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Braves extend Mets losing streak with 7-5 win in New York
The Associated Press Oklahoma City before the
game.
NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis PHILLIES 3, MARLINS 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jere-
Cespedes limped off with my Hellickson allowed one
run over six innings to lead
a pulled hamstring, Matt Philadelphia to its sixth
straight win.
Harvey was chased in the The Phillies started their
streak with a win against
fifth inning as he made the New York Mets, then
swept a three-game set
an emergency start in from Atlanta and took two
in an abbreviated series
place of ailing Noah Syn- with the Marlins. The Phil-
lies (11-9) are two games
dergaard, and the New above .500 for the first time
this year.
York Mets’ losing streak Hellickson (4-0), the 2011
AL Rookie of the Year with
reached six with a 7-5 de- Tampa Bay, pitched like
the ace the Phillies need-
feat to the Atlanta Braves ed — not just to keep them
respectable, but possibly
on Thursday. to dangle as attractive
trade bait at the July 31
Kurt Suzuki hit a three-run deadline to secure a pros-
pect or two toward their
homer that finished Harvey rebuild.
CARDINALS 8, BLUE JAYS 4,
(2-1), who allowed six runs 11 INNINGS, GAME 1
CARDINALS 6, BLUE JAYS 4,
in 4 1/3 innings and tied a GAME 2
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter
career high with five walks. Fowler, Greg Garcia and
Matt Adams each had
Syndergaard was three hits as St. Louis beat
Toronto to sweep a day-
scratched because of right night doubleheader. The
Cardinals won the opener
biceps discomfort. While on Matt Carpenter’s grand
slam. Toronto is the only
the right-hander hopes to team in the major leagues
that hasn’t won a series
pitch Sunday at Washing- this season. The Blue Jays
also are the lone club that
ton, Cespedes looks likely has yet to win two straight
games. Adam Wainwright
to be sidelined for an ex- New York Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes (52) is helped off the field by first base coach Tom Goodwin (2-3) got the win in the
(22) and head athletic trainer Ray Ramirez during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the nightcap while Matt Bow-
tended period. man (1-0) won the opener.
Ryan Tepera (1-1) and
Cespedes left last Thurs- Atlanta Braves, Thursday, April 27, 2017, in New York. Casey Lawrence (0-3) took
the losses.q
day’s loss to Philadelphia Associated Press
with a left hamstring prob- NATIONALS 16, ROCKIES 5 throughout the four-game The Dodgers, who had lost
lem and returned to the DENVER (AP) — Bryce Harp- series. He hit for the cycle to the Giants in 10 innings
lineup Wednesday. The er hit a three-run homer as on Tuesday, finished a tri- the night before, loaded
slugger hit a one-hop dou- part of an 11-run seventh ple shy of another cycle the bases with no outs
ble to right-center off R.A. inning, Trea Turner enjoyed Wednesday and added in the 10th on two walks
Dickey (2-2) in the fourth another big game at Co- a double and two singles and an infield hit. Toles fol-
and was jogging into sec- ors Field and Washington in the finale — in all, he lowed with a tie-breaking
ond base when he pulled routed Colorado. had seven extra-base hits, single, Kike Hernandez had
up. When he reached sec- Turner proved to be scored 10 runs and had 11 a sacrifice fly and Turner
ond, he bent over, hands a pitcher’s nightmare RBIs. extended his hitting streak
on both knees. Gonzalez (3-0) pitched to 13 games with an RBI
into the seventh and had single. Chris Taylor drove in
two RBIs, including a bas- the fifth run with a bases-
es-loaded walk in the big loaded walk.
seventh. Kenley Jansen (1-0) got
Rookie Antonio Senzatela the win, striking out the
(3-1) took the loss. side in the ninth inning, as
DODGERS 5, GIANTS 1, 10 the Dodgers managed
INNINGS a split of the four-game
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — series. The loser was Cory
Run-scoring singles by An- Gearrin (0-1), who walked
drew Toles and Justin Turn- the only batter he faced
er in the 10th inning led Los leading off the 10th inning.
Angeles after pitcher Julio Urias allowed one run in
Urias made a solid start in 5 2/3 innings after be-
his 2017 debut. ing recalled from Triple-A
