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MLB ROUNDUP: METS NIP BRAVES IN 11 TO SPLIT 4-GAME SERIES

Luis Torrens hit a tiebreaking two-out double in the 10th inning and the visiting New York Mets hung on to defeat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Monday and earn a split of their four-game series.

Torrens came through against Owen Murphy (0-1), who was making his major league debut, stroking a double just out of the reach of left fielder Jorge Mateo.

New York’s Brooks Raley (3-3) got the final out of the ninth. In the 10th, Luke Weaver allowed an RBI double to Michael Harris II and walked Matt Olson intentionally and Mateo unintentionally to load the bases, then induced Mauricio Dubon to hit into a fielder’s choice and end the  game with his first save.Baseball

In a wild ninth, Juan Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs to give the Mets a 5-3 lead, but Olson clubbed a two-run shot — his second homer of the game and 24th of the season — in the bottom of the frame to tie the game 5-5 and force extra innings.

Dodgers 8, Rockies 7 (11 innings)

Dalton Rushing delivered the winning single in the 11th inning and Shohei Ohtani homered and drove in four runs to help Los Angeles edge visiting Colorado.

Rushing, Ohtani and Kyle Tucker each had three hits as the Dodgers prevailed in their first extra-inning contest of the season. Ohtani belted the 299th homer of his career.

Cole Carrigg had three hits, two RBIs and scored three times and Ezequiel Tovar homered and had two RBIs for the Rockies, who trailed 6-1 after four innings. Colorado overcame a 6-3 deficit in the ninth inning but squandered a 7-6 lead in the 10th.

Royals 15, Phillies 1

Luke Maile, Salvador Perez, Lane Thomas and Tyler Tolbert homered to lead host Kansas City to a rout of Philadelphia.

Tolbert went 5-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs for the Royals, who scored in all eight of the innings they batted and collected a season-high 22 hits. Royals starter Noah Cameron (5-6) allowed a run and six hits in five innings.

Trea Turner finished 3-for-4 for the Phillies, who have lost three of their past four. All-Star left-hander Cristopher Sanchez (10-4) surrendered a career-high nine runs on 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Giants 10, Blue Jays 1

Heliot Ramos smacked two home runs, Landen Roupp completed eight innings for the first time in his major league career and San Francisco opened a three-game interleague series with a romp over visiting Toronto.

Victor Bericoto stole home as part of a two-hit, two-run, two-RBI performance for the Giants, who were opening a seven-game homestand. Roupp (6-8) limited the defending American League champions to three hits.

Kazuma Okamoto got Toronto within 3-1 in the sixth with his 20th home run of the season. Kevin Gausman (4-8) was charged with seven runs (four earned) on five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Nationals 12, Astros 11

James Wood hit a grand slam, CJ Abrams had three hits including a three-run homer and host Washington rallied from an early five-run deficit before holding on to beat Houston.

Curtis Mead had a solo home run among his three hits and added three RBIs for the Nationals, who scored 11 straight runs to turn a 6-1 deficit into a 12-6 lead. Miles Mikolas (3-7) picked up the win despite allowing seven runs on nine hits over six innings. Clayton Beeter got the final four outs for his seventh save.

Jose Altuve and Brice Matthews hit three-run homers and Yainer Diaz had a two-run shot for the Astros, who plated four runs in the eighth. Mike Burrows (4-9) allowed 10 runs (seven earned) on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Brewers 4, Cardinals 3

Brice Turang’s two-run single capped a four-run seventh for Milwaukee, which rallied to beat host St. Louis.

David Hamilton went 2-for-3 with a two-run double but left in the seventh inning with left hamstring tightness. Garrett Mitchell also went 2-for-3 with a run as the Brewers scratched out eight hits to get their sixth win in eight  games. Shane Drohan (4-2) pitched six innings, allowing three runs (one earned).

Jose Fermin went 2-for-3 with a run-scoring single capping the Cardinals’ two-run third. Dustin May tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings, but his replacement, Justin Bruihl, sprained his right ankle. Ryan Fernandez (1-2) yielded three runs (two earned) without recording an out.

Yankees 5, Rays 1

Jose Caballero went deep twice against his former club and drove in four runs as New York beat Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Caballero slugged similar shots in the fifth and eight innings as the struggling Yankees won for just the second time in 11 games. Ben Rice also homered for New York, which had just three hits, all of which were home runs.

Yankees starter Cam Schlittler (9-5) allowed just one run on four hits over eight innings. Richie Palacios was 2-for-3 with an RBI single for the Rays. Tampa Bay starter Griffin Jax (4-6) yielded just one hit but three runs in five innings. He fanned 10.

Diamondbacks 8, Padres 0

Max Kepler, Geraldo Perdomo and Nolan Arenado homered while Brandon Pfaadt sailed through five shutout innings as visiting Arizona routed San Diego.

Pfaadt (2-1) allowed four hits and walked none while striking out six in his second straight win. The Diamondbacks prevailed for the fourth time in 10 games.

Walker Buehler (5-5) yielded seven hits and seven runs in five innings as the Padres fell for the ninth time in 10 games.

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NATS RHP CADE CAVALLI HAS SUSPENSION REDUCED FROM 7 TO 5 GAMES

Cade Cavalli will begin a five-game suspension Monday after the Washington Nationals right-hander appealed an initial decision of seven  games for his actions in an altercation with Willson Contreras and the Boston Red Sox last week.

There was no immediate word whether the other three disciplined players — Contreras, Boston’s Nate Eaton or Washington’s Miles Mikolas — would have their suspensions reduced. All four players appealed. Mikolas started the Nationals’ home  game Monday against the Houston Astros while his suspension is held in abeyance.

Major League Baseball suspended Cavalli and Contreras for seven games, Mikolas for five and Eaton for three for their roles during a benches-clearing incident last Tuesday. They were also fined an undisclosed amount.Baseball

Cavalli apologized Wednesday for his comment toward Contreras that ignited the fracas in the fourth inning of Washington’s 8-1 win. Replay video of the incident found Cavalli had said “Sit down, boy!” after striking Contreras out and used the word “boy” multiple times afterward.

Contreras, who is Venezuelan, said after the game Tuesday that he didn’t know if there were any racial overtones to Cavalli calling him “boy.” Cavalli insisted he did not intend to use the term disparagingly.

“I’m extremely torn up about the way that things were perceived. Obviously, there was no ill intention behind that,” said Cavalli, who added that he understood there was a racist meaning behind certain usages of the term.

“There’s a history behind that word, and that’s just something that as a competitor, like in football or  basketball, playing wiffle ball with my brother, you don’t understand it,” Cavalli said. “And then it gets perceived in a way that was not my intention, and then you learn from that. It’ll never happen again.”Soccer

Contreras chucked his batting helmet toward Cavalli in the scrum and was thrown out, along with Mikolas and Eaton for their actions. Contreras was also ejected from the prior game for tapping his helmet after a disputed check-swing call, and he was at the center of another benches-emptying incident against the New York Yankees.

Cavalli started Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates while awaiting the outcome of his appeal and lasted just 2 1/3 innings in a no-decision. The 27-year-old, playing in his third MLB season, is 5-4 with a 3.88 ERA in 19 starts.

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