MLB roundup: Spencer Strider fans Atlanta-record 16

Rookie Spencer Strider pitched eight scoreless innings and set a franchise record for a nine-inning game with 16 strikeouts as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Thursday.

Strider (9-4) posted the highest strikeout total by a Braves pitcher since the franchise moved to Atlanta. Hall of Famer Warren Spahn struck out 18 in 15 innings for the Boston Braves against the Chicago Cubs on June 14, 1952.

It was Strider's fifth game with double-digit strikeouts, giving him 174 whiffs in 114 2/3 innings. Strider set a career high by working eight innings. He allowed two hits and did not walk a batter. It was the 12th time in his 17 starts that the right-hander allowed no more than one run.

The Braves hit two homers for the second straight night. Austin Riley went deep for the second consecutive game, giving him 33, and Michael Harris II hit his 14th, his first since Aug. 22, to provide the bulk of the offense.

Red Sox 9, Rangers 8

Rob Refsnyder's walk-off single capped a four-run ninth inning that lifted Boston over visiting Texas.

Five Boston batters had multiple hits, including Alex Verdugo, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs. Christian Arroyo had a double and three RBIs as part of a 2-for-4 night, while Rafael Devers doubled twice and drove in three, breaking a 0-for-24 skid.

Marcus Semien went 3-for-5, Corey Seager, Nathaniel Lowe and Bubba Thompson all had two hits and Adolis Garcia homered for the Rangers.

Mets 5, Dodgers 3

Darin Ruf lofted the tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning for the host New York, which beat Los Angeles in the rubber game of a three-game series between the top two teams in the National League.

The Mets, who scored twice apiece in the sixth and seventh, won the