Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Aaron Blair wipes his face during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. The Pirates batted around and scored seven runs in the inning. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Aaron Blair wipes his face during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 17, 2016. The Pirates batted around and scored seven runs in the inning. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Credit: Gene J. Puskar

New York — Noah Syndergaard brought his 100 mph heat and struck out 10, Curtis Granderson homered on Max Scherzer’s first pitch, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 Tuesday night to stop a four-game skid.

Daniel Murphy returned to Citi Field with a major league-best .400 batting average and drew two early standing ovations, then got booed. The former Mets postseason star got one of five hits Syndergaard (4-2) gave up in seven innings.

Michael Conforto also homered as the Mets sent the NL East leaders to their third straight loss. Jeurys Familia worked the ninth for his 13th save in as many chances.

Scherzer (4-3) also struck out 10 in his first start since fanning a record-tying 20 against Detroit in his last outing.

Scherzer allowed just three hits in 6 innings but two of them left the ballpark.

Brewers 4, Cubs 2

Milwaukee — Chase Anderson took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and finished with 8 strong innings to lift Milwaukee over Chicago.

The Cubs entered averaging 5.94 runs per game, but Anderson (2-5) stopped them almost cold to snap a personal five-game skid.

Ben Zobrist ended Anderson’s no-hit bid with a double on the first pitch of the eighth.

Anderson was perfect through 5 innings before walking Miguel Montero on a 3-2 pitch.

Jason Heyward and Kris Bryant spoiled Anderson’s shutout with solo homers in the ninth.

Mariners 10, Orioles 0

Baltimore — Nelson Cruz homered and drove in five runs, Kyle Seager hit a three-run drive and Seattle cruised past Baltimore.

Robinson Cano had three hits, two RBIs and scored three runs for the Mariners, who repeatedly circled the bases on a wet, chilly night at Camden Yards.

Rays 12, Blue Jays 2

Toronto — Chris Archer pitched six innings to win his third straight decision, Brad Miller had three hits and three RBIs and Tampa Bay routed Toronto again.

Logan Morrison had two hits and two RBIs for the Rays, who beat Toronto 13-2 on Monday night. Tampa Bay has scored in each of the first three innings in back-to-back games for the first time in team history.

Indians 13, Reds 1

Cleveland — Rajai Davis had three hits, drove in three runs and scored four, and Cleveland benefited from four straight bases-loaded walks from reliever Steve Delabar to rout Cincinnati.

Jason Kipnis, Carlos Santana and Mike Napoli each had two RBIs, and Francisco Lindor and Lonnie Chisenhall had three hits apiece.

Phillies 3, Marlins 1

Philadelphia — Tommy Joseph hit his first major league homer as part of three-hit game to lead Philadelphia.

Six Phillies pitchers combined to strike out 17 Marlins.

Tigers 7, Twins 2

Detroit — Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive homers during a seven-run seventh inning, and Detroit beat Minnesota as Tigers manager Brad Ausmus served a one-game suspension.

Jose Iglesias hit a tiebreaking two-run single for the Tigers, who have won three straight after losing 11 of their previous 12. Ausmus was suspended one game for his tirade Monday, when he was ejected during Detroit’s 10-8 win, but since their manager’s frustration boiled over, the Tigers have enjoyed mostly positive developments on the field.

Pirates 12, Braves 9

Pittsburgh — Gregory Polanco doubled three times and Pittsburgh ruined Brian Snitker’s debut as Atlanta’s interim manager.

John Jaso, Andrew McCutchen and Francisco Cervelli had three hits each for the Pirates, who led by nine runs early then held on after an extended rally by the Braves. Juan Nicasio (4-3) survived five innings to pick up the win thanks in large part to Pittsburgh’s season-high 21 hits. Mark Melancon worked the ninth for his 13th save.

Rockies 3, Cardinals 1

St. Louis — Chad Bettis took a shutout into the seventh inning and drove in a run to lead Colorado over St. Louis.

Nolan Arrenado and Dustin Garneau had RBI singles, and Bettis added a run-scoring grounder as the Rockies got their season-high fifth straight win and won for only the fifth time in 22 games at Busch Stadium since 2010.

Bettis (4-2) didn’t give up a hit until Jeremy Hazelbaker beat out an infield single leading off the fifth. The right-hander allowed five singles in 6 2/3 innings, walking two and striking out four.

Jaime Garcia (3-3) allowed three runs and five singles with four walks in five innings for St. Louis.

The Cardinals finally reached Bettis in the seventh when they scored on consecutive two-out singles by Almedys Diaz, Kolten Wong and pinch-hitter Randal Grichuk.