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Miller hit batter, walk, wild pitch lifts Reds over Cards

(AP) — Andrew Miller first win since he was ac- a right mid-back strain. Gray
loaded the bases with a hit quired from Arizona on Aug. had allowed 11 runs in four
batter, followed with a ty- 31. Raisel Iglesias pitched innings over his previous two
ing four-pitch walk, then around a walk in two hitless outings.
threw a wild pitch that innings for his seventh save Cardinals: OF Austin Dean
put Cincinnati ahead in a in nine chances. Tyler Mahle was removed from the game
three-run seventh inning allowed three runs, four hits at the start of the fifth inning
as the Reds kept up their and four walks, throwing 77 with right elbow discomfort.
slim playoff hopes with a pitches in 2 2/3 innings. Car- Tyler O’Neill replaced him
10-5 win over the St. Louis los Martínez allowed three in left field.
Cardinals on Sunday. runs and six hits in four in- Up next:
St. Louis, second in the NL nings and struck out eight Reds: RHPs Trevor Bauer (4-
Central at 20-19, dropped in his longest outing since 3, 1.74) and Anthony DeS-
three games behind the pitching 4 2/3 innings against clafani (1-2, 7.20) are to start
division-leading Chicago Colorado on July 30, 2018. for Cincinnati in a double-
Cubs (27-20) with two Brian Goodwin, athletic lead. García followed with an Brian Goodwin homered in header to open a four-game,
weeks left. The fourth- trainer Adam Olsen came to RBI groundout. the second. Run-scoring sin- three-day home series versus
place Reds are 20-26 and the mound, and Gant was re- Eugenio Suárez hit his team- gles by Matt Carpenter and Pittsburgh.
also trail Milwaukee (20- moved due to groin discom- leading 13th home run in the Harrison Bader built a 5-3 Cardinals: LHP Kwang
23) . fort. Miller hit pinch-hitter eighth off Jake Woodford, lead in the fifth. Hyun Kim (2-0, 0.83) faces
Aristides Aquino with a 1-2 and Aquino added a two-run Brewers RHP Corbin Burnes
The Cardinals led 5-3 before pitch, then walked Freddy homer in the ninth against Glove gem (3-0, 1.99) in game one of a
Nick Castellanos' RBI single Galvis on four pitches as the Nabil Crismatt, Aquino's Bader made a backhand div- doubleheader at Milwaukee
in the sixth off Alex Reyes. tying run came home. Miller first home run since he hit ing catch in left-center to rob to start a 13-game, nine-day
Mike Moustakas drew a one- started José García with an his 19th of last season on Sept Castellanos of an extra-base trip. RHP Daniel Ponce de
out walk in the seventh, and inside slider in the first that 29. hit leading off the eighth. Leon (0-3, 7.47) will be re-
John Gant (0-3) relieved and got by Gold Glove catcher Trainer’s room called from the club’s al-
allowed Tyler Stephenson's Yadier Molina as Tyler Ste- Archie Bradley (2-0) pitched Reds: RHP Sonny Gray was ternate training site to start
single. With a 1-0 count to phenson scored for a 6-5 two hitless innings for his placed on the 10-day IL with game two.

Miguel Angel Jimenez wins Champions event in South Dakota

(AP) — Miguel Angel Ji- der 65 at Minehaha Country par-5 holes in 4 under with defense last year. He was only to fall into a tie for 25th at 6
menez completed a wire- Club to beat Steve Flesch birdies on Nos. 4 and 16. He player at Minehaha set to play under.
to-wire victory Sunday in by a stroke. The 56-year-old parred the final two holes to next week in the U.S. Open
the Sanford International, Spanish star won for the sec- finish at 14-under 196. at Winged Foot,Scott Parel Country singer Colt Ford
the PGA Tour Champions' ond time this season and 10th Flesch eagled the 16th in a 63. was 11 under after a 62. Jerry was last in the 81-man field
first event with fans since on the 50-and -over tour. Kelly (66) and David Toms in PGA Tour Champions de-
returning from a break Tied for the second-round Stricker shot a 67 to tie for (67) followed at 10 under. but. Playing on a sponsor ex-
for the coronavirus pan- lead with Steve Stricker, Ji- third with Bernhard Langer emption, he shot 74-78-72 to
demic. menez eagled the par-5 12th (65) at 12 under. Stricker Fred Couples, a stroke back finish at 14 over — a stroke
for the second time in three won the inaugural event in entering the round, followed better than fellow sponsor
Jimenez closed with a 5-un- days and played the four 2018, then skipped his title a second-round 64 with a 72 exemption Gary Nicklaus.

D’Antoni tells Rockets he’s not coming back to Houston

(AP) — Mike D’Antoni has what happens, but I couldn’t The Rockets’ winning per-
told the Houston Rockets ask for a better situation. I centage this season — .611
that he will not be back as had four years and hope- — was the worst of his four-
coach with them next sea- fully it keeps going. You just year tenure. He went 28-23
son, essentially choosing never know.” But sometime in the playoffs with Houston
free agency over a return between late Saturday night and was the NBA’s coach of
to the club with whom he and early Sunday afternoon, the year in 2016-17, his first
has spent the last four sea- he knew that it was time to season with the Rockets.
sons. move on.
Houston becomes the eighth “Mike has done some unbe-
D’Antoni told the Rockets team that will be going lievable things here,” Rock-
on Sunday — not even a full through a coaching change ets star James Harden said
day after the team’s season since the end of the regular Saturday night, making clear
ended with a playoff loss to season — March 11 for eight that he would have liked to
the Los Angeles Lakers — clubs that didn’t qualify for have seen D’Antoni come
that he would seek coaching is a winner, and we have been Houston. D’Antoni had al- the NBA’s restart bubble, and back. Houston’s other star,
options elsewhere for next blessed to have such an out- ready been mentioned as a mid-August for the league’s guard Russell Westbrook,
season and not return to standing coach and leader to potential candidate for vacan- 22 other franchises. In recent also raved about the type of
Houston. Team owner Til- work with the past four sea- cies in Indiana and Philadel- weeks, Brooklyn has hired person D’Antoni is and said
man Fertitta confirmed the sons.” phia, but when the season Steve Nash and New York he enjoyed his lone season
move later Sunday. “I would ESPN first reported the ended Saturday night there hired Tom Thibodeau. Chi- playing under him. D’Antoni
like to thank Mike D’Antoni 69-year-old coach’s decision. appeared to be at least some cago, Indiana, New Orleans, has coached 1,199 regular-
and his wife, Laurel, for their hope of his remaining in Oklahoma City, Philadelphia season games with five dif-
incredible contributions to It was not totally unexpected; Houston. “We’ve got a great and now Houston are vacant. ferent franchises, going 672-
the Houston Rockets organi- the Rockets and D’Antoni organization, great city, great D’Antoni was with the Rock- 527. He’s a two-time coach
zation and the Houston com- couldn’t agree on an exten- fans, team’s great,” D’Antoni ets for four seasons. Houston of the year, having also won
munity,” Fertitta said. “Mike sion last year, meaning he said after the Game 5 loss to went 217-101 in his regular- the award in 2004-05 after
is a true professional and an was coaching this season with the Lakers. “I mean, every- season contests, a .682 win- guiding Phoenix to a 62-20
amazing basketball mind. He no guarantee of his future in thing’s good here. We’ll see ning percentage. record.