hander Blake Snell allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings and Manny Machado drove in both runs with a first-inning homer and a bases-loaded …
hander Blake Snell allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings and Manny Machado drove in both runs with a first-inning homer and a bases-loaded walk as the San Diego Padres defeated the visiting New York Mets 2-0 Friday night. Snell, Pierce Johnson and Mark Melancon combined on a three-hit shutout. Snell (2-2), who walked one and struck out 10, retired the first 14 Mets he faced and didn’t allow a hit until Francisco Lindor opened the seventh with a line-drive single to right — advancing to third when the ball skipped off the glove of Padres left fielder Tommy Pham for a two-base error. But Lindor never moved off third. Snell struck out James McCann, retired Pete Alonso on a foul pop-up to first baseman Eric Hosmer and struck out Brandon Drury to end the inning. Machado’s seventh homer of the season — and first in 11 games — with one out in the first off Padres starter Joey Lucchesi gave the Padres a quick 1-0 lead. Lucchesi (1-4) took the loss despite allowing only one run on four hits with no walks and three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Nathan Eovaldi allowed two runs over six innings, Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Boston ended an 11-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium in the first meeting of the season with New York. Eovaldi (7-2), who won 23 games with the Yankees in 2015 and 2016, allowed two runs (one earned) and eight hits to win his third straight start. He struck out seven and walked none. Marwin Gonzalez had two hits and drove in two, and Xander Bogaerts had two hits and scored twice for Boston. Aaron Judge had a solo home run among his two hits for the Yankees, and starter Michael King (0-3) allowed four runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked none as the Yankees lost for the eighth time in 11 games. Brewers 5, Diamondbacks 1 Pitching on his 25th birthday, Freddy Peralta took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and struck out nine as surging Milwaukee sent visiting Arizona to a club-record 15th straight road defeat. With one out in the eighth, Peralta (6-1) walked Josh Reddick. Then on his career-high 109th pitch of the night, he gave up a soft single to left field to Nick Ahmed before exiting to a standing ovation. Reddick scored on Asdrubal Cabrera’s deep fly to right field for the Diamondbacks’ lone run. Daniel Vogelbach and Omar Narvaez each homered for the Brewers, who have won the first two of this four-game set and seven of the last eight. Diamondbacks starter Matt Peacock (2-2) was charged with four runs (three earned) and five hits while walking four and striking out two in 4 2/3 innings. Luis Castillo snapped his seven-start losing streak and Cincinnati defeated host St. Louis for its fourth win in five games. Castillo (2-8) held the Cardinals to one run on three hits in six innings for his first victory since April 7. Michael Feliz got the final out to earn his first save. Jonathan India hit a two-run homer and Tyler Stephenson drove in two runs with a solo homer and RBI single. Nick Castellanos hit two doubles to extend his hitting streak to 20 games. Cardinals starting pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim (1-4) allowed three runs in three innings before departing with lower back tightness. Dylan Carlson had three of St. Louis’ seven hits, and Tommy Edman drove in two runs.
