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SPORTS Friday 4 May 2018

Mets’ deGrom leaves loss to Braves with hyperextended elbow

By The Associated Press straight and 13 of 17. The
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets White Sox fell to a season-
right-hander Jacob de- low 12 games under .500.
Grom was pulled after four Martinez (3-1) got St. Louis
dominant innings with a hy- on the board with a 407-
perextended right elbow, foot shot off Lucas Giolito
and the Braves broke out (1-4) with two outs in the
against the bullpen to back sixth.
a stellar start by Sean New- Martinez allowed one run
comb. DeGrom pitched and five hits with five strike-
smoothly through the heart outs and two walks.
of Atlanta’s order in his final Bud Norris got four outs for
inning. But he was replaced his sixth save in six chances.
by Paul Sewald (0-2) to be- BREWERS 3, REDS 1
gin the fifth. CINCINNATI (AP) — Chris-
Atlanta also had an injury tian Yelich homered, Wade
concern when shortstop Miley pitched six effective
Dansby Swanson was lift- innings in his Milwaukee de-
ed in the sixth inning with but and the Brewers swept
a sore left wrist. The Braves the sloppy Reds.
said it was a precautionary Yelich hit a tiebreaking
measure. drive to right off Luis Castillo
Newcomb (2-1) pitched (1-4) in the fifth. Miley (1-0)
seven innings of two-hit allowed three hits, struck
ball. He also doubled and out four and walked three.
scored on Ender Inciarte’s The veteran left-hander
two-run homer in the sev- agreed to a minor league
enth. After the game, Mets deal with the Brewers in
veteran Todd Frazier said February and was pro-
he wanted to meet with moted ahead of the finale
MLB Commissioner Rob of the three-game set, re-
Manfred over the way um- placing Brent Suter in the
pires are calling balls and rotation.
strikes. Jeremy Jeffress worked
DODGERS 2, DIAMOND- two innings for this second
BACKS 1 save in two nights. Cincin-
PHOENIX (AP) — Dodgers nati committed three er-
pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu was rors while slipping to 7-24,
forced to leave in the sec- matching the franchise’s
ond inning with a strained worst 31-game start.
groin, and manager Dave PHILLIES 6, MARLINS 0
Roberts indicated the start- MIAMI (AP) — Aaron Nola
er could be out for a while. allowed four hits in 7 1/3 in-
Los Angeles ended a four- nings, helping Philadelphia
game losing streak and stop a four-game slide.
won after eight consecu- Nola (4-1) retired 17 con-
tive regular-season losses secutive batters at one
at Chase Field. point. He struck out seven
The Dodgers led 1-0 when and walked one.
Ryu, their most successful Cesar Hernandez led off
starter this season at 3-0 New York Mets relief pitcher Paul Sewald looks down as Atlanta Braves’ Sean Newcomb, left, the game with a home run
with a 2.22 ERA coming heads to home plate to score on a two-run home run by Ender Inciarte during the seventh inning and Maikel Franco had two
in, exited with a left groin of a baseball game Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in New York. doubles and drove in a run.
strain. Daniel Hudson (1-0) Associated Press Miami’s Jose Urena (0-5)
tossed two innings. Kenley Batting at the top of the Arenado hit a long two-run permitting two runs and remained winless in his last
Jansen got his fourth save lineup for the second homer to center off Yu Dar- three hits. Anthony Rizzo nine starts dating to last
in six chances. Zack Godley straight game, Harper sent vish (0-3) in the first inning. and Kris Bryant homered for season despite allowing
(4-2) took the loss. a first-inning pitch from Ivan He connected again in the the Cubs, who finished with two runs, one earned, in
NATIONALS 9, PIRATES 3 Nova (2-2) into the second eighth, hitting a three-run four hits in their eighth con- seven innings.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce deck in right-center for his drive to left off Luke Farrell. secutive game with three GIANTS 9, PADRES 4
Harper hit a leadoff homer 10th homer this season and Trevor Story led off the fifth or fewer runs. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
and drove in three runs, second in two nights. with a long homer to left, CARDINALS 3, WHITE SOX 2 Nick Hundley matched his
Stephen Strasburg struck Francisco Cervelli homered and Chris Iannetta chased ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals career high with four hits,
out 11 and the Nationals for Pittsburgh, which will try Darvish one out later with a ace Carlos Martinez hit his Brandon Crawford broke
earned their fourth straight to avoid a series sweep on solo drive that made it 6-1. first major league home run out of a lengthy slump with
win. Thursday. Tyler Anderson (2-0) and threw 7 1/3 effective three RBIs and the Giants
Matt Adams clubbed his ROCKIES 11, CUBS 2 pitched a season-high sev- innings. beat the Padres.
third homer in two games CHICAGO (AP) — Nolan en innings after leaving his Dexter Fowler added a Austin Jackson added two
for Washington. Strasburg Arenado hit two of Colora- previous start because he two-run homer for the Car- hits and two RBIs, and Derek
(3-3) allowed three runs — do’s four homers and drove was feeling light-headed. dinals, who won their sec- Holland (1-3) pitched five
two earned — and seven in five runs, lifting the Rock- The left-hander struck out ond game in a row. innings for his first win of the
hits in seven innings. ies to the road win. a season-high nine while Chicago has dropped four season for San Francisco.q