May 8, 2017; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets second baseman Neil Walker (20) is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a game winning walkoff single against the San Francisco Giants during the ninth inning at Citi Field. Photo Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK — Neil Walker’s single to right field with two outs in the ninth inning Monday night scored Michael Conforto with the winning run as the New York Mets edged the San Francisco Giants 4-3 at Citi Field.
The Mets have won seven of their last 10. The Giants have lost four straight and seven of 10. Jeurys Familia (1-0), the Mets’ fifth pitcher, picked up the win with a perfect ninth inning.
Walker also had a two-out RBI ground-rule double in the first for the Mets. T.J. Rivera delivered a tying RBI double in the fifth and pinch-hitter Curtis Granderson tied the score again an inning later with a RBI double.
Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Buster Posey led off the sixth with a blast into the second deck in left for the Giants.
Orioles 6, Nationals 4
BALTIMORE — Joey Rickard, Mark Trumbo and Trey Mancini clobbered first-inning homers off Gio Gonzalez and Baltimore beat Washington to increase its winning streak to a season-high five games.
Kevin Gausman (2-3) was back on the mound for Baltimore after being ejected in the second inning of his last start May 3 against the Boston Red Sox. He held the Nationals to two runs and five hits in seven innings.
Rickard gave the Orioles a 1-0 lead when he hammered Gonzalez’s fourth pitch of the game over the left-field fence. Trumbo followed with another solo shot. Two batters later, Mancini hit a two-run homer.
Bryce Harper was also back in the lineup for Washington after missing three games with a groin injury. He had an RBI single in the sixth and homered two innings later to pull the Nationals within 6-3.
Blue Jays 4, Indians 2
TORONTO — Marcus Stroman pitched six scoreless innings, Ryan Goins hit a two-run homer and Toronto held on to defeat Cleveland.
Justin Smoak also had a two-run single for the Blue Jays, who have won two in a row, in their first game against the Indians since the American League Championship Series in October.
Stroman (3-2) allowed six hits and two walks. The right-hander struck out one and induced three double-play grounders.
Cardinals 9, Marlins 4
MIAMI — Pitcher Carlos Martinez drove in a career-high four runs to lead St. Louis over Miami at Marlins Park.
Martinez, who had been hitless in 11 at-bats this season, went 2-for-3 with a double and a single. Six runners scored while he was at the plate, although he only got credit for four RBIs as two came in on an error.
Martinez (2-3) allowed five hits, two walks and three runs in six innings for the Cardinals, who have won 14 of their past 19 games and seven straight road games.
Miami was led by Marcell Ozuna, who had two homers and three RBIs.
Yankees 10, Reds 4
CINCINNATI — Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday homered, and Masahiro Tanaka allowed three earned runs through seven solid innings, lifting New York to its sixth straight victory in the opener of a two-game interleague series against Cincinnati.
Gary Sanchez went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for New York. Gardner and Holliday each hit their sixth home runs of the season in the eighth.
Joey Votto hit a two-run homer in the seventh, his 10th home run of the season, for the Reds, whose five-game win streak ended.
Royals 7, Rays 3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Kansas City is the worst road team in baseball, but Tampa Bay committed a season-high four errors at home that led to four runs and the Royals’ win at Tropicana Field.
The Royals posted just their third road win with a season-high 13 hits. Kansas City got 10 strikeouts from starter Nate Karns.
Drew Butera, who hadn’t driven in a run all season, had a home run and an RBI single for the Royals.
Cubs-Rockies, ppd.
DENVER — The start of the three-game series between Chicago and Colorado was delayed a day, as the scheduled Monday night game was postponed due to rain.
The teams will play a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday, with the first game scheduled for 12:10 p.m. MT followed by the regularly scheduled game at 6:40 p.m. MT.
