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Thursday 26 July 2018
Marte, Polanco, Bell HR; Bucs beat Indians for 11th straight

By The Associated Press the bottom of the seventh second base that Gordon
CLEVELAND (AP) — Starling when the ballpark's fire charged from the outfield
Marte, Gregory Polanco alarm went off. Joey Votto grass. Sandoval was go-
and Josh Bell each hit a singled with one out for the ing to beat the play, but
two-run homer, and the Reds' first hit, and Suarez fol- Gordon still tried a rushed
Pittsburgh Pirates beat the lowed with his 21st homer, throw, and Ryon Healy
Cleveland Indians 9-4 on ending the rookie's debut was unable to handle it as
Tuesday night for their 11th as a starter. it bounced toward the Se-
straight win. ASTROS 8, ROCKIES 2, 10 IN- attle dugout, allowing Dug-
The Pirates routed the Indi- NINGS gar to score.
ans for the second straight DENVER (AP) — Tony Kemp Duggar had singled with
night. Marte homered in lined a go-ahead single off one out against closer
the first inning, drove in closer Wade Davis as part Edwin Diaz (0-3) and ad-
three runs and extended his of a six-run 10th inning and vanced when Alen Hanson
career-high hitting streak to Houston beat Colorado. grounded to the mound.
17 games. Kemp's one-out hit brought Tony Watson (3-3) worked
Polanco homered and in Josh Reddick, who led off the eighth inning, and Will
Corey Dickerson tripled in the inning with a single to Smith pitched the ninth for
two runs when Pittsburgh center that Charlie Black- his fourth save.
scored five times in the sec- mon misplayed and had MARLINS 9, BRAVES 3
ond. Bell hit a home run in bounce by him. A hustling MIAMI (AP) — Wei-Yin Chen
the fifth. The Pirates have Reddick wound up on third pitched six innings and
homered in a season-high and set the stage. scored the first run of his
nine straight games, hitting Davis (0-3) later surren- career to help Miami beat
22 home runs in that span. dered a two-run triple to Atlanta.
Pittsburgh has won 11 in a pinch-hitter Kyle Tucker and J.T. Realmuto hit his 13th
row for the first time since a two-run homer to George homer of the season for
Sept. 12-22, 1996. The Pi- Springer as the Astros beat Miami and drove in four
rates have won 13 of 14 Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove delivers in the the Rockies for the seventh runs. Starlin Castro added a
and are 17-8 since June 24. first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, straight time in a streak that three-run homer, his eighth,
Pittsburgh has outscored its Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Cleveland. dates to 2013. Davis was and Brian Anderson had
opponents 43-8 in the last Associated Press charged with five runs. three hits and scored three
five games. Hector Rondon (2-2) times.
Joe Musgrove (4-4) al- nings in the second game Adam Eaton hit a three-run pitched a clean ninth to Chen (3-7) allowed three
lowed two runs and five hits of Sunday's doubleheader homer for the Nationals, earn the win, with Brad runs and five hits. He dou-
in seven innings for his first win against San Diego, who also played without Peacock finishing the 10th. bled to start a five-run fifth
win since June 29. made his first relief appear- Bryce Harper in the starting DIAMONDBACKS 5, CUBS 1 for his first extra-base hit
Shane Bieber (5-2), called ance since 2015. lineup because of illness. CHICAGO (AP) — Clay Bu- in 82 career at-bats, and
up from Triple-A Columbus The game, which was de- CARDINALS 4, REDS 2, 11 IN- chholz pitched effectively raced home from third on
to make the start, allowed layed 14 minutes at the NINGS into the seventh in his re- Realmuto's grounder, bare-
seven runs in 1 2/3 innings. start by rain, ended at 1:14 CINCINNATI (AP) — Austin turn from the disabled list, ly beating a poor throw by
The short outing forced the a.m. Gomber took a no-hitter Steven Souza Jr. had three shortstop Dansby Swanson.
