Jonah Tong tossed five solid innings and earned the win in his major league debut Friday night, when the New York Mets provided him a historic burst of run support in a 19-9 rout of the visiting Miami Marlins.
The 19 runs scored were a club record in a home game for the Mets, whose 12 runs in the first two innings were also the most in team history.
Tong (1-0), who earned the promotion by posting a 1.43 ERA in 22 minor league starts this season, gave up four runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks while striking out six.
Brandon Nimmo homered twice for the Mets, who also got long balls from Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos and Luis Torrens. Nimmo and Tyrone Taylor each drove in four runs. Liam Hicks and Otto Lopez went deep for Miami.
Yankees 10, White Sox 2
Trent Grisham hit a grand slam, Anthony Volpe also homered and Carlos Rodon pitched six strong innings as visiting New York routed Chicago.
Rodon, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with the White Sox, held his old team in check in his first appearance at Rate Field since September 2021. Rodon (15-7) yielded one run and seven hits. New York stretched its winning streak to a season-best six games. The Yankees took a half-game lead over Boston for the first American League wild card.
Chicago has lost four in a row, including the past three by a combined 25 runs. Yoendrys Gomez (3-2) permitted five runs, four earned, on only two hits in four innings.
Guardians 5, Mariners 4
Steven Kwan’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning plated Brayan Rocchio with the winning run as Cleveland erased a four-run deficit to defeat visiting Seattle.
Kyle Manzardo and Nolan Jones homered for the Guardians, and both had two hits, as did Rocchio. Reliever Tim Herrin (5-3) tossed one inning for the win.
Jorge Polanco’s two-run shot gave the Mariners a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Andres Munoz (3-2) got just one out while yielding two runs, one earned, in the ninth.
Phillies 2, Braves 1
Alec Bohm delivered the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning as Philadelphia nipped Atlanta.
One night after tying a team record with seven home runs — including four by Kyle Schwarber — Philadelphia only mustered six hits, all singles. Schwarber was once again in the middle of the action with a hit, a walk and two runs.
Atlanta starter Bryce Elder received a no-decision despite allowing only one run and three hits over seven innings. Olson had three hits for Atlanta, while Ozzie Albies and Nick Allen notched two hits apiece.
Brewers 7, Blue Jays 2
Freddy Peralta (16-5) allowed one hit and struck out eight in six scoreless innings as visiting Milwaukee defeated Toronto.
Peralta leads the majors in victories. Andruw Monasterio hit a solo home run for the Brewers. Andrew Vaughn added three hits and two RBIs, while Isaac Collins went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs.
Toronto’s Shane Bieber (1-1) struck out the side in the first inning of his home debut and his second start as a Blue Jay. The right-hander wound up allowing two runs, five hits and no walks with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Bo Bichette had a pair of hits.
Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0
Zac Gallen pitched six scoreless innings as Arizona defeated host Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series.
Blaze Alexander hit a two-run homer for the Diamondbacks, who won their third game in a row. Gallen (10-13) allowed just two hits. Jake Woodford worked the ninth for his second save of the season.
The Dodgers had a four-game winning streak snapped as Blake Snell (3-3) gave up three runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Tigers 5, Royals 3
Riley Greene roped a go-ahead two-run double in the fourth inning for one of his three hits and Detroit overcame an early deficit to snap a four-game skid with a win at Kansas City.
Gleyber Torres also had three hits, Kerry Carpenter went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for the Tigers. Kyle Finnegan (4-4) got five outs in relief, and Will Vest notched his 20th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
All of the Royals’ runs came on first-inning homers from Mike Yastrzemski and Maikel Garcia. Seth Lugo (8-7) gave up four runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Rays 4, Nationals 1
Brandon Lowe and Everson Pereira homered and visiting Tampa Bay beat Washington.
Junior Caminero had two hits for the Rays, who had lost their last two. CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews had three hits each for Washington, which outhit Tampa Bay 12-8 but went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Washington starter Mitchell Parker (7-15) went 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits
Rays starter Adrian Houser gave up a run over four innings.
Cardinals 7, Reds 5 (10 innings)
Masyn Winn drove in three runs as visiting St. Louis outlasted Cincinnati in 10 innings, the Cardinals’ second win in a row.
