Marlins blank Mets, remain in playoff conversation
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Petersen worked out of a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the seventh inning as the Miami Marlins beat the Mets 2-0 Sunday shortly after New York traded opening day starter Freddy Peralta to Tampa Bay.
Joe Mack homered, Xavier Edwards added an RBI single and Sandy Alcantara tossed six-plus solid innings for the Marlins, who won the final three games of the four-game series. Miami slugged six homers in the series, while the Mets went deep twice.
Alcantara (12-6) allowed four hits, including Luis Robert Jr.鈥檚 single and Jared Young鈥檚 double to open the seventh, and struck out five.
Petersen walked Marcus Semien before striking out Jorge Polanco and Francisco Alvarez and coaxed A.J. Ewing into a ground out to second.
Pete Fairbanks worked around a pair of walks in the ninth and earned his 17th save for the Marlins, who entered Sunday 1 1/2 games behind Philadelphia for the final National League playoff spot.
Mets relievers Brooks Raley, Luke Weaver and Huascar Brazob谩n each threw a hitless inning after spot starter Robert Stock (0-1) went a career-high five innings.
Stock, making his first big league appearance since June 8, 2025 and just the third start of his career, allowed three hits, including Mack鈥檚 homer, and struck out four.
CARDINALS 5, BLUE JAYS 1
TORONTO (AP) -- Jos茅 Fermin hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep.
Matthew Liberatore pitched six shutout innings and George Soriano (4-3) worked one inning for the win as the Cardinals used a four-run ninth to snap an eight-game losing streak against Toronto.
Blue Jays closer Louis Varland (3-4) walked Masyn Winn to begin the ninth. Winn advanced to third on a base hit by Bryan Torres before scoring on Fermin鈥檚 line drive single to center.
Varland hadn鈥檛 allowed a run since July 10 at San Diego.
Two outs later, Torres scored on a throwing error by second baseman Luis Urias. Jordan Walker followed with a two-run single, chasing Varland.
BRAVES 4, NATIONALS 2
ATLANTA (AP) -- Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Washington Nationals 4-2 on Sunday to complete a rare four-game sweep.
The Nationals have lost five straight, including being swept in a four-game series for the first time this season and the first time ever in Atlanta.
Matt Olson also homered as the Braves completed their first four-game sweep since winning four at the Nationals in September 2025.
Atlanta right-hander JR Ritchie was recalled from Triple A Gwinnett. Right-hander Reynaldo L贸pez was placed on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation.
Ritchie issued a walk and hit Andr茅s Chapparo on his helmet with a bases-loaded pitch to force in a run in Washington鈥檚 two-run fourth. Chapparo completed the inning before he was replaced by Brady House, who made his first career appearance at first base. James Wood鈥檚 sacrifice fly also drove in a run.
Dylan Dodd (3-1) threw a scoreless inning in relief of Ritchie. Raisel Iglesias recorded the final three outs for his 24th save.
Washington right-hander Cade Cavalli gave up a double to Austin Riley in the fifth. Jim Jarvis followed with a grounder that shortstop CJ Abrams fielded before making a high throw that sailed by House for an error, allowing Riley to give Atlanta a 3-2 lead.
YANKEES 2, CUBS 1
CHICAGO (AP) -- Jos茅 Caballero lined a two-run homer, Gerrit Cole pitched into the sixth inning and the New York Yankees hung on to top the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday.
New York got 3 1/3 scoreless innings from relievers Brent Headrick, Paul Blackburn and David Bednar to take two of three at Wrigley Field.
Seiya Suzuki finished with two hits for Chicago, including a double. Michael Busch had an RBI.
Cole (5-5) yielded one run on four hits in his 13th start since coming back from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander struck out five and walked three, but needed a lift from the bullpen.
Headrick relieved Cole with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth, and got Nico Hoerner to fly out. He struck out the side in the seventh.
David Bednar entered with two outs in the eighth, and got Ian Happ to fly out with runners on second and third. Bednar worked around a walk in the ninth for his 24th save.
Colin Rea (8-8) allowed two runs on three hits. He struck out seven, including first five Yankees hitters, and walked one.
ASTROS 7, RANGERS 3
HOUSTON (AP) -- Yordan Alvarez tied a career high with four hits, Jeremy Pe帽a hit a home run, and the Houston Astros used a four-run seventh inning to pull away from the Texas Rangers 7-3 on Sunday and complete a series sweep.
Cam Smith and LaMonte Wade Jr. hit back-to-back RBI singles to open a decisive seventh inning before Alvarez capped it with a two-run double. Alvarez finished 4 for 5 with three doubles and two RBIs.
Jose Altuve opened the scoring with a one-run single, and Pe帽a extended the lead to 3-0 in the fourth with his 13th homer of the year.
Peter Lambert tossed 5 2/3 innings for Houston, striking out eight and allowing two runs on three hits. Lambert retired the first 12 Rangers in order before his no-hitter bid was broken up with a single in the fifth.
Bryan Abreu (3-3) earned the win after striking out two in 2/3 innings and AJ Blubaugh pitched a hitless ninth for his first save of the season.
The Rangers scored two in the fifth on RBI singles by Evan Carter and Ezequiel Duran. Brandon Nimmo tied the game in the seventh with a solo home run before Houston pulled away.
Texas starter Kumar Rocker gave up three runs on 10 hits and fanned five. Tyler Alexander (1-2) allowed two earned runs -- including the go-ahead score.