Conforto's sacrifice fly in 9th sends Mets past Phillies 4-3

NEW YORK (AP) – Mets ace Jacob deGrom gave up two runs for the first time this season and New York rallied after he exited, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 Saturday on Michael Conforto’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning. DeGrom’s bid to set the Mets record for the longest scoreless-inning streak fell just short. His run ended at 31 innings on rookie Nick Maton’s RBI single in the second – R.A. Dickey set the team shutout mark of 32 2/3 innings in 2012. DeGrom allowed three hits in six innings, striking out five and walking one while throwing 88 pitches, his most since tossing 93 against Boston on April 28 in a 1-0 loss. Edwin Diaz (2-1) earned the victory. Héctor Neris (1-5) took the loss. BLUE JAYS 12, ORIOLES 4 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his major league-leading 26th home run, Teoscar Hernández and Randal Grichuk also connected and Toronto rolled past Baltimore. Guerrero homered during a four-run burst in the third inning that also included Bo Bichette’s RBI double and Hernández’s homer. Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the fifth and drove in foru runs. Toronto scored four runs apiece in the third, fifth and sixth innings en route to winning its sixth of seven games. Pedro Severino and Cedric Mullins each had two RBIs for Baltimore, which lost for the 15th time in 17 games and dropped its 21st of 22 road games. Hyun Jin Ryu (7-4) allowed seven hits over 6 2/3 innings, and yielded only two singles through the first six innings. Keegan Akin (0-4) allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings. RAYS 13, ANGELS 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Shane McClanahan pitched six effective innings, Brett Phillips drove in three runs and Tampa Bay beat Los Angeles for its fourth straight win. Manuel Margot and Mike Zunino homered for Tampa Bay. Ji-Man Choi had four hits and drove in two runs. The Angels have lost five in a row overall. McClanahan (3-2) allowed three runs and four hits, all in the third inning. Alex Cobb (5-3) dropped to 0-6 in eight starts against his former team after giving up six runs and six hits in four innings. MARLINS 3, NATIONALS 2 MIAMI (AP) – Rookie Zach Thompson struck out 11 in six innings, helping Miami beat Kyle Schwarber and Washington. Thompson (2-2) held Schwarber in check while allowing two runs and three hits in his fourth major league start. Yimi García earned his 12th save in 15 chances. Patrick Corbin (5-6) allowed five hits and struck out six. TIGERS 3, ASTROS 1, 1ST GAME ASTROS 3, TIGERS 2, 2ND GAME DETROIT (AP) – Yordan Alvarez and Carlos Correa hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning and Houston rallied past Detroit to split a doubleheader. After winning the opener and ending the Astros’ 11-game winning streak, the Tigers took a 2-0 lead into the sixth of the seven-inning nightcap. Jose Altuve led off the Astros sixth with a double against reliever Michael Fulmer (4-4). With two outs, Alvarez hit a tying drive into the Houston bullpen. Two pitches later, Correa homered for the lead. Ryan Pressly struck out the side in the seventh for his 12th save. Lance McCullers Jr. (5-1) allowed two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. In the first game, Zack Short’s first home run in the majors broke a fifth-inning tie for Detroit. Casey Mize (5-4) improved to 2-0 in his last four starts, giving up one run on six hits and two walks in six innings. Jose Cisnero pitched the seventh for his third save. Framber Valdez (4-1) lost for the first time in six starts this season, CARDINALS 3, PIRATES 1 ST. LOUIS (AP) – Adam Wainwright pitched into the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Paul DeJong hit solo home runs and St. Louis ended a five-game losing streak.