Phillies edge Mets 2-1 in 10 innings in NL East showdown

NEW YORK (AP) – Left fielder Matt Vierling threw out the speedy Starling Marte at the plate to end the ninth and the Philadelphia Phillies showed off sharp fielding in beating the New York Mets 2-1 in 10 innings Friday night. In the sixth inning, Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm made a barehanded, off-balance throw to get Marte at first and pitcher Ranger Suárez snared a comebacker by Francisco Lindor. In the 10th, Bohm hit a sacrifice fly for the go-ahead run. The Mets had a six-game winning streak stopped and also lost infielders Jeff McNeil and Eduardo Escobar to early injuries. McNeil exited after grounding out in the second with a right thumb laceration and Escobar departed with left side tightness. The Mets lead the NL East and the Phillies, second in the wild-card race, are 9 1/2 games behind New York with Atlanta in between them. In the ninth, Vierling caught a shallow flyball by pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach and threw out Marte at the plate. Bohm’s go-ahead sacrifice fly came against Mychal Givens (6-3). Max Scherzer struck out six and allowed three of his nine hits in the opening inning when the Phillies scored their first run on Bohm’s RBI single. Seranthony Domínguez (6-3) earned the win and David Robertson tossed a perfect 10th for his 16th save and second with Philadelphia. RED SOX 3, YANKEES 2, 10 INNINGS BOSTON (AP) – J.D. Martinez had three hits, including a game-tying RBI single in the ninth, and Tommy Pham hit a walk-off single in the 10th to lead last-place Boston past Aaron Judge and AL East-leading New York. New York pitchers retired 12 straight Boston batters before closer Clay Holmes walked two with one out in the ninth and then gave up Martinez’s single up the middle. Judge, who hit his major league-leading 46th home run in the third inning, reached base for the fourth time when he was walked to lead off the 10th. But Garrett Whitlock fanned Josh Donaldson and Gleyber Torres to end the threat. Whitlock (3-2) struck out three and walked one in two innings. Lou Trivino (1-7) allowed two hits and recorded one out for the Yankees, who have lost three straight and eight of nine. PADRES 10, NATIONALS 5 WASHINGTON (AP) – Juan Soto had two hits and got a standing ovation in his return to Washington, and San Diego beat the Nationals after Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended 80 games for a positive drug test. Soto was traded to San Diego on Aug. 2, a deal that became even more significant when the Padres learned that Tatis would miss the rest of the season and the first 32 games next year. San Diego starter Mike Clevinger (4-4) allowed one run on three hits in five innings, walking four. Brandon Drury went 3 for 4, hitting his 23rd homer in the eighth inning, and Trent Grisham hit his 14th homer, a three-run shot in the fifth. Cory Abbott (0-2) pitched four innings and allowed four hits and three runs. MARINERS 6, RANGERS 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Star rookie Julio Rodriguez got two hits in his return to the lineup and Seattle took over the first wild-card position in the American League by beating Texas. The 21-year-old Rodriguez had missed the Mariners’ previous 11 games with a wrist injury. He hit a tiebreaking, opposite-field single to shallow right with the bases loaded in the fourth inning. He was the first batter to face Jose Leclerc, who relieved Taylor Hearn (5-7). George Kirby (4-3) allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings on seven hits with five strikeouts and one walk. It was the rookie’s second straight win. The victory, combined with Toronto’s loss to Cleveland, gave the Mariners a half-game lead over the Blue Jays. GUARDIANS 8, BLUE JAYS 0