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Thursday 12 april 2018
2 for 22: McCutchen walks off SF again, this time vs D-backs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — run in the top of the 10th, Jin Ryu cruised through six
Andrew McCutchen hit Greg Garcia made it 3-3 innings of one-hit ball and
a bases-loaded single for with his own RBI single a half- Corey Seager hit one of
his second walk-off of San inning later. Dominic Leone three Dodgers homers.
Francisco’s homestand. (1-2) pitched a clean 11th Ryu (1-0) rebounded from a
McCutchen lined the first inning before Paul DeJong rocky season debut to shut
pitch he got from Jorge De set up Carpenter’s winner down Oakland. He struck
La Rosa (0-1) for a clean sin- with an infield single. out eight and walked one,
gle into left-center, his 10th PIRATES 8, CUBS 5 handing off to the bullpen
career game-ending hit. CHICAGO (AP) — Ivan after just 90 pitches. Ryu
His previous walk-off was Nova pitched seven solid also walked and singled in
just last Saturday, when he innings, Francisco Cervelli two plate appearances.
hit a three-run homer to sink hit a three-run homer and Chris Taylor and Seager hit
the Los Angeles Dodgers in Pittsburgh ruined Chica- back-to-back homers off
the 14th inning. go’s home opener. Sean Manaea (1-2) in the
Kelby Tomlinson walked Not even the presence of first inning, and Matt Kemp
to start the ninth against Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, later added his first homer
De La Rosa, who allowed the 98-year-old chaplain since returning to Los An-
Gorkys Hernandez’s sac- of the Loyola basketball geles in a December trade
rifice before intentionally team, could help the Cubs. with Atlanta.
walking Austin Jackson to She threw out a ceremonial Relievers Tony Cingrani
bring up Brandon Belt. Belt first pitch at Wrigley Field. and Ross Stripling got the
walked to load the bases Corey Dickerson had three ball to Kenley Jansen, who
for McCutchen. hits and two RBIs and Star- got two outs for his second
Paul Goldschmidt hit a ty- ling Marte also connected save of the season.
ing solo homer more than as Pittsburgh won for the NATIONALS 4, BRAVES 1
halfway up the bleachers fourth time in five games. WASHINGTON (AP) — Ste-
in left-center with two outs San Francisco Giants’ Andrew McCutchen swings for the game- The Pirates’ 8-2 record is phen Strasburg threw eight
in the ninth off Giants fill-in winning hit off Arizona Diamondbacks’ Jorge De La Rosa during their best 10-game start scoreless innings and Ryan
closer Hunter Strickland (1- the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in since 1992. Zimmerman had a two-run
0). San Francisco. The Giants won 5-4. Associated Press Felipe Vazquez got four triple for Washington.
METS 8, MARLINS 6 outs for his first save in a Strasburg (2-1) allowed
MIAMI (AP) — Yoenis Ces- 6,516. The score was 6-all in penter hit a two-run home new jersey after he legally three hits and two walks
pedes snapped a slump the ninth when Amed Rosa- run with no outs in the 11th changed his surname to while striking out eight, at
with a two-run double to rio reached on a throwing inning to lift St. Louis. match that of his sister, one point retiring 12 in a
break a tie in the ninth in- error by third baseman Brian Carpenter turned around Prescilla. He was known as row. He didn’t allow a run-
ning, giving New York the Anderson. Brad Ziegler (0-2) a pitch from J.J. Hoover Felipe Rivero, and he apol- ner past second base.
best 10-game start in fran- walked Michael Conforto, (0-1) for the third game- ogized on Twitter on Mon- Ryan Madson allowed a
chise history. The Mets (9-1) and Cespedes grounded a ending homer of his career. day to fans who bought two-out RBI double in the
earned their seventh con- one-out double down the It capped a night in which gear with his old name. ninth to Dansby Swanson,
secutive victory, their lon- line just past Anderson. St. Louis rallied from one- Javier Baez homered twice but escaped the jam to
gest winning streak in two Miami’s Justin Bour hit his run deficits in the ninth and for the Cubs, and Willson earn his first save.
years. Asdrubal Cabrera first two home runs of the 10th innings. Contreras collected three Brian Goodwin’s two-out
hit a pair of solo homers season, each with a man Domingo Santana singled hits. Tyler Chatwood (0-2) single knocked in an un-
for New York, which blew on. Hansel Robles (2-0) in Eric Thames to put Mil- was tagged for five runs earned run off starter Mike
a three-run lead and then pitched a scoreless eighth. waukee ahead 2-1 in the and nine hits in five innings Foltynewicz (1-1) in the
came from behind. Jeurys Familia followed with ninth inning, but Tommy in his first home start since fourth, and the Nation-
For the second night in a a perfect ninth for his sixth Pham scored from second signing a $38 million, three- als added another run
row, the teams drew the save, most in the majors. on a pair of wild pitches by year contract with Chica- in the sixth when reliever
smallest crowd in the sev- CARDINALS 5, BREWERS 3, Jacob Barnes to tie it in the go in the offseason. Shane Carle overthrew
en-season history of Mar- 11 INNINGS bottom of the inning. After DODGERS 4, ATHLETICS 0 first on Strasburg’s sacrifice
lins Park. Attendance was ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Car- Orlando Arcia singled in a LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hyun- attempt.q
Mets’ Travis d’Arnaud tears

elbow ligament, surgery possible

By STEVEN WINE came after d’Arnaud un- which could be season-
AP Sports Writer derwent an MRI in New ending, or rest as the
MIAMI (AP) — The New York. The severity of the course of treatment will be
York Mets noticed a re- injury was a surprise, but made within a few days.
cent drop-off in catcher manager Mickey Callaway “The doctors obviously will
Travis d’Arnaud’s throwing, said d’Arnaud’s throwing have conversations with
and now they know why. had recently been ham- Travis, and then Travis has to
D’Arnaud went on the dis- pered. “Just getting the make that tough decision,”
abled list for the fifth con- ball there seemed to be an Callaway said. “That’s a
secutive year Wednesday issue early in the season,” long road if he goes the sur-
with a partial tear of the Callaway said. “There was gery route.” The injury was
In this Feb. 27, 2018, file photo, New York Mets catcher Travis
d’Arnaud is seen during the second inning of an exhibition ulnar collateral ligament in some concern there. I hate a big setback for a team
spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros, in Port his right elbow, and surgery that it ended up with this.” off to a 9-1 start, the best in
St. Lucie, Fla. is possible. The roster move A decision on surgery, franchise history.q