NEW YORK -- Pinch-hitter Chris Stewart singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates once again beat the New York Mets in extra innings, 5-3 Saturday night.
A day after the playoff-contending Pirates won 3-2 in the 10th at Citi Field, they took advantage of shaky fielding decision to stop the NL East leaders.
Francisco Cervelli hit a leadoff double in the 14th and Starling Marte followed with a chopper. First baseman Daniel Murphy grabbed the grounder, but made a late throw to third trying to get Cervelli. Stewart and Sean Rodriguez followed with RBI singles.
Joe Blanton (2-0) struck out six in three scoreless innings. Mark Melancon closed for his major league-leading 37th save.
Six relievers combined for 7 2/3 scoreless innings for Pittsburgh.
Sean Gilmartin (1-1) took the loss.
Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes unleashed one of the best throws this season, nailing Rodriguez when he tried for a triple with one out in the ninth.
Cespedes corralled the ball on the edge of the warning track in left center field and, as he started to fall backward, let loose with a perfect, one-hop peg.
Juan Uribe and rookie Michael Conforto homered off starter Charlie Morton during the Mets' three-run rally in the seventh that made it 3-3.
Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run home run in the Pittsburgh first, his 12th of the season and first since returning to the team where he began his 18-year career.
Gregory Polanco homered off the right field foul pole against Jonathon Niese for a 3-0 lead in the third.
DIAMONDBACKS 8, BRAVES 4 Patrick Corbin continued to gain momentum in his return from Tommy John surgery, allowing only three hits and no runs while pitching into the seventh inning as Arizona beat host Atlanta. David Peralta drove in three runs on two hits, including a fourth-inning home run off Mike Foltynewicz (4-4).
BREWERS 3, PHILLIES 2 Scooter Gennett had a career-high four hits, Jimmy Nelson pitched into the seventh inning and Milwaukee beat visiting Philadelphia. Gennett had four singles in four at-bats, drove in two runs and scored the tiebreaking run on Jean Segura's hit in the seventh.
CARDINALS 6, MARLINS 2 John Lackey was dominant into the ninth inning and gave host St. Louis an unexpected bonus with two hits and an RBI in a victory over Miami. Mark Reynolds' three-run home run in the sixth put the Cardinals ahead by four and Randal Grichuk hit his 15th home run in the first.
PADRES 7, ROCKIES 5 Pinch-hitter Brett Wallace had a tiebreaking RBI single as visiting San Diego took advantage of Colorado catcher Nick Hundley's throwing error to score three runs in the ninth inning and hand the Rockies their sixth consecutive loss.
DODGERS 8, REDS 3 Yasiel Puig and Kike Hernandez homered during a five-run second inning, Adrian Gonzalez and Justin Turner also went deep, and NL West-leading Los Angeles beat visiting Cincinnati.
INTERLEAGUE
CUBS 6, WHITE SOX 3 Jake Arrieta pitched into the seventh inning and the Cubs won their ninth consecutive to match their longest streak in seven seasons, beating the host White Sox. Arrieta (14-6) improved to 8-1 in his past 11 starts, allowing 3 runs and 5 hits in 6 2/3 innings.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YANKEES 4, BLUE JAYS 1 Masahiro Tanaka pitched a five-hitter for his first complete game in more than a year, leading New York over host Toronto. Carlos Beltran, who hit a big home run Friday night at Rogers Centre, and Mark Teixeira connected for solo shots to back Tanaka (9-5).
ROYALS 9, ANGELS 4 Salvador Perez homered to lead off a six-run second inning, Johnny Cueto won his second consecutive start for Kansas City, and the Royals rolled to a victory over visiting Los Angeles. Cueto (9-7) allowed one run and eight hits over eight innings, striking out four without a walk.
RED SOX 22, MARINERS 10 Jackie Bradley Jr. hit two home runs and three doubles to drive in seven runs as Boston once again battered visiting Seattle, roughing up Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. Pablo Sandoval and Alejandro De Aza homered, and David Ortiz and Blake Swihart each had three RBI.
ORIOLES 4, ATHLETICS 3 Chris Davis hit two home runs, the second a tiebreaking shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off switch-pitcher Pat Venditte, to give host Baltimore a victory over Oakland. Davis connected on a 2-2 offering from Venditte (0-1), the first ambidextrous pitcher in the majors since 1995.
TWINS 4, INDIANS 1 Tyler Duffey took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning of his second big league game and pitched Minnesota over visiting Cleveland. A one-out double by Francisco Lindor in the sixth was the only hit Duffey (1-1) permitted before leaving at the end of the inning.
TIGERS 4, ASTROS 2 (11) Victor Martinez hit a tiebreaking RBI double in a three-run 11th, and Detroit beat host Houston. Preston Tucker led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run to right-center against Bruce Rondon to tie it at one, spoiling an impressive start by Justin Verlander.
RANGERS 12, RAYS 4 Colby Lewis won his 13th game, three teammates hit home runs and Texas beat visiting Tampa Bay. Lewis (13-5) allowed 5 hits, 2 walks and 1 run in 6 innings, throwing 111 pitches. The Rangers broke loose for seven runs in the bottom of the 6th for a 10-1 lead.
Sports on 08/16/2015