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SPORTS Saturday 28 July 2018

Cubs stun

Diamondbacks 7-6 with

consecutive homers in 9th

CHICAGO (AP) — David All-Star reliever Josh Hader
Bote hit a tying, two-run retired four batters to earn
homer off Brad Boxberger a win while making his first
with one out in the ninth appearance on the road
inning, Anthony Rizzo since the lefty's years-old
followed two pitches later racist and homophobic
with a winning home run tweets surfaced during
and the Chicago Cubs the All-Star Game, helping
overcame a five-run lead the Brewers past the
deficit to beat the Arizona Giants.
Diamondbacks 7-6 on Booed as he ran in from the
Thursday. bullpen to pitch with two
Bote was called up when outs in the sixth, Hader (3-0)
Kris Bryant was put on the immediately got Brandon
disabled list because of Crawford to ground out.
inflammation in his left Travis Shaw hit a two-run Chicago Cubs celebrate after Anthony Rizzo hit a game-winning home run against the Arizona
shoulder. homer in the ninth inning. Diamondbacks during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Chicago.
Eddie Butler (1-1) retired Pinch-hitter Ryan Braun The Cubs won 7-6.
Jon Jay on a flyout that contributed a key RBI single Associated Press
stranded two runners in the as Milwaukee rallied in the
ninth. Boxberger (1-4) was eighth. innings and the Dodgers game with the Dodgers. a walk while striking out
the loser. Mark Melancon (0-1) took routed Atlanta. He lined a fastball into the seven, and he even picked
Nick Ahmed hit his first the loss. Machado, acquired last left-field seats leading off up his first RBI of the season .
career grand slam in the DODGERS 8, BRAVES 2 week from Baltimore to the sixth against Anibal While Sanchez (5-3) turned
fifth as Arizona built a 6-1 ATLANTA (AP) — Manny add even more punch Sanchez, Machado's in another solid outing
lead. Machado hit his first home to a team that leads the 25th homer of the season for the Braves, defensive
BREWERS 7, GIANTS 5 run for Los Angeles, Rich Hill National League in homers, overall. Hill (4-4) limited the blunders and a lack of
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — pitched seven dominant went deep in his seventh Braves to three hits and offense ruined his night.q

LHP COLE HAMELS "He's been pretty good. right in and be a part of
Continued from Page 17 I've not liked him for a long that."
He is 7-6 with a 3.48 ERA time," Maddon cracked Hamels is 3-1 with a 1.76
in 16 career postseason after Chicago's 7-6 victory ERA in six career starts at
starts. over Arizona on Thursday. Wrigley. The San Diego
"To be able to change "He's pitched some really native struck out 13 while
kind of the mindset, now to big games against teams pitching a no-hitter at Chi-
go on a first-place team, I've been involved with cago's iconic ballpark in his
there's something inside and he's done really well. final start with the Phillies
of you that sparks when He's a great competitor, in 2015. He was traded to
you get in those situations," got good stuff. But he just Texas six days later.
Hamels said at the Rang- competes and he knows The Cubs are on top of
ers ballpark after the trade what he's doing out there, the NL with a 60-42 record
was announced. so I'd have to rank him as entering Friday night's
Hamels, who had been a pretty competent major game at St. Louis, but they In this June 13, 2018, file photo, Texas Rangers starting pitcher
Cole Hamels throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the
scheduled to start for Texas league left-handed pitch- haven't received much first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles.
on Saturday in Houston, er." length from their starting Associated Pres
will instead travel then to The Rangers clinched the pitching. All-Star Jon Les-
join the Cubs for the rest of AL West title on the final ter and Mike Montgomery, coming around. He is 3-0 se Chavez was acquired in
their series in St. Louis. The day of the 2015 regular who began the year in the with a 1.89 ERA in his last a July 19 trade for a minor
lefty said he wasn't sure yet season when Hamels threw bullpen, have been their three starts. league pitcher, and the
when he would make his a three-hitter against the most consistent performers. Quintana was acquired veteran reliever pitched
first start for Chicago. Los Angeles Angels. Texas Yu Darvish, who signed a in a costly trade with the five scoreless innings over
"I think teams know he's won the division again in $126 million, six-year con- crosstown White Sox last his first four appearances
better than he's pitched re- 2016, but both times lost to tract in February, is on the July that included touted with Chicago.
cently. We certainly know Toronto in the AL Division disabled list with a right prospects Eloy Jimenez Butler will join the Rang-
that," said Rangers gen- Series. elbow impingement and and Dylan Cease. The ers during their series this
eral manager Jon Daniels, "It's always that chase inflammation, and it's un- Cubs emptied their once weekend in Houston. Lacy,
adding that the Cubs were for that World Series, you clear when he might re- rich farm system on the an 11th-round pick in last
one of four teams he had start realize how difficult turn. Tyler Chatwood, an- way to three straight NLCS year's draft out of Creigh-
serious discussions about it is to achieve," Hamels other free-agent pitcher appearances and a histor- ton, was assigned to Class
Hamels with on Thursday. said. "That was something who signed with Chicago ic championship in 2016, A Down East. Butler is 1-1
Cubs manager Joe Mad- I wanted to be able to do over the winter, leads the hurting their chances of with a 4.08 ERA in eight ap-
don was in Tampa Bay's in Texas, and it didn't hap- majors with a whopping 85 making a major trade this pearances this year. He
dugout when Hamels led pen. ... Going to Chicago, walks in 94 innings. year. was activated from the 60-
the Phillies past the Rays for set up pretty nicely to be Jose Quintana was winless The deal for Hamels is their day disabled list Tuesday
the championship 10 years able to do so, I'm really ex- in June, but the Colombi- second trade with Texas in after being sidelined by a
ago. cited to just kind of move an lefty is showing signs of the past couple weeks. Jes- right groin strain.q