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Wednesday 20 June 2018

Soto, Hicks HRs give Nationals,

Yanks unusual doubleheader split

By The Associated Press Huh? The 19-year-old Soto Tommy Pham hit a solo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aar- was called up from the mi- homer in the top of the
on Hicks' go-ahead two- nors for the first time five 10th, one inning after a wild
run homer sparked chants days after Game 1 started pitch on a strikeout kept
of "Let's go, Yankees!" on on May 15; it picked back the game going. But the
the road and helped New up at 3-all and the Na- Phillies rallied.
York beat Washington in tionals about to bat in the Rhys Hoskins hit a bloop
the second game of an bottom of the sixth. After single to start the bottom of
unusual semi-doublehead- Bryce Harper — who had the 10th off Matt Bowman
er, after pinch-hitter Juan a full beard back on May (0-2). Odubel Herrera dived
Soto's tiebreaking two-run 15, when the game be- headfirst into first to seem-
shot for the Nationals won gan, but was clean-shaven ingly beat out an infield
the opener. this time — struck out, and single, but the play was
These games originally Anthony Rendon singled, overturned by a video re-
were scheduled more than Soto drove a 97 mph fast- view. After Carlos Santana
a month ago, and Game ball from Chad Green (4-1) was intentionally walked,
1 resumed after being sus- to the back of the second Bowman struck out Jesm-
pended because of rain in deck in right field. uel Valentin.
Washington Nationals' Juan Soto celebrates his two-run home the middle of the sixth — so METS 12, ROCKIES 2 Altherr then hit a sinking
run during the sixth inning of the continuation of a suspended technically, Soto managed DENVER (AP) — Brandon liner that appeared to skip
baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, to homer in a game played Nimmo homered twice off Ozuna's glove before
June 18, 2018, in Washington. This game is a continuation of a before he made his major during a huge night at the bouncing to the wall.
suspended game from May 15. league debut. plate, including an inside- PIRATES 1, BREWERS 0
Associated Press
the-park shot to begin the PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor
game, and New York finally Williams pitched one-hit
gave Jacob deGrom some ball over seven innings
run support in a victory and two Pittsburgh reliev-
over. ers closed out a two-hitter
Wilmer Flores and Devin against Milwaukee.
Mesoraco also went deep Williams (6-4) struck out
for New York, which won seven and walked two for
its their third straight. Nim- his first victory in a month.
mo had four hits and set a Jordy Mercer drove in the
career high with four RBIs lone run with a seventh-
— one night after his go- inning double, and the
ahead, two-run homer with Pirates won for the fourth
two outs in the ninth inning time in five games.
staved off defeat for the The Brewers entered the
Mets and rallied them to a day leading the NL Cen-
win at Arizona. tral but suffered their third
After pitching in terrible luck straight loss.
for weeks as New York's hit- The only hit off Williams was
ters slumped, deGrom (5-2) a single by Jonathan Villar
got some help at last. He with two outs in the fifth.
allowed two runs — one The hit followed a walk to
earned — in eight innings to Hernan Perez, and the duo
snap a two-game skid and executed a double steal
win for the first time in six before Erik Kratz struck out
starts since May 18 against to end the inning.
the Diamondbacks. MARLINS 5, GIANTS 4
PHILLIES 6, CARDINALS 5 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Left Miguel Rojas followed
fielder Marcell Ozuna Lewis Brinson's RBI single
dived for and missed Aar- with a go-ahead base hit
on Altherr's two-run double as Miami rallied in the ninth
with two outs in the 10th in- inning and overcame an
ning, allowing Philadelphia early four-run deficit to
to rally past St. Louis. beat San Francisco.q