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SPORTS Wednesday 16 May 2018

Pollock sprains thumb, to see specialist as D-backs slump

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks starter but Kris Bryant lined out to
center fielder A.J. Pollock Patrick Corbin (4-1) was left field to end the game.
was injured on pinch-hitter charged with four runs on Bryant and Albert Almora
Tyler Saladino's inside-the- six hits and struck out eight. Jr. each hit a two-run hom-
park home run, and the Di- BRAVES 6, CUBS 5 er, but Jose Quintana (4-3)
amondbacks lost their sixth CHICAGO (AP) — Ozzie Al- struggled for the Cubs.
straight game. bies hit a leadoff drive for his The 21-year-old Albies
Pollock dived for Saladino's 13th homer, Jose Bautista drove Quintana's second
line drive in the ninth inning, belted a three-run shot and pitch the opposite way into
missed and rolled over his Atlanta held off Chicago. the bleachers in right for his
glove hand, spraining his Julio Teheran (4-1) pitched fourth career leadoff hom-
left thumb. He sat in center six innings and Tyler Flowers er. The rookie second base-
favoring his left arm while hit his first homer this season man also doubled and
Saladino slid head-first for as NL-leading Atlanta (25- singled.
the 28th inside-the-park 15) won for the sixth time in GIANTS 10, REDS 7 Milwaukee Brewers' Tyler Saladino, left, slides safely into home
homer in club history. A seven games. The surprising SAN FRANCISCO (AP) plate to score a run on an inside-the-park home run as Arizona
trainer led Pollock off the Braves moved 10 games — Andrew McCutchen Diamondbacks catcher John Ryan Murphy, right, applies a late
tag during the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, May 14,
field. The team expected over .500 for the first time doubled in his first two at- 2018, in Phoenix.
to learn more about his in- since July 28, 2014. bats to reach 1,500 career Associated Press
jury Tuesday. A.J. Minter worked a shaky hits, and San Francisco
Junior Guerra (3-3) allowed ninth inning for his second snapped Cincinnati's six- then drove in a run in the secutive wins following a
two runs and walked four, save in the makeup of an game winning streak. Mc- second inning with another six-game skid. Chris Stratton
and the Brewers' bullpen April 15 rainout. Minter hit Cutchen sparked a three- double. Brandon Belt hom- (4-3) wasn't much better,
finished up with three Ian Happ with a pitch to run first against Sal Romano ered and drove in three allowing the two homers in
scoreless innings. force in a run with two outs, (2-4) with his first hit and runs to give the Giants con- five-plus innings. q

Giro leader Yates gains 3 seconds but his team struggles

GUALDO TADINO, Italy moment on the first climb need to go for more bonus good all day and I'm really
(AP) — Overall leader Si- of the day," Yates said. seconds." Four-time Tour pleased that I took advan-
mon Yates gained three "Straight after the rest day, de France champion Chris tage of the opportunity."
bonus seconds in the 10th you don't know how the Froome moved up one Irish rider Sam Bennett won
stage of the Giro d'Italia body responds. I'm very spot to 10th, 2:30 back. a mass sprint to place third,
on Tuesday but it was a disappointed for him be- Wet roads in the finale 34 seconds behind.
difficult day for his Mitchel- cause he's worked hard for made for treacherous con- The lengthy stage was a
ton-Scott team as Esteban this Giro." Mitchelton team ditions, causing punctures brutal wake-up call after
Chaves dropped out of director Matthew White for Dumoulin and Richard the race's second rest day,
contention. said Chaves has been Carapaz, who is fifth overall especially with two early
Slovenian rider Matej Mo- struggling with throat and and leads the young rider climbs and constant rolling
horic of the Bahrain-Merida allergy problems. classification. Both made terrain along the rest of the
team edged Nico Denz of "Now all of our energy will it back to the main pack. route. The route passed by
AG2R in a two-man sprint turn to looking out for Si- Mohoric was part of an the site of the Rigopiano
to win the stage while all of mon and protecting the earlier breakaway before avalanche, which killed 29
the other leaders finished maglia rosa (pink jersey)," getting away for good in hotel guests and staff last
safely in the main pack, 34 White said. the latter part of the stage. year. Four children and five
seconds behind. Yates won an intermedi- Before the sprint, Mohoric adults were pulled alive
Chaves had entered the ate sprint and now leads glanced over his shoulder from the snow and debris
day in second place over- defending champion Tom to check on Denz but the days after the avalanche. Slovenia's Matej Mohoric,
all but dropped behind Dumoulin by 41 seconds German never passed him Another hilly stage is right, sprints ahead of Ger-
early on in the rolling 244-ki- with Thibaut Pinot up to and Mohoric won in slightly scheduled for Wednesday many Nico Denz on his way
lometer (152-mile) stage third, 46 seconds behind. more than six hours. with a 156-kilometer leg to win the 10th stage of the
Giro d'Italia cycling race,
from Penne to Gualdo Ta- "I was going to go for the Mohoric thanked his team, from Assisi to Osimo that from Penne to Gualdo Ta-
dino in Umbria, which was bonus sprint because I which is centered around concludes with a short but dino d'Italia, Italy, Tuesday,
the race's longest. need to gain time on Du- Domenico Pozzovivo in steep climb. May 15, 2018.
Several teammates spent moulin but, when I saw fourth overall, for letting Then after a couple of
precious energy trying Pinot getting a lead out, I him go for the victory. milder stages, the race ing leg through the Dolo-
fruitlessly to escort Chaves went past him," Yates said. "I had already circled this heats up again with a mite Range on Sunday.
back to the main pack. "I need as many seconds stage before the Giro start- climb up Monte Zoncolan The race ends in Rome on
"Chaves just had a bad as I can get so maybe I ed," Mohoric said. "I felt on Saturday and a gruel- May 27.q