Pedro Pages hit a two-run homer for the Cardinals, and Ivan Herrera went 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs. Matt Svanson (3-0) earned the victory in relief, and Ryan Fernandez recorded his first save.
Noelvi Marte, Spencer Steer and Ke’Bryan Hayes hit home runs for the Reds, who have lost seven of their past eight games. Reliever Tony Santillan (1-5) gave up two unearned runs in the 10th.
Pirates 4, Red Sox 2
Pittsburgh made a winner out of Paul Skenes in a matchup of exciting young pitchers, scoring three runs in the sixth inning in a win over MLB-debuting Payton Tolle and host Boston.
Skenes (9-9) scattered a career-high-tying seven hits but allowed just two runs (one earned) and struck out six across six innings. Tommy Pham hit a game-tying, two-run double while Andrew McCutchen went 3-for-3 with the deciding RBI for Pittsburgh, which has won three of its last four.
Tolle struck out eight and allowed just three hits over 5 1/3 innings. Both runs charged to Tolle scored after he exited the game. Romy Gonzalez (3-for-4) recorded all three of his hits against Skenes. Roman Anthony (home run) and Ceddanne Rafaela were both 2-for-4.
Astros 2, Angels 0
Carlos Correa snapped a scoreless tie with an opposite-field single in the seventh inning before Yordan Alvarez provided an insurance tally an inning later as Houston topped visiting Los Angeles.
Enyel De Los Santos (5-3) earned the win in relief for Houston, which stranded 13 baserunners. Kaleb Ort notched his first save by recording the final four outs.
Angels left-hander Tyler Anderson surrendered a series of hard-hit balls, yet worked five scoreless innings.
Cubs 11, Rockies 7
Dansby Swanson had two homers, a triple and a season-high six RBIs, Ian Happ and Michael Busch also went deep, and Chicago beat Colorado in Denver.
Happ and Nico Hoerner each doubled twice and Busch, Seiya Suzuki and Reese McGuire finished with two hits apiece for Chicago, which snapped a three-game skid. Cubs starter Cade Horton (9-4) allowed two runs on six hits over five innings.
Yanquiel Fernandez homered among his two hits, Kyle Farmer had a long ball, Mickey Moniak and Brenton Doyle each doubled twice and Hunter Goodman had three hits for Colorado. German Marquez (3-12) was activated from the 15-day injured list but lasted just 4 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs on nine hits.
Giants 15, Orioles 8
Dominic Smith launched a home run into the bay, Luis Matos and Willy Adames collected four hits apiece and San Francisco ran its winning streak to six games with a shellacking of the visiting Baltimore.
Matos and Adames scored three times apiece, while Jung Hoo Lee, Rafael Devers and Matt Chapman had two runs each for the Giants. San Francisco hung up double-figure runs for the second time in its past three games. The Giants’ 15 runs and 18 hits were season highs.
Seeking to end a four-game skid, Orioles starter Dean Kremer (9-10) was pulled after three innings, having served up seven runs and nine hits.
Rangers 5, Athletics 2
Jonah Heim hit a tiebreaking homer and Michael Helman added a two-run blast to help Texas notch a victory over the Athletics at West Sacramento, Calif.
Heim also had a sacrifice fly as the Rangers earned their third straight win and their sixth in the past seven. Texas has crept within 3 1/2 games of the Seattle Mariners for the American League’s third wild-card berth. Texas starter Jack Leiter (9-7) gave up two runs and five hits over six innings.
Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs (10-9) allowed three runs and seven hits over 5 2/3 innings. Brent Rooker had a two-run double for the A’s, and Lawrence Butler collected two of the team’s five hits.
Twins 7, Padres 4
Trevor Larnach went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Minnesota held on for a win over San Diego in Minneapolis.
Byron Buxton added two RBIs and two stolen bases for Minnesota, which won the opener of a seven-game homestand after a 2-4 road trip. Royce Lewis finished 2-for-3 with a solo homer. Twins right-hander Zebby Matthews (4-4) snapped a three-start winless streak. He allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits in six-plus innings.
Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-5 with two RBIs to lead San Diego. Gavin Sheets was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs, and Jose Iglesias finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. San Diego left-hander Nestor Cortes (2-3) gave up three runs on five hits in three-plus innings.
