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Monday 28 august 2017

Stanton hits No. 50 to help Marlins beat Padres 6-2

By STEVEN WINE homered off Carter Capps.
AP Sports Writer The Marlins’ three-game
MIAMI (AP) — Roused from sweep and fourth consec-
its apathy for baseball, utive victory overall gave
South Florida let out a long them 13 wins in the past 16
roar Sunday for Giancarlo games. They swept a series
Stanton, who responded from the Padres for the first
with a wave from the top time since 2012.
step of the dugout, af- Miami remained 4 1/2
fording the crowd a good games behind Colorado
look at the sport’s newest in the race for the final NL
50-homer man. wild card.
Stanton reached the round he Marlins started the sea-
number with a tiebreaking son 14-27 and haven’t
drive in the eighth inning, been to the playoffs since
helping the surprising Mi- 2003, the longest drought
ami Marlins sweep the San in the league.
Diego Padres with a 6-2 “It’s a new gear for us, and
victory. one we’ve got to keep
Baseball fever broke out at pushing,” Stanton said.
Marlins Park, where Stan- “We’re doing good, but
ton earned a curtain call we can do better, and we
for the first time since the need to do better to get
place opened in 2012. there.”
“For here, that’s about as Dan Straily, Kyle Barra-
lively as they’ve been,” he clough (5-1) and two
said. Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton watches the ball after he hit a home run scoring Dee Gordon, other pitchers combined
The crowd of 23,725 was during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, on a seven-hitter. San Di-
typical for the atten- in Miami. ego’s only runs came on
dance-challenged Marlins, Associated Press Richard’s two-run homer,
but fans went wild when after returning to the dug- gled, going 3 for 3 to hike with Stanton. After his tie- which barely cleared the
Stanton became the first out, and the curtain call his average to .296. He in- breaking drive, Christian 335-foot sign next to the
National League player prompted chants of “M-V- creased his RBI total to 108, Yelich hit his first triple of the right field foul pole. His only
to reach 50 homers since P! M-V-P!” a career high. year and continued home other homer came in 2012.
Prince Fielder hit 50 for Mil- “He deserves it,” Gordon His 17th homer in August on a throwing error, further Richard allowed five runs in
waukee in 2007. said. “I don’t know who tied him for the second- raising the decibel level. seven-plus innings.
With the score 2-all, Dee else deserves it more.” most in major league his- “A Little League homer,” “He was outstanding,”
Gordon singled to lead off “We’re a bit early,” Stanton tory in the month, behind Yelich said. “This place Green said. “He deserved
the eighth. Stanton then said with a chuckle, “but Rudy York’s 18 in 1937. came unglued. It was a much better fate. He
drove a 2-1 slider from it’s cool that they’re show- “He’s as locked in as any- probably the loudest I’ve struggled basically with
Clayton Richard (6-13) into ing love like that. I really ap- body I’ve ever seen,” Pa- ever heard a Marlins game, one guy in the lineup all
the hedge in center field. preciate it.” dres manager Andy Green which is nice.” day, and that’s someone
Fans roared as Stanton cel- Stanton also walked, dou- said. That ended Richard’s out- who everyone in baseball
ebrated with teammates bled home a run and sin- The cheering didn’t end ing. Derek Dietrich then is struggling with.”q
Mariners make 5 errors in 1st, Yankees roll to 10-1 rout

By ADRY TORRES drew Albers (2-1). the Mariners. He is 9-4 with
Associated Press “It was obviously the worst a 3.24 ERA in 17 games at
NEW YORK (AP) — Sloppy inning we’ve had all year,” night this year.
defense by the Seattle Seattle manager Scott Ser- Seattle’s five errors were
Mariners made it an easy vais said. “Embarrassing, the most in an inning in club
afternoon for Masahiro but there’s nothing we can history. The previous major
Tanaka and the Yankees. do about it now. Forget league team to make five
Tanaka finally flourished about it, move on.” errors in one inning was the
under the sun, Starlin Cas- The fielding gaffes were 1977 Chicago Cubs, ac-
tro had four hits and New a gift for Tanaka (10-10), cording to the Elias Sports
York took advantage of a who entered 0-6 with an Bureau.
record five errors by Seattle 11.81 ERA in seven starts Elias also said the last short-
in the first inning on the way during the day this sea- stop to make three errors in
to a 10-1 victory Sunday. son. He struck out 10 and a game was Castro, with
“I think that’s the first time walked one in his 100th the Chicago Cubs on April
I’ve seen that,” Castro said. major league start. The 25, 2011.
Mariners shortstop Jean Se- right-hander has won both New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (19) deliv- “It happens,” Segura said.
gura committed three ear- outings since a brief stint ers to the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball “It happened crazy today,
ly miscues — two on one on the disabled list due game Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in New York. but it happens.”
play. Third baseman Kyle to shoulder inflammation, Associated Press The Mariners played clean
Seager and left fielder Ben pitching seven innings defense the rest of the day
Gamel also botched balls each time. place Boston in the AL East tory over the Red Sox. but still matched the sea-
as the Yankees scored six New York took two of three after Baltimore completed Tanaka, who gave up six son high for errors by a big
runs, one earned, in the first in the series and moved a three-game sweep at hits, improved to 6-0 in league team in one game
inning against starter An- within 2½ games of first- Fenway Park with a 2-1 vic- seven career starts against this year. q