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SPORTS Thursday 14 sepTember 2017
Kershaw helps Dodgers end

11-game skid, clinch playoff spot

By The Associated Press Gerrit Cole (11-10) took his Williams had three hits and
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — first loss in 10 road starts reached base five times
Clayton Kershaw pitched since the Atlanta Braves in the marathon game.
Los Angeles to its first win beat him 5-2 on May 22. He He has 47 RBIs since being
in nearly two weeks, help- slipped to 8-1 away from called up the week before
ing the Dodgers clinch a PNC Park over that stretch the All-Star break.
playoff berth by beating after allowing five runs and The Phillies celebrated with
San Francisco to snap an seven hits in six innings. He Williams, but thought they
11-game losing streak that tied his season-high with actually had a walk-off win
was the club’s worst since 10 strikeouts in his fifth start in the bottom of the ninth
moving to the West Coast against Milwaukee this sea- on an RBI single by pinch-
in 1958. son. hitter Hyun-Soo Kim, but
The Dodgers’ slide was Manager Craig Counsell while the Phillies mobbed
their longest in 25 years, turned to the bullpen to Kim at first base, ripping off
topping 10-game skids protect the 5-2 lead. Jer- his jersey and dousing him
in Los Angeles during the emy Jeffress, Oliver Drake, with water, Gatorade and
1961 and 1992 seasons. The Jared Hughes, Anthony sunflower seeds, the Marlins
1944 Brooklyn team lost 16 Swarzak and Josh Hader challenged the play at the
straight games. each turned in a score- plate.
Despite the recent tailspin, less inning. Jeffress (3-0) After a lengthy review,
Los Angeles still owns the was the pitcher of record. it appeared catcher J.T. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw reacts after strik-
best record in the majors Corey Knebel pitched the Realmuto’s glove nicked ing out San Francisco Giants’ Tim Federowicz to end the sixth
inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 12,
at 93-52. The NL West lead- ninth for his 35th save in 40 the finger of a sliding Ce- 2017.
ers won for only the second chances. sar Hernandez an instant Associated Press
time in 18 games and se- BRAVES 8, NATIONALS 0 before it touched the plate
cured at least the second WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred- and the call on the field Jose Quintana pitched BACKS 2
NL wild card, joining the NL die Freeman hit a three-run was overturned, and after seven effective innings PHOENIX (AP) — Carlos
East champion Washington home run off Gio Gonzalez the grounds crew had to and Chicago got a sorely Gonzalez, heating up for
Nationals as the only teams and Julio Teheran threw clean up the mess around needed victory. the stretch run after a sub-
to punch their postseason seven shutout innings as first base, Odubel Herrera Quintana (10-11) also par season at the plate,
tickets so far. Atlanta cruised past Wash- struck out, sending the helped himself at the plate homered twice and Colo-
Kershaw (17-3) went six in- ington. game to extra innings. with a pair of sacrifices, in- rado won its sixth in a row.
nings and tied Milwaukee’s Gonzalez (14-7) allowed CARDINALS 13, REDS 4 cluding a perfectly placed Gonzalez drove in all four
Zach Davies for the major five earned runs and seven ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul De- safety squeeze that drove Colorado runs in his first
league lead in wins. hits in five innings and struck Jong homered, Yadier in Kyle Schwarber in the multihomer game since
Kenley Jansen got four out eight. The left-hander Molina drove in three runs fourth. Quintana got an- Aug. 16 last year and is
outs for his 37th save but al- did guarantee his $12 mil- and streaking St. Louis out- other bunt down in the batting .451 (14 for 31) in
lowed three straight singles lion option for next season slugged Cincinnati. sixth, sending Javier Baez September.Jon Gray (8-4)
with one out in the ninth to with his first out of the game The Cardinals have won to third ahead of Ben Zo- gave up two runs and scat-
face a bases-loaded jam. as he reached 180 innings four straight and six of brist’s RBI single. tered seven hits over seven
He struck out Buster Posey this season. their last seven to stay two Chicago had lost three in a solid innings, striking out
and Nick Hundley to end it. The Nationals, who games behind the first- row and six of eight, mak- 10 with no walks and a hit
Justin Turner hit a key RBI clinched the division Sun- place Chicago Cubs in the ing for a crowded race at batter for the Rockies, who
double in the eighth and day when the Braves NL Central. the top of the NL Central. won their eighth straight
Chase Utley homered lead- came back to beat the Molina’s two-out, two-run St. Louis and Milwaukee road game to pull within
ing off the fourth, splashing Miami in extra innings, lost double in the bottom of also won Tuesday night, three games of Arizona for
into the water of McCovey for just the second time in the first gave the Cardinals so the Cubs remained two the first NL wild card.
Cove beyond the right- eight games. This loss kept a 2-1 lead. He drove in his games ahead of the Car- Gray matched the season
field wall for the first time in them from closing the gap 10th run over his past three dinals and 2 1/2 games high for strikeouts he set in
his career. on the Los Angeles Dodg- games with a single in the better than the third-place a win at Arizona on June
Johnny Cueto (7-8) struck ers for the best record in sixth. Molina leads the Brewers. 30. Chris Rusin got two outs
out eight over 3 2/3 innings baseball and home-field team with 75 RBIs. ROCKIES 4, DIAMOND- for his second save.q
for the Giants. He allowed advantage throughout the Matt Carpenter walked
four runs and six hits with playoffs. a career-best four times,
four walks in his third start Teheran (11-11) allowed doubled in a run and
since coming off the dis- seven hits, struck out five scored twice.
abled list. and walked two. Lance Lynn (11-7) allowed
BREWERS 5, PIRATES 2 PHILLIES 9, MARLINS 8, 15 four runs, three earned, on
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric INNINGS six hits in five innings.
Thames hit his 29th home PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Robert Stephenson (4-5)
run, Domingo Santana Williams hit a walk-off, two- was pulled after three in-
went 3 for 4 with two RBIs out double in the bottom nings, the shortest career
and Milwaukee beat Pitts- of the 15th inning, scoring outing for the Reds rookie.
burgh. Aaron Altherr as Philadel- He allowed six runs, four
The Brewers pulled within phia rallied for the win. earned, and all three of his
two games of the NL Cen- Innings-wise, it was the lon- walks scored.
tral-leading Chicago Cubs gest game of the season CUBS 8, METS 3
who were playing the New for the Phillies and second- CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bry-
York Mets. longest for the Marlins. ant hit a three-run homer,