Overview

• New York squandered a 2-0 seventh-inning lead as Tyler Rogers and Edwin Díaz allowed late runs in a 3-2 loss to Texas, capped by Wyatt Langford’s go-ahead single in the ninth.
• Rookie Brandon Sproat delivered six scoreless innings and Juan Soto hit his 40th homer, but the Mets’ skid reached eight games, their longest since 2018.
• The defeat left the Mets in a virtual tie with the Giants for the NL’s final wild card, a game back in the loss column, with the Reds one game behind.
• Kyle Schwarber hit his 51st home run and the Phillies won their sixth straight by beating the Royals 8-6, setting up a division-clinching opportunity with a sweep on Sunday.
• The Yankees topped the Red Sox 5-3 behind Max Fried’s 17th win and Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s three-hit night, while the Blue Jays rallied past the Orioles on Alejandro Kirk’s walk-off sacrifice fly.