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            Belt has 21-pitch at-


            bat, later homers as


            Giants beat Angels




            DODGERS 4, NATIONALS 3       applied the tag on a throw
            LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody  from  catcher  Willson  Con-
            Bellinger  followed  Yasmani  treras.
            Grandal’s  two-run  double  Cubs  star  Kris  Bryant  was
            with  a  tying  RBI  double  in  hit  on  the  head  with  a  96
            the  sixth,  and  Corey  Sea-  mph  pitch  from  German
            ger drove in the go-ahead  Marquez  in  the  first  inning
            run  in  the  seventh  inning  and  left  the  game.  Cubs
            of Los Angeles’ sixth win in  spokesman  Peter  Chase
            seven games. The Dodgers  said  Bryant  passed  tests
            were largely dominated by  and had no sign of a con-
            Jeremy Hellickson until they  cussion.
            erased  a  three-run  defi-  Tommy  La  Stella,  Kyle
            cit  with  three  big  hits  from  Schwarber  and  Victor  Ca-
            their patchwork lineup. Los  ratini  hit  RBI  singles  later  in
            Angeles  then  went  ahead  the  first  off  Marquez  (1-2).
            after  Austin  Barnes  was  hit  Javier Baez, who had three
            by a pitch from Trevor Gott  RBIs, made it 4-0 in the sec-
            (0-1).  Barnes  advanced  to  ond with his seventh homer   San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Belt, right, reacts after hitting a foul ball during the first inning of a
            third on Chris Taylor’s single  and Jason Heyward had a   baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, April 22, 2018.
            and scored on Seager’s fly.  two-run  single  in  the  third                                                                    Associated Press
            Josh Fields (1-0) survived a  for  a  6-0  lead.Jose  Quin-  gave up four runs and five  on May 18, 2016.           CARDINALS 9, REDS 2
            rocky seventh inning for the  tana (2-1) allowed four runs  hits.                      BREWERS 4, MARLINS 2         ST.  LOUIS  (AP)  —  Kolten
            Dodgers  (10-10),  who  got  and  eight  hits  in  5  1/3  in-  PHILLIES 3, PIRATES 2  MILWAUKEE  (AP)  —  Chris-   Wong  and  Paul  DeJong
            back to .500 after a rough  nings. Morrow got his fourth  PHILADELPHIA  (AP)  —  Aar-  tian Yelich hit his first home  homered  to  back  Miles
            start  for  the  defending  NL  save.                     on  Altherr  hit  a  winning  run since coming off the dis-  Mikolas  (3-0),  who  yielded
            champions.                   DIAMONDBACKS 4, PADRES  single in the 11th after An-      abled  list.  and  Milwaukee  two  runs  —  one  earned
            Kenley Jansen pitched the  2                              drew  Knapp’s  opposite-     completed  a  four-game  — and five hits over seven
            ninth for his first save since  PHOENIX  (AP)  —  Patrick  field  triple  off  the  left-field  sweep  that  extended  its  innings.  St.  Louis  has  won
            April 10 and his third of the  Corbin (4-0) struck out 11 in  wall against Rich Rodriguez  winning  streak  to  six  and  eight of nine overall and 11
            season                       six innings, and Arizona (15-  (0-1). Philadelphia swept a  dropped Miami to 5-16.     in a row over the Reds.
            CUBS 9, ROCKIES 7            6)  became  the  first  team  four-game  series  against  Junior Guerra (2-0) allowed  Cincinnati has lost five in a
            DENVER (AP) — Nolan Are-     since San Francisco in 2003  Pittsburgh  for  the  first  time  one unearned run and five  row and 13 of 14. The Reds
            nado  was  initially  called  to win its first seven series.  since May 12-15, 1994.   hits in five innings, and Josh  have  the  worst  record  in
            safe by umpire Cory Blaser  Nick  Ahmed  hit  a  two-run  Yacksel  Rios  (3-0)  pitched  Hader also gave up an un-  the majors at 3-18 and are
            when  he  tried  to  score  on  homer  for  the  Diamond-  a  scoreless  inning,  strand-  earned  run  in  getting  six  0-3  since  firing  manager
            a  bases-loaded  pitch  that  backs.   Archie   Bradley  ing two runners. The Phillies  outs for his third save.    Bryan  Price  and  replacing
            bounced to the backstop,  struck  out  Jose  Pirela  with  have  won  13  of  16  since  Caleb Smith (0-3) struck out  him with Jim Riggleman.
            then  was  ruled  out  when  a runner on third for his sec-  a  1-4  start  and  are  seven  a  career-high  10  in  six  in-  Luis  Castillo  (1-3)  gave  up
            a video review concluded  ond save.                       games over .500 for the first  nings for Miami, which out-  three runs and seven hits in
            reliever  Brandon  Morrow  Rookie Joey Lucchesi (2-1)  time since they were 24-17  hit Milwaukee 6-4.               five innings.q

            Jungels wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege



            ANS,  Belgium  (AP)  —  Lux-  2009.                       old  Jungels  said.  “I’m  very
            embourg  champion  Bob  Jungels countered a move  proud of my team, we had
            Jungels posted the biggest  from Philippe Gilbert in the  an incredible spring.”
            win  of  his  career  on  Sun-  Cote de la Roche aux Fau-  On  a  sunny  day  in  the  Ar-
            day  with  a  solo  victory  in  cons and dropped his main  dennes,  a  group  of  early
            the  Liege-Bastogne-Liege  rivals  when he pushed the  breakaway riders escaped
            race, cycling’s oldest clas-  pace again after the sum-   from  the  pack  after  just  5
            sic, as his Quick-Step team  mit with some 20 kilometers  kilometers and had a maxi-
            continued to dominate the  (12 miles) left.               mum lead of more than six
            season.                      Michael Woods of Canada  minutes.  Jerome  Baugnies
            Just  days  after  his  team-  was  runner-up  37  seconds  of Belgium was the last from
            mate  Julian  Alaphilippe  back  and  Romain  Bardet  the  group  to  be  reined  in,
            of  France  won  the  Fleche  of  France  completed  the  about  25  kilometers  from
            Wallonne, Jungels secured  podium.                        the  finish  of  the  258.5-kilo-
            a  27th  win  for  Quick  Step  Alaphilippe  and  Jungels,  meter race.
            this season in Ans.          two of cycling’s most prom-  Jungels  took  advantage     Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels of the Quickstep team crosses the
            Jungels  became  the  first  ising riders, warmly hugged  of  the  poor  coordination   finish line to take first place in the Liege Bastogne Liege cycling
            rider  from  Luxembourg  to  each  other  after  the  race  of  his  rivals  in  the  chasing   race in Ans, Belgium on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
            win “La Doyenne” since for-  ended.                       group  —  which  included                                            Associated Press
            mer Tour de France cham-     “This is incredible, it’s difficult  four-time  winner  Alejandro  2013  winner  Dan  Martin’s  with a puncture in the final
            pion Andy Schleck did it in  to  believe  it,”  the  25-year-  Valverde of Spain — while  hopes  of  victory  ended  10 kilometers.q
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