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SPORTSTuesday 19 May 2015
Braves’ Miller flirt with no-hitter and beats Marlins 6-0
The Associated Press Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Shelby Miller throws to the Miami Marlins during the eighth inning of ning and Lance Lynn got
MIAMI (AP) — Shelby Mill- a baseball game in Miami, Sunday, May 17, 2015. The Braves won 6-0. his fifth career RBI to back
er’s no-hit bid ended with his dominant pitching as
two outs in the ninth inning Associated Press St. Louis avoided a three-
Sunday when Justin Bour game sweep.
singled sharply up the mid- ERA in 13 starts and five pitched a perfect ninth for gave up six runs, six hits and Miguel Cabrera’s RBI dou-
dle, as the Atlanta Braves relief appearances since the save. three walks in three innings. ble in the first was the only
right-hander pitched a winning at Yankee Stadium Yasmani Grandal had an METS 5, BREWERS 1 damage against Lynn (3-
two-hitter in a 6-0 win over for Kansas City on May 12, RBI single in the fourth off NEW YORK (AP) — Noah 3), who gave a weary bull-
the Miami Marlins that 2011. Kyle Kendrick (1-5) as the Syndergaard (1-1) earned pen a break before walk-
completed a three-game O’Sullivan was hit on the Dodgers salvaged a split. his first major league win, ing the last two batters he
sweep. throat by a throw from his Each team had three hits. allowing one run and three faced at the end of his 7
Miller (5-1) retired the first own catcher, Cameron GIANTS 9, REDS 8 hits in six innings. 1-3 innings. Seth Maness’
two batters in the ninth be- Rupp, in the sixth and re- CINCINNATI (AP) — Bran- He hit Carlos Gomez on his only pitch got a double-
fore Bour singled on the first tired Aaron Hill on a flyout don Belt homered for the helmet’s left earflap with a play ball to end the eighth
pitch, a 95-mph fastball. with his next and final pitch third time in three games, 96 mph fastball in the sixth. and Trevor Rosenthal fin-
Dee Gordon then reached of the day. Nori Aoki drove in three Gomez said he did not ished for his 13th save.
on an infield single before Maikel Franco homered, tri- runs and Hunter Pence sustain a concussion and Matt Carpenter added
Martin Prado popped out, pled and drove in two runs homered in his second hoped to play Monday two hits and Peter Bour-
ending the game. for the Phillies, who have game back from a broken night at Detroit. gos tripled and scored on
Two hits weren’t enough to won five in a row for the first forearm. Curtis Granderson hit a Lynn’s single in the third.
satisfy Marlins owner Jeffrey time since July. The World Series champi- leadoff home run, Lucas The Cardinals improved to
Loria, who fired manager Josh Collmenter (3-5) gave ons, who built a 6-1 lead, Duda doubled twice and a major league-best 25-12
Mike Redmond shortly af- up four runs on six hits in won three straight games Michael Cuddyer drove in despite having two players
ter the game. The Marlins six innings. Arizona has lost in Cincinnati for the first two runs to help the Mets thrown at the plate.
are off to a 16-22 start after four straight. time since 2005 and at 20- win their second straight af- Alfredo Simon (4-2) gave
a busy offseason. DODGERS 1, ROCKIES 0 18 moved two games over ter a five-game skid. up two runs in six innings
Redmond’s replacement LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike .500 for the first time since Wily Peralta (1-5) gave up for the Tigers, whose three-
will be announced Mon- Bolsinger (2-0) pitched Yusmiero Petit (1-0) allowed five runs and nine hits in five game winning streak end-
day, the Marlins said. three-hit ball for six innings, one run and three hits in innings. ed.
Bench coach Rob Leary striking out six. Kenley Jan- three innings, and Santiago CARDINALS 2, TIGERS 1 NATIONALS 10, PADRES 5
was also fired. sen, who returned from the Casilla struck out the side in ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kolten SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stephen
PIRATES 3, CUBS 0 disabled list Friday after left the ninth for his ninth save. Wong hit a tiebreaking Strasburg (3-4) rebounded
CHICAGO (AP) — A.J. Bur- foot surgery in February, Anthony DeSclafani (2-4) home run in the sixth in- from a rough start to beat
nett (3-1) worked around his hometown Padres for
five walks while allowing the fourth straight time, al-
three hits in seven innings lowing three runs and five
as Pittsburgh stopped a hits in five-plus innings,
four-game losing streak. Bryce Harper and Danny
Jake Arrieta (4-4) gave Espinosa hit three-run hom-
up one run and five hits in ers, with Harper raising his
seven innings, losing for the league-leading, home-run
first time in five career deci- total to 14, as Washington
sions against the Pirates. won for the 15th time in 19
Francisco Cervelli had a games.
hand in Pittsburgh’s first Justin Upton homered
two runs after the catcher twice for the Padres, rais-
was shaken up in the fourth ing his season total to 10.
when he was hit in the groin Ian Kennedy (2-3) gave up
by a foul tip. He had an RBI six runs, three hits and four
single in the fifth, and then walks in five innings.
singled and scored on Neil In other NL games it was
Walker’s two-out double in Atlanta 6, Miami 0; N.Y.
the eighth. Mets 5, Milwaukee 1; San
PHILLIES 6, DIAMOND- Francisco 9, Cincinnati 8;
BACKS 0 Philadelphia 6, Arizona 0;
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Cubs
O’Sullivan (1-2) allowed 0; L.A. Dodgers 1, Colora-
five hits in six innings for his do 0; Washington 10, San
first win in four years. He Diego 5; and St. Louis 2,
had been 0-9 with a 7.19 Detroit 1.q
