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WASHINGTON &#8212; Anthony Rendon had 10 RBIs, three home runs and six hits as the Washington Nationals took advantage of Noah Syndergaard&#8217;s injury and mauled the New York Mets 23-5 on Sunday to set a franchise scoring record.Rendon went a career-best 6 for 6 and scored five times while breaking the club mark for RBIs. He became the 13th player in major league history to drive in 10 or more runs in a game &#8212; the first since Garret Anderson did it for the Angels in 2007.Matt Wieters added two homers, a single and two walks as the Nationals salvaged the finale of a three-game series between NL East rivals. Adam Lind and Bryce Harper also homered, and Harper scored four times to set a major league record for runs in April with 32.Rendon, who began the day with no homers and five RBIs this season, raised his batting average from .226 to .278. He capped his incredible performance with a solo home run off Mets backup catcher Kevin Plawecki in the eighth. Harper and Lind went deep against Plawecki earlier in the inning.Dodgers 5, Phillies 3LOS ANGELES &#8212; Andrew Toles hit a three-run homer and Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched 5 1/3 solid innings, helping Los Angeles complete the three-game sweep.Ryu (1-4) earned his first victory of the season in his second consecutive strong start. The veteran left-hander struck out nine and allowed one run.Odubel Herrera hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia in the ninth.Marlins 10, Pirates 3MIAMI &#8212; Justin Bour drove in six runs with four hits, both career highs, and Miami rallied from a three-run deficit to end a four-game losing streak by beating Pittsburgh.Bour improved his batting average from .184 to .222. He had an RBI double in the second, an RBI single in the fourth, a two-run single off Trevor Williams (1-1) in the fifth and a two-run homer in Miami&#8217;s six-run seventh.Josh Bell hit a two-run homer for the Pirates, but they were shut out over the final 8 2/3 innings.Padres 5, Giants 2 (12 innings)SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; Wil Myers hit a three-run homer in the top of the 12th inning to send San Diego past San Francisco.Myers&#8217; seventh home run and second in two games came off reliever George Kontos (0-2). Cory Spangenberg singled against Kontos leading off the inning, and Erick Aybar singled two batters later.Indians 12, Mariners 4CLEVELAND &#8212; Michael Brantley homered and Francisco Lindor had a two-run double as Cleveland scored eight times in the third inning against weary Seattle.Brantley led off the big inning with a single and capped it with a two-run homer. Lindor, who had three RBIs, hit a solo homer in the third and preceded Brantley&#8217;s homer with his double.Angels 5, Rangers 2ARLINGTON, Texas &#8212; JC Ramirez got his first win as a starter on his fourth try after 111 career relief appearances, and Jefry Marte homered and hit a tiebreaking, two-run single to help Los Angeles beat Texas.Ramirez (3-2) matched his career high from two starts earlier with nine strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander has been filling in for injured Garrett Richards, who hasn&#8217;t pitched since leaving his first start with a right biceps strain.Blue Jays 3, Rays 1TORONTO &#8212; Russell Martin hit a go-ahead single during a three-run rally in the eighth inning and Toronto posted back-to-back wins for the first time this year.The Blue Jays started the day at 7-17, the worst record in the majors. A loss would&#8217;ve left them with the poorest winning percentage in March/April in team history.Reds 5, Cardinals 4ST. LOUIS &#8212; Joey Votto hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and Adam Duvall doubled three times and singled for Cincinnati.Wandy Peralta (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh. Closer Raisel Iglesias threw two innings to record his fourth save in as many chances.Brewers 4, Braves 3MILWAUKEE &#8212; Domingo Santana homered twice and drove in four runs as Milwaukee ended Atlanta&#8217;s four-game winning streak.Santana hit a solo shot in the fifth, then added a three-run drive in the sixth inning. He has five homers this season, including three in the three-game series against Atlanta.Tigers 7, White Sox 3DETROIT &#8212; Jose Iglesias doubled and drove in three runs, helping Detroit stop a four-game losing streak.Jordan Zimmermann (3-1) picked up a sloppy victory, allowing three runs in five-plus innings.Todd Frazier homered for the White Sox, who had won six in a row. Astros 7, Athletics 2HOUSTON &#8212; Dallas Keuchel threw 7 2/3 solid innings and Marwin Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, leading Houston to the victory.Keuchel (5-0) struck out nine while allowing one run and three hits. The left-hander became the second pitcher in Astros history to get five wins in April, joining Roger Clemens in 2004.Twins 7, Royals 5KANSAS CITY, Mo. &#8212; Miguel Sano homered and drove in five runs, helping the Twins hand the Royals their ninth straight loss.Sano posted his fourth consecutive multihit game. He has 11 hits in his last 16 at-bats.Sano connected in the third after Jason Hammel (0-3) walked Byron Buxton and Max Kepler. He added run-producing singles in the fourth and sixth innings.Diamondbacks 2, Rockies 0 (13 innings)PHOENIX &#8212; Daniel Descalso hit a two-run homer into the Chase Field swimming pool in the 13th inning, lifting Arizona to the victory.Descalso&#8217;s drive off Jordan Lyles (0-1) salvaged the finale of the weekend series for the Diamondbacks and ended the longest scoreless game in Chase Field history.<style>
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Rendon clubs three homers, 10 RBI as Nationals set scoring mark