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SPORTS Saturday 4 auguSt 2018
Jose Martinez’s single lifts

Cardinals over Rockies 3-2

By The Associated Press 13 slide when he lifted a 0-1 the season, a blast into the
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hit- pitch from Brewers starter second deck in right-cen-
ter Jose Martinez sliced an Jhoulys Chacin (10-4) off ter in the eighth.
opposite-field single to the the right-field foul pole for Trea Turner connected for
right-center field gap off his 18th of the season. It his 14th homer in the same
Wade Davis with one out was his second grand slam inning and finished with
in the ninth inning, driving this season and third of his four RBIs for the third-place
in the tying and go-ahead two-year career. Nationals, who remained
runs and lifting St. Louis over Chacin (10-4) gave up nine five games back of Phila-
Colorado. runs and five hits with four delphia and 4½ behind At-
Greg Garcia singled with walks over 4 1/3 innings. lanta in the NL East.
one out against Davis (2-4) PADRES 6, CUBS 1 Mahle failed to make it
and took third on a single CHICAGO (AP) — Austin through the second inning
by rookie Harrison Bader. Hedges hit a go-ahead, for a second consecutive
Bader stole second, and three-run homer, Robbie Er- start.
Martinez singled on a high lin pitched two-hit ball over PHILLIES 5, MARLINS 2
fastball, giving the Cardi- five innings in a spot start, PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mai-
nals their ninth walk-off win and San Diego beat Chi- kel Franco hit a three-run
this season. cago. homer with two outs in the
Davis has a career-high five The Padres ended a sea- bottom of the ninth to lift
blown saves in 36 chances. son-high, seven-game los- Philadelphia past Miami.
Chasen Shreve (3-2), ac- ing streak. Nick Williams drove in the
quired from the New York Hedges homered off Jesse tying run with a bases-
Yankees on Saturday, Chavez (3-2) in the sixth in- loaded groundout off Kyle
pitched a perfect ninth in ning for a 3-1 lead, his third Barraclough (0-5) in the
his second appearance for homer in six games and ninth. St. Louis Cardinals' Jose Martinez celebrates as he runs down
the first base line after hitting an RBI walk-off single to defeat
the Cardinals. seventh overall. Hedges Franco followed with a high the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 2,
DODGERS 21, BREWERS 5 and Manuel Margot each drive on a 2-0 pitch into the 2018, in St. Louis.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody had three of the Padres' 15 seats in left. He flipped his Associated Press
Bellinger hit a grand slam, hits, and Margot, Eric Hos- bat backward between
Joc Pederson and Yasiel mer and A.J. Ellis drove in home plate and first base, ning, yet limited the Dia- first big league triple and
Puig hit two homers each, runs. jogged without a hel- mondbacks to a run on reached three times, Jo-
and the Dodgers cruised Erlin (2-3) allowed one run, met and was swarmed by seven hits. He stranded han Camargo hit a two-run
past Milwaukee. struck out four and walked teammates after he circled nine runners and struck out double in a three-run third
Brian Dozier and Justin one in his third start this sea- the bases. five. inning, and Atlanta extend-
Turner also went deep as son and first since May 21. The Phillies remained a half- Evan Longoria hit a solo ed its winning streak to four
the Dodgers finished with Four relievers followed in a game in front of Atlanta homer off Greinke (12-6) by beating New York.
their highest scoring total at three-hitter for the Padres. in the NL East. The Braves and San Francisco broke Mike Foltynewicz (8-7) won
Dodger Stadium. Los Ange- NATIONALS 10, REDS 4 beat the Mets 4-2. open a close games five for the first time since July
les hit a season high-tying WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Tommy Hunter (3-1) earned runs in the eighth inning. 11, allowing two runs and
seven homers, and also Scherzer struck out 10 in six the win with a scoreless in- Austin Slater had two RBIs five hits in six innings. Three
set season highs for runs in innings for his fifth win in as ning in relief. Philadelphia's and scored three times for pitchers followed with one-
a game, and in an inning many starts, helping the Nick Pivetta gave up two the Giants, who have won hit relief as the Braves im-
when they had nine in the Washington beat Cincin- runs and four hits, striking four straight. proved to 10-3 against the
seventh. nati.. out seven in six innings. Greinke gave up two runs Mets this year. New York
Clayton Kershaw (5-5) gave Scherzer (15-5) also singled GIANTS 8, DIAMONDBACKS on four hits and struck five dropped a season-low 18
up two runs and five hits in a run off Tyler Mahle (7- 1 in six innings to lose for the games under .500 at 44-
over six innings, winning his 9) during a six-run second PHOENIX (AP) — Madison first time in nine starts. 62. The Mets have lost 41 of
second consecutive start. inning as the Nationals Bumgarner worked through Arizona's David Peralta had their last 60 games overall
Christian Yelich and Jesus won their third straight and traffic in five innings to out- four hits after missing the and 23 of their last 32 home
Augilar each hit home runs moved two games above pitch Zack Greinke in a previous two games with games. Jason Vargas (2-7)
for the Brewers, who lost .500 for the first time since duel of aces, lifting San right shoulder tightness. allowed four runs and six
for just the fifth time in 13 July 7. Francisco past Arizona. BRAVES 4, METS 2 hits in five innings. He has
games. Washington slugger Bryce Bumgarner (4-4) pitched NEW YORK (AP) — Ronald not pitched past the fifth in
Bellinger snapped an 0-for- Harper hit his 26th homer of with runners on in every in- Acuna Jr. led off with his any of his 11 starts.q
NASCAR Cup rookie Bubba Wallace ready to race

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) International. "And, it's a the grass and slammed center. Wallace says he's that's been made. The col-
— It's been almost a week tough one to watch, but into the wall. Several tense healed and ready to go lision cracked a section of
since NASCAR Cup rookie man we hit a ton." moments passed before racing again. "It's all good," the energy-absorbing SAF-
Bubba Wallace became The Pocono race was red- Wallace flipped down his he said. Safety in NASCAR ER barrier. "It's good to be
a headliner after a violent flagged with six laps left window net. Once out of became a focus after the able to come away and
crash , and he'll never for- in the wake of Wallace's the car, Wallace sat on the death of Dale Earnhardt at walk away from that and
get it. crash. He lost the brakes track and slumped against Daytona in 2001. That Wal- just know that I had a lot of
"I'm still reliving it," Wallace on his No. 43 Chevrolet his car before being tak- lace was not injured is a people's support," Wallace
said Friday at Watkins Glen and the car shot across en to the track medical testament to the progress said.q