The Mets have suddenly found an extra gear when they need it most. After the bullpen blew a three-run lead in the top of the eighth, turning a 3-0 advantage into a 4-3 debacle, Starling Marte immediately answered with a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the inning, helping the Mets along to a 5-4 defeat of the Guardians Sunday afternoon in the first game of a...
SAN JOSE — A person died Sunday afternoon at the scene of a vehicle collision at a city intersection, and a man, woman and child were hospitalized for injuries, authorities said. In social-media posts, San Jose police said officers responded to reports of a collision involving an overturned vehicle at 1:38 p.m. at Fruitdale and […]
The Mets were not going to use Francisco Alvarez for both games of a twin bill so the former Yankees’ backstop was tasked with catching right-hander Max Scherzer for the first time. “They’ re both good options and they’ ve got a chance to contribute,” manager Buck Showalter said Sunday morning at Citi Field.“ We knew that Max was going to pitch the first game and Justin the...
Playing in extras again Sunday, the Orioles in the 10th scored just one— the automatic runner placed at second— and the Toronto Blue Jays did the same. Terrin Vavra wouldn’ t let that happen again. Cedric Mullins, whose RBI single in the 10th was the reason the Orioles had another chance in the 11th, then put a cherry on top of the win with a two-run double to right-center...