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Kershaw, Dodgers get past Diamondbacks 6-3
The Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Heisey hita a grand slam home run The victory, combined with pitched the ninth for his
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning of a Washington’s loss to Balti- 42nd save, one shy of Ar-
Heisey hit a grand slam in baseball game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. more, reduced the Mets’ mando Benitez’s club re-
a six-run fifth inning and Los magic number for clinch- cord from 2001.
Angeles trimmed its magic Associated Press ing the NL East title to three. CARDINALS 7, BREWERS 3
number to four for the NL Steven Matz tried to ex- ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jhonny
West. its fourth consecutive non- METS 6, REDS 4 tend his record-setting start Peralta and Stephen Pis-
Los Angeles increased its winning season. CINCINNATI (AP) — Daniel with the Mets, but couldn’t cotty hit back-to-back
division lead to 7 1-2 games Kenley Jansen pitched the Murphy had three hits, in- hold a 3-1 lead. He had al- homers and combined
over the San Francisco Gi- ninth for his 34th save. cluding a tiebreaking triple lowed two or fewer runs in for seven RBIs to power St.
ants, who faced San Diego Patrick Corbin (6-5) was in in the seventh inning, as each of his first five starts — Louis.
later. control until the fifth inning New York closed in on its a club record — but gave St. Louis has won five
Clayton Kershaw (15-7) of his second loss to the first playoff appearance in up two RBI singles by Bran- straight and holds a four-
had nine strikeouts while Dodgers in 12 days. nine years. don Phillips and left with game lead over Pittsburgh
yielding six hits and three the game tied 3-all in the for the NL Central lead.
runs over five innings. He sixth. The Cardinals trailed 3-0 in
left trailing 3-0, but ended Murphy’s two-out triple off the fourth when Peralta hit
up with his fifth victory in left-hander Manny Parra a three-run homer into the
six starts when the Dodg- (1-2) started a three-run bleachers in center field,
ers rallied for their second rally in the seventh. Yoenis and Piscotty followed two
straight win. Cespedes singled for an- pitches later with a homer
Howie Kendrick had a two- other run, and Lucas Duda into the seats in left-center.
run single for the Dodgers. followed with his second The homer by Peralta, St.
Rookie Brandon Drury RBI double of the game. Louis’ cleanup hitter, was
homered off Kershaw, and Erik Goeddel (1-1) retired his first since Aug. 1.
Paul Goldschmidt got his the only batter he faced Piscotty added a two-run,
19th RBI in his last 19 games in the sixth. Jay Bruce hit two-out single off Taylor
against the Dodgers. Ari- a solo homer off Hansel Jungmann (9-7) in the fifth
zona would have to win its Robles in the eighth, cut- and a run-scoring single in
final nine games to avoid ting it to 6-4. Jeurys Familia the seventh.q
