Justin Verlander earned his 250th career win on Sunday afternoon, when he tossed 5 1/3 solid innings to lead the New York Mets to a 5-2 victory and an eventful series win over the visiting Washington Nationals.
Verlander , whose name has been bandied about in trade rumors, allowed one run -- when CJ Abrams swiped home as part of a double steal in the first -- on five hits and one walk while striking out five. He is the 49th pitcher to record 250 wins.
Both teams scored in the eighth to produce a 3-3 tie moving forward. Justin Turner and Adam Duvall homered for the Red Sox, who have lost back-to-back games after a five-game winning streak.Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and drove in three runs as visiting Los Angeles defeated Toronto.
Mike Baumann was the winning pitcher with one inning of relief after Dean Kremer gave up three runs on seven hits in four-plus innings. The Yankees left starter Luis Severino in to work 3 1/3 innings, and he was charged with nine runs on 10 hits.Matt Olson homered twice and drove in five runs to help Atlanta complete a three-game sweep of visiting Milwaukee.
Alec Bohm hit a two-run home run and an RBI single, and Bryce Harper added an RBI single for the Phillies. Philadelphia starter Cristopher Sanchez pitched five no-hit innings, allowing five baserunners -- three hit batters and two walks.Garrett Cooper hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and Jean Segura added a solo shot in the eighth to lift host Miami past Detroit.
Littell limited the Astros to two runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and no walks. Brandon Lowe finished with three hits, three RBIs and two runs. Matz allowed four hits and did not walk a batter over six innings. Tyler O'Neill, Andrew Knizner and Paul Goldschmidt drove in the Cardinals' runs.
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