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SPORTS Thursday 28 June 2018
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Carpenter homers

twice, Cards chase

Kluber to thump Tribe

By The Associated Press Peralta pitched one-hit ball
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Car- over seven scoreless in-
penter homered twice, nings, Jesus Aguilar hit one
matched a career best of Milwaukee's three hom-
with five hits and helped ers and the Brewers beat
chase Corey Kluber in the the Royals.
shortest start of the right- Peralta (3-0) allowed a
hander's career. Carpen- leadoff double in the third
ter scored a career-best to Adalberto Mondesi and
five runs and also drove in also allowed a walk in the
three. second. The 22-year-old
Kluber (11-4) allowed six rookie was perfect other-
runs in 1 2/3 innings and has wise, striking out 10 in his
lost two of his past three fourth major league start.
decisions. He gave up six Aguilar, Christian Yelich
hits, including homers to and Ryan Braun homered
Carpenter and Jose Marti- off starter Jakob Junis (5-9),
nez, and walked one on 48 who has lost six straight.
pitches. Mondesi, called up June
Prior to Tuesday, Kluber's 17, hit his first homer this
shortest start had been two season with two outs in the St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, left, rounds the bases past Cleveland Indians third baseman
Jose Ramirez after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday,
innings against the Tampa eighth off Dan Jennings. June 26, 2018, in St. Louis.
Bay Rays in 2013. His pre- METS 4, PIRATES 3 Associated Press
vious low this year was a NEW YORK (AP) — Wilmer
five-inning game on June Flores singled home the Jesse Winker had three hits SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — stopped at second. DJ Le-
15 against Minnesota when winning run in the 10th in- and two RBIs for last-place Gorkys Hernandez drew a Mahieu wound up ground-
he took his third loss of the ning and the Mets stopped Cincinnati, which has won go-ahead, bases-loaded ing into a game-ending
season. their seven-game losing eight of nine. Scooter Gen- walk in the eighth inning af- double play that was con-
Carlos Martinez (4-4) set- streak, beating the Pirates nett had two hits, includ- ter his earlier solo home run, firmed on replay.
tled down after a rough hours after general manag- ing a run-scoring single in and San Francisco beat Tony Watson (2-2) recorded
first inning for his first vic- er Sandy Alderson stepped the ninth, and scored three Colorado. the final out of the eighth
tory since May 2. He had down because his cancer times. Tom Murphy doubled to before Sam Dyson closed
lost three straight decisions has returned. Harvey (3-5) allowed one start the ninth for the Rock- out Colorado for his third
over his previous five starts. Michael Conforto hit a ty- run in 6 2/3 innings in his lon- ies on a hit that sliding Her- save.
He went six innings, allow- ing homer and Flores had gest start of the season. nandez couldn't secure in The Giants loaded the
ing two runs, six hits and a three RBIs for the Mets (32- Braves starter Anibal San- center field, and the ball bases in the eighth against
walk while striking out eight. 45). chez (3-2) left with two outs kicked back toward the Adam Ottavino (3-1),
CUBS 9, DODGERS 4 Both dugouts and bullpens in the fifth inning due to infield. San Francisco left whose scoreless streak end-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Javier emptied in the eighth after cramping in his right calf. third base uncovered, but ed at 15 innings with his first
Baez hit two home runs, in- a clean slide by Josh Har- He allowed two runs and despite base coach Stu run allowed since May 8 at
cluding a grand slam, Jon rison prevented the Mets five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Cole wildly gesturing, Mur- home against the Angels.
Lester won his sixth con- from turning an inning-end- DIAMONDBACKS 5, MAR- phy never looked up and q
secutive start and Chicago ing double play. No punch- LINS 3
ended a five-game losing es were thrown. MIAMI (AP) — John Ryan
streak. Conforto drew a leadoff Murphy drove in three runs
Baez homered in consecu- walk in the 10th from Ste- to help the Diamondbacks
tive innings, giving him 16 ven Brault (5-2) and went to to a victory over the Mar-
on the season, and finished second when Todd Frazier lins.
with four hits. singled. Cabrera popped Zack Godley (9-5) pitched
Ross Stripling (6-3) gave up a bunt for the first out, five innings and allowed
up just one run over five but Flores hit a grounder just two runs and six hits for the
innings before the Cubs inside third base to knock in Diamondbacks, who are
broke open the game with Conforto. 14-4 in their last 18 games.
six runs off the bullpen. The Tim Peterson (1-0) got three Yoshihisa Hirano got Jus-
Dodgers lost for just the sixth quick outs on five pitches tin Bour to fly out with the
time in 22 games in June. — all strikes — for his first bases loaded to end the
Lester (10-2) has a 1.73 ERA major league win. eighth and Brad Boxberger
over his last 11 starts, going REDS 5, BRAVES 3 pitched a perfect ninth for
back to April 30, and hasn't ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Har- his 18th save in 22 chances.
lost since May 23. He is tied vey pitched six-hit ball into Miami's Elieser Hernandez
with Washington's Max the seventh inning, earning (0-5) struck out a career-
Scherzer for the NL lead in back-to-back wins for the high eight batters over four
wins. first time this season and innings and allowed two
BREWERS 5, ROYALS 1 leading the Reds to a vic- runs and four hits.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy tory over the Braves. GIANTS 3, ROCKIES 2