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SPORTS Saturday 23 June 2018

Bumgarner goes 8 innings for

1st win, Giants beat Padres 3-0

By The Associated Press ond to drive in five for the day disabled list before
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) second time this season. the game, Colby Rasmus
— Madison Bumgarner He also had five RBIs at the homered for the Orioles in
pitched eight innings of Chicago Cubs on May 2. his first at-bat since April 6.
three-hit ball for his first win Todd Frazier gave the Mets Mark Trumbo also homered
of the season, Mark Melan- a 1-0 lead in the first with his for Baltimore.
con earned his first save in eighth homer. DIAMONDBACKS 9, PIRATES
a year and the Giants beat The Mets got within two runs 3
the San Diego Padres. when Frazier and Michael PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ketel
The Giants won for the Conforto led off the eighth Marte and Alex Avila each
fourth time in five games with singles. Yency Almon- hit two-run homers and the
and sent the last-place te, making his major league Arizona Diamondbacks
Padres to their fifth straight debut, relieved Chris Rusin scored eight runs in the first
loss. and allowed one inherited three innings to power their
Bumgarner (1-2) struck out runner to score that made way past the Pirates.
eight and walked two in it 5-3 before getting an in- Marte's blast capped a
his best start since com- ning-ending double play. three-run first, while Avila's
ing off the disabled list. He It was the fifth double-play shot in the third extended
also drove in the first run grounder by New York on the NL West-leading Dia-
with a sacrifice fly. The ace the afternoon. mondbacks' advantage to
left-hander outdueled Ty- NATIONALS 4, ORIOLES 2 8-0.
son Ross (5-5), who gave WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Jon Jay doubled in each
up one run and four hits in Soto hit a tiebreaking two- of the first two innings, the San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner works against
seven innings. He struck out run double in the eighth second of which drove in the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game
three and walked three. inning, and the Nationals two runs. The center fielder Thursday, June 21, 2018, in San Francisco.
Bumgarner began the sea- beat the Baltimore Orioles is hitting .340 in 13 games Associated Press
son on the DL with a broken in the deciding matchup of since being acquired June
pinkie on his pitching hand a three-game interleague 6 from Kansas City in a two-out rally, including Eu- Suter pitched seven strong
sustained in his final spring series between neighbor- trade. genio Suarez with the bas- innings, Manny Pina hom-
training start when he was ing rivals. Staked to the early cush- es loaded. Hendricks has ered and the Brewers capi-
hit by a line drive. He was Anthony Rendon homered ion, Zack Godley (8-5) won equaled his career high talized on a season-high
0-2 with a 4.67 ERA in three for the Nationals, who re- his third straight start. He with four walks in each of four errors by the St. Louis
previous outings since be- ceived seven strong innings gave up three runs — two his last two starts. Cardinals.
ing reinstated. from starter Max Scherzer earned — and four hits in six Winker connected on the Suter (8-4) retired 12 straight
ROCKIES 6, METS 4 and flawless work from their innings with five strikeouts second pitch from left- after Matt Carpenter's
DENVER (AP) — Nolan Are- bullpen. Seeking to end and three walks. hander Randy Rosario, who leadoff home run. He went
nado homered for the third a rare run of two straight Chad Kuhl (5-5) lasted hadn't allowed a homer a career-high seven innings
straight game and drove in losses, Scherzer left a tied just two-plus innings and this season. The Reds' sixth for the second time this
five runs to help Colorado game after allowing two was lifted following Avila's grand slam of the season season and third overall.
beat New York. runs — both on solo homers homer. Kuhl was tagged moved them into a tie with The left-hander limited the
Arenado also doubled to — and striking out nine. for eight runs and eight hits Boston for most in the ma- Cardinals to two runs and
back another strong out- Bryce Harper led off the after allowing three earned jors. two hits with a walk and
ing from Kyle Freeland (7- eighth with a double off runs or less in seven of his Harvey (2-5) went six in- five strikeouts. He is 6-1 with
6). Freeland has pitched Mychal Givens (0-4) and previous eight starts. nings for his first victory a 3.12 ERA in his last seven
at least six innings in 10 of Trea Turner followed with a REDS 6, CUBS 2 since May 22, allowing five starts.
his last 11 starts and has single. After Rendon struck CINCINNATI (AP) — Jesse hits, including Javier Baez's Carlos Martinez (3-4) strug-
emerged as the team's out, Soto hit a liner into the Winker hit his first career two-run double. He'd lost gled in his fourth start since
most reliable starter. gap in left-center. Soto, a grand slam during a big his last three decisions with returning from the disabled
Arenado had just two home 19-year-old rookie, is bat- sixth-inning rally, putting the Reds, who got him from list (right lat strain). He al-
runs in his first 15 games of ting .326 with 16 RBIs in 28 Matt Harvey in line for his the Mets for catcher Devin lowed seven runs — five
June, but has four in his last games. second win for the Reds. Mesoraco in a deal on May earned — on eight hits
seven. He put the Rockies Newcomer Kelvin Herrera Cincinnati sent 11 batters 8. Jared Hughes pitched in four innings with two
ahead 3-1 with a three-run (1-0) pitched a 1-2-3 eighth to the plate and scored six out of a two-on jam in the walks, three strikeouts and
homer in the first off Ste- inning and Sean Doolittle times in the sixth, matching eighth and finished for his two wild pitches. The right-
ven Matz (3-5), his 16th of got three straight outs for their biggest inning of the fifth save in six chances. hander is 0-2 with an 8.10
the season. He delivered a his 20th save in 21 tries. season. Kyle Hendricks (5-7) BREWERS 11, CARDINALS 3 ERA since being activated
two-run double in the sec- Activated from the 60- walked three to set up the MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brent on June 4.q