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SPORTS Friday 9 September 2022
Wainwright, Molina tie battery record in Cards' loss to Nats

fourth time in their last 24
home games.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Cardinals OF Alec Burleson
went 0 for 4 with a walk in
his major league debut. He
is the 15th player to make
Cardinals debut this sea-
son. ... Cardinals OF Ben
DeLuzio got his first major
league hit with a single in
the fourth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: OF Victor Robles
(neck stiffness) was a late
scratch from the starting
lineup and was replaced
by Call.
Cardinals: OF Tyler O'Neill
(neck stiffness) was held
out of the starting lineup,
but was available to pinch
hit.
UP NEXT
Nationals: LHP Patrick
Corbin (6-17, 6.28 ERA) will
start the first of a three-
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, left, talks to starting pitcher Adam Wainwright during the fifth inning of a baseball game game set Friday night at
against the Washington Nationals Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in St. Louis. Philadelphia and RHP Noah
Associated Press Syndergaard (8-9, 4.07
By JOE HARRIS Wainwright and Molina nings. broke a 4-4 tie with sixth-in- ERA). Corbin is coming off
Associated Press matched the mark set by The 41-year-old Wainwright ning infield single off Jordan his best outing of the sea-
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Mo- Detroit's Mickey Lolich and and 40-year-old Molina got Hicks, who had relieved son on Sept. 3 when he al-
lina homered twice on a Bill Freehan from 1963-75. a standing ovation from Andre Pallante (6-5). The lowed one run on three hits
day he paired with St. Louis Molina hit a two-run homer the crowd of 40,437 as they Nationals had 18 hits and in seven innings.
Cardinals pitcher Adam into the third deck in left made their way in from the earned a four-game split. Cardinals: RHP Miles Miko-
Wainwright to tie the major field in the third and a solo bullpen moments before Nationals starter Josiah las (11-10, 3.32 ERA) will
league record fof 324 starts shot just ove the wall in the first pitch, and another af- Gray gave up four runs in 3 open a three-game series
by a battery in an 11-6 loss fourth. It was the ninth ca- ter the top of the first inning. 1/3 innings. Mason Thomp- Friday night at Pittsburgh,
to the Washington Nation- reer multi-homer game for Wainwright and Molina are son (1-0), Andrés Macha- while the Pirates counter
als on Thursday. Molina and his first since on track to break the re- do, Kyle Finnegan, Jake with RHP Roansy Contre-
Alex Call had four hits and April 17, 2021, at Philadel- cord at home against Mil- McGee and Carl Edwards ras (4-4, 3.41 ERA). Mikolas
five RBIs for Washington, in- phia. waukee on Sept. 14. Jr. combined for 5 2/3 in- allowed just two hits over
cluding a three-run homer Wainwright allowed four César Hernández drove in nings in relief. eight scoreless innings in his
off James Naile in the ninth. runs and nine hits in five in- three runs and Luis García St. Louis lost for just the last start on Sept. 4.q

Evenepoel wins Vuelta stage, consolidates overall lead

TRUJILLO, Spain (AP) — control because I feel my the finale,” Evenepoel said.
Remco Evenepoel showed legs are really good. This is “The race was really hard,
who’s in charge at the very good for me and for but we always stayed calm.
Spanish Vuelta. the team for the last three I think that’s what I learned,
The overall leader made days.” to always stay calm.”
a strong statement with a The big stage victory came Evenepoel has been lead-
victory in Thursday’s 18th a day after three-time de- ing the race since the sixth
stage, holding off the at- fending champion Primoz stage in the longest run at
tack of his challengers and Roglic, who was his closest the top for a Belgian at a
sprinting for the win at the rival, withdrew because of Grand Tour race since Jo-
summit. injuries from a crash. han De Muynck won the
It was the second stage win Evenepoel’s gap to sec- Giro d’Italia in 1978. That
for the 22-year-old Belgian ond place Enric Mas of was the last victory for
from team Quick-Step Al- team Movistar stayed at Belgium in a three-week
pha Vinyl. more than two minutes. event.
“This was the most per- The Spaniard followed Eve- Friday’s 19th stage is a short
fect day ever,” Evenepoel nepoel closely on Thursday circuit with two mountain Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Quick-Step Alpha Viny celebrates
said. “Winning La Vuelta is and crossed the line just passes in Talavera de la on the podium in the red jersey for leader in the overall ranking
still not done, with a really two seconds behind him at Reina. after the 16th stage during the Vuelta cycling race between San
hard stage to come. They the Alto de Piornal. The race ends Sunday in Lucar de Barrameda and Tomares, in Tomares, southern Spain,
will for sure attack me. But “It was a pretty tough stage Madrid.q Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.
maybe now it’s easier to with really hard climbs in Associated Press