All-Star Jacob deGrom allowed two hits over eight innings and Eric Campbell hit a two-run homer as the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Wednesday to win consecutive road series for the first time this season.
Juan Lagares also drove in a run for the Mets, who took advantage of an error by All-Star shortstop Brandon Crawford to break a 0-0 tie in the sixth.
DeGrom (9-6) allowed a double to Hunter Pence in the third inning and a bloop single to Brandon Belt in the fourth, then retired 13 consecutive batters. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year, DeGrom struck out 10 and walked one. He is 5-1 with a 1.09 ERA in day games.
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Mets starting pitchers have allowed three or fewer hits in each of their last four starts.
Jeurys Familia got two outs for his 24th save in 26 chances.
In his second start after missing 10 weeks because of a strained back, Jake Peavy (0-4) gave up two runs — one earned — and six hits in seven innings.
ROYALS 9, RAYS 7
Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson hit two-run homers, and Alcides Escobar had four hits as Kansas City pounded All-Star Chris Archer before holding off Tampa Bay.
The Royals lost All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon to a strained groin in the fourth inning. He was hurt on Logan Forsythe’s inside-the-park homer.
Dyson countered with an inside-the-park homer two innings later. It was the first time there were two in one game since the Cubs’ Sammy Sosa and Pirates’ Tony Womack did it on May 26, 1997.
Tampa Bay, swept in a doubleheader on Tuesday, fell for the 10th time in 11 games.
Jeremy Guthrie (7-5) got the win. Joe Blanton gave up three runs in the ninth before Greg Holland got the final two outs, stranding runners on second and third, to earn his 17th save.
Archer (9-6) allowed a career-high nine runs on 11 hits over six innings.
PIRATES 5, PADRES 2
Pittsburgh completed a sweep of San Diego for their 10th series sweep of the season to tie a club record.
Gregory Polanco, Andrew McCutchen and Kang Jung-ho had RBI singles in a three-run eighth, all with two outs.
Andrew Cashner allowed one hit in his first six innings for San Diego, but was gone in the eighth. Brandon Maurer allowed his inherited runners to score and Cashner (3-10) was charged for four runs in 7-2/3 innings.
Deolis Guerra (2-0) retired all six batters in the seventh and eighth for the win. Antonio Bastardo worked a scoreless ninth to pick up his first save of the season.
CARDINALS 6, CUBS 5
Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning as St Louis jolted Chicago.
The Cardinals trailed 5-4 and Cubs reliever Pedro Strop (1-4) quickly retired the first two batters in the ninth.
Matt Carpenter followed with a four-pitch walk and Peralta connected on a 1-2 pitch, hitting a drive that barely cleared the wall in left field for his 12th home run.
Miguel Socolovich (3-1) got two outs for the win. Trevor Rosenthal gave up a two-out double to Addison Russell in the ninth, but struck out Dexter Fowler for his 25th save in 26 chances.
The Cubs took a 5-4 in the sixth on Miguel Montero’s three-run double. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny and catcher Yadier Molina were ejected after Montero’s hit, arguing that the pitch before the double should have been called a strike instead of a ball.
DODGERS 5, PHILLIES 0
Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 in snapping a five-start winless streak with an eight-hit shutout, and Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run homer against his former team to help Los Angeles beat Philadelphia.
Kershaw (6-6) walked none and threw 123 pitches. The left-hander has not allowed a run in his last 31 innings against the Phillies, while making three straight scoreless starts against them.
He earned his 10th career shutout and 18th complete game in his 227th start.
Kershaw, the reigning National League MVP and three-time Cy Young Award winner, is bidding for his fifth straight All-Star selection. He is among five candidates in the fan vote for the final National League roster spot for next week’s game in Cincinnati.
A.J. Ellis contributed with a two-run homer for the Dodgers.
YANKEES 5, ATHLETICS 4
All-Star slugger Mark Teixeira homered twice after Scott Kazmir left his start with tight triceps, and CC Sabathia won for the first time in a month as New York held off Oakland.
Stephen Drew, who entered as a late-game defensive replacement in a 1-for-24 slump, homered off Fernando Abad in the eighth to give New York a 5-2 lead. Andrew Miller, just off the disabled list, nearly gave it all back in his first appearance since June 9, allowing a two-run shot in the ninth to Marcus Semien.
Stephen Vogt reached second on third baseman Gregorio Petit’s two-out throwing error. However, Petit charged Ben Zobrist’s soft grounder and made a quick throw to first for the final out, with Teixeira making a tough stretch. That gave Miller his 18th save in 18 chances.
In other games, it was:
‧ Angels 3, Rockies 2
‧ White Sox 7, Blue Jays 6
‧ Indians 4, Astros 2
‧ Diamondbacks 7, Rangers 4
‧ Brewers 6, Braves 5
‧ Red Sox 6, Marlins 3
‧ Twins 5, Orioles 3
‧ Tigers 5, Mariners 4
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