Indians to use seven reliev- The teams combined to in the seventh inning and hits and an RBI and Arizona Julio Teheran (7-7)
ers. use 18 pitchers. Dexter Fowler hit a two-run won its third straight. matched a career high by
PHILLIES 7, DODGERS 4, 16 BREWERS 5, NATIONALS 4, shot in the 11th, leading St. Buchholz (3-1), sidelined allowing nine runs, seven
INNINGS 10 INNINGS Louis over Cincinnati. since June 25 with an earned, in 4 1/3 innings. The
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trev- MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyler Mired in a season-long oblique injury, walked two Braves committed three er-
or Plouffe hit a three-run Saladino's bases-loaded slump, Fowler connected and struck out five in 6 2/3 rors, including one by Gold
homer off outfielder En- sacrifice fly in the 10th in- off left-hander Amir Gar- innings as he lowered his Glove center fielder Ender
rique Hernandez with one ning lifted Milwaukee. rett (0-2) for only his second ERA to 2.38 in eight starts Inciarte that led to two un-
out in the 16th inning, and Lorenzo Cain led off the homer while batting right- with Diamondbacks. earned runs.
Philadelphia outlasted Los 10th with single up the mid- handed. Jason Heyward lined a solo METS 6, PADRES 3
Angeles in a game that dle off Matt Grace (0-1), Sam Tuivailala (3-3) es- shot off Buchholz in the sixth, NEW YORK (AP) — Devin
lasted nearly six hours. the sixth Nationals pitcher. caped a two-on threat in but NL Central-leading Chi- Mesoraco hit an early
After using eight pitchers, He moved to third on Chris- the 10th. Bud Norris got his cago lost for the third time three-run double and
the Dodgers turned to Her- tian Yelich's single to right. 19th save in 22 chances, in its last four. made a heads-up play on
nandez (0-1) in the 16th. He After an intentional walk to one night after he took a Chicago starter Kyle Hen- defense that helped Zack
got Nick Williams to fly out, Jesus Aguilar, Grace struck loss. dricks (6-9) labored through Wheeler and New York de-
then walked Jesmuel Val- out Travis Shaw, setting the For the second straight five innings, allowing three feat San Diego.
entin and Jorge Alfaro be- stage for Saladino, who lift- night, a Cardinals rookie runs and seven hits. The Michael Conforto launched
fore Plouffe hit an opposite- ed a fly ball to shallow left- went deep into the game righty struck out eight and a two-run homer, extend-
field shot for his first homer center. Cain scored stand- without allowing a hit. Dan- escaped jams in the first ing his recent tear at the
of the season and second ing up as left fielder Juan iel Poncedeleon threw no- and third innings. plate, and Wheeler (4-6)
career walkoff, ending the Soto's throw sailed off line. hit ball for seven innings GIANTS 4, MARINERS 3 pitched seven crisp innings
game after 5:55. Dan Jennings (4-3) got the in his major league debut SEATTLE (AP) — Steven Dug- to win his second consecu-
Eight Phillies relievers com- win after entering with two Monday before the Reds gar scored from second tive start. Before that, the
bined to allow one run and outs in the 10th and pick- rallied against Norris for a base on a throwing error by right-hander went 13 out-
six hits over 11 impressive ing off pinch-runner Trea 2-1 win featuring Eugenio Dee Gordon with two outs ings without a victory dat-
innings, with Vince Velas- Turner, who was benched Suarez's homer. in the ninth inning and San ing to April 29 in San Diego
quez (7-8) pitching the top to start the game for failing Gomber waited on the Francisco beat Seattle. — the longest stretch with-
of the 16th. Velasquez, who to hustle during an at-bat in mound during a 7-min- Pinch-hitter Pablo Sando- out a win for a Mets starter
tossed seven scoreless in- Monday night's game. ute, 30-second delay to val hit a slow roller toward in 20 years.q