Baseball News

The Mets' Pete Alonso hit his 42nd home run Tuesday night against the Cubs, becoming the first rookie to set the franchise home run record for his team since Johnny Rizzo did it for the Pirates in 1938.

Brett Gardner also homered as Masahiro Tanaka threw seven sharp innings and won for the third time in his past four decisions.

The shortstop with the power to reignite Chicago's lineup torched the Mets to deliver a key road win.

The Giants have released Scooter Gennett about a month after acquiring him at the trade deadline.

Justin Verlander yelled at home plate umpire Pat Hoberg after a 2-2 pitch to Tommy Pham was called a ball, then continued to jaw at Hoberg after Pham doubled on the next pitch, leading to Verlander being tossed.

As Chicago tries to sort out an inconsistent offense and an inability to win at night on the road, even Manager Joe Maddon seems to be out of tricks.

David Peralta, who injured his shoulder on a swing during Friday's game, will have surgery and is done for the season. He hit .275 with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs in 99 games.