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Maeda pitches Dodgers past Braves 3-2 for 9th straight

By The Associated Press off Cardinals starter Carlos league debut. Blackmon
ATLANTA (AP) — Kenta Martinez (7-9) and had just drew a leadoff walk from
Maeda allowed only two two infield singles the rest of Hansel Robles (6-2) and DJ
hits in seven scoreless in- the game. LeMahieu followed with an
nings, Cody Bellinger hom- MARLINS 7, NATIONALS 6 infield single off the glove
ered and Los Angeles won MIAMI (AP) — Max Scher- of Rosario, unable to make
its ninth straight. The slump- zer hit his first career homer the backhand play after
ing Braves were shut down to help build a six-run lead, initially breaking toward
by Maeda (10-4) but cut but he pitched only one in- second base with Black-
their deficit to one with Jo- ning before departing with mon running on the pitch.
han Camargo’s two-run a neck spasm, and Miami Arenado reached out and
homer off Josh Ravin in the rallied to beat Washington. looped a single to center
eighth. Atlanta ended the Scherzer slept funny and that scored Blackmon.
inning with Brandon Phillips, left the game as a precau- PADRES 3, TWINS 0
who had a pinch-hit single, tion, the Nationals said. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin
on third base. Bellinger led The Marlins took the lead Hedges hit a two-run home
off the fourth with his 29th with a four-run fifth inning. run in the eighth inning and
homer into the Braves’ Marcell Ozuna hit a three- Jhoulys Chacin combined
bullpen in right-center off run homer off Matt Albers with two relievers on a Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chase Utley (26) is tagged out by Atlanta
Lucas Sims (0-1). Sims and (5-2), and Derek Dietrich’s three-hitter for San Diego. Braves catcher Tyler Flowers (25) as he tries to score on a Cody
second baseman Ozzie RBI triple put Miami ahead The Padres had only two Bellinger base hit in the eighth inning of a baseball game
Albies made their major 7-6. Six pitchers combined hits and led 1-0 going into Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Atlanta.
league debuts for Atlanta, to blank Washington over the eighth before Hunter Associated Press
which has lost six in a row. the final 7 2/3 innings. Dustin Renfroe singled off Alan whelmed Pittsburgh. Javier Baez also connect-
Kenley Jansen struck out McGowan (7-1) pitched Busenitz with one out and Hamilton tripled and scored ed as Chicago kicked off a
the side in the ninth for his two scoreless innings during Hedges homered to right- in the first inning. Then he six-game homestand with
28th save in 29 chances. Miami’s comeback. center, his 14th. sent a pitch from Jameson its 14th win in 17 games
BREWERS 3, CARDINALS 2 Brad Ziegler, promoted to Jose Berrios (9-5) held the Taillon (6-5) into the right- since the All-Star break. Riz-
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jimmy closer after A.J. Ramos was Padres hitless until Renfroe field seats in the second zo, Baez and Albert Almo-
Nelson finally beat St. Louis traded last week, pitched opened the sixth by beat- for his third home run of the ra Jr. each drove in three
with six strong innings, help- the ninth and worked ing out an infield single season as the last-place runs, and Kris Bryant and
ing the Milwaukee Brewers around a pair of two-out to third base. Hedges fol- Reds beat Pittsburgh again. Willson Contreras had two
hold on for a 3-2 victory singles for his 86th career lowed with a double to Cincinnati is 7-1 against the RBIs apiece. The NL Central
over the Cardinals. save and first this year. Ryan right and Manuel Margot Pirates this season and 36- leaders rapped out 17 hits in
Nelson (9-5) entered 0-8 Zimmerman grounded out hit a sacrifice fly with one 62 versus everyone else. their highest-scoring game
with a 7.01 ERA in 11 ap- to end the game. out. Hedges was thrown Homer Bailey (3-5) allowed of the season and stayed
pearances (10 starts) ROCKIES 5, METS 4 out trying to take third. one run in six innings, striking 2 1/2 games ahead of
against the Cardinals. This DENVER (AP) — Nolan Are- Berrios had faced the mini- out three and walking two second-place Milwaukee.
time, the right-hander over- nado hit a three-run homer mum 15 batters until the to snap a three-start losing With two outs and Happ on
came his division rival by in the sixth inning and a sixth. He issued a one-out streak. first in the third, Lester drove
allowing just two runs on six game-winning single in the walk to Carlos Asuaje in the Taillon gave up eight runs a 2-2 pitch from Patrick
hits with seven strikeouts. bottom of the ninth that lift- first before Jose Pirela hit on 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings Corbin (8-10) over the wall
The Brewers’ bullpen kept ed Colorado past the New into a double play. and is 1-3 with a 12.18 ERA in center to make it 8-1. The
the Cardinals off the score- York Mets. Charlie Black- Chacin (11-7) allowed three since the All-Star break. crowd of 40,709 roared as
board for three innings, in- mon crashed into the cen- hits in seven innings, struck CUBS 16, DIAMONDBACKS Lester trotted around the
cluding Anthony Swarzak ter-field fence for an out- out three and walked two. 4 CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Les- bases and kept cheering
striking out the side in the standing catch that ended REDS 9, PIRATES 1 ter hit his first major league until he popped out of the
eighth after Josh Hader is- the top of the ninth. In the PITTSBURGH (AP) — Billy homer and struck out nine dugout for a curtain call
sued a leadoff walk. Co- bottom half, the Rockies Hamilton hit a three-run to reach 2,000 for his ca- Hector Rondon (3-1) got
rey Knebel then earned his took advantage of a mis- homer and tripled, Eu- reer, helping the Cubs five outs for the win and
19th save. play by new Mets shortstop genio Suarez and rookie cruise past Arizona. Mike Montgomery pitched
The Brewers scored their Amed Rosario, a touted Jesse Winker also went Anthony Rizzo went deep three innings for his third
three runs in the first inning prospect making his major deep, and Cincinnati over- twice and Ian Happ and save.q