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SPORTS Saturday 7 april 2018

Ray, D-backs spoil

Cardinals’ home

opener with 2-hitter

By The Associated Press the disabled list to hit a
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robbie tiebreaking, two-run hom-
Ray worked around five er off Stephen Strasburg,
walks over six innings and Yoenis Cespedes also went
the bullpen closed out a deep against the ace, and
two-hitter, helping the Ari- Jay Bruce tacked on an in-
zona Diamondbacks spoil surance gland slam, lead-
the St. Louis Cardinals’ ing New York to the victory
home opener 3-1 on Thurs- in Washington’s chilly home
day night. opener.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona Jacob deGrom (2-0) wig-
improved to 6-1 for the sec- gled out of a bases-loaded,
ond straight season and no-out jam to finish is six-in-
tied a franchise record for ning outing with a flourish. Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray throws during the first inning of a baseball
its best seven-game start. After walking Bryce Harper game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Thursday, April 5, 2018, in St. Louis.
The team was also 6-1 in to fill the bags, deGrom got Associated Press
2000. St. Louis dropped its Ryan Zimmerman to fly out it at 2 in the fourth. Bruce’s which played for the first Villanueva after Gerardo
first home opener since to shallow right and Howie sixth career grand slam, time since Monday. The Parra’s bunt.
2015. Kendrick to line out to short- and first homer of 2018, Cubs were rained out in Hand struck out pinch-
Ray (2-0) gave up a run stop, before Trea Turner came off Brandon Kintzler Cincinnati on Tuesday and hitter Carlos Gonzalez, but
and two hits while striking looked at a 94 mph fastball in the seventh. were off on Wednesday. then walked McMahon on
out nine. He was making his for strike three. Turner ar- CUBS 8, BREWERS 0 Cubs relievers Carl Edwards four pitches to bring in Sto-
first appearance in St. Louis gued and was ejected for MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jon Les- Jr., Steve Cishek and Eddie ry. Charlie Blackmon struck
since being knocked out of the first time in the majors. ter pitched six sharp innings Butler each pitched an in- out before LeMahieu sin-
a game by a line drive off Zimmerman, who only got and hit a tricky grounder ning. gled to with two outs.
his head on July 28, 2017. two at-bats in spring train- that was tough to corral Brent Suter (1-1) pitched Adam Ottavino (1-0)
David Peralta capped off a ing, went 0 for 4 on Thursday and Chicago beat Milwau- five innings and allowed pitched two innings for
two-run second inning with and is 3 for 22 (.136) with six kee. five runs on eight hits and the win and Wade Davis
an RBI single. He pushed strikeouts this season. Brewers star closer Corey three walks. worked the ninth for his
the lead to 3-0 with a dou- The Mets improved to an Knebel exited with a ham- ROCKIES 3, PADRES 1 fourth save. Davis allowed
ble in the fourth. NL East-leading 5-1, while string injury while getting SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ryan Manuel Margot’s leadoff
Brad Boxberger picked the two-time reigning divi- some work in the ninth in- McMahon drew a bases- homer, his first, and then re-
up his third save in three sion champion Nationals ning. Manager Craig Coun- loaded walk off All-Star tired the side.
chances. Four Arizona re- have lost three in a row af- sell said Knebel will get an closer Brad Hand to break PHILLIES 5, MARLINS 0
lievers were perfect except ter a 4-0 start under rookie MRI and likely go on the dis- a scoreless tie in the ninth PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mai-
for an error by first base- manager Dave Martinez. abled list. inning, and DJ LeMahieu kel Franco homered, tri-
man Paul Goldschmidt in Conforto hadn’t appeared Jason Heyward homered added a two-run single for pled, singled and drove in
the eighth. in the regular season since for the Cubs, who had Colorado. four runs for Philadelphia,
Adam Wainwright (0-1) grabbing his left shoul- been shut out in the previ- Hand (0-2) walked Trevor and Nick Pivetta struck out
came off the 10-day dis- der in pain last August; he ous two games. Story and Chris Iannetta nine in 5 2/3 innings.
abled list to make the start had surgery the following Milwaukee was blanked to open the ninth and the Pivetta (1-0) allowed four
for St. Louis. He gave up month. for the second straight day Rockies loaded the bases hits and no walks. Adam
four hits and three runs over Strasburg (1-1) gave up four after has lost three of four when second baseman Morgan retired the four
3 2/3 innings. runs in six eventful innings. since a 3-0 start. Carlos Asuaje committed batters he faced and Luis
METS 8, NATIONALS 2 He balked in a run in the Lester (1-0) allowed three an error when he couldn’t Garcia and Hector Neris
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mi- second, then allowed Ces- hits, struck out six and hold onto the throw from combined on the four-
chael Conforto came off pedes’ solo shot that tied walked one for Chicago, third baseman Christian hitter.q