Jesse Winker blasts three homers, drives in six to finish Reds’ sweep of Cardinals, 8-7

Cincinnati Reds slugger Jesse Winker hit three home runs and drove in six as the Reds narrowly held on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7, on Sunday afternoon to complete a four-game sweep. St. Louis erased a 7-0 lead only for Winker’s third home run, a solo shot, to be the difference in the 8-7 win.

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Jacob deGrom tosses seven more shutout innings, lowers ERA to 0.62 in Mets’ 4-0 win over Padres

New York Mets ace is off to one of the best pitching starts in baseball history after tossing seven more shutout innings on Saturday night. He struck out 11, walked just one, and allowed three hits as he lowered his era to a minuscule 0.62. New York topped the San Diego Padres, 4-0.

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