MLB scores: Carlos Rodón gets first Yankees victory in win over Mets, Rangers clobber Astros

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Ji Man Choi, Bryan Reynolds and Carlos Santana hit home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who held off the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Wednesday to win two of three games.

David Bednar loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning and then walked pinch-hitter Juan Soto before getting rookie Taylor Kohlwey to foul out and then striking out Trent Grisham for his 20th save of the season.

The Padres, who have baseball’s third-highest payroll but are mired in fourth place in the NL West, went 1-5 this season against Pittsburgh, which is in last place in the NL Central.

Right-hander Johan Oviedo (4-11) shook off three pitch clock violations and a wild pitch in the first inning to snap a streak of eight straight losing decisions. He held San Diego to one run and three hits in six innings to win for the first time since May 19 against Arizona.

Seth Lugo (4-5) tied his career high with eight strikeouts while allowing two runs and three hits in seven innings.

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New York Yankees Carlos Rodon celebrates after striking out New York Mets Pete Alonso during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in New York.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

YANKEES 3, METS 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Rodón earned his first victory in four starts and the Yankees got an offensive spark from Harrison Bader in earning a split of the two-game Subway Series.

Bader had three hits and scored twice at Yankee Stadium, including an aggressive dash and headfirst dive into home plate. Rodón (1-3) outpitched fellow lefty José Quintana before four Yankees relievers combined to retire all 10 batters they