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SPORTS Friday 16 June 2017
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Royals beat Giants 7-2 to complete 2-game sweep

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brandon Phillips had four
Mike Moustakas hit his 18th hits and three RBIs for the
home run leading off the Braves, who had dropped
second inning, Jorge Boni- seven consecutive road
facio and Lorenzo Cain fol- series against the Nationals
lowed with back-to-back and had lost 23 of their last
shots in the third and the 25 games in Washington
Kansas City Royals beat before taking two of three
the San Francisco Giants this week.
7-2 on Wednesday to com- Braves outfielder Matt
plete a two-game sweep. Kemp left the game in the
Bonifacio finished with two third inning after suffer-
hits and three RBIs, Whit ing an apparent leg injury
Merrifield added three hits while sliding into third base.
and three runs while Al- Atlanta was in control from
cides Escobar singled three the start against Washing-
times to help Jason Ham- ton starter Tanner Roark (6-
mel end an eight-game 4), who gave up two runs
winless stretch on the road before he recorded an out
that dated to 2016. and three total in the first
Hammel (3-6) allowed one inning.
run over 6 2/3 innings to The Braves would add
beat the Giants for the first three more in the third,
time in 12 starts. The right- Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield, from left, center fielder Lorenzo Cain and with Nick Markakis scoring
hander gave up eight hits, right fielder Jorge Bonifacio celebrate after a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in from third after Nationals
struck out four and walked San Francisco, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. The Royals won 7-2. catcher Jose Lobaton’s
one. Associated Press pickoff attempt of Kemp
Moustakas, one of Kansas him for six runs on nine hits PADRES 4, REDS 2 The Reds, who have lost caught first baseman Ryan
City’s top hitters over the in just five innings. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Franchy their past eight road Zimmerman off guard and
past two weeks, stayed hot Betts led off the game with Cordero’s go-ahead sin- games, were swept at both sailed into right field. Kemp
with his home run off for- a single, had an RBI double gle in the seventh inning Dodger Stadium and Petco was thrown out and injured
mer Royals pitcher Johnny in the second, but his big- capped a comeback that Park to go 0-6 on the West at third on the play.
Cueto (5-6) that landed gest hit was a solo home included Hunter Renfroe’s Coast trip. ROCKIES 5, PIRATES 1
in the waters of McCovey run, his 10th of the season, two-run homer, sending Cordero, a rookie center PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian
Cove. It was the fifth hom- in the fourth inning after the the Padres to a sweep- fielder who made his ma- Desmond hit his fourth
er in 12 games for Mousta- Phillies had scored three completing victory over jor league debut May 27, home run of the season
kas, who is already just four runs to close within 5-3. the Reds. hit three home runs in the and rookie German Mar-
shy of his career-high. He had a chance to get Jhoulys Chacin (6-5) series and knocked home quez pitched effectively
RED SOX 7, PHILLIES 3 the cycle in the ninth in- pitched seven innings, al- Szczur with a single to right into the sixth inning as the
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — ning, but instead of a triple lowing five hits and two field. Rockies beat the Pirates
Mookie Betts homered connected for home run runs. BRAVES 13, NATIONALS 2 to snap a three-game los-
twice and Xander Bogaerts No. 11 to put the game out With the score 2-2 after WASHINGTON (AP) — Kurt ing streak.Marquez (5-3)
had three RBIs to help the of reach. It was his eighth Renfroe’s tying shot an in- Suzuki homered, Julio Te- gave up one run and four
Red Sox beat the Phillies. career multi-homer game. ning earlier, Padres pinch- heran earned his third con- hits in five-plus innings as
Betts had four hits and Betts was dazzling defen- hitter Matt Szczur and Jose secutive victory and the the Rockies avoided being
drove in three to lead an sively as well, and made a Pirela scored after draw- Braves defeated the Na- swept for the first time this
offensive barrage off Phil- stellar diving catch in right ing walks against reliever tionals to earn a rare series season. Raimel Tapia went
lies starter Jeremy Hellick- field to rob Howie Kendrick Michael Lorenzen (3-2) to victory on the road against 4 for 4 and scored three
son (5-5). Boston tagged of a hit in the fifth inning. open the seventh. their NL East rival. times for Colorado. q

Jair Jurrjens suspended 80

games after positive drug test

NEW YORK (AP) — Los An- 10 starts and one relief ap- lowing year and was part
geles Dodgers pitcher Jair pearances this season at of the Netherlands’ roster
Jurrjens, a veteran of eight Triple-A Oklahoma City. for this year’s World Base-
major league seasons and He has not appeared in a ball Classic. urrjens’ suspen-
an All-Star with Atlanta in game since June 7. sion, announced Thursday,
2011, was suspended for 80 A native of Curacao, Jur- was the 41st this year un-
games under baseball’s mi- rjens is 53-38 with a 3.72 ERA der the minor league drug
nor league drug program for Detroit (2007), the Braves program. There have been
following a positive test for (2008-12), Baltimore (2013) two under the big league
Testosterone that did not and Colorado (2014). program: Pittsburgh All-Star
In this March 13, 2017, file photo, Netherlands starter Jair Jur- originate in his body. He spent 2015 at Cincin- outfielder Starling Marte
rjens pitches against Israel during a second-round game at the
World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. The 31-year-old right-hand- nati’s Triple-A farm team, and Philadelphia pitcher
Associated Press er is 4-3 with a 4.64 ERA in pitched in Taiwan the fol- Elniery Garcia.q