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Wed Apr 18 201823:04Mets use 9-run 8th inning to cruise past Nats 11-5
NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes launched a grand slam during a nine-run outburst in the eighth inning that rallied the New York Mets past the Washington Nationals 11-5 on Wednesday night, preventing a three-game sweep.Todd Frazier tied it at 4 with a two-run single and pinch-hitter Juan Lagares put New York ahead for the first time with a two-run double off ineffective setup man Ryan Madson (0-2).Shut down by Tanner Roark for seven innings, the first-place Mets broke loose in the eighth and improved to 13-4 with a stirring victory against their NL East rivals.Ryan Zimmerman homered twice, tripled and drove in four runs for the Nationals, who pulled off their own big comeback in the eighth inning of the series opener.AJ Ramos (1-1) worked a perfect inning for his first win with the Mets since being acquired from Miami last July.ATHLETICS 12, WHITE SOX 11, 14 INNINGSOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson singled over left fielder Nicky Delmonico to drive in Marcus Semien with two outs in the 14th inning and Oakland beat Chicago in a wild game that lasted nearly six hours.The A's trailed 6-1, 9-4 and 10-8, then gave up a tying run in the ninth before scoring the winning run off James Shields (1-1) five innings later.The teams combined for 33 hits and 18 walks —12 by Chicago pitchers — in a game that lasted 5 hours and 48 minutes. It was the third-longest game by time in Oakland Athletics history.Semien singled with two outs in the 14th and stole second. After Shields walked Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis, Olson lined an 0-1 pitch deep to left, and Delmonico watched it go over his head.Lou Trivino (1-0) pitched three innings for his first major league win.TIGERS 6, ORIOLES 5DETROIT (AP) — Dixon Machado led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run, capping a wild final two innings and lifting Detroit over Baltimore.Detroit led 2-1 before each team scored three runs in the eighth and one in the ninth. Baltimore's Luis Sardinas tied it with a solo shot off Shane Greene (1-0) in the top of the ninth, but then Machado hit a line drive off Pedro Araujo (1-2) that cleared the fence in left field for only the second homer of the infielder's big league career.Miguel Cabrera went deep on his 35th birthday, and Jeimer Candelario and John Hicks also homered for Detroit. Hicks hit a three-run shot in the eighth that put the Tigers up 5-4.BREWERS 2, REDS 0MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee center fielder Christian Yelich returned from the disabled list and made a snazzy sliding catch on a fly ball that deflected off the glove of left fielder Hernan Perez, and the Brewers beat Cincinnati.Zach Davies allowed three hits over 6 1/3 innings to win for the first time in four starts this season, and Eric Thames hit a two-run homer.Davies (1-2) struck out two, walked two and hit a batter, lowering his ERA from 6.75 to 4.84. Jacob Barnes finished with two hitless innings for his second save as the Brewers won consecutive home games for the first time this season.Thames homered on a slider from Tyler Mahle (1-3) in the third inning, his team-leading seventh home run and 12th against the Reds in two seasons.BLUE JAYS 15, ROYALS 5TORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernandez had four hits, including a two-run home run, Curtis Granderson hit his ninth career grand slam and Toronto routed Kansas City to complete a three-game sweep of the Royals, losers of eight straight.Granderson's slam, which came off Justin Grimm, was the big blow in a six-run eighth. Toronto set season highs with 15 runs and 15 hits.Toronto (12-5) is off to its best start since 2009.J.A. Happ (3-1) allowed five hits and four runs in six innings to win his third straight start as the Blue Jays won their fourth straight and eighth of nine.After losing its first two home games of the season, Toronto has won seven of eight at Rogers Centre. The Jays have outscored opponents 67-40 in 10 home games.Toronto has won 12 of its past 15 home meetings with Kansas City.Kansas City's Ian Kennedy (1-2) allowed six runs, four earned, and eight hits in five innings.BRAVES 7, PHILLIES 3ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Flaherty homered and drove in four runs, Brandon McCarthy outpitched Vince Velasquez and Atlanta beat Philadelphia.McCarthy (3-0) allowed one run and five hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings.Flaherty's three-run homer off Velasquez (1-2) in the fifth gave Atlanta a 3-1 lead. The Phillies got within one in the seventh before Dansby Swanson's homer off Edubray Ramos in the bottom of the inning put Atlanta ahead 4-2. Flaherty added a run-scoring single in the Braves' three-run eighth.Velasquez allowed three runs in six innings.RAYS 4, RANGERS 2ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Faria won for the first time since last July 25, allowing one run over six innings to lead Tampa Bay over the Cole Hamels and Texas.Faria (1-1) struck out six and walked one. He had been 0-4 in eight starts and two relief appearances since beating Baltimore.Hamels (1-3) gave up two hits through five scoreless innings before the Rays rallied to take a 3-1 in the sixth. Denard Span's RBI double with one out in the seventh chased Hamels, who allowed four runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings.Alex Colome got his fourth save despite allowing Drew Robinson's RBI single in the ninth.PIRATES 10, ROCKIES 2PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Rodriguez hit a two-run home run that backed Chad Kuhl and helped Pittsburgh beat Colorado to avoid a three-game sweep.Josh Bell drove in three runs and David Freese added a two-run double as Pittsburgh improved to 8-0 in day games. Adam Frazier had three of Pittsburgh's 13 hits and backup catcher Elias Diaz added two hits.Kyle Freeland (0-3) cruised through the first three innings but ran into trouble in the fourth. He was charged with five runs, six hits and two walks in four-plus innings.Kuhl (2-1) allowed Chris Iannetta's solo home run in the third but otherwise kept Colorado's struggling offense in check. Kuhl struck out four and walked three while giving up four hits.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball