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SPORTSFriday 24 April 2015
NL Capsules
Duda, Flores lead Mets past Braves for 10th straight
The Associated Press New York Mets center fielder Juan Lagares (12) makes a seventh-inning, over-the-shoulder catch base, drew a one-out walk
NEW YORK (AP) — Lucas on a flyout by Atlanta Braves Jace Peterson in a baseball game in New York, Wednesday, April in the ninth from Francisco
Duda hit a tiebreaking sin- 22, 2015. Rodriguez (0-2). Hamilton
gle in the eighth inning that took third on a single by
sent the New York Mets Associated Press Joey Votto and scored
to their 10th straight win standing up on a pitch that
Wednesday night, 3-2 over ants edged Los Angeles. single off Chris Hatcher (0- cision. bounced in the dirt and
the Atlanta Braves. Reigning World Series MVP 2) to set up the deciding Chris Owings homered off off the chest protector of
Wilmer Flores hit a tying Madison Bumgarner and run. Yovani Gallardo (2-1) and catcher Martin Maldona-
homer and an RBI single current NL Cy Young Award DIAMONDBACKS 8, RANG- had a run-scoring single. do.
for the Mets (12-3), on their winner Clayton Kershaw ERS 5 REDS 2, BREWERS 1 CARDINALS 7, NATIONALS 5
longest winning streak kept things close, dueling PHOENIX (AP) — Archie MILWAUKEE (AP) — Billy WASHINGTON (AP) — Kol-
since taking 10 straight in until it became a battle of Bradley shook off a shaky Hamilton dashed home on ten Wong homered and
July 2008. Another victory the bullpens. start to pitch six effective a two-out wild pitch in the drove in the tiebreaking run
in the series finale Thursday A single by Brandon Belt innings, lifting the Arizona ninth inning and the Cincin- with a double in the eighth
afternoon would match loaded the bases with one Diamondbacks over Texas. nati Reds sent Milwaukee inning to lift the St. Louis
the team record of 11 in a out, and prompted Dodg- Bradley (2-0) walked five to its eighth straight loss. Cardinals over Washington.
row — last accomplished ers manager Don Mattingly in the first three innings, in- Hamilton scored both runs Wong had three hits and
in 1990 — and complete to argue that Giants third cluding one that scored a for Cincinnati, which won its drove in three runs, and
a perfect 10-game run on base coach Roberto Kelly run, but proved to be ef- third straight game against also made a pair of nifty
their first homestand of the improperly made contact fectively wild, holding the Milwaukee. The Brewers plays at second base. His
season. and stopped pinch-runner Rangers to a run and two have the worst record in go-ahead hit came against
Despite injuries to several Gregor Blanco at the bag. hits. the majors at 2-13. Blake Treinen (0-2).
key players, New York is off Panik then delivered a long Bradley held his own in his Johnny Cueto (1-2) gave
to its best start since the fly off J.P. Howell that easily first two big league starts, up five hits and struck out Kevin Siegrist (1-0) pitched
1986 World Series champs scored the winning run. beating reigning NL Cy eight in eight innings. Arol- 1 1-3 scoreless innings and
opened 13-3. Santiago Casilla (1-0) Young Award winner Clay- dis Chapman pitched the Trevor Rosenthal got three
Pinch-hitter Curtis Grand- pitched out of a jam with ton Kershaw and outpitch- ninth for his fourth save. outs for his fifth save. St.
erson drew a leadoff walk two runners on in the ninth. ing World Series MVP Madi- Hamilton, who earlier stole Louis won for the sixth time
from Jim Johnson (1-1) in Buster Posey hit a one-out son Bumgarner in a no-de- his majors-leading ninth in seven games.
the eighth and went to PIRATES 4, CUBS 3
third when Juan Lagares PITTSBURGH (AP) — Grego-
chopped a hit-and-run sin- ry Polanco hit his first home
gle through the right side. run of the season and
Duda singled to left for his Vance Worley got through
latest clutch hit early this 5 2-3 shaky innings as the
season. Pittsburgh Pirates held off
Buddy Carlyle (1-0) retired the Chicago Cubs.
dangerous pinch-hitter Polanco also doubled and
Jonny Gomes with two made a fine running catch
on, and Jeurys Familia got of a fly ball by rookie star
three quick outs for his sev- Kris Bryant with the bases
enth save. loaded.
GIANTS 3, DODGERS 2 Worley (2-1) allowed an un-
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — earned run. Tony Watson
Joe Panik hit a game-end- got six outs for his first save
ing sacrifice fly after the of the season and fifth of his
Dodgers tried a five-man five-year career.
infield in the ninth inning, Jason Hammel (1-1) took
and the San Francisco Gi- the loss.q
lANCE ARMSTRONG In this Aug. 29, 2012, file photo, Lance Armstrong listens at the Armstrong said Wednesday EPO, a hormone that helps
World Cancer Congress in Montreal. Associated Press he reached out to How- endurance. The UCI hired
Continued from page 17 man in hopes of discussing Dutch lawyer Emile Vrijman
a potential “truth and rec- to investigate the findings
Armstrong won the Tour onciliation” effort to con- and the probe produced a
de France every year from front doping in cycling. report that Vrijman claimed
1999-2005. Those titles were A probe into the sport’s exonerated Armstrong and
stripped after a massive doping problems was later instead blamed WADA
report in 2012 by the U.S. conducted by the Cycling and the testing lab. The
Anti-Doping Agency de- Independent Reform Com- report released last month
tailed doping by Armstrong mission, which met twice detailed how Armstrong’s
and his U.S. Postal Service with Armstrong and issued lawyers were allowed to
teammates. In the email, its report in March. help write the report that
Howman said he told Arm- Part of the report detailed criticized WADA.
strong’s attorneys months Armstrong’s efforts to de- Armstrong said he doesn’t
earlier they should meet bunk a report by the French know if he would have
with USADA. newspaper L’Equipe that apologized to Howman
Although the intent of the found his urine samples had they met in 2013,
meeting request with How- from the 1999 Tour de but it would have been a
man is not relayed in emails, France tested positive for
chance to do it in person.q
