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SPORTS Friday 13 april 2018

Basebrawl: Arenado charges mound, Rockies beat Padres 6-4

allowing four runs and sev-
en hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Indians 5, Tigers 1: In Cleve-
land, Tigers pitcher Jordan
Zimmermann bruised the
right side of his jaw when hit
in the face by a line drive
off the bat of Cleveland’s
Jason Kipnis and left after
two batters. Zimmermann
said after the game he
should be able to take his
next turn.
Carlos Carrasco (3-0)
pitched a three-hitter, al-
lowing Leonys Martin’s
home run in the sixth.
Yonder Alonso had a two-
run single in a four-run
fourth off Daniel Norris (0-1).
Mets 4, Marlins 1
In Miami, Marlins lefty Jar-
lin Garcia was pulled after
pitching six hitless innings in
his first major league start
after 68 relief appearances
last year as a rookie.
Colorado Rockies' Nolan Arenado, front, strikes out while swinging at a pitch from San Diego Padres starting pitcher Luis Perdomo
in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Denver. Zack Wheeler (1-0) gave
Associated Press up a homer to Miguel Rojas
in the first inning on his sea-
In Denver, Rockies star No- Arenado’s reaction in the Carthy left after five innings Eric Thames in the third fol- son debut but allowed only
lan Arenado charged the third woke up the slumber- with what Atlanta said was lowed by Jonathan Villar’s one other hit and retired his
mound after a fastball from ing Colorado bats, with the a subluxation of his non- RBI groundout in the fifth. final 16 batters. He depart-
Luis Perdomo sailed behind Rockies scoring five times in throwing shoulder, which Junior Guerra (1-0) allowed ed after seven innings and
him, setting off a brawl that the inning to take a lead it usually refers to a partial one run and four hits in 5 83 pitches.
resulted in five ejections wouldn’t relinquish. dislocation. He spent more 1/3 innings in his first start Adrian Gonzalez’s pinch-
during Colorado’s 6-4 win Tony Wolters hit a bases- than a month on the dis- this season. Adam Wain- hit, two-run single off Chris
over the San Diego Padres loaded, two-run single that abled list last season after wright (0-2) gave up three O’Grady (0-1) in a four-run
on Wednesday. center fielder Franchy Cor- dislocating his left shoulder runs and eight hits in seven eighth put the Mets ahead
Pedromo flung his glove dero misplayed to allow with the Los Angeles Dodg- innings. and helped extend the
at the rushing Arenado another run to score. ers. Diamondbacks 7, Giants 3 best start in team history to
and missed. The big-hitting Antonio Senzatela (1-1) Rookie Shane Carle (2-1) In San Francisco, Paul 10-1.
Arenado then threw a won, and Wade Davis gave up Howie Kendrick’s Goldschmidt and John Cubs 13, Pirates 5
couple of punches at the pitched a perfect ninth for tying double in the 11th. Ryan Murphy hit home runs In Chicago, Javier Baez
backpedaling Perdomo his fifth save. Buddy Bau- Brewers 3, Cardinals 2 and Arizona won its fourth homered twice for the
but didn’t land anything mann (0-1) was the loser. In St. Louis, Matt Albers got straight series to start a sea- second straight day and
squarely. Braves 5, Nationals 3 (12) his first save for Milwaukee, son for the first time since scored the go-ahead run
Arenado, Rockies starter In Washington, Peter Bour- retiring Kolten Wong and beginning play in 1998. in the sixth after striking out
German Marquez and Col- jos drove in two runs with a Dexter Fowler to strand a Fernando Salas (2-1) and reaching on a wild
orado outfielder Gerardo bases-loaded single in the pair of runners. pitched a scoreless inning pitch by Tyler Glasnow (0-
Parra were ejected along 12th inning off Ryan Mad- Milwaukee built a 3-0 lead in relief of starter Robbie 1).
with Perdomo and Padres son (0-1). on home runs by Hernaz Ray. Andrew Suarez (0-1) Brian Duensing (1-0)
catcher A.J. Ellis. Braves starter Brandon Mc- Perez in the second and lost in his big league debut, pitched a perfect sixth.q