NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Scott pitched into the seventh inning for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery and Luis Torrens hit a two-run homer Sunday, helping the surging New York Mets to a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals and a three-game series sweep.
Scott (4-3) gave up three runs and struck out seven, one shy of his career high, over 6 1/3 innings — his longest outing since his big league debut on May 4, 2024, when went 6 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays. The right-hander made eight more starts before having the reconstructive elbow surgery three months later.
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New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga and catcher Luis Torrens smile after a win over the Washington Nationals in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens and shortstop Francisco Lindor celebrate after a win over the Washington Nationals in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Mets right fielder Carson Benge (3) catches a fly ball hit by Washington Nationals' Daylen Lile during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Mets' Luis Torrens (13) watches his home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Kodai Senga earned his third save by striking out two in the ninth.
Torrens’ 407-foot homer to straightaway center off Jake Irvin (2-7) put the Mets ahead for good in the fourth and was his fourth round-tripper in his last six starts. He had two homers in his first 67 games through Aug. 1.
Jorge Polanco had an RBI groundout and Jared Young delivered a run-scoring double as the Mets swept a series for the second time in four tries since the trade deadline. New York, which is 9-5 in August, swept just two series prior to this month.
Bo Bichette reached base in all four plate appearances via a triple, two singles and a walk. He is batting .315 since June 2.
Keibert Ruiz had a pair of RBI singles and Abimelec Ortiz homered for the Nationals, who have lost 13 of 18.
Irvin allowed four runs and struck out six in six innings.
Nationals LHP Jackson Kent (0-0, 6.75 ERA) starts Tuesday opposite RHP Cal Quantrill (4-4, 3.44) to kickoff a series at Texas.
Mets RHP Nolan McLean (8-8, 3.42 ERA) pitches Monday against San Diego RHP Walker Buehler (7-5, 4.88) to open a three-game set.
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New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga and catcher Luis Torrens smile after a win over the Washington Nationals in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Mets catcher Luis Torrens and shortstop Francisco Lindor celebrate after a win over the Washington Nationals in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Mets right fielder Carson Benge (3) catches a fly ball hit by Washington Nationals' Daylen Lile during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Mets' Luis Torrens (13) watches his home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Amy Hunt won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships when Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay on Sunday.
Hunt had already won two individual titles — the 100 and 200 — and added a third gold Saturday in the women’s 4x100 relay at Alexander Stadium.
The team of Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Hunt won Sunday in a time of 39.97 seconds. Germany was second in 40.11 and Spain third in 40.42.
On the anchor leg, Hunt pulled away from Gina Lückenkemper to cross the line for gold.
“Oh my gosh, I'm over the moon,” Hunt told the BBC. “To finish it off with some of my best friends in the sport ... to do it all together is incredible.”
Asher-Smith won her career eighth European championships gold and became the competition's most decorated athlete.
This was the debut of the mixed 4x100 relay in the European championships.
“It’s good to get to try something new,” Asher-Smith told the BBC, although she added, “I was absolutely terrified.”
Amanal Petros made sure there was no photo finish this time.
The German won the men’s marathon at the European championships on Sunday morning by a whopping 7 seconds, less than a year after missing out on gold in a photo finish at the world championships in Tokyo.
Petros crossed the finish line in Birmingham in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 11 seconds — breaking the championships record in the process. Italy’s Pietro Riva took silver with his 2:09:18, three seconds better than Israel’s Gashau Ayale.
Last September, the Eritrean-born Petros settled for silver behind Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu in the closest marathon in world championships history. Both men were officially clocked at 2:09:48, but it was determined that Simbu crossed the line a fraction sooner.
In the women’s marathon Sunday, Finland’s Alisa Vainio dominated the field to finish in 2:22:26, nearly five minutes ahead of silver medalist Lili Anna Vindics-Toth of Hungary. Britain’s Abbie Donnelly took bronze. Vainio broke Christelle Daunay’s championship record from 2014 by almost three minutes.
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Britain's Amy Hunt crosses the finish line to win the mixed 4 X 100 meters relay final setting a new European record at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Amy Hunt of Britain waves to the audience as she prepares to compete in the mixed 4 X 100 meters relay final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Harlow)
Britain's Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Amy Hunt pose after winning the mixed 4 X 100 meters relay final setting a new European record at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Amy Hunt of Britain prepares to compete in the mixed 4 X 100 meters relay final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Harlow)
Alisa Vainio of Finland reacts after winning the women's marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Harlow)
Alisa Vainio of Finland wins the women's marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Harlow)
Amanal Petros of Germany celebrates winning the men's marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Harlow)
Amanal Petros of Germany reacts as he is about to cross the finish line to win the men's marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Harlow)
