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SPORTS Friday 15 June 2018
Hernandez dodges home, Dodgers

edge Texas 3-2 in 11 innings

LOS ANGELES (AP) — En- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lorenzo ROCKIES 7, PHILLIES 2
rique Hernandez dodged Cain homered and Jhou- PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ian
home on a wild throw by lys Chacin combined with Desmond hit a two-run
pitcher Matt Bush in the three relievers on a six-hitter homer in a five-run fourth
11th inning and, hours after to give Milwaukee its sec- inning, Tyler Anderson
a hard collision at the plate ond straight shutout of Chi- pitched seven strong in-
led to a bench-clearing in- cago. nings and Colorado routed
cident and a pair of ejec- Chacin (6-1) allowed four Philadelphia to end a five-
tions, Los Angeles edged hits in six innings, striking out game losing streak.
Texas. seven and walking four to Trevor Story added three
Hernandez drew a leadoff win his sixth consecutive hits and drove in two for the
walk from Jesse Chavez decision. Jeremy Jeffress Rockies, who had dropped
(2-1) and moved up on a pitched the seventh, Josh nine of 11 while falling from
long flyout. Yasiel Puig was Hader struck out the side in first place to fourth in the NL
intentionally walked and the eighth and Cory Kne- West.
Chavez was yanked after bel finished with a perfect Anderson (4-1) allowed
a walk to Logan Forsythe ninth for his sixth save. one run and six hits while
loaded the bases. Mike Montgomery (2-2) al- matching his longest outing
Austin Barnes followed lowed only two hits in six of the season, set in his last
with a comebacker, and innings, both by Cain. He start.
Bush reached out to grab struck out four and walked Jorge Alfaro and Jesmuel
it. But Bush hurried as he one in his fourth start since Valentin homered for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, right, shoves Texas Rangers
spun around, and his throw replacing injured Yu Dar- Phillies, who were seeking catcher Robinson Chirinos while trying to score on a single hit by
home for a potential force- vish in the rotation. their first three-game win- Enrique Hernandez during the third inning of a baseball game
Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Los Angeles.
out pulled catcher Carlos Cain drove a 3-1 pitch over ning streak since May 13- Associated Press
Perez off the plate. Hernan- the wall in left with one out 17.
dez stepped over Barnes' in the third for his eighth Nick Pivetta (4-6) struck out won five consecutive series rifice fly in the ninth inning
bat, danced around the homer. He also opened the five straight batters in the since 2010. to lift Miami over San Fran-
catcher and touched first inning with a single. The second and third innings Lauer (3-4) gave up two cisco.
home with his right hand, Brewers improved to 3-8 this before allowing a walk and runs and eight hits over 5 J.T. Realmuto had two hits
leaving Perez tagging noth- season against the Cubs five straight hits to start the 2/3 innings. He's 3-0 when and scored twice for the
ing but thin air. and moved 1 1/2 games fifth. getting two or more runs of Marlins, who have won
Adam Liberatore (2-1) got ahead of second-place PADRES 4, CARDINALS 2 support. three straight for the first
the win in relief. Chicago in the NL Central. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eric Lauer St. Louis starter Luke Weaver time since winning four in a
BRAVES 2, METS 0 PIRATES 5, DIAMONDBACKS carried a shutout into the (3-6) gave up four runs and row April 28-May 1.
ATLANTA (AP) — Mike So- 4 sixth inning, Manuel Margot nine hits over 5 1/3 innings. Andrew McCutchen hit a
roka did not allow a hit until PHOENIX (AP) — Jordy had three hits and San Di- He has just one win over his two-run home run and Bust-
the seventh inning, Fred- Mercer homered and had ego beat St. Louis to win its last 11 starts. Marcell Ozuna er Posey had three hits for
die Freeman homered and three RBIs, Jameson Taillon fifth straight series. homered for the Cardinals, the Giants, who have lost
drove in both runs, and At- pitched seven effective in- Freddy Galvis drove in two who have lost three of four. four of five.
lanta beat New York. nings and Pittsburgh beat first-inning runs for San Di- MARLINS 5, GIANTS 4 Drew Steckenrider (3-1)
Soroka, at 20 the young- Arizona to avoid a sweep. ego, which has won five of MIAMI (AP) — Brian Ander- pitched a scoreless top of
est pitcher in the major The Pirates blew a five-run seven. The Padres hadn't son hit a game-ending sac- the ninth.q
leagues, returned from a lead in the opener and
right shoulder strain that were knocked for 13 runs
sidelined him since May 17 in the second game. Pitts-
to outpitch NL ERA leader burgh ended Arizona's
Jacob deGrom (4-2) in a sweep bid with a four-run
game that lasted only 2 second inning against Zack
hours, 12 minutes. The Mets Greinke (5-5) and a sterling
have lost 10 of their past 11 performance by Taillon (4-
and 17 of their past 21. 5).
Making his fourth career Taillon gave up a two-run
start, Soroka (2-1) gave homer to David Peralta in
up one hit, one walk and the first inning when the ball
struck out four in 6 1/3 in- popped out of left fielder
nings. Freeman, the NL bat- Austin Meadows' glove
ting leader, has hit safely in and over the wall. Taillon
23 of his past 24 games. He worked out of a jam in the
drove in the first run with a second inning and allowed
single in the fourth off de- two runs on six hits to help
Grom (4-2). He homered end Arizona's five-game
off Jeremy Blevins in the winning streak.
eighth. Felipe Vazquez gave up a
DeGrom (4-2) allowed sev- two-run single to pinch-hit-
en hits and one run and ter Jon Jay in the ninth be-
struck out seven in seven fore striking out Jake Lamb
innings. with the bases loaded for
BREWERS 1, CUBS 0 his 12th save.