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Rendon, Gonzalez lead surging Nnationals past Dodgers 4-2

The Associated Press outs off reliever Rob Scahill er surge with a two-run
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An- (1-2). homer and two doubles
thony Rendon homered Samardzija (2-7) surren- and Tommy Joseph hom-
and Gio Gonzalez pitched dered two runs in the first ered and drove in three
surging Washington past but quickly settled down, runs, helping the Phillies
Los Angeles in a rematch retiring 19 consecutive bat- beat the Braves.
of last year’s tight playoff ters in one stretch. Herrera became the first
series. Milwaukee’s first-inning runs Philadelphia player to
Matt Wieters had a two-run came in an unusual fash- hit two doubles in three
single for the Nationals in ion. With runners on second straight games, according
the first meeting between and third and one out, Her- to Phillies records dating
the teams since the Dodg- nan Perez lofted a fly to left. back to 1913. He had three
ers edged Washington in Eric Sogard tagged and extra-base hits for the sec-
five games during their scored when left fielder Or- ond straight game, with a
2016 NL Division Series. lando Calixte’s throw sailed homer in each one.
Washington, which owns high over catcher Buster Aaron Altherr added a two-
the National League’s best Posey and caromed off the run shot off Eric O’Flaherty
record at 36-20, has won wall behind home plate. in the eighth.
six of seven and increased The ball dropped behind Braves 44-year-old right-
its NL East lead to 11 1/2 the padding and out of hander Bartolo Colon en-
games. play, allowing another run dured another rocky start,
Gonzalez (5-1) outpitched to score. allowing eight runs.
Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-6), holding PHILLIES 11, BRAVES 4 Nick Pivetta (1-2) permitted
Los Angeles to two runs in ATLANTA (AP) — Odubel three runs in five innings for
six innings. Herrera continued his pow- his first major league win.q
Oliver Perez got one out Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy, right,
for his third career save — looks to throw to first baseman Ryan Zimmerman in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to tag out Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig dur-
the other two came in 2013 ing the second inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 5,
with Seattle. Six different 2017, in Los Angeles. Puig was safe at second base.
Nationals have earned a Associated Press
save this year. breezy night at Wrigley row and five of six going
Field. into the opener of this four-
CUBS 3, MARLINS 1 Butler (3-1) was working on game series.
CHICAGO (AP) — Eddie a shutout before Dee Gor- Martinez, who was 4-1 with
Butler pitched three-hit ball don hit a sacrifice fly in the a 2.03 ERA in his previous
into the sixth inning and Kris sixth, trimming Chicago’s six starts, faced the mini-
Bryant hit a two-run homer lead to 3-1. Giancarlo Stan- mum 18 batters through
as Chicago topped Miami ton followed with a two-out six innings with the help of
for its fourth straight victory. double, chasing Butler. catcher Yadier Molina, who
Albert Almora Jr. added threw out major league sto-
a solo shot as Chicago re- REDS 4, CARDINALS 2 len base leader Billy Hamil-
mained perfect on its 10- CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugen- ton trying to swipe third in
game homestand after go- io Suarez and Scooter Gen- the first inning and Adam
ing winless on a six-game nett hit consecutive two- Duvall attempting to steal
West Coast trip. With closer run doubles in the seventh second in the second.
Wade Davis on paternity inning as Cincinnati came
leave, Mike Montgomery from behind to beat the GIANTS 7, BREWERS 2
pitched 3 1/3 innings for his slumping Cardinals. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jeff
second save in his first ap- St. Louis starter Carlos Mar- Samardzija pitched deep
pearance since May 28. tinez (4-5) was dominant into the game after a shaky
Miami had won three through six innings before beginning while Aaron Hill
straight and seven of eight. wilting in the seventh as the had a tiebreaking, pinch-
Marcell Ozuna had two Cardinals dropped their hit double in the eighth in-
hits, but the Marlins’ lineup fourth straight and eighth in ning as the Giants beat the
struggled for the most part 11 games. Brewers.
on an unseasonably cool, The Reds had lost two in a Hill drove in two with two