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SPORTS Friday 20 april 2018

Mets rally for 9

runs in 8th inning

to stun Nats, 11-5

NEW YORK (AP) — Yoe- PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon
nis Cespedes launched Belt hit a two-run homer
a grand slam during New with two out in the 10th in-
York's nine-run outburst in ning, helping San Francisco
the eighth inning, helping stop a four-game slide.
the Mets avoid a three- Andrew McCutchen
game sweep. opened the 10th with a sin-
Todd Frazier tied it at 4 with gle against Brad Boxberger
a two-run single and pinch- (0-1). Buster Posey then
hitter Juan Lagares put struck out swinging and
New York ahead for the first Evan Longoria flied to cen-
time with a two-run double ter before Belt hit a tower-
off Ryan Madson (0-2). ing drive into the seats in
Ryan Zimmerman homered right for his second homer
twice and drove in four of the season.
runs for the Nationals, who Hunter Strickland (2-0) got
pulled off their own big the win despite blowing a
comeback in the eighth in- save chance. Cory Gear-
ning of the series opener. rin allowed a run in the 10th
AJ Ramos (1-1) worked a before finishing for his first
perfect inning for his first save.
win with the Mets since be- BREWERS 2, REDS 0
ing acquired from Miami MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwau-
last July. kee center fielder Christian
DODGERS 13, PADRES 4 Yelich returned from the
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Corey disabled list and made a New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes looks toward the Mets' dugout after hitting an eighth-inning
grand slam in a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in
Seager had four hits and snazzy sliding catch on a fly New York.
three RBIs, Kenta Maeda ball that deflected off the Associated Press
struck out 10 and the Dodg- glove of left fielder Hernan
ers completed a three- Perez. ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Fla- ahead 4-2. Flaherty added had three of Pittsburgh's 13
game sweep. Zach Davies (1-2) allowed herty homered and drove a run-scoring single in the hits and backup catcher
Maeda (2-1) allowed four three hits over 6 1/3 innings in four runs, Brandon Mc- Braves' three-run eighth. Elias Diaz added two hits.
runs and eight hits over 5 to win for the first time in Carthy outpitched Vince Velasquez allowed three Colorado's Kyle Freeland
2/3 innings in his longest four starts this season, and Velasquez and Atlanta runs in six innings. (0-3) cruised through the
outing of the season. Eric Thames hit a two-run beat Philadelphia. PIRATES 10, ROCKIES 2 first three innings but ran
Max Muncy connected homer. McCarthy (3-0) allowed PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean into trouble in the fourth.
during Los Angeles' five- Jacob Barnes finished with one run and five hits in 5 1/3 Rodriguez hit a two-run He was charged with five
run third inning. The two- two hitless innings for his innings. homer that backed Chad runs, six hits and two walks
run drive was his first homer second save as the Brew- Flaherty's three-run homer Kuhl and helped Pitts- in four-plus innings.
since 2016. ers won consecutive home off Velasquez (1-2) gave At- burgh avoid a three-game Kuhl (2-1) allowed Chris
San Diego's Luis Perdomo games for the first time this lanta a 3-1 lead in the fifth. sweep. Iannetta's solo home run in
(1-2) was tagged for nine season. The Phillies got within one in Josh Bell drove in three runs the third but otherwise kept
runs, seven earned, and 10 Thames homered on a slid- the seventh before Dansby and David Freese added Colorado's struggling of-
hits in three innings. er from Tyler Mahle (1-3) in Swanson's homer off Edu- a two-run double as Pitts- fense in check. Kuhl struck
GIANTS 4, DIAMONDBACKS the third inning. bray Ramos in the bottom burgh improved to 8-0 in out four and walked three
3, 10 INNINGS BRAVES 7, PHILLIES 3 of the inning put Atlanta day games. Adam Frazier while giving up four hits.q