Colon gets first win as Braves keep streak going
A look around Major League Baseball’s NL East race today.
Sunday’s scores
Atlanta 9, San Diego 2
Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 2
Washington 6, Philadelphia 4
Monday’s games
San Diego at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.
Miami at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Washington Nationals 7-5
▪ Bryce Harper had two home runs, including a three-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning, to lead the Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Phillies.
▪ Washington has won 15 of its past 19 games against Philadelphia.
New York Mets 7-5
▪ The Mets had their 11-game home run streak end Sunday against the Marlins.
▪ The Mets begin a nine-game homestand Tuesday against the Phillies.
Miami Marlins 7-6, .5 GB
▪ J.T. Riddle’s second major league hit was a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning Sunday to lift the Marlins to a 4-2 win over the Mets.
▪ Starter Dan Straily and three relievers didn’t allow a hit until two outs in the eighth.
Atlanta Braves 5-6, 1.5 GB
▪ Bartolo Colon allowed one hit in seven innings against the Padres on Sunday for his first win with the Braves.
▪ Nick Markakis stretched his hitting streak to 10 games.
▪ The Braves have won four straight games.
Philadelphia Phillies 4-8, 3 GB
▪ Cesar Hernandez has homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career.
▪ Odubel Herrera missed his first game of the season.
Around the Division
Power surge has been key to the Braves’ offense so far.
Harper saves the day again for the Nationals.
Mets didn’t do much with their offense Sunday.
Riddle’s home run stuns the Mets.
Hernandez off to a strong start for the Phillies.
This story was originally published April 17, 2017 at 11:01 AM with the headline "Colon gets first win as Braves keep streak going."