Jesse Winker’s pinch-hit homer in 9th gives Mets a win over Orioles

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NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jesse Winker led off the ninth inning with his first home run for the New York Mets, giving them another rousing 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

Mets starter Sean Manaea retired his first 17 batters and Mark Vientos put New York ahead 3-2 with a solo homer in the seventh.

Francisco Lindor also went deep and J.D. Martinez drove in a run with a grounder to help the Mets take two of three in the series. New York began the day 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the final National League playoff berth, with the Braves scheduled to host Philadelphia later.


New York Mets' Jesse Winker follows through on a walk off home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
New York Mets’ Jesse Winker follows through on a walk off home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

RED SOX 4, ASTROS 1

HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Ceddanne Rafaela doubled twice with two RBIs and fellow rookie David Hamilton added a solo homer in the ninth inning to lead Boston Red to a win over Houston.

Rafaela’s first double off Justin Verlander (3-3) gave Boston a 2-1 lead in the second inning. He drove in another run with a double with two outs in the seventh.

Hamilton’s home run to right field off Seth Martinez made it 4-1 with two outs in the ninth.

RANGERS 1, PIRATES 0

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wyatt Langford’s single scored pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran with two out in the ninth inning, giving Texas a win over Pittsburgh.

Jonah Heim and Adolis García singled off David Bednar (3-6) to open Texas’ half of the ninth. Duran, running for Heim, advanced to third on a flyout to deep right field by Nathaniel Lowe. Bednar struck out Josh Jung on a 3-2 fastball after García stole second base. Langford then laced an RBI single to center field.

The winning run ended a streak of 22 scoreless innings in the series for the Rangers, who claimed two of three games against the Pirates and ended a string of seven consecutive lost series.

Kirby Yates (5-2) pitched a perfect ninth inning for the Rangers, who have won three of their last four games.

WHITE SOX 6, GIANTS 2

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Korey Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single that highlighted a four-run ninth inning as the Chicago White Sox snapped a four-game skid with a win over San Francisco.

Luis Robert Jr. and Andrew Benintendi drew consecutive walks off Erik Miller (3-4) with one out in the ninth. After Andrew Vaughn reached on an infield single, Miller struck out Gavin Sheets. Then, Lee singled on a 2-2 fastball from Spencer Bivens, giving the White Sox a 4-2 lead. Lenyn Sosa followed with another two-run single to help seal the win.

Robert and Sheets had two hits apiece and Vaughn added two RBIs as MLB-worst Chicago won for just the third time in nine games.

Fraser Ellard (1-1) retired three batters and earned the win. Former Giants reliever John Brebbia, the last of five Chicago pitchers, worked the ninth as the White Sox closed out a 2-4 road trip.

Mark Canha had two hits for the Giants (65-64), who had a three-game winning streak halted.

NATIONALS 6, ROCKIES 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitchell Parker gave up one run and five hits in seven innings, Luis García Jr. hit a three-run homer and Washington beat Colorado.

James Wood had three hits for the Nationals, who had scored a total of 14 runs while losing five of their past six games. Keibert Ruiz and Andrés Chaparro had two hits each.

Parker (7-7), who gave up nine runs on 10 hits in three innings against the Phillies last time out, walked one and struck out six while throwing 83 pitches. The rookie left-hander has completed seven innings in four of his 23 starts.

Brendan Rodgers and Brenton Doyle each had a double and a single for the Rockies, who had won three of four.

YANKEES 8, GUARDIANS 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered twice and drove in three runs and Juan Soto hit a two-run homer in the first inning and drove in five to power the New York Yankees to a rout over Cleveland.

Judge hit a two-run homer in the third and added a solo shot in the seventh, upping his major league-leading total to 47. Judge has six homers in his last nine games, 12 in his last 23 games and is on pace to hit 60 home runs.

Nestor Cortes (7-10) pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and gave New York some much-needed length after the Yankees used every reliever Tuesday. The lefty won consecutive starts for the first time since May 17 and 22.

TWINS 11, PADRES 4

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Wallner’s three-run homer highlighted a seven-run fourth inning as Minnesota beat San Diego.

With the win, Minnesota snapped a three-game skid and avoided a sweep in San Diego. The Twins completed a seven-game trip at 4-3.

The Padres lost for just the seventh time in 29 games.

Minnesota start Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3) was helped by the Twins’ 18-hit attack and won his second straight start. The 23-year-old right-hander blanked the Padres through four innings and allowed a run on three hits, with seven strikeouts and two walks.

PHILLIES 3, BRAVES 2

ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Marsh’s tie-breaking pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the eighth inning lifted Philadelphia to a win over Atlanta.

The win pushed the Phillies’ lead in the National League East to seven games over the Braves, with five games remaining between the two teams in the regular season.

Weston Wilson went 2 for 3 and scored the winning run in the eighth after leading off with a double. Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner each had an RBI for the Phillies.

Phillies starter Aaron Nola pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks. He struck out five.

Matt Strahm (5-2) pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up the win.

Carlos Estévez earned his 22nd save, stranding runners on second and third to end the game.

DIAMONDBACKS 10, MARLINS 8

MIAMI (AP) — Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered to help Eduardo Rodriguez and Arizona beat Miami.

Arizona, which finished with four hits, improved to a major league-best 30-13 since July 1. Carroll also singled and scored on Joc Pederson’s base hit, and Geraldo Perdomo walked twice.

Rodriguez allowed one run and six hits over 5 1/3 innings in his third start of the season since being activated from the injured list on Aug. 7. Rodriguez (2-0) struck out five and walked one.

Ryan Thompson, A.J. Puk and Justin Martinez combined for 3 2/3 innings of one-hit ball after Rodriguez departed. Martinez worked a perfect ninth for his fourth save in five opportunities.

ROYALS 3, ANGELS 0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Lorenzen pitched seven shutout innings, MJ Melendez homered and Kansas City beat the Los Angeles Angels for their sixth win in seven games.

The Royals spoiled the season debut of Johnny Cueto (0-1), a 17-year veteran who helped Kansas City win the 2015 World Series.

Cueto hadn’t pitched in the majors since Sept. 27 last year with the Marlins. He signed a minor league contract with the Angels in July, and was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake earlier Wednesday. He allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings and left the mound to an ovation from the Kansas City crowd.

Lorenzen (7-6) allowed four hits, two walks, a hit batter and struck out five. He only allowed two runners to reach scoring position.