NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom had a tiebreaking single and again shut down the Marlins with seven impressive innings, David Wright doubled twice and drove in two runs, and the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of Miami with a 9-1 victory on Sunday.
Wright, Curtis Granderson and Juan Lagares each had RBI doubles, and Chris Young added a sacrifice fly for New York in its eighth win on a 10-game homestand heading into the All-Star break.
New York jumped over the Marlins, losers of four straight, and into third place in the NL East at 45-50.
DeGrom (3-5), who pitched seven innings in Miami for his first big league victory on June 21, struck out eight and allowing five hits and a run.
NATIONALS 10, PHILLIES 3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Werth homered and drove in four runs, and Tanner Roark pitched seven strong innings to lead Washington over Philadelphia.
Ryan Zimmerman also went deep and had two RBIs, Ian Desmond knocked in two runs, and Anthony Rendon had three hits and an RBI for Washington, which won the last two games of the series and stayed tied with Atlanta atop the NL East entering the All-Star break.
Philadelphia scored two unearned runs off Aaron Barrett in the ninth to end with three runs or fewer for the 49th time this season.
Roark (8-6) allowed a run and four hits. He struck out six and walked none.
BRAVES 10, CUBS 7
CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Johnson had three hits, including his third homer in two days, and Atlanta beat the Chicago Cubs to stay in a virtual tie with Washington for first place in the NL East.
Although even in terms of games back, the Braves are one percentage point behind the Nationals. Atlanta (52-43) has won three of four since a four-game losing streak.
Johnson hit a long drive to straightaway center field for a three-run shot in a four-run third inning against Travis Wood (7-8).
INDIANS 3, WHITE SOX 2
CLEVELAND (AP) — Yan Gomes’ two-run homer in the eighth gave Cleveland a win over the Chicago White Sox.
Gomes drove in all three Cleveland runs. His home run to right off Javy Guerra (0-2) came after the White Sox scored two runs in top of the inning to take a 2-1 lead.
Nick Swisher led off with a single before Gomes, who also had an RBI single in the second, hit a 1-1 pitch into Chicago’s bullpen.
Bryan Shaw (4-1) allowed two runs in the top of the eighth. Cody Allen pitched the ninth for his 12th save, striking out the final two hitters.
RAYS 3, BLUE JAYS 0
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — All-Star David Price scattered five hits in eight-plus innings to win his fourth consecutive start and Tampa Bay beat Toronto.
Price (9-7), who had his start pushed back one day because of a stomach virus, struck out five and walked one. The left-hander was pulled after giving up a leadoff single in the ninth to Melky Cabrera.
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