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Flowers’ 2-run HR lifts Braves to win, ending Dodgers streak

By The Associated Press Jesse Winker homered for
ATLANTA (AP) — Pinch-hit- the second straight game,
ter Tyler Flowers connect- hitting a tiebreaking drive
ed for a tiebreaking, two- in the seventh inning off
run homer in the eighth newly acquired Pittsburgh
inning as the Atlanta reliever Joaquin Benoit
Braves stopped the Dodg- that led Cincinnati.
ers’ nine-game winning Adam Duvall homered
streak with a 5-3 victory on and drove in three runs for
Wednesday night. the Reds. The Pirates have
Flowers’ shot off Pedro lost eight of 10 following a
Baez (3-2) helped Atlanta six-game winning streak.
stop the Dodgers’ major Winker hit a solo shot over
league-record streak of 53 the right-field wall with one
straight wins when leading out in the seventh to give
at any point of a game. Cincinnati a 3-2 lead. Ben-
The Dodgers were ahead oit (1-5) took over to begin
1-0 and 3-2. the seventh after being
The last time the Dodg- traded from Philadelphia
ers lost after leading in a to the Pirates on Monday.
game was May 15, when Michael Lorenzen (6-2)
they were up 1-0 before won in relief and Raisel
losing 8-4 at San Francisco. Iglesias closed for his 18th
Rex Brothers (2-2) pitched save.
1 1/3 scoreless innings for TWINS 5, PADRES 2
Atlanta, which had lost six SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ervin
in a row. Arodys Vizcaino, Santana threw a four-hitter
who has taken the clos- for his major league-best
er’s role from Jim Johnson, fifth complete game and
pitched a perfect ninth for hit a two-run single to lead
his third save. Minnesota over San Diego.
Cody Bellinger hit his 30th The Twins won for just
homer for the NL West- the second time in nine
leading Dodgers. games. They went 2-6 on
DIAMONDBACKS 3, CUBS 0 a trip through Los Angeles,
CHICAGO (AP) — Zack Oakland and San Diego.
Godley pitched three-hit Joe Mauer had a double
ball over six scoreless in- and single to tie Tony Oliva
nings, Jake Lamb drove for third on Minnesota’s ca-
in all the runs and Arizona reer hit list with 1,917.
beat Chicago. Santana (12-7) retired his
The loss was just the fourth first 10 batters. He struck
in 18 games since the out nine and walked one
All-Star break for the NL in his 21st career complete
Central-leading Cubs. The game.
defending champions got Atlanta Braves’ Tyler Flowers hits a go-ahead two-run home run during the eighth inning of the The Twins jumped on Luis
shut down by Godley after team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Atlanta. The Perdomo (5-6) for four runs
Braves won 5-3.
pouring on a season-high Associated Press on four hits and two walks
16 runs in Tuesday’s romp. in the second.
Lamb hit a two-run double his seventh save. his second hit in his second Dee Gordon tripled, sin- ATHLETICS 6, GIANTS 1
against Jake Arrieta (10-8) Molina homered in the game in the majors. gled twice, scored three SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
in the sixth and an RBI dou- fourth and then connect- Chasen Bradford (1-0) times, drove in a run, stole Ryon Healy hit his 20th
ble off Justin Wilson in the ed off Brent Suter (2-2) in pitched two hitless innings. two bases and made an home run to end a month-
eighth. the sixth for his 12th of the Tyler Chatwood (6-12) acrobatic defensive play long power drought, rook-
Godley (5-4) was every season and fourth career gave up eight runs in 5 1/3 at second base. He ex- ie Daniel Gossett pitched
bit as stingy after tossing multihomer game. innings. tended his hitting streak to seven impressive innings
seven scoreless innings in METS 10, ROCKIES 5 MARLINS 7, NATIONALS 0 13 games, matching his ca- and Oakland beat San
a win at St. Louis last week. DENVER (AP) — Curtis Vance Worley pitched sev- reer high. Francisco.
Fernando Rodney got his Granderson hit a tiebreak- en innings and faced the Teammates Christian Yelich Jed Lowrie doubled twice
23rd save in 28 chances. ing, three-run homer in the minimum number of bat- and Derek Dietrich hit two- and scored, Matt Chap-
CARDINALS 5, BREWERS 4 sixth inning, and New York ters to earn his first victory run homers. Right fielder man added two hits and
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yadier erased a five-run deficit to since May 2016, helping Mi- Giancarlo Stanton leaped an RBI and Chad Pinder
Molina hit two solo home beat Colorado. ami beat Washington. at the wall to rob Brian singled twice and made a
runs, Luke Weaver pitched Jay Bruce hit his 29th homer Worley (1-2) allowed only Goodwin of a home run for sparkling defensive play in
into the seventh inning and and Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits, and both bas- the final out to preserve a left field to help the A’s win
St. Louis held off Milwau- three hits for the Mets, who erunners were erased on four-hit shutout. on the opener of their five-
kee. snapped a three-game los- double play grounders hit A.J. Cole (1-1), recalled game road trip.
Weaver (1-1) allowed five ing streak. by Bryce Harper. Worley from Triple-A to make his Gossett (3-6) pitched
hits, including Eric Thames’ Yoenis Cespedes added lowered his ERA from 6.42 second start of the year, al- three-hit ball, allowing one
25th home run. Trevor an RBI double and played to 5.31 while facing the lowed five runs in six innings. run. He struck out five and
Rosenthal got four outs for solid defense in left field. highest-scoring team in the REDS 5, PIRATES 2 walked two.q
Amed Rosario tripled for National League. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie