Streaking Mets win ninth straight game

New York: Todd Frazier hit two solo homers Friday night, including the go-ahead shot in the bottom of the fourth inning, as the streaking New York Mets won their ninth straight by beating the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5, at Citi Field.

Frazier reached base in all four plate appearances for the Mets, whose winning streak is their longest since an 11-game run in April 2015. At 11-1, they are off to the best 12-game start in team history.

The Mets scored what proved to be the decisive runs in the fifth, when Jay Bruce delivered an RBI double and Adrian Gonzalez lofted a sacrifice fly before Bruce raced home on a wild pitch to give New York a 6-2 lead.

Yoenis Cespedes had two hits, including an RBI single in the first, while Asdrubal Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 11 games by going 2-for-4.

Pinch runner Derek Fisher scored on a two-base fielding error in the eighth inning, and Houston eked out a 3-2 win over visiting Texas.

Marwin Gonzalez stroked a one-out single off Rangers reliever Kevin Jepsen (0-2) and, with Fisher running on the play, Texas Centre fielder Drew Robinson whiffed fielding the ball, allowing Fisher to score from first base. Fisher pinch-ran for Evan Gattis, who walked.

Aaron Hicks hit a pair of home runs, including one inside-the-park, and New York handed host Detroit their fifth straight loss with a 8-6 scoreline.

Hicks, who just came off the 10-day disabled list after recovering from an intercostal strain, also walked twice and drove in three runs. Brett Gardner had two hits, two runs scored and an RBI, Miguel Andujar ripped a pair of extra-base hits and scored twice and Ronald Torreyes added three hits and an RBI for New York.

Eduardo Nunez socked a three-run homer and Eduardo Rodriguez held his former team to one run over six innings as Boston beat visiting Baltimore 7-3 to open a four-game series.

It was Nunez’s second homer of 2018 and his first since a two-run, inside-the-parker on Opening Day. Rodriguez (1-0) gave up five hits and two walks and struck out eight in his second start this year.