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SPORTS Saturday 24 June 2017
NL Capsules

Goldschmidt leads Diamondbacks to 10-3 win over Rockies

By The Associated Press errors, had won their previ-
DENVER (AP) — Paul Gold- ous five games against the
schmidt and Chris Owings Phillies.
hit three-run homers, Zack CUBS 11, MARLINS 1
Godley threw well into the MIAMI (AP) — Addison Rus-
eighth inning, helping the sell had four hits, including
Arizona Diamondbacks a home run, to pace the
beat the Colorado Rockies Chicago Cubs past the
10-3 on Thursday. Marlins.
Goldschmidt finished with Kris Bryant had a three-run
three hits and four RBIs to homer, Willson Contreras
increase his season total to added a two-run shot and
64, tops in the majors. Ian Happ also had four hits
Arizona took two of three in and drove in a pair for the
the NL West matchup and Cubs, who have won four
is now tied with Colorado of five. Russell had two RBIs.
for second place in the di- Jake Arrieta (7-5) pitched
vision behind the Dodgers. seven innings, allowing one
The Diamondbacks have run and six hits. He struck
won 12 of 14 and are a sea- out three and also picked
son-high 19 games above up two of the Cubs’ 16 hits.
.500. It was the first of an 11-
Godley (3-1) gave up a game, 11-day trip for the
home run to Charlie Black- Cubs, who entered having
mon to lead off the first in- won six of their previous 22
ning, but shut down the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Paul Goldschmidt follows through on a three-run home run off Colo- road games.
Rockies from there. He al- rado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela during the fourth inning of a baseball game Jeff Locke (0-3) allowed
lowed three runs and four Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Denver. Arizona won 10-3. five runs and seven hits in
hits and struck out eight in Associated Press four innings for the Marlins.
seven-plus innings. He also batter for the 38th straight home run. Chase Anderson 15 games. BRAVES 12, GIANTS 11
helped himself with an RBI game and closing out the (6-2) allowed two runs and Nola (4-5) allowed one run, ATLANTA (AP) — Lane Ad-
single in the eighth. win. two hits in six innings. four hits and two walks in 7 ams delivered a pinch-hit,
The Diamondbacks hit a Knebel struck out Josh Bell Ivan Nova (7-5) gave up 1/3 innings and struck out three-run homer — the first
Colorado rookie pitcher on a foul tip leading off the four runs and 11 hits — eight. of his career — in Atlanta’s
hard for the second straight ninth. The 25-year-old right- matching his career high — Paul DeJong homered eight-run fifth inning and
night. Wednesday they hander retired Elias Diaz in seven innings. He threw a leading off the eighth, pull- the Braves beat Matt Cain
scored 10 runs in the fourth and Andrew McCutchen season-high 107 pitches. ing the Cardinals to 3-1, and and the San Francisco
off Jeff Hoffman, and Thurs- on popouts, finishing a four- PHILLIES 5, CARDINALS 1 Matt Carpenter walked Giants in a rain-delayed
day they battered right- hitter for his 12th save in 15 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aar- with one out. Pat Neshek game.
hander Antonio Senzatela chances. Chapman had on Nola pitched shutout relieved and got Tommy The Braves won three of
(9-3) for nine runs in five in- set the mark as part of a ball into the eighth inning, Pham to ground into an four in the series to cap San
nings. streak of 49 games for Cin- Freddy Galvis and Tommy inning-ending double play, Francisco’s 1-7 road trip.
BREWERS 4, PIRATES 2 cinnati that began in Au- Joseph homered, and the and Luis Garcia followed Brandon Phillips led off the
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corey gust 2013 and ended the Phillies ended a five-game with a perfect ninth. big inning with a homer
Knebel broke Aroldis Chap- following August. losing streak. Carlos Martinez (6-6) gave off Cain (3-7), the first of six
man’s modern-era record Travis Shaw drove in three Joseph drove in three runs up three runs — two earned straight hits. The Braves fin-
for consecutive games by runs with a homer and two as Philadelphia, a major — and six hits with four ished with nine hits in the
a reliever with a strikeout at doubles, and he came league-worst 23-48, won strikeouts in six innings. The inning.q
a season’s start, fanning a within inches of a second for just the second time in Cardinals, who made three

Nascar He didn’t have the entire the garage just randomly

Continued from page 17 season of notes on the lap- takes up water colors, we’ll
know who it was.”
top, only his notes for Sun-
day’s race. He admitted it was fright-
His average finish is 12th. Knaus said there was also a ening to think about all the
“It’s probably a good significant amount of cash personal information on
thing,” he said. “We in the briefcases, as well as his wife’s laptop — which
haven’t run very well here his wife’s art supplies and did not have the same
over the last couple of her laptop. He quipped Hendrick security mea-
years, so if I don’t have any that if the robbery was an sures — that could now
notes to fall back on, we inside job by another team, be breached. He also was
might come up with some- the culprits would be dis- able to find sympathy for
thing new.’ covered: “If anybody in the thief.
“I hope whoever took that
stuff really needed it, and
can do something with
it,” Knaus said. “Take the In this Feb. 12, 2016, file photo, Jimmie Johnson, left, talks with
money and do something crew chief Chad Knaus in the garage during a practice session
good. Maybe they can get for a NASCAR auto race at Daytona International Speedway, in
Daytona Beach, Fla.
their act cleaned up.”q Associated Press