MLB Lines, Scores and Odds

Harrison Bader delivered a tiebreaking hit in the eighth inning for a second straight game on Monday, hitting a two-run double to highlight the New York Mets’ comeback from a three-run deficit en route to a 6-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mets have won eight of 11 following an 0-5 start. The Pirates have lost four of six after a 9-2 start. The teams traded three-run rallies in the sixth inning before

Nico Hoerner scored the tying run with a mad dash on a wild pitch in the ninth and delivered the tiebreaking single in the 11th as the Chicago Cubs notched a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Phoenix. Michael Busch homered in his fifth consecutive game to tie the Cubs’ franchise record. Hoerner and Garrett Cooper had two hits apiece as Chicago won its third consecutive game. Jake McCarthy had an

Left-hander Mitchell Parker went five strong innings in his major league debut and Luis Garcia Jr. hit a three-run home run as the Washington Nationals earned a 6-4 victory over the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. CJ Abrams also hit a home run and Joey Gallo added an RBI double against his former team as the Nationals improved to 4-3 on a nine-game California road trip. Parker (1-0), a fifth-round draft pick by

Jorge Polanco and Mitch Haniger hit homers as the Seattle Mariners set a season-high in runs with a 9-3 victory against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Monday night in the opener of a three-game interleague series. Jeimer Candelario and Jake Fraley went deep for the Reds, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Mariners right-hander George Kirby (2-2), who lost his previous two starts, went six innings and allowed two runs on five hits with

Sonny Gray celebrated a happy homecoming with six shutout innings, Willson Contreras doubled in a run and scored another, and the St. Louis Cardinals opened a three-game road series with a 3-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. Nolan Arenado and Jordan Walker also had RBI hits for the Cardinals, who evened their record at 2-2 on a six-game Western swing. Esteury Ruiz, promoted from Triple-A before the game, had a pinch-hit home

Will Brennan belted a pinch-hit, two-run home run to help the visiting Cleveland Guardians earn a 6-0 road victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon. Brennan batted for Tyler Freeman with two outs in the seventh inning. His home run against reliever Greg Weissert was his first of the season. Tim Herrin (1-0) earned the win for pitching two innings in relief of starter Xzavion Curry, who limited Boston to two hits in

Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Nick Martini belted two-run homers to lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 11-4 win Sunday and a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox. Jake Fraley reached base four times on two hits and two walks and scored three runs for the Reds, who outscored the White Sox, 27-5, in their first-ever sweep of the White Sox in interleague play. The White Sox fell to 2-13 on the season, the worst

Harrison Bader snapped a scoreless tie with an eighth-inning RBI single Sunday afternoon and four pitchers combined on a three-hitter for the host New York Mets, who beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series. The Mets have won seven of 10. The Royals lost for just the second time in 10 games. Pete Alonso led off the eighth by walking against Chris Stratton (1-1). Alonso went to

Andres Gimenez’s walk-off sacrifice fly capped a three-run 10th inning and sent the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-7 win over the visiting New York Yankees on Sunday. After Anthony Rizzo put New York up 7-5 with a two-run single in the top of the inning off Tyler Beede (1-0), the Yankees’ Caleb Ferguson (0-2) couldn’t hold the lead in the bottom of the frame. Cleveland placement runner Bo Naylor scored on a fielder’s choice and