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Friday 27 July 2018
Kingery, Santana lead Phillies past Dodgers 7-3; Utley feted

By The Associated Press run on a foul popup.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott AL MVP Jose Altuve ended
Kingery homered and Car- up with Houston's only hit
los Santana hit a three-run — an RBI double — before
triple in Philadelphia's five- leaving with discomfort in
run fifth inning, leading the his right knee.
Phillies over Los Angeles. Wade Davis (1-3) worked a
Rhys Hoskins also went scoreless inning for the win.
deep for the Phillies, who REDS 7, CARDINALS 3
increased their lead in the CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugen-
NL East to 1½ games over io Suarez homered for the
the idle Atlanta Braves. third straight game, Tucker
Jake Arrieta (8-6) allowed Barnhart added a two-run
two earned runs and five shot and Cincinnati pow-
hits in six innings for the vic- ered to a win over St. Louis.
tory. Adam Duvall also homered
Max Muncy homered and for the Reds. Sal Romano
Joc Pederson and Alex Ver- (6-8) allowed two runs and
dugo had a pair of hits for seven hits in six innings to
Los Angeles. Walker Bue- give the Reds consecutive
hler (4-3) allowed five runs series wins over St. Louis for
and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. the first time since 2011.
The game started less than Paul DeJong and Yadier
11½ hours after the final out Molina hit solo homers for
of the Phillies' 7-4, 16-inning the Cardinals, who went
win that started Tuesday 3-5 on their eight-game
night and lasted 5 hours, road trip. DeJong homered
55 minutes, ending at 1:14 in the third inning and Moli-
a.m. Wednesday. na hit his 14th of the season
Seranthony Dominguez in the seventh inning.
recorded the final four Jack Flaherty (4-5) allowed
outs for his 10th save in 11 three runs, four hits, two
chances. walks with eight strikeouts in
NATIONALS 7, BREWERS 3 five innings.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryce Philadelphia Phillies' Scott Kingery, right, rounds the bases after hitting a home run off Los Angeles METS 6, PADRES 4
Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler, left, during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday,
Harper tied for the NL lead July 25, 2018, in Philadelphia. NEW YORK (AP) — Rook-
with his 25th home run, Tan- Associated Press ie Corey Oswalt beat his
ner Roark pitched eight hometown Padres for his
scoreless innings to end a home run lead. CUBS 2, DIAMONDBACKS 1 Reliever Carl Edwards Jr. (3- first major league win,
seven-start winless streak Roark (4-12), the NL leader CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Les- 1) pitched a hitless seventh pitching three-hit ball over
and Washington beat Mil- in losses, allowed three hits, ter bounced back from his and eighth. Pedro Strop five innings and New York
waukee. struck out a season-high worst start of the season tossed a scoreless ninth beat San Diego for its first
Harper hit a three-run hom- 11 and walked one, help- with six strong innings and for his fourth save in seven series win in two months.
er in the fifth against Freddy ing the Nationals avoided the Cubs scored the go- chances as NL Central A 24-year-old right-hander
Peralta (4-2) for a 6-0 lead, being swept in the three- ahead run in the eighth leading Chicago bounced who made his big league
matching Milwaukee's Je- game series. He had been on Arizona shortstop Nick back after losses to Arizona debut in April, Oswalt took
sus Aguilar, Colorado's No- 0-6 in seven starts since Ahmed's throwing error in the first two games of the the mound hours after the
lan Arenado and St. Louis' beating Tampa Bay on and Chicago edged Ari- four-game series. Mets announced slugging
Matt Carpenter for the NL June 6. zona. ROCKIES 3, ASTROS 2 outfielder Yoenis Cespedes
Chicago mounted the win- DENVER (AP) — Charlie will have operations to re-
ning rally against Arizona Blackmon hit a solo home move calcifications in both
Rockies acquire reliever reliever T.J. McFarland (2-2) run with one out in the bot- of his heels, surgeries that
without getting a ball out of tom of the ninth inning and are expected to have a re-
Seunghwan Oh from Blue Jays the infield. Pinch-hitter Ja- Colorado held the World covery time of at least 8-to-
vier Baez led off the eighth Series champions to one hit 10 months.
by squibbing a single to- at Coors Field. Oswalt (1-2) made his fifth
DENVER (AP) — The Colo- The Rockies have Wade ward the mound. McFar- Jon Gray pitched seven big league start and sixth
rado Rockies added an- Davis as their closer and land threw wide of first, and sharp innings and Carlos appearance. He allowed
other reliever by acquiring Adam Ottavino as an Baez advanced to second. Gonzalez also homered for two runs and two walks
right-hander Seunghwan eighth-inning specialist. After pitcher Tyler Chat- the Rockies. while striking out four, leav-
Oh from Toronto for minor The Rockies revamped their wood ran for Baez, who Blackmon drove a 3-1 pitch ing after 62 pitches.
league prospects. bullpen last winter, spend- didn't start because of from Collin McHugh (5-1) Tim Peterson got four outs,
Oh was 4-3 with a 2.68 ERA ing more than $100 mil- a sore left knee, and Ian into the Houston bullpen Robert Gsellman finished
in 48 appearances for the lion for Davis, right-hander Happ walked, pinch-hitter for his 20th home run of the the seventh and Anthony
Blue Jays this season. The Bryan Shaw and lefty Jake Jason Heyward bounced season and second career Swarzak pitched two in-
36-year-old South Korean McGee. to second baseman Ke- game-ending hit. It was nings for his fourth big
signed a $2 million, one- In the deal announced tel Marte. Marte flipped to a dramatic finish to a wild league save, his second
year contract in the offsea- Thursday, Toronto picked Ahmed for a force at sec- game in which the Astros this year.
son after two seasons with up minor league infielder ond, but Ahmed's throw to had a triple wiped out after Clayton Richard (7-10) al-
the St. Louis Cardinals. Chad Spanberger, out- first sailed over Paul Gold- a replay review because of lowed six runs, five hits
It's unclear where Oh will fielder Forrest Wall and a schmidt as he tried to com- fan interference, and the and two walks in five-plus
fit into Colorado's bullpen. player to be named.q plete a double play. Rockies scored the tying innings.q