Houston.
METS 4, ATHLETICS 3,
10 INNINGS
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pete Alonso tied the score in the ninth inning with his major league-leading eighth home run, and New York beat the struggling Oakland Athletics to complete a three-game sweep.
Eduardo Escobar scored the go-ahead in the 10th on a wild pitch by Sam Moll (0-2). Francisco Lindor and Tommy Pham also homered for the Mets, who won their fourth straight.
Brandon Nimmo made two diving catches in center field, including one that saved the game in the ninth. David Robertson pitched out of trouble in the 10th for his fourth save.
Jimmy Yacabonis (1-0) worked a scoreless inning to win his Mets debut.
RED SOX 2, ANGELS 1
BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Whitlock threw seven innings of one-run ball and Justin Turner hit a two-run homer to give Boston a win over Los Angeles in a game that lasted just under two hours.
Los Angeles star Shohei Ohtani had his 36-game on-base streak halted; it had been the longest in MLB.
Whitlock (1-1) allowed three hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Ryan Brasier got the final three outs for his first save — including striking out Mike Trout and getting Ohtani to fly out.
Reid Detmers (0-1) was given the loss in an outing where he gave up two runs on six hits, struck out seven and walked one in 6 1/3 innings.
CARDINALS 5,
PIRATES 4, 10 INNINGS
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Edman hit an RBI single in the 10th inning to give St. Louis a win over Pittsburgh to salvage a split of the four-game series.
With runners on first and second and one out, Nolan Gorman drove in Paul Goldschmidt with a tying double. Lars Nootbaar was walked intentionally by Wil Crowe (0-1) and rookie Jordan Walker struck out before Edman singled back up the middle.
Nootbaar hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, and Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras and Gorman each had two hits.
Drew VerHagen (1-0) got three outs for the win, allowing an unearned run in the top of the 10th on Canaan Smith-Njigba’s groundout to first.
RAYS 8, BLUE JAYS 1
TORONTO (AP) — Shane McClanahan pitched six effective innings in his fourth straight win, and Tampa Bay avoided a three-game sweep by Toronto.
Christian Bethancourt hit a three-run homer to help the Rays rebounded from their first two losses of the season. Yandy Díaz reached four times, and Josh Lowe had two hits and three RBIs.
McClanahan (4-0) allowed one run and four hits. He struck out six and walked two.
Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah (1-1) matched career-worsts by allowing seven runs and nine hits. He walked four and struck out five in 4 2/3 innings.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, MARLINS 0
MIAMI (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning in Arizona’s win over Sandy Alcantara and Miami.
Corbin Carroll homered for Arizona, and Pavin Smith and Christian Walker also had two hits apiece.
Gallen (2-1) retired his first 13 batters before Bryan De La Cruz singled with one out in the fifth. Gallen struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings and walked none. Kevin Ginkel then got four outs before Kyle Nelson finished a four-hitter.
Alcantara (1-2) permitted five runs, four earned, and seven hits in six innings. He’s dropped his last two starts after throwing a complete-game three-hitter in a 1-0 victory over Minnesota on April 4.
MARINERS 1, ROCKIES 0
SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo retired his first 18 batters, Jarred Kelenic hit an RBI single and Seattle completed a three-game sweep.
Kelenic extended his hitting streak to a career-best 10 games and played outstanding defense in right field, including a diving catch in the eighth inning that saved a run.
Castillo (1-0) struck out the side in the second and fanned eight over the first six innings before Jurickson Profar led off the seventh for the Rockies with a soft single to left-center. Castillo permitted two hits and struck out nine in seven innings. Justin Topa worked a one-hit eighth.
