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SPORTS Thursday 27 July 2017
Astros shut out Phillies behind Charlie Morton’s gem

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Der-
ek Fisher drove in two runs
just hours after arriving in
Philadelphia and Charlie
Morton (8-4) gave up three
hits in seven innings and
struck out nine.
Jose Altuve extended his
hitting streak to 17 straight
games with a sixth-inning
double to help the AL West-
leading Astros improve to
an American League-best
67-33. Houston is 9-0 in in-
terleague play.
Houston third baseman
Alex Bregman left with
discomfort in his right
hamstring after tripling
and scoring in the third.
On Monday, outfielder
George Springer departed
with a left quadriceps injury
that resulted in Fisher’s call-
up.
Nick Pivetta (3-6) allowed
five runs and six hits in six in-
nings.
BREWERS 8, NATIONALS 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tra-
vis Shaw, Eric Thames and
Manny Pina homered, and
Zach Davies (12-4) gave up Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve reacts while at bat during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tues-
three hits in 7 2/3 innings. day, July 25, 2017, in Philadelphia. The Astros won 5-0.
Shaw hit a three-run hom-
er in a four-run fourt, and third-base line. reliever Phil Maton, Ces- out. four straight and 35 of their
Thames and Pina connect- BRAVES 8, DIAMONDBACKS pedes tried to hold up on a Bumgarner (1-4) also sin- last 41.
ed back-to-back in the fifth 3 pitch and instead punched gled and scored, Buster After the Twins took a 1-0
off Edwin Jackson (1-1). PHOENIX (AP) — Mike it down the right-field line, Posey had three hits and lead on Zack Granite’s sin-
CARDINALS 3, ROCKIES 2 Foltynewicz went six strong with Curtis Granderson an RBI and Joe Panik add- gle in the third, the Dodg-
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison innings to win again, Kurt aboard after an inning- ed a bases-loaded triple ers took command with
Bader doubled leading off Suzuki homered twice and opening single. as struggling San Francisco four runs against Minnesota
the ninth inning for his first the Braves beat the Dia- Granderson scored and won for only the fifth time in starter Jose Berrios (9-4) in
major league hit and slid mondbacks. Cespedes followed him 16 games. the fourth. Joc Pederson
across the plate to score Suzuki’s two-run homer off home on Wil Myers’ throw- Jameson Taillon (6-4) took doubled off the center-
the winning run of his de- reliever J.J. Hoover (1-1) ing error for a 6-4 lead. the loss, giving up 10 runs in field wall to tie it and Yas-
but on Jedd Gyorko’s short broke a 2-2 tie and a throw- Seth Lugo (5-2) went at three innings. iel Puig’s RBI single put the
sacrifice fly, lifting the Car- ing error by Arizona catcher least six innings for his third DODGERS 6, TWINS 2 Dodgers ahead. Taylor’s
dinals over the Rockies. Chris Iannetta allowed two straight start, which has LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris first double drove in two
The 23-year-old, taken on more to score in a four-run produced two wins. Taylor hit two run-scoring more.
the third round of the 2015 seventh. Jose Torres (5-3), who doubles and the Dodg- Taylor is 23 for 44 since the
amateur draft, was brought Suzuki and Johan Camar- worked 1 2/3 innings, took ers became baseball’s first All-Star break. His two hits
up before the game when go hit consecutive homers the loss. team to reach the 70-win Tuesday gave him four con-
Dexter Fowler was placed off Andrew Chafin in the GIANTS 11, PIRATES 3 mark with a victory over the secutive multi-hit games.
on the disabled list with a eighth. Matt Kemp also SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twins. Maeda allowed two runs —
strained left wrist. homered and tripled for At- Madison Bumgarner al- Kenta Maeda (9-4) pitched one earned — and five hits
Bader doubled down the lanta. lowed one run over five in- five solid innings for the and two walks, striking out
left-field line against Jake Foltynewicz (9-5) gave up nings for his first win of the Dodgers, who have won four.q
McGee (0-1) leading off two runs and five hits, strik- season, and the Giants
the ninth. Bader was bat- ing out nine, to improve to beat the Pirates.
ting .403 (29 for 72) with 10 6-0 in his last nine starts. Eduardo Nunez drove in
homers against lefties at METS 6, PADRES 5 two runs in his final game
Triple-A Memphis this year. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yoenis with San Francisco. The vet-
Greg Garcia sacrificed Cespedes had three RBIs eran infielder was traded to
as Bader took third, and and finished a single shy Boston for two minor leagu-
Gyorko hit a fly near the of the cycle to lift the Mets ers. He was pulled in the fifth
right-field line that Carlos past the Padres. inning and was later seen
Gonzalez caught 248 feet The Mets won for the sixth on television shaking hands
from the plate. The speedy time in seven games. with several teammates in
Bader slid across jubilantly Cespedes’ check-swing the Giants’ clubhouse. The
as Gonzalez’s one-hop triple in the seventh inning deal was announced after
throw went slightly up the was the difference. Facing a few minutes after the final