Mets snap Blue Jays’ 11-game win strike with walk-off win in 11th inning
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With a 11-game winning streak riding into the 11th inning Monday night, it seemed like the perfect time for the Toronto Blue Jays to keep their winning ways going or watch it all fall apart.
It looked like the first, as the Blue Jays took a 3-2 lead on a Dioner Navarro sac fly in the top half of the inning. But the Mets doubled down on their rallying ways, putting up two runs in the bottom of the inning, punctuated by a walk-off single by Wilmer Flores.
Goodbye, Jays winning streak. You were fun while you lasted.
Before the extra innings, this one looked like the pitchers would be the story, with veteran Mark Buehrle matched up against rookie Noah Syndergaard. Buehrle looked strong early, working efficiently and finishing with seven innings and two runs allowed. Syndergaard had a high pitch count, but struck out 11 in six innings and allowed just two hits and one run.
Jose Bautista was determined to keep the Jays winning streak going, launching a tying homer in the top of the ninth. It was his second of the game, but ultimately neither was enough. With the loss, the Jays are now 34-31, a contender in the AL East for sure, but still in third place because the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees have been hot lately too.
RED SOX LOSE — AGAIN
There’s not much to be happy about if you’re a Boston Red Sox fan these days. The disappointing Red Sox have a hit new low lately and they lost their seventh straight game Monday night against the Atlanta Braves.
The Red Sox had a team meeting before Monday’s game, but even that didn’t seem to light a spark. The Braves jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth and that about finished the night for Boston. The Red Sox tried to mount a comeback, including a ninth-inning rally, but it feel short and they lost 4-2.
PIRATES, LIRIANO DOMINATE WHITE SOX
Francisco Liriano and the Pittsburgh Pirates bats took turns beating down the Chicago White Sox on Monday night in an 11-0 rout. The Pirates scored five in the first inning off White Sox rookie Carlos Rodon and Liriano just cruised with that cushion. He struck out 12 in eight innings, allowing just two hits in eight shutout innings.
There was nothing to like for the White Sox, who saw Rodon get lit up for seven runs in 3.2 innings. It was the fifth straight win for the Pirates.
PADRES PUMMELLED IN FIRST GAME WITHOUT BUD BLACK
While we all can talk about what degree of a disaster the San Diego Padres’ makeover has been this season, the story played out for itself Monday. The team dismissed manager Bud Black earlier in the day, after nine years with the Pads. Then, later that night, they faced an Oakland Athletics team that sent Jesse Hahn to the mound. That’s the same Jesse Hahn the Padres traded to Oakland for Derek Norris.
And how did this go for San Diego? Not too well. Hahn allowed just three hits in 6.2 innings, holding the Padres to one run and striking out four. The A’s got a big boost of offense from Stephen Vogt, who hit a eighth inning grand slam en route to a 9-1 win.
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