NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor homered twice and tripled off the top of the fence, driving in six runs as the New York Mets pulled away for a 14-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
Marcus Semien hit a long two-run homer that snapped a 3-all tie in the sixth inning. Tyrone Taylor extended his tear at the plate with a three-run drive in the seventh as the last-place Mets (45-62) matched a season high with 19 hits and hammered a first-place opponent for the second consecutive day.
Taylor and Semien each had a three-run homer on Sunday, when New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-3.
Lindor, Semien, Taylor, Bo Bichette and rookie A.J. Ewing all had three hits as the Mets, minus injured slugger Juan Soto, scored double-digit runs for the 10th time this season.
Rookie starter Zac Thornton (2-1) allowed three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out five and walked one in his fifth big league outing.
Lindor hit an RBI triple off the top of the right-field wall and a two-run homer to left in his first two at-bats against Atlanta starter Martín Pérez. The star shortstop then gave the Mets their final three runs with a towering drive into the left-field seats off reliever Connor Thomas (0-1) to cap a five-run eighth.
It was Lindor’s 23rd career multihomer game and first since Aug. 15 last year against Seattle. The switch-hitter had six RBIs for the fourth time and first since April 14, 2023. It was the first time he’s had two homers and a triple in one game.
Ozzie Albies hit a tying homer for the Braves in the fourth and drove in all three of their runs.
Atlanta star Ronald Acuña Jr. returned to the lineup after missing 37 games with a strained left hamstring and went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts.
Pérez yielded three runs and eight hits in five innings. Thomas was tagged for 11 runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings, and Atlanta used infielder Jorge Mateo on the mound to finish the eighth.
Orioles 8, Tigers 5
In Detroit, Jackson Holliday had four hits, and the Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs against the Detroit Tigers.
The Orioles had gone nine straight games without a multi-homer game. But, against the Tigers, Baltimore went deep twice in the fifth and once in the sixth and scored in five of the first six innings.
Detroit lost its third straight game, falling to 50-57 and facing tough decisions heading into the Aug. 3 trade deadline.
Grant Wolfram (3-2) picked up the win in relief and Rico Garcia pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the first when Pete Alonso scored on a Taylor Ward groundout, then added two more in the second.
Holliday led off with a double and took third when third baseman Colt Keith misplayed Coby Mayo’s grounder. Jeremiah Jackson’s groundout scored Holliday, and Dylan Beavers added a two-out RBI single.
Detroit got a run back in its half of the second. Leody Tavares missed a sliding catch on a sinking line drive, and Zach McKinstry turned it into a triple. Hao-Yu Lee drove a ball to the 412-foot mark in centerfield for a sacrifice fly.
Baltimore made it 4-1 in the third on Mayo’s RBI single, but missed a chance to add on when Chadwick Tromp grounded into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded.
Detroit took advantage in the fourth, loading the bases with no one out on two hits and a walk. Lee made it 4-2 with an infield single, extending his hitting streak to 12 games, and Matt Vierling’s sacrifice fly made it a one-run game.
Keider Montero (7-6) retired the first batter of the fifth, but Tavares homered and Holliday singled. Brenan Hanifee came in to pitch and was greeted by Mayo, who hit a two-run homer to make it 7-3.
The Tigers scored twice in the bottom of the inning, ending Bradish’s night. Yennier Cano got out of the inning and Tyler O’Neill led off the sixth with a pinch-hit homer.
Taylor Ward extended his on-base streak to 20 games with a pair of walks.