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SPORTS Monday 30 april 2018

Pirates’ Kingham takes perfect

game into 7th in MLB debut

By The Associated Press waukee in the game for three runs. Acuna had an
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick most of the day, but Chi- RBI double in the eighth,
Kingham carried a perfect cago got to the right-hand- walked twice and stole his
game into the seventh in- er for a run in the fifth and first base.
ning in his major league de- sixth. Johan Camargo hit a
but to lead the Pittsburgh MARLINS 3, ROCKIES 0 three-run homer and Ender
Pirates to their fifth straight MIAMI (AP) — Caleb Smith Inciarte, dropped from first
win, 5-0 over the St. Louis allowed two hits in seven in- to ninth in the order, tripled
Cardinals on Sunday. nings for his first career vic- in a five-run third inning off
Kingham, a 26-year-old tory, and the Marlins took Vince Velasquez (1-4) in
rookie right-hander, retired the rubber game of their the Braves’ fourth win in five
20 straight before Paul De- low-scoring series against games.
Jong singled down the left- Colorado. Brandon McCarthy (4-0) al-
field line with two outs in the Smith (1-3), who entered lowed one run and five hits
seventh. the game with an ERA of while striking out six in 5 1/3
He finished with one hit and 5.82, struck out nine and innings for his third win over
nine strikeouts on 98 pitches walked one in the longest Philadelphia this season.
(72 strikes) after being re- outing of his career. The NATIONALS 3, DIAMOND-
called from Triple-A India- breakthrough victory came BACKS 1
napolis earlier in the day. in his 15th career appear- WASHINGTON (AP) — Gio
He joined Johnny Cueto as ance, including eight starts. Gonzalez struck out eight
the only pitchers in the last Drew Steckenrider struck over seven strong innings,
100 years with one hit al- out the side in the eighth, Matt Wieters and Michael
lowed, at least nine strike- and Brad Ziegler pitched A. Taylor homered and the
outs and zero walks in a the ninth for his third save. Nationals beat the Arizona
debut. Chad Bettis (3-1) went sev- Diamondbacks.
Luke Weaver (2-2) took the en innings and allowed two The Diamondbacks lost
loss after allowing four runs runs, including Miguel Ro- starter Robbie Ray to a
and six hits with six strikeouts jas’ solo homer. strained oblique muscle in Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Nick Kingham delivers during
in 5 1/3 innings. The Marlins outscored the second inning. the sixth inning of his first major league start in a baseball game
CUBS 2, BREWERS 0 Colorado 7-2 in the series, He was replaced by T.J. against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 29,
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler including Miami’s 1-0 loss McFarland, who surren- 2018.
Chatwood pitched sev- Friday. The Rockies had 15 dered a home run to Wiet- Associated Press
en sparkling innings and hits in the series. ers to give the Nationals a The 14 runs and 19 hits were and Ty Blach made the
helped himself with an RBI BRAVES 10, PHILLIES 1 1-0 lead. McFarland (1-1) season highs for the Mets, early lead stand up, pitch-
single, leading the Cubs to PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ron- then loaded the bases and who took two of three in ing the Giants past the Los
a sweep of the four-game ald Acuna Jr. doubled bobbled a grounder to al- San Diego. Angeles Dodgers.
series between NL Central twice and reached base low another run to score. The Mets batted around Blach (2-3) pitched into the
rivals. four times to cap a suc- Taylor homered off McFar- in both the seventh and seventh inning and allowed
Chatwood (2-3) allowed cessful first week in the ma- land with one out in the eighth innings, scoring five two runs.
two hits, struck out four and jors, and the Atlanta Braves third. runs each time. Todd Fra- Hunter Strickland pitched
walked three in his second cruised with a new lineup Arizona didn’t score off zier hit a two-run homer the ninth for his seventh
straight win. Carl Edwards to a victory over the Phillies. Gonzalez (3-2) until the sev- and Jose Reyes hit a solo save.
Jr. worked the eighth and Acuna, at 20 the youngest enth inning, when it put the shot. Buster Posey doubled and
Brandon Morrow got three player in the big leagues, hit first two men on base and The 35-year-old Gonzalez scored twice and Brandon
outs for his seventh save in second behind 21-year-old pushed a run across on played for his hometown Belt added an RBI double
seven chances, finishing Ozzie Albies, the second- Daniel Descalso’s one-out Padres from 2006 until be- as the Giants took three of
Chicago’s second straight youngest major leaguer. Al- sacrifice fly. ing traded to Boston on four in the series.
shutout and its fifth just this bies drilled the game’s first Sean Doolittle pitched the Dec. 6, 2010. Kenta Maeda (2-2) took the
month against Milwaukee. pitch for a homer, added a ninth for his fifth save. Wheeler (2-1) allowed two loss for Los Angeles, which
Zach Davies (2-3) kept Mil- two-run double and scored METS 14, PADRES 2 runs and six hits in five in- put right fielder Yasiel Puig
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adrian nings and walked two. on the disabled list before
Gonzalez homered, dou- Bryan Mitchell (0-3) allowed the game with a left hip
bled and drove in five runs four runs and five hits in 4 pointer and bruised foot.
against his former team, 2/3 innings. He was hurt a day earlier
and Zack Wheeler struck GIANTS 4, DODGERS 2 when he ran into a pad-
out nine in five innings for SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ded wall tracking down a
the New York Mets. Evan Longoria hit a three- foul ball — he also fouled a
run homer in the first inning ball off his foot.q