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SPORTS Friday 11 May 2018

Dodgers beat

NL West-leading

Diamondbacks 6-3,

end 3-game skid

By The Associated Press 2/3 innings. Santana ripped
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle an RBI double to right
Farmer’s sacrifice fly scored field in the first inning and
the go-ahead run in a sixth scored on Maikel Franco’s
inning that included mis- single to left. Franco drove
takes by Arizona’s bullpen his seventh homer to deep
and helped Los Angeles left-center for a 3-0 lead in
beat the NL West leaders. the fourth. Santana’s two-
The scuffling Dodgers im- run single in the fifth made
proved to 4-8 against their it 5-0. He added another
division rivals this season. two-run single during a six-
Their three-game skid end- run sixth against San Fran- Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal, right, scores on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Farmer as Arizona
ed on a night when they cisco’s bullpen. Santana Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila stands at the plate during the sixth inning of a baseball game
got back one of their in- raised his batting average Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Los Angeles.
jured stars. Yasiel Puig went to .191 and tied a career Associated Press
3 for 4 with two runs scored best with the five RBIs. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Car- in a three-game sweep af- gled over five innings and
in his return from the dis- REDS 2, METS 1, 10 INNINGS los Carrasco struck out 14 ter dropping a season-high allowed four runs. His out-
abled list. The Diamond- CINCINNATI (AP) — The in a complete game and five in a row. The 26-yar-old ing snapped Colorado’s
backs’ three-game win- New York Mets wasted a Tyler Naquin and Fran- Bryant hit a drive about string of nine straight qual-
ning streak was stopped. first-inning rally by batting cisco Lindor homered for halfway up the bleachers ity starts.
Pinch-hitter Chase Utley out of turn, and Adam Du- Cleveland. Carrasco (5-1) in left-center in the first in- PADRES 2, NATIONALS 1
had a two-run double for vall led off the 10th with a gave up five hits, walked ning for his third homer in SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt
the Dodgers in the eighth. homer to win it for Cincin- one and threw 117 pitch- four games, and later had Szczur hit a go-ahead dou-
Pedro Baez (1-1) got the nati. Duvall connected es in his second complete an RBI double. Jose Quin- ble in the seventh inning
win with one inning of re- for his first career game- game this season. He also tana (4-2) returned the fa- and San Diego’s bullpen
lief. Kenley Jansen pitched ending homer, a drive off hit an RBI single. Naquin hit vor after getting hit hard pitched four scoreless in-
a perfect ninth for his sixth A.J. Ramos (1-2). Catcher a three-run drive off Junior in a loss at Miami on April nings against Washington.
save. Fernando Salas (3-3) Devin Mesoraco started for Guerra (2-3). Milwaukee 1. Wei-Yin Chen (1-2) was With the game tied at 1,
took the loss. the Mets and went 0 for 4, closer Corey Knebel, who tagged. Manuel Margot opened
PHILLIES 11, GIANTS 3 a day after the Reds dealt had been out since April ANGELS 8, ROCKIES 0 the seventh with a single
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Car- him to New York for pitcher 5 with a hamstring injury, DENVER (AP) — Rene Rivera — his third hit of the game
los Santana had three hits Matt Harvey. Raisel Igle- was activated from the dis- homered with a sore right — and stole second be-
and five RBIs, Nick Pivetta sias (1-0) retired six straight abled list and gave up Lin- hand, Jaime Barria threw fore advancing to third
struck out seven in five batters. New York got off dor’s leadoff home run in efficiently into the sixth in- on catcher Matt Wieters’
scoreless innings and Phila- to a rough start in the first, the seventh. ning and the Angels ended throwing error. Szczur dou-
delphia improved to 20-11 when Wilmer Flores fanned CUBS 13, MARLINS 4 Colorado’s six-game win- bled off reliever Trevor Gott
since a 1-4 start. for the second out and As- CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bry- ning streak. Barria (3-1) al- (0-2). Kirby Yates pitched a
Pivetta (2-2) bounced back drubal Cabrera doubled, ant hit his 100th career lowed five hits and struck perfect eighth, and Brad
from an awful start against following the announced homer, Anthony Rizzo and out seven over 5 1/3 in- Hand got three outs for his
the Nationals in which he batting order. But the line- Addison Russell connected nings. Zack Cozart and Jus- 10th save. Anthony Rendon
lasted only one inning and up card the Mets turned in an eight-run third inning, tin Upton both homered in homered for the Nationals,
allowed six runs. He scat- into the umpires had those and Chicago routed Mi- the third. Rivera added a who had their three-game
tered four hits and didn’t two switched in the order ami. Rizzo also had a pair solo shot in the seventh de- winning streak snapped.
walk anyone. Giants starter and plate umpire Gabe of doubles and finished spite taking a pair of early Craig Stammen (1-0)
Chris Stratton (3-3) gave up Morales called an out. with five RBIs as the Cubs foul tips off his right hand. pitched out of trouble in
five runs and five hits in 4 INDIANS 6, BREWERS 2 outscored the Marlins 31-9 Tyler Anderson (2-1) strug- the seventh for the win.q