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INTERLEAGUE

Mets 2, Yankees 1

NEW YORK

David Wright and Lucas Duda hit RBI singles off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, and the Mets rallied past the Yankees to beat baseball’s career saves leader only hours after honoring him at Citi Field. Matt Harvey and Hiroki Kuroda locked up in an entertaining pitchers’ duel that went to the ninth with the Yankees leading 1-0 on Lyle Overbay’s run-scoring single. But all three batters to face Rivera got hits, handing him the first blown save of his farewell season in 19 chances. Daniel Murphy opened the ninth with a double just inside the left field line, and Wright tied it with a single to center. Wright reached second on a throwing error by Brett Gardner and got a great jump on the basepaths when Duda fisted a single to right-center.

Rockies 2, Astros 1

HOUSTON

Michael Cuddyer had three hits, including an RBI single in the ninth inning that gave the Rockies a win over the Astros in interleague play. Troy Tulowitzki doubled off Houston closer Jose Veras (0-4) to start the ninth and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Cuddyer followed with his single, which sailed just out of reach of leaping third baseman Matt Dominguez. Tulowitzki had an RBI single in the first. C

Braves 7, Blue Jays 6

TORONTO

Brian McCann hit two home runs, including a solo shot in the 10th inning that lifted the Braves. McCann and rookie Evan Gattis hit back-to-back homers off Ramon Ortiz in the sixth, giving the Braves a 6-5 lead. The Blue Jays tied it on J.P. Arencibia’s RBI double in the seventh. McCann connected for a leadoff drive in the 10th against Thad Weber (0-1) for his sixth home run. It was McCann’s first multihomer game of the season and the ninth of his career. Cory Gearrin (2-1) pitched one inning for the win. Craig Kimbrel celebrated his 25th birthday by finishing for his 16th save in 19 chances. Jordan Schafer also homered for the Braves.

Rays 7, Marlins 6

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.

Desmond Jennings drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Rays. The Rays came back from an early 4-0 deficit and won their third in a row. Miami lost its seventh straight game. Kelly Johnson opened the ninth with an infield single and took second on Evan Longoria’s single off Mike Dunn (1-1). With two outs, Jennings singled against Chad Qualls. Fernando Rodney (2-2) got the win.

Cardinals 4, Royals 1

KANSAS CITY, MO.

Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer against his former team, rookie Tyler Lyons made another dazzling start and the Cardinals beat Kansas City for the Royals’ 10th consecutive home defeat. The only two hits that Lyons allowed over seven innings were to Billy Butler — a two-out RBI double in the first inning and a bloop single in the seventh. Otherwise, the left-hander shut down an anemic Kansas City offense to improve to 2-0 in his week-old major league career.

Phillies 3, Red Sox 1

BOSTON

Cliff Lee pitched eight innings of four-hit ball and Jonathan Papelbon earned his first save at Fenway Park as a Red Sox opponent. Michael Young and Domonic Brown homered for the Phillies, and Erik Kratz singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning to snap Boston’s four-game winning streak. Lee (6-2) allowed a first-inning run and then retired 22 of the next 23 batters to win his fourth consecutive decision.

Nationals 9, Orioles 3

WASHINGTON

Adam LaRoche homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Nationals enjoyed a rare offensive outburst at the expense of the Orioles. LaRoche, Tyler Moore and Roger Bernadina connected off Orioles rookie Kevin Gausman (0-2). LaRoche added a solo shot in the eighth off Troy Patton. Chris Davis hit his major-league leading 17th homer for the Orioles, and J.J. Hardy also went deep. But Baltimore’s franchise-record run of scoring at least five runs in 10 straight road games ended.

Cubs-White Sox postponed

CHICAGO

The game between the Chicago Cubs and White Sox was rained out. It was stopped in the bottom of the third inning with the Cubs ahead 2-0 at U.S. Cellular Field. No makeup date was announced.

Associated Press