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Saturday 12 May 2018

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Velasquez, Santana lead Phillies

past whiffing Giants 6-3

By The Associated Press German Marquez (2-4) to reliever Archie Bradley
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vince deep center for his second brought in the tying run in
Velasquez recovered from career leadoff homer. The the eighth.
a slow start to strike out 12 Milwaukee outfielder also Zack Greinke singled in the
in six innings, Carlos San- accomplished feat on June Diamondbacks’ only run
tana hit a three-run homer 25, 2014, as a member of and pitched four-hit ball
Philadelphia Phillies’ Carlos Santana hits a three-run home run and Philadelphia rallied the Kansas City Royals. into the eighth inning. He
off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ty Blach during the past the San Francisco for Chacin (3-1) cruised along retired 16 in a row during
fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 10, 2018, in a four-game sweep. in the place where he one stretch.
Philadelphia. Odubel Herrera added kicked off his career, al- Nationals starter Tanner
Associated Press three hits and drove in two lowing two runs over 5 1/3 Roark went seven innings,
runs, extending his on-base innings. Jeremy Jeffress giving up a run and four
streak to 39 games for the struck out the side in the hits.
Phillies, who improved to ninth for his third save in REDS 4, DODGERS 1
15-5 at home. four chances. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scoot-
Gregor Blanco and Alen CARDINALS 2, PADRES 1 er Gennett homered and
Hanson homered to give SAN DIEGO (AP) — Miles drove in three runs, Tyler
the Giants a 3-0 lead in Mikolas won his fifth straight Mahle and three relievers
the second inning before decision to begin the sea- combined on a four-hitter
Velasquez (3-4) began a son and Tommy Pham and Cincinnati beat Los
string of five straight strike- homered to help St. Louis Angeles for its third straight
outs. The right-hander al- edge San Diego. victory.
lowed five hits and helped Mikolas (5-0) allowed one Mahle outdueled Walker
the Giants set a dubious run in 6 2/3 innings against Buehler in a matchup of
mark. his former team, lowering 23-year-old right-handers.
Santana, batting .153 en- his ERA to 2.51. The right- Mahle (3-4) allowed one
tering May, continued his hander had never faced run and three hits in five in-
recent tear when he con- the Padres, who drafted nings. Raisel Iglesias struck
nected off Ty Blach (3-4) in him in 2009 and used him out the side in the ninth for
a four-run fourth. as a reliever from 2012-13. his fifth save.
BRAVES 9, MARLINS 2 Bud Norris earned his eighth Buehler retired 15 of his first
MIAMI (AP) — Ozzie Albies save, and the NL Central 17 batters before the Reds
hit Atlanta’s first grand slam leaders opened a six-game got to him in the sixth. Gen-
of the season to highlight a trip with their sixth victory in nett, who had three hits,
seven-run sixth inning, Fred- eight games. doubled in the tying and
die Freeman had a career- Pham singled and scored in go-ahead runs with two
high five hits and the NL the first on Jose Martinez’s outs to give Cincinnati a 2-1
East-leading Braves beat sacrifice fly and homered lead. Billy Hamilton added
Miami. in the fifth for the Cardinals’ an RBI triple in the seventh.
Freeman also homered for only extra-base hit. Both The last-place Reds had
the Braves in that sixth-in- hits came against Jordan lost eight in a row overall
ning outburst, when Atlan- Lyles (0-1). to the Dodgers and nine
ta got all of its runs with two Raffy Lopez homered off straight in Los Angeles.
out. Albies also had a run- Mikolas in the seventh. Buehler (2-1) gave up two
scoring single in the ninth to NATIONALS 2, DIAMOND- runs and five hits in six in-
cap his five-RBI night. BACKS 1, 11 INNINGS nings. He tied a career high
The Braves have won eight PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Ad- with eight strikeouts and
straight games on the road, ams singled home the tie- walked none. He started
outscoring opponents 50-8 breaking run in the 11th in- the Dodgers’ combined
in that span. Atlanta start- ning and Washington won no-hitter against the Padres
er Mike Foltynewicz (3-2) the opener of a four-game in Mexico last week.q
gave up three hits and one series in Arizona.
unearned run in five in- Trea Turner opened the
nings, and Luiz Gohara got 11th with a single off Fer-
a three-inning save. nando Salas (3-4) and
Marlins starter Caleb Smith Anthony Rendon walked.
(2-4) went 5 1/3 innings, al- Left-hander Andrew Cha-
lowing two runs on seven fin relieved Salas and, with
hits and striking out five. the shift on, Adams singled
BREWERS 5, ROCKIES 2 through the shortstop’s nor-
DENVER (AP) — Lorenzo mal position to give Wash-
Cain homered on the first ington its first lead of the
pitch of the game, Jhou- night.
lys Chacin kept his former Brandon Kintzler (1-2)
team in check into the sixth pitched a scoreless 10th
inning and Milwaukee beat and Sean Doolittle earned
Colorado. his seventh save.
Cain lined a fastball from A balk by Diamondbacks