JACOB deGrom outdueled Aaron Nola in an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel Saturday night (Sunday in Manila), striking out 10 over six scoreless innings to earn the win in his third start of the season as the New York Mets edged the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 1-0.
Pete Alonso’s first-inning RBI single brought home the game’s only run as the Mets won for the 16th time in 19 games. The Phillies have lost two of three since winning seven straight.
deGrom (2-0), who didn’t make his season debut until Aug. 2 due to a shoulder injury, allowed two hits and walked none while throwing 76 pitches, 57 for strikes. He gave up a one-out single in the first to Rhys Hoskins and set down the next 16 batters before giving up a single to the penultimate batter he faced, Bryson Stott.
deGrom, who also missed the second half of last season with elbow woes, has a 1.62 ERA with 28 strikeouts and one walk in 16 2/3 innings.
In other games, it was the Dodgers 13, Royals 3; Braves 5, Marlins 2 (Game 1); Braves 6, Marlins 2 (Game 2); Brewers 3, Cardinals 2 (10 innings); Blue Jays 2, Guardians 1; Yankees 3, Red Sox 2; Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 0; Rays 8, Orioles 2; Nationals 4, Padres 3; Astros 8, Athletics 0; Angels 5, Twins 3 (11 innings);
White Sox 6, Tigers 4; Cubs 7, Reds 2; Rangers 7, Mariners 4; and Giants 2, Pirates 0.
Dodgers 13, Royals 3
Max Muncy went 4-for-5 with a homer, a double and four RBIs as Los Angeles teed off on host Kansas City for its 12th consecutive victory.
The Dodgers have outscored their opponents 91-31 during their winning streak. Mookie Betts, Will Smith, Gavin Lux, Joey Gallo and Cody Bellinger also homered for Los Angeles.
Phil Bickford (2-1) earned the win after throwing 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief.
Dodgers starter Andrew Heaney took a 107-mph liner off his left arm in the third. The ball went for a one-out hit. Heaney struck out the next two batters to finish the inning. He gave up two runs on three hits and no walks while fanning five in three innings. Royals starter Brad Keller (6-13) gave up eight runs for the second time in three starts. Michael Massey drove in two runs for Kansas City.
Braves 5, Marlins 2 (Game 1)
Matt Olson homered for the second consecutive day and Atlanta defeated host Miami in the first game of a doubleheader.
The Marlins scored three runs or less for the 13th straight game. They are 3-10 during that stretch. Atlanta, which has won four straight games, got another save from Kenley Jansen, his 26th in 30 chances this year and his second in two games.
Chadwick Tromp, in his Braves debut as well as his season debut, drove in three runs, while Kyle Muller (1-1) earned the win by allowing two runs in five innings. Tromp, batting in the No. 9 spot, went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in just his 34th career major league game. — Field Level Media
