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SPORTSSaturday 11 July 2015
Marlins’ Fernandez stifles Reds, now 14-0 at home
The Associated Press Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez winds up during ter giving up a leadoff sin- game will be played Tues-
MIAMI (AP) — Jose Fernan- the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, gle in the second by Ryan day at Cincinnati.
dez pitched seven innings Thursday, July 9, 2015,, in Miami. Howard. St. Louis (56-31) opened a
and tied the modern re- Greinke hasn’t allowed a 5 1/2-game lead on the
cord for most consecutive Associated Press run since June 13 at San Di- Pirates in the NL Central.
home victories by a starter ego. Pittsburgh (50-35) had its
to begin a career, helping Michael Lorenzen (3-4) best ERA to 1.39 in the vic- Rookie right-hander Sev- five-game winning streak
the Miami Marlins beat the erino Gonzalez (3-3) gave snapped.
Cincinnati Reds 2-0 Thurs- went six innings and al- tory over the Phillies. up four runs and five hits The Cardinals did their
day. through 5 2-3 innings in his scoring in the fifth inning
Fernandez won for the lowed two runs — too Adrian Gonzalez hit a two- seventh major league start. on two-run singles by Matt
second time in two out- CARDINALS 4, PIRATES 1 Carpenter — with one out
ings since his return from many against Fernandez. run homer and Yasiel Puig PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlos — and Yadier Molina and
Tommy John surgery. He Martinez made his case for out later. Both hits were off
allowed six hits, struck out DODGERS 6, PHILLIES 0 ended an RBI drought of inclusion on the National Jeff Locke (5-5).
nine and improved to 14-0 League All-Star team by ROCKIES 5, BRAVES 3
in 22 career starts at Marlins LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zack 51 at-bats with a two-run pitching 7 1-3 scoreless in- DENVER (AP) — Carlos
Park. nings, and the Cardinals Gonzalez hit three doubles,
The only other pitcher since Greinke allowed one hit homer and two-run double beat the Pirates in a match- Nolan Arenado had three
1914 to win his first 14 home in eight innings, extending for the NL West leaders. up between the teams hits for the second con-
decisions as a starter was his career-high scoreless Greinke (8-2) struck out with the best records in the secutive night and Colo-
Johnny Allen of the Yan- major leagues. rado beat Atlanta at rain-
kees in 1932-33, according streak to 35 2-3 innings and eight, walked none and re- Martinez (10-3) scattered soaked Coors Field.
to STATS. Fernandez low- four hits while striking out Troy Tulowitzki singled to
ered his ERA at home to lowering his major league- tired his final 21 batters af- five and walking three in extend his hitting streak to
1.17. All-Star Dee Gordon improving to 7-1 with a 1.20 21 games — longest in the
stole three bases, scored ERA in his last 10 starts. majors this season — for the
both runs and broke the The right-hander is one of Rockies, who dealt with yet
Marlins record for hits be- the five players contend- another weather delay at
fore the All-Star break with ing for the NL’s All-Star Fi- home.
119. Miami snapped a four- nal Vote. Fan voting ends
game losing streak. Friday afternoon and the Continued on Page 